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It’s been a year since uber-famous international pop star Winter Young went undercover with spy Sydney Cossette to take down a crime boss in London (in Stars and Smoke). Sydney has trained and worked hard since she was young with super-secret spy agency Panacea. While Winter, of course, had no spy training before some quick instruction in useful skills, he brought some handy talents to the table.
The two worked practically seamlessly together, considering they had just met. But Sydney and Winter just understood each other in deep ways. Unfortunately, their chemistry couldn’t go anywhere. When they went their separate ways after the London mission, they thought they wouldn’t see each other again.
That’s not to say they didn’t think about each other. So it comes mostly as a pleasure for both of them to have an opportunity to go on another mission together. This time, they need to go to Singapore to get another Panacea operative out of the country. The stakes are high, with the very safety of the United States at risk.
Add into that that this time around, Winter and Sydney have more to deal with: exes in the picture, family drama, their feelings about each other… making this book even more intense than the first.
I had a great time with Stars and Smoke, so I was eager to continue with Winter and Sydney’s story. Icon and Inferno didn’t disappoint on all the levels: action, intrigue, romance, secrets, just the right amount of angst, and a glamorous and exotic location. Marie Lu set out to entertain readers and she has achieved her goal twice. Looking forward to another installment, which I’m sure there will be.
Rated: Moderate. Profanity includes fewer than 10 instances of moderate profanity, about 25 uses of mild language, and 5 instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sexual content includes one sex scene with kissing and removing clothes but not much in the way of detail. There are references to characters having sex in the past but no details. Violence is moderate; it’s frequent and some people are killed. There are fiery car crashes, shootings, fights, uses of knives, etc.
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