If you have read the first book you need to read this one.

The beginning of the book gives a lot of review with the new happenings to catch you up with the time from reading book one and the release of book two. There is a lot here to get you back up to speed in that break time frame, however for me it was a little slow since I had just finished the first book with all the happenings fresh in my mind. But, when the book picks up on its own path and goes... It goes!

You do get your share of action with Maxine along with the love her and Grant share. But most of all you start to get the story behind Jack and a few other key characters (you have to read to see who and what it is - it is worth it!). The history with Jack and many of the characters, including Maxines' heritage, is amazing and really opens the world up to so much more possibilities. I love the style Marjorie has used to tell the stories through-out the book. You start to see that through the labyrinth their is a large world and lots of great mystery behind the different creatures you are introduced to. You even get to see the connection between all the creatures that is intreging. Then there is an interesting take on where humans came from in accordance to the ancient beings.

I have loved the world and mystery in the Labyrinth. I would love to learn more of the Labyrinth and the magics it holds. After reading this book with the great character building we are still waiting for the veil to fail, and there are a few other troubles that could come Maxines way for the next few books to come. ( )

This book is exactly the kind of book I normally LOVE, kick-ass heroine with strange powers, zombies, werewolves and monsters, etc. etc. But for some reason I don't really get in to them. I think because the plot and the writing are kind of dense, lots of details and lots of things happening all on top of each other. Maybe I just like fluffier books? ( )

Being raised to work alone, then finding a man to love and to keep as her own, Maxine Kiss never thought she would grow to trust and need others. Finding out that her man (Grant Cooperon) was also the last of his kind with special powers made the connection between the two even more difficult to understand. Now they have to try to get information from her grandfather Jack, a man that has not proved himself to be reliable in the past, and then find a way to stop the newest, or is it the oldest threat to humanity and this powerful couple.

Book 2 ….. So much information, past and present are thrown together to relate more of the story of how and why the prison vail was created and what will happen when it is fails. The information and action are almost non-stop. This book was hard to put down (felt like you might miss something), at times it was so packed with info that I had to re-read sections to make sure I understood, but that was just because it was all happening so fast. Blood and gore action with several characters changing before your eyes, their growth was strong. There is a few new characters that I would like to see again (if Marjorie M. Liu does a third book of the Hunter Kiss series - I hope so). I want to point out that in this book, even with the blood and guts, it has a sweet sensitive side to it, but it is mostly about the action. ( )

When a priest from Grant's past appears and summons him to China to "help" an old friend, Maxine gets the heebie-jeebies. Something's not right. And in fact, something is very wrong indeed. But saving Grant may require more from Maxine than she's prepared for.

Liu continues to skip around and allude to things the reader hasn't quite encountered yet. Still, she manages to do so in such a way that keeps me reading. Hopefully some of the holes will be filled in eventually! ( )

This was a good continuation of the series. The focus this time was more on the Catholic Church's interest in Grant. We also get a few more glimpses into the past of Maxine's mother and grandmother, as well as the history of some of her ancestors and their relationship with the demons on Maxine's skin and their relationship with a secret sect of the church. ( )