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Fallocaust #2
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1
I would say that my life changed as soon as those gunshots went off, but in reality everything changed the moment Leo and Greyson loaded that decapitated body into the truck back in Donnely.
Now I am in a place I don't recognize with people I had once seen as my enemies. They are telling me that all of this is up to me, and here I am just wishing I was in my basement with a quil between my fingers.
Though I know what cards I've been dealt; I know I never had a say in this. I wasn't born free like I had always thought. I had been created for a purpose and if I wanted to keep Killian safe - I needed to do this.
It had always been about him.
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1 begins immediately where Fallocaust left off. Reaver and Killian have left Aras behind and are now deep in the greywastes hiding from King Silas with the help of some unlikely friends. Though their time living in safety is short-lived - for Elish is a man of many plans, and even more secrets.
Now I am in a place I don't recognize with people I had once seen as my enemies. They are telling me that all of this is up to me, and here I am just wishing I was in my basement with a quil between my fingers.
Though I know what cards I've been dealt; I know I never had a say in this. I wasn't born free like I had always thought. I had been created for a purpose and if I wanted to keep Killian safe - I needed to do this.
It had always been about him.
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1 begins immediately where Fallocaust left off. Reaver and Killian have left Aras behind and are now deep in the greywastes hiding from King Silas with the help of some unlikely friends. Though their time living in safety is short-lived - for Elish is a man of many plans, and even more secrets.
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First published October 31, 2014
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23 books729 followersQuil Carter has been writing stories since he learned how to write. Now that people seem to like his stories, this is pretty much what he is planning on doing with his life.
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October 31, 2014
Once again I am given the sadistic power of being able to review my own book. This book is the best thing since Fois Ras, and as addicting as blue-embered cigarettes.
Though I'm still unsure of that author, shifty little fucker that one.
Though I'm still unsure of that author, shifty little fucker that one.
February 11, 2015
I hate it and love it at the same time and omg, why didn't every chapter beginning with 29th have a warning:
March 21, 2017
This book series deserves 10 stars
Awards
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Millions of reader reviews
Quil Carter builds a world that for some crazy reason you want to be a part of!
You want to walk within the greywastes.
You want to be with the Reaper (apparently I have the wrong parts for him tho...)
If you asked me in the beginning of 2014 if I would fall in love with a series where people EAT people I would have laughed in your face.
The jokes on me tho... cause this series is hands down one of the best series out there.
I have grown to love and tolerate Jade and Elish way more through this volume.
My Killian and My Reaver will always own my heart. And my Reno.
Nero needs to die a thousand deaths. A THOUSAND QUIL. Kill him PLEASE
Perish... I will reserve my judgement for you... check back with me in 9 days k.
The world building is off the charts.
But
There is some tough subject matter. So reader beware.
I can't wait for another 9 days to continue this journey!!!!
9 days... I'm shouting 9 days!!
Awards
Accolades
Millions of reader reviews
Quil Carter builds a world that for some crazy reason you want to be a part of!
You want to walk within the greywastes.
You want to be with the Reaper (apparently I have the wrong parts for him tho...)
If you asked me in the beginning of 2014 if I would fall in love with a series where people EAT people I would have laughed in your face.
The jokes on me tho... cause this series is hands down one of the best series out there.
I have grown to love and tolerate Jade and Elish way more through this volume.
My Killian and My Reaver will always own my heart. And my Reno.
Nero needs to die a thousand deaths. A THOUSAND QUIL. Kill him PLEASE
Perish... I will reserve my judgement for you... check back with me in 9 days k.
The world building is off the charts.
But
There is some tough subject matter. So reader beware.
I can't wait for another 9 days to continue this journey!!!!
9 days... I'm shouting 9 days!!
September 5, 2021
AAAAAAAAAH....QUE ÓDIO DESSE DESGRAÇADO DO NERO, QUERO MATAR ESSE FILHO DA PUTA! MALDITO DOS INFERNOS😡😤Gastei todo meu dicionário palavrão com essa praga nojenta. Essas quimeras são uns filhos da puta fodidos, que raiva do caralho, despertam o pior de mim! O Perish é o fdp dos plot twist, qualquer mudança na história têm o Perish no meio 😵 Foi muito sofrimento nessa parte 1 do livro 2...Reno e Reaver foram os que mais sofreram nessa porra, uma humilhação sem fim para os dois amigos. Quil Carter têm uma mente sádica ( EU PIOR AINDA POR NÃO CONSEGUIR LARGAR ESSA HISTÓRIA FODIDA)
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November 20, 2024
I have so much to say about this book, and yet I don't think any of it will do the Fallocaust series justice so it's gonna just be a ramble of words that may not even make that much sense to anyone else but me! Quil Carter.... absolute legend. Protect this man at all costs. He's changed the way I think about things and I'm learning a lot about myself!
This book took me EIGHT WEEKS to finish. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good that I just couldn't go any faster. Seriously, the only other book in my entire life that has taken me this long to read is The Hobbit, and that was because my sister gave me her annotated paperback to use and the font was SO small I had to go out and buy a handheld magnifying glass because my milk bottle glasses were not up to task!!! For reference, I only read on my Kindle and my font is set to 11....but I digress!
Quil is absolutely God when it comes to making you feel exactly what his characters are feeling. I've experienced almost every emotion during this book as though I am the one feeling it firsthand - I don't know if that makes sense but just go with it. Not to mention I have an overwhelming sense of anxiety, nausea and anticipation at what's still to come!
The events of this book were absolutely fucking devastating. I cried for Reno, for Killi, and mostly for Reaver. What Nero did to Reaver made me want to vomit. No exaggeration. I only just finished reading this and I legit feel like I want to go be sick right now - I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire...
I'm not going to say anything about the plot because this series is best experienced blind. That being said, it is without doubt the darkest thing I have or will ever read. There is no comparison. If you can read Fallocaust you can read anything. I will be having a little break though because I can't handle the anxious tension that comes with reading these books at the rate I usually get through a series! Honestly the tension is unreal - it's like that suspenseful music in Jaws (my dad sat me in front of this when I was a small child and to this day I still cannot go into open water) combined with the rippling puddle in Jurrasic Park when the T-Rex is coming (again, this has haunted me my whole life, even now I can't watch this without shitting myself!!!!). You know something bad is around every turn. It is absolutely going to be something horrifying and harrowing. There's absolutely no let up on this anxious tension throughout the entirety of the book, but that's what makes this series so incredibly amazing to read.
Ok, so now the characters. I understand that the books are showing us awful people doing awful things, yet there are also the good things about them and we will get to know why people behave the way they do and maybe come to understand them and maybe even like them. That being said, Nero can absolutely fuck off. I cannot see myself ever being able to empathise with him. Same with Elish. Right now I just do not like Elish, but undeniably he is better than Nero so there's that I guess. Maybe I'll be proven wrong about him, but after three books I still think he's an absolute wanker. Also I don't have enough original words to make my feelings about Perish be known - absolute cunt.
The characters that I love are Reaver, Killian, Reno and Luca. I feel so attached to these guys that it hurts so much more when something bad happens to them.
Other characters that I like so far are Jade, Caligula, Chally, Sanguine, Drake and maybe Jack. I can even empathise with King Silas - which I never would have said after finising book 1, but I can see why he's gone crazy.
Everyone else is a dickhead until proven otherwise! Garrett especially - he gives me the creeps.
If you can't tell, I absolutely love this series! But I do need a little break from reading this before I have an actual mental breakdown and spend my Christmas build up rocking back and forth in a dark corner! 100% recommend reading but please do check the triggers!
This book took me EIGHT WEEKS to finish. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good that I just couldn't go any faster. Seriously, the only other book in my entire life that has taken me this long to read is The Hobbit, and that was because my sister gave me her annotated paperback to use and the font was SO small I had to go out and buy a handheld magnifying glass because my milk bottle glasses were not up to task!!! For reference, I only read on my Kindle and my font is set to 11....but I digress!
Quil is absolutely God when it comes to making you feel exactly what his characters are feeling. I've experienced almost every emotion during this book as though I am the one feeling it firsthand - I don't know if that makes sense but just go with it. Not to mention I have an overwhelming sense of anxiety, nausea and anticipation at what's still to come!
The events of this book were absolutely fucking devastating. I cried for Reno, for Killi, and mostly for Reaver. What Nero did to Reaver made me want to vomit. No exaggeration. I only just finished reading this and I legit feel like I want to go be sick right now - I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire...
I'm not going to say anything about the plot because this series is best experienced blind. That being said, it is without doubt the darkest thing I have or will ever read. There is no comparison. If you can read Fallocaust you can read anything. I will be having a little break though because I can't handle the anxious tension that comes with reading these books at the rate I usually get through a series! Honestly the tension is unreal - it's like that suspenseful music in Jaws (my dad sat me in front of this when I was a small child and to this day I still cannot go into open water) combined with the rippling puddle in Jurrasic Park when the T-Rex is coming (again, this has haunted me my whole life, even now I can't watch this without shitting myself!!!!). You know something bad is around every turn. It is absolutely going to be something horrifying and harrowing. There's absolutely no let up on this anxious tension throughout the entirety of the book, but that's what makes this series so incredibly amazing to read.
Ok, so now the characters. I understand that the books are showing us awful people doing awful things, yet there are also the good things about them and we will get to know why people behave the way they do and maybe come to understand them and maybe even like them. That being said, Nero can absolutely fuck off. I cannot see myself ever being able to empathise with him. Same with Elish. Right now I just do not like Elish, but undeniably he is better than Nero so there's that I guess. Maybe I'll be proven wrong about him, but after three books I still think he's an absolute wanker. Also I don't have enough original words to make my feelings about Perish be known - absolute cunt.
The characters that I love are Reaver, Killian, Reno and Luca. I feel so attached to these guys that it hurts so much more when something bad happens to them.
Other characters that I like so far are Jade, Caligula, Chally, Sanguine, Drake and maybe Jack. I can even empathise with King Silas - which I never would have said after finising book 1, but I can see why he's gone crazy.
Everyone else is a dickhead until proven otherwise! Garrett especially - he gives me the creeps.
If you can't tell, I absolutely love this series! But I do need a little break from reading this before I have an actual mental breakdown and spend my Christmas build up rocking back and forth in a dark corner! 100% recommend reading but please do check the triggers!
October 12, 2021
Word of advice,
Don't trust Quil Carter you guys.
Don't trust him over your damn damn life.
Sincerely,
Reader who got so burned by him.
God. I have never hated an author, never hated a book so much, I can't believe my audacity to love this book on an equal note. Did you get that? No? Because same, I didn't. I'm over here stewing and literally planning murder plots for a certain character who I really wish I could open the doors of Satan's front door for him.
MAN. this book put a joke on my existence. This book slapped me in my face, it mocked my morality and it threw spit on every single moral compass I ever have, and stomped my heart, my sanity. AND GODDAMNIT DO I LOVE THIS BOOK AND WILL OPEN MY FUCKING FRONT DOORS TO REAVER AND KILLI-CAT IN A HEARTBEAT.
And reaver has officially (re)defined my definition on Kili-cat,
Well, he might cry too much, but he was a crafty little shit.
Okay, so you want my honest review?
I hate this book.
I love this book.
I hate this book.
I HATE THIS BOOK!
I HATE THIS BOOK!!!!
GAHHHHH IT'S SO GOD!
I. WANT. TO. COMMIT. MURDER!!!
FUCK, that ending!!!
And I know, well I think I know, everyone likes Elish and his cold stone pathetic heart, but I'm sorry, that man gives me the fucking heebie jeebies and he's sketchy AS FUCK to my sanity. (And I also blame him for every goddamn thing so that doesn't help), sorry nark 😘
Honestly at this point, my Falloucast reviews are dedicated letters to @Nark. I admire the fact that her sanity is still intact 🤧
Oh and don't let me forget, I really don't want to spoil, but hey if you've read book 1 and you're reading this without having read this book yet, this wouldn't come to a surprise, BUT GODDAMNIT. I need to cleanse my fucking brain with the amount of rape scenes this book has.
I swear to you, by the end of this book,
I. WAS. HYPERVENTILATING.
I lost my shit.
I'm pretty sure as I'm writing this review, half of my sanity is scared to come back because I don't know in what form of hell do I need to prepare for Volume 2.
But hey, that's a problem tomorrow Mariam can lovingly face.
And omg. Plots are starting to mesh and come together and become even more interwined. I will like I might need to being out my brain for volume 2.
And also, Garrett and Reno????
Stop. They're fucking adorable.
But like I said in my updates people. We need more friends like Reno. And I need to build a friendship like Reno and Reaver have!
So to end this review,
I am trembling in anticipation to seek and bloody taste my sweet revenge for certain character.
And oh sweet Jesus, can someone sing soft kitty to me because I know, I'm gonna be plaqued with nightmares.
Initial Reactions:
I am traumatized and I have never HATED an author more in my entire life.
Don't trust Quil Carter you guys.
Don't trust him over your damn damn life.
Sincerely,
Reader who got so burned by him.
The man looked like a ghost in that moment, a phantom, a spectre, something not from this world but yet he was someone who had been in it longer than anyone.
God. I have never hated an author, never hated a book so much, I can't believe my audacity to love this book on an equal note. Did you get that? No? Because same, I didn't. I'm over here stewing and literally planning murder plots for a certain character who I really wish I could open the doors of Satan's front door for him.
MAN. this book put a joke on my existence. This book slapped me in my face, it mocked my morality and it threw spit on every single moral compass I ever have, and stomped my heart, my sanity. AND GODDAMNIT DO I LOVE THIS BOOK AND WILL OPEN MY FUCKING FRONT DOORS TO REAVER AND KILLI-CAT IN A HEARTBEAT.
When Killian saw me his face brightened, something that always made me feel good, I didn’t even think he realized he did it.
The boy looked up at me, his eyes red and full of tears. He stared into me with such emotion I felt my cold dead heart give a flicker of empathy.
“Please, Reaver?”
I hated the pull that kid had on me at times.
“I love you.” I could hear his smile even though I couldn’t see it.
“What is this love thing? Chimeras can’t love... I tolerate you though.” That got me a smack; I laughed and kissed his neck. “I love you too, Killibee, now go to sleep. We have a long ass day of dealing with greywasters tomorrow.”
We were two fugitives, one a chimera and another the chimera-magnet, far from what was no longer our home but, for now, together and safe.
I shouldn’t take him for granted... and I wouldn’t.
And reaver has officially (re)defined my definition on Kili-cat,
Well, he might cry too much, but he was a crafty little shit.
Okay, so you want my honest review?
I hate this book.
I love this book.
I hate this book.
I HATE THIS BOOK!
I HATE THIS BOOK!!!!
GAHHHHH IT'S SO GOD!
I. WANT. TO. COMMIT. MURDER!!!
FUCK, that ending!!!
And I know, well I think I know, everyone likes Elish and his cold stone pathetic heart, but I'm sorry, that man gives me the fucking heebie jeebies and he's sketchy AS FUCK to my sanity. (And I also blame him for every goddamn thing so that doesn't help), sorry nark 😘
Honestly at this point, my Falloucast reviews are dedicated letters to @Nark. I admire the fact that her sanity is still intact 🤧
Oh and don't let me forget, I really don't want to spoil, but hey if you've read book 1 and you're reading this without having read this book yet, this wouldn't come to a surprise, BUT GODDAMNIT. I need to cleanse my fucking brain with the amount of rape scenes this book has.
I swear to you, by the end of this book,
I. WAS. HYPERVENTILATING.
I lost my shit.
I'm pretty sure as I'm writing this review, half of my sanity is scared to come back because I don't know in what form of hell do I need to prepare for Volume 2.
But hey, that's a problem tomorrow Mariam can lovingly face.
As Jack got closer he found his steps start to slow, until they stopped altogether. He stopped and stared at the scene in front of him, and even though he had been collecting the dead for decades Jack felt a cold nausea in his chest he had rarely ever felt.
And omg. Plots are starting to mesh and come together and become even more interwined. I will like I might need to being out my brain for volume 2.
“What did he tell you it was like, when he ended the world?”
And with the smallest intake of breath he had painted me a picture. Ash that stung your tongue like poisoned snowflakes and breaths of air that burned your lungs without fire. To this day those cities were uninhabitable. Nothing but graveyards of charcoal and ash, pounded to sediment under the hammer of time.
And also, Garrett and Reno????
Stop. They're fucking adorable.
Then a smile appeared on that handsome face, making the corners of his eyes crease. “They painted greywasters as vicious insane little animals, but I must say…”
My body froze with shock as he turned his head and kissed me gently on the lips; his trimmed mustache tickling my nose. I pressed back and felt him put a hand on my side, when he pulled back he said in a whisper that made my head fill with even more heat. “I have a diamond in the rough.”
But like I said in my updates people. We need more friends like Reno. And I need to build a friendship like Reno and Reaver have!
So to end this review,
I am trembling in anticipation to seek and bloody taste my sweet revenge for certain character.
I could control it before, I had learned to control it, but now… now I couldn’t.
The chimeras would pay.
They would pay for everything they had done to me.
For everything they had made me feel.
“Your smiling… why the fuck are you smiling?” Jade’s voice said beside me, keeping the same pace as me.
I looked on, and felt the blood start to flow faster in my veins, lighting up senses that had lain dormant for months. I was breathing life back into the greywaster and handling emotions like I had done before.
With blood, with pain, and with terror.
And oh sweet Jesus, can someone sing soft kitty to me because I know, I'm gonna be plaqued with nightmares.
Initial Reactions:
I am traumatized and I have never HATED an author more in my entire life.
May 17, 2020
I’ve read a lot of fucked up stuff but this is easily the most fucked up and disturbing series of events I’ve ever read. Nothing warm and fuzzy about this book at all and no one is safe. But damn this is so well written and developed that I’m in utter awe. Just wow.
Next...
Next...
May 10, 2020
I am mentally and emotionally exhausted.
But oh well, on to the next one.
Only 14 more books left to go.
But oh well, on to the next one.
Only 14 more books left to go.
June 7, 2015
And it begins...
Most characters get a POV in this instalment of the Fallocaust series. It works well as there are people spread out in different locations for a good part of the book and there are major story arcs going on. Without using these more personal perspectives it would have been stilted with (potentially) unsympathetic characters. Except Elish, who is already well known through Breaking Jade.
I love Reno. Totally loyal, always honest, easy going, capable but self-deprecating. Funny, even if that's to mask deeper feelings of loneliness. A true best friend to Reaver and Killian, even if he likes to tease Killian, or Tinkerbell as he nicknames him -
"You know, when Reaver first pointed you out, I really thought you were a bit of a weenie, but I think you're one of my favourite people now."
I choked back a laugh, and squeezed him gently. "And I thought you were only his friend because you wanted to get into his pants."
"That's cute you think differently."
...
"This shit is all way too good for me, you could put a blanket on the patio for me and I'd be happy. I'm less maintenance than a goldfish."
But Reno is tested to his emotional limits because of events that involve the Crimstones, a Morosian terrorist group. Reno goes to hell and back and that is all I will say.
Reaver is a loose cannon and just fantastic if you enjoy a dark and twisted alpha with an obsessive love for a blonde twink.
All I care about is Killian, he is the only one who makes the warmth come to my veins, that makes my insides stir. Only him and no one else...
He kills people without blinking an eye but watches over Killian like a precious jewel. This time around he is recovering from events at the end of the fallout at Aras. Processing who and what he is, and what that means.
It's moments like these when I understood why they feared what I would become, no, what I had become. It's moments like these where I know I am the clone of the abomination who killed the planet.
I am the Reaper. I choose who lives, I choose who dies.
He also feels like he has the weight of this dystopian world on his shoulders which darkens his mood even more, and he literally does have so much to think about. But that doesn't stop him from doing what he does best, wreak some havoc. He is responsible for, and at the centre of, some bloody gut-twisting violence and scenes.
Jade has a great deal of personal growth and I shudder when I think about what happens to him here. I am worried...
Elish Dekker has many plans in place but some of them have created a blip on his radar. How big a blip is about to be discovered by him and will more than likely become personal and unpleasant for the ice man in volume 2.
Perish is shady as fuck and interesting facets come to light, but not enough for total clarity.
I love this series. It is refreshing, entertaining, nasty and deeply twisted. This book is the darkest in an already very dark series. Reader beware. If you read my longer review please read the tags and warnings first.
Longer review at http://ontopdownunderbookreviews.com/...
June 21, 2020
OMG BRING ME VOLUME 2 RIGHT NOW😱
March 8, 2017
I thought this was fan fucking tactic, and not an easy thing to do either. The merging of the two previous books, with completely different characters that are both amazing stories, Fallocaust and Breaking Jade, that also are running simultaneously in time, then have them both come smashing together in The Ghost and the Darkness was just brilliant. I nearly didn't read Breaking Jade but I'm SO glad I did because it's all about the bigger picture of WHY Reaver and Killian are SO important and the scheming, manipulative plot that is awaiting them is partially revealed. You just have to read Breaking Jade and you'll actually end up loving Jade as he's like a mixture of Reaver and Killian, yet what happens to him is just fucking horrific. I loved both of those books almost equally, but the underlying horror of watching them smash together like they did in this book was extremely brilliant. Basically is you loved Fallocaust you have to read Breaking Jade because even if you're just a die hard Fallocaust fan, you might find this book still amazing but won't understand the intricacies going on behind it all. Part One of this book ends in another cliffhanger but thankfully it's only just over 2 weeks until Part Two is released.
If you love M/M, Sci-Fi and Dystopian Hell On Earth, then this book is setting the scene for watching a plan that's unravelling at terminal velocity as the previous two books smash together, entwine and take off faster preparing you for part two of The Ghost and the Darkness, to be the mother of all clusterfucks. These books are VERY dark and gritty and and I'm no prude but there's some harsh stuff to deal with in all of them. They're extremely amazing yet horrifying at the same time. Thanks Quil, you have one amazing imagination.
If you love M/M, Sci-Fi and Dystopian Hell On Earth, then this book is setting the scene for watching a plan that's unravelling at terminal velocity as the previous two books smash together, entwine and take off faster preparing you for part two of The Ghost and the Darkness, to be the mother of all clusterfucks. These books are VERY dark and gritty and and I'm no prude but there's some harsh stuff to deal with in all of them. They're extremely amazing yet horrifying at the same time. Thanks Quil, you have one amazing imagination.
November 3, 2014
Until his dying day I’d protect him. I would make another Fallocaust and kill everyone all over again if it meant he was safe.
This series is becoming my new addiction, the plot is getting more twisted if that's even possible and I love the uniqueness of it. This book HAS to be read after Breaking Jade which clears up a lot of things. There are parts that made my heart leap into my throat, but I couldn't stop reading- This is dark and gritty at its best and Chapter 29 was everything I dreaded, it broke my heart.
If I thought I liked Elish and Reaver before, now I'm totally in love, Reaver is still rough around the edges, violent, unapologetic and I adore him. I truly admired Jade in this installment, his character growth was obvious and it was so good to be in his head. Reading Killian's thoughts made me hurt for him but at the same time, he somehow managed to grate on my nerves by remaining so naive.
Now to wait for Volume 2 which is thankfully only weeks away.
Elish: ‘Power is the greatest illusion, Jade.’
This series is becoming my new addiction, the plot is getting more twisted if that's even possible and I love the uniqueness of it. This book HAS to be read after Breaking Jade which clears up a lot of things. There are parts that made my heart leap into my throat, but I couldn't stop reading- This is dark and gritty at its best and Chapter 29 was everything I dreaded, it broke my heart.
If I thought I liked Elish and Reaver before, now I'm totally in love, Reaver is still rough around the edges, violent, unapologetic and I adore him. I truly admired Jade in this installment, his character growth was obvious and it was so good to be in his head. Reading Killian's thoughts made me hurt for him but at the same time, he somehow managed to grate on my nerves by remaining so naive.
Now to wait for Volume 2 which is thankfully only weeks away.
Elish: ‘Power is the greatest illusion, Jade.’
December 30, 2015
MAKE NERO AND PERISH CHEW ON THEIR OWN DICKS FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!
May 22, 2020
Gawd dammmn. That cliffhanger!!
*on to the next.
November 4, 2014
I really only have a few things to say because I'm still in a whole lot of hurt, a whole lot of shock, and a whole lot of pissed off.
Firstly, this book rocks. It's brutal. So much more brutal than book one and Breaking Jade put together x's 1,000. There are parts so horrific, I had to stop, write to Quil and shake my fists at him before I could go back to reading. But for all the horrid things that happen to the people I love in these hundreds of pages, there were some pretty fucking fantastic scenes. Times I laughed so hard, smiled and giggled. The bonds that were forged are great and will prove to be outstanding for the story later. Surprises that happened, will hopefully prove to be good things later on.
Reaver and Killian, Reno and Garrett, Elish and Jade. These men are all so awesome in what they bring to the story. Each one plays his part so perfectly. And where we've left off from them? Holy shit. I can't even imagine where we are going to go next. There will be serious vengeance, that's for sure.
This book consumed me for two days straight. I had the worst headache yesterday, right behind and inside my eyes, because I'd read for so long and without blinking. I think the only time I consciously blinked was when Reno did... in that one part.
This book isn't for everybody, so read with caution. Don't say you've not been warned. So maybe this is more than a few things, but I'm waiting until I read Vol 2 to really review the whole book. At this point, all I really know is that I loved it so much, even when it tore my heart out... well, I love everything except for
Firstly, this book rocks. It's brutal. So much more brutal than book one and Breaking Jade put together x's 1,000. There are parts so horrific, I had to stop, write to Quil and shake my fists at him before I could go back to reading. But for all the horrid things that happen to the people I love in these hundreds of pages, there were some pretty fucking fantastic scenes. Times I laughed so hard, smiled and giggled. The bonds that were forged are great and will prove to be outstanding for the story later. Surprises that happened, will hopefully prove to be good things later on.
Reaver and Killian, Reno and Garrett, Elish and Jade. These men are all so awesome in what they bring to the story. Each one plays his part so perfectly. And where we've left off from them? Holy shit. I can't even imagine where we are going to go next. There will be serious vengeance, that's for sure.
This book consumed me for two days straight. I had the worst headache yesterday, right behind and inside my eyes, because I'd read for so long and without blinking. I think the only time I consciously blinked was when Reno did... in that one part.
This book isn't for everybody, so read with caution. Don't say you've not been warned. So maybe this is more than a few things, but I'm waiting until I read Vol 2 to really review the whole book. At this point, all I really know is that I loved it so much, even when it tore my heart out... well, I love everything except for
December 18, 2023
4.25⭐️
Oh wow. I am completely enamored by Quil Carters world building and characters.. I can’t get enough! This installment to the series did feel a bit like a filler book, since most of it was the characters traveling and getting to know each other, but I was never bored. Reno really surprised me in this and is now one of my favs🖤
Oh wow. I am completely enamored by Quil Carters world building and characters.. I can’t get enough! This installment to the series did feel a bit like a filler book, since most of it was the characters traveling and getting to know each other, but I was never bored. Reno really surprised me in this and is now one of my favs🖤
February 2, 2025
This is the hardest book I have ever read and ever will.
I’ve always seen Reaver as unstoppable. He’s my absolute favourite MC because of that, because it feels like nothing can break him. Except losing Killian. But what he went through with Nero genuinely made me run to the bathroom and throw up. I read the reviews, I spoiled myself on purpose, I knew it was coming. And still, nothing prepared me for how graphic it was. Nothing prepared me for reading about my favourite character being violated to death, resurrected, just to be violated to death again. Over and over.
Reaver has always been dominant, always in control, especially in the world he knows, the world of Aras where he grew up. But being away from Aras, facing people even more dangerous than anything he’s ever known, seeing him lose that control shook me. I wanted to jump into the book and save him myself because I couldn’t stand watching him get hurt. And the worst part was seeing how much it affected him afterward. I completely understand, but watching Reaver, who has always been so strong, break broke me too. It felt personal. Like every wound they gave him, every time they hurt him, it hit me just as hard.
I’ve always seen Reaver as unstoppable. He’s my absolute favourite MC because of that, because it feels like nothing can break him. Except losing Killian. But what he went through with Nero genuinely made me run to the bathroom and throw up. I read the reviews, I spoiled myself on purpose, I knew it was coming. And still, nothing prepared me for how graphic it was. Nothing prepared me for reading about my favourite character being violated to death, resurrected, just to be violated to death again. Over and over.
Reaver has always been dominant, always in control, especially in the world he knows, the world of Aras where he grew up. But being away from Aras, facing people even more dangerous than anything he’s ever known, seeing him lose that control shook me. I wanted to jump into the book and save him myself because I couldn’t stand watching him get hurt. And the worst part was seeing how much it affected him afterward. I completely understand, but watching Reaver, who has always been so strong, break broke me too. It felt personal. Like every wound they gave him, every time they hurt him, it hit me just as hard.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 3, 2014
3.5 stars!
“No matter what happens, I will come back. I will find my way to you. Never forget that; never forget that, no matter what. I belong to you... and I love you.”
So, obviously, I liked the first book much better than book 2 part 1. I finished this a few hours ago and til now I still don't know where to start this review of mine.
I'd say, even if someone builds a bridge for me, I think I will never get over my dislike for Elish and Jade. These two just irk me whatever they do. Or sometimes, I just really don't give much of a fuck about them. Sadly, they're like important characters that at the first third of this book I questioned myself if I was really reading Fallocaust 2 or the author just got them scrambled and this was really Breaking Jade 2. I quickly got disappointed when I started this book because I really don't want to be in Jade's head. I think the only time I didn't feel annoyed was when he was seeing through Perish's head.
I hated that the drama pretty much started because of Jade's past.
I almost put the book down. I even thought of just completely dropping the series. But I didn't do it because I really love Reaver and Killian. I also wanted to see the development of another couple's relationship. I was sad when there was no Joaquin and Jem here.
Anyway, this wasn't really that of an exciting read for me. I guess I didn't get bored but I wasn't really enthusiastic either. I was in between and that's pretty sad because I totally enjoyed Book 1.
I love that moment when Killian and Reaver was having sex while there were blood and corpses around them though. It was pretty hot specially with the background music "Animal by Maroon 5" playing.
I also love those moments when I was in Reaver's head. I savor those chapters when moments like these happen; when he's a crazed beast full of vengeance:
Fucking hell, I am no hero. I’m the opposite. I’d bomb Skyfall if it ever got into my hands, I’d force them into the greywastes so they could feel what it was like to live in this monotone hell.
and then, some times he's like:
Time is now a road we no longer walk; we walk our own solemn road above the others, with a bird’s-eye view of their lives from birth to death. We are nothing but deities in the sky watching them live and die as we continue our bleak journey.
But above all, I love those moments when we see his heart and his love for Killian.
Because it had always been about him, since the day I killed his parents I had claimed him as my own.
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I could stay like this forever and I wanted to. I could forget everything... I could forsake my revenge; I could... give everything up just to make sure he was still safe.
And then there's Reno.
I never said I was a hero, and I never wanted to be a hero. I was some fucking sidekick that was always bailed out at the last minute by his Superman.
This has been a pretty tough reading experience for me. While I really love Reaver from book 1 and in this book, I also came to really hate him.
It was like my belief, my faith for Reaver and Killian's love got stomped. It broke and would never mend again.
At the last third of the book, more were revealed such as potential allies and conspiracies. I was glad for more Killian and Reaver moments though, I was kind of a little annoyed with Killian at some point. But at least he knows how to make peace with Reaver quickly. However, as I was reaching the end of the book, I found myself feeling detached from the story. I felt numb inside. Just when the story was getting worse. yet to my disturbingly sick realization, I found myself smirking and I was rather amused.
I died to him cumming inside of me, and he came to me dying.
And then as if it didn't happen, I felt hollow again. I didn't feel anything even after the book ended.
I still don't know what to expect and what to feel but I'm going to read book 2 part 2 next and we'll see how things will go.
ETA 12/03/14:Buddy read with Rin and you can find her review here.
January 19, 2021
Howly shit!! What a ride! 😱
I am so happy to read more about Reaver and Killian's adventures again. Breaking Jade wasn't as good as these main books, there were a few things that irritated me, especially Jade's character. But in The Ghost and the Darkness I have started to appreciate and like Jade. Clearly, all the way he went and everything he's been through, has grown and changed him. He is no longer the boy who is languishing in self-pity and self-hatred.
I didn't expect everything that happened with Reaver but especially Perish!! 😱
Fuck this! 🤯
This is too much for me! 😵
That ending... 🙈
Ooooh! What's going to happen to Jade and Killian?! 😱
I can't wait to read volume 2.
Therefore... My first book of 2021! 🥳 And it was fucking worth it! 😍
I am so happy to read more about Reaver and Killian's adventures again. Breaking Jade wasn't as good as these main books, there were a few things that irritated me, especially Jade's character. But in The Ghost and the Darkness I have started to appreciate and like Jade. Clearly, all the way he went and everything he's been through, has grown and changed him. He is no longer the boy who is languishing in self-pity and self-hatred.
I didn't expect everything that happened with Reaver but especially Perish!! 😱
Fuck this! 🤯
This is too much for me! 😵
That ending... 🙈
Ooooh! What's going to happen to Jade and Killian?! 😱
I can't wait to read volume 2.
Therefore... My first book of 2021! 🥳 And it was fucking worth it! 😍
November 22, 2018
Hmmm... Struggling to put my feelings for this one into words that make sense. While I was just as consumed by The Ghost and the Darkness volume 1, I didn’t love it as much as Fallocaust and Breaking Jade. It’s just as dark, brutal, horrific and twisted as the first two but to me, it felt heavier. Part of what makes these books bearable are the lighter moments and the idea that hope exists for the world. Without those things, it becomes oppressive to the point of suffocation.
The beginning of The Ghost and the Darkness was light and funny and at times, even sweet. I laughed a lot during the beginning of this book. But then things start to fall apart, as always happens in this world. Having things go to hell is what I know to expect but it felt dragged out and oppressive to the point of being overwhelming. Too much dark and not enough light. Surviving these books mentally is a challenge and there were parts where my brain and heart couldn’t take it.
All of the books so far have had graphic, explicit, brutal, torture and rape. Lots and lots of both. Each book takes it too far for my comfort but at least in the first two books, I felt it served the purpose of making it crystal clear what this world is about and showing the nature of individual characters. It was part of painting the picture of how EVIL and twisted these characters are and how brutal the environment is. It felt like the intent was to get an intense visceral response. By now, I get it! This time I felt like I was being bludgeoned and tortured with it.
To survive these books, I NEED hope, I need light, I need something to balance the horrific, graphic brutality and darkness. For me, the balance was weighted too heavily to the dark and it took too long to get relief from the agony during some of the arcs.
Rating break down:
5 stars for how it consumed me.
4 stars for character evolution (Killian you little badass! Reaver you impressed me. Perish you surprised me. Reno, Reno, Reno <3 <3 <3)
3 stars for plot development.
0 stars for bludgeoning me nearly to the point of no return with the torture and rape.
3 sad stars
Now I’m anxiously off to The Ghost and the Darkness volume 2.
The beginning of The Ghost and the Darkness was light and funny and at times, even sweet. I laughed a lot during the beginning of this book. But then things start to fall apart, as always happens in this world. Having things go to hell is what I know to expect but it felt dragged out and oppressive to the point of being overwhelming. Too much dark and not enough light. Surviving these books mentally is a challenge and there were parts where my brain and heart couldn’t take it.
All of the books so far have had graphic, explicit, brutal, torture and rape. Lots and lots of both. Each book takes it too far for my comfort but at least in the first two books, I felt it served the purpose of making it crystal clear what this world is about and showing the nature of individual characters. It was part of painting the picture of how EVIL and twisted these characters are and how brutal the environment is. It felt like the intent was to get an intense visceral response. By now, I get it! This time I felt like I was being bludgeoned and tortured with it.
To survive these books, I NEED hope, I need light, I need something to balance the horrific, graphic brutality and darkness. For me, the balance was weighted too heavily to the dark and it took too long to get relief from the agony during some of the arcs.
Rating break down:
5 stars for how it consumed me.
4 stars for character evolution (Killian you little badass! Reaver you impressed me. Perish you surprised me. Reno, Reno, Reno <3 <3 <3)
3 stars for plot development.
0 stars for bludgeoning me nearly to the point of no return with the torture and rape.
3 sad stars
Now I’m anxiously off to The Ghost and the Darkness volume 2.
June 24, 2022
As I expected, lots more gore and rape to be had in this series... There's really not any "romance." There are supposedly all of these lovers and couples but the relationships are twisted and obsessive, so can you really call it love? Cheating is common place, beating each other up as well.
So here's a flavor of the gore and rape. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Our tragic hero Reaver gets captured, imprisoned, shackled and repeatedly and BRUTALLY raped by Nero every which way to Sunday to the point of being killed over and over, resurrected and rinse and repeat.
How brutal you say? Well, the usual beating up and raping (virgin butt)... then there's raping by KNIFE PLUS cock until all the intestines have spilleth forth and death follows from bleed out...
There's cutting off the penis and balls while raping the ass... they grow back; the dead resurrects with these chimeras, but still.
Reaver had to chew off his own hand to escape. More rape. Then rescue.
So... after all that (and it goes on for CHAPTERS), you get pretty immune to the violence and gore. You start thinking like one of those immortals. What's the point of it all? Just mental games in the end. Pain, sure, but that becomes kind of muted because it's so common, just expect it and the fear goes away. There's no death, so where's the drama?
Now I'm just reading to see what the end holds.
Maybe Reaver and Silas belong together. Maybe everyone dies. Maybe Reave and Killian get a "HEA" and they repeat the mistakes of the past and Silas goes insane. Because BOTH Silas and Sky, his DNA, were insane. So what's the point?
My least fave character is Killian, the cry baby, so boring.
It would have been interesting for Reaver and Elish to get together but that's like brothers... still incest is a thing. Anyone but Killian!
Reno is still my fave.
So here's a flavor of the gore and rape. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Our tragic hero Reaver gets captured, imprisoned, shackled and repeatedly and BRUTALLY raped by Nero every which way to Sunday to the point of being killed over and over, resurrected and rinse and repeat.
How brutal you say? Well, the usual beating up and raping (virgin butt)... then there's raping by KNIFE PLUS cock until all the intestines have spilleth forth and death follows from bleed out...
There's cutting off the penis and balls while raping the ass... they grow back; the dead resurrects with these chimeras, but still.
Reaver had to chew off his own hand to escape. More rape. Then rescue.
So... after all that (and it goes on for CHAPTERS), you get pretty immune to the violence and gore. You start thinking like one of those immortals. What's the point of it all? Just mental games in the end. Pain, sure, but that becomes kind of muted because it's so common, just expect it and the fear goes away. There's no death, so where's the drama?
Now I'm just reading to see what the end holds.
Maybe Reaver and Silas belong together. Maybe everyone dies. Maybe Reave and Killian get a "HEA" and they repeat the mistakes of the past and Silas goes insane. Because BOTH Silas and Sky, his DNA, were insane. So what's the point?
My least fave character is Killian, the cry baby, so boring.
It would have been interesting for Reaver and Elish to get together but that's like brothers... still incest is a thing. Anyone but Killian!
Reno is still my fave.
April 23, 2015
OMFG!
I have so many thoughts and feelings, my mind is a jumble.
The only things I know for certain, right now:
This is a fantastic book, I loved it
There is no torture sadistic enough for Perish and Nero
Reaver's birthday treat and aftermath, one of the hottest things I have ever read!
I can't wait to see more of Sanguine.
Thankfully, there's not too long to wait for vol. 2. Need it NOW!
I have so many thoughts and feelings, my mind is a jumble.
The only things I know for certain, right now:
This is a fantastic book, I loved it
There is no torture sadistic enough for Perish and Nero
Reaver's birthday treat and aftermath, one of the hottest things I have ever read!
I can't wait to see more of Sanguine.
Thankfully, there's not too long to wait for vol. 2. Need it NOW!
November 13, 2014
( ´Д`)y━･~~
October 21, 2023
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚. 𝘼𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚; 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙄 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄’𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚.
« 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨? 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙨����𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮? »
« 𝙄 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙣, 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙄? »
« 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, » 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩. « 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙤, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙛𝙛. 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝘿𝙤𝙘… 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙨. »
« 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤, 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙚. » 𝙄 𝙧𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. « 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚. 𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩. »
« 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩… 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚’𝙨. »
« 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞 𝘾𝙖𝙩. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩. »
« 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚? »
« 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩. »
« 𝙊𝙠𝙖𝙮. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. »
« 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤. »
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩.
𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨…
𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞.
𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙧. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚; 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
« 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩; 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩. 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪… 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. »
𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘰’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚… 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨.
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩.
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.
𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙤. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
« 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤, » 𝙄 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘é 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙. « 𝙊𝙠𝙖𝙮, 𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. »
𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮. « 𝙉𝙤, 𝙄-𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩-𝙩𝙤-𝙜𝙤-𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨. »
𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙨.
𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙… 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣-𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖, 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨.
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙠.
𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮.
𝘑𝘢𝘥𝘦’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣.
𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚. 𝘼𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚; 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙄 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄’𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚.
« 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨? 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙨����𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮? »
« 𝙄 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙣, 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙄? »
« 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢, » 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩. « 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙤, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙛𝙛. 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝘿𝙤𝙘… 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙨. »
« 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤, 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙚. » 𝙄 𝙧𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. « 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚. 𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩. »
« 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩… 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚’𝙨. »
« 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞 𝘾𝙖𝙩. 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩. »
« 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚? »
« 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩. »
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« 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤. »
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩.
𝙈𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨…
𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞.
𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙧. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚; 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
« 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩; 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩. 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪… 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. »
𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘰’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚… 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨.
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩.
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.
𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙤. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤, 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
« 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤, » 𝙄 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢.
𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘é 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙. « 𝙊𝙠𝙖𝙮, 𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. »
𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮. « 𝙉𝙤, 𝙄-𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩-𝙩𝙤-𝙜𝙤-𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨. »
𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙨.
𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙… 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣-𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖, 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨.
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙠.
𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮.
𝘑𝘢𝘥𝘦’𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 :
𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 5, 2014
Book 2, Vol.1 of Fallocaust
So. This is all about the warning tags. There are many disturbing themes in the series. To name a few: cannibalism, rape, more rape, extreme forms of physical and mental torture,drug use, and scenes written to elicit debilitating fear. Amidst all of that, crazy as it seems, are a number of characters who love fiercely, who are devoted to their partners to the death, and sweet, tender moments that are a drop in the bucket of the grim reality depicted in this story. And of course a bunch of sadistic @@@holes that dish out the punishment at any given opportunity. Just for fun, mainly. And because they can.
In spite of, or maybe because of all of that, I love this series to pieces. The main characters, Reaver and Killian, are the couple to end all couples for me. Reaver is an established psychopath, genetically engineered to be so, and acts like it. His only redeeming quality is Killian. Like a switch that's flipped on, Reaver's shred of empathy comes to the forefront because of Killian. Mainly towards Killian only, but still. There is some humanity in Reaver. Killian's character is generally disliked from what I've seen in other reviews. I can totally see why. He starts off (in book 1) as this pathetic, whiny little kid. Killian cries. I mean bucket loads of tears with the slightest provocation. It did become a little irritating for me at times, but that's Killian. The light to Reaver's darkness. What appears to be weakness in the unforgiving land of the Greywastes is in fact a strength to be reckoned with. Because he is the only one that can get through to the uncontrollable, unemotional monster that Reaver is growing to become if left to his own devices. The relationship can be volatile, partly because of Reaver's tendency to not care about anything or anyone, and also because Killian starts developing some thicker skin and can throw a tantrum for the ages when he wants his way. But these two together...oh my God! Their intimate moments are few and far between -I don't think it would have been realistic if they were frolicking about among radanimals and ravers attacking them zombie-apocalypse-like left right and centre. But when they happen..."Killi-Kat..?" I melt in a pile of goo and want more more more more more more more every time!
So. Back to the book. It's a beast of a plot and I couldn't possibly get into it in a review. Dark, dystopian world, chaos and anarchy in the Greywastes (sort of like the Walking dead), and tyrannical order in Skyfall, where the immortal chimeras, led by King Silas, rule the starving masses (When they're not busy enslaving them or killing them for fun Gladiator style). The main players besides Reaver, who is destined to kill the King as the only other born immortal that we know of, and Killian are: Elish, the cold chimera in charge of Skyfall and his sex-slave/husband/chicaro Jade, Perish the crazy chimera scientist, Garrett the mostly kind chimera, Reno, who is Reaver's best friend and chicaro to Garrett, and a few other military Skyfall figures.
Things get CRAZY in this book. Seriously, the plot twists were incredible. The universe that Quil Carter has created is magnificent and with every book the story gets richer and richer. The characters all go through unimaginable pain and suffer tremendously. The resilience they exhibit comes from hope having been snatched from them for so freaking long, that they could either suck it up and toughen up or literally sit down and wait to die. There is no middle ground. There is no give.This is a 500 page book and it's only part one. The only reason I am not a raving lunatic over the horrible cliffhanger at the end is that the second part comes out on November 15th. I am addicted, I tell you. Addicted.
All that being said, this is not a perfect book. It's a self-pub. Yes, there are editing issues and typos galore. I personally ignore those when I love a book but I know some of you can't take it so be warned. As more books come out, there are more POVs added. They are necessary because the story unfolds in three different locations simultaneously throughout so we obviously need to know what's going on with characters besides Reaver and Killian. I was pissed in the beginning because there were so many chapters from Reno's POV and I started thinking that this was reading more like a companion book than a main Fallocaust book. It was made clear eventually that Reno's part of the story set in motion several aspects of the plot that unfolded later on so it was necessary that his POV was prominent for the first 20% or so. There was plenty of Reaver and Killian to go by afterward, rest assured. I at least got my fix -ha!
I honestly cannot praise this book enough. Heed the warnings and read these in order, especially with the companion book, Breaking Jade, before trying this. If dark, apocalyptic dystopians aren't your thing, don't even bother with this. If they are, this will be your crack for the next however many books Quil Carter indulges us with.
So. This is all about the warning tags. There are many disturbing themes in the series. To name a few: cannibalism, rape, more rape, extreme forms of physical and mental torture,drug use, and scenes written to elicit debilitating fear. Amidst all of that, crazy as it seems, are a number of characters who love fiercely, who are devoted to their partners to the death, and sweet, tender moments that are a drop in the bucket of the grim reality depicted in this story. And of course a bunch of sadistic @@@holes that dish out the punishment at any given opportunity. Just for fun, mainly. And because they can.
In spite of, or maybe because of all of that, I love this series to pieces. The main characters, Reaver and Killian, are the couple to end all couples for me. Reaver is an established psychopath, genetically engineered to be so, and acts like it. His only redeeming quality is Killian. Like a switch that's flipped on, Reaver's shred of empathy comes to the forefront because of Killian. Mainly towards Killian only, but still. There is some humanity in Reaver. Killian's character is generally disliked from what I've seen in other reviews. I can totally see why. He starts off (in book 1) as this pathetic, whiny little kid. Killian cries. I mean bucket loads of tears with the slightest provocation. It did become a little irritating for me at times, but that's Killian. The light to Reaver's darkness. What appears to be weakness in the unforgiving land of the Greywastes is in fact a strength to be reckoned with. Because he is the only one that can get through to the uncontrollable, unemotional monster that Reaver is growing to become if left to his own devices. The relationship can be volatile, partly because of Reaver's tendency to not care about anything or anyone, and also because Killian starts developing some thicker skin and can throw a tantrum for the ages when he wants his way. But these two together...oh my God! Their intimate moments are few and far between -I don't think it would have been realistic if they were frolicking about among radanimals and ravers attacking them zombie-apocalypse-like left right and centre. But when they happen..."Killi-Kat..?" I melt in a pile of goo and want more more more more more more more every time!
So. Back to the book. It's a beast of a plot and I couldn't possibly get into it in a review. Dark, dystopian world, chaos and anarchy in the Greywastes (sort of like the Walking dead), and tyrannical order in Skyfall, where the immortal chimeras, led by King Silas, rule the starving masses (When they're not busy enslaving them or killing them for fun Gladiator style). The main players besides Reaver, who is destined to kill the King as the only other born immortal that we know of, and Killian are: Elish, the cold chimera in charge of Skyfall and his sex-slave/husband/chicaro Jade, Perish the crazy chimera scientist, Garrett the mostly kind chimera, Reno, who is Reaver's best friend and chicaro to Garrett, and a few other military Skyfall figures.
Things get CRAZY in this book. Seriously, the plot twists were incredible. The universe that Quil Carter has created is magnificent and with every book the story gets richer and richer. The characters all go through unimaginable pain and suffer tremendously. The resilience they exhibit comes from hope having been snatched from them for so freaking long, that they could either suck it up and toughen up or literally sit down and wait to die. There is no middle ground. There is no give.This is a 500 page book and it's only part one. The only reason I am not a raving lunatic over the horrible cliffhanger at the end is that the second part comes out on November 15th. I am addicted, I tell you. Addicted.
All that being said, this is not a perfect book. It's a self-pub. Yes, there are editing issues and typos galore. I personally ignore those when I love a book but I know some of you can't take it so be warned. As more books come out, there are more POVs added. They are necessary because the story unfolds in three different locations simultaneously throughout so we obviously need to know what's going on with characters besides Reaver and Killian. I was pissed in the beginning because there were so many chapters from Reno's POV and I started thinking that this was reading more like a companion book than a main Fallocaust book. It was made clear eventually that Reno's part of the story set in motion several aspects of the plot that unfolded later on so it was necessary that his POV was prominent for the first 20% or so. There was plenty of Reaver and Killian to go by afterward, rest assured. I at least got my fix -ha!
I honestly cannot praise this book enough. Heed the warnings and read these in order, especially with the companion book, Breaking Jade, before trying this. If dark, apocalyptic dystopians aren't your thing, don't even bother with this. If they are, this will be your crack for the next however many books Quil Carter indulges us with.
June 21, 2015
I NEED IT. I NEED IT NOWWWWWWWWW. CANNOT wait until Halloween. I CANNOT.
Update: 11-3-2014: So I read it. And Jesus Christ, I am just as floored as I was after reading both Fallocaust and Breaking Jade. Like........................Holy shit.
Okay, so I was expecting a certain situation to happen here...I had thought I was prepared mentally to experience it...I was wrong. :( It ruined me. I didn't know that would be the extent of it...It felt like years had gone by when this happened, page after page of grueling detail and considering it was my favorite character I really wanted to just through my iPad across the room as he went insane.
I cried....Not surprising.
One character, I wondered why his situation changed as it did. I liked it better when he was angry and antisocial and homesick, which we see a lot in this one, but whatever. I still love him.
Chimeras, man...Chimeras.
Chimeras, karma, homesickness, rape (of course), kidnapping, dumb mistakes, depression, fear, death and immortality. Those are the highlights of this one, I feel. I might cry just thinking about all of this again...
Anyways, a must-read. Especially if you've read all the others. Grammar and writing was a bit sketchy at times but I was still able to look past it to enjoy the juice of the story.
Favorite/most-hated quote: "I fuck kings."
Update: 11-3-2014: So I read it. And Jesus Christ, I am just as floored as I was after reading both Fallocaust and Breaking Jade. Like........................Holy shit.
Okay, so I was expecting a certain situation to happen here...I had thought I was prepared mentally to experience it...I was wrong. :( It ruined me. I didn't know that would be the extent of it...It felt like years had gone by when this happened, page after page of grueling detail and considering it was my favorite character I really wanted to just through my iPad across the room as he went insane.
I cried....Not surprising.
One character, I wondered why his situation changed as it did. I liked it better when he was angry and antisocial and homesick, which we see a lot in this one, but whatever. I still love him.
Chimeras, man...Chimeras.
Chimeras, karma, homesickness, rape (of course), kidnapping, dumb mistakes, depression, fear, death and immortality. Those are the highlights of this one, I feel. I might cry just thinking about all of this again...
Anyways, a must-read. Especially if you've read all the others. Grammar and writing was a bit sketchy at times but I was still able to look past it to enjoy the juice of the story.
Favorite/most-hated quote: "I fuck kings."
May 16, 2020
Full review of on The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1 and 2
Well, this is where Quil Carter destroys everyone.
Almost ever single character goes through a personality shift caused by some type of trauma.
Oddly enough Elish, the sadistic cold bastard, is the only who has remained somewhat stable and consistent. Take what comfort you can from that, I have.
Quil Carter enjoys throwing a wrench into any moments of peace of joy. I have to say the only thing holding me together is the love between Killian and Reaver. I am so invested in their love story, and incredibly terrified of what will become of them. I keep having to remind myself these are all kids, in their late teenage years... so I expect things to fall apart, mend and fall apart again.
onward
Well, this is where Quil Carter destroys everyone.
Almost ever single character goes through a personality shift caused by some type of trauma.
Oddly enough Elish, the sadistic cold bastard, is the only who has remained somewhat stable and consistent. Take what comfort you can from that, I have.
Quil Carter enjoys throwing a wrench into any moments of peace of joy. I have to say the only thing holding me together is the love between Killian and Reaver. I am so invested in their love story, and incredibly terrified of what will become of them. I keep having to remind myself these are all kids, in their late teenage years... so I expect things to fall apart, mend and fall apart again.
onward
July 28, 2021
Fire 🔥 fire 🔥 and I can’t stop reading!
On to the next 1.
On to the next 1.
November 3, 2014
I have been waiting for this book since finishing Fallocaust Vol 1 and I have to say it was totally worth the wait! I loved jumping right back into the dark and awesomely disturbing world that Quil Carter has created.
Everything that attracted me to Fallocaust is here, the dystopian darkness and the looming hope, the characters evolution through the story, each of them growing but still at the core who I fell in love with in the first book was amazing. This is a perfect follow up to Vol 1! You will not be disappointed!
Thank you Quil Carter for the journey so far, I can't wait for it to continue!
Everything that attracted me to Fallocaust is here, the dystopian darkness and the looming hope, the characters evolution through the story, each of them growing but still at the core who I fell in love with in the first book was amazing. This is a perfect follow up to Vol 1! You will not be disappointed!
Thank you Quil Carter for the journey so far, I can't wait for it to continue!
January 17, 2015
Ok so after i read this i couldn't even take the time to write a review before i started the next one. I wish i could elaborate but i am not quite sure where volume one ended and two started.
As we all know. This is a hard book to review without giving up secrets (and there are lots of secrets) There is so much going on at one time. So many secrets being kept. So many people you cannot trust. Ugh … this has got to be the most frustrating thing to try to fit words to my feelings for this book.
For those who have read the first book,you know how i feel. For those looking for a gruesome love story with enough darkness to wipe out the earth, then this series is for you.
As we all know. This is a hard book to review without giving up secrets (and there are lots of secrets) There is so much going on at one time. So many secrets being kept. So many people you cannot trust. Ugh … this has got to be the most frustrating thing to try to fit words to my feelings for this book.
For those who have read the first book,you know how i feel. For those looking for a gruesome love story with enough darkness to wipe out the earth, then this series is for you.
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