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was this book better or was this just more interesting & fucked up at the same time idk who can tell either way i blacked out in second half of this book so i don’t remember much of anything

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anncatherine's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

i cant believe i liked this shit.
last year i read "corrupt" (the first book in the series) and i did not like it. so, i dropped the whole series. idk why but i thought of giving this series a second chance as i ve heard people saying this series get better and i think its true coz this book was really addictive and i liked it. i was not able to put this book down.
all of these characters need major counseling and therapy. these characters scare the shit outta me. id think i will ever survive in their universe.

“There are just some things that are more exciting when they’re a secret.”
“It’s always best to say as little as possible. The more of a mystery you are, the less leverage they have.”
“People will think what they want to think, not because they believe they are right, but because it’s in their nature to maintain that they are. By defending yourself, you feed the appetite for drama. By not, you’ve ended the conversation.”
“It could be so strange how things happen. How the people you never suspect become you’re only lifeline, and you hold onto them as hard as you can, because you have no choice. There was nothing else to keep you from falling. Falling into loneliness or despair or fear. He reached for me, and I reached back.”

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lenavejar's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cxitlin_baron's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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eepi's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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ebonyyskyy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

It was okay. Kai is likeable, more so than Damon, but he’s character is kinda weak. It’s not well explained why he is the way he is (why he likes watching people). I like banks. Her character was loveable and her selflessness for Damon was understandable. I enjoyed that aspect of the plot. Trying to find Damon, Banks unknown connection to him, Kai not giving up on pursuing her. Although there relationship didn’t have enough give and take. They just picked up where they left off… like where’s the angst and doubts about if them together is right. Anyways kinda don’t have the motivation to read the next one but I will anyway because I expect it to be better from what people have said.

there’s one pretty disturbing scene in this book. Chapter 16. Damon mother says some pretty fucked up things to Damon in front of other people and it’s very unsettling. It leads into understand why Damon loves pain. It’s the way he copes. I.e he use to slice the bottom of his feet to feel is when he walks and plays basketball

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mollydollydoodah's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Super duper good! Really well done plot. Kick-ass tomboy and rich guy. Enemies to lovers, spicy!!

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noveltay's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I like Kai better than Michael, but I don’t like Kai and Banks as much as I liked Rika and Michael. I felt like there was more to their story and relationship than Kai’s. But I do enjoy Kai’s character, his development, and mostly everything about him. I did find this to be a lot slower of a read than Corrupt, took nearly 300 pages for the first kiss?! Talk about a slow burn.. Overall I like this book though and still rated it a 4 as I enjoyed reading it the whole time, even with some eye rolls and annoyance here & there.

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