Confusing second book
352053
This may be necessary to complete the series but seemed to drag on and on.  Hoping book three pulls back into telling the story.
1283587
Recommendation: read the first book of this "unconnected series" to get a better idea of what the hell is going on during the beginning of the book. Unless you like just figuring it out as you go; in that case, all questions are answered by the end of the book anyway.
3024285
characters just didn't come through for me like in the first book.  Not sure that I will move on to the third.
1307840
I loved the first book in the series.  The second book was so far off from the first that I thought I was mixed up and had not bought the right book.  I did buy the right one.  But this second book was not about Rachel.  It was about Tom.  There were so many gaps from the first to the second which is disappointing.  Book  1 has Rachel in love with Luke.  Book 2 has no Luke in it and no explanation until midway when you get a brief hint.  There is no clarity as to why Rachel relocated to this town until the book was almost over.

It seems like a whole story is missing.  And this was definitely not a Rachel mystery.  It is Tom's.
4508579
To confusing if you leave time between reading the second book and the third so I will reread the whole series to really determine if i like it.
2205294
This book confused the heck out of me as it was a combination of a rewrite of the first two books ( which I read) and new material. I would have given it a much higher rating if it was just new material. Hoping the future ones are not going to do the same thing!
2523856
Weird. Don't know what else to say. The first book had great promise and i was anxious to read the 2nd, as most authors really grow into their characters with a 2nd book. This book was the complete opposite; the story was disjointed and confusing at times, and I ceratinly did not get any "feel" for either of the main characters. Very disappointing.
4407082
My first time writing a review. Love the Skin Walker books. The problem is that the author confuses her characters. There is several spots where she puts the wrong name of the character in paragraph. She has done it throughout all her books with this series. It is like she forgets who she is writing about. In this book it was the two main female characters. And the other thing that has me confused is the way some of this characters are mated to each other in one book but not the other. For example; in the book about Conn, Monroe, King, and Jenny have already found their mates. And when you read the book about Monroe, Conn has found his mate as well, but when you read about King none of them are mated and Jenny and Bishop are trying to avoid each other. It is like the book about King should of been the first book out, than maybe a book about Jenny and Bishop. Than the others, that is what it seems to me. Other wise the little errors here and there, I really enjoy this series.
1771335
The story in the second book jumps around to much and unrealistic. Not going to buy the third in series. The first book was good
2035368
By the time this sequel came out I was so confused about all the characters and their ulterior motives that I just skimmed through this book.
326491
I loved the first book and have been eagerly awaiting the sequel. I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first. It just launches itself on the page with no preamble or reference to the first book or characters. Ok if you read it recently, but for me it had been about a year ago and I struggled a bit. Personally I felt as if it was a filler book lacking a story as a stand alone book and just setting the scene for book 3. The plot was rather convoluted without the tight craftsmanship of the first book - that was rather breathtaking. In saying all that I love the concept and the storyline, but this book didn't really work for me as a stand alone story.
3369934
The Wife loved the first book, still not so sure about the second at the start.  She says it is very similar to the first so far.
94666
I agree with many of the reviewers here, the second book just wasn't as good as the first.  About half way through, the writer just started taking shortcuts and cutting right to the chase without "leading" you into the storyline.  Very abrupt in progression and based on the way this book ended, I doubt I will read the 3rd book when released, but I'll watch the reviews and make up my mind then.
1545470
This story had a nice idea but I found it confusing and often had to go back to see who was talking when it changed POV.
I also felt like it didn't answer the questions it left the reader with. Since it was basically two separate stories combined badly into one and only one had a definitive ending, I was left wondering about the other main characters and the relationship that wasn't.  Anyway.  I'm not sure but this book read like it was the authors first book written. With that being said, I'm sure she will get better.
16335
I enjoyed reading both of the books however the characters from book one where not in book two except for a mention once or twice. The neighbors teaching her to cook and the gangs just disappear so the books are not like a series. The police were not even the same. There was more personality to the characters in book one than book two. The first books characters made you want to get to know them better, book two not so much. Fee seems to be different people in a way from book one to book two. I thought the first book in the series was better than the second. Why build the characters if you aren't going to use them in the series? Sorry, I guess the second book was more of a let down. There are errors and that didn't help.
4626527
I loved the first book, so I didn't mind that the story was mostly about Meryn and that Gavriel and Elizabeth were supporting characters in this this book even though it's told mostly from Elizabeth's perspective.  It looks like all books will focus on Meryn because supposedly fate is gathering her forces to protect her from something very threatening which is unknown at this time.  Cool I get that.  There were a couple of laugh out loud moments that I really enjoyed and it was nice seeing other characters from the first book.  However that's where it ends for me.

What I didn't enjoy were the contradictions.  For instance it's stated in the first book and also in this book that servants are treated with respect and reverence in this world and are not viewed in a derogatory way as they are with humans, then is contradicted when a paranormal treats a servant as if they were something beneath their feet.  Or tells us that Paranormals' love their children no matter what because they are a gift and would never do what humans would do and then have paranormal parents kick their kids out of the house and disown them because they are handicapped.  There were a few things like this that really kept me scratching my head.

The total lack of respect for Aidan the supposed almost sovereign "Unit Commander", not only did Elizabeth and Gavriel treat him like a dolt child but Ryuu treated him like this also. Of course Meryn also treated him like this, which I tried to overlook because unfortunately she was even more (if that's possible) immature then she was in the first book.  Speaking from someone who is also blunt and a geek I love that about her, but socially awkward and blunt does not in away way equate to immaturity which I don't think the author has grasped.  I wish she was more like 24 instead of the supposed 34 then maybe I'd say sure maybe.

There wasn't much story with Elizabeth and Gavriel they basically know they are mates from the beginning it's understood and accepted without any fanfare or angst yay for them.  They know their place is to support Aidan and Meryn which is their story and I found that I didn't care one way or another what happened to either of them and wish that there was more progression in A and M's story.  The back plotting between Ryuu and Elizabeth (even if it was supposed to be in protection of Meryn) really turned me off just saying.

It was just an okay read and I hope Colton's book is better in that it at least progresses the story in some way and we get way more detail in what is actually happening even if Meryn and Aidan take center stage..
3094488
After reading the first two pages of this book I had to go back to Amazon and check that this was the first in the series. It is.
Strangely we are dumped into the story as though we have missed an introductory chapter. I had no idea what was going on.

Yes the holes in the backstory are filled in the further one reads, but it was a jumbled up way of explaining things IMHO.
I liked the concept though and kept reading, holding onto the hope that all would become clear. Most things did.

I'm hoping the second book is written in a way that is easier to read. It's hard to follow a story when the mind is full of questions about who is who and what the heck is going on. It disturbs the flow for me and makes it difficult to really immerse oneself into this quite interesting world.

I'm no writer, but I am a voracious reader and although this book had its shortcomings (for me) I  do want to see what Abby gets up to next. If the second book is not better I shall give up on this writer despite her interesting take on the Faery etc. There are many other worlds to explore that don't take so much work.