BECAUSE IT IS MY BLOOD

In this second installment of the Birthright series, Anya Balanchine is released from Liberty Children’s Facility, only to find she’s unable to pick up where she left off. Life and the people in her life look very different from the way they did a mere month earlier. Ilyana Kadushin dives right back in as the perfect Anya—seemingly emotionless and cool on the surface but a true teen in consciousness and delivery. Kadushin delivers the story’s happiness, sorrow, and mob family suspense to make this follow-up just as fast paced as the original. One small issue is that Kadushin’s occasional questioning inflection in the middle of sentences jars the listener out of the narration. Overall, however, Kadushin enhances the story’s suspense, intrigue, and heart, raising anticipation for the next installment. C.C. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2012]