“Genavine’s Hell” by Jupiter Rose

After escaping one hell, Gena finds herself in another. In “Genavine’s Hell”, book two of the Life of Genavine series by Jupiter Rose, Gena continues her struggle to keep her people alive and find the answer to the question: how the world has turned into part dystopian, part supernatural chaos?

Trapped in a strange, sinister place, surrounded by snow and ice, with the winter getting harsher every day, Gena and the remaining members of her team – those who have survived the events of book one – don’t plan to give up. The area swarms with supernatural dangers of all kinds. Enemies seem to hide even in the walls of the house. Familiar enemies lurk under the forest cover, some coming to Gena’s doorstep to spit out their ultimatums and threaten to destroy everyone she loves. Unknown creatures who don’t look friendly at all close ranks around Gena and the survivors.

And if all of the above isn’t enough to make anyone, no matter how tough, give up, Gena is torn by her personal dilemmas. Two different sides of her nature, neither of which she has learned how to control yet, fight for dominance. She is afraid of her ‘evil’ side, not understanding it to embrace it. At the same time, she is unsure of the value of her ‘good’ side, doubting its purity because of the existence of the ‘evil’ one. Besides, Gena realises that she is in love with two men, and if she chooses one of them she wouldn’t be completely happy and would likely make the man he chooses unhappy too.

In book two of the series, the wild ride continues. There are surprises and shocking moments aplenty. Foes turn out to be friends and those everyone believed were enemies prove to be the opposite. Danger dawns on Gena and her people from unexpected places and in unfamiliar forms. Help comes from those whom Gena would kill without batting her eye only yesterday.

Yet again the survivors are forced to leave the place they have only begun to call home. Yet again they are at risk of being killed on the road – and also at the destination. And when the relief comes, offering them an opportunity to finally live a peaceful life, it turns out to be not without a catch.

Will Gena find a place where her people would truly be safe and content? Will she find peace within herself to live her life happily? I guess we’ll find out in the next book.