Don't bother unless you're a huge fan of the first book.  But maybe not even then.
357358
Can't recommend.  This book is "John Dies At The End" only with all the good and new stuff gone.  JDAtE was good because you can tell Dave's been dreaming up this world for a long time.  With Spiders, we've already been there.  The story is muddied, inconsistent and has no motivation.

The plot is basically the heroes being thrown around by situations and scooby-dooing the ending.  Monsters appear when needed, heroes escape at the right time or is saved at the right time, there's no agency to any character, they do stuff because the plot demands it.  Its practically insulting because the two main characters really only escapes when they need to and not by their own actions.

Did I mention monsters appearing to scare you, then inconsistently, doesn't come back when the heroes are around?  There's that, but there's also jump scares.  Every other chapter ends or begins in a jump scare.  In a book.  Dave, jump scares work in movies and can be added to scripts, but they don't work with books.  Especially not if you keep doing it.  "Dave turns the corner, and a sees the bloody maw of a monster!" Then chapter ends and you find out its just a statue of a monster.  (example, not a real excerpt, but shit like this happens a lot in this book.)
1696769
If you love the original series DO NOT read these. I read The Divide and The Hunt (can't bring myself to read The Temptation) and I'm disgusted with these new books. The original Secret Circle books are my favorite--I read them when they first came out in the 1990s and have read them every year since. These new three books are an abomination. I'm not even convinced the ghost writers (looking at you Audrey Clark) even read the first three books (and definitely didn't read them more than once). These read more like they were just trying to write for a crap CW show. There are major continuity issues (the original books are set in the late 1980s/early 1990s and now they are talking about texting and Wifi--not okay), the characters are completely different (Nick and Diana in particular), and the storylines (Scarlett and the hunters) are ridiculous. I get that the ghost writers have to make a living somehow, but ladies, don't sell your soul just for a paycheck. If you want to write crap books, do that on your own time. Shame on you for ruining LJ Smith's name and legacy like this.
4848526
I only read the first book. Thats enough. It seemed to go on and on about nothing.
The characters weren't especially interesting.
1037919
I'm unemployed and bored, otherwise I don't think I would have tried to read the second book in the series. I gave the first book two stars and thought I was done. Still, with the second having been nominated for some important awards, I figured that maybe, just maybe, Martin had improved. Nope.

I couldn't get far into this book without realizing that it was the same old drivel, only this time it was slower and less interesting. It just wasn't worth finishing.

Instead, I went to Wikipedia and read the plot summary of this and the next couple of books. The summary, as brief as it was, still couldn't make Martin's world sound interesting. What's happened to the reading audience that this series is considered award worth? A pity.
3201644
You have to read the first book, Sins of Ommision before reading this one. First book was much better.
4040927
After being blown away by the first book in this series I was SO looking forward to the this second one and ended up feeling SO disappointed as soon as I started reading it.  I'm having a hard time believing that the same person wrote both books.  Book 2 just drags on and on and on with the characters sitting around just talking, talking, talking.  It gets to the point where it almost becomes painful to keep reading.  Only through sheer force of will have I made it 33% of the way through this book but enough is enough.  I'm going to skip to the end then delete this brick.  Sorry Rysa.  Book one was brilliant and full of life but book two is just boring.  Maybe the subject matter simply doesn't lend itself to a serial format?  You certainly seem to have lost touch with the inspiration that drove you while writing book one.  I hope you rekindle that spark in a later tome.
3986105
I recently read the first book in this series, and while Blood Shadows wasn't what I normally prefer (I'm not typically into angsty and dark), it was well-written enough that I wanted to read more in the series. However, I've found that this book is a definite letdown after the first one.

My primary issue with the book is the lack of difference in the characters from this book versus the characters in the first book. For the most part, our hero and heroine (Caleb and Leila) are very similar to those in the first book (Kane and Caitlin). Both males are tall, dark, powerful, and old vampires who run their section of the city with ruthless authority. They tend to be brutal, analytical, and focused on survival at all costs while still protecting those they love. They even resemble one another, even though Caleb is a touch shorter and their eyes are slightly different colors. The females are both repressed, damaged, and completely unable to manage their responses to the male vampire they are supposed to hate, but who ultimately takes their heart. Both relationships play out in very similar ways, with the male capturing the female and holding her against her will while both the male and female in the relationship spend inordinate amounts of time angsting over their feelings, plotting how to one-up the other, and fighting both themselves and each other. To me, it was like reading about the same couple in different circumstances.

I was also disappointed in the significant lack of world-building that has occurred so far. We are now two books in and there are still huge holes in the history, culture, and politics of this world. I wasn't even sure where in the world they were supposed to be set, and finally had to assume that it's somewhere in England, based off of the British turns of phrase used so often by the characters. There are incomplete references to events that happened in the past, which caused the humans and "third species" people (supernaturals) to create treaties and constitutions outlining rules for co-existence, but that's really all that's been said. There are repeated references to councils and politicians and events that are never really explained, so the reader is left with a sense of being the one on the outside of an inside joke for the majority of the books. The author should have replaced some of the incessant internalized dialogue with just a little history.

The author also has some ongoing grammatical tics that frustrate me. For example, she often says, "disorientated" rather than "disoriented" and also says, "different to" rather than "different from." I realize that these are also British grammatical habits, but without the background and placement that I mentioned above, it simply comes across as poor grammar, especially since those are not standard usages. My mother was a fervent Anglophile and I am a prolific reader, but I have heard those phrasings so rarely that it still sounds incorrect.

Perhaps if I had read this book as a stand-alone, I might be inclined to give it a higher rating, but it falls significantly short when placed in context with its predecessor. This story doesn't feel as if it progresses the story arc very well and left me feeling frustrated, especially with the author's penchant for dropping in clues out of nowhere, with no lead-up. At some point, I will probably check out the next book in the installment in order to see if the author can create different characters when she shifts to the lycans and their leader, Jask, but the lack of creativity shown thus far has pushed her books to the lower end of my reading priority list. The author has definite skills when it comes to examining a person's feelings, motivations, and needs, and I really enjoyed the fact that all of the characters have logically traceable thought processes rather than just irrational flights of emotion that don't fit the story. Based on that, I will probably come back to her, but not any time soon.
2473525
I debated purchasing this series because of the first books negative reviews.  But after reading the second books reviews I decided to give it a try.  If I could give 2.5 stars I would.  Both books dragged on and where beyond repetitive.  So much so I found myself skipping over parts because it bored me. Pretty sure I won't bother with the final book.
2486633
If I could give it zero stars, that would be too many.  This book was such a massive disappointment after having read it's predecessor.  The author should have either left the the story in the first book and let us all come to terms with the cliffhanger feeling rather than trying to make something out of nothing with this sequel.  It is simply awful.  I have read fabrication manuals that were more interesting but a factor of ten!  My only advice - read the first one ("White is the Coldest Colour" but skip this subsequent effort.  You will be sorry if you don't!
3261307
If you've read the books, don't bother with the movie. It was quite lacking in mood and content.
2379043
A step down. I found this to be a poorer read when compared to the first book. I won't be continuing the series.
520784
After throughly enjoying the first book in Davis' time travel trilogy, I purchased this one without reading the free sample. It is not nearly as good as the first book.

I found Cameron's character unbelievable.  How many 21st century surgeons do you know could pick up a Scottish claymore and dispatch an enemy with one stroke?  Also, it didn't take a genius to figure out what the "beep, beep, whoosh" noise was or to realize the predictable outcome of this story.

There are quite a few editing and grammar errors in the book such as repeated words or words out of order, but the most annoying was the use of "your" in place of "you're."  They are NOT interchangeable! If you can overlook that sort of thing you may enjoy the book more than I did.  At any rate, I have no interest in reading the final book in this trilogy.
4179054
Really?? If u want to continue the series just read the book 2. This contributed to the story none.
4901456
This book picks up where the first one, "The Summoner", left off.  And unfortunately, it continues the trend of stale fantasy stereotypes.  The characters are more three-dimensional than they were in the first book, but the overall impression is the same...predictability, clumsy prose, and poor continuity.  The interpersonal interaction is dry and kitschy...I was constantly confronted with such overused medieval-style fantasy devices, depicted in such unimaginative ways, that I could swear I was reading a middle-schooler's creative writing project.

Once again, as in the first book, the only redeeming quality is the somewhat imaginative take on magic and magicians.  Once again, it's not enough to convince me that I didn't waste my money.  I understand that there's perhaps 2 more books planned for this series, and though I don't like leaving a story unfinished I'm seriously considering making this an exception.
2523958
I really enjoyed the first book.  Good action, good characters, good writing.  The second book slipped some from the first, and by the third, it was merely a framework for erotica.  I gave up halfway through the third book--if I had just wanted erotic, I have plenty of my own and it isn't straight erotica.  By halfway through the third book, I think the author gave up on the story line altogether.  If the second and third books had held up to the promise of the first, I could recommend them.  As it is, don't bother.
2086393
The first book was better, won't be reading anymore of her books and wouldn't recommend it to anyone else either.
4972913
This is a continuation set years after Blind Alley, but it lacks the plot and mystery of the first book. Main character Jane is a few years older now and living on her own when she is targeted again. The unfortunate decision to bring back her "love interest" from the first book was longlasting. Most of the book is spent on arguements between the two,flirting, and sex scenes. I did a lot of skimming. Worst of all was that the matchup of the two lacked any chemistry and bordered on being a disgusting age difference especially considering they had met when Jane was a minor. Stick to the first book, this adds nothing but romance under the guise of mystery.