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I’m her protector. Phoenix, her reason to smile. Kade is her certainty. And Eli… her equal in the dark
Every time I read this book I felt mentally exhausted, not gonna lie. This dragged on for too long it only got interesting around the 31st chapter which is at the 75% mark of the book and that says a lot about the pace already.
I didn't fancy Brooklyn in this book, I get that she has trauma but being an asshole to others who wanted to help her isn't justified. I was real annoyed with her in this book and that is why I gave a low rating for this book.
The little family dynamics they built felt nice to see in this book with everyone having each other's back more and also going for each other's throats more often. There was also explanation about the Zimbardo experiment (a basic for every psychology student like me out there) at the start of the book which explains the content a little more so I liked that aspect. In a sense, you don't go into this dark book blindly.
⚠️ The blood, fire and knife play in this book was so much more intense than the first book so consider yourself warned if you're thinking of picking this up. These are the trigger warnings that you should know: self-harm, suicide, violence, sexual assault and psychological torture.
I like where the book ends though so I'm not going to pick up the third book (controversial, yes). I think the end of this book tied the ribbon to the series nicely so I'm just going to move on.
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