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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
I have mixed feelings about this duet. One the one hand they were so compelling I stayed up all night to power through and finish them. On the other hand they were sometimes over the top and I felt like rolling my eyes at certain points. I will be spoiling below so......
My thoughts:
Shay is such a fucked up mess that my heart broke for him at the end especially his POV chapter. That was gutting. Then I remembered the sick shit he did and I was like - yeah this had to happen.
Throughout both books his love for Mina shone through - even if it was a sick twisted type of love. I fully admit that obsessed alpha males are my crack - but Shay has to be up there as one of the most intense ever. It was fitting that in the end he chose to die to keep Mina safe. Really it was the only choice he could make. And it was the only way that Mina could survive. Shay's love would have destroyed her eventually - the epilogue with her at his grave was fitting when she said she forgave him. And that his son seems so happy and loved. It was like the family is getting a do over.
Mina - there were times I was like wtf girl - but literally she is a girl in these books. She's not even old enough to vote and yet she has so much thrown at her. I thought she was a great heroine. She stayed hopeful, saw the good in people and yes she could come across as wishy washy at times, but like I said she's a kid. It was so interesting that Gavin - an outsider - was able to see so much more of the true Mina than even her own family could. She seemed happy at the end and that was all I could hope for.
Emily - I felt so bad for Mina's mom. I know she was a drunk but this woman's life was one tragedy after another. The fact that Shay actually killed her shocked me but it shouldn't have. All it did was make me hate James more than I already did.
James - I hate that piece of shit. He literally fucked over his wife and his son but I guess his punishment was to be all alone in the end. Though the fact that Mina's son had Shay's dog tags suggests to me that James has meet his grandson.
Keenan - I didn't hate him but I wasn't swooning over him either. I think he did the best he could and in the end he won. He got Mina, he probably got out of the club lifestyle and he even got to raise Shay's son - which honestly Shay must be rolling over in his grave with how Keenan got his life.
The only thing that took me out of the story was the over the top actions of Shay and how he never seemed to get any grief for them until he fucked over Elias. I mean killing the homeless guy, disfiguring Eli, the revenge against Mina's old friends. It just felt too much.
Overall though this book was so compelling though I couldn't put it down. And it was set in Ontario Canada which wow - my own backyard. This one will stay with me for awhile if only for the tragic story of all the people involved. Which is what makes a book memorable to me.
My thoughts:
Shay is such a fucked up mess that my heart broke for him at the end especially his POV chapter. That was gutting. Then I remembered the sick shit he did and I was like - yeah this had to happen.
Throughout both books his love for Mina shone through - even if it was a sick twisted type of love. I fully admit that obsessed alpha males are my crack - but Shay has to be up there as one of the most intense ever. It was fitting that in the end he chose to die to keep Mina safe. Really it was the only choice he could make. And it was the only way that Mina could survive. Shay's love would have destroyed her eventually - the epilogue with her at his grave was fitting when she said she forgave him. And that his son seems so happy and loved. It was like the family is getting a do over.
Mina - there were times I was like wtf girl - but literally she is a girl in these books. She's not even old enough to vote and yet she has so much thrown at her. I thought she was a great heroine. She stayed hopeful, saw the good in people and yes she could come across as wishy washy at times, but like I said she's a kid. It was so interesting that Gavin - an outsider - was able to see so much more of the true Mina than even her own family could. She seemed happy at the end and that was all I could hope for.
Emily - I felt so bad for Mina's mom. I know she was a drunk but this woman's life was one tragedy after another. The fact that Shay actually killed her shocked me but it shouldn't have. All it did was make me hate James more than I already did.
James - I hate that piece of shit. He literally fucked over his wife and his son but I guess his punishment was to be all alone in the end. Though the fact that Mina's son had Shay's dog tags suggests to me that James has meet his grandson.
Keenan - I didn't hate him but I wasn't swooning over him either. I think he did the best he could and in the end he won. He got Mina, he probably got out of the club lifestyle and he even got to raise Shay's son - which honestly Shay must be rolling over in his grave with how Keenan got his life.
The only thing that took me out of the story was the over the top actions of Shay and how he never seemed to get any grief for them until he fucked over Elias. I mean killing the homeless guy, disfiguring Eli, the revenge against Mina's old friends. It just felt too much.
Overall though this book was so compelling though I couldn't put it down. And it was set in Ontario Canada which wow - my own backyard. This one will stay with me for awhile if only for the tragic story of all the people involved. Which is what makes a book memorable to me.
sad
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book took the Torment series to a whole new level. Just when I thought it could get any more enthralling, any more soul ripping. This is a must read!!!
Did I like this? I don’t know. Am I sad? I don’t know. I genuinely don’t know how to feel … I thought I’d find some closure in the end but nope. That ending just confused me even more.
I did enjoy it… I think. I definitely couldn’t put it down. I just feel conflicted.
I did enjoy it… I think. I definitely couldn’t put it down. I just feel conflicted.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes