Review: If It Kills Me: Book Two (The Starborn Uprising) [Kindle Edition]
Evil wears a smile...
If It Kills Me, the second book in Morrow's "The Starborn Uprising" series, luckily does not suffer the dreaded second book curse that some trilogies have. Instead of being a placeholder between the beginning of the book and the grand finale, this second book succeeds in providing both plot and action, as well as telling the story of how the plague first started and how the world evolved between then and now.
Jeremiah is still as evil in this book as he was in the first, Mora is still as confused regarding her feelings for Connor and Aaron, and the greyskins are still trying to kill and eat everyone. So what makes this book even better than the first? Character Development. While the first book presented you with the characters and gave you their basic backgrounds, this book really delves deep into the hearts and memories of the characters, giving you a reason to hate Jeremiah as much as they do, and wishing for a moment of peace so that love can blossom. The first book is the mind of the story, giving you a basic plot and storyline. The second book is the heart of the story, showing a depth of emotion that surpasses many books that I have recently read.
If this trend continues, I can only hope that the third book is the soul of the trilogy - helping us find ourselves and an ending that gives hope and life. These are not stand-alone books, and I have a feeling that I won't feel the full impact of this story until I finish the third novel, Even in Death.
The kindle edition of If it Kills Me can be purchased for $2.99 at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E59N2P2/?tag=shasworofboo-20 or you can purchase the trilogy, The Starborn Uprising: Books 1, 2, and 3, for $4.99 at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EW6KD3M/?tag=shasworofboo-20
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