4.5 Stars 
 Embrace the Night (Book three in the Cassie Palmer series) started off with a bang. While it wasn't as confusing or as jarring as the beginning to book two, the way Karen Chance starts her sequels is either great or slightly disorienting. 
 Most authors start their sequels right where the last book left off, and slowly build to a plot climax, then resolve, etcetera. Chance throws you forward, which can confuse readers into wondering if they missed a book or novella in between (although to be fair, she does eventually mention what happened), or the beginning captures your attention enough that you forget that time has passed and you are missing information as she drops you right in the middle of warfare and you get sucked in. 
 Embrace the Night was thankfully the latter of the two. You get sucked right into the action as Cassie and Pritkin are battling with other Mages to find the object Cassie wants-needs- to fix the mess her life has becoming now that she is Pythia. 
 Embrace the Night has great plot advances and such a great storyline. Plus, Pritkin, guys. He's my fave. And by the end of this book, I'm squealing because I just love him. I never cared for Mercea or Tomas, those damn vamps with alternior motives, but Pritkin is just the right mix of mysterious, dark and tortured past, arrogant jerk, and valiant, mostly loyal friend and guardian. Yeah. 
 The only reason this didn't get a whole 5 star is because 1. While the beginning is better than #2, it still throws me off loop while I try to determine how much time has passed since the last book. And 2. WOAH, CASSIE. CALM DOWN ON THE TIME TRAVEL. I can't decide whether or not all the time travel is genius or madness, because it all loops together, overlaps and intertwines enough for me to follow along but to usually get a headache. 
 These are personal and MINOR complaints because overall these books are AMAZING and I can't wait to read more!