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kylasmv15's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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cristina_reading24's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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witcheep's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Everyone is making dumb and impulsive decicions while reveling in dark deeds. I don't get how any of these people are able to keep up their cover identities.

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angelofthetardis's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Again, please see my previous review of this book for full thoughts, but I'm currently listening to the audio versions as they're about to disappear from the Audible Plus catalogue.

Thus far, this book has had the best narrators of the series. Both voices finally match the characters perfectly, and their inflections and changes in tone to give voice to other characters are all strong enough to stand out, but not so over the top that they ruin the mood. I'd STILL like to see them voice the lines of their character in their opposing chapters; I just think it makes sense! But the performances were good enough in this one that I wasn't as bothered.

The audio does make the story feel slower in pace than the physical read, and overall it does seem like there is less action (but there is plenty of 'action' 😉) in this one, so there are moments where it is easy to zone out. But then, that's good when you're using the books to relax! And it's definitely an easy listen.

I guess I'm not as drawn to this one as the 'good boy/bad girl' dynamic isn't my favourite (I prefer the other way around). But still, the characterisation is good and I like the way it doesn't feel too stereotypical or trope-y, while still playing off of those things.

One more to go (Crossed isn't on the freebie list, sadly...)!

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rachelmoss2017's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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caitlin_plotsandpints's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I’m here for a good time not a long time.

This book was delightfully unhinged. A solid 3.5⭐️ that gets the goodreads round up. To start, this is VERY dark, so read your CW if needed. This was my third read for the Never After Series, better than Hooked but not as good as Scarred in my opinion. I liked that we get a dark FMC who corrupts our MMC, instead of the usual dark MMC.

Evie is chaos incarnate, with a rose gold gun and attitude to match, she does some very questionable sh*t. Our good boy MMC Nick just wants justice and the drugs/mobsters off the streets. But sometimes wickedness is oh too sweet and Nick finds himself in quite a tight spot (both metaphorically and otherwise 😶‍🌫️). What ensues is a delicious and spicy story that gives us a mafia/mob storyline with a lot of sexual tension and romance.

Like all of the Never After Series I’ve read so far these are shorter and perfect for satisfying that dark romance itch in a delicious way. Is it the most amazing story/writing of all time? No. Will I gladly devour any book Emily wants to write? Yes.

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