A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard

Ah book two of the series... Once again the cover of this book is lovely.

This book follows Eleanor after the drama of what happened that dark night. Her mother is in the mental institute refusing to believe that her brother is dead. Selling all the stuff in the house for money to pay her mom's doctor bills. Eleanor is just at her wits ends. One day she hears the Hell Hounds coming after her. Fearing for her life she flees to Paris to find her friends. Hoping Joseph, Jie and Daniel can help her somehow.
What frustrates me most about this book is the lack of communication between Eleanor and her friends. There's no talking about Oliver. They just hate him from the start. However Eleanor is never truly honest with her friends. It just drove me crazy. I realize that this adds to the conflicts in the book and helps with the drama. I just got so frustrated with Eleanor being so overly stubborn and selfish. Looking past that point the book was a easy read. It kept the story smooth and got there quickly. It left you with a what now type of ending which works because there is a third book. Not so much that I felt I had to read it right away.