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A review by beeboisourgod
Betrayals by Kelley Armstrong
4.0
God, Goodreads really needs to get on implementing half star reviews because I want to give this 3 stars, but I can't bear the thought of giving it anything less than 4 because it's still a great read as always, so we meet in the middle here at 3.5 yet again.
And most of my thoughts for this book boil down to: Get your act together already, Gabriel!
So I will be brief(ish):
1. Again, I personally am not a big fan of the amount of sex in this series or really any series I read, especially since the first book didn't have any,and since it's with the wrong guy. So *insert picture of person tapping their watch here*. And with a large part of this story involving fae sex workers, and even more revolving around Olivia and Ricky's... relationship, let's just say it's not my favourite in the series. But that's just me.
2. I wish more of the action would actually take place in the town of Cainsville, like we get pit stops at the diner and Olivia's apartment, a quick trip here to see Rose, a quick trip there to see Patrick, but I'm not seeing nearly enough of the town itself! Come on, give me more history! More gargoyles! More places to see! More about the elders. About people who actually live in the town that's the namesake of the series. More! The whole plot of this book seemed rather removed from the whole, a side story with not much to really add to the big picture other than the Gabriel/Olivia/Ricky relationship, and I'll admit, the big "Betrayal" was... not gonna lie, a little bit of a letdown, as well as the fact that we never met most characters in this before.
But I still love it. The book still sucked me in to its world, into its lore and its mystery. I tore through it. And I am still hopelessly in love with Gabriel. Like move aside Matilda, if you can't make your choice, I can. Every little scene where he does right by Liv, cares for her, or does something sweet, gives me life. Nothing against Ricky, of course. He's great, he's stable, but I mean, he's just not him. But anyway, as always, the story was well-written, the adventure it took me on was exhilarating, and everything we learn about the fae and the cwn annwn and every bit of mythology in between is just a stunning testament to Kelley Armstrong's abilities. So maybe it's not my favourite book in the series, maybe it has a couple uncomfortable scenes and rough edges, but it's still amazingly well-done.
And most of my thoughts for this book boil down to: Get your act together already, Gabriel!
So I will be brief(ish):
1. Again, I personally am not a big fan of the amount of sex in this series or really any series I read, especially since the first book didn't have any,
2. I wish more of the action would actually take place in the town of Cainsville, like we get pit stops at the diner and Olivia's apartment, a quick trip here to see Rose, a quick trip there to see Patrick, but I'm not seeing nearly enough of the town itself! Come on, give me more history! More gargoyles! More places to see! More about the elders. About people who actually live in the town that's the namesake of the series. More! The whole plot of this book seemed rather removed from the whole, a side story with not much to really add to the big picture other than the Gabriel/Olivia/Ricky relationship, and I'll admit, the big "Betrayal" was... not gonna lie, a little bit of a letdown, as well as the fact that we never met most characters in this before.
But I still love it. The book still sucked me in to its world, into its lore and its mystery. I tore through it. And I am still hopelessly in love with Gabriel. Like move aside Matilda, if you can't make your choice, I can. Every little scene where he does right by Liv, cares for her, or does something sweet, gives me life. Nothing against Ricky, of course. He's great, he's stable, but I mean, he's just not him.