Review: Entice by Jessica Shirvington

                                             Book: Entice by Jessica Shirvington
                                             (Embrace #2)
                                             Pages: 439
                                             Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Angels
                                             Source: Sent from Sourcebooks Publishing

Short Synopsis: In this thrilling sequel, everyone has secrets. With new Grigori enforcements to help prepare for the upcoming events, Violet doesn't know who to trust. Most of all, her own partner, Linc. 

My Thoughts: It took a bit to warm up to, but after awhile, I really got into the story, and couldn't put it down.

CONSEQUENCE HAUNTS EVERY CHOICE
Violet Eden is Grigori - part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengence of exiled angels.
Knowing who to trust is key but, when Grigori reinforcements arrive, it becomes clear everyone is hiding something. Even Lincoln. The only thing Violet does know: Phoenix's hold over her is more dangerous than ever.
The race to find the one thing that could tilt the balance of power brings them all to the sacred mountains of Jordan, where Violet's power will be pushed to the extreme. And the ultimate betrayal exposed.
Enticed (now retitled ENTICE) is the second compelling book in The Violet Eden Chapters.
ENTICE will be available in the US from September, 2012!
--From Goodreads. 

I enjoyed the first novel, and couldn't wait to devour this one. I love reading about the main characters, Violet and Linc, and the triumphs and trials that they both experience. It was also interesting to see new characters come into play like Spence, Zoe, Nyla, Rudyard, and Griffin's partner, Magda. It was interesting to see how Violet and Lincon reacted to the new Grigori group. 

This novel was mostly focused on the issues of trust, and the fact that Pheonix, Violet's enemy, is trying to get his hands on something called the Scriptures. The group doesn't really know what it's about yet, but they try to figure everything out about these Scriptures, and try to formulate a plan to keep them away from Pheonix. 

Meanwhile, with the new group of Grigoris settling in, everyone is trying to be somewhat civilized, but everyone has trust issues. And things don't get much better for Violet when Linc and Magda go off on secret missions, leaving Violet completely in the dark. Violet makes friends with Spence, and together, they spy on the pair, leading them to trouble in more ways than one. I wasn't a huge fan of Linc and Magda going off in the beginning, and felt that Linc should have at least told Violet the basics of what was going on, even if he wanted to protect her. The two major characters that I was suspicious the most   were Magda and Rudyard because of what Rudyard did to Violet the first time that they met. There isn't much of an appearance of Phoenix through out the novel, but he was mentioned a lot in conversations, until the end. I also wasn't a fan of how even though Violet no longer trusted Phoenix and was not with him, Phoenix still had a special hold on Violet. The ending was very shocking, and I can't wait to read what happens next. 

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.