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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Reread #1 - The first time I read these I inhaled them so am having trouble separating the events of the individual books. I again loved the Lily squared storyline.
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Loving this series!! We got a bit more insight into the Lupi in this instalment and went on a journey to Hell (Dis). This book was just as enjoyable as the first. Sooo excited to read the next one(s)!!
5 stars - just as good as the first in the series!
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Loving this series!! We got a bit more insight into the Lupi in this instalment and went on a journey to Hell (Dis). This book was just as enjoyable as the first. Sooo excited to read the next one(s)!!
5 stars - just as good as the first in the series!
I read book 1 about 2+ years ago and so I wish so much time had not passed in between. I remembered some things but it just wasn't fresh.
It is nice to have a chinese heroine as I often read about ivory skinned protagonists all day. So Lily yu made me think of Nikita's actress Maggie Q (who will be in the new movie Divergent as a dauntless leader named Tori)
Anyway, in this book, the always analytic Lily was trying to make sense of her new "mate bond" with Nikolai princess Rule Turner. She just isn't content with accepting it because it feels forced upon her.
but then she is pulled into another investigation as dead bodies resembling the handy work of Harlowe require her expertise. Rule gets sucked into the demon realm, so Lily has to find her mate and figure out who is behind the attacks and why they are after her.
she gets new friends to work with in this one, Cullen & Chynna. They have chemistry, so I hope they get a mate-bond and not just sex between them in this series.
*nice addition of demons and dragons to the mix.
It is nice to have a chinese heroine as I often read about ivory skinned protagonists all day. So Lily yu made me think of Nikita's actress Maggie Q (who will be in the new movie Divergent as a dauntless leader named Tori)
Anyway, in this book, the always analytic Lily was trying to make sense of her new "mate bond" with Nikolai princess Rule Turner. She just isn't content with accepting it because it feels forced upon her.
but then she is pulled into another investigation as dead bodies resembling the handy work of Harlowe require her expertise. Rule gets sucked into the demon realm, so Lily has to find her mate and figure out who is behind the attacks and why they are after her.
she gets new friends to work with in this one, Cullen & Chynna. They have chemistry, so I hope they get a mate-bond and not just sex between them in this series.
*nice addition of demons and dragons to the mix.
Quick rundown:
Although Lily Yu & the werewolves defeated the villain in [b:Tempting Danger|36300868|Tempting Danger|Katie Reus|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1506331275s/36300868.jpg|57969252], her second in command disappeared with her magic staff. It has required him to kill girls to feed their energy to it, and he has started taunting Lily after the murders. When Cullen tries to destroy the staff, the explosion catches Lily, splitting her soul in two and throwing one half of it and Rule into hell. There, they must team up with the demon that has been trying to possess her in order to evade the local Prince, who would happily kill them all.
A much better adventures:romance ratio than the last book. There's a bit of soppy romantic writing, especially in the beginning as Wilks is (re)introducing you to the characters, but it's not as bad as the last one.
Although Lily Yu & the werewolves defeated the villain in [b:Tempting Danger|36300868|Tempting Danger|Katie Reus|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1506331275s/36300868.jpg|57969252], her second in command disappeared with her magic staff. It has required him to kill girls to feed their energy to it, and he has started taunting Lily after the murders. When Cullen tries to destroy the staff, the explosion catches Lily, splitting her soul in two and throwing one half of it and Rule into hell. There, they must team up with the demon that has been trying to possess her in order to evade the local Prince, who would happily kill them all.
Spoiler
While in hell, they find dragons who are willing to help them open a gate back to Earth, as long as they are allowed to come, too. The Lily who went to hell must sacrifice herself in order to use the gate, and that half of her soul rejoins the other.A much better adventures:romance ratio than the last book. There's a bit of soppy romantic writing, especially in the beginning as Wilks is (re)introducing you to the characters, but it's not as bad as the last one.
World of the Lupi Book Two
Lily Yu is at a family wedding when she is attacked by a demon. Although she doesn't remember the details, she feels a magical residue left behind from the attack. When she and Rule are separated due to another attack by Harlow and a demon, Lily wakes up without the use of her gift. Meanwhile, Rule and another Lily are in the demon realm with Gan, the demon who tried to possess Lily. Everyone is trying to figure out how to get Rule home, and Lily is slowly growing weaker.
If you're looking for the introduction to the demon realm and a bit more Cynna in your story, this is the book for you!
Lily Yu is at a family wedding when she is attacked by a demon. Although she doesn't remember the details, she feels a magical residue left behind from the attack. When she and Rule are separated due to another attack by Harlow and a demon, Lily wakes up without the use of her gift. Meanwhile, Rule and another Lily are in the demon realm with Gan, the demon who tried to possess Lily. Everyone is trying to figure out how to get Rule home, and Lily is slowly growing weaker.
If you're looking for the introduction to the demon realm and a bit more Cynna in your story, this is the book for you!
Good, but not as fantastic as the first one. Still very interesting writing and world building. Yay for dragons! :)
A bit disappointed as I didn't think the explanations made sense. Lily is trying to understand and control the mate bond that she and Rule have. If it was up to Rule, he would put Lily in a little safety bubble but Lily is FBI and she likes to think she can take care of herself. She grouses at the plans he makes without informing her, he makes plans without telling her knowing she would refuse. They are wary of the imminent attack and the stick/staff that the FBI wants to capture rather than destroy as they know that it needs destroying. They are doing regular family and friends things, at a wedding. We get to see them as a couple and how Lily is still unsure of the interplay and mate bond. They are in a discussion on living together even though at the beginning of their mate bond and they could not even be 100 yards away from one another. It has become better but still has pull. I'm wondering 'how can they live apart with that?' First 1/2.
A show down occurs and the whole plot of the book changes. There are definitely some interesting occurrences in this second half but many of them don't make sense. Still the new direction and characters and the case of a split being was interesting (at first). New creatures are introduced and we need to figure if they are truthful, helping or hindering.
Later we find that he cannot change back from wolf because there is no moon. I'm thinking "What?" It should be the exact opposite, no moon, no moon call, no wolf, he should have changed back to human and not have his wolf to help. But she needed a character that could not talk, attack, and the suspense that he might loose himself to the wolf. This... well hmm...
Also it is never explained well as to why the demon can bond to Lily but not completely only that it has to do with her being a sensitive. But isn't that why "SHE" wanted the little demon to take over her body? You would think that "SHE" would understand this. So, we get Lily in split bodies, one in the demon realm, that has the sensitive's powers and no memories and the other body in the human realm that lost the powers but has the memories. Both seem to have the bond to Rule. Both seems to be whole bodies.
When the passage is opened, the demon realm half (body) ends up having to sacrifice herself to death to reconnect the powers, and the little demon is now connected to the other body now. OK, this just didn't make sense at all. The two halves are right there together in space, not a ghostly or something like this but bodies. **sigh** I'm just not going to agree with this other than it was to meet the dragons, make a pact and bring them over, and get the little demon on their side of the realms. If more of this plot had feasible reasonable answers, I may have liked the whole better but it all seemed "created just for" the situation. Also if it didn't end so abruptly and we got some epilogue with some other explanations, it might have helped.
It was OK/Good for me. Since I remember the 1st being pretty good, I've bumped up and probably will try one more.
Spoiler
We never get a resolution to this though it is suggested that she will be the next alpha and it is the reason she doesn't take well to others deciding for her, but this was from Culen, not Rule.A show down occurs and the whole plot of the book changes. There are definitely some interesting occurrences in this second half but many of them don't make sense. Still the new direction and characters and the case of a split being was interesting (at first). New creatures are introduced and we need to figure if they are truthful, helping or hindering.
Spoiler
The demon could not bond correctly and ends up halfway bonded to Lily and pulls a split copy of Lily's body that is not quite whole. At the same time, even though he is not touching Rule with the staff but Lily (therefore the bond to Lily) Rule also is pulled into the death realm (supposedly because of the mate bond but... what about the other Lily half? no bond there? Yet the human side body can sense him and that he is alive and direct to him), in wolf form as he is fighting.Later we find that he cannot change back from wolf because there is no moon. I'm thinking "What?" It should be the exact opposite, no moon, no moon call, no wolf, he should have changed back to human and not have his wolf to help. But she needed a character that could not talk, attack, and the suspense that he might loose himself to the wolf. This... well hmm...
Also it is never explained well as to why the demon can bond to Lily but not completely only that it has to do with her being a sensitive. But isn't that why "SHE" wanted the little demon to take over her body? You would think that "SHE" would understand this. So, we get Lily in split bodies, one in the demon realm, that has the sensitive's powers and no memories and the other body in the human realm that lost the powers but has the memories. Both seem to have the bond to Rule. Both seems to be whole bodies.
When the passage is opened, the demon realm half (body) ends up having to sacrifice herself to death to reconnect the powers, and the little demon is now connected to the other body now. OK, this just didn't make sense at all. The two halves are right there together in space, not a ghostly or something like this but bodies. **sigh** I'm just not going to agree with this other than it was to meet the dragons, make a pact and bring them over, and get the little demon on their side of the realms.
It was OK/Good for me. Since I remember the 1st being pretty good, I've bumped up and probably will try one more.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes