Anna Ruiz and her crew are in a bind. One of their crew,
seer Karyn Ames, is lost in her own mind, adrift in a
world of various possible futures with no tie into the
present other than her physical body. Meanwhile, Anna,
Nail, and Genevieve are also trapped working for Enoch
Sobell, a deadly crime lord with some scary magical
powers. Unfortunately, things are about to get a lot
worse.
SPLINTERED is the second book in the Arcane
Underworld series and I highly suggest reading this
series in order. The events in the first book,
PREMONITIONS, set the stage for the relationships and
various happenings in SPLINTERED. Jamie Schultz's world
is a complex one, and jumping straight into the second
book may leave readers a bit confused without the
foundation established in PREMONITIONS.
Jamie Schultz gives us new insight into our main crew in
SPLINTERED. While PREMONITIONS focused mainly on Karyn
and her ability to see visions, SPLINTERED gives us
better insight into Anna and Nail. I love hearing the
story from Anna's perspective and it was nice to see the
softer side of Nail. I have mixed feelings about Gen and
SPLINTERED definitely throws a twist into her
relationship with Anna. My favorite character remains
Nail as his loyalty and dedication are admirable,
especially when lives are on the line.
SPLINTERED is a very dark urban fantasy, bordering on the
horror genre at times, as we have demons and monsters
galore. Some of the scenes are quite gory as Jamie
Schultz doesn't hesitate to put his characters in some
precarious positions. SPLINTERED is a wickedly good
roller coaster ride that I want to keep on riding! I'm
definitely curious to see what dark and scary places
Jamie Schultz will take us next.
The author of Premonitions continues his Arcane Underworld saga... Anna Ruiz is on a mission: Help her friend and partner-in-crime Karyn Ames break free of the tangle of hallucinations and premonitions that have cut her off from reality. With the aid of her crew—ex-soldier Nail and sorcerer Genevieve—she’ll do whatever it takes to get Karyn help, even if it means tracking down every lowlife informant and back alley magic practitioner in the occult underworld of Los Angeles. But since a magical heist went to hell, the crew has been working for crimelord and doomed magus Enoch Sobell. Between fighting Sobell’s battles with some seriously scary demonic forces and tangling with a group of violent fanatics who want to manipulate Karyn’s abilities for their own gains, Anna, Nail, and Genevieve are beginning to realize they’re in way over their heads. And now that Karyn’s secret about seeing the future is out, even more unpleasant parties—human and otherwise—are about to come knocking… "Jamie Schultz breathes new life into the urban fantasy genre." (Fresh Fiction)
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