I read the first book when it came out, and really enjoyed it, but due to various factors, it took until now to get to the second novel of the trilogy. But that's alright. Book two has a twenty year jump from the first book (although I better read book three faster).At the end of the first book, which featured English warlocks vs Nazi science-created superheroes, the Soviets captured the Nazi technology. As a result, they now control pretty much all of continental Europe. England has a lot of refugees, and the US is in a decades long depression.But now Gretl (the seer) and her brother have escaped from the Soviet outpost studying them, and they've made it to England, stirring things up all over again. Will, consumed by guilt over what he did during the war as a warlock, has been giving the Soviets the locations of the warlocks, setting them up for assassination. Marsh has become a drunk and his marriage is collapsing because of his son's... condition.And then there is the question of the otherworldly creatures that the warlocks contact to do their work and what they really want for our world.The story ends on a cliff-hanger, and I really look forward to finding out what happens in the end. Ja sākumā šķita, ka šī grāmata man nepatiks, tad uz beigām jau biju pagalam aizrāvusies un gatava zemes spert gaisā par to, ka grāmata beidzās ar tādu cliffhanger. Autors ir meistarīgi kāpinājis spriedzi un atrauties bija grūti.Biju sajūsmā par to, ka lasītājam beidzot ir dota iespēja pamatīgi iepazīties ar Grētu un nekā nespēju saprast, kāpēc grāmatas anotācijā viņa tiek saukta par vājprātīgu. Viņa taču ir absolūti ģeniāla un, ņemot vērā viņas mērķi, es viņu īsti pat par ļaunu nespēju uzskatīt.Patīkami arī tas, ka šinī grāmatā varoņiem beidzot ir dzīvāki raksturi un viņi vairs nav tikai kartona lellītes.Gribētos teikt, ka pirmā grāmata bija sarakstīta skaistākā un pievilcīgākā valodā un vispār noskaņas ziņā bija pievelkošāka, tomēr šī grāmata ir ļoti labs sērijas turpinājums un es nevaru vien sagaidīt, kad savā ķepiņās dabūšu trešo grāmatu.
What do You think about La Guerra Más Fría (2013)?
Really excellent sequel. Kept me up at night sometimes thinking about what would happen next.
—Kayla
Suddenly, so much of what happened in Bitter Seeds makes so much more sense... Awesome!
—ashleigh
Very good read. Maybe better than book one. I'll read number 3.
—EDE
Fantastic! Can't wait for the final book in the trilogy.
—LezzyScribbles
