Joan K. (survive) reviewed on 6/5/2013 + 102 more book reviews

This is one of my favorite series but I was disappointed with Etched in Bone. Other reviews seem to like the choppy, short chapters and the constantly switching point of view, I found it very distracting. This is not a stand alone book, you have to read the previous books or you will be lost.

The whole book takes place during a period of 3 days following the fire and loss of Simone at Damascus, OR. The first and last chapters are the same day. In between we go from Sam Gillesppie and Monica Rutgers, to Gehenna with Dante and Morningstar to rescue Lucien, next to Caterina, Epstein and Teodoro Dion, then back ten years. There are chapters on Merri Goodnight and Emmitt Thibodaux, Club Hell with all Dante's and Heather's friends and family and constant flashbacks to Dante's past, then Valeria Underwood, Richard Purcell, James Wallace, and back 20 yrs. - some chapters only 2 or 3 pages long.

The book felt disjointed, only the last few chapters telling a continuous story and then we get the cliffhanger.

On the plus side the writing is fabulous and the characters interesting. The love and complete trust between Heather and Dante is something I really like. I can't wait for the next book in the series.

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