I think to me this book was more “intense” than the first just because crazy limb-chopping Dr. Danco had Deb’s boyfriend and for a while the reader doesn’t really know exactly what will happen to him. (And also you don’t know who will be next and how this guy will be stopped) And once again Dexter himself is a brilliant and likable character and his patience is tested because a certain suspicious sergeant keeps watch over him much too often and Dexter can’t “do his job”. Unpredictable and very entertaining… I can’t wait ‘til I get Dexter in the Dark now from the library, but I think I’ll have to because so many people requested to borrow that book. =(

Better than the 1st book… I love how Dexter ends up becoming more “normal” no matter how hard he tries not too. The MO of Dr. Danco is inspired and very clever. Dexter is the greatest literary character to come out of the past 5 years. Thus,Jeff Lindsay is one of the greatest writers of the 21st century.
I cannot wait for book 3!
Worth Consuming

I was not a huge fan of the first book, but the concept was interesting and some times a series gets better with each book. This may not be the case here. While it is not as forehead smacking dimwitted as the first, it is has it’s moments of unbeleiveablity. How can Dexter be so attractive that women throw themselves at him, and such a good pretender of being human that he can be oblivous when women like him? The only woman who was not attracted to him has been his foster sister, and I kind of think it might be only a matter of time. I also dislike how every person who is his foe ends up dead or out of commission. Are they going to introduce a new character to be “on to him” every book? This is not only frustrating but it shows that the author is completely incapable of developing any character or relationship longer than a few pages.