So as soon as I finished "Hush Money" I queued this puppy up.Literally, I was standing in the middle of my kitchen when I finished the first and connected to that 3G and boom, hit BUY and here it was.You know how sometimes in a YA series the first book is stuffed full of win and then second just sort of rehashes a bit of the first and adds a little more to get you ready for the 3rd?Well Heroes 'Til Curfew is better than the first. Amazingly better, which is a pretty awesome thing considering the first was pretty damn good.Joss as a character is just flat out amazing. Conflicted, intelligent, fallable.She's becoming attached to her friends, and even more so to her boyfriend Dylan. Something her father has always warned her against. But Joss is growing up and learning to think of others, not just herself. And she just doesn't want to be alone anymore.Does she screw up? Yeah. She says and does the wrong thing a lot. But you always get that she means well, and she's got a rock solid integrity that you just have to admire.And her growing circle of friends are all simply fuller than full of win. My personal favorite is Heather, and I'm hoping we get more on her later. I love Heather.And the villains? Holy Jeebus, Marcos is scary awful mean and bad. The depths this guy will go to is the stuff heebie jeebies are made of.And, because you know I love me the romance. The relationship between Joss and Dylan is absolutely pitch perfect and powerful.I love you Susan Bischoff for giving us a YA couple we can really root for without a squicky feeling in our stomachs. I love love love that you recognized that just because it's YA and it may be "first love" they don't have to be foolish or weak (and god I love that you gave them/us Heather, who cuts through all that b.s.)AND...(happy dance) No love triangle!And finally I feel I would be remiss if I didn't mention how many heart pounding adrenaline inducing moments there are in this book.I won't spoiler, but I was actually white knuckling my Kindle at one point (or three) saying "Oh no, no no no, this cannot be happening, it just CAN NOT!"As close to perfect as a book can be, with twists and turns, heroes you cheer for and villains you will LOATHE, heartbreak and redemption, friendship and love, breath taking moments of bravery and stomach churning moments of betrayal.This book has it all. It will draw you in, drag you along and wrap you up in it's awesomeness.WIN x 10 It was great.I had only a few minor issues. The dialogue was difficult to keep track of. Who was talking and all. There were so many characters. I lost track of their talents. They would disappear for hundreds of pages so I would forget them. This could have been me, the author or a combination of the two.In all, I really enjoyed this novel. It was so action packed. I didn't expect it. I am really looking forward to the next one.
What do You think about Heroes 'Til Curfew (2000)?
I love this series, looking forward to more! I think these books would make a GREAT movie!
—mel
Really excited to be reading this- it's one I've been waiting on!
—Ashok
