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Restoring Dani-Jo by Havana Wilder

5.0

This book is from. Dual perspective jumping from Dani- Jo to Kage. This book starts with the history of Tova and Dani - Jo friendship, the history of the Dust extinction event, and the history of Iron Mountian. Dani - Jo is going through a lot in this book, still dealing with the heartbreaking loss of her father from the last. Ok. Now she is also dealing with her attraction to Kage. Her emotions are a bit of a mess. The whole team decided to get away for a few weeks and take a trip to the beach.

They end up staying in a supposedly haunted castle and run into some exciting townspeople and dust-changed animals. Things are tense between DJ and Kade, but they come around. This story, albeit unique, is very Ya in the steamy department. Things go up and down like a rollercoaster for Dani - Jo, and Kage. But the end of this book was a huge surprise, and I loved how the author branched to a new place and adventure.

This book was excellent, so well written and described. Yes, it helps to read Protecting Tova and Defending Pierce first to understand the fantasy world-building in the story. However, this book took place in so many new areas that it was fun to read and read as a standalone story. The cast and crew are the same, which I love even though we focus on different characters. This book has just the right amount of suspense, drama, and romance to keep you flipping pages. The author did a fantastic job creating and describing her destinations in the book and the characters' turmoil. I really loved how the story twisted and turned and wasn't happy the entire time for the main characters.