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Criminal Intentions #25
White Rabbit, Part I
A tense standoff with Sila uncovers more than Seong-Jae ever wanted to know about the strings Sila's pulled in his past. The pain he's caused. The deaths he's responsible for.
And he may be responsible for yet one more, as Sila uses his own life as a bargaining chip to keep Malcolm and Seong-Jae at bay. Throughout Sila's twisted reconstruction of his past, the full story comes clear, yet one question remains hanging over their heads:
Where is the white rabbit?
And he may be responsible for yet one more, as Sila uses his own life as a bargaining chip to keep Malcolm and Seong-Jae at bay. Throughout Sila's twisted reconstruction of his past, the full story comes clear, yet one question remains hanging over their heads:
Where is the white rabbit?
130 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 20, 2021
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About the author
Cole McCade
67 books1,529 followersSlender. Angry. (Part) Asian.
Yeah, that about sums me up.
Hi. I’m Cole. Xen. Whatever you want to call me; both are true, and both are lies. My pen names are multitudes, my nicknames legion. Tall, bi/queer, introverted author of a brown-ish persuasion made up of various flavors of Black, Asian, and Native American. I’m cuter than Hello Kitty, more bitter than the blackest coffee, and able to trip over cats in a single half-asleep lurch; I’m what happens when a Broody Antihero and a Manic Pixie Dream Boy fight to the death, and someone builds a person from the scraps left behind. Beardless, I look like the uke in every yaoi manga in existence; bearded or not, I sound like Barry White. About half my time is spent as a corporate writer, and the other half riding a train of WTFery that sometimes results in a finished book. Romance, erotica, sci-fi, horror, paranormal; LGBTQIA and cishet; diverse settings and diverse characters from a diverse author.
Sometimes I shout about things on the internet. Usually intersectional feminism and marginalized voices, and whomever’s punching down in those directions today. Sometimes human sociology, the psychology of sex and gender, and my own gender non-conforming arse (he/him, by the way). Sometimes I get really mad at Stephen Hawking and nerd out all over the place about hairy black holes, and believe it or not, that’s not a terrible pun or even worse innuendo.
That’s it. I’m a huge dork. My humor’s so dry it could empty oceans. I’m a native Southerner from the New Orleans area with zero Southern accent; I’m a mess of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual influences; I have two cats. I wake up at daft hours of the morning to go running. I crochet terrible, lumpy things that never really turn into anything. I’m older than you think I look. I’m much more shy than my fury makes me sound (signifying gods only know what, but probably nothing). Recently I decided, at 36, that I needed to restart my life and move cross-country, so I tossed 75% of my possessions in the trash and randomly trucked it to Seattle. I’m in love with books and music and technology, and they war with each other for dominance and sometimes come together in a beautiful confluence. Most of the physical books I own are strange, obscure, out of print, overseas imports, or any combination of the four. Most of the physical books I used to own were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, and have been replaced with the infinite library on my Nook. My wallet has a dangerous attraction to anything with pages; it flirts and teases and gives its all, until there’s nothing left but emptiness and ruin.
There will always be things you don’t know, and I won’t tell.
But ask me late at night over live music in a seedy bar, and you might just get an honest answer.
...or you can poke me via:
* Email: blackmagic@blackmagicblues.com
* Twitter: @thisblackmagic
* Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xen.cole
* Website & Blog: http://www.blackmagicblues.com
* Tumblr: http://thisblackmagic.tumblr.com/
And there's my Xen Sanders SFF / Horror profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Yeah, that about sums me up.
Hi. I’m Cole. Xen. Whatever you want to call me; both are true, and both are lies. My pen names are multitudes, my nicknames legion. Tall, bi/queer, introverted author of a brown-ish persuasion made up of various flavors of Black, Asian, and Native American. I’m cuter than Hello Kitty, more bitter than the blackest coffee, and able to trip over cats in a single half-asleep lurch; I’m what happens when a Broody Antihero and a Manic Pixie Dream Boy fight to the death, and someone builds a person from the scraps left behind. Beardless, I look like the uke in every yaoi manga in existence; bearded or not, I sound like Barry White. About half my time is spent as a corporate writer, and the other half riding a train of WTFery that sometimes results in a finished book. Romance, erotica, sci-fi, horror, paranormal; LGBTQIA and cishet; diverse settings and diverse characters from a diverse author.
Sometimes I shout about things on the internet. Usually intersectional feminism and marginalized voices, and whomever’s punching down in those directions today. Sometimes human sociology, the psychology of sex and gender, and my own gender non-conforming arse (he/him, by the way). Sometimes I get really mad at Stephen Hawking and nerd out all over the place about hairy black holes, and believe it or not, that’s not a terrible pun or even worse innuendo.
That’s it. I’m a huge dork. My humor’s so dry it could empty oceans. I’m a native Southerner from the New Orleans area with zero Southern accent; I’m a mess of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual influences; I have two cats. I wake up at daft hours of the morning to go running. I crochet terrible, lumpy things that never really turn into anything. I’m older than you think I look. I’m much more shy than my fury makes me sound (signifying gods only know what, but probably nothing). Recently I decided, at 36, that I needed to restart my life and move cross-country, so I tossed 75% of my possessions in the trash and randomly trucked it to Seattle. I’m in love with books and music and technology, and they war with each other for dominance and sometimes come together in a beautiful confluence. Most of the physical books I own are strange, obscure, out of print, overseas imports, or any combination of the four. Most of the physical books I used to own were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, and have been replaced with the infinite library on my Nook. My wallet has a dangerous attraction to anything with pages; it flirts and teases and gives its all, until there’s nothing left but emptiness and ruin.
There will always be things you don’t know, and I won’t tell.
But ask me late at night over live music in a seedy bar, and you might just get an honest answer.
...or you can poke me via:
* Email: blackmagic@blackmagicblues.com
* Twitter: @thisblackmagic
* Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xen.cole
* Website & Blog: http://www.blackmagicblues.com
* Tumblr: http://thisblackmagic.tumblr.com/
And there's my Xen Sanders SFF / Horror profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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May 24, 2022
Finally we get to know one part of Sila's life but there's a lot of secrets yet to be revealed...
Again... Malcolm and Seong's life on the line...
Is Sila and the Killer Rabbit get away again?
November 10, 2021
This is fucked up!!
Onto the next one.
One blue! One green!
Onto the next one.
One blue! One green!
May 19, 2021
Ouch!
And here I thought that part would come later...
Me too, Mal buddy, me too. A racing heart, hair like an exploded sofa cushion and ten pounds gained of chocolate eating later, answers I has them. Although, some of them I could happily do without... And with that vanished the least bit of sympathy I might have possessed for the child Sila had once been into a poof of dust. *coughs*
At least someone kept his dry sense of humor...
Sorry, but with that ending???? I'm off getting drunk before diving into the last episode...
And here I thought that part would come later...
He really was getting too old for this shit.
Me too, Mal buddy, me too. A racing heart, hair like an exploded sofa cushion and ten pounds gained of chocolate eating later, answers I has them. Although, some of them I could happily do without... And with that vanished the least bit of sympathy I might have possessed for the child Sila had once been into a poof of dust. *coughs*
"Why you? Why does everyone always choose you?!" "If I could answer that," Seong-Jae muttered, "I would have far fewer problems with obsessive men."
At least someone kept his dry sense of humor...
Sorry, but with that ending???? I'm off getting drunk before diving into the last episode...
June 27, 2021
OMG!! This was crazy!! Only one left! I'm preparing the tissues because this is going to hurt...😭💔
August 15, 2024
4,5 stars
Feeling kind of sick.
The tension is getting to me and has tied up my tummy into the tightest knots.
That showdown with Sila is a psychological shit-show, if I may say.
The way he tries to manipulate and hurt. The way he tries to catch Seong-Jae in a tightening spiderweb of sick truths and revelations about the past. The way he tries to play an edgy, unnerving game of emotions and minds.
I’m sorry I’m not as ‘noble’ as Malcolm and Seong-Jae. I was shouting “Just get on with it, Sila!” quite a few times , even if I can see why our two guys don’t (not telling you what he should get on with it, but ... damn it's eerie). And while I get how Sila is a very sick and unfortunate summary of his past, I have to agree with Seong-Jae:
“You had an entire adult life to learn better.” Seong-Jae pointed out. “You learnt to mimic healthy human socialization well enough to use that performance against others, so do not pretend you don’t know what it looks like.”
Not sure I really wanted to be in Sila’s head for quite a few chapters, but I guess that is somehow the point.
And of course, Cole McCade leaves us at the end with one of his best cliffhangers yet. Thank the Gods, the last episode has been released already.
So, quoting the author (LOL):
No! No AFTERWORD, We’ll talk when this thing is done! Go! Go! Last episode! Who has time for an afterword right now?
What else can I do but follow his directions!
Ep 13, here I come! (with a wildly beating heart, clenched teeth and white knuckles from gripping my seat)
Feeling kind of sick.
The tension is getting to me and has tied up my tummy into the tightest knots.
That showdown with Sila is a psychological shit-show, if I may say.
The way he tries to manipulate and hurt. The way he tries to catch Seong-Jae in a tightening spiderweb of sick truths and revelations about the past. The way he tries to play an edgy, unnerving game of emotions and minds.
I’m sorry I’m not as ‘noble’ as Malcolm and Seong-Jae. I was shouting “Just get on with it, Sila!” quite a few times , even if I can see why our two guys don’t (not telling you what he should get on with it, but ... damn it's eerie). And while I get how Sila is a very sick and unfortunate summary of his past, I have to agree with Seong-Jae:
“You had an entire adult life to learn better.” Seong-Jae pointed out. “You learnt to mimic healthy human socialization well enough to use that performance against others, so do not pretend you don’t know what it looks like.”
Not sure I really wanted to be in Sila’s head for quite a few chapters, but I guess that is somehow the point.
And of course, Cole McCade leaves us at the end with one of his best cliffhangers yet. Thank the Gods, the last episode has been released already.
So, quoting the author (LOL):
No! No AFTERWORD, We’ll talk when this thing is done! Go! Go! Last episode! Who has time for an afterword right now?
What else can I do but follow his directions!
Ep 13, here I come! (with a wildly beating heart, clenched teeth and white knuckles from gripping my seat)
June 14, 2021
In the next episode I will speak more specifically about what happened here. But now I want to focus on something that stuck with me in this episode.
Cole shows us how a character is manipulated and taught to love in a violent way. It left me speechless knowing about this side. With a feeling of pain and helplessness.
-I want to clarify, this does NOT justify the character actions.-
But the term love can be used in many ways and they are not always good. At first we don't know how to love, just as we do not know how to walk. But we learn. Because we watch it. Because they teach you... We adopt it because it is part of our nature. And the way we love many times cannot be healthy. It can be toxic and violent and harm people. And we do not want to see it. We don't want or know how to stop it. And we lose ourselves.
But I want to believe that there is always a light in the tunnel, and somehow, someone can show that there is this other love, cozy, safe, warm and that instead of drowning us, it give us the peace that we need so much.
On to the next!!
Cole shows us how a character is manipulated and taught to love in a violent way. It left me speechless knowing about this side. With a feeling of pain and helplessness.
-I want to clarify, this does NOT justify the character actions.-
But the term love can be used in many ways and they are not always good. At first we don't know how to love, just as we do not know how to walk. But we learn. Because we watch it. Because they teach you... We adopt it because it is part of our nature. And the way we love many times cannot be healthy. It can be toxic and violent and harm people. And we do not want to see it. We don't want or know how to stop it. And we lose ourselves.
But I want to believe that there is always a light in the tunnel, and somehow, someone can show that there is this other love, cozy, safe, warm and that instead of drowning us, it give us the peace that we need so much.
On to the next!!
May 23, 2021
Honestly, I could sum my whole review up for this episode with one statement, especially for that ending:
I was completely wrong about Sila's end game, and though I have to admit Mal & Seong-Jae were absolutely right in their decision, it still would have been immensely satisfying . Dammit. Being in Sila's head for so much of the book was awful but I did like getting answers to the questions I've had since the beginning.
This part of the finale was filled with wire-taut tension but I've loved seeing how Mal & Seong-Jae always have each other's backs and how seamlessly they work together. And how Sila wasn't as damn smart as he thought he was. 😈
Cole never fails to almost give me a heart attack when the action starts, he makes it frighteningly realistic but he took it to another level this time. Unbelievable.
I was completely wrong about Sila's end game, and though I have to admit Mal & Seong-Jae were absolutely right in their decision, it still would have been immensely satisfying . Dammit. Being in Sila's head for so much of the book was awful but I did like getting answers to the questions I've had since the beginning.
This part of the finale was filled with wire-taut tension but I've loved seeing how Mal & Seong-Jae always have each other's backs and how seamlessly they work together. And how Sila wasn't as damn smart as he thought he was. 😈
Cole never fails to almost give me a heart attack when the action starts, he makes it frighteningly realistic but he took it to another level this time. Unbelievable.
May 20, 2021
Cole if you're reading this, you need to LEAVE MALCOLM ALONE!! 🥲🥲🥲
*sighs* I really hate when Mal suffers but that was the end of this book. The rest was interesting and sometimes uncomfortable to read, knowing how Silas came to be was disturbing, but at the same time it gave a lot of answers to a lot of questions and it also showed me personally that Seth is not like the White Rabbit, I think he's a sociopath in the hands of a monster that made him who he is. Now, I really hate how he tries to blame everything on Seong Jae but he ain't right in the head so it doesn't surprise me. I do hope that this comes true though:
I want you behind bars,” Seong-Jae said softly, his husky baritone as certain as a death knell. “I want you suffering in confinement as you realize you are not the wind; you cannot slip your bonds. You are only a man. And I want you slowly pacing back and forth inside a six by six cell until you start to unravel, Seth. Until you cannot keep track of one thought to the next. Until the inside of your head is the worst place you could possibly be. Until you cannot remember your own lies.”
I think that it's the best punishment for someone like him, being alone without love forever... I can't wait to read part II, I know that I can't even imagine how is gonna end up but I'm ready.
“Spare me the villain monologues,” Malcolm muttered.
Same Mal Mal, same. ❤🧡🔥
*sighs* I really hate when Mal suffers but that was the end of this book. The rest was interesting and sometimes uncomfortable to read, knowing how Silas came to be was disturbing, but at the same time it gave a lot of answers to a lot of questions and it also showed me personally that Seth is not like the White Rabbit, I think he's a sociopath in the hands of a monster that made him who he is. Now, I really hate how he tries to blame everything on Seong Jae but he ain't right in the head so it doesn't surprise me. I do hope that this comes true though:
I want you behind bars,” Seong-Jae said softly, his husky baritone as certain as a death knell. “I want you suffering in confinement as you realize you are not the wind; you cannot slip your bonds. You are only a man. And I want you slowly pacing back and forth inside a six by six cell until you start to unravel, Seth. Until you cannot keep track of one thought to the next. Until the inside of your head is the worst place you could possibly be. Until you cannot remember your own lies.”
I think that it's the best punishment for someone like him, being alone without love forever... I can't wait to read part II, I know that I can't even imagine how is gonna end up but I'm ready.
“Spare me the villain monologues,” Malcolm muttered.
Same Mal Mal, same. ❤🧡🔥
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July 6, 2025
VAI PRA PUTA QUE PARIU, SILAAAAAS! Correndo para o FINAAAAAAAL 😱
November 3, 2021
I only have ONE BOOK BOOK TO GO 😭😭😭😭
What an I gonna do after this season is done? WHAT?
*excuse the mini breakdown*
Ok... so this episode also happens in a matter of hours.
We get to experience Sila's past and what a past it was.
Only Cole McCade would let me sympathise with an utter psychopath and feel sorry for him. Doesn't mean I can condone what he did AT ALL, but little boy Sila had it hard and his past with the GRK was the icing on top.
“Maybe if you were someone else, I’d pity you. Consider you a victim of your environment. But you’ve proven too many times that you enjoy this. That you’ve had chances to stop, to walk away from this, and you only dug yourself in deeper and caused untold destruction along the way. Willingly. Gleefully. For your own entertainment."
It all comes down to choices. And Sila always made the worst of them, making him irredeemable.
That cliffy... that cliffy😭😭
And as always... I STAN Mal and SJ
What an I gonna do after this season is done? WHAT?
*excuse the mini breakdown*
Ok... so this episode also happens in a matter of hours.
We get to experience Sila's past and what a past it was.
Only Cole McCade would let me sympathise with an utter psychopath and feel sorry for him. Doesn't mean I can condone what he did AT ALL, but little boy Sila had it hard and his past with the GRK was the icing on top.
“Maybe if you were someone else, I’d pity you. Consider you a victim of your environment. But you’ve proven too many times that you enjoy this. That you’ve had chances to stop, to walk away from this, and you only dug yourself in deeper and caused untold destruction along the way. Willingly. Gleefully. For your own entertainment."
It all comes down to choices. And Sila always made the worst of them, making him irredeemable.
That cliffy... that cliffy😭😭
And as always... I STAN Mal and SJ
June 10, 2024
WHAT IS SLEEP EVEN!!!?
Though, my left eye started twitching last night from reading too long🔪😂
I think…. it would be interesting to read a series about a Sila-like character? if written by this sob cole mccade, that is.
I have so so many questions. the most important one is, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO MAL AGAIN? if he’s going to be in chapter zero again, i do not want to read it.
Though, my left eye started twitching last night from reading too long🔪😂
I think…. it would be interesting to read a series about a Sila-like character? if written by this sob cole mccade, that is.
I have so so many questions. the most important one is, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO MAL AGAIN? if he’s going to be in chapter zero again, i do not want to read it.
May 20, 2021
I don’t know what the hell is wrong with my morals!!!
Why does Cole always manage to make me feel sorry for the bad guy, even if it is just for a teeny little while? 😬 I always want to believe that even though genetics load the gun, environment pulls the trigger, but yeah, at the end of the day, we’ve always known Sila is an evil little shit.
Thank god, Part II is available now. My family will have to make their own damn dinner tonight 🤣
Why does Cole always manage to make me feel sorry for the bad guy, even if it is just for a teeny little while? 😬 I always want to believe that even though genetics load the gun, environment pulls the trigger, but yeah, at the end of the day, we’ve always known Sila is an evil little shit.
Thank god, Part II is available now. My family will have to make their own damn dinner tonight 🤣
July 1, 2021
damn i only have one damn episode left… i am in pain.
i don’t really have much to say just yet, since this ended on a cliffy once again. i think i’ll just write down most of my thoughts after i finish the whole season and have the full picture. so far so good though!!
on to part two!🤪
i don’t really have much to say just yet, since this ended on a cliffy once again. i think i’ll just write down most of my thoughts after i finish the whole season and have the full picture. so far so good though!!
on to part two!🤪
July 25, 2021
Crap on a cracker, my nerves and anxiety levels are through the damn roof. Malcolm and Seong-Jae are my ALL TIME FAVOURITE couple.
June 14, 2021
Finally, all the puzzle pieces are coming together.... everything is starting to make sense...
Sila is the star of the show this episode. We spend a lot of time in his mind, seeing through his eyes the experiences that have led him to this point. We get a glimpse of the truth, the extent of his involvement, his crimes, logic and even his deeply ingrained love for the Golden Ration Killer. Eye-opening and disturbing to say the least!!
Me the whole time:
To those who have read it:
The cliffhanger is MAJOR and once again, I am not prepared to keep reading: 1) because I'm very afraid of what's to come 🥺but also 2) what am I supposed to do when I'm done? 😩
Sila is the star of the show this episode. We spend a lot of time in his mind, seeing through his eyes the experiences that have led him to this point. We get a glimpse of the truth, the extent of his involvement, his crimes, logic and even his deeply ingrained love for the Golden Ration Killer. Eye-opening and disturbing to say the least!!
Me the whole time:
To those who have read it:
The cliffhanger is MAJOR and once again, I am not prepared to keep reading: 1) because I'm very afraid of what's to come 🥺but also 2) what am I supposed to do when I'm done? 😩
May 23, 2021
Guess who’s gonna finish season 2?
This was so short and I completely devoured it and I’m going to Devour the next one because I’m obsessive and I don’t care. Can you really blame me? This was the last line :
As he finally went still.
I don’t know who I felt more for. We see a whole new side of Sila. A back story that I didn’t see coming and something just so eerie and twisted and heartbreaking that no matter how much you want Sila to be gone, your heart breaks for the boy who just wanted someone to love him.
He had both Seong-jae and Malcom at gunpoint and we see them stalling and trying to find the truth. There’s not much to say about this one except it’s heavy and hard hitting.
“I want you suffering in confinement as you realize you are not the wind; you cannot slip your bonds. You are only a man. And I want you slowly pacing back and forth inside a six by six cell until you start to unravel, Seth. Until you cannot keep track of one thought to the next. Until the inside of your head is the worst place you could possibly be. Until you cannot remember your own lies.”
I know I didn’t write reviews for the other books in this season but I couldn’t help it lol. I completely flew through this series and by the time I was done… well I didn’t remember enough to write reviews.
This was so short and I completely devoured it and I’m going to Devour the next one because I’m obsessive and I don’t care. Can you really blame me? This was the last line :
As he finally went still.
I don’t know who I felt more for. We see a whole new side of Sila. A back story that I didn’t see coming and something just so eerie and twisted and heartbreaking that no matter how much you want Sila to be gone, your heart breaks for the boy who just wanted someone to love him.
He had both Seong-jae and Malcom at gunpoint and we see them stalling and trying to find the truth. There’s not much to say about this one except it’s heavy and hard hitting.
“I want you suffering in confinement as you realize you are not the wind; you cannot slip your bonds. You are only a man. And I want you slowly pacing back and forth inside a six by six cell until you start to unravel, Seth. Until you cannot keep track of one thought to the next. Until the inside of your head is the worst place you could possibly be. Until you cannot remember your own lies.”
I know I didn’t write reviews for the other books in this season but I couldn’t help it lol. I completely flew through this series and by the time I was done… well I didn’t remember enough to write reviews.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2021
Sila.....what a sick bastard.
The pieces are falling into place.
That ending had me rushing off to start Part II!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually I'm almost done with it. My mind is reeling!!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2021
4 stars ⭐️ Okay, I'm not going to lie, I'm in a rush to go to the last book. This episode was too short.
I love Cole writing an exceptional series, but I hate for what he does to Mal. STOP hitting cars at Malcolm for god’s sake.
Wow, Sila?! What a sick b-stard. This episode mostly revealed Sila’s history. Reading Sila’s POV of his childhood and his adult life offered a clear view of what a miserable human he has become now. It was a nightmare. I felt almost sorry for Sila. But I hated him even more now. What Sila and the white rabbit did in others’ lives to merely fulfill their wistful thoughts was the last thing you want to read in a book.
We are getting CLOSEEEEE!!!
I love Cole writing an exceptional series, but I hate for what he does to Mal. STOP hitting cars at Malcolm for god’s sake.
Wow, Sila?! What a sick b-stard. This episode mostly revealed Sila’s history. Reading Sila’s POV of his childhood and his adult life offered a clear view of what a miserable human he has become now. It was a nightmare. I felt almost sorry for Sila. But I hated him even more now. What Sila and the white rabbit did in others’ lives to merely fulfill their wistful thoughts was the last thing you want to read in a book.
We are getting CLOSEEEEE!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 16, 2023
”Sila was a man who understood love only through bloodshed and violence.”
The hunt for the White Rabbit is approaching its climax as Malcolm and Seong-Jae race to intercept Sila and the White Rabbit at their special meeting place. We learn just how depraved Sila is as we find out the depths of his malignant, codependent relationship with the White Rabbit. Sila’s flashbacks provide a fascinating look into his damaged psyche; they also answer many unresolved questions about the mystery. Don’t expect any lovey-dovey moments in this instalment; it’s just pure action.
The hunt for the White Rabbit is approaching its climax as Malcolm and Seong-Jae race to intercept Sila and the White Rabbit at their special meeting place. We learn just how depraved Sila is as we find out the depths of his malignant, codependent relationship with the White Rabbit. Sila’s flashbacks provide a fascinating look into his damaged psyche; they also answer many unresolved questions about the mystery. Don’t expect any lovey-dovey moments in this instalment; it’s just pure action.
August 4, 2021
I’m loving this series I really am. My ratings have been unusually high. I’ve become addicted to each riveting read.
But…
I found myself frustrated and annoyed with this one. I know seriously what is wrong with me?
Malcolm, Seong-Jae and Sila all in the same room. We discover details and threads giving us a much clearer picture. I just didn’t buy into the whole stand off thing.
But it’s straight onto the next one for me now.
But…
I found myself frustrated and annoyed with this one. I know seriously what is wrong with me?
Malcolm, Seong-Jae and Sila all in the same room. We discover details and threads giving us a much clearer picture. I just didn’t buy into the whole stand off thing.
But it’s straight onto the next one for me now.
August 22, 2021
This was a shorty, which is especially notable considering how many really long instalments we've had in this series, but it was packed full of info as Sila goes on many a villain monologue.
I'm still struggling with the complexity and all the moving parts of this decades long game but there's not much I can do about it except constantly try to push my brain into suspending some disbelief. I can buy maybe half of it, especially as some of how it was done is actually less sensational than at first it seemed, but the rest.. is a lot.
Anyway, part two, let's get this sucker done.
I'm still struggling with the complexity and all the moving parts of this decades long game but there's not much I can do about it except constantly try to push my brain into suspending some disbelief. I can buy maybe half of it, especially as some of how it was done is actually less sensational than at first it seemed, but the rest.. is a lot.
Anyway, part two, let's get this sucker done.
February 20, 2022
Only backstory.
I mean, yeah, good to know, but
Where’s the love and death?
I mean, yeah, good to know, but
Where’s the love and death?
July 14, 2023
4.25 Stars
A little slower than I expected but lots of insight into Sila's past with . I freaking hate him and wish he would fall off the face of the earth.
Onto the next book after that evil cliffhanger 😬
A little slower than I expected but lots of insight into Sila's past with . I freaking hate him and wish he would fall off the face of the earth.
Onto the next book after that evil cliffhanger 😬
June 1, 2021
...mind fuckery in progress.
May 13, 2022
[𝟹.𝟻 / 𝟻 ✩]
White Rabbit, Part I delivers us Sila's long-awaited backstory in one long villainous monologue. Which … yeah … he's unhinged as fuck.
That said, I really enjoyed seeing Seong-Jae, and Malcolm to some extent, fully and unabashedly stand up to Sila. He didn't hold back and you can best believe I was cheering him on in the corner. Also, not Sila taking shots at Mal's … *clears throat* sizing 🤣
But man, oh, man ... and that ending .. UGH, Cole McCade you sure do know how to torture a bish 🤪
┍━━━━✩━━━━┑
𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜: 𝚂𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙸𝙸
𝟷𝟺. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘 ~ 𝟺.
𝟷𝟻. 𝙸𝚗 𝚂𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 ~ 𝟺.
𝟷𝟼. 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟷𝟽. 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 ~ 𝟺.𝟻
𝟷𝟾. 𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚕 ~ 𝟺.𝟼
𝟷𝟿. 𝙳𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟻.
𝟸𝟶. 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟷. 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 ~ 𝟺.𝟻
𝟸𝟸. 𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚖'𝚜 𝚁𝚊𝚣𝚘𝚛 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟸𝟹. 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟸𝟺. 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟻. 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝: 𝙸 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟼. 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝: 𝙸𝙸 ~ 𝟺.
┕━━━━✩━━━━┙
❝Why you? Why does everyone always choose you?!❞
❝If I could answer that,” Seong-Jae muttered, ❝I would have far fewer problems with obsessive men.❞
White Rabbit, Part I delivers us Sila's long-awaited backstory in one long villainous monologue. Which … yeah … he's unhinged as fuck.
That said, I really enjoyed seeing Seong-Jae, and Malcolm to some extent, fully and unabashedly stand up to Sila. He didn't hold back and you can best believe I was cheering him on in the corner. Also, not Sila taking shots at Mal's … *clears throat* sizing 🤣
But man, oh, man ... and that ending .. UGH, Cole McCade you sure do know how to torture a bish 🤪
┍━━━━✩━━━━┑
𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜: 𝚂𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙸𝙸
𝟷𝟺. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘 ~ 𝟺.
𝟷𝟻. 𝙸𝚗 𝚂𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 ~ 𝟺.
𝟷𝟼. 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟷𝟽. 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 ~ 𝟺.𝟻
𝟷𝟾. 𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚕 ~ 𝟺.𝟼
𝟷𝟿. 𝙳𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟻.
𝟸𝟶. 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟷. 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 ~ 𝟺.𝟻
𝟸𝟸. 𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚖'𝚜 𝚁𝚊𝚣𝚘𝚛 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟸𝟹. 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 ~ 𝟺.𝟸𝟻
𝟸𝟺. 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟻. 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝: 𝙸 ~ 𝟹.𝟻
𝟸𝟼. 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝: 𝙸𝙸 ~ 𝟺.
┕━━━━✩━━━━┙
July 20, 2023
"That is exactly what you never understood," Sila spat back at Seong-Jae. "Love is being willing to die. Being willing to kill. If you love someone, death is one of the highest gifts you can give them. The most powerful."
What a normal human beings think when they see their loved one being cut open by someone: she's dying! he's killing her! we need to stop it! call the police!
What Sila thinks when he sees his loved one being cut open by someone: oh, he has to really love my momma, he's making her pretty.
I don't know which episode made me scared more - the Golden Ratio Killer one or the Sila one. I don't know if Sila could've had a normal life if he never met the White Rabbit. But what I know is that these two seemed like soulmates to me, and not in a good sense of that word. One's mind was as dark as the other's mind. It made me sick how easily it was for both of them to start to cut open another human being and act like it was a normal hobby of a father and son that brought them closer together.
And the grandparents? I did not like how they behaved around their grandson, it was wrong, but they did not deserve what had happened to them. (btw, why didn't they just escape instead of trying to attack the killer?? Just escape when you can, call the police, anything would be better than that!)
Oh, and there was also a flashback of the incident between Seong-Jae's previous work partners. The whole time I was convinced that he planned some very complicated scheme to break those people down, but it was so incredibly easy. Sila is not the mastermind that I thought he was. He could act like Joker, but he's not one. But The Golden Ratio Killer could be.
And he's coming.
Anyways, I'm sorry that I didn't wrote this review right away, I intended so, but my Internet connection failed me yesterday :( Of course I am diving right away into Part II of The White Rabbit episodes. I can't believe that only one book is left! :)
Criminal Intentions Season Two - my rating:
S02E01 The Golden Ratio: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E02 In Sequence: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E03 Cold Calculation: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4,5/5)
S02E04 Hard Angle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
S02E05 Deep Spiral: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
S02E06 Divine Proportion: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
S02E07 Triangulation: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E08 Trajectory: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E09 Occam's Razor: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E10 Fractal Recursion: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E11 Convergence: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E12 White Rabbit Part I: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E13 White Rabbit Part II: ⭐⭐ (2/5)
What a normal human beings think when they see their loved one being cut open by someone: she's dying! he's killing her! we need to stop it! call the police!
What Sila thinks when he sees his loved one being cut open by someone: oh, he has to really love my momma, he's making her pretty.
I don't know which episode made me scared more - the Golden Ratio Killer one or the Sila one. I don't know if Sila could've had a normal life if he never met the White Rabbit. But what I know is that these two seemed like soulmates to me, and not in a good sense of that word. One's mind was as dark as the other's mind. It made me sick how easily it was for both of them to start to cut open another human being and act like it was a normal hobby of a father and son that brought them closer together.
And the grandparents? I did not like how they behaved around their grandson, it was wrong, but they did not deserve what had happened to them. (btw, why didn't they just escape instead of trying to attack the killer?? Just escape when you can, call the police, anything would be better than that!)
Oh, and there was also a flashback of the incident between Seong-Jae's previous work partners. The whole time I was convinced that he planned some very complicated scheme to break those people down, but it was so incredibly easy. Sila is not the mastermind that I thought he was. He could act like Joker, but he's not one. But The Golden Ratio Killer could be.
And he's coming.
Anyways, I'm sorry that I didn't wrote this review right away, I intended so, but my Internet connection failed me yesterday :( Of course I am diving right away into Part II of The White Rabbit episodes. I can't believe that only one book is left! :)
Criminal Intentions Season Two - my rating:
S02E01 The Golden Ratio: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E02 In Sequence: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E03 Cold Calculation: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4,5/5)
S02E04 Hard Angle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
S02E05 Deep Spiral: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
S02E06 Divine Proportion: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
S02E07 Triangulation: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E08 Trajectory: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E09 Occam's Razor: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E10 Fractal Recursion: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E11 Convergence: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E12 White Rabbit Part I: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
S02E13 White Rabbit Part II: ⭐⭐ (2/5)
January 15, 2022
Aaaand that's the level of darkness that I was looking for.
May 20, 2021
OMG, I can't believe it! We finally start getting answers! Told through flashbacks we get the story of the killer and his devotee. It's hard to say anything without giving away the details, but it's fascinating to see inside Sila - what made him the way he is today, how he managed to elude the law and what is in his heart. I must admit that for a moment I felt pity towards the little boy that never stood a chance.
Mal and Seong-Jae as always show united front in times of adversity. The continued mind games, prevarications and half truths all lead to the finale that is shocking but expected since it's Sila, and he never comes unprepared. I enjoyed it a lot. I love getting everything out in the open. There is so much angst and emotional pain when what you thought you knew turns out false. But Seong-Jae is strong, and with the help from Malcolm he will prevail yet again. So excited to read the next one. It's going to be epic!!! Copy received for my honest and unbiased review.
Mal and Seong-Jae as always show united front in times of adversity. The continued mind games, prevarications and half truths all lead to the finale that is shocking but expected since it's Sila, and he never comes unprepared. I enjoyed it a lot. I love getting everything out in the open. There is so much angst and emotional pain when what you thought you knew turns out false. But Seong-Jae is strong, and with the help from Malcolm he will prevail yet again. So excited to read the next one. It's going to be epic!!! Copy received for my honest and unbiased review.
August 15, 2022
3.1 Stars
As in the first season the final episode is split into two parts, two books. Actually with the annoying way each episode of the whole two "Criminal Intentions Series" ends on a cliffhanger it doesn't matter - you want to read them one right after the other anyway.
This part of the finale is show-casing Sila and is again one of those episodes with plenty of flashbacks. Actually the show-down happens pretty fast and roughly three quarters of the book are dealing with a stand-off situation letting Sila rent about his "How"s and "Why"s. The show the very strange relationship between Normand and Sila. I must say there were big holes in the story for me. I don't think it at all logical that Normand would commit himself to prison to protect Sila for example. There would have been so many other ways to ensure that.
Also, as mentioned before, I kind of hate flash-backs and this book has flashbacks that span over multiple chapters. Not my thing.
And still of cause the tension is high. We know this is the finale, we can make an educated guess that Normand is about to enter the scene and knowing Cade McCole know for 25 books we can also guess that thing will be going south even more before they improve.
Still overall this episode felt like .... stalling. Now get to the point, please!
As in the first season the final episode is split into two parts, two books. Actually with the annoying way each episode of the whole two "Criminal Intentions Series" ends on a cliffhanger it doesn't matter - you want to read them one right after the other anyway.
This part of the finale is show-casing Sila and is again one of those episodes with plenty of flashbacks. Actually the show-down happens pretty fast and roughly three quarters of the book are dealing with a stand-off situation letting Sila rent about his "How"s and "Why"s. The show the very strange relationship between Normand and Sila. I must say there were big holes in the story for me. I don't think it at all logical that Normand would commit himself to prison to protect Sila for example. There would have been so many other ways to ensure that.
Also, as mentioned before, I kind of hate flash-backs and this book has flashbacks that span over multiple chapters. Not my thing.
And still of cause the tension is high. We know this is the finale, we can make an educated guess that Normand is about to enter the scene and knowing Cade McCole know for 25 books we can also guess that thing will be going south even more before they improve.
Still overall this episode felt like .... stalling. Now get to the point, please!
May 23, 2021
4 stars
The beginning for the end of the season.
This novella is without much action, but not without tension and emotion. Readers learn a lot of what made Sila/Seth the person he is. Sila’s stories are heartbreaking and evoked feelings of anger and sympathy. However, the feelings I had for the boy, Seth, are in stark contrast to the feelings I have for the adult Sila. It’s such a dichotomy and my feelings were all over the place as I was reading. I hate hearing about child abuse. It’s as close to a trigger that I have. I want to hug the boy, but throat punch the adult.
And we’re left with a cliffy to prepare us for the finale.
Thanks, Cole.
The beginning for the end of the season.
This novella is without much action, but not without tension and emotion. Readers learn a lot of what made Sila/Seth the person he is. Sila’s stories are heartbreaking and evoked feelings of anger and sympathy. However, the feelings I had for the boy, Seth, are in stark contrast to the feelings I have for the adult Sila. It’s such a dichotomy and my feelings were all over the place as I was reading. I hate hearing about child abuse. It’s as close to a trigger that I have. I want to hug the boy, but throat punch the adult.
And we’re left with a cliffy to prepare us for the finale.
Thanks, Cole.
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