The Night Island
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Summary
The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz。 Talia March， Pallas Llewellyn， and Amelia Rivers， bonded by a night they all have no memory of， are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago--an experience that brought out innate psychic abilities in each of them。 The women suspect they were test subjects years earlier， and that there are more people like them--all they have to do is find the list。 When Talia follows up on a lead from Phoebe， a fan of the trio's podcast， she discovers that the informant has vanished。 Talia isn't the only one looking for Phoebe， however。 Luke Rand， a hunted and haunted man who is chasing the same list that Talia is after， also shows up at the meeting place。 It's clear he has his own agenda， and they are instantly suspicious of each other。 But when a killer begins to stalk them， they realize they have to join forces to find Phoebe and the list。 The rocky investigation leads Talia and Luke to a rustic， remote retreat on Night Island in the Pacific Northwest。 The retreat promises to rejuvenate guests with the Unplugged Experience。 Upon their arrival， Talia and Luke discover guests are quite literally cut off from the outside world because none of their high-tech devices work on the island。 It soon becomes clear that Phoebe is not the first person to disappear into the strange gardens that surround the Unplugged Experience retreat。 And then the first mysterious death occurs。。。
Reviews
Janice
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Talia is for Phoebe who is selling the list of individuals who took the "test" and are now people of interest for unethical research。 Luke Rand is also after the same list。 They meet when Pheobe doesn't show up for the meet and all signs point to a kidnapping。 Their investigation takes them to Night Island in the Pacific Northwest。 Talia is for Phoebe who is selling the list of individuals who took the "test" and are now people of interest for unethical research。 Luke Rand is also after the same list。 They meet when Pheobe doesn't show up for the meet and all signs point to a kidnapping。 Their investigation takes them to Night Island in the Pacific Northwest。 。。。more
Darla Mundwiller
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lost nightI think I liked this second book inverter series better than the first。 It seemed richer and more full bodied。 That is a strange way to describe it。 The Hero is solid。 He was probably a bit arrogant until his list night and it has left him over thinking everything。 The Heroine is has a good grasp of who she is and who she wants to be。 They work well together even if they annoy each other。 Great story。 Great locations。 Hints of Harmony。 A great read。
Paulette
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Entertaining psychic romance。 I didn't think this was as good as the first in the series but it held my interest and I read it in a day。 Entertaining psychic romance。 I didn't think this was as good as the first in the series but it held my interest and I read it in a day。 。。。more
Sandra Noll
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Wonderful！！The characters were well developed and I felt like I knew them。 I love Krentz's plot twists and turns。 I got so absorbed in the book that I skipped dinner and stayed up well past my bedtime to finish the book。 I know I should only start a Krentz book first thing in the morning， but I can never wait！ Recommend this book to anyone who loves well planned and written books。 Wonderful！！The characters were well developed and I felt like I knew them。 I love Krentz's plot twists and turns。 I got so absorbed in the book that I skipped dinner and stayed up well past my bedtime to finish the book。 I know I should only start a Krentz book first thing in the morning， but I can never wait！ Recommend this book to anyone who loves well planned and written books。 。。。more
Lidia
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Reading this book has been so easy: good mystery and interesting and cute main protagonists and a setting always eerie and peculiar。 Because this series is much more of a mystery or romance。 So， as told for the first book of the series I must repeat myself for this se cond: wonderful。
Linda Marlia
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It was interesting to read this brand new book right after two of Jayne's from the 1980's。 She was always a good storyteller， but experience has refined her skills enormously。 Her characters are more defined， the pace is faster， the plots more convoluted yet cogent。 My usual genre of choice is romantic suspense， but I will follow my favorite authors into the paranormal arena at times。 Jayne's books are very good at presenting relatable， human characters in stories outside of normal human experie It was interesting to read this brand new book right after two of Jayne's from the 1980's。 She was always a good storyteller， but experience has refined her skills enormously。 Her characters are more defined， the pace is faster， the plots more convoluted yet cogent。 My usual genre of choice is romantic suspense， but I will follow my favorite authors into the paranormal arena at times。 Jayne's books are very good at presenting relatable， human characters in stories outside of normal human experience。 This one is the second in a series that seems to be set up as a trilogy。 Both books relate to other of Jayne's stories。 I've enjoyed both books in the series and I'll be looking forward to the next installment。 。。。more
Jean McCallum
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Excellent readJAK has over recent years or so has written some of the best psychic novels。 She always remembers that it is called romantic suspense for a reason。 This story started of a little slow， but ended on a "happily ever after" vibe。 I enjoyed this book and if you are a fan of JAK Excellent readJAK has over recent years or so has written some of the best psychic novels。 She always remembers that it is called romantic suspense for a reason。 This story started of a little slow， but ended on a "happily ever after" vibe。 I enjoyed this book and if you are a fan of JAK 。。。more
♥Rachel♥
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Seven months ago， Talia March， and her two friends， Pallas and Amelia， went to Lucent Springs， thinking they were being interviewed for a job and ended up waking up the next day with no memory of what happened。 Each had minor psychic talents that were enhanced and strengthened after that “lost” night。 Since then， they’ve been searching for answers， starting a Podcast to shine light on the event and get answers。 A tip comes in that points to how they were all selected and targeted and Talia is ta Seven months ago， Talia March， and her two friends， Pallas and Amelia， went to Lucent Springs， thinking they were being interviewed for a job and ended up waking up the next day with no memory of what happened。 Each had minor psychic talents that were enhanced and strengthened after that “lost” night。 Since then， they’ve been searching for answers， starting a Podcast to shine light on the event and get answers。 A tip comes in that points to how they were all selected and targeted and Talia is tasked with retrieving it。 This is where she meets up with Luke Rand， a man also in search of answers after suffering a similar experience。 Pheobe， the woman with the list disappears， and Talia knows she’s been taken。 She and Luke band together to find her。 Of course， there’s an undercurrent of attraction between them as they sort out whether they can trust each other。 Luke and Talia’s investigations lead them to sign up for the “Unplugged Experiment” on one of the islands off the coast of Seattle， where they’re supposed to leave their phones and connection to the mainland behind and achieve “inner balance”。 It soon becomes apparent that the retreat is a cover for more nefarious activities。 Talia and Luke use their talents to try and find Pheobe and stay alive。 On an isolated island， with shifty characters， suspicious deaths， as well as strange plants that seem out of control， Talia and Luke had a lot to contend with。 There are connections to past stories that fans will pick up on: The Bluestone Project， The Foundation， and a few familiar names， but The Night Island can easily be read as a standalone。 The Night Island was another fun， action-packed installment of The Lost Files series。 Jayne Ann Krentz blends romantic suspense with a bit of the paranormal and a lot of imagination for a fast-paced， entertaining mystery。A copy was kindly provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Mary
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Book & Audiobook Rating: 4。5/5The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz is the follow-up to Sleep No More and the second novel in The Lost Night Files series。 While I really enjoyed the first book， I can officially say I LOVED this one， and it was a perfectly creepy addition to the series。 I'm not a huge fan of romantic suspense in general， but there is something about Krentz's writing that makes me not even care there is romance mixed in。 It also isn't overwhelming and has just a handful of slightly Book & Audiobook Rating: 4。5/5The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz is the follow-up to Sleep No More and the second novel in The Lost Night Files series。 While I really enjoyed the first book， I can officially say I LOVED this one， and it was a perfectly creepy addition to the series。 I'm not a huge fan of romantic suspense in general， but there is something about Krentz's writing that makes me not even care there is romance mixed in。 It also isn't overwhelming and has just a handful of slightly steamy scenes， making it the perfect accompaniment to the story。 While you don't necessarily need to read the first book， I would highly recommend it as you are missing out on some important character facts if you go straight into this one。 I honestly wish I had done a reread of Sleep No More beforehand although the author does provide essential details， so you aren't completely lost。I loved the paranormal suspense aspect of the book and not only is the remote island setting outstanding， but it also holds more than a few surprises。 I did listen to the audiobook and was pleased to learn the same narrator from book 1 was back for this one！ Eva Kaminsky is the perfect voice for this series， and while it would definitely be nice to have a full cast， I can't deny that she does a great job。 If you enjoy the genre mashup of paranormal and romantic suspense， both the series and The Night Island are for you！ I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Denise Zuhlke
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Missing memories and new paranormal talentBook 2 of The Lost Night Files is a good follow up to Book 1。 Thistime its Talia's story as she tries to find answers to her missing night and picks up help along the way from Luke who has his own missing period of time he's trying to retrieve。 Missing memories and new paranormal talentBook 2 of The Lost Night Files is a good follow up to Book 1。 Thistime its Talia's story as she tries to find answers to her missing night and picks up help along the way from Luke who has his own missing period of time he's trying to retrieve。 。。。more
Denise Little
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Funny， creepy， and intriguing。。。。This is Jayne's take on a classic closed-door murder mystery， crossed with a romance， crossed with every imaginable Gothic trope available。 Talia， from the Lost Night Files， is chasing a lead on the list of names that led to her kidnapping months ago。 She soon discovers that she isn't alone， and that the chase isn't without risk。 Luke is looking for the same list， for the same reason。 She and Luke join forces， and before too long， they are trapped on terrifying N Funny， creepy， and intriguing。。。。This is Jayne's take on a classic closed-door murder mystery， crossed with a romance， crossed with every imaginable Gothic trope available。 Talia， from the Lost Night Files， is chasing a lead on the list of names that led to her kidnapping months ago。 She soon discovers that she isn't alone， and that the chase isn't without risk。 Luke is looking for the same list， for the same reason。 She and Luke join forces， and before too long， they are trapped on terrifying Night Island， dodging a killer， and uncovering clues to a recently revived government research project to enhance psychic senses。It is a great read， with a charming romance set amongst chills and thrills。 。。。more
Kerrie Howard
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Good storyTalia， Pallas and Amelia are connected by a shared night none of them can remember。 In the first book Pallas meets Ambrose who has a similar experience。 He is now a part of their team。 In this book Talia meets Luke， who has also has a similar experience， when they are both trying to meet up with a person who may have more information they need。 They discover the informant has been kidnapped。 They go to an island that turns out to be one of the secret labs where these experiments have t Good storyTalia， Pallas and Amelia are connected by a shared night none of them can remember。 In the first book Pallas meets Ambrose who has a similar experience。 He is now a part of their team。 In this book Talia meets Luke， who has also has a similar experience， when they are both trying to meet up with a person who may have more information they need。 They discover the informant has been kidnapped。 They go to an island that turns out to be one of the secret labs where these experiments have taken place。 A good second book in this series。 In looking forward to the third book 。。。more
Ann C。
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I love books by Jayne Ann Krentz and this one is no different。 Great book！
Beverly
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Well written， fast paced， with humor。 Very enjoyable。
Annie
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All I can say about this is that Jayne Ann Krentz has amped up her game with the second book in this series！ The story is edgy and suspenseful with all kinds of heat thrown in…both paranormal and physical！ Absolutely loved the book and recommend it to all who love a good paranormal thriller！
Michele bookloverforever
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Well， I've enjoyed this author since her first book。 She just gets better。 Well， I've enjoyed this author since her first book。 She just gets better。 。。。more
Diane Saul
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A good addition to the series。
Rebecca Delio
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EXCELLENT STORY As always Jayne Ann Krentz came through with an excellent story， I can barely wait for the next book to come out。 This was one great story…。
Stephanie
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Jayne Ann Krentz is such a reliably fun storyteller， and I'm really enjoying this series - I preordered this one after reading the first book， and I'm impatient to read Book 3 next year！ I particularly enjoyed the fabulously creepy plant life on the isolated island where most of this adventure is set， although between this and T。 Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead （which I read last month）， I may be treating fungi with a lot of wariness from now on。 ;） Jayne Ann Krentz is such a reliably fun storyteller， and I'm really enjoying this series - I preordered this one after reading the first book， and I'm impatient to read Book 3 next year！ I particularly enjoyed the fabulously creepy plant life on the isolated island where most of this adventure is set， although between this and T。 Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead （which I read last month）， I may be treating fungi with a lot of wariness from now on。 ;） 。。。more
B。C。 Deeks
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Another Exciting Paranormal Adventure Jayne Ann Krentz is a master of the imaginative paranormal fiction genre and she does it again with the second book in The Lost Night Files。 With echoes of an Agatha Christie mystery， the main characters find themselves trapped on a storm tossed island with guests dropping like flies。 Add in the body-eating plant life， hidden labs and mad scientists and you’ve got a fun page-turner。
A
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I am a huge fan of Amanda Quick's pre-Arcane historical romances， Jayne Ann Krentz's Romance。 I am hoping she will get back to writing historical romances filled with amazing characters again that have a plot that doesn't feel repetitive。 All of her Arcane and paranormal romance books have h and H who meet under circumstances where they are either on the run from the bad guys or have witnessed a crime or is a crime scene。 They form expeditious partnerships， have a hot sex without defining a rela I am a huge fan of Amanda Quick's pre-Arcane historical romances， Jayne Ann Krentz's Romance。 I am hoping she will get back to writing historical romances filled with amazing characters again that have a plot that doesn't feel repetitive。 All of her Arcane and paranormal romance books have h and H who meet under circumstances where they are either on the run from the bad guys or have witnessed a crime or is a crime scene。 They form expeditious partnerships， have a hot sex without defining a relationship， live together without talking about it， solve the 'case' or sometimes cases with multiple bad guys and then declare their love and a cliffhanger about the next part in the trilogy/series with a hint at HEA。 The characters are all quite fungible and forgettable。 Her books follow the same formula and judging by the fact that these books are best sellers， she is coasting unlike her older books where she created some very memorable characters， plots and stories that were unique and interesting。Despite all that， this formulaic book can be read once if you like reading Jayne Ann Krentz's arcane / psychic series。 。。。more
Kathy Elliott
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Actually 10⭐Starting to connect to other series！ Yay！Read in one day！ Also， yay！ But conversely， sad， because now it's a whole year till the next one！ But， it does appear to be longer than a trilogy， so there is that？ Actually 10⭐Starting to connect to other series！ Yay！Read in one day！ Also， yay！ But conversely， sad， because now it's a whole year till the next one！ But， it does appear to be longer than a trilogy， so there is that？ 。。。more
Barb Lie
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The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz is the second book in her trilogy， The Lost Night Files。 Refresher: The story revolves around three woman who share a lost evening， which neither of them remember what happened to them; with the three of them waking up in the same hotel that was on fire。 The three ladies， Talia March， Pallas Llewellyn， and Amelia Rivers acknowledge that each of them now have enhanced psychic abilities and they team up creating the Lost Night Files podcast， hoping to gather in The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz is the second book in her trilogy， The Lost Night Files。 Refresher: The story revolves around three woman who share a lost evening， which neither of them remember what happened to them; with the three of them waking up in the same hotel that was on fire。 The three ladies， Talia March， Pallas Llewellyn， and Amelia Rivers acknowledge that each of them now have enhanced psychic abilities and they team up creating the Lost Night Files podcast， hoping to gather information。 In Night Island， the story focuses on Talia March， who follows on a lead regarding a list from a podcast fan。 When she arrives at the person’s house， another man is also looking for Phoebe， and together they sense that she has been kidnapped。 Talia is not sure if she can trust this person， who is also looking for the list。Luke Rand， our hero， has also lost of night of his own， as well as having a different kind of enhanced abilities， not to mention he has recurring nightmares。 At the start they do not trust each， but they agree to team up， as they had the same goals （find the list & Phoebe）。 They end up on Night Island， a remote retreat， pretending to be a couple， but communications on the island are shut down。 They discover the retreat was creepy， with strong psychic energy surrounding the island。 In a short time， both Talia and Luke begin to trust each other， with them both revealing more of their enhanced abilities （Talia can sense and find dead bodies， and Luke has abilities to become a psychic assassin， allowing him to be able to kill using his newfound talent）。The relationship between Talia and Luke grows， as they each find themselves attracted to each other， with the chemistry between them sizzling。 Talia tries to convince Luke that he would never be an assassin， and during his nightmares， his dreams will reveal more revelations of the truths。 I really loved Talia and Luke together。 What follows is an exciting and compelling storyline， that had me unable to put the book down。 Talia and Luke discover more mysteries and secrets， especially in the weird and strange gardens。 As they find Phoebe， the danger escalates， as the three of them are stuck on the island due to storms。 Someone is trying to kill Luke， and he will use his unique abilities to try and save them。 The Night Island was very well written by Jayne Ann Krentz， with wonderful characters， nonstop action， in a fantastic paranormal mystery。 To tell too much more would be spoilers， and I do not want to ruin the story for you。 I look forward to the last book in this trilogy， with Amelia having her own storyline。 BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Ann Lorz
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We are now on the second book in the， The Lost Night Files。 I will say that you really need to read Sleep No More first。 It helps build the main thread of the story that will run in all the books。 Each book in a standalone but the main story does run through them all。 This story happens shortly after Sleep No More ends。 It's now Talia's time to dig into what happened to her and her friends on their lost night。 I really enjoyed both Talia and Luke。 The weird part is that they both come off as a b We are now on the second book in the， The Lost Night Files。 I will say that you really need to read Sleep No More first。 It helps build the main thread of the story that will run in all the books。 Each book in a standalone but the main story does run through them all。 This story happens shortly after Sleep No More ends。 It's now Talia's time to dig into what happened to her and her friends on their lost night。 I really enjoyed both Talia and Luke。 The weird part is that they both come off as a bit cold but once you learn more about them you finally realize why they are both closed down people。 Neither have had the happiest childhoods。 Differently but yet they weren't happy。 It's Luke's act of kindness that helps you figure out that he's cautious not indifferent。 The road to knowledge has a few pitfalls for these two。 They run into a killer and more than one person that wants to do them harm。 I will admit that these two are braver than I am。 There is no way I would go to an island that I can't get off without an exit plan。 Especially since I know someone was out to do me harm。 The Night Island does as some facts to what's going on， but we are still in the dark to the true reason why。 I can't say that the relationship between Talia and Luck is a very romantic one。 It's more of a slow burn。 But that worked for them。 You see the easy way they act around each other and how much they come to care for each other。 Yes， we know more but I still need to know it all。 Sadly， we have to wait till next year for that。 It seems that I keep starting my yearly reading journey with Jayne Ann Krentz。 Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterARC received for an honest review 。。。more
Pj Ausdenmore
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Yes， I know this is fiction but I can't be the only reader who on some subconscious level feels like there are echoes of actual government parapsychic experiments on remote islands in the Pacific Northwest。 That's how vivid - and realistic - Jayne Ann Krentz's imagination is。 This second book in Krentz's The Lost Night Files trilogy hits the ground running and never lets up。 The characters， both primary and secondary， are intriguing， with hidden layers that kept me guessing through a number of t Yes， I know this is fiction but I can't be the only reader who on some subconscious level feels like there are echoes of actual government parapsychic experiments on remote islands in the Pacific Northwest。 That's how vivid - and realistic - Jayne Ann Krentz's imagination is。 This second book in Krentz's The Lost Night Files trilogy hits the ground running and never lets up。 The characters， both primary and secondary， are intriguing， with hidden layers that kept me guessing through a number of twists and turns。 The sense of place that Krentz creates on the island is a character in itself: immersive， evocative， highly suspenseful， and vital to the overall storyline。 The slow-growing romantic relationship between Luke and Talia is forged in their unlikely partnership as they race against time to find and free Phoebe and stop the bad guys who are determined to take them out。 I was with them every step of the way， frequently on the edge of my seat， gasping out loud more than a few times， always eager - though sometimes apprehensive - to discover what was lurking around the next corner。 Set aside plenty of time before you turn the first page。 This is another Krentz story that is impossible to put down。 While The Night Island can be enjoyed as a standalone， there's an overarching storyline that continues through the three books。 I enjoyed this second book much more for having read book one， Sleep No More， first。 For maximum enjoyment and understanding， I recommend reading the series in order。 *ARC received from publisher via NetGalley。 Fair and unbiased review。 。。。more
Jeri L Fischer
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Another winnerThis is another good book by Krentz。 It helps if you have read the first book in the series， and I like the way she has brought in briefly other characters from another series。
Eileen Hutton
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The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz。Fans of Krentz's paranormal series will devour this book， and she's sure to win new fans as well， Recommended。 #TheNightIsland #NetGalley #SaltMarshAuthorSeries The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz。Fans of Krentz's paranormal series will devour this book， and she's sure to win new fans as well， Recommended。 #TheNightIsland #NetGalley #SaltMarshAuthorSeries 。。。more
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher via NetGalley*Genre* Mystery / Thriller*Rating* 3。5*Thoughts*This story revolves around Talia March and a new character named Luke Rand， while Pallas Llewellan and Amelia Rivers play bit parts。
Anne Morgan
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In Book 2 of the Lost Night Files， podcaster Talia March is looking for an informant who promised to sell her a very important list。 The list contains names Talia and her friends believe are people who all "lost nights"， people kidnapped and experimented on to try and enhance their psychic abilities。 They believe this because they are sure they are on that list。 But Talia isn't the only one trying to buy the list and when she arrives at the meeting place she discovers Luke Rand was also trying t In Book 2 of the Lost Night Files， podcaster Talia March is looking for an informant who promised to sell her a very important list。 The list contains names Talia and her friends believe are people who all "lost nights"， people kidnapped and experimented on to try and enhance their psychic abilities。 They believe this because they are sure they are on that list。 But Talia isn't the only one trying to buy the list and when she arrives at the meeting place she discovers Luke Rand was also trying to buy the list， and the buyer has been kidnapped。 With no choice but to work together， Talia and Luke need to find Phoebe before she is killed。 Fortunately， Talia's enhanced ability makes her very good at finding things- and people。 Unfortunately， the trail takes them to Night Island， a rocky island cut off from the outside world but with a high amount of violent psychic energy， weird fellow guests， and possibly carnivorous plants。 It soon becomes clear there is also at least one killer on the island。 I really enjoyed the chemistry between Luke and Talia。 From their first interaction when they don't think they can trust each other， to when they have no choice but to trust each other on the island， their banter and sniping back and forth are highly entertaining。 By the time we know they've fallen for each other （even if they haven't entirely worked it out） their chemistry is sizzling and the trust is solid。 Separately they are enjoyable characters， together they are fantastic。 The fast pacing and energy of the book overall keeps things going at a fast clip， and I found it a very satisfying read overall。 Though I'm not sure I'll ever look at plants quite the same way again。While you don't have to read Sleep No More， book 1 in the series （each can act as a stand-alone）， to enjoy this book， I would probably recommend reading the series in order to get the most out of the "lost night" aspect。 The end here builds on the end of the previous book， which is clearly building up to whatever the big showdown will be in book 3， and I think reading them in order might prove most satisfying to most readers。 I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Marlene
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All of The Lost Night Files begin before the first book in this ongoing series opens to its very first page in Sleep No More。 In fact， it’s starting to look like The Lost Night Files begins at the same time and with the same perpetrators – yes， let’s go with perpetrators – as the Fogg Lake series that began with The Vanishing。All of which began with a top secret government project codenamed Bluestone。 A project that absolutely went where the X-Files did but left considerably more damage – both d All of The Lost Night Files begin before the first book in this ongoing series opens to its very first page in Sleep No More。 In fact， it’s starting to look like The Lost Night Files begins at the same time and with the same perpetrators – yes， let’s go with perpetrators – as the Fogg Lake series that began with The Vanishing。All of which began with a top secret government project codenamed Bluestone。 A project that absolutely went where the X-Files did but left considerably more damage – both direct and collateral – in its wake。 A project that the government CLEARLY didn’t bother to clean up after。 They just mothballed the whole thing in various situs and hoped that no one would dig into their dirty little paranormal secrets。Like things EVER work that way。In this second book， or rather this second case for the Lost Night Files podcast， the founders of the podcast; Pallas Llewellyn， whose story was featured in Sleep No More， Amelia Rivers， who will probably be the central character of a third book that had better be happening， and Talia March， the protagonist of THIS story， have a lead on why and how they were targeted for the experiment that ramped up their various strong intuitions into full-blown psychic talents。They all took a test that measured psychic ability back in college， and they all scored high on that test。 That test WAS the only link between them before their ‘lost night’ at the dilapidated Lucent Springs Hotel。Now Talia is running down a lead on someone who is selling copies of the results of that old， supposedly long-forgotten test。 Talia has high hopes that the list will lead to others who lost a night just as they did， giving them a trail they can hopefully follow back to the source of this mess。What Talia finds first is another ‘victim’ of the experiments。 Prickly and justifiably paranoid Luke Rand also took that test， also lost a night in eerily similar conditions to the Lost Night Files crew， and also woke up with newly enhanced paranormal talents and no memory of what was done to him。Although Luke has one memory that Talia and her friends are fortunate not to have。 The first thing he remembers after his lost night is standing over two dead bodies with a scalpel in his hands。 He thinks he did it。Talia’s not so sure about that。 What she is sure about， because her talent is finding things， is that the person who was supposed to be selling them that list isn’t at the rendezvous – and neither is the list。 What Talia does find is a talisman that links her to the would-be seller， and clues to where the woman was taken。For experimentation， just as they were。Reluctant and temporary allies， Luke and Talia band together to follow the trail of the seller， the list itself， and whatever operation is experimenting on would-be psychics。 What they find is a huge con， a nightmare garden， and a series of murders that make Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None look like a walk in the park on a beautiful sunny day。What Talia and Luke also find， in spite of themselves and their mutual antipathy and distrust – is a partnership that will save them， both from the monsters that haunt the Night Island， and from the demons conjured up by the experiment within them both。Escape Rating A-: The thing about the ‘Jayneverse’ is that everything connects up – EVENTUALLY。 Howsomever， that doesn’t stop a reader from jumping in pretty much anywhere and getting sucked right in。 The Lost Night Files is an excellent case in point。It might be better to start The Lost Night Files with ITS OWN first book， Sleep No More， but this series doesn’t depend on any knowledge of the greater whole， or even the smaller whole of Fogg Lake， to be easy to get into and a whole lot of fun to read。It’s more that if you ARE familiar with some of the background there are bits that you read with a bit of a smile at the old memories – even as you make new ones。The Night Island is clearly a middle book in its own series。 In Sleep No More， we first met the crew of the podcast and were with them as they continued their investigation into WTF happened to them at the old Lucent Springs Hotel。 AND discovered that they weren’t the only ones to have been experimented on， resulting in Pallas’ finding her HEA with fellow experiment subject Ambrose Drake。In and on the Night Island， the investigation gets a few steps closer to the truth – or at least A TRUTH – about the nature of the experiments and their purpose。 The reader gets a glimpse of the perpetrators， while Talia and Luke get merely a hint in that direction。 Which moves the series as a whole along quite teasingly， but doesn’t detract or distract from the events of this book。Events that are centered around Talia and Luke’s investigation of the Night Island itself， the way the bodies keep dropping like flies and the bizarre nature of the experimental flora on Night Island and how they seem to be evolving their way to fauna at a dizzying rate。So there are oodles of puzzles to solve in this compelling story of paranormal romantic suspense and plenty of tasty red herrings to swallow on the way to solving them – as well as the descriptions of the chef’s yummy-sounding vegetarian cuisine。 Talia and Luke turn out to be the perfect investigators for this case of con artists， psychic assassins and lost things， plans and people。I can’t wait to see how The Lost Night Files wraps up all the mysteries that face them， hopefully in the next book in this series。 And hopefully this time next year if not a bit sooner！Originally published at Reading Reality 。。。more
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