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Gilded Tears
by Nicole Fox
I was really eager to read this book when the last one ended on a huge cliffhanger. This book was more darker, grittier and thrilling than the last. I enjoyed all the action and Artem finally got back what was rightfully his.
I've read many books in this genre and the one thing I've learnt is that when you are born into this lifestyle, there's no escaping it, no matter how hard you try. That's why I knew right from the first book that Esme's wish to leave that kind of dangerous life behind was not going to work in her favour. She claimed to hate the lifestyle but she slowly came on terms with the fact that you've got to do whatever you've got to do in order to survive in their world.
Artem was definitely more experienced, storng, mature and strategic this time. He was logical but willing to take a risk to save his family. It was a delight to watch him be a good father and a husband.
Though I loved the plot, I just had one complaint. I didn't really like the way things went forward in the beginning. Esme made some stupid decisions and she was solely responsible for what she had to endure when she was running away from Artem. I guess they were separated for the whole twenty four chapters and things only got interesting after that part.
Overall, the side characters were realistically portrayed and I loved Cillian so much! He was an interesting character and I would have liked it if we got some more insight about what went wrong between him, the girl he loved and his family because at the end of the day he was their own blood and everyone in his family just seemed to love and miss him a lot. I absolutely loved the storyline and because we got both Artem & Esme's povs, I could understand why they made some choices. I would recommend reading this duet if you haven't picked it up yet!
I've read many books in this genre and the one thing I've learnt is that when you are born into this lifestyle, there's no escaping it, no matter how hard you try. That's why I knew right from the first book that Esme's wish to leave that kind of dangerous life behind was not going to work in her favour. She claimed to hate the lifestyle but she slowly came on terms with the fact that you've got to do whatever you've got to do in order to survive in their world.
Artem was definitely more experienced, storng, mature and strategic this time. He was logical but willing to take a risk to save his family. It was a delight to watch him be a good father and a husband.
Though I loved the plot, I just had one complaint. I didn't really like the way things went forward in the beginning. Esme made some stupid decisions and she was solely responsible for what she had to endure when she was running away from Artem. I guess they were separated for the whole twenty four chapters and things only got interesting after that part.
Overall, the side characters were realistically portrayed and I loved Cillian so much! He was an interesting character and I would have liked it if we got some more insight about what went wrong between him, the girl he loved and his family because at the end of the day he was their own blood and everyone in his family just seemed to love and miss him a lot. I absolutely loved the storyline and because we got both Artem & Esme's povs, I could understand why they made some choices. I would recommend reading this duet if you haven't picked it up yet!