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Scorched by Sharon Ashwood is the second book in the Dark Forgotten series. While this book seems like a stand alone I would recommend reading Ravenous first because a lot of the back story is assumed.

In Ravenous Mac is first turned into a soul eating demon all because he kissed a girl. This book picks up a year later. Mac is still coping with the loss of his humanity and trying to find some purpose in his new demon life. He is thrown back into the Castle (see Ravenous) by the lovely vampire, Alessandro. The second time around we meet Constance, who is a vampire who has never been fully turned. She has also lost her son, a demon incubus, to the guards in the Castle. Mac was a cop in Ravenous, so he gets to play a good guy when he agrees to help find out what has happened to the demon incubus, however his entering and exiting the Castle has a price.

What I liked about the book was the mystery. In this book we learn a little bit about the Castle, this prison or home for the supernatural, the maze of never ending corridors, not to mention it seems to be falling apart and no one know why. I also liked seeing Holly and Alessandro back from the first book it is was interesting to see how they are coping with domestic life.

What I did not like about this book was the pace. It is far slower than Ravenous and not as interesting. I am not sure if there were too many sub plots or points of view but it seemed to just move slow. It also did not feel dramatic. Mac wanted to date Constance and while it was nice that there was no huge obstacle to overcome for love it was a rather blah relationship. I almost think it would have been more interesting if they were just besties (best friends).

I do not think it was a bad book just a slow one and by the end I just want it to be over.