A review by rwbrock
The Essence of Malice by Ashley Weaver

4.0

Another good effort in this series, however I didn't enjoy this as much as the first and third books (I haven't read the second yet). The plot seems to be heading in one direction only to blindside me in the last few pages with an ending that didn't sit well with me. Also I got a bit perturbed with Milo's attitude and Amory's response to it. I know theirs is an up and down, shaky relationship at times, but there was a lot of secrecy (on the part of Milo) and passive whining (on the part of Amory) that I could have done without. Overall I recommend, just not as strongly as others in series. Looking forward to backtracking to read #2!
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.