Matilda Case's quiet world has been shattered and now she is on the run, hiding from both the eleven Houses that rule her world as well as the immortal galvanized who used to aid the Houses. Unfortunately, a war between the galvanized and the Houses are not her only concern. Matilda has now learned that a time shift could occur very soon and destroy everything and everyone she loves, including her own galvanized body. Will Matilda, Abraham, Neds, Quinten, and Gloria be able to change the events of the past in order to prevent the certain destruction of their current lives?

INFINITY BELL is the second book in Devon Monk's House Immortal series and picks up immediately where the first book, House Immortal ends. I highly suggest reading the books in order as the world building and character development have been fully fleshed out already and INFINITY BELL jumps right into the current world at a crisis point. From the very first page, Devon Monk plunges the reader headlong into the midst of the action as the intensity doesn't let up.

I can't rave enough about Devon Monk's spectacular world building! INFINITY BELL is set in a world unlike any other, as we essentially have a feudal system in place with each ruling House containing one of the galvanized- immortal beings who are stitched together, much like Frankenstein's monster. The complexity of the world is astounding as Devon Monk makes a seemingly unbelievable concept seem not only real but even makes the somewhat hideous sounding galvanized quite heroic and attractive.

Matilda is the first new galvanized since the Wings of Mercury experiment that created the galvanized. In INFINITY BELL, Matilda is starting to adjust and accept her prominent leadership role and I absolutely love how she handles the concluding scenes of INFINITY BELL. I like that we are seeing her relationships grow and evolve, particularly as we learn more about her brother, Quinten.

Devon Monk is quickly becoming one of my favorite urban fantasy authors as her clever twists, phenomenal world building, and superb character development ensure that any book she writes is guaranteed to be an engrossing and thrilling read. INFINITY BELL is further proof of how well Devon Monk's talented writing skills and vivid imagination weave together the perfect story. My only regret with finishing INFINITY BELL is that I have to wait on the third book in the series to come out! INFINITY BELL is highly recommended for all urban fantasy fans.

Book Summary

Return to national bestselling author Devon Monk's heartpounding House Immortal series, where eleven powerful Houses control the world and all its resources. But now, the treaty between them has been broken, and no one—not even the immortal galvanized—is safe....

Matilda Case isn’t normal. Normal people aren’t stitched together, inhumanly strong, and ageless, as she and the other galvanized are. Normal people’s bodies don’t hold the secret to immortality—something the powerful Houses will kill to possess. And normal people don’t know that they’re going to die in a few days.

Matilda’s fight to protect the people she loves triggered a chaotic war between the Houses and shattered the world’s peace. On the run, she must find a way to stop the repeat of the ancient time experiment that gifted her and the other galvanized with immortality. Because this time, it will destroy her and everything she holds dear.

Caught in a cat-and-mouse game of lies, betrayal, and unseen foes, Matilda must fight to save the world from utter destruction. But time itself is her enemy, and every second brings her one step closer to disaster....