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A review by cutenanya
Todesnächte by Karen Rose
5.0
This is definitely the best book in the series so far and I just love Thorne! How can you not love such an adoring, gentle giant. Thorne left a strong impression when he was protective of Lucy and Gwen in the first book and when it comes to his own turn, it's just absolutely amazing. Though the focus of this book is on Thorne, all other characters in the series are equally active and I really like to see how they help each other out and become protective of Thorne this time round. It reminds me so much of Fast and Furious 7 and Dominic's best line in the movie:
"I don't have friends, I got family".
That's right, Thorne's been helping others selflessly throughout his life and suffering tremendously for doing the right thing but it's his generosity that saves him and supports him at a time when his life is just crumbling like a poorly stacked jenga. Unlike Lucy and JD (whose passion burns like roaring fire), the love between Thorne and Gwen takes on a much slower pace, simmering until it's just perfect. Had Thorne and Gwen gotten together earlier, life would have been a lot different (maybe a lot merrier for both of them because then there would be no space for Evan). However, I think traumatic and tragic experiences sometimes bring out the true nature of love, that prevent it from being drowned by tons of trivial things (which could break the strongest bonds in a relationship).
Plotwise, though we know right from the beginning who the villain is, it doesn't distract the fun from the book. Quite on the contrary, it makes the story more enjoyable to read because now it's not a matter of WHO DUN IT but rather HOW do you get out of this tangled mess and survive the ordeal. Unfortunately, I think the book is a bit too long and drag on sometimes. This book could still be as exciting had Rose been less repetitive and condense the plot a bit more.
Overall, I really looked forward to this book (so much so I joined Audible.co.uk to purchase the audiobook version as it's still not available in the American Audible marketplace) and I'm glad it didn't disappoint. Hopefully, this does not spell the end of this series because I still want to meet my favorite characters again, especially Alec. The kid's a genius and totally my type! I have a soft spot for computer geeks and characters with disabilities (like some elf in Magus Chase series :D)
"I don't have friends, I got family".
That's right, Thorne's been helping others selflessly throughout his life and suffering tremendously for doing the right thing but it's his generosity that saves him and supports him at a time when his life is just crumbling like a poorly stacked jenga. Unlike Lucy and JD (whose passion burns like roaring fire), the love between Thorne and Gwen takes on a much slower pace, simmering until it's just perfect. Had Thorne and Gwen gotten together earlier, life would have been a lot different (maybe a lot merrier for both of them because then there would be no space for Evan). However, I think traumatic and tragic experiences sometimes bring out the true nature of love, that prevent it from being drowned by tons of trivial things (which could break the strongest bonds in a relationship).
Plotwise, though we know right from the beginning who the villain is, it doesn't distract the fun from the book. Quite on the contrary, it makes the story more enjoyable to read because now it's not a matter of WHO DUN IT but rather HOW do you get out of this tangled mess and survive the ordeal. Unfortunately, I think the book is a bit too long and drag on sometimes. This book could still be as exciting had Rose been less repetitive and condense the plot a bit more.
Overall, I really looked forward to this book (so much so I joined Audible.co.uk to purchase the audiobook version as it's still not available in the American Audible marketplace) and I'm glad it didn't disappoint. Hopefully, this does not spell the end of this series because I still want to meet my favorite characters again, especially Alec. The kid's a genius and totally my type! I have a soft spot for computer geeks and characters with disabilities (like some elf in Magus Chase series :D)