I am a huge fan of Adrian Phoenix and her Dante series, but this
book just didn't do it for me. To sum it up, after the events of
last book (In The Blood) Heather, Von and Annie try to get Dante
back to his home in New Orleans, whilst trying to save his life
from various different "people" and trying to help him keep his
sanity.
This book is NOT a stand alone, you must read the previous two
books before you'll have any idea what is going on. That said,
within the first 100 pages there were SIXTEEN different characters.
I know because I had to take a piece of paper and write down names
and occupations. By the end of the book there are over 25
characters listed, with around 11 having major parts of the
storyline.
On top of it, Dante is loosing his grip with reality so the book
switches between here and now to past events. At the starting of
the book is a glossary, ruh roh. Cajun and Italian have major roles
in the book, so I found myself flipping to the front so often, I
contemplated cutting out the glossary so I wouldn't have to keep
flipping back to the front.
I am sad to say that the plot-line just wasn't clear enough, with
the constantly shift POV's, the language changes and the
overabundance of characters, it was just to hard to follow and it
made it un-enjoyable. Even though I really love the main
characters, I just couldn't take all the extras that made it muddy.
I was disappointed with the ending as well, it was so sudden and
cleared nothing up. I really wish most of the extra characters had
been edited out which would have made the book flow better.
Thankfully Dante's attitude is still intact and he carries the best
parts of the book with his middle finger held high.