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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I immediately started this when I finished the first book. I absolutely loved this duet. I honestly think it is my second favorite duet of all time. The storyline is great, the chemistry between the characters is more than I could have asked for, and the ending was -chef's kiss-
"I don't need anyone else. I just need one person to make me the center of their universe. I want us to be two stars locked in orbit, burning in the blackness of space."
"I don't need anyone else. I just need one person to make me the center of their universe. I want us to be two stars locked in orbit, burning in the blackness of space."
AMAZING
Yet another amazing story by miss Sophie Lark. I love the broken man troupe so much that this is just amazing! I’m convince she just always has the best stories. Brutal prince is one of my top 10 books of this year and this just add a new one♥️
Yet another amazing story by miss Sophie Lark. I love the broken man troupe so much that this is just amazing! I’m convince she just always has the best stories. Brutal prince is one of my top 10 books of this year and this just add a new one♥️
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5/5
What was the point of this book? It was so ungodly boring that I genuinely found myself wishing Cole had actually gone through with killing Mara in the first book just so this one never existed. Nothing happened. Literally nothing. I was so bored I don’t even have anything to say, cause there’s nothing to comment on. Nothing. Happened.
What was the point of this book? It was so ungodly boring that I genuinely found myself wishing Cole had actually gone through with killing Mara in the first book just so this one never existed. Nothing happened. Literally nothing. I was so bored I don’t even have anything to say, cause there’s nothing to comment on. Nothing. Happened.
This book picked up where There Are No Saints left off. Mara is now living in Cole’s lush home. She is getting used to living in his orbit, where he bestows lavish gifts on her. They spend all their time together.
Meanwhile, a predator still waits for his perfect opportunity to pounce and rip Mara to pieces. And, Cole will not lose her so soon after finding her. He knows that the only way to keep his girl safe, is to kill Shaw. But he realizes that Mara must come to that conclusion as well. Cole lives in the dark and he must bring her into the dark with him, if they are to survive.
It’s been a while since I read the first book, There Are No Saints. I was honestly a little confused when I started to read this. Cole and Mara were just in this perfect bubble living together and not much was really going on. I didn’t even remember them moving in together. There was no immediate threat that was present at the end of the first book. I had to take a little look-see at the end of the first book to get my head straight.
Cole and Mara’s unlikely relationship continues to develop. She pulls him into her light making him experience things in a whole new and wonderful way. Meanwhile, he is pulling her into the darkness simultaneously. She finds that living in the dark is freeing in its own way. It empowers her to no longer have to live as a victim to things others do. The two find an unlikely balance in the middle of both their natures.
“Everyone is a mix of good and bad. Can the good cancel out the bad? I don’t know. I’m not sure I even care. If there’s no objective measure, then all that matters is how I feel. Cole is a shade of gray I can accept.”
Of course, they still have to deal with Alastor Shaw, the one person that could rip their happiness to shreds. Despite Mara’s adamant declarations that Shaw is the Beast of the Bay, the police are still tracking Cole. How can they dispatch the threat while being watched so closely by a law enforcement that doesn’t believe them?
Overall, this book read fairly easily and quickly. I still think it should have all been one book. The first book ended awkwardly; the second book started the same way. Once I shook the cobwebs out of my head, it was a fairly straightforward story to understand and follow. And, I can’t stop routing for the ‘bad’ guys … or maybe in this case the better of the bad guys?
Unfortunately, this book just ended so strangely that I think it did affect my rating and overall enjoyment. The epilogue was just so odd. I thought we were about to get a romantic proposal and instead got some weird pretend murder, I don’t even know. I think this author could definitely use some work on wrapping her books up a little nicer. And, the book could use a little polishing overall. It seemed very raw. I thought the concept of this duet was neat though and definitely something a little different.
This was not the sequel I was hoping for. 80% of this book felt like filler content, with all the plot happening at the end, and the filler content wasn’t even all that interesting. The MC seems to have lost his entire personality that made him likeable, which made him really boring. Such a shame after the first book.
What happened?? I LOVED the first iteration of this duet, but this one fell so unbelievably flat. The story was beyond boring, the characters were incredibly stale, I lost all the wonder and mystery with our morally gray MMC who seemed waaaaay too “typical nice guy” from page 1, and I just couldn’t bring myself to care what happened to any of them as the pages rolled on. I struggled from 40% on. It’s only redeeming quality is the decent writing.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail