Back with the second novel in the Georgina Kincaid series, I have to admit I was disappointed and rated this one two stars rather than the four stars I gave Succubus Blues. Roman doesn't make an appearance and Carter can't carry every scene by himself, plus Seth, ugh, just Seth. 
 Since Georgina made a deal with Jerome to be a better succubus (aka corrupt good mortals so her twu wuv Seth won't forget her), she's been a busy beaver, sexing up good guys so much that she actually wins an award for it. Seriously... hell gives out awards? And gift certificates (even though they're expired)? Lol, just... I don't know what to say to that. Mostly it seems like a good way to slid in a product placement and good god do I hate product references in stories. Do you really need to call it an iPad instead of a tablet? Does it have to be a Pepsi instead of calling it a cola/soda/whatever? Sorry, product placement, huge pet peeve. 
 Anyways, an incubus friend of Georgina's is introduced in this book; Bastien. I don't know how I feel about him, really, I'm both annoyed and amused by him. He's on a specific job from the higher ups of hell to seduce a bigoted religious talk show host lady and wants Georgina to help him like the good old days when they used to work together. Georgina seems comfortable with him, which is nice to read, when he's not acting like a jerk and she's not being a bitch. He's also full of himself, thinking it'll be a snap to lure Dana (his mark) into bed. Like everyone else, Bastien doesn't understand her relationship with Seth and thinks it's doomed to failure. Even though they're a bit more touchy feely than friends should be, I like that Georgina has a friend she can relate to (him being an incubus and all) even though it just had to be another guy instead of a girl. Sadly, this gets tarnished for me when he wants to have sex with her while he's shape-shifted as Seth and like an idiot, Georgina goes along with it. Then of course she blames Bastien and doesn't want to speak to him, even though it takes two to tango and she's a big girl who made the decision to do so. They do reconcile, but Bastien throwing in the whole "I really do love you" bit at the end made me shake my head. Does every guy have to worship at the Georgina Kincaid altar? I like them better as friends. 
 Moving on, there's another mystery in this book, although nothing as involved as the nephilim mystery from Succubus Blues. Doug and his band are suddenly super amazing but they act way too crazy like they're on drugs. Georgina half-ass investigates this (basically pulling a Sydney) where if she sees something off, she hums and haws for two minutes before moving on. It was obvious that the band's brand new drummer, Alec, had something to with it. Turns out he's been giving the band (and others) these crystals that are ambrosia, which basically cranks a person's natural abilities up to eleven. The conclusion is a bit bland though; Georgina stabs Sol, the immortal guy who's been supplying Alec with the ambrosia and he explodes, the end. Yawn. 
 I'll admit I didn't see the conclusion to the Bastien-Dana scandal coming (I guess I'm just bad at that? I didn't think Roman was the nephilim either). Apparently the rigid, uptight religious woman actually likes women and wants Georgina's hot smoking body. (Not our dark haired Georgina; a blonde girl named Tabitha who is Bastien-turned-Mitch's sister.) On one hand, I liked it, because it made Dana look even more like a bigot, but at the same time it was another 'Georgina is too irresistible' moment. (Also the line Dana gives Georgina was so cringe worthy it had me in tears: I'd already seen you naked in the hot tub, and that had been agonizing enough. I had to see you naked again. L.O.L. what? Apparently everything Georgina did as Tabitha, Dana took it as flirting. (Sure, okay, going swimming is flirting. So is changing in a dressing room when the other person forced themselves into it and demanded that you strip. Yep, Georgina, that damned flirt, what was she thinking?) What did annoy me was that the nice girl, Jody, was apparently forced by Dana to fool around with her too and the poor girl went along with it. Ick. 
 Georgina dropped a few points on my scale because she makes such damned stupid decisions. Sleeping with Bastien, of course, plus her relationship with Seth and just a handful of random things that had me shaking my head. You're centuries old, woman, stop acting like a teenager! Pushing the boundaries to see how far you can take your relationship with Seth without killing him is so obnoxious and selfish; they really shouldn't be dating in the first place. While playing as Bastien's sister to help him lure Dana in, she just seems to do way more harm than good and it's a wonder he wants her around to 'help'. (Watching Georgina and Bastien get high, although hilarious, was not a good move.) Plus, taking the ambrosia, knowing how bad it was, and then giving it to Jody thinking that one dose wouldn't kill her? Stupid, stupid Georgina. I would expect her to get addicted but I doubt it'll be brought up ever again. 
 Seth, oh Seth. Are we sure this guy is a mortal and not an angel (not the fun angel, like Carter. I'm talking completely emotionless with a white robe and a halo who is made of sunshine and forgiveness), or maybe a doormat? Either way, he can't be human. Georgina has to seduce pure souls to steal their life energy through sex? Yep, he's cool with it; he's actually upset that she can't have sex with people she feels something for. Say what? Georgina has sex with Bastien while looking like Seth? He's fine with that too because she was having sex with someone she cared about. In fact, he's pissed that she thinks he should be pissed about her cheating with Bastien because yes, that's exactly what it was. Seth is basically way too laid back and perfect about their whole relationship and what Georgina is; no jealousy, no indignation, no negative anything. The only time he gets pissed is when she 'hides things', like how old she is, or the glow she gets from stealing life energy. Oh, he's totally fine with not having sex with Georgina, such an understanding guy. Ugh. He's not cute or endearing, he's just passive and kind of there. And he has a foot fetish or something, I don't really care if he finds Georgina's feet sexy or not. He hasn't changed from the first book except he appears in more scenes since he's Georgina's boyfriend and is still yawn-worthy. I actually laughed when Georgina called him an alpha male because he's not even close. Girl, if you wanted an alpha male, you should have left with Roman. 
 I skimmed through the last few pages, okay? I had no desire to read about Georgina and Seth masturbating in front of each other as a way to have sex without having sex. Reminded me too much of Curtis and Alisha from Misfits. That, and I have no desire to see the boring doormat author and the clueless succubus together. 
 Will I read the next one? Of course I will. I'm having a sneaking suspicion that I'll just bang my head against the wall more frequently with each book, like I did with the Bloodlines series, but I do like Richelle Mead's writing style and am not so turned off that I'll quit without finishing the series. 
 Enough of that, let's talk about Carter. Carter, who's barely in the book. :( He's still my favorite, not like he has much competition. Unlike everyone else, he's really supportive of Georgina's relationship with Seth (ugh, why Carter why) and still gets a great line or two despite his lack of presence. He plays off Georgina really well, like usual. 
 "What would Seth think if you slept with me?" 
 "Are you offering?" I turned to Jerome, feigning excitement. "I get to retire if I bag an angel, right? Full pension and everything?" 
 Carter stretched lazily. "Remember the good old days when succubi used to want our help defending them from nephilim and other lethal creatures? This is a sign of the times, I tell you." 
 "I know who it is. It's him. That guy." 
 "Of course," said Carter dryly. "I knew it was that guy. It's always that guy."