⭐⭐⭐☆★
An intense and sexy first chapter sets the tone for this
book. We didn’t know that this was the second part of the story of Rayne and
Scarlet, but it isn’t absolutely necessary to read the first part to follow
this one. Reading the first part can help in filling some curiosity about how
the relationship between the two MCs started, but it’s okay even without that
background.
Rayne is a Hybrid – a human with vampire blood. Scarlet is a
vampire to whom Rayne ‘belongs’ in more ways than one. They have a deep
relationship with one another and are madly in love. Though, for the world,
Rayne is something of a slave, a pet, that Scarlet has to turn into a vampire in
the near future. The pressure from the Government of Vires to turn Rayne is
very high on Scarlet but she is not only reluctant to turn Rayne, she is
committed to not doing so. To ensure that Rayne remains safe, Scarlet is
willing to take on the shadowy, mysterious ‘Government’ and overthrow them.
The book is dark and highly erotic. The supporting players,
especially Jade and Camilla, are very likeable. The relationship between Rayne
and Scarlet is extremely intense with more than just a faint flavour of the Xena-Gabrielle
dynamic (especially the Xena-Gabirelle relationship as written by Melissa Good
in her fanfic) but we totally love it.
We didn’t expect to be so drawn into a vampiric world, but
this is a book that draws you in. Doing it the other way round, but we surely
intend reading the first part of the series sometime soon.
⭐⭐⭐☆ ★
