"Endless Knight" by Kresley Cole

I am in love with Kresley Cole! And I am obsessed with the Arcana Chronicles!!

Jack... I can't help it - I am madly in love with that Cajun.  His bad boy demeanor mixed with his vulnerable soft side that sneaks its way out... *melts*

*SPOILER ALERT:  Don't read the Humble Opinion if you don't want me to give away the book for you!*

Judge a book by its cover

The cover could have been covered in dog poop for all I cared!  I just wanted to read the sequel to Poison Princess!!!

Synopsis

It picks up right where Poison Princess ends.  Jack discovers that Evie isn't as innocent and sweet as he original thought, and he has some issues wrapping his head around that fact.

Matt, Finn, Selena, and Evie have decided to ally together (for now) to defeat Death, but other Arcana start making their appearances - Joules - the Tower; Gabriel - the Archangel; Tess - the World; Lark - the Mistress of Fauna; and Guthrie - the Hierophant - causing the ally to really question each other.  Meanwhile, Jack is left trying to figure out his feelings for Evie and if he handle being a part of a non-human group of kids who ultimately want to kill each other.

Jack and Evie finally admit their feelings for each other and just when everything seems to be going great for them - a betrayal causes Death to kidnap Evie.  At first, you hate Death; then you feel pity for him; then you kinda fall for him... In the end, Evie is left with a HUGE decision, one that won't end well for Jack, no matter which option she chooses.

Humble Opinion
I can't say this enough - OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!  The emotional roller coaster that Cole takes the reader on is a perfect balance between frustration, swooning, and distrust.  I feel in love with Jack all over again in Endless Knight.  After every he sees, which causes his world to be thrown on its side, he still wants to love and protect Evie. 

And oh dear Lord does it get steamy!!  When Jack confronts Evie in the bathtub and they finally admit their feelings for each other and Jack can barely stop himself from pouncing on Evie... *growl*  And then when Evie and Jack FINALLY do it... Thank you Kresley Cole for actually staying with the sex instead of ending the chapter and letting me pretend how good/awkward/hot it was!!!  Cole touched perfectly on how uncomfortable it is for girls to lose their V-cards, but the way Jack handles it... I'm getting warm just thinking about that scene.

Then when Evie is ripped way from Jack, my heart breaks because they were finally happy and you know that Jack is going to go crazy trying to get to Evie.  But... once Evie is with Death, I found myself warming up to Death; especially after you find out about what Matt and Jack did to Evie.  Pretty soon,  I'm liking the idea of Death and Evie because Death isn't really that bad of guy.  But when you find out that the Empress and Death were married, and the Empress betrayed Death the night of their wedding...  you really want Death and Evie to be together!

I was SO TORN by the end of this book!  I love Jack.  I am OBSESSED with Jack.  I want to have Jack's babies.  However... I really began to like Death.  At first I felt sorry for him, but then... he grew on me, the same way he grew on Evie.  And everything seems to be going great for Death and Evie, and then... Jack gets kidnapped by the Lovers and Evie is now torn between sleeping with Death so he will help her save Jack (which is pretty much rape...) or to leave Jack to the Lovers - a fate worse than Death.

I NEED THE THIRD BOOK AND I NEED IT NOW!!

Final say

Endless Knight - I can't find the right adjective to describe how much I loved this book.  There is a lot of action and sexiness and emotional heartbreak.  It keeps you on your toes.  It does slow down, a little too much, when Evie is in Death's castle.  I understand what Cole was trying to show, but after ACTION-ACTION-ACTION-ACTION, you have a slight lull that is a little irritating.  Those few chapters of Evie trying to convince Death that she wasn't the old Empress and was different, felt like they dragged on a little, but I understand that Cole had to convey that Death wouldn't be convinced quickly or easily.  It just felt like the brakes were on, when I wanted the ride to continue at 90 miles an hour.  But Endless Knight finishes strong and makes me impatient for the third installment.  I'm sure I'll end up reading Endless Knight at least two more times before the next one comes out.