If anyone can tell the difference between monsters and humans, it’s Dahlia Nite. For nearly a century, she’s hunted one to protect the other; safeguarding humanity from the creatures that slip through the torn veil between the worlds—creatures like her. But the lines are blurring. As people begin mutating and combusting on the streets, Dahlia realizes a strange affliction has descended upon … Sentinel City. The mysterious ailment strikes all walks of life, from the posh, high-end nightclub district to the homeless community. Its victims, driven to random acts of savagery, are drawing attention too fast to cover up.
Assigned to the case, Dahlia and her human partner, Detective Alex Creed, investigate the deaths. But all they have are questions and bodies, and a public on the verge of panic. Working behind the scenes with her self-appointed sidekick, Casey Evans, Dahlia struggles to discover what, or who, is behind the alarming transformations. As the violence spreads and the mystery unfolds, she wonders: are the victims still human? Were they ever?
Chain Reaction is the second book in the Nite Fire Series.
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Chain Reaction is book 2 in a four book series. I won’t lie there were moments that it dragged on and I couldn’t hold my attention; but I am so happy I stuck it out. We pick up where we left in book one, strange things are happening at an alarming rate. The only person (human) that knows Dahlia secret is her best friend and cop Casey Evans, it wasn’t part of her plan for him to know but now that he does, he is more than happy to be Dahlia sidekick. But has things get worse and Oren isn’t always helpful she is leaning on Casey a lot for help. But he isn’t the only one wanting to protect and help Dahlia, Coen(s) wants to help her and he stays loyal to his word. Her and Reech reach an understanding because they have a common enemy. As a drug, Chrysalis is going through the city causes death and mutation. But as an elder takes on a very powerful person’s identity. Dahlia has to put a stop to it but it always mean letting her partner Detective Alex Creed in our her secret partly because him not knowing would put him in more danger than knowing. But as one her biggest fights comes, can she and does she have what it takes on an elder? Dahlia Nite may only be part human but she finding out new things about herself and she is stronger than she thinks IF she uses it correctly.
Can’t wait to read book 3!
This is the second book in the Nite Fire series. I’ve loved the first one and this one continues the story and is just as enjoyable. It can be read as a standalone but I really recommend reading the first book as this helps build the characters and your connection to them.
In this book we are back with Dahlia Nite as she tries to solve mystery and protect the human world from knowing to much. In this one people seem to be getting infection with something that changes them into someone violent and aggressive that is until they burst into flames.
Teamed up with her straight laced partner Creed she sets out to solve the case without revealing the true source of this infection. Meanwhile she teams with her other partner Evans. Evans knows who she is and about other things most humans don’t know about. Together they set out to discover the real cause of this infection thats killing people.
Who is behind this new infection that’s killing people? What is their motives? And can Nite stop it before the body count increases?
Dahlia Nite is back in the next installment of this series and yet again, she has another crime to solve, but this time she has to overcome her own personal barriers as well as professional ones, although having Casey Evans around to talk to us helpful and her partner Detective Creed is as much of a thorn in her side as ever, but they all make a good team. This time, Dahlia is on one of her nighttime forays into the darkness and the seedier part of town, she is interrupted by a familiar scent, when she follows it she finds a young women who doesn’t belong there covered in blisters and peeling skin, but there is nothing she can do to help her when she combusts right before her eyes, but when the same thing happens at the gym the next day after her a d Casey have been sparring, there aren’t just blisters this time, the woman in question is mutating and as Dahlia is trying to help her, she combusts again, but this time it is in the middle of the street where everyone can see.
When Detective Creed arrives on the scene, he is frustrated and also slightly annoyed that is on Dahlia’s doorstep again, but not surprised either, however when he learns it is another spontaneous combustion case, he is not happy either, but at when it is revealed that Casey knows this woman, they start on tracking her movements for the last few days to see where she may have contracted whatever caused her death and to see if it uncovers any other victims. A few days later, some calls have come in about someone attacking their girlfriend in a club and then going on a violent rampage around the city, but when Dahlia and Creed finally chase the person down, it is clear that it is another victim, but this one is not easily put down and when Dahlia has chased him to the top of a building under construction, Creed is right on her heels, but she cannot get any information from him apart from one word before he falls to his death in a fiery ball.
Dahlia has no further ideas on what is causing the outbreak, but when a friend screams for help when he starts to report a crime, she is shocked to hear that he stole and came into contact with some of whatever was causing the problem, so as she sets off for another late night hunt, she runs into an old enemy, but she does find a name and a possible connection, however nothing goes as smoothly as planned, but as the bodies keep appearing and the mystery deepens, will Dahlia be able to keep a lid on what is happening and find out who is behind it, or will the city be swarmed by these rage fueled and mutated humans and in some cases, can they even still be called humans? This is another action packed thriller with a whirlwind of twists and turns throughout which will leave you guessing until the very end.
This review is for the audio book.
Oh wow, I loved this book. It continues from where book one left off, so I would highly recommend that if you haven’t read or listened that you start with book one, you won’t be disappointed as it is just as good. Where to start …..it is hard to put this book in a category other an excellent roller coaster ride. It starts are a police procedural as remain character is called in as police consultant to help on some unexplained deaths but it quickly jumps in the super natural as the deaths are anything but natural. I think is why I am hooked on the series and so glad that I discovered this author because the two genres are combined so seamlessly into one action packed explosion adventure full of dragons and myths. The other reason I love it is because of the characters I have quickly become attached to them over the course of two books, especially with her sidekick who adds humour and snark to both characters but I do wish that the author didn’t write them into such dire situations that I want to skip to the end or check out the blurb on the next book to see if they make it. Off to see what is in store for them next.
Dahlia Nite a Dragon shifter that has assigned herself the job of protecting humans from creatures that come from other worlds is once again teamed up with Detective Alex Creed when people in a nightclub and on the streets start mutating before they combust leaving no trace of what happened. The only clue is the word crystalist half whispered before another victim is burn beyond a crisp. Is it a new drug? But where did it come from? Who made it and more importantly how can they stop it? Because when a friend of Dahlia’s starts to show signs of going through the transformation it gets very person and time is running out for everyone.
I really like the narrator. She has to do a wide range of voices for this book and even some accents but with her narrating the hours just flew by.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review
When residents literally start to go up in flames, Dahlia and her associates explore what might be behind it
Are humans being transformed or were these folks never humans ?
Is there a way to limit the spread?
Intense drama and action
Like Book 1, this sequel has plenty of action, drama, mystery, and plot twists. It also has a LOT of internal dialogue by our protagonist, most of it immature, repetitive, and contradictory. And again, the 15-hour Audible version would have been improved if stripped to 10-12 hours. Still, if you’re patient you will be rewarded with a satisfying conclusion to this storyline, with openings for a 3rd Book.