Darker than the first one
928076
This book is different than the first. Is is thicker, darker, and more complicated. The word of R and Julie got more complicated and so did the story.

We learn more about the background of R, M, and Nora. It is interesting.

I would recommend it, if you liked Warm Bodies.
2693507
I didn't quite like this book as well as the first one, but I still ended up reading it several times.  I'm VERY interested in the next installment.
1986510
Compared to the first book, Night is Darkest, this one is pretty mainstream. There is one brief scene that is unconventional, but SPOILER ALERT the heroine remains a vigin throughout the first two thirds of the book. Her status is important to the plot, so it works for the story. When the big moment arrives it's tame to the point of being almost sickly sweet. I don't have an issue with these types of books, but they're a dime a dozen and not what I expected after reading the first book in the series. I gave this one 4 stars (actually 3.5 but I rounded up) because it is a decent story. Hopefully the heat-o-meter will be turned back up for the next book.
2801882
I enjoyed this a lot. The first book was better plot wise. This one left me with some questions but overall would recommend.
2323993
Like its predecessor, "Fire Angles" suffers from a slow start, some over stuffing of cultural information, and a bit of a rushed ending. But overall it shows immense improvement for what is the authors second novel, and having already read "The Tree Sisters" by Rebecca Locksley (same author, different name and the book takes place 400 years earlier) I learned all sorts of cool stuff about the world of "sisters" and how it changed from "sisters" to "fire angels". I should say this is fairly dark fantasy, and it's well written enough to be creepy, so now you're warned. I had some disturbing, dark, confusing dreams while reading this.

This novel covers a battle between two rulers, a Duke and a would be a queen, a country run by religious fanatics that hate magic but have a taint of demons about them, and a small band of fairy like people determined to get their homeland back. Smack in the middle of this is Dion, savior of her world and slayer of demons from "Mage Heart." As in the last book Dion remains powerful and interesting without being a Mary Sue. In this book she goes a quest, learns of her family, and fights some more demons.

Because the body of the book is less boring that of "Mage Heart" this book gets 3.5 stars from me. I thought the ending was awfully rushed and over simplified, and didn't do any justice to the conflict leading up to it. All the same, I'm on to the next book, titled "Aramaya", which is the last in the series.
1721982
Thankfully, this book is much lighter on the torture porn than its predecessor. Arguably, still too much but at least it serves the plot this time.
584358
Spoilers for those who have not read the first book.

I read Hush Hush and I didn't see what the big deal was. The angel mythology was different, the story was decent and creepy (okay, I liked the creepiness) but the relationship between Patch and Nora was so twisted, I didn't have words. For most of the book I'm like hello he is trying to kill you (therefore not to be trusted at all).

Any who, I wasn't in a big rush to read the second book and I sure in hell didn't want to pay full price for it, so I waited. Then I got into ebooks, which are a lot easier to just pick up and read here or there while I'm commuting or wait around. So I download Cresendo from my local library and I am glad I continued the story.

Cresendo picks up not to long after Hush Hush. It's summer and Nora is taking a summer class, hanging out with her best friend Vee and Patch and her are actually in a good. However after the first few chapters everything goes to complete s***. Once again Becca goes dark and creepy and I love it.

Nora and Patch are fighting, someone is out to kill her again, she's broke (no job, no money), she gets these weird creepy feelings, a guy she knew from childhood has come back into town and something is not right with him, and did I mention Nora thinks she sees her father, you know the one who was murdered not so long ago.

At this time we have background into the angelic world (because of the first book) so now we get to have a story line that has more action and mystery while we're trying to figure what the hell is happening and who is currently messing with Nora.

What I like:
There is a lot more action and mystery in this one, the story drew me in more and we get to know a little more about the angelic world. We got to see more of Nora and Vee, hanging out and being best friends. Also, did I mention the creepy factor, it is very creepy, love it.

What I don't like:
The interactions with Nora and Patch are so weird and Nora kind acts like a crazy girlfriend for a little while and I hate that. Also I really wish the relationship between Nora and Vee was shown even more and I wish the relationship was a little different. Vee at times was annoying and I'm like "what kind of friend is that" and I don't remember if she was like that in Hush Hush or not.

Overall 3.75 stars
Cresendo had a lot, there was dead dad sightings, spy-work, fighting, unexpected secrets, twists and turns, a death, a betrayal and an ending that leaves me saying "This cannot be good". I will be reading the next book in the series, Silence.
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The story is not about Michael and Ronan anymore with so many new Characters being introduced. It answered some of the questions I had from the first book. Overall it's still a good read don't get me wrong. I already bought the 3rd one so I'll be reading that next.
4287391
This novel is dark and twisted, almost more so than the first.  The characters do become more defined in this final book, but I was disappointed with the seemingly abrupt ending.
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I liked the second volume of the Vision miniseries more than the first, so I'm glad I decided to read it. This has more elements that I would have liked to have seen earlier, such as details on the creation of the Vision family and more family dynamics. The characters felt a lot more alive because they weren't as static. There are elements that build from the first book that I enjoyed seeing carry through the story.

This series is pretty dark, which I think prevented me from enjoying it quite as much as I could have. The art is very good though. I think the creators did a better job of showing the various elements rather than telling the reader certain things. I would definitely recommend this for the character growth that occurs over the course of the series and to anyone that wants to read something that is different than the normal Marvel stuff.
2041581
A little different than the first, but still a great movie.
2068093
Quite a bit darker than the first book but much better written. If you are looking for a good book to read that will likely cause you to desire more and more from this storyline (as in sequels and possible other storyline branches from characters within this story) then this book is for you. I can see many possible storylines that the Author can pursue and I hope to see that she does so that I can continue in the journey not only with Vishnue, but also with Garrien and Sascha.
3196870
Good but not as good as the first. I do not feel the same attachment as I did before and if the reader has not read the first book they will not remotely be able to understand the beginning chapters of this book. That is to a certain extent understandable, but is also a pain. The reason I docked a star is because it alternates narratives and that is a personal thing that I dislike. I hate having to change tracks so to speak mid read. I am enjoying Kim's pov, following the plot then now we jump to someone else. Still a good book.
651768
A bit darker than the first book. Some violence that disturbed me, an "old lady", and I don't like the "omg"s. These are my negatives about the story... all in all I enjoyed the book. It's fast-paced and action-packed. I look forward to the third installment.
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I loved book one. Book two was good, but it seems to switch moods from book one. It brings in a whole new set of characters and plot that wasn't there in book 1.  2 focuses on the girl, and I don't like her as much. She's an ok character, but I really liked the guy better.
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I really liked the first book in this series. While I think this book is good, I felt it got sort of repetitive towards the end of the book.  I don't mind themes being repeated but I just felt it was too much like reading the first one. I also found the pacing to be slower in the middle and a bit towards the end. Granted it doesn't have to be action-packed all the time but it helps to not be dragging. What I did like was that we got to know a bit more about the main characters and also got a bit deeper into their friends (ex. Christina and Uriah.) I also liked finding out more about Tobias's family and I thought the author painted an interesting picture with the factions vs the faction less.  While this isn't my favorite book in the series I felt the ending which was suspenseful and for the most part the book was written well.
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Spoilers

Well I really liked this book. So much more than I did the first one. Which surprises me because after the first one didn't meet my expectations I didn't have high hopes for this one. I only read it to see what happened thanks to the cliffhanger from book 1. I'm glad I read this one. It was so good and dark that I would have given it 5 stars but I took a star off for Brandon. I just couldn't buy into him losing his mind and becoming a bad guy. It was just to out of character, too over the top and just unbelievable.
If it wasn't for Brandon turning into a sociopath this would have been perfect! Again Gabe was the epitome of evil and psychotic to his core. Perfect for a dark read. War was great this book, but he was great the last book. I did like seeing his character growth. War came so far from the mess he was in book 1. But Baylee stole the show for me this time around. I felt way more of a connection to her in this book. I loved that she fought back, got angry and did what she had to do to survive. Her actions were way more believable in this book, and I found myself really liking her and rooting for her and War's hea. I loved the intensity of War and Bay's relationship in this book. Their love felt so deep. Overall I felt more connected, more intrigued, and more on the edge with this book than with book one. Although I didn't like the cliffy like ending in this book. It kinda took away from my Hea that I so deserved!