This book is a romantic detective thriller with an unputdownable plot. The fast-paced chapters are exactly what I crave in a book as they keep the momentum high and the tension tight, making it nearly impossible to stop reading. I’ve been reading stories with strong female characters lately, and Detective Loriah Fairsbane is absolutely going on my list of favorites. Strong, flawed, and resilient who carries her scars like armor, and her emotional depth made me root for her from the very beginning. Her struggle to outrun her past while diving headfirst into one of the most harrowing cases of her life made her POV more interesting.
And Detective Agustin Perez. OMG! he completely stole my heart. The tension between Loriah and Perez was electric, adding a slow-burn romance and restrained longing that makes you want to scream into your pillow because they’re so close, but so apart. Their dynamic was intense, charged, messy, and absolutely addictive. Then enters Ares, adding layers of mystery, threat, and temptation and somehow making the plot even more gripping. Maybe I will love him a little more than Agustin because of everything he did for Loriah. On the other hand, Christian, the steady, loyal presence in Loriah’s life from the starting made the emotional stakes feel even higher.
What I loved most about this book was that it wasn’t just a romance, or just a thriller. It was about truth, trauma, survival, and finding connection even in the darkest places. This book was haunting and made me feel anger, hope, longing, heartbreak- all of it. Desperately waiting for the next book because the way this one ended will haunt me forever!