Ok, so I ALMOST gave up on this book.
Yah I’m ashamed. After the first couple chapters, it didn’t
seem at all like the type of book I typically enjoy, and so I went in search of
other reviews, hoping to see whether or not the book picked up, or if I was
wasting my time.
About 3 chapters in, I’d yet to see the story everyone
seemed to be raving about, BUT an eternal optimist, I decided to give it one
last shot, and I’ve gotta say, I’m extremely pleased.
About halfway through, I realized, like so many others, I
was in love with this book. So, a big thank you to the reviewers who convinced
me to keep reading, it was definitely worth it.
So, in the beginning, I was a little confused as to what the
story was actually about, though I’d read the synopsis before choosing the
book. We have a woman, clearly scorned, not once but many many times, who has
somehow managed to hang on to her sanity despite having her child taken from
her…a child that- *spoiler* will leave that part to you to find out.
She’s managed to get herself a contract with a crowned
prince of hell, in order to wreck revenge, which normally turns out bad for the
scorned. However in this story, we see a different take. It isn’t always about
blood, and death, and making people pay, sometimes it’s simply about learning a
lesson, and being put through the type of trials, that only the strong, and
truly good at heart can learn.
I was a bit surprised with Nadja’s demise…it wasn’t the big
bang, and burning flames one usually expects with the evil, but then, that’s
what made the story different, and exciting, never knowing what was about to
happen, where some books have become so cliché.
Of course, Nadja has Sasha to thank, sure he was a body-disposing mob
boss’s lackey, but he had a good heart…mostly, and he DID love her. I suppose that love is what got them *spoiler*…rewards?
You’ll have to read to find out that as well.
I was however EXTRMELY pleased with Grace and Caspian’s
ending, after all it wouldn’t be a romance without a happily ever after, and it
was well and truly earned.
There were some other, humorous and sweet relationships to
be seen, which only helped the book to be so much more than the evil plot
buried inside. I was well and truly thankful for those other bits, as they made
the more bitter parts with Michael easier to swallow, a good combination of
good versus evil. Especially Grace’s grandmother…She was perhaps one of my
favorite characters.
All in all, I gotta say, slow to start maybe, but I LOVED
this story so much! I highly recommend it to anyone who likes quirky, snarky
characters, who, while just wanting to find love, simply cannot do things the
easy way. A little hard work goes a long way though, and nothing worth having
is ever easily gained. Definitely gonna keep an eye out for more of Saranna
DeWylde’s books; an obvious 5 star novel in my opinion.
Do keep in mind that this is an adult book, and there are
explicit details.
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