Where do I even begin? 🫠
I loved book one. So much so that, five chapters in, I recommended it to my bestie. I felt sorry for Raven, and I was definitely rooting for her. I had a love-hate relationship with the MMC from the very beginning—closer to hate than love, if I’m being honest—but I kept hoping they would redeem themselves. I hated Ahriella, and I kept internally screaming at Raven to put her in her place. I was so proud when she finally stood up for herself 🥹
Then came book two, and... 😒😒😒😒
Raven, girl. I wanted to smack the shit out of her, omfg. All the characters were annoying. There was so much playing the victim, gaslighting, and manipulation. And good gawd!!! The SA scenes were just too much. Like, damn. Cut them a break.
Raven’s impulsiveness and lack of accountability pissed me off. And her letting these men walk all over her? Why do you keep giving up the 🙀, babe? Like, sis tried, but I feel like the betrayal she experienced deserved them having to win her affections all over again. She needed to hate them completely—so much so that she moved on from them. But no.
I hated how Tessa was treated. I hated what happened with Lucca. It was just... a lot. I hated book two pretty much. The only reason I stuck with it was because I loved book one.
Then book three... 🥲
I had such high hopes for Lucca and Raven. I really wanted a happy ending for my boy. I agreed that Reid and Cyrus didn’t deserve her, and El and Rhea could kick rocks.
But damn...
Why is Jonah so hard to kill? Raven kept being a yamhead. Pissed me off so bad, yo. Sis wants to save everyone, but she keeps putting those same people at risk for the two men who treat her like ass but keep telling her she’s their world. She kept leaping without looking, and I’m just like... so much trouble could’ve been avoided if you just stopped being so emotional, girly. Damn.
And then y’all made Lucca mad and killed him off? Fym??? Like, I wanted him to have his happy-ever-after. I was hoping he’d get with Raven, but when I saw sis was determined to stay in her little toxic situation with her men, I thought, “Maybe Tessa...”
And for an all-powerful fae/leviathan thingamajig, Raven sure kept getting her ass whooped.
Anyway, read it if you want.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you 🤭