Shadow Reaper is book 2 in Christine Feehan's Shadow Riders series. Ms. Feehan has built an incredible, original, intriguing and sexy world with the Shadow Riders series. I do strongly suggest you read bk 1 to get a better understanding of the Shadow Rider's world. 
 Ricco and Mariko are both strong individuals with horrible experiences in their past, I felt they were perfect for each other. Their chemistry was intense and each provided the other with something that they needed to start moving on from their past hurts. There are many twists and turns in Shadow Reaper that kept me on the edge of my seat and some shocking me so much I thought to myself "Did I just read what I thought I did?" I found that this is one of the few times I have actually enjoyed the action and suspense in a book more than the sex scenes. Now this could be because I'm not a huge fan of Shibari and found the scenes to be a tad long, making me skip through them, don't get me wrong there are part of the scenes that are truly hot and I would say some of the best Shibari scenes I've read. The only other issue I had was I thought explaining how the Riders felt each time they entered the shadows got repetitive. I can 100% say that I totally understand what happens when entering the shadows and don't need to be reminded each time. (Wait was I just repetitive?) 
 I absolutely fell in love with the Shadow Rider world and the Ferraro siblings and cousins in book 1, my love for both only increased while reading Shadow Reaper. 
 All in all in I really enjoyed reading Shadow Reaper, just not as much as Shadow Rider. But don't we all have at least one book in a much loved series that we don't like as much as the others? I absolutely can't wait for the next book in this innovative, original series Ms. Feehan has shared with us! 
 ARC provided for a voluntary and honest review.