2.5 stars Note: The author has informed me that apparently the copy that I read is the old version, and there is an updated one now available in wh2.5 stars Note: The author has informed me that apparently the copy that I read is the old version, and there is an updated one now available in which many of the issues I mention below have been changed. I will update my review as needed if/when I read the new one.
While there were some things I really enjoyed about this book - namely the hero and the world the author created - I strongly, strongly disliked the heroine and I'm sorry to say that she ended up ruining the book for me. Had I liked her, the other problems I had with this book would only have brought the rating down to 4 or 3.5 stars.
{ Praise }
* James - I loved him and for those of you who are Night Huntress fans, he kind of reminded me of Bones, as if they could be brothers or cousins (and the dynamics of his relationship with Sage is somewhat similar at the beginning). He was a great character with a compelling back story; well-written and three-dimensional. He has a strong sense of responsibility and right vs. wrong; he's intelligent, committed, and loyal; he has a sense of humor and enjoys teasing Sage; he's caring, even though he hides it with aloofness / gruffness at the beginning, while later being wonderfully sensitive and tender; he's possessive and brave. So yes - all around dreamy!
* World building - Although I've realized this is the case, I'm still amazed by how each time I start a new PNR or fantasy author I'm exposed to a completely new world, even when there are some common things like vampires or witches. The world that Shaw has created is very interesting and I liked how she set up these different factions of supernatural species and the tensions between them.
* Secondary characters - This book also felt like the first book of Cat-Bones in that there were not very many secondary characters, and those there were are only part of certain sections or we see them very, very briefly throughout. When they were there though, they were good additions and I wish we could have seen more of them.
* Writing - The writing is good, both James' and Sage's third person POV are well-written and noticeably different, and the transitions between them are smooth.
{ Criticism }
* Sage - I really did not like her. She was just too much for me - too much of everything. She has a very compelling character history, so I expected her to be strong, have defenses and barriers, be somewhat cold and reserved or standoffish. Instead, she seems like a caricature of that. She's ill-tempered, bratty, immature, stubborn, disrespectful, selfish, inconsiderate, snarky, a know-it-all, and bitchy. I wanted to slap her upside the head so many times and tell her to just shut up and listen; with every single thing James said or did she was combative and it drove me nuts. She was always yelling, complaining, stamping her foot, smirking, stomping away, harping, etc.
She's also really cold-hearted several times in the story towards James, which bothered me all the more because I loved his character. Sage repeatedly stomps on James' feelings and heart: she realizes something he's ashamed of and needles him for it; she's mad about one of his decidedly painful - but effective - teaching methods and so later stabs him in the hand with her knife (no joke) and is happy that he feels pain; she repeatedly throws his feelings back in his face; etc. The only character growth I saw was in the Epilogue, which was far too long a wait for me.
* Love scenes - It was somewhat weird, but there aren't any until the end, even though they started having sex before that. The sexual tension is slow to build, but when it starts to become integrated into the story it is felt by the reader and written very well (the scene in the cave when James is weak after being hurt and needs his strength back ... *shivers* very nice ;-). However, I didn't even realize it when they finally started to sleep together: he's comforting her in his arms; new chapter; we're told about the last few days and their routine; and then up pops a thought from James' third person POV about how he's satisfying her sexually but doesn't want only a sexual relationship. I had to go back a few pages to make sure I hadn't mistakenly skipped any, but I hadn't.
* Some parts of the story were not very tight and at times the book had a stop-and-go feel to it. One surprise we're told and that is an important thing about one of the main characters comes completely out of the blue. The entire first half is spent essentially separated from the supernatural world and then everything is rushed and crammed into the second half. There's a pointless scene with some witches, as well as one with a sorcerer that was kind of needless. As we draw closer to the end, the time between events and plot progressions keeps getting shorter and shorter, so by the time we reach the end it felt very rushed and the major event feels anti-climactic.
{ Bottom Line } I bought the book because I wanted to read it before reading the sequel and I think that was my mistake. After reading reviews, I had a feeling I might not like Sage and I should have paid attention to that and immediately gone to Book 2 - which I am still looking forward to. We meet that book's hero, Marcelo, at the end of this one, and I already like him, plus from reviews I've read Erin seems like she will be a very different type of heroine than her sister....more
It is very rare that I don’t finish a book and while it is no longer impossible for me to do, it is still very difficult. I have no doubt that one of It is very rare that I don’t finish a book and while it is no longer impossible for me to do, it is still very difficult. I have no doubt that one of the reasons I was able to make this a DNF read was because I had recently read its prequel and many of the problems I had with this book I had also had with that one. While I did make myself finish Destiny Divided, Book 1 in the Shadows of Destiny series, I accepted halfway through Destiny United that this series and its heroines are obviously not for me and there was no point in my continuing.
{ Heroine: Elin / Aila (21) } Destiny United is about Erin / Aila Bolton, the younger (foster) sister of Sage Peterson, the heroine in Destiny Divided. Erin is setup as being the opposite of Sage personality-wise, however what she is supposed to be according to descriptions of her (what we’re told) and how she actually is (what we’re shown) are two very, very different things. Erin As She’s Told is a timid nice-girl with an anxiety disorder and a reliance on alcohol to cope with her illness. She suffers from panic attacks when she has to go into a new place and/or be around people whom she does not know. She does not trust easily because of her unstable upbringing, and a traumatic event in her youth made her even more distrustful of men in particular. She is smart, nice, well-behaved, and always wanting to please people. You get the idea, right?
Now, let’s compare her with Erin As She’s Shown. This Erin initially gets nervous going alone into a bar filled with people, she does it and manages to be calm enough to flirt with a group of guys so that she can get them to buy her drinks. Other than that, we’re not shown any addiction-battling or proof of this supposed dependence. Erin’s anxiety disorder is also not consistent, at times crippling, at other times nonexistent. She makes sure to always have a boyfriend, because with her avoidance of new and/or crowded places, it’s convenient to have a guy who will shop and pay for her things. Erin describes herself as being too nice and accepting, which makes everyone treat her like a doormat; I never saw evidence to support either of these statements. She whines frequently and acts immaturely.
Erin also does what I absolutely hate that characters sometimes do: rebelling for rebellion’s sake. Marcelo is sent to protect her because there are sorcerers and werewolves who want to kidnap or kill her, yet she continuously tries to make a stand, put her foot down, show she’s independent, and not listen to Marcelo because she can take care of herself (despite all evidence to the contrary). Despite the fact that she knows nothing about the supernatural world, or that she cannot fight, cast spells, and does not have powers. At one point they run into three sorcerers who try and harm them, and Erin is upset that Marcelo has killed them and wants to call an ambulance. They just tried to kill you, sweetheart! That’s not being softhearted (as Marcelo sickeningly sweetly sees it), it’s being stupid – as is her continued wilfulness towards him.
{ Hero: Marcelo (800+) } While I liked Marcelo, I could not buy the developing relationship between them. That he lusts for her, sure; we hear enough about her hot little body for that part of their connection to be completely believable. However, he’s an 800+ year old vampire, and something that I’ve come to realize really annoys me in vampire romance books is when a very old vampire does not seem to mind having a romantic / sexual relationship with a 20-year-old who acts about half her age. Even if physically they’re well-matched, mentally and emotionally he is hundreds of years older than her – I mean talk about cradle-robbing!
As people age, not only does their body become tired, but their spirit does as well, having seen and lived through so much. Yes, Marcelo is a vampire, but either he’s human-like and therefore would be even wearier, since he’d been “alive” for more than 10 times the average human lifespan, or he’s vampire-like, and then he should be more unfeeling and not as in touch with his emotions as he so evidently (and endlessly) is around Erin. She acts like a willful child with him – albeit a child with apparently nice breasts and butt – so why is he so profoundly affected by her? Why has he decided within the space of a few days (out of the ~300,000 days he’s had) that she is his mate and that he can give up the quest to find his human wife (who was also turned) that he’s been on for more than 800 years?!
{ Story } Other than Erin’s personality, I also had issues with the pace and flow of the story and how in the first half she and Marcelo seem so disconnected from the rest of the sup world. We abruptly and jarringly are told the entire history of Erin’s other “persona” (Aila) when Marcelo comes back from looking on the internet while she was passed out post-transformation. He tells her (and the reader) this entire back story that we were not even given hints to, as if he came across it in a Google search result or on Wikisupspedia. Also, the reader isn’t told for quite awhile about the battles and power struggles between the different supernatural species or the events with Sage that precipitated all this, making it unclear at the beginning to the reader as to exactly why Erin is being pursued.
{ Portrayal of Alcoholism and Anxiety Disorder } Finally, I was dissatisfied with how Erin’s anxiety disorder and alcoholism were woven into the story. It seemed at times that the author forgot that part of her character’s history, then remembering it all of a sudden and throwing in a scene in which she is about to have a panic attack or has an urge to go to the bar nearby. I really disliked the times when her anxiety disorder and the pills she takes to combat it are depicted as being weaknesses. Marcelo alludes to this several times, however it wasn’t used as a character development component in which Marcelo overcomes his ignorance about mental illness; instead, the manner in which these parts are written makes it seem as if these statements are indeed true and the character development they relate to is Erin overcoming her disorder by making herself do so. This plays right into one of the most frequent myths / misunderstandings about mental illness: that a person can just snap out of it, if they really want to. Believe me, if it were that unbelievably easy, I don’t know of any person with a mental illness who would not do it.
This review is of a copy provided by the author to Fiction Vixen Book Reviews.
"I don't want to lose you." "I don't want to be lost."
4 stars I wasn't originally that interested in Butch and Marissa's romance: Butch definitely g
"I don't want to lose you." "I don't want to be lost."
4 stars I wasn't originally that interested in Butch and Marissa's romance: Butch definitely grew on me over the course of the previous books and I adore his friendship with the Brothers, especially Vishous, but Marissa seemed rather boring from our previous introductions to her. I'm happy to say I ended up enjoying this book far more than expected, thanks both to the romance relationship, but also to the individual hero and heroine.
I loved that part of the focus is on Marissa's character development in terms of striking out on her own, asserting herself, and not letting others define her:
She’d spent three centuries waiting and hoping for a male to notice her. Three centuries trying to fit in with the glymera. Three centuries working desperately to be someone’s sister, someone’s daughter, someone’s mate. All those external expectations had been the laws of physics that had governed her life, more pervasive and grounding than gravity. Except where had trying to meet them gotten her? Orphaned, unmated, and shunned. All right, then, her first rule for the rest of her days: no more looking outside for definitions. She might not have any clue who she was, but better to be lost and searching than shoved into a social box by someone else.
This involves at times confronting to the vampire aristocracy, her brother, Butch, and even the Brotherhood. There were definitely times where I wish she were more transparent with Butch about her reservations and what she was feeling—it would have helped avoid some misunderstandings—but thankfully they're so crazy about one another that they always end up muddling through whatever the issue is not long after.
Butch is a tragic figure in many ways, and has definitely been the "lone rider" character for most of his life:
“So here’s my deal, Marissa. I’ve had a piece missing all my life. I’ve always been different from other people, not just in my family but when I was working here on the CPD force, too. I never fit in…until I met the Brotherhood. (view spoiler)[I met your kind…and, shit, now I know why. I was a stranger among humans.” He cursed softly. “I wanted to go through the change not just for you, but for me. Because I felt like then…I could be who I’m supposed to be. (hide spoiler)] I mean, hell, I’ve been living on the fringes all my life. I kind of wanted to know what being in the thick was like.”
When he was 12 years old, he was the last to see his older sister before she was raped and murdered—he in fact saw her get into the car with the boys who ended up killing her. This shaped his life in so many ways, both good and bad, and has definitely created what Marissa refers to at one point as a "hero complex." You get the sense he's always trying to make up for past wrongs (or a very specific wrong, in this case), to prove himself to be worthy ... of everything—life, love, friends, family.
When the book starts, Marissa and Butch are basically already in love with each other—this happens in Book 1 and even aside from that, this series is definitely one where you really should be reading every book and in order. They both think the other doesn't care for them though, through couple Big Misunderstandings, and so it's annoying because everything one of them says is interpreted the exact wrong way by the other. I was extremely thankful that Ward didn't drag this out too long and about a quarter of the way through the book, that issue is cleared up. Which is also good because they have so many other misunderstandings coming their way—though as mentioned above, this is more about them having thoughts/feelings that they don't disclose, therefore leaving room for the worse interpretation by the other.
As I wrote in one of my updates, at the core of this story is a romance between two deeply insecure people who have never felt at home in the place(s) where they should belong and have always felt they weren't "good enough"—whatever that might mean for each of them. The facts and details of their situations are wildly different, but this mirroring and commonality is done very well. At one point, Butch says to Marissa:
“You know what I want? Just once, I want to be enough for you. Just…once.” “You are—”
But this could easily have been Marissa saying the same to Butch. They have both been very alone and so very lonely, and it's lovely to see them finally find a place where and a person with whom they can belong....more
The story of the two of them was written in the language of collision; they were ever crashing into each other and ricocheting away—only to find th
The story of the two of them was written in the language of collision; they were ever crashing into each other and ricocheting away—only to find themselves pulled back into another impact.
4 stars I've been SO excited about John and Xhex's story ever since we were introduced to John, and then ever since we saw their first exchange. John has been a favorite of mine in this series and given all he's been through, it was so lovely to see him finally get some happiness, and deep and steady love in his life.
I read in someone else's review that some people don't like Xhex and this really surprises me!! I thought she was such a kickass heroine and adored her. She is very different from all the other heroines we've had so far (and a lot of the ones we'll have in the future, from the summaries I've read, with the exception of Payne, the heroine of Book #9). Important point is that Ward did a great job of showing us enough of Xhex's softness to be John's lover and partner, without taking away at all from her strength or changing her into a different type of female/heroine.
I thought the pairing of them was interesting, because for such a strong and forthright heroine like Xhex, you would need a hero who could meet her on that level—be strong enough to stand up to her but soft enough to give her what she needs. This was a surprisingly perfect mix that we get in John, whom up until now has always seemed like a steadfast, but shy and uncertain guy greatly lacking in self-confidence. And while he is those things, we've seen him grow a lot and become hardened, in both good and bad ways. I was so, SO grateful that we see his blushing and sweet side come back, because that is so what Xhex needs and deserves.
Continued to get sick of the lesser POVs and that storyline—continue to find it quite uninteresting. Lash was especially annoying, and not only because he's a maniacal, evil sociopath, but because it took away form other storylines I found more compelling. I also found the twist in Lash's and Omega's relationship to be quite unexpected, and don't know that I would have gone that route.
Definitely one of my favorite couples of the series, made up of two of my favorite characters. Note that you REALLY need to read the other books in this series before reading this one to really get the John-Xhex romance. Also interesting points are that John is mute and both John and Xhex have survived sexual assault/abuse, and Xhex has also been tortured. Because of what Lash puts Xhex through, this book has definitely earned a trigger warning....more
The thing was, they had something in common, something that crossed species lines and eclipsed social stratifications and bonded them together even
The thing was, they had something in common, something that crossed species lines and eclipsed social stratifications and bonded them together even though she would have denied it. She was lonely, too, and in the same way he was.
3.75 stars I was very excited about Rehvenge's story, because talk about an anti-hero—he's half-symphath (who are basically manipulative murdering sociopaths), as well as a drug-dealer, pimp, and bookie. At this point, we've seen him do right by the Brotherhood multiple times and his sister, whom he adores, is Bella, Zsadist's shellan. He is a devoted son, brother, and friend to a select few, so we already know that he definitely has his good points, but there's still quite a lot of bad shit he does that one has to get past.
As with Books 5 and 6, his and Ehlena's relationship for me suffered because it didn't get enough attention, due to the numerous other POVs. If you cut down to just their excerpts, it would probably amount to a novella. It was better than the previous two, but whereas I've seen in some other reviews that people felt that it was a complete bounce back from #5 and 6, it didn't rise to that level for me....more
3.75-4 stars Short review: I liked the idea of Vishous and Jane—and the reality—but don't feel like we got enough to believe in their incredible bond a3.75-4 stars Short review: I liked the idea of Vishous and Jane—and the reality—but don't feel like we got enough to believe in their incredible bond and love. When compared to the couples of previous books, their relationship seemed to have lest substance and be flimsier. Again, so many different POVs, though I'm thankful we had none from the lessers this time. I also dislike the lesser subplot and was pleased that it featured very little here.
So many moments of heartbreak for different characters throughout this book, and I almost teared up several times. From Vishous to John to Phury—oh it was dagger after dagger after dagger (no pun intended). Ward clearly continues to be able to play up my emotions with her characters and stories, despite whatever shortcomings I find, because it's very rare that I become this (type of) emotional during a romance....more
“I was dead until you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awakened.”
4 stars I loved Zsa
“I was dead until you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awakened.”
4 stars I loved Zsadist and Bella, both individually and together, and would have given this a higher rating had they had more time together. To be clear, I completely understand Zsadist's resistance and this is one instance where it's legit and not just made up for the book plot's sake. What he endured was horrific and the psychological and emotional torture and repercussions of that ... Yeah. Even though we don't feel/think any of the things that he does, and neither does Bella, it's not surprising that he feels so badly about himself and that he has internalized so much; is a very normal response to that type of trauma.
My opinion of this was further reinforced by the ending, which was SO adorable and sweet and OMG I just loved it; knowing that we could have had a bit more of that, instead of Zsadist really, really resisting at every turn and step and breath, made me regretful that we didn't.
Love all the characters so far, but am torn between my favorite hero being Zsadist or Rhage, and I think Bella has now secured my favorite heroine spot ... though maybe I'm a cheap and disloyal date apparently, because the new ones just keep replacing the previous ones. Lolol
An interesting thing to point out is that although I've been racing through the series from book to book since I started it a couple of days ago, I actually don't really like the subplot creation. I don't like the Lessening Society and the lessers and that whole aspect, which is heavily at the core of each book. I find it a bit uninteresting and there's no real explanation for the antipathy, and since we know next to nothing about the Omega, we can't really fill in the blanks. This series is so beloved and I'm just surprised that a huge component of the books is something that I actually find quite boring. Clearly the writing and relationships work though, because I'm still giving these books high ratings!...more
I had heard (or rather, read) really great things about this book, but after starting it I was disappointed and expected this to just be an okay read.I had heard (or rather, read) really great things about this book, but after starting it I was disappointed and expected this to just be an okay read. I'm very, very happy to say that I was wrong! The book starts slowly and it took a little time for me to get into it, but it ended up being an absolutely lovely romance with a hero who gained a permanent spot on my Best Romance Heroes Ever list.
{ Characters } Main Characters: Lucien (27.5), Samantha or Sam (26), Olivia or Ollie (5)
It was slightly disconcerting that the entire story is told from Lucien's (the hero) first person POV, so that took getting used to. One of the greatest - if not the greatest - strengths of this book is Lucien though, so in that sense it actually ends up being a real treat that we're told the story in his voice. He's a very compelling character and is an utter sweetheart with Samantha and Ollie - after he's rethought his decision to kill and drink from Sam, of course ;-). His love for both of them is so strong and so unbelievably heartfelt.
Lucien is not a cookie-cutter hero, which I adored: he's not the possessive alpha who sometimes treats the heroine like crap and is too authoritarian; he's not the sweet beta hero with the "nice guys don't finish last" theme. He's a wonderful mix of both and seems all the more real for it. He's guilt-ridden - and has been for 100+ years - over the death of his family. He's tortured and sees himself as undeserving. He's gentle and caring with Ollie. He's tender and slightly obsessive with Sam. He's ashamed of what he is, angry about having been made into it, regretful about the "dark" years where he was a bit of a shady character. He's a talented violinist and carpenter. He's just straight-up lovely and lovable!
I know some people don't like children in romances, but if an author does it right I absolutely love them. Chalk it up to my gender and the wannabe-mother in me, but I always love reading about the hero's' interactions with the child(ren); warms my heart every time. Ollie provides a lot of great humor and watching her interactions with Lucien will make your heart melt into a big, fat puddle. She's also a well-defined character and seems a person on her own, which is one of the biggest stumbling blocks I find that author's sometimes run into. Olivia is her own entity and very well-written.
Samantha took me awhile to ... get into, I guess would be the term? Not to like or to root for - she's very likable and I loved watching her relationship with Lucien develop. The biggest flaw with her character was that she felt much more inaccessible to me. This was one of the turn-offs at the beginning that had me questioning whether I was going to enjoy the book or not; I felt like I didn't know her, had no sense about who or how she was, and at the beginning we're only seeing her through Lucien's eyes - so yes, she's a happy and bright and sweet person, but she's also nourishment. His stance on that changes, of course, and as he gets to know her better we do as well.
In the end though, I still didn't feel like I knew her as well as Lucien, and frankly how could I when the entire thing is in his first person POV? That is one of the downsides of doing that with romances. I will say that it was a nice change that here it was done with the hero, and not the heroine. Also, to be perfectly honest, Lucien was such a great character that I do feel something would have been lost had we not been given such insight into his thoughts and emotions.
The secondary characters were well-done - most especially Lucien's "family," who are all wonderful. I loved them; the strong ties they all share are very clear and make reading their interactions a delight.
{ Love Story } This is mostly a relationship-focused / character-driven book. There is some excitement thrown in towards the end, which felt a little jarring and random, but brings things to a head so I guess is understandable. Overall though, it really centers around the relationships between Lucien and Sam, and Lucien and Ollie. They're great together, I loved watching their romance develop, and there is definitely sizzling chemistry.
The relationship seems very authentic, because not only does the book take place over a longer amount of time than we're used to (~6+ months), but while the tension between them is very well-done and love scenes alive with chemistry, you know that first and foremost it's emotion driving these two together. They don't even sleep together for several months, which IMO fit - she has a young daughter to consider, he doesn't feel right about sleeping with her without her knowing he's a vampire.
I thought Kaye did such a terrific job of showing Lucien's struggle at the beginning between wanting to drink from Sam and wanting to leave her alone because she's Ollie's mom, then wanting to leave her alone because he's falling in love with her. When they have sex, he has to be sure to control himself because his natural instinct is to bite her at the end; I liked that he continues to have to battle this and exert control over himself (though much, much less as time goes on), and it didn't conveniently all of a sudden subside.
{ This Vampire World } The vampire world in this book is different than in others I have read - though I'm beginning to realize that is almost always true and that each author adjusts and incorporates what they want to, making for a nice variety. Some of the basics are: * There are vampire covens, but they can also live by themselves and not everyone belongs to a coven * They do not consume food or drink * Drinking blood from a person can't be done, stopped, and person goes on alive and fine (from what I understood - this was a little murky); can live off of blood from blood banks (not taken directly from the source, shall we say); only vampire mates drink from one another; can live off of animal blood, but is not great sustenance and person blood is much better * Most all humans are intrinsically scared of them and have an immediate and natural fear reaction * Different vampires have different extra abilities: hearing others' thoughts, sensing their emotions, healing, etc. * Can't be in the sunlight for long or they start to burn * All the usual stuff: better speed, hearing, smell, sight, self-healing, charming (i.e. glamouring) etc.
Whenever vampires do eat human food, it weakens them and their body has to work extra hard to absorb it or they have to throw it up. It made the Christmas holidays when Samantha and Ollie go with Lucien to visit his "family" absolutely hysterical!
{ Criticism } I really did love the book, but as with most there were certain things I had issues with. *One of them I already mentioned: feeling that I never really "got" Samantha as much as I would have liked. * Some things felt very piecemeal. Ex: I was never very clear on what precipitated Lucien leaving New York and going to Detroit. Lucien was turned against his will and we're told throughout he's wanted revenge on his unknown Maker, but that thread ends up just dangling. * Not everything flowed very smoothly. One example is that we're told Lucien had a very difficult relationship with William, one of his "brothers," but then everything seems to be fine after a brief talk. All happens quite abruptly. * I loved Lucien's "family," but they were all - aside from William - almost a little too perfect. * Still don't completely understand how the vampire society is structured - or whether it's like people and there's no one way of doing things and every place / vampire is different. * We skip over the first few weeks of Lucien and Sam's relationship once they've gotten together. Understandable for the sake of page space, but could have been done more smoothly. * Sam's father, Joe, was really not developed. He's just kind of ... there. * Ending felt a little rushed. * (view spoiler)[Would have liked for them to make love at some point after she finds out he's a vampire, so that we see him no longer having to hide his face, control his fangs and eyes, and bite himself. (hide spoiler)] * Aside from the Sam-disconnect, my biggest issue is probably that we're not told how their HEA is going to work. (I'm not putting a spoiler alert on this, because is it really coming as a shock to anyone that they end up together?! Please.) Lucien is a vampire, so he can live forever and during that living will always be 27.5 years old ... Sam and Ollie are regular, aging humans. So how is that going to work between Lucien and Sam? They'll be together, then she'll be viewed as a Cougar, and then he'll be seen as a twisted guy who has a thing for elderly women in nursing homes?
{ Quote } There are great quotes throughout about Lucien's feelings for Sam and Ollie, but that basically makes up half the book, so instead I'm sharing a funny one I liked:
Yeah. It's happening. "It" being the fact that I was in love. With a human. Who I had been planning to kill.
{ Bottom Line } Definitely read it. Starts off slowly, but begins to pay off very quickly. Overall, the story could have been a little tighter, but it is an absolutely lovely one and supremely enjoyable. I know I'll reread in the future....more
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