Unravel Us

by Hanna K. Scaalez

503 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication June 23, 2026

Reviews

[Camilla Blomgren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book picks up right where Ruin Me ended, and you are immediately pulled back into the story.

It is easy to follow, the world is easy to understand, and the writing is beautiful.

I love how Hanna builds relationships between all the characters, and also between them as a group. The banter is on another level, because it is not just between two people, it is between the entire group. Everyone’s personalities shine through, and you end up falling in love with all of them.

This is a book that makes you feel everything. You will laugh, cry, giggle, and curl your toes.

I am already counting down until I can return to this world for book three. I have theories…

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC review

♾️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bloody hell!
Please someone help me and tell me how will I recover from this?!
It is very hard to form sentences and express my thoughts on Unravel Us! The last time I felt like this after finishing a book, it was when I’ve read Fourth Wing!
How someone is able to create a story this brilliant is completely beyond me!
Miss Hanna you have outdone yourself! I love all of your books but please don’t be mad at me if I say this one just became my favourite!

You can never be sure with a second book in a series. Well let me tell you this much: it was even better than book1!
I’ve been through every possible emotion during this book journey! I laughed, I cried, I was blushing, I was feeling hot and broke my heart. I’m sending my therapy bill to you Hanna K. Scaalez in the upcoming days!

Let’s talk about the characters first:
Ethalyn: oh how much she’s grown! She is not only managing her power much better and confidently but also being an absolute badass! She is not perfect of course as no one is. She is still doubting herself,but there is one thing she is absolutely certain, she would do anything for her little family!
Malakai: wow! What can I say about this absolute gorgeous man?! I really liked him in book1 but now… I must say he is a very strong contender for being THE absolute perfect book boyfriend! He was still cocky and savage (which btw I don’t mind at all) but also he loves Ethalyn with every fibre of his heart and he would sacrifice everything for her! He would burn down the world for her and what is that if not the best quality for a man?!
Their relationship was just absolute perfection!

The side characters? Don’t even make me start talking about them! My gosh they were just brilliant! This little family has been through a lot and they’ve come a long way since Ruin Me.
I loved the banter! I’ve never giggled so much in my life while reading a book!
Hanna knows very well how to build up her characters and give them personalities!
Lionel is my baby and he’s grown so much.
Ashley and Nate are adorable. And Eve… yeah she is still around…
We’ve also been introduced to some new characters (hello Jaden and demon daddy!)

The story?
Ah the pacing was perfect! There was never a dull moment. I could follow the story perfectly well. I didn’t feel like anything was missing. There was just enough action and world building.

The ending?
The ending! I feel so broken and emotionally disturbed (in the best way obviously). I still can’t believe Hanna just did that…
Everyone must read this book!


Giving 5 stars to this book just doesn’t feel enough! It was an infinite star read!
I’m in the biggest book hangover of the century!
Thank you for this experience Hanna! Please break my heart more often!

[🌸 Bookish Hobbit 🌸 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice - 🌶️🌶️
Plot - 🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏

Firstly, I. Am. Floored. By. This. Book.
It is just perfection. ❤️

I am blown away by how perfect this book is, all of it. The characters, the action, the story and the romance ….. it is by far one of the most romantic books I’ve ever read.

Every interaction between Malakai and Ethalyn is pure poetry. Their chemistry is out of this world. I thought they were swoon- worthy in Ruin Me but watching their love just transcend everything .. it’s just so beautiful.

We see some new characters added in this book and even though some of them are a little shitty to our chaotic little family… they’re still wonderfully fleshed out and full of character.

Then there’s the misfit mayhem gang. How do I sum up how perfect they are. I love each individual character so so much. I didn’t think I’d like Eve and now I love her just as much as the others. I could read endlessly about their crazy little adventures and I would never ever get bored.

The story at 75% onwards truly had my heart in my throat. I was on the edge of my seat. My emotions were being put through the cheese grater.




Also …. Am I okay? No. Will I be? … Hanna… Will we be okay????????? I need answers!!!!!!!!

[JordsReadingTales · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK. ALL OF THE STARS♾️. READ THIS SERIES!

I feel so incredibly lucky to have received an early copy of this book and I could not be more grateful.

I am so glad that I discovered Hanna’s books because she is now my favourite author and I will be reading everything she writes. The way Hanna creates an incredible world with the most amazing characters is just mesmerising.

Let me tell you, I will never forget this book. It’s taken a couple of days to write this review because every time I thought about this book, I would SOB.

I didn’t think this book would be able to top Ruin Me because that was a 6 star read for me but OH MY GOODNESS. I don’t want to give any spoilers but this book absolutely BROKE me. It was an emotional rollercoaster, one minute I was laughing and the next I was ugly crying.

Hanna’s world building and the characters she created had me feeling like I was part of the story. Not only are the main characters perfection… the side characters?! Absolutely incredible. I didn’t think it would be possible to love Malakai any more but boy was I wrong! And Ashley is the best side character I have ever read - this girl makes me LOL but she also has the biggest heart of gold.

The BANTER, found family, YEARNING, romance… I loved every single thing about this book and there is not a thing that I would change.

I am SO excited for the next book in this series but I am going to be so sad that it’s over.

THANK you Hanna - you’ve created a world where I can escape reality and just have the best time. Your talent is just incredible.

I will be recommending this book to everyone😍 READ IT!!

[Rachel Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay sooooooo i loved book 1, ruin me, but this book?!!!!!! how could this series get any better?!!!

hanna i love you so much i would burn the world down for YOU!! thank you so much for the opportunity to read this ARC. except now i need book 3…

i dont even know where to begin and im trying my best to be so vague because i could yap for ages about this book! unravel us felt even more nightmare inducing with the trek through the demon lands and them encountering the demons along the way😳the amount of times i audibly gasped or shuddered was insane but i LOVED this slight mix of horror!

the demon king, aka daddy demon, is one of those hate to love, love to hate, kind of characters altho i definitely hated him more than anything but hes just soooo fine😏idk the characters in unravel us, new and returning, were just even better!!

i dont think there was a single aspect of this book i couldve predicted. i cannot wait to talk to all my fellow feral raccoons about all the details of this book that i cant share without spoiling!!!

this is an ABSOLUTE must read!!! i beg you!!! ill buy it for you!!!!

[NatalieSreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wait, what just happened? 😳 the ending snuck up on me and I didn’t see it coming, and as long as they’re in books - I love surprises!

I wanna give a big, massive thanks to the author Hanna K. Scaalez who let me read this as an early advance copy. This is my honest review and all thoughts are my own!

Unravel Us is book two in the Cindara Chronicles and the sequel to Ruin Me. It picks up nicely after Ruin Me ends, and launches us right into the next adventure!

Get ready for an action packed, banter-ful, beautiful love story. This love story isn’t just between our favorite couple - it’s between and within all the characters.

This is darker than the previous book, it feels even more alive, real and some very huge obstacles are hurdled… and not hurdled.

This is a classical and great type of a second book - it filled my needs, surprised me, made me tear up, giggle and snort. And the ending? I knew it was something with…

👀 did you really think I was gonna spoil it?! Nope, you gotta read it yourself!!

I’m VERY much looking forward to book three and the last installment of the Cindara Chronicles 😍

[Andreanne Parcel · Rating 5 out of 5]

English below :

5 ⭐ 2 🌶️

Unravel Us commence directement après les événements de Ruin Me. Dans ce deuxième tome, on suit notre groupe d'aventuriers éclectiques, mais tellement attachants, dans les terres des démons. Au menu, Ashley et ses répliques explosives, Nate et son égo, Lionel et son sens du devoir, Eve et ses humeurs, Ethalyn et sa tête fonceuse et... Malakai ; toujours aussi possessivement parfait!

Le développement des personnages est tellement incroyable qu'on en arrive à aimer les personnages que l'on détestait!

Unravel Us est un parfait mélange d'intrigue, d'action, de romance, d'amitié et de rebondissements.

Mise en garde : Soyez prêts à être émotionnellement anéantis dès les premières pages et ce, jusqu'aux toutes dernières.

Tout est mis en place pour une finale épique dans le prochain tome!

Bonne lecture!

English :
5 ⭐ 2 🌶️

Unravel Us picks up right after the events of Ruin Me. In this second book, we follow our eclectic, yet incredibly endearing, group of adventurers into the Demon Lands. On the menu: Ashley and her explosive one-liners, Nate and his ego, Lionel and his sense of duty, Eve and her moods, Ethalyn and her headstrong nature, and... Malakai; still as possessively perfect as ever!

The character development so perfectly well-crafted that I ended up appreciating the characters I initially hated!

Unravel Us is a perfect blend of intrigue, action, romance, friendship, and plot twists.

Reader, you've been warned : Be prepared to be emotionnaly destroyed from the very first pages till the very last.

Everything is set up for an epic finale in the next book!

[Pandorameetsbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hanna wields tension and pain like an artist weilds a paintbrush, or a surgeon weilds a scalpel, with utter precision.

I always find the second books fall into middle territory, good, but not quite there, not quite as good, it always wants to be, but is just, isn’t. This did not fall into that category; in fact, it surpassed the first, in leaps and bounds, which is hard to do given I rated the first 5 stars.

Unravel Us takes everything that I loved about the first book, the Found Family, the characters, and the tension, and expands on it. She sprinkled some magic shit on this book because when i tell you I started and finished this book in hours, I’m not lying. I ate, drank and breathed this book. I devoured it.

UU excels in so many things, from it’s pacing, which is utterly great, we get soft, down moments, to fast-paced, everyone is in danger, and no one is safe moments. We get character development like i’ve never seen character development before. You know a good author when she has the ability to make you hate a character and is able to redeem that character. Yes, you heard that right, I may, or may not, no longer hate my most hated character.

When I say I laughed, like full on, laughed out loud, in a way, if I were not home alone, I’d be getting serious side eye, and cried, fat, ugly tears. I swooned so hard that I didn’t think I could swoon more, and then someone would go and say something else, and I would swoon some more.

Once again, the relationships in the book excel, and I’m not just talking about romantically, either, but the friendships that have been borne out of literal war are so beautiful. You can tell that they irritate the heck out of each other, and yet, they care; they’ll go to the ends of the earth for one another, and you can feel that. There’s such an unexpected friendship created in this book, and omg, I love it so much. I love them.

Malakai was a bit of an ass in the first book, and yet in this one, you can see the small hints of his humanity shining through; he’s slowly starting to let himself want things, and more importantly, he’s slowly starting to realise he’s worth these things as well. He’s worth happiness, and the way it’s done, and the way it’s handled, just these little things shown in the writing, is done so well that you can practically feel his growth. And he deserves it, i also much update my list because Malakai is now full on book boyfriend.

Once again, the side characters get their time as well, once again, my emotions went through the wringer. I wanted to throttle Lionel, and kiss him, and then throttle him some more, and there was this beautiful scene that happened between him and someone else that just made me so happy.

Nate, oh Nate, and Ashley, and yes, even Eve. These characters hold such a special place in my heart.

The action was another place where this just excelled, like you couldn’t relax when there was danger, because Hanna is not afraid of hurting her characters. And seeing Eve struggle with what she did, semi made me soften for her a little. As well as a lot of other things that happen throughout.

Ethalyn really comes into her own in this book as well. She struggles under the weight of leadership, doubts her abilities, and she’s just great, the way she handles things, you know shes flawed you know that she struggles, and it just makes her all the more real.

I was halfway through this book when I knew it was going to be a 5 star read, more than that, honestly. It’s not, it's infinity stars, I can’t say there is anything I would change about this - well, okay that’s a lie, but I can’t say without spoiling things. But even as much as I disliked it, I wouldn’t change it for the world because it works. It makes sense.

It is going to be very hard to top this book, but I do not doubt for one single second that Hanna can do it.

[Katie McJunkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not sure I can cope enough to write this review but I'm going to give it a try. Buckle up it's about to be a long one.

First of all, Hanna I've cried more in this book than I have during any book in such a long time.
Prologue: Cried
Middle: Cried
End: Sobbed
Acknowledgements: UGLY SOBBED

The story line of UU flowed so beautifully and smoothly. There was never a point that felt slow everything happened so point for point that it always left you wanting more but also fed you everything you didn't know you needed. The feelings that the characters felt were written in a way that made you feel like you yourself were feeling them. You were in the moments with everyone no matter how big or small the moment I was captivated by every scene, every word. I was able to picture everything perfectly in my mind, the world building was UNMATCHED!!

The characters grew so much during UU. Ethalyn is such a badass and she learned through this book how to embrace that more. While also leaning on not only her friends but Malakai to help her. She finally learned she wasn't alone. MALAKAI!!! GAHHHHHHHHHH!! That man puts every real man on this planet to shame. He's so strong and steady and loves Ethalyn in such a profound and unshakeable way that leaves you weak in the knees. Their banter and spice were kicked up a notch as well and dang did I eat that up!!! Ashley and Nate hold such a special place in my heart I loved how they both grew this book as well; they have both had such big losses and still open themselves up. Lionel shocked me this book. From RM I wasn't sure where he would stand with everything and the way Hanna wrote his story line was *chefs kiss*. EVE, mannnnnnn you know that an Author is BEYOND amazing when they can give you a character you HATE in book 1 and by book 2 you are rethinking everything. She grew on me, I hate to admit it but she did. We also got some new characters this book, Jaden you can't help but love him. He's funny and easy going and well I won't give anything away but I KNEW IT!!! You also get to meet The Demon King. I don't have anything nice to say here so I won't. I can't wait to see where each of these characters go in book 3!

Now let's talk about the ending...I. AM. BROKEN!! In the best way possible. The ending I had to read twice because I couldn't see through the tears. But at the same time, it was everything!! The love, the sadness, the feelings bled through the pages and right into me. I don't think I have ever had a story hit me so hard in the chest before. ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

HANNA, I love you. This book was beyond anything I could have imagined, and I mean that in the best way possible. Thank you so much for this ARC.

[Sonia P. - TBR Reading With My Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was prevliged to receive this ARC from the author and here is my honest spoiler free review.

First 5 🌟 isn't enough to give. This 2nd book in the series deserves every single star from across the infinite universe.

I sat a couple of days after I finished reading Unravel Us, not because I had no thoughts, but because I had too many thoughts and feelings because this book was god tiered masterpiece.

This review will not contain details or quotes as this book isn't slated to be released until mid-June.

I found I became so much more connected with all the previous characters and grew to love them each more, yes love, including Eve. The banter among the side characters had me howling. The banter between Ethalyn and Malakai had me dying a slow lust filled death that I could not get enough of.

New characters were introduced that naturally I was suspicious of, just like in my real life, but you have to read this to see if they are friend shaped or foe shaped.

Now to why this is a masterpiece and why I am in the middle of re-reading it. I am a sucker for an emotionally damaging read that has me ugly crying. I ugly cried not once, not twice, but 8 times, possibly 9, I lost count after 6. Hanna, your story telling and vivid descriptions of not only of the world, but of the characters had me in a chokehold. My heart SHATTERED and then shattered even more when I didn't think it was possible. As I write this I can still feel that lump in my throat and my eyes begin to burn and blur with tears.

If you are looking for a story of devotion, resilience, courage, fears, undying everlasting heartaching love, add this to your list of must reads.

As for villians. My goodness did you deliver the epitome of a villian that would make the devil fall to his knees in defeat and beg for mercy. I have NEVER loathed a villian so much and at the same time love him for how evil he is.

The 3rd and final book of this trilogy cannot come fast enough as the ending of Unravel Us had my jaw dropped wide open while my heart was still shattering. You have written some of the most beautiful and gut wrenching lines I have ever laid my wet eyes on and no visual movie, or show or picture book could ever interpret those words visually like they were in my mind and in my heart.

Well done Hanna and thank you for shattering my soul as I wait for it to be put back together, I hope, in book 3.

[Holly (Hollys Tea & Books) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well...where do I start!

One thing I love about Hanna's writing is the way she will completely pull the rug from under you without you seeing it coming. Her books are filled to the brim with drama, suspense, banter, passion and incredible story telling. Unravel Us is no exception.

From page 1, you are hooked. One thing I love about reading a well loved series is delving back into the world of my favourite characters and following as their journey continues and grows. Seeing already well established characters evolve and change further truly shows the talent of a good writer and a book worth reading.

It is so hard to truly review this book without spoilers! Ashley is the best friend of your dreams. Witty, loyal, funny and so raw emotionally you want to hug her every time she speaks. Nate is gorgeous! Lionel (a character I loathed in book 1) now has shown emotional growth and become a loveable favourite. And I hate Eve a bit less!
New characters are introduced in this book and help to move the story telling on to the point where you find them feeling like they were there all along.

Ethalyn and Malakai for me are an amazing mix of passion, banter, loyalty and obsession. I love the dynamic between them and how the characters are portrayed. The relationship feels real without being overdone!

And the ending....read it and you will see what I mean!

If you've not read this series, I strongly recommend it! It's such an easy read in the sense that you feel comforted, tortured and hooked from the offset.

Thank you so much to Hanna for giving me an ARC as part of her street team!

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

After finishing Unravel Us I had to sit and just process!

If I was already crying within the first 12 pages (just the prologue) I knew that my emotions were going to go through it while reading the rest of this book.

Hanna has a way of writing her characters that make them feel like they are your own family. That is so important to keep readers invested not only with the characters but also the story itself. She also dare I say it made me actually like one of the characters that I very much disliked at the end of Ruin Me 🫣

The banter in this book had me cackling at so many points while reading! And I ate that right up! You can tell that these characters are very much a found family with the way Hanna writes their conversations with each other. Including the new characters that we were introduced to this time. ❤️

Hanna I’m sending my therapy bill to you lol the emotional damage (in the best way) at the end of this book! 💔 Hanna how could you? The emotional rollercoaster that you go on while reading this book OMG but you know what that’s what makes the best books!!!

Please don’t make us wait too long for book 3 I cannot wait to find out what happens next with my Cindara family!

Giving this 5 stars is not enough!! This has become one of my favorite books! I will recommend this to everyone!

I feel so lucky to have been chosen as an ARC reader for this book! Thank you Hanna 🫶

[Krystin · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC review -spoiler free

I have not conflicted this hard between wanting to read and having to work/adult in a LONG time.

All my favorite people from Ruin Me were back… and we even got a few new favorites added in too.

There were tears, laughter, and moments of absolute emotional devastation.

Favorite quote:
“This is not consensual cuddling.”

If you haven’t read Ruin Me (Book 1) yet, you still have time before the release in June!