Angie
Written on Dec 10, 2014
I liked Heavy Metal a lot. Even though there's three years between this one and the first book, it is a direct continuation, which I liked. The leech is still on the loose, but there's others working with him. Everyone found it strange that they were after Riley, since she's not a registered goddess, but of course, they have their reasons. The other part of the plot has to do with Quinn trying to return the leeched powers to their rightful hosts. It's taken years of research, but she's figured it out. She just needs help from the son of a goddess, which would be Sam, but he's still harboring some ill feelings toward her and Nick.
The romance in Heavy Metal was better than the one in Under the Moon. Riley and Sam are brought together under stressful circumstances, so adrenaline is high, and their connection is instant. It probably helped that he inherited a bit of moon lust from Quinn, so there's times where he can't keep away from Riley, even though he thinks he should.
In the end, I liked Heavy Metal. It did drag a bit in places, especially when it came to who was behind all of the attacks. There were a lot of little pieces that had to come together, which got a bit jumbled. Then Anson appears, disappears, appears, and disappears again for various reasons. I really liked the epilogue though. I think that was a great addition, since it filled up one of the plot-holes.
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