This is one of those times that I wish Goodreads had half stars. It's really more like a 3 1/2 than four, but I like to round it up. I didn't like this one as much as Immortal Rules, but I'm having a hard time pin pointing what it was that I didn't love. 
 First off, this book is more of its own book, rather than a continuation of the last one. I was desperately hoping for some things to happen, but this book steered itself in a completely different direction. Not necessarily a bad one, just unexpected. It was definitely exciting at times, and the ending is pretty epic, so bonus marks for that. 
 The characters. Well, we have a few oldies that come back, a few that we get to know a little better, and one new one. Obviously Allie's back. I didn't like her as much in this one, because she came across a lot softer. I didn't like that the struggle to retain her humanity seemed too easy, with very little doubt on her part. Sarren is, without a doubt, a terrifying opponent. Sick and twisted, and absolutely chilling. Prince Salazar is pretty much exactly what I expected, but I was happily surprised by Jackal. He easily stole the scene every time. 
 "Well, I have good news and bad news," he announced. "The good news is that the jeep is still where we left it, and I got the damned thing working again." 
 "What's the bad news?" I asked. 
 "Something took my fuzzy dice." 
 Rabids? Nope. Not in this book. Instead, we have bleeders. Yes, they are creepy in their own right, but I was a little disappointed by this turn of events. I had my hopes set on more savage rabids. *sigh* I suspect that there will be a third book, though, so I will hold my hopes out. 
 And now my biggest issue. After reading, for the third time, about hearing the "bark of a gun", I started to sigh. Isn't there another way of describing a gunshot? I have to admit it was at that point I started to nitpick. As Allie is "half pulling and half dragging" someone, I wondered, Aren't those kind of the same thing? I fear that my snobbery got in the way of enjoying this book to its fullest. Definitely a great read, but not nearly as rock-my-face-off as I had been expecting. 
 A copy of this book was provided from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.