The Ilona Andrews team knocked it out of the park again. It's been a long enough wait between Burn for Me and White Hot that I had to do a reread to make sure I was getting everything (not that rereading Burn for Me was a hardship!). 
 I think the spoilers below are vague enough not to ruin anyone's reading, but if you want zero information about what happens, better to keep it hidden. :) 
 (view spoiler)[I like that Nevada is realizing her magical strengths, but that those don't replace the strengths of character she already had. She's worried that her personality might change so she can deal with the new world she's being thrust into--but I think we can see from her first person narrative that, while she is changing, she's holding onto her own core, and just the fact that she's worried about losing that makes her seem stronger to me. 
 Connor Rogan's development here is great, and shows just how little Nevada understood him in the first book (where he was legitimately a little scary). Overprotective alpha? Yes. But I have faith that Nevada will hold her own. 
 The cast beyond the two central characters is brilliant. Nevada's whole family is a delight, Bug's development since book one is stronger than I expected for a fairly minor character, and Rogan's team feel like individuals rather than stock soldiers. The villains are a bit less complex: they're political zealots, which has an extra weight of scary in the current, tempestuous political climate. One of the villain's speeches on the nature of Rome hit a little close to home. (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall, this is a really strong sequel that, by virtue of how it builds the world, actually makes the first title stronger as well. Definitely enjoyable and worth the wait, and I'm eager for book three later this summer!