"Emotionally charged story!"
Even though the mystery of Robby Pennybaker has been
solved, stuntwoman Dawn Madison is no closer to finding her
missing father. Of course, she has become closer to the
team she's working with and discovered Breisi was having a
relationship with her father. Kiko is out of the hospital,
but he's in a back brace and not happy about it. So with
Kiko unable to defend himself, it's up to Dawn and Breisi
to investigate the new Vampire Murder. And of course,
there's still the semi-relationship Dawn is having with
Matt, another PI investigating her father's disappearance.
Even though they haven't gotten together, Matt calls her
all the time. And then there's the Voice, who Dawn is
having more trouble trusting because he isn't very
forthcoming with information. There's also the relationship
between Dawn and Jan, the starlet who reminds Dawn too much
of her murdered mother. On the other side of the fence, we learn a lot more about
the Underground and the Master and his firstborn son,
Sorin. We learned Sorin masqueraded as the Master to
everyone Underground but the Elite in the first book of
this series. When Sorin first meets the Master, he is
traveling from village to village earning his keep by
performing "magic" for them. Sorin's family is wealthy, but
when he first started showing signs of having magical
ability, his family cast him out. The Master, or Benedikte,
had been drawn to Sorin and cautiously approached his
campsite. When Sorin finally passed out from drinking too
much wine, Benedikte decided to make Sorin his son.
Eventually, the two of them made an Underground in London,
which was wiped out by one of Benedikte's brothers. Now
they've started over in Hollywood and have a thriving
Underground with guards, Elite, Groupies and Servants. But
Jonah, or the Voice, is threatening the existence of their
Underground. Will Dawn ever find her father? Is Jan really Dawn's mother
brought back as a vampire? Can Dawn trust the Voice? Or
Matt? What plan does the Master have up his sleeve to
protect his Underground? MIDNIGHT REIGN VAMPIRE BABYLON BOOK 2 is a powerhouse of
emotions and revelations. Chris Marie Green really pulls
out all the stops in this story as Dawn is betrayed by one
person after another until she's left not trusting anyone
but herself. Not only is Dawn forced to examine the
feelings she has for her mother as she spends more time
with the starlet, but she must also deal with how guilty
she feels about Kiko being injured. Then there's the
Underground and the Master's story is told in such a way so
we actually feel sorry for him and what he's gone through
until we're left wondering exactly who the bad guys really
are. This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go until I
finished it. Now I have to find out how it all ends. Don't
miss this one. You won't be sorry.
Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Posted February 12, 2008
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