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Seraph Black, Book 2

By: Jane Washington

Narrated by: Laurel Schroeder

“Maybe I was stupid to have agreed to this, but when all of the options that you have in life are dangerous ones, you can only choose to do something reckless, or turn a blind eye and allow the cards to fall as they may… and I was sick of being blind.”

Seraph Black has endured a vicious stalker, a change of schools, a bonding, a triple-murder, and more than her fair share of uncomfortable situations; but it seems like the world isn’t done with her yet. The messenger is back with a systematic vengeance that knocks her flat, and not even her self-proclaimed secret-keepers are prepared for how far he is willing to go to get what he wants.

She is walking on eggshells, trying to keep everyone at a distance. Especially those that are closest to her. Unfortunately, there is one person who keeps slipping through the cracks: Silas Quillan, the gift in her life that keeps on taking. Every time she turns around, he’s taking something else from her: her choices, her privacy, her freedom, her sanity… and if she’s not careful, the the next victim might just be her heart.

©2016 Jane Washington (P)2017 Jane Washington

Frustrating AI drivel -- No character or story development

Aside from the narration issue, I was disappointed in the lack of real story or character development. The entire book could have been reduced to a handful of chapters, there is so much waffling, pointless and contradictory content.

I originally liked the FMC, even if her character was a little inconsistent at times -- but she got so much worse in book 2. She's basically a mindless coward with no qualities, who doesn't learn or grow at all. She's completely useless -- Can barely string 2 useful sentences together, has zero intelligent thoughts, and makes really dumb nonsensical decisions. None of the characters develop or really add value to the story, honestly not even sure what I'm reading anymore. The way this book is written screams AI to me.