Review by allingoodtime - Rapture

allingoodtime 's review for:

Rapture by J.R. Ward

3.5

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book did not go how I expected, and that’s a good thing. (As always with these type of books, where there is an ongoing story, I will not have spoilers for this book in my review but may have spoilers for previous books in the series.) While I did expect Jim and Adrian to fall apart in the aftermath of squeaking out a win against Devina but losing Eddie, I didn’t expect it to play out as it did. They both held it together enough to get through the next soul challenge, but they also both made some very questionable judgment calls along the way.

Who would have thought I would be rooting for Matthias? I enjoyed the kinder, gentler iteration of the guy. Especially when he was with Mels. These books are a bit long so I sometimes forget the timeline, which was brought up numerous times in this story. Not only did Jim “die” just a few weeks ago, but Matthias and Mels fell in love within days. The high adrenaline, paranormal aspect of it all somehow makes it make sense though.

As with the other books in this series, the beginning moved a bit too slow for me. I was also getting frustrated with Jim and Adrian not really talking. They both had the same goal, but weren’t really working together. I know that is most likely by design since Eddie was the glue in the trio, but it got old after a while. The good news is that the story picked up about halfway through and kept me more engaged.

I’ve got to hand it to J.R. Ward, she had Jim making a decision about the overall game at the end of this book that will most definitely have me picking up the next book. Like I said, the characters were making some very questionable decisions and this one took the cake!

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