whew...so i tore into this one because of the way we were left dangling with no hope from a cliff in book 1. and while this does end with a bit of a shocker, it's not nearly as painful as the first ending. the writing is fantastic again - if you can pick this book up and put it down once you start, i'll be surprised.

kage had me on a bit of a roller coaster in this one. i liked him, then i didn't, then i liked him, then i didn't. we get more pieces to the puzzle that is michael kage but still not enough to know his whole story. we are starting to see why he does some of the things he does. he has moments of irrefutable sweetness and vulnerability and moments of sheer, pure a$$hole (mostly as a protective measure). i really hope we see him stand up for himself in book 3 and i'm super anxious to see how that unfolds.

jamie finally starts to own what he discovered in book 1 - that he's not as straight as he thought he was. he goes through quite a bit of emotional maturity in this book as he comes to terms with that. his addiction to kage makes him seem weak at times but i'm not sure he is...i think he just really is as enthralled by kage as we are and can't let him go. he has moments of up and down, but not as severely as kage.

dr. tanner - kage's therapist - appears to be a puppet in this show instead of actually looking out for kage's best interests. i'm anxious to see what happens with her since she doesn't seem to be helping him as much as doing what she's told to manipulate him.

needless to say, we need book 3 stat and these boys better get their happy ending!!