And off we go with the second book in the “Dark Dreams Series”, and if you are new to it do check out our review on the amazing first book, Blood Mark that will set the stage for this original and thrilling series by JP McLean.
With the last scene of book one still in mind, we will resume the storyline with nothing but the guilt of the main character as she sees the consequences of her actions, and starts to realize how much tweaking with the past will destroy the present beyond repair.
And to add icing to the cake, after months of not having dreams that will paralyze and send her unwillingly to a journey to the past,, the other characters that know about your dreams and are trying to help her are telling her, that the dreams will come back sooner than later, hahahahah, heck they are even praying for them to come back. Hahahahah, isn’t that nice? To have dreams where people can kill you and will do so if you are not careful enough wished upon you and prayed for in order to come back to haunt you. Such a pleasure, lol!
It’s all fun, good and sexy, until one day the prayers come true and the marks of the main character come back, but this time, with other properties and powers… but, she discovers this with a lot of skin in the game, hahahahah. Surprise!! The author did induce humor in order to bring the reader even deeper in the start of the book.
Mystery and thrillers must have one thing in order for them to be good and interesting: details, and JP McLean did an excellent job at this. There are scenes that everything is catalogued, and all the properties of the scenery are told to the reader through the main character’s eyes, which always makes sense to read because she needs to pay attention at these details as they might save her life, or give her clues as to where she was and why she was there. Very well thought out.
As readers of the series, we still have some questions, like why do the powers change, why do things don’t happen at once, and the like, but don’t worry, all of your possible questions about the powers of Jane will be covered and answered throughout the book and things will make a lot of sense.
Note on the book: Although it’s fiction, there are some tones to the book that female readers might not be aware of, and that’s with Sadie’s past. All we have to say is that a woman’s past matters a lot to a man, and a bad past will destroy your chances with a man that is “worth it” or “the right guy” , in real life, of course.
Karma will be a very sarcastic goddess, and of course, a bitch, because the main character will start having dreams about the person she tried to save and, let us just say that she did worse by doing good and messing with fate. Now she has to make things right, without messing it up again.
Riptide, the bar is sailing in stinky, bad waters, but which waters the club is sailing? That is to be discovered, because there are a lot of shadows to be put into the light and apparently, the owner of the club is in it neck deep. Will it sink or sail to calmer seas?
It’s impressive how the author sets several rope-plot-tips ablaze and then slow-burns them and expands the story outside of what’s happening with Jane. You have Riptide’s troubles, the gangs and the drug-dealing and blackmailing, the financial troubles of Sadie and the MC’s legal problems with the court and the future trial of Rick and how’s that going to go, so there is not a moment in the book that the plot isn’t interesting or leading somewhere exciting. Very well done by the author.
Imagine if you wanted or needed to put someone in jail for their crimes, to which they were clearly guilty, but in order to do that you would have to tell the truth, and such truth would be so paranormal that no one would believe you, and the moment you said it, it would set the person free for being so crazy in nature. Now imagine that the person that was on trial had the power to destroy you if it was ever free. Yeap… that’s one of the predicaments of this story, and it’s only about to get better, or worse, lol.
So the MC doesn’t want to be seen as weak, and doesn’t want protection and yet she gets hurt because her boyfriend doesn’t want her to get hurt and keeps some distance for her own safety by not allowing her to help in situations that she might and will get herself killed due to her stubbornness and belief that she can go toe-to-toe with armed gangsters. LOL. It’s funny really once you think about it because it totally fits the MO of women in general, hahahhahah.
This book is a very well done, we have to give it to the author and readers. In all the aspects that truly count, the author nailed it, the mystery, the tension, the several plots leading the reader in little details that will keep the story enticing, the paranormal factors and properties are original and well thought out, explained in ways that make sense and with a graduality to them that you discover things as the book rolls, which makes all the difference in relation to most books on the genre.
If you love to read paranormal books about strong women that keep you on your toes with their plot lines and characters full of challenges while giving you an original story, this book and series are a must-read. For those who haven’t read the first book, here’s the review of it, so do grab your copy now and jump in the ghostly adventures of Jane as Karma tries to punish her for her mistakes, lol.
Pros:
- Excellent narrative, very engaging
- Several intertwined plotlines that progress slowly and with tension
- Consistency of plot between books
- Karmatic consequences that affect the main character
- More powers to the MC, that make sense and are explained slowly
- Thrilling read all the way
- Great portrayal of emotions
Cons:
Nathan seems like a “badboy”, but is submissive to Jane at times.
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