Not quite as fabulous as "Blood Engines", but still it rocks! I love the dry humor, and Marla reminds me even more of Granny Weatherwax from Discworld- and that's a high compliment.

I like that Pratt has Marla make "wrong" (though practical) decisions, but then allows her to reconsider.

Also, I find the world extremely intriguing, and am looking forward to learning more about it in #3, as well as hanging out with Marla some more.

In short- if you like "sensitive" protagonists, avoid these. But if you like an affectionate but ruthless look at human nature- they're completely fabulous.

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Much better than the first one. Marla is one tough chick who won't take crap from anyone. I like the interplay between all the various characters.

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This is an off beat heroine but compelling none the less. Can't wait tell the next one comes out.

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Book Description:

Someone wants Marla Mason dead. Usually thats not news. As chief sorcerer of Felport, someone always wants her dead. But this time shes the target of a renegade assassin who specializes in killing his victims over days, months, or even years. Not to mention a mysterious knife-wielding killer in black who pops up in the most unexpected places. To

make matters worse, an inmate has broken out of the Blackwing Institute for criminally insane sorcerers a troubled psychic who can literally reweave the fabric of reality to match her own traumatic past.

With her wisecracking partner Rondeau reluctantly in tow, Marla teams up with a lovetalker whose dangerous erotic spells not even she can resist. Together theyre searching the rapidly transforming streets of Felport for a woman whos become the Typhoid Mary of nightmares, infecting everything and everyone she touches with chaos worse than death itself.

Review:

Poison Sleep is a fantastic second book in a series. I really enjoyed Blood Engines (Book 1), but Poison Sleep takes the cake! Fantastic story, amazing plot, the characters are likeable and interesting. The dream reweaver was a new paranormal power (for me), and Pratt pulled it off quite nicely by mixing up the dream world and the nightmare world. As always Rondeau, Marlas partner, is hilarious and adds a touch of lightheartedness to any situation, well, when hes not freaking out.

The addition of the two new characters: Ted, the assistant, and Joshua, the lovetalker, didn't feel rushed or pushed upon me as a reader. It felt like a natural progression for Marla to hire them on as a part of her team. Ted and Marla really
worked well together, and even though I was a little disappointed with the outcome, it didn't make or break the story. The sweet, sensual, hypnotic lovetalker is well, seductive times 10 million. It was nice to see Marla be vulnerable to someone for once, because she is usually very strong willed and independent.

The choices for the antagonists were clever, especially Z (Zealand) , because the mentally ill sorcerer, Genevieve, looks to him for protection and gives him a creepy power in order to do so. I will say that having their POVs to read through was very insightful. It's always nice to take a peek inside the head of the
bad guys.

T.A. Pratt is on the path to having a really exciting and successful new series in the Urban Fantasy world. Its great to get a males perspective, since the genre is dominated by females. If you are into magic, great plot, edge of your seat action, and maybe a little romance tossed in, you must check out this series!

I must also give props to Dan Santos the AMAZING cover artist for the Marla Mason series, as well as many other books out there.

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