From the New York Times bestselling author of the Souls of Fire novels comes the second in the futuristic fantasy series that will make you want to keep the lights on… When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between worlds, they allowed entry to the Others. Now, a hundred years later, humans and shifters alike live in artificially lit cities designed to keep the … artificially lit cities designed to keep the darkness at bay….
The humanoid supersoldiers known as the déchet were almost eradicated by the war. Ever since, Tiger has tried to live her life in peace in hiding. But in the wake of her discovery that Central City’s children are being kidnapped and experimented on, Tiger’s conscience won’t let her look the other way.
The key to saving them lies within the walls of a pharmaceutical company called Winter Halo. But as she learns more about the facility, Tiger’s mission is derailed by a complication: Winter Halo’s female security guards are being systematically attacked by an unknown force.
Now Tiger must summon all her gifts to stop those responsible for both atrocities—no matter the cost to herself…
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What an exciting sequel to follow Tiger, the reluctant hero, but those make some of the best heroes and part of what makes Tiger so amazing. Tiger is exceptional, created to be a lure, a weapon to find the bed of men and women, to be a spy and then their ultimate demise. Her sexuality was her weapon, allowing her to change shape at will to make herself more alluring, but since the war, Tiger has kept to herself. However, now with women and children being kidnapped and experimented on. Haunted by being unable to save the children in her home who were gassed to death in the war for being more creations like Tiger, she is now on a mission to do what she was unable to do a hundred years ago.
Her grief and guilt make Tiger a compelling character. Even her past creates a level of depth for the character because while used as an object, she does not let that define her. Tiger uses her charms to fight evil, and right the wrongs done to those around her. She does not let it define her, this quality that defined her military career. The fact she has grown beyond this makes her a compelling character. Tiger has a fierceness about her that makes the reader care about her journey, about her heroism. Her thoughtfulness connects to sadness in her past that pushes her forward, and it is riveting, it propels the story and shifts dynamics between the characters, growing and strengthening them.
Moreover, the pace of the novel is invigorating. The pace moves at such an excellent pace. The action sequences glide and move forward with brilliant exposition and detail to build the scenes with such strong momentum. The detail enthralls the reader in the storytelling and the narrative, in those scenes where she utilizes her sexuality to get the information she wants to the scenes where she is fighting the Winter Halo operatives utilizing all her military prowess. It is an entertaining and gripping sequel to City of Light.
This book picks up where the last one left off, as Tiger has teamed up with Jonas and Nuri to stop the group that is kidnapping children and experimenting on them. It’s an uneasy alliance, but her conscience won’t let her abandon the children. She needs to infiltrate a company called Winter Halo to get more intel so the group can be taken down. Once she gets inside, she finds even more than she suspected and it will take all of her gifts to stop those responsible – and get out in one piece. I really like Tiger, she’s the last of her kind and never really had a choice in what she did, until now. When she commits to something, she’s all in, no matter what it takes. I like the attraction between Tiger and Jonas, and I’m waiting for something to actually happen between them. They have a lot to overcome, but I believe they will get there eventually. I’m not too sure about Nuri, she’s a bit of a mystery, but we learn more about her and Jonas the further into the story we get. I’m really loving this world and characters and look forward to reading the next book, The Black Tide.
I guess I am different. I loved Winter Halo. I was dreading going into it, but it took me for a ride. I like the little twists and turns, with Nauri, Jonas, Tig and hey…. want about Penny…and the ending?
I can’t complain, each time I open a book by Keri Arthur I am transported to another world. I would highly recommend reading book 1 first, City of Light (or listen to it on audio, that’s what I did, and it was extremely well done) then grab Winter Halo.