Hudson Thomas and I met properly. I was living a half-life until he found me. He roared worn-out precautions of danger. In his desire for answers, he was savage in his pursuit. In the moonlight he chased me. He couldn’t let me go. I burned him. I blazed scorching his reason with feeling.
Until I discovered the admission price to the Arena. Our rapture had a sundown. The trees barred the sound in… You’re already late. Be there before ...
Now I’m in the Arena. And when the rules are revealed, will there be reason enough to keep me?
4.5 stars. This book was a wild ride. I beta (ish) read it, and then read it again as it was finished and the outcome is pretty great. Cat's writing is so descriptive and flowing that you don't want to miss a word. She is getting better and better with each book and coming up with story lines that are outside the box. It is refreshing because after reading the same trope over and over again, you need your life mixed up. When I read I like to question things, I like being surprised, I especially like to have no idea what is going on for it to all come together in the end. I can't write too much about the book in this review because I really want you to go in blind. Also, I still hate Terra.
Okay so the second installment definitely tied some loose ends that I was needing to be solved and explained. It still has the same type of paranormal vibe with a thriller like unfolding of story. The two main characters are separated for some time but I enjoyed the angst and time apart. But yes I was relieved for their reunion as well. The writing is very crisp like in the first, def sends you on a loopty loop wondering if your suspicions are correct. I called some things but was wrong about a lot. And I like that.
As the conclusion of the fist book, I get OA vibes. (the show from Netflix that I LOVE!) Lots of important characters and one big hug story that you have to unmask page by page.
I received a gifted copy and am providing a review. I highly recommend you read LIGHT HER UP before you read LIT. In LIGHT HER UP, you are introduced to the characters you will meet in LIT and will have a better understanding.
**POTENTIAL SPOILERS**
At the beginning of LIT, the reader is taken into what I would classify as a dream of Aviana’s, although she is known as Lily and later as Nix. We find her tossed into what is called the Arena during her Season. In the Arena, she is faced with Beasts that she has to exterminate in order to survive. The “organizer” of these events is Onyx, who Lily thinks she can trust to help her get to the other side, if you will. All the while, Lily is wondering what happened to Hudson and why he has not come to save her. Onyx finally relents and lets Lily have Hudson back, and then he pretty much forces her to go through a mirror of sorts, claiming Hudson will be right behind her. Lily then finds herself admitted to a psychiatric hospital and comes back into contact with Ramona, surprised to find out that eight years have gone by. And what exactly happened to her in those eight years she cannot explain and yet it feels like her imagination gone wild. Was what she experienced real or imagined?
As in LIGHT HER UP, if you enjoy the paranormal genre, I am sure you will enjoy LIT. LIT brings closure and ties all the loose ends together you may have been wanting more of in LIGHT HER UP. Can you imagine being able to conjure up the thought of fire and having your hands light up, such as in Lily’s case?
Cat’s words are amazing. I love the way she tells a story. I love the character development and the fact that I could not tell what was going to happen next.