So this is more of a filler book, a connector between books one and three. It was good. We get to watch Riley grow and become something strong, but the book didn't really lead anywhere. There isn't an overall plot and it won't be long before I forget this book all together. Again, I was entertained and I will read book three but there was just nothing memorable about this story. I talk about this book and others on my YouTube channel, here: http://bit.ly/RN2j5n 
 My Spoilery Thoughts: (view spoiler)[I don't know if I have a lot to say about this one. I'm racking my brain for things to comment on, but I'm blanking. 
 Eli quickly lost favor with me. In the beginning of book one he did things that were very disrespectful to Riley. Things like yelling, "Are you a moron? It's not safe out here for you!" I think she should have told him to fuck off. No one has any right to speak to me that way and the fact that she just took it, drove me insane. I let it go though because Eli quickly changed his tune in book one once they finally screwed. In book two this demeaning behavior reared its head from time to time. Riley overhears him telling his brother that Riley is fragile and though she thinks she can take care of herself, she can't. Beyond insulting? Oh yeah, for many reasons. I expect Riley to raise her eyebrows and say "Excuuse me?!" but nope, she acts like it was nothing. On many other occasions Eli became pissed at Riley for defending herself. Only Eli's brothers seemed to look at Riley's capabilities as something good. 
 This is something I see often in books. It makes me wonder if there is this idea in society that women who can protect themselves are bad. Personally, I think it's shameful that society teaches the men to defend themselves, but leaves women helpless. If your daughter is raped and murdered, doesn't some of that lie on your shoulders because you never took the time to teach her how to throw a decent punch or even avoid one? Don't misunderstand me, I am not blaming the parents of female victims. The only real person to blame in such situations is the person committing the evil act. However, I know I would blame myself at least on some level if something happened to my child and I could have prevented it by teaching them basic defense skills. Anyway, I'm getting too deep. Too many books have male romantic leads who seem to want to not just protect their love, they want to cage them up, put them on a shelf, and contain them. That's not love. 
 Victorian and Noah are my favorite romantic potentials at this point. Noah would be the best, I think. He has all of the good qualities that most romantic leads have AND he likes that Riley can defend herself. Victorian is interesting and I think he will be a fun dalliance, but occasionally he makes comments that says in the end he is just as demeaning as Eli is. 
 The scenes from the bad guys eyes, I don't remember his name, were soooo boring. I skipped most of them. Yeah, yeah, he killed someone-- moving on! 
 Ok so, that's about that. Nothing else happened did it? (hide spoiler)] 
 Recommended 
 Yes/No Checklist 
 Sex: Yes 
 Gore: Yes 
 Rape: No 
 Magic: Yes 
 Drugs: Alcohol 
 Star Categories 
 Romance: 3.5 Stars 
 Action: 4 Stars 
 Pacing: 4 Stars 
 Writing: 3.5 Stars *Scenes from the bad guy's eyes were boring and skippable. 
 Plot: 3.5 Stars *Wasn't one. Not really. 
 Overall: 4 Stars 
 Protagonist Meter 
 Damsel-------*---Badass 
 Riley isn't really a damsel in this one. They want to treat her like one, but now she has some badass skills.