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apalershadeofwhite's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book was so freaking funny! I really loved Katerina's attitude and how we could see her settling into the mask she wears in her line of work. Also, Ivan was one of the best side characters, I really enjoyed the scene he was in. I also really liked the pacing of the book and how the chapters shortened as you progressed through the narrative. It really emphasised the urgency in some scenes and quickened the pace when things got especially tense towards the end. It was super effective and done really well. I also enjoyed that the author expanded from solely focusing on Katerina's POV. It was really interesting to get to know more about Winter, for example.
However, I did find it quite sad watching Katerina find more and more (and increasingly worse) reasons to leave this life, but those same reasons are why she CAN'T leave. because it puts her in danger. Now that she knows about how this world operates and became a part of it, can she ever leave? I thought it was a really interesting detail that all the men in high authority positions frequently ended their questions/sentences without the proper punctuation, like a question mark. It emphasised how much power these actually actually possessed and how they demand, not needing to ask for permission.
(Side note: I noticed that any person in this shady business world that didn't speak English spoke Spanish instead. I don't know if this is an awful racial stereotype or just a language that the author is familiar with. I sincerely hope it is the latter).
Now, the book wasn't perfect by any means: some information seemed misplaced and felt like it wasn't really needed, and I also found some discrepancies and inconsistencies that did play on my mind while reading. Overall, though, I really enjoyed this book. It was a really satisfying continuation from the first and previous book in the series. I just hope the next one is as good... Nevertheless, I'm excited to see how the next book will wrap up the trilogy.
However, I did find it quite sad watching Katerina find more and more (and increasingly worse) reasons to leave this life, but those same reasons are why she CAN'T leave. because it puts her in danger. Now that she knows about how this world operates and became a part of it, can she ever leave? I thought it was a really interesting detail that all the men in high authority positions frequently ended their questions/sentences without the proper punctuation, like a question mark. It emphasised how much power these actually actually possessed and how they demand, not needing to ask for permission.
(Side note: I noticed that any person in this shady business world that didn't speak English spoke Spanish instead. I don't know if this is an awful racial stereotype or just a language that the author is familiar with. I sincerely hope it is the latter).
Now, the book wasn't perfect by any means: some information seemed misplaced and felt like it wasn't really needed, and I also found some discrepancies and inconsistencies that did play on my mind while reading. Overall, though, I really enjoyed this book. It was a really satisfying continuation from the first and previous book in the series. I just hope the next one is as good... Nevertheless, I'm excited to see how the next book will wrap up the trilogy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
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