<blockquote><b><i>“Today is cold. Tomorrow, heat will come. Flowers bloom, then wither. Those we love, we can grow to hate. And life...life can be perfect one minute and in shambles the next.” </i></b></blockquote> This is the second book in the White Rabbit Chronicles series, and we pick up right where the last book left off, with Ali now as part of the zombie hunters crew and happy with her friends, grandmother and boyfriend, Cole. But, the same as with the night of her family's murder that started all this, it only takes one minute for everything to change. This book was equal parts good and not so much. I really liked the center plot with Ali and Dark Ali, I thought it was really interesting to see Ali fighting not only with zombies and Anima, but with a part of herself. It was a clever way for character development for her, as well as good source of conflict between the group. The girl suffered a lot, though. I mean, you think that after everything she went through in the first book, she couldn't suffer anymore and couldn't loose more....and then you find out you were wrong. She can, and she would. Yes, it made her much stronger, but there were moments when I just wanted to hug her because I felt really sorry for her. I loved how Kat was always supporting her, their friendship is amazing and Kat is by far my favorite character in this entire series. She's hilarious and loyal and badass. I'm glad she and Frosty are okay now, they are cure together and also one of the couples that I think work the best in the series as well. As for relationships, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Gavin and how he and Ali bonded and ended up as friends. I don't think he was ever in love with Ali at all, but I like them better than ColexAli. And Gavin is way cooler. Speaking of which, what was this "New Moon" vibe between Cole and Ali in this book? How unnecessary was that? What was the point in creating all this drama because of Cole's stupid jealousy? And how unnecessary was Veronica? Yep, very. Ali even got Bella Swan-ed for a while, and there was even a Twilight quote thrown in the book just to cement the whole thing. I was cringing the whole time, and it slowed my reading a bit. I still don't like and connect much with Cole and after this book, I don't like the whole relationship at all. I think Ali is better off alone for now or with someone else. Reeve's plot was also super interesting, even though I felt sorry for her in the end, a lot. But I knew that she would eventually fall into Zombieland and become part of the gang, even if she's not a slayer. I'm happy that everyone is in the know now, I can't wait for some action with the gang in the next book. AND JUSTIN AND HIS SISTER. I never expected a redemption arc for them, I expected them to be 'the enemies' for the entire series, or maybe betray Anima at the very end or something. I was suspicious at first because of that, but I kinda liked how they started helping the slayers and the part Justin's sister played after the girls were in Anima's headquarters. Overall, I liked the book. It had it's downfalls (ahem, all the unnecessary drama between Cole and Ali), but it was just as action packed as the first, if not more, and it gaves more on the zombie lore of the series, as well as prepared us for the final battle against Anima and the zombies. There were major character developments and tons of humor. 3.5 stars.