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Book 2 in the Experiment in Terror series brings us more creepy, spooky stuff, more heart-racing action and, most importantly, more Dex and Perry! And it’s all awesome!

There’s a bit more focus on Dex’s character in this one. We get to see more of his tortured side, and learn a little bit about his past, and some of what he has been through to make him the way he is. And it’s all so sad! My heart broke for him. But I loved seeing him open up a bit more – “Perry … I was hoping you’d come out and get me.”

And oh, how I love Perry! She’s such a great heroine! She does have a couple of moments of eye rolling stupidity, but I like that she’s not perfect. She’s very relatable, she’s brave and honest (most of the time) and I love her sarcasm and her wit. And I love the way she feels about Dex. She just accepts it, she doesn’t get all angsty and whiny about it, it is what it is, she takes whatever little moments that she can, and she just deals with it and carries on.

The UST gets kicked up a notch, with Dex and Perry having to pose as a married couple on their latest job down in the desert town of Red Fox, New Mexico. There’s a fair bit of creepy supernaturalness going on with rocks being thrown against houses, animals acting weirdly, and ancient Navajo curses and myths all coming in to play. There is also a great mystery element to the whole story, and I had conspiracy theories flying all over the place, wondering what the hell was going on and who the bad guys were right up until the last, nail biting minute when all was revealed.

But it was Dex and Perry and all that is going on with them and between them that pushed this up to 5 stars for me. Their bantering and playfulness continues, but there are more of those little ‘moments’ that keep the romance-lover in me on the edge of my seat, trying to soak it all in while frantically flipping pages. And OMFG, that bar scene had me grinning and squeeing like a freaking idiot! It was absolutely magic, and yet still stayed true to the characters. I loved it!

And then there was this, which had me swooning like an idiot…

“Dex,” I whispered.
“Mmmm?” he grunted.
“I hope you never stop feeling alive.”
I could have sworn his heart skipped a few beats. He tensed. Then relaxed.
“As long as you’re around,” he said softly, “I’ll be alive.”

Holy freaking swoon! I’m loving the sweet and soft side of Dex! (And that we get to see so much of it!). Things are left very much up in the air with that part of the story, and there is still a lot to sort out for our intrepid, ghost-hunting duo – it’s torture having to wait for it, but the torture hurts so good… it’s so, so good!

“You act like people who are forever on their first date.”

Again, there are threads left undone, and I wonder if they’ll be picked up later in the series, but to be honest, it doesn’t bother me. This series is so much fun, I’m absolutely loving it and am diving straight in to the next book. Woohoo!