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Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
4.0

“Better to rule in hell,” the beautiful man smiles, “than serve in heaven”

Okay so this book has been sat on my shelf since it first came out and I’m so glad that I finally had the impulse to pick it up because I enjoyed it so much.

The writing in this book was so incredible, it was my first solo Kristoff book and his writing is incredible. He seems to be able to balance descriptions and actions in the best way as well as definitely not holding back on the emotional punches. I had to stop several times just to process what was happening because this book definitely caused me a lot of pain and I’m not okay.

I really enjoyed the characters - especially Lemon, I thought she was so wonderful and I think she truly cared about everyone around her and I’m so excited to see where her story goes! Again, I liked Eve too I thought she was a very interesting character who my heart just ached for so fucking much and that ENDING. Zeke again, I liked him and uncovering his secrets was interesting and again, he made my heart just ache and I can’t wait wIt to see what happens next. The names in themselves are SO clever and I just, I have come to the conclusion that Jay Kristoff is a genius and the retelling aspects I’m

”It’s simple to love someone on the days that are easy. But you find out what your love is made out of on the days that are hard”

Like I said, this book was not shy with emotion. It clawed me deep in my heart especially the last two or three chapters, they hurt so much and I’m not sure I’m ready to see where we go next because wow, I’m in pain.