The Sight (The Devil's Isle, #2)

by Chloe Neill

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In The Sight Claire is continuing to learn how to control and release her magic to prevent becoming a wraith. She has become a bounty hunter in training assisting Liam Quinn. A new threat is forming which cast a threat on the city and those they love. A cult is on the rise led by zealot named Ezekiel. He believes destroying all paras and those who support or contain them will restore NOLA. His charismatic charms have humans frustrated with living conditions joining his army.

Neill did a wonderful job of balancing different threads in The Sight. We continue to see Claire focus on controlling her magic while learning more secrets about her father. Secondary characters continue to develop strengthening the bonds between this motley crew of civilians, containment officers, and para. The world building is rich as Neill shares this world with us. The paras we meet are fascinating. Some are creepy and dangerous while others charming.

Claire Connolly our protagonist runs Royal Mercantile off Bourbon St. I love this feisty redheaded heroine. Her struggles are real but she maintains decorum remaining cool and focused. She compartmentalized and her strength makes her a favorite. I have a feeling that when Claire comes into herself she will be a force to be reckoned with.

Liam our smexy hero is a highly skilled bounty hunter who hunts para and wraiths. He lives on Devil’s Isle to be near loved ones. Liam is cocky with dreamy blue eyes and the weight of the world on his shoulders. Despite his alpha tendencies, his respect and appreciation for Claire had me falling hard and fast.

The relationship between Liam and Claire continues even as they try to fight it. The two work seamlessly out in the field making their friendship and courtship feel genuine. Both are strong, independent and stubborn creating delicious banter, snark and chemistry. We also see a little jealous from both parties exposing the depth of the feelings.

The plot involving the cult was action packed with danger around every corner. Their assault forced human and para to work together but not without cost. The tale took dark turns but also had lighter moments reminding us to seize the moment. Neill created this sense of dread as I turned each page causing my pulse to increase. She would then give me happy moments and banter cooling me off, only to repeat the pattern. This made The Sight highly addictive and had this reader consuming the novel in a single day.

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