Dying at the hands of a psycho was a shock. Having my life returned to me by an angel was incredible. Being named a Supernatural Treasure and being given Sam as my guard was pretty darn awesome. Acquiring a debt for it all - well, I should have seen it coming. Now here we are, fighting demons from hell, caring for a boy that I just don't trust and traveling to faraway places to return a treasure to its rightful place. Nothing is as it seems. Everyone wears a mask, everyone puts on a charade. It's up to us to separate the truth from the lies and reality from fiction. A hard task when my new reality involves fallen angels, witches and dragons...and did I mention hell? Anchoring me down through it all is Sam. Sam who must face tragedies of his own and is put to the test again and again. If we fail in our task, life as we know it - life as you know it - will end. Forever.
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My review:
4.5 stars
Charade was a really nice sequel, the characters were pretty well developed, I love the dynamic between Cole and Sam – especially now that Gemma has come around. I never liked Kimber so I was slightly annoyed by how much Heven wanted to trust her even though that was obviously not a good idea. The main characters were just flawed enough to be realistic and still likeable, I love that Sam wasn’t always Mr. Perfect, he screwed up sometimes and he was able to admit it and Heven was able to forgive him – often with minimal drama considering they had some other life or death situations to worry about at the time. Cole and Gemma were amazing secondary characters and they were honestly some of the best parts of the book for me.
Overall, the book was really good, it was not an oh-my-goodness-I-must-finish-reading-this-or-I-will-die book, but it was a great sequel and I honestly think that the author’s writing has improved. There is obviously going to be another book in the series and I cannot wait to find out what happens, I really do hope the characters get a well deserved happily ever after – I just wish I didn’t have to wait so long to read about it.
