Review: Scala by Christina Bauer

Title: Scala
Author: Christina Bauer
Series: Angelbound Origins #2
Genre: Paranormal/YA/Romance
Publisher: Monster House Books, LL
Publication Date: May 13th, 2014
Edition: Kindle Edition, 249 pages
Source: Library
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Synopsis:

Nineteen-year-old Myla Lewis has transformed into the Great Scala, the only being with the power to move human souls to Heaven or Hell. Although she no longer fights demons in the Arena, Myla still has tons of ass-kicking to do as she redefines the afterlife and rebuilds Purgatory's government. Unfortunately, her world falls apart faster than she can put it together. An enemy out of Myla's past is sapping her powers, making her weaker by the day. Even worse, her angel bound-love Lincoln has mysteriously disappeared. As her true enemy becomes clear, Myla discovers that all the after-realms are at risk. After losing so much power, does she still have the strength to save her world?

    This book, while still good, wasn't as good as the first book. It was shorter by almost half so that made the plot feel really rushed. It was set over a shorter period of time, but there were some elements that I would have liked expanded on, some plot points that were told rather than shown. 

    There were characters that had more of a presence in the first book that were left out almost entirely in this book. Maybe their importance wasn't as needed, but they were important to Myla as a character in the first book and I don't see people like her parents being less important. Especially since we never really got to know her father in the first book.

    I had forgotten Adair's role in this book, and I felt it was a small let down that the final battle with her in this book happened so quickly. It was amped up to be something bigger than it turned out being. 

    This series is still a lot of fun to read, and I can't wait to read the books that didn't exist when I first tackled this series. I have less to say about this book because less happened than in the first one. I really look forward to reading the books that have been added to this series.