This book started out with so much potential! I love well done urban fantasy, and I liked the concept of seeking the "Unholy" Grail. I thought that was a nice twist. But then when I immediately figured out that Jude was Judas (like, within 2 pages of his introduction), I started to get worried. Turns out, I had good reason to. This book is a mess!

The plot hinges around a MacGuffin. The minor characters seem to only be there for shock value, and the main characters are one-dimensional at best, and repulsive at worst. The writing is cliche and repetitive. (Green mentions the angels have come to Nightside at least a dozen times, which is 11 more times than necessary.) And the overwhelming amount of gore and violence feels gratuitous throughout.

The book's only saving grace is its relative brevity. At 234 pages for the paperback edition, I flew through it in a couple of days; and not a moment too soon! ( )

In this second installment of Green's Nightside series, John gets commissioned by the Vatican to find the Unholy Grail. Add always, things are never what that seem in the Nightside. However, with the help of friends, enemies, and those who are a little of both, his search takes him all over and to the moon and back.

I think that this book was better than the first, so I'm still going to stick with the series to see if it continues to get better. ( )

John Taylor is hired to find the Unholy Grail. Angels from above and below have come to the Nightside to obtain the Unholy Grail, and will destroy the place in the process of obtaining it. John must find it first and find a way to keep either side from getting it and not destroy the Nightside.

Nothing earth-shattering, but fun and entertaining to read. Interesting world building. ( )

This one was even better than the first one!
I absolutely loved the ending! It caught completely me by surprise! ( )