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The Tainted City by Courtney Schafer
4.0

I've forgotten how much I love this characters. The second I read Dev and Kiran POVs again I've been captured again by them. The two different POVs (1st POV for Dev and 3rd POV for Kiran) still work so good for their stories and experiences.

Kiran, oh, Kiran. I was screaming 'NO' out loud when Marten handed you over to Ruslan and to think what you had to go through until Ruslan ereased your memory? And everything after? The blackmail by Ruslan? Your love for Mikail and his betrayal? *wibbles*

And Dev? Having to witness Kiran being handed over and later on everything with Melly? Meeting Jylla again? Dealing and having to work together with Marten while trying to save Kiran? *meep*

*hugs both so much*

I really like where the stroy took these two and what they had to go through. There were some surprises and twists (*gnah* I really don't like it when a character I like turns out to be (one of) the bad guy(s).) I didn't see coming and it was a lot of fun to read this book.

I only have two things I didn't like:

1) That Kiran killed Stevan. I really wish that that wasn't necessary and that another way could have been found. I was so happy about this book and everything and then this happend and it just took some of the enjoyment away. :/
2) I'm not quite sure that I'm okay with the ending. Kiran being a temple child of Demons, addicted to a drug that will kill him, on the run, not having his memories back and having made some decisions that changed him and turned him into a different Kiran from the one I fell in love with... :/

Other than that - I'm looking forward to the third book even though I couldn't find a release date for it.