Summary:
Madison Avery is still trying to come to terms with her death and her role as the dark timekeeper (Once Dead, Twice Shy, 2009). With dark reaper Nakita and her mostly light counterpart Barnabas at her side, Madison is determined to prove that, given the choice, those who might be doomed in the afterlife due to their bad choices can in fact be convinced to see the error of their ways in time to save their souls. Her test case involves two teen boys and a computer virus that she knows will be responsible for deaths in a hospital. As she races against time and her nemesis, Ron, she develops new, frightening powers. The complexities of Madison's supernatural world are not very well explained here, so readers would do best to start with this book's predecessor. Harrison builds an interesting world rife with politics and tradition, but Madison does a poor job of clarifying the roles she and her co-workers play in moving people from life to the afterlife.
Review:
I thought that this book was better than the first. In the first book Kim Harrison tried to pack so much information in about this new world that Madison is a part of now. This second book was more about the characters. Madison has her first reap and is determined to do it her way. I enjoyed the interaction with the other characters. I was a little disappointed that more was not done with Barnabus's character but enjoyed the development of Nakita's character as well as some of the new ones. The book was interesting, fastpased and good clean fun. I loved when she got upset and said "puppy presents on a carpet". Cute.
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