I read this in less than 24 hrs. Almost no sleep. Couldn't put it down. And still, I'd give it 3.5 ⭐️.
This one felt a little rushed in comparison to the others. I think I understand why the author made the decisions behind that, but still. It also felt a little repetitive, like we are circling around the same issues, or unearthing them, revisiting them.
I like to see the character development. But not the switch of roles for certain characters...
I thought this was the last book... this is so bittersweet.
I have to say, even though I'm used to it by now, it is sometimes so hard to understand what the characters are saying 🤣 such a creative way to write, to feel the "psychopaths" even on the page itself. I admit to either reading a page thrice to understand or just skim through some stuff and kind of get the gist of it...
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I was happy to have Martin back, happy to see him handle things better and more maturely. But in turn, it was Jack who was behaving "out of character", and it was Ok until it was because of him that Drift became scared. But it was no problem, because the book is rushing so much, that no 5 min later they were having a heart-to-heart and bonding.
This rushing threw me off... I know Drift can piece things together incredibly fast just like his father, and maybe that's why it should make sense that he is quick to catch on with everything. Which I guess allows the reprieve of writing the whole drama around "lost and found" family, like it was with Light. While grateful, I didnt have to go through all that, cutting the chase was not it for me. However smart Drift is, how could he possible figure out in less than 5 min who is who, and immidiately know who his father was? When he didnt even know he had living relatives? No information/need to find information whatsoever 👀
Another quemical war? I know it's "different" than the last, but it feels like the same, only on a bigger scale.
Having Drift exist, as sweet as it is, shifts the focus from Jack, and I was hoping that wouldnt happen so much.
I have to say I miss the MC club... I was hoping maybe slowly we could go back to it someway, somehow...
I thought this book could be more about Jack finding Martin and making peace with him being there. But a new issue is brought up and not acknowledged as much (again because Drift distracts of that), it's a valid issue I didnt see coming, and I was hoping we could explore it more...
I was not sure whether this was the last book or not, I dont even know if the next is the last, or if there ever will be a last one. I dont want the story to end, but I also dont want to wait 2 years to see how it continues 😭
Ugh... but yeah I guess to be continued in 2026