This is the second book in the Witch Finder series (sequel to Witch Finder) picking up right where the first book left off. Luke, now having refused to kill his target Rosa, is forced into travelling with her – trying to escape the wrath of Rosa's ex-fiancée Sebastian, whilst simultaneously avoiding his fellow 'brothers' who are after his head.

In all honesty, I had high hopes for this book. Warburton decided to pick a rather clichéd plot, however I thought she may have been able to pull it off by adding her very own twist to the story… I was mistaken. The book is very slow paced, predictable and the characters lack development. Usually whilst reading a book, even if I don't enjoy the actual story, I get rather attached to the characters and will read on just to see what happens to them. With this book, I could barely bring myself to continue reading. The characters seem to bridge the road between friendship and love rather quickly which makes them look childish and immature, Rosa will do the same things over and over again, and the story seems almost 'stretched'. I reckon the events playing out in this book could have been easily written within two hundred pages but are drawn out to nearly double the amount. The romance in this book is also very lacking. Having failed the 'thriller' aspect of the story I'd thought that the romance may have rescued the plot a little but was once again disappointed. One good thing about this book, however, is the writing style of the author. I really enjoyed her narration, and her way of describing the surroundings was brilliant: you could almost picture yourself at the scene.

Overall, I did not seem to enjoy this book, but I am willing to give Warburton's other books a try as I firmly believe she has talent and just needs a bit more practice. The plot of the book is not necessarily bad, just missing some excitement. I heard a lot of praise for her 'Winter Trilogy' so I am definitely putting her books on my reading list for the future.

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