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Chateau #2
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Nije ostalo ništa. Kolibe su spaljene u pepeo. Logor koji se ovdje nalazio cijelo desetljeće pretvoren je u groblje. Sjedio sam na drvenoj klupi koja je preživjela požar i promatrao što je ostalo od logora. A toga nije bilo mnogo. Noć se primakla kraju i stiglo je jutro. Sunce je izišlo i obasjalo nastalu štetu. Štetu koju je ona uzrokovala. Učinio sam sve za tu ženu - a ona mi je zabola nož u leđa. Jedini put kad sam se tako opustio, jedini put kad sam pokazao suosjećanje, jedini put kad sam se osjećao kao čovjek… sve mi se odmah obilo o glavu. Izdala me. Nakon svega što sam učinio za nju. Sada ću morati snositi posljedice te pogreške. Ali nakon toga odmazda će biti moja.
472 pages, Paperback
First published January 5, 2021
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Penelope Sky
72 books6,717 followersA New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Penelope Sky is known for her dark romance that makes you fall for her characters….no matter how dark they seem. Her books are being translated into several languages around the world, and she’s sold more than a million books worldwide. She lives in a small town in California with her husband, where she spends most of her time writing on the back porch.
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January 15, 2021
I liked the first book more, but this one was special and beautiful too.
This was a great story.
It’s worth the reading.
This was a great story.
It’s worth the reading.
January 6, 2021
This is book 2 in a duet.
The next book is the Hero's brother and the heroine's sister whose story is sort of told in this book but I assume it will either be a retelling from a different POV with extra information of their relationship once they left the camp or there will be consequences from the events in this book.
This one was a stretch for me.
In the first book I could understand the Hero in a bad situation and him being affected by the heroine and making changes but in this book she has returned and destroyed the camp.
After helping her he went back to dealing with drugs and the camp, nothing changed.
So at the end of the last book she destroyed the camp and this begins with the consequences of that.
There is quite a bit of violence, not descriptive but many different scenes.
The Hero as a punishment for her actions has a testicle removed by his brother.
At the reader is told is the brother reaching for a knife and saying 'hold him down'.
Later there are crude jokes about one nut etc and when the Hero and heroine are intimate the issue comes up.
The heroine is almost raped twice. No description but she is naked or partially naked, bound etc.
Scene of fighting.
At the start the Hero is furious with the heroine, he sees her actions as a betrayal and is unable to see that reasons she felt she had to do it.
But seriously the actions of the heroine were stupid, how much did she think she'd achieve?
He looks the other way when she shows up black and blue from beatings and is treated badly by the guards.
He does intervene a couple of times but is still very cold to her.
I wasn't sure how things would ever change.
The Hero and his brother have huge family background issues and they are both messed up so this is the reason for their actions.
I appreciate the anti Hero troupe being a bit diff and at times they work but I think the author pushes the boundaries a bit too much for me this time.
Also his change, his absolute fury and hatred of her was so bad at the start until almost half way through that I wasn't sure I bought the change and the huge changes he makes.
There is other woman drama.
An ex hookup kisses him and he kisses her back but when things progress he stops it. ( She unzips his pants and starts to reach for him).
When the ex sees the heroine with the Hero he defends her.
During the separation during book 1, when she left the camp the heroine tells him she dated but it never went anywhere.
He says ". “An on-again, off-again physical relationship. We were off when I was at the camp, and then when you burned it down, we were on again…and then off when you came back.” I’d always known Stasia had an ulterior motive with me, but she was easy sex, good sex, so I’d let her come back to me. “But we’re off for good now.”"
HEA.
Epilogue.
The next book is the Hero's brother and the heroine's sister whose story is sort of told in this book but I assume it will either be a retelling from a different POV with extra information of their relationship once they left the camp or there will be consequences from the events in this book.
This one was a stretch for me.
In the first book I could understand the Hero in a bad situation and him being affected by the heroine and making changes but in this book she has returned and destroyed the camp.
After helping her he went back to dealing with drugs and the camp, nothing changed.
So at the end of the last book she destroyed the camp and this begins with the consequences of that.
There is quite a bit of violence, not descriptive but many different scenes.
The Hero as a punishment for her actions has a testicle removed by his brother.
At the reader is told is the brother reaching for a knife and saying 'hold him down'.
Later there are crude jokes about one nut etc and when the Hero and heroine are intimate the issue comes up.
The heroine is almost raped twice. No description but she is naked or partially naked, bound etc.
Scene of fighting.
At the start the Hero is furious with the heroine, he sees her actions as a betrayal and is unable to see that reasons she felt she had to do it.
But seriously the actions of the heroine were stupid, how much did she think she'd achieve?
He looks the other way when she shows up black and blue from beatings and is treated badly by the guards.
He does intervene a couple of times but is still very cold to her.
I wasn't sure how things would ever change.
The Hero and his brother have huge family background issues and they are both messed up so this is the reason for their actions.
I appreciate the anti Hero troupe being a bit diff and at times they work but I think the author pushes the boundaries a bit too much for me this time.
Also his change, his absolute fury and hatred of her was so bad at the start until almost half way through that I wasn't sure I bought the change and the huge changes he makes.
There is other woman drama.
An ex hookup kisses him and he kisses her back but when things progress he stops it. ( She unzips his pants and starts to reach for him).
When the ex sees the heroine with the Hero he defends her.
During the separation during book 1, when she left the camp the heroine tells him she dated but it never went anywhere.
He says ". “An on-again, off-again physical relationship. We were off when I was at the camp, and then when you burned it down, we were on again…and then off when you came back.” I’d always known Stasia had an ulterior motive with me, but she was easy sex, good sex, so I’d let her come back to me. “But we’re off for good now.”"
HEA.
Epilogue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 7, 2021
This story and characters were profound in every possible way. This story was so raw that it went beyond just romance or sex. It was a story about humanity and the darkness in the world. It was about learning that life isn’t black and white. It was about real and unmitigated love.
I will never, ever forget this story.
I’ve read every PenSky book and loved them all but this one was my favorite.
What an epic way to start 2021!!!
I will never, ever forget this story.
I’ve read every PenSky book and loved them all but this one was my favorite.
What an epic way to start 2021!!!
April 15, 2024
3.5⭐️
Me gusto el cierre de la pareja, claramente fender es el que más me llama la atención, porque acá amamos a los perturbados💜
Me gusto el cierre de la pareja, claramente fender es el que más me llama la atención, porque acá amamos a los perturbados💜
March 11, 2021
The second book, the camp, was even more annoying that the 1st ! I thought that the "red swow" in the 1st book was terrible but we learn at the beginning that his brother cut one of his testicule ! OMG i'm not against violence, it's a dark romance book so it happens but there's nothing in this awful act that adds something in the story except you want to throw up and shut the book. There's other forms of punishment, and the justification is because his brother is a psychopath ??? It's digusting and a grateous act. I don't understand how Penelope could entertain a scene like this.
The rest of the book is annoying as well. There's not even sexy scenes to outdo the FLATNESS of the book, there's no emotions between the characters, I didn't connect with them at all. They are both pathetic. I don't even understand how Magnus could forgive Fendus for his torture even if he saved his life at fifteen. For me Magnus is not a Alpha but a weak man in the shadow of his brother.
Other point, Magnus is more than rich and not once did he propose Raven to take her to a specialist to laser the scars on her back.
Not once Penelope mentionnes protective sex, and Raven apparently doesn't take birth control, it's not a problem, but there's no talk of a eventual pregnancy ?
I won't read the next sequel, and sorry Penelope but I don't think changing your writting is a good thing in the future
The rest of the book is annoying as well. There's not even sexy scenes to outdo the FLATNESS of the book, there's no emotions between the characters, I didn't connect with them at all. They are both pathetic. I don't even understand how Magnus could forgive Fendus for his torture even if he saved his life at fifteen. For me Magnus is not a Alpha but a weak man in the shadow of his brother.
Other point, Magnus is more than rich and not once did he propose Raven to take her to a specialist to laser the scars on her back.
Not once Penelope mentionnes protective sex, and Raven apparently doesn't take birth control, it's not a problem, but there's no talk of a eventual pregnancy ?
I won't read the next sequel, and sorry Penelope but I don't think changing your writting is a good thing in the future
January 5, 2021
When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Penelope Sky is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next book
May 8, 2022
5⭐️
This was a great ending to this part of the series, I have read everything of Penelope Sky, and she is one of my favorite writers she never disappoints…. But I’m not so ready to read the next two books in this series since these two characters weren’t my favorite.
This was a great ending to this part of the series, I have read everything of Penelope Sky, and she is one of my favorite writers she never disappoints…. But I’m not so ready to read the next two books in this series since these two characters weren’t my favorite.
November 28, 2021
I have no words to describe how much I love this book…
January 24, 2022
Me encantó, la evolución de los personajes me sorprendió, el hecho de que este libro este desde el punto de vista de él hizo que lo disfrute aún más.
La historia entre Raven y Magnus me gustó, todo lo que tuvieron que vivir y superar fue algo difícil pero el hecho de que aún siguieron adelante, intentando y correspondiendose de la manera que lo hacían me encantó. Además de que todo haya transcurrido en Francia ufff ame , el francés me puede y los pequeños momentos que hacían mención de dónde estaban lo disfrutaba aún más.
Recomiendo estos 2 libros en caso de que quieran iniciar con Penelope, a mi gusto es fuerte todo lo que viven los personajes pero es relatado de una forma que siento que es más ligera a comparación de su serie más conocida Botones y encaje , otra serie que es de mis favoritas sin dudas 👌
Fue algo distinto a lo que venía acostumbrada a leer de esta autora pero sin dudas siempre me sorprende cada vez más. Me dan ganas de seguir leyendo sus demás libros de este estilo.
La historia entre Raven y Magnus me gustó, todo lo que tuvieron que vivir y superar fue algo difícil pero el hecho de que aún siguieron adelante, intentando y correspondiendose de la manera que lo hacían me encantó. Además de que todo haya transcurrido en Francia ufff ame , el francés me puede y los pequeños momentos que hacían mención de dónde estaban lo disfrutaba aún más.
Recomiendo estos 2 libros en caso de que quieran iniciar con Penelope, a mi gusto es fuerte todo lo que viven los personajes pero es relatado de una forma que siento que es más ligera a comparación de su serie más conocida Botones y encaje , otra serie que es de mis favoritas sin dudas 👌
Fue algo distinto a lo que venía acostumbrada a leer de esta autora pero sin dudas siempre me sorprende cada vez más. Me dan ganas de seguir leyendo sus demás libros de este estilo.
January 15, 2021
Achei o segundo livro mais fraco que o primeiro, apesar de ser uma leitura muito agradável, a autora certamente sabe prender o leitor com a sua escrita.
Eu realmente não consigo gostar de dois personagens: feder, Melanie. Provavelmente não lerei o terceiro livro já que a história pertence a eles.
De resto Raven e Magnus tem meu coração.
Uma surpreendente leitura, extremamente agradável.
Eu realmente não consigo gostar de dois personagens: feder, Melanie. Provavelmente não lerei o terceiro livro já que a história pertence a eles.
De resto Raven e Magnus tem meu coração.
Uma surpreendente leitura, extremamente agradável.
September 23, 2022
Ayant de plus en plus envie de dark romance, je me suis grandement penchée sur le cas de Penelope Sky. Elle a sorti un tas de sagas qui me font envie. Le résumé du premier tome de Château m’avait énormément intriguée et je me suis très vite jetée dessus. Et ce fut une excellente découverte, j’avais vraiment beaucoup aimé le premier tome, si bien que j’avais sacrifié beaucoup d’heures de sommeil parce que j’étais incapable de le lâcher! Et puis vu comme il se terminait, je dois bien dire que j’étais plus qu’impatiente de découvrir la suite avec ce second tome!
J’ai adoré retrouver la plume de Penelope Sky, ses romans sont tellement addictifs c’est fou! C’est tellement fluide, les chapitres ne sont pas très longs, c’est clairement le genre de roman qui se dévore en un rien de temps. Encore une fois j’ai sacrifié beaucoup d’heures de sommeil. Je n’ai pas été capable de le lâcher, il fallait que je le termine avant de m’endormir. J’ai lutté énormément pour ne pas m’endormir. Je devais découvrir le fin mot de l’histoire.
Dans ce second tome, on retrouve le campement. Raven ayant détruit le camp, Magnus se sent trahi et n’a plus qu’une seule envie : se venger. Mais il doit d’abord payer les conséquences de ses actes. Parce qu’il a fait confiance à Raven, parce qu’il l’a sauvée.. Et il va tout faire pour obtenir la vengeance qu’il mérite..
Après avoir terminé le premier tome, j’étais restée sur le cul, littéralement. Je me suis vraiment demandée comment l’histoire pouvait se passer désormais et surtout comment cette histoire pouvait se terminer! Et bien je dois dire que je n’ai pas été déçue pour le coup. Ce second tome était vraiment excellent, on sent une tension quasi permanente tout le long de la lecture. On ne s’ennuie pas une seule seconde, on voit les personnages évoluer, on découvre de nouvelles choses. Par contre, je dois bien avouer que je ne m’attendais pas du tout à une fin comme celle ci. J’ai beaucoup aimé cette fin attention, mais c’est vrai que je m’attendais à une fin limite dramatique!
Ce que j’ai le plus aimé dans ce tome c’est qu’on découvre le point de vue de Magnus! Dans le premier tome, on vivait l’histoire du côté de Raven. Le personnage de Magnus m’a toujours beaucoup plu, malgré les horreurs qu’il peut faire, alors avoir son point de vue à lui dans ce second tome? Je ne pouvais pas être plus ravie pour le coup! J’aime quand on a accès aux pensées des différents personnages. Surtout que là Magnus doit faire face à la trahison de Raven et je trouve ça vraiment chouette de pouvoir savoir ce qu’il ressent vraiment. Dans ce second tome, on découvre un peu plus son histoire à Fender et lui. Leur histoire m’a brisé le coeur, c’est tellement horrible ce qui leur est arrivé. Je ne vais pas dire que j’accepte tout ce que les frères font ou ont fait mais je peux comprendre qu’ils soient devenus si insensible et si cruel..
Magnus m’a beaucoup plu, encore une fois, dans ce tome ci. Il a beau vouloir se venger de Raven à tout prix, on voit bien qu’il a du mal à le faire. Du moins au début il se montre très cruel envers elle mais il ne peut s’empêcher de veiller tout de même sur elle. Et j’ai aimé cette façon qu’il a de la protéger malgré la rancune qu’il éprouve. Et plus on avance dans l’histoire, plus il a du mal à lutter contre ce qu’il ressent. J’aime tant la relation qu’ils ont tous les deux. Même si, on ne va pas se mentir, elle peut paraître étrange quand on pense à comment tout a commencé.. Raven est vraiment incroyable, je la trouve si forte et courageuse. C’est fou de voir à quel point elle peut être bornée, quitte à se mettre en danger! Elle ressent des sentiments si profonds et si fort pour Magnus qu’elle serait prête à tout pour lui. Mélanie m’a autant gonflé que dans le premier tome, je n’aime vraiment pas son personnage, je la trouve vraiment chiante comme pas possible.. Fender est toujours aussi fidèle à lui même, toujours aussi monstrueux et cruel. Mais on découvre une nouvelle facette de lui et c’est surprenant.
Ce second tome était vraiment une excellente lecture. Un roman difficile à lâcher, hyper addictif. La plume de l’auteure est fluide et on en redemande encore et encore. Il y a tout de même encore pas mal de scènes qui sont difficile à lire, dans tous les cas ça reste une dark romance donc faites attention avant de vous lancer dedans. Les personnages évoluent (ou pas coucou Mélanie), on découvre un peu plus leur histoire, on finit par comprendre pourquoi ils sont devenus comme ça. La fin m’a vraiment surprise, je ne m’attendais pas du tout à une fin comme celle ci même si elle m’a beaucoup plu tout de même! Il me tarde de lire les deux autres tomes pour suivre plus en détails l’histoire entre Fender et Mélanie, je suis très intriguée bien que je déteste le personnage de Mélanie!
J’ai adoré retrouver la plume de Penelope Sky, ses romans sont tellement addictifs c’est fou! C’est tellement fluide, les chapitres ne sont pas très longs, c’est clairement le genre de roman qui se dévore en un rien de temps. Encore une fois j’ai sacrifié beaucoup d’heures de sommeil. Je n’ai pas été capable de le lâcher, il fallait que je le termine avant de m’endormir. J’ai lutté énormément pour ne pas m’endormir. Je devais découvrir le fin mot de l’histoire.
Dans ce second tome, on retrouve le campement. Raven ayant détruit le camp, Magnus se sent trahi et n’a plus qu’une seule envie : se venger. Mais il doit d’abord payer les conséquences de ses actes. Parce qu’il a fait confiance à Raven, parce qu’il l’a sauvée.. Et il va tout faire pour obtenir la vengeance qu’il mérite..
Après avoir terminé le premier tome, j’étais restée sur le cul, littéralement. Je me suis vraiment demandée comment l’histoire pouvait se passer désormais et surtout comment cette histoire pouvait se terminer! Et bien je dois dire que je n’ai pas été déçue pour le coup. Ce second tome était vraiment excellent, on sent une tension quasi permanente tout le long de la lecture. On ne s’ennuie pas une seule seconde, on voit les personnages évoluer, on découvre de nouvelles choses. Par contre, je dois bien avouer que je ne m’attendais pas du tout à une fin comme celle ci. J’ai beaucoup aimé cette fin attention, mais c’est vrai que je m’attendais à une fin limite dramatique!
Ce que j’ai le plus aimé dans ce tome c’est qu’on découvre le point de vue de Magnus! Dans le premier tome, on vivait l’histoire du côté de Raven. Le personnage de Magnus m’a toujours beaucoup plu, malgré les horreurs qu’il peut faire, alors avoir son point de vue à lui dans ce second tome? Je ne pouvais pas être plus ravie pour le coup! J’aime quand on a accès aux pensées des différents personnages. Surtout que là Magnus doit faire face à la trahison de Raven et je trouve ça vraiment chouette de pouvoir savoir ce qu’il ressent vraiment. Dans ce second tome, on découvre un peu plus son histoire à Fender et lui. Leur histoire m’a brisé le coeur, c’est tellement horrible ce qui leur est arrivé. Je ne vais pas dire que j’accepte tout ce que les frères font ou ont fait mais je peux comprendre qu’ils soient devenus si insensible et si cruel..
Magnus m’a beaucoup plu, encore une fois, dans ce tome ci. Il a beau vouloir se venger de Raven à tout prix, on voit bien qu’il a du mal à le faire. Du moins au début il se montre très cruel envers elle mais il ne peut s’empêcher de veiller tout de même sur elle. Et j’ai aimé cette façon qu’il a de la protéger malgré la rancune qu’il éprouve. Et plus on avance dans l’histoire, plus il a du mal à lutter contre ce qu’il ressent. J’aime tant la relation qu’ils ont tous les deux. Même si, on ne va pas se mentir, elle peut paraître étrange quand on pense à comment tout a commencé.. Raven est vraiment incroyable, je la trouve si forte et courageuse. C’est fou de voir à quel point elle peut être bornée, quitte à se mettre en danger! Elle ressent des sentiments si profonds et si fort pour Magnus qu’elle serait prête à tout pour lui. Mélanie m’a autant gonflé que dans le premier tome, je n’aime vraiment pas son personnage, je la trouve vraiment chiante comme pas possible.. Fender est toujours aussi fidèle à lui même, toujours aussi monstrueux et cruel. Mais on découvre une nouvelle facette de lui et c’est surprenant.
Ce second tome était vraiment une excellente lecture. Un roman difficile à lâcher, hyper addictif. La plume de l’auteure est fluide et on en redemande encore et encore. Il y a tout de même encore pas mal de scènes qui sont difficile à lire, dans tous les cas ça reste une dark romance donc faites attention avant de vous lancer dedans. Les personnages évoluent (ou pas coucou Mélanie), on découvre un peu plus leur histoire, on finit par comprendre pourquoi ils sont devenus comme ça. La fin m’a vraiment surprise, je ne m’attendais pas du tout à une fin comme celle ci même si elle m’a beaucoup plu tout de même! Il me tarde de lire les deux autres tomes pour suivre plus en détails l’histoire entre Fender et Mélanie, je suis très intriguée bien que je déteste le personnage de Mélanie!
January 6, 2021
Magnus and Raven gave me panic attacks in this entire book. I’ve never met a more stubborn Heroine that I completely agreed with. It didn’t mean that she wasn’t annoying. Lol. This book was full of action and emotion. We never knew how things would turn and that is what made this book all the more better. The drama and anger touch you as you read. The love Magnus gave to those around him was inspiring even to those that has done him wrong. And don’t get me started on Fender. I was hoping the entire time that it was a heart in their somewhere. Overall, this was a great book. It was a little dragged out at some points but definitely worth the read.
November 10, 2020
I can wait for the release of this book.
January 13, 2021
Penelope sky is my favourite author, but this series I could not connect. Book 1 was too violent and book 2 was silly. The storyline dragged. Just so disappointed with this series.
January 9, 2021
I rated this novel as a 3.5. Penelope Sky is one of my favorite authors. Her storylines, plots and characters are well defined. Her writing skills are one of the best pulling the reader into her novels making you feel as though you are a part of the story. She's extremely talented delving into genres that are complex and different that battle between good and evil. This duet walks the fine line of good and evil, horror and repulsion with a cast of characters that could easily represent those who reside in heaven and hell. This was not one of my favorite duets of Ms. Sky's and won't be one that I return to as I have done in the past with her other novels because those stories were just that good; whereas this one was not.
Raven and Magnus are two people who are equally stubborn, equally devoted to their siblings and who are equally broken. There were times throughout this sequel that I grew frustrated and tired of Raven's one woman army to save the world from all the evil that dwells in it. Her sister Melanie is self-centered and immature. Ms. Skye took almost two entire novels before Melanie's character was granted any substance other than that of an empty headed child. Raven's need to constantly save her sister from her impetuous actions got very old. Her need to control every outcome and every circumstance to fit her agenda got too predictable for my taste. Raven has a good heart and is a good person but at times throughout the story is blinded by her own sense of justice.
Magnus' is his brother's lackey doing all his dirty work while (Fender) stays in Paris living the good life. For years he operates his camp where the cocaine is processed and prepared for distribution. Fender is a psychopath that Magnus constantly defends due to the murders of his family by their father. Year after year Magnus watches innocent women kidnapped and brought to work until they die by execution or suicide. These women are victims of rape, torture and heinous acts by the guards until each woman is silenced by submission or death and Magnus says nothing, until he meets Raven. A love story, one that started in book one gets a second chance in book 2 when she is taken from Paris a second time and returned to the camp after Magnus rebuilds it.
It's a tortuous ride at times that includes many near-death experiences for both characters but does end on a positive note. The end is no surprise due to Raven's need to right all the wrongs of the world; who once again gets what she believes to be her idea of justice. I felt there were many ways that this could have ended on a much more positive note with the use of of Magnus's money. Her decision of how the drug money wealth was to be used was a decision that should have come from Magnus, not her and was more of an ultimatum vs. a choice for him. A woman who pledges her love for the man she swears she will die for doesn't make these kinds of demand of money that has nothing to do with her. Magnus' character needed to take center stage regarding that decision, not Raven.
The book had it's moments and battled between right and wrong, the can and can do's throughout the entire series.
Raven and Magnus are two people who are equally stubborn, equally devoted to their siblings and who are equally broken. There were times throughout this sequel that I grew frustrated and tired of Raven's one woman army to save the world from all the evil that dwells in it. Her sister Melanie is self-centered and immature. Ms. Skye took almost two entire novels before Melanie's character was granted any substance other than that of an empty headed child. Raven's need to constantly save her sister from her impetuous actions got very old. Her need to control every outcome and every circumstance to fit her agenda got too predictable for my taste. Raven has a good heart and is a good person but at times throughout the story is blinded by her own sense of justice.
Magnus' is his brother's lackey doing all his dirty work while (Fender) stays in Paris living the good life. For years he operates his camp where the cocaine is processed and prepared for distribution. Fender is a psychopath that Magnus constantly defends due to the murders of his family by their father. Year after year Magnus watches innocent women kidnapped and brought to work until they die by execution or suicide. These women are victims of rape, torture and heinous acts by the guards until each woman is silenced by submission or death and Magnus says nothing, until he meets Raven. A love story, one that started in book one gets a second chance in book 2 when she is taken from Paris a second time and returned to the camp after Magnus rebuilds it.
It's a tortuous ride at times that includes many near-death experiences for both characters but does end on a positive note. The end is no surprise due to Raven's need to right all the wrongs of the world; who once again gets what she believes to be her idea of justice. I felt there were many ways that this could have ended on a much more positive note with the use of of Magnus's money. Her decision of how the drug money wealth was to be used was a decision that should have come from Magnus, not her and was more of an ultimatum vs. a choice for him. A woman who pledges her love for the man she swears she will die for doesn't make these kinds of demand of money that has nothing to do with her. Magnus' character needed to take center stage regarding that decision, not Raven.
The book had it's moments and battled between right and wrong, the can and can do's throughout the entire series.
January 12, 2021
This was seriously the most insane intense darkest thrilling duet ( that is a part a multi book series. ) I’ve ever read.
Beyond one of the most incredible stories Penelope sky has written. This was a total masterpiece
Tearing me to shreads ,
Scaring me , thrilling me , exciting me all at the same time.
My head hurts. .
I originally went into this series thing I wasn’t gonna like, as all of Penelope sky’s books are spin-offs of each other
So when she announced we were getting something new I was nervous didn’t know what to expect and after reading book 1
I got scared right away, in a way I’ve never been scared before
When I read I can read into the book and try and piece together what I can expect in the future which I’m really good at but this was hard. You had no idea where this story was gaining to take you, you couldn’t see a HEA insight , nothing. You just had to sit there shut up and read.
Besides this being a lot darker ( in my option ) than any of the authors books I read
The story was phenomenal. Absolutely deep down incredible.
It gave me something new that i became quite addicting to and was hungry for.
The story between Magnus & Raven
At first It’s Not Great ( trust me )
What starts out as dark and chilling ends up becoming something sweet but this love story doesn’t come with out a few disruptions.
Magnus & Raven Their survival , their fierce loyality, Their love …was all just tragic, epic & beautiful.
Their survival became more dependent on each. Their loyalty didn’t come with out a price but if they had any chance of making it through the other end they were gonna need to lean on each if they were going to survive.
From BOOK 1 ( The château ) to BOOK 2 ( The Camp ) You will be hooked and flying through these pages so fast that getting a paper cut is the least of you worriers. This book might not be for everyone some might skip but I promise for those who give this a shot you will become ddicted to this story and these characters upon the first page.
These books is just another reason why I always always always come back for more. Penelope sky
Beyond one of the most incredible stories Penelope sky has written. This was a total masterpiece
Tearing me to shreads ,
Scaring me , thrilling me , exciting me all at the same time.
My head hurts. .
I originally went into this series thing I wasn’t gonna like, as all of Penelope sky’s books are spin-offs of each other
So when she announced we were getting something new I was nervous didn’t know what to expect and after reading book 1
I got scared right away, in a way I’ve never been scared before
When I read I can read into the book and try and piece together what I can expect in the future which I’m really good at but this was hard. You had no idea where this story was gaining to take you, you couldn’t see a HEA insight , nothing. You just had to sit there shut up and read.
Besides this being a lot darker ( in my option ) than any of the authors books I read
The story was phenomenal. Absolutely deep down incredible.
It gave me something new that i became quite addicting to and was hungry for.
The story between Magnus & Raven
At first It’s Not Great ( trust me )
What starts out as dark and chilling ends up becoming something sweet but this love story doesn’t come with out a few disruptions.
Magnus & Raven Their survival , their fierce loyality, Their love …was all just tragic, epic & beautiful.
Their survival became more dependent on each. Their loyalty didn’t come with out a price but if they had any chance of making it through the other end they were gonna need to lean on each if they were going to survive.
From BOOK 1 ( The château ) to BOOK 2 ( The Camp ) You will be hooked and flying through these pages so fast that getting a paper cut is the least of you worriers. This book might not be for everyone some might skip but I promise for those who give this a shot you will become ddicted to this story and these characters upon the first page.
These books is just another reason why I always always always come back for more. Penelope sky
September 9, 2022
Penelope Sky - Logor # Dvorac
Nije ostalo ništa. Kolibe su spaljene u pepeo.
Logor koji se ovdje nalazio cijelo desetljeće pretvoren je u groblje.
Sjedio sam na drvenoj klupi koja je preživjela požar i promatrao što je ostalo od logora.
A toga nije bilo mnogo. Noć se primakla kraju i stiglo je jutro.
Sunce je izišlo i obasjalo nastalu štetu. Štetu koju je ona uzrokovala.
Učinio sam sve za tu ženu - a ona mi je zabola nož u leđa.
Jedini put kad sam se tako opustio, jedini put kad sam pokazao suosjećanje,
jedini put kad sam se osjećao kao čovjek… sve mi se odmah obilo o glavu.
Izdala me. Nakon svega što sam učinio za nju.
Sada ću morati snositi posljedice te pogreške.
Ali nakon toga odmazda će biti moja.
Nastavak knjige Dvorac. Priča je iz muškog ugla. Više mi se dopala od prethodne ima manje Bond momenata. Sad mogu reći i da je ovo dark romansa 😅 prvi deo nisam uspela nigde razvrstati. Ocena 3☆
Nije ostalo ništa. Kolibe su spaljene u pepeo.
Logor koji se ovdje nalazio cijelo desetljeće pretvoren je u groblje.
Sjedio sam na drvenoj klupi koja je preživjela požar i promatrao što je ostalo od logora.
A toga nije bilo mnogo. Noć se primakla kraju i stiglo je jutro.
Sunce je izišlo i obasjalo nastalu štetu. Štetu koju je ona uzrokovala.
Učinio sam sve za tu ženu - a ona mi je zabola nož u leđa.
Jedini put kad sam se tako opustio, jedini put kad sam pokazao suosjećanje,
jedini put kad sam se osjećao kao čovjek… sve mi se odmah obilo o glavu.
Izdala me. Nakon svega što sam učinio za nju.
Sada ću morati snositi posljedice te pogreške.
Ali nakon toga odmazda će biti moja.
Nastavak knjige Dvorac. Priča je iz muškog ugla. Više mi se dopala od prethodne ima manje Bond momenata. Sad mogu reći i da je ovo dark romansa 😅 prvi deo nisam uspela nigde razvrstati. Ocena 3☆
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 19, 2021
Ms. Sky has quickly become one of my top authors to read, granted I haven't gotten a chance to start at the beginning with her books, but the ones I have had the privilege to read have been magnificent.
I absolutely love Raven and her kindness, gratitude and her way of always trying to save her sister. Her sister is very impulsive and never thinks about the dangers and consequences, she just jumps in to things that will eventually either get her in trouble or pretty much in danger of getting herself killed. If it weren't for Raven, she'd be dead by now!
This 2nd installment really had my undivided attention. I just couldn't put this book down! From the beginning all the way til the end it was just full of angst that had me practically biting my nails.
I am so, so happy to have gotten to read Raven and Magnu's story and read how it all unraveled in the end, definitely work the read!
4 Stars
**Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
I absolutely love Raven and her kindness, gratitude and her way of always trying to save her sister. Her sister is very impulsive and never thinks about the dangers and consequences, she just jumps in to things that will eventually either get her in trouble or pretty much in danger of getting herself killed. If it weren't for Raven, she'd be dead by now!
This 2nd installment really had my undivided attention. I just couldn't put this book down! From the beginning all the way til the end it was just full of angst that had me practically biting my nails.
I am so, so happy to have gotten to read Raven and Magnu's story and read how it all unraveled in the end, definitely work the read!
4 Stars
**Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
January 10, 2021
If you love dark romance and suspense then you'll love The Camp! This is the second book in a trilogy so you are left on a cliffhanger but no worries since book 3 releases in March. So, this is completely different from Ms. Sky’s typical underworld crime romances. I originally thought this was going to be a duet, but there is at least a third book scheduled. This was an intense story and I can’t wait to see what happens next in The Boss.
#MSBB
#MSBB
July 11, 2022
This story and characters were profound in every possible way. This story was so raw that it went beyond just romance or sex. It was a story about humanity and the darkness in the world. It was about learning that life isn’t black and white. It was about real and unmitigated love.
I will never, ever forget this story.
I’ve read every PenSky book and loved them all but this one was my favorite.
What an epic way to start too book 3
I will never, ever forget this story.
I’ve read every PenSky book and loved them all but this one was my favorite.
What an epic way to start too book 3
November 6, 2022
"Ali ova žena mi je niotkuda ušla u život i sada nisam mogao zamisliti da na preostalim stranicama moje knjige njezino ime ne piše u svakoj rečenici. Ona je bila ja. Ja sam bio ona. Mi smo bili ista osoba.".
Nastavak avanture Raven i Melanie donosi još uzbudljivih stranica i događaja zbog kojih će vam nervi biti napeti do samog kraja.
Nastavak avanture Raven i Melanie donosi još uzbudljivih stranica i događaja zbog kojih će vam nervi biti napeti do samog kraja.
January 9, 2021
This series was so hard for me to rate because I felt ???? about it while reading it and let me tell you, I just finished this series to see how it would end but what...
Now listen, I liked her series of the banker and buttons. Those are 10/10 a fun time but reading this I was just wondering why she keeps recycling the same plot that she’s had from other series. It’s just.... I don’t know. They did some really shit things to women that I’m like.... ehh. Was it the worst? No but I was like wtf?? when I was reading. Like what in the Stockholm syndrome? I dunno. I like dark romance and I think there’s a way that it’s written well but this totally missed the Mark for me.
Now listen, I liked her series of the banker and buttons. Those are 10/10 a fun time but reading this I was just wondering why she keeps recycling the same plot that she’s had from other series. It’s just.... I don’t know. They did some really shit things to women that I’m like.... ehh. Was it the worst? No but I was like wtf?? when I was reading. Like what in the Stockholm syndrome? I dunno. I like dark romance and I think there’s a way that it’s written well but this totally missed the Mark for me.
7-tbr-ooit
November 1, 2020
January 6, 2021
Good but not what I hoped
I was so excited for this book, but it was not all that I hoped for. It was good, but it seemed to fall a little flat. Still a good read.
I was so excited for this book, but it was not all that I hoped for. It was good, but it seemed to fall a little flat. Still a good read.
February 9, 2021
Esta segunda parte si tuvo más del síndrome de Estocolmo Romantizado que el primer libro, lo cual era de esperar. No había manera que se alejara de lo cliché mucho más tiempo. Pero fuera de eso no fue un mal libro. Disfrute más el primero, eso no lo niego, pero esta fue una buena conclusión. Hay un tercer libro pero es con este que doy concluída está historia. El mibro tres es la historia de los hermanos de los protagonistas, historia que no me importa en lo más mínimo, principalmente porque odio lo bondadosa que fue la autora con Melanie. Por culpa de la irresponsabilidad de Melanie, Raven y ella fueron secuestradas y no fue ni la mitad de maltratada que Raven. Si salió más beneficiada con todo, que perjudicada. Me pareció completamente injusto. Por ende el siguiente libro por mi, que no salga publicado nunca. Fuera de eso no estuvo mal, no hay mucho que pueda dexir sin hacer spoiler pero bueno. Si ya leíste el primero, no te costará nada leer este también.
September 24, 2025
A little predictable and underwhelming comparing to the first book. It didn’t pull me in as much as The Chateau. A lot of the monologues and his thoughts process were repetitive. For some reasons, I didn’t find Raven as strong & confident as she was in the first book; maybe because of all the traumas she’s experienced have finally gotten to her, especially the scene where that chick what’s-her-face told Magnus Raven was a hag and he found Raven crying in the garden because she heard the whole thing and I get why, she had to live her whole life being compared to Melanie’s beauty but the Raven I really saw from TC was not depicted as this self-pity teenager who cared about what others thought of her so it caught me by surprise and it just didn’t really add up. I still wanted to finish it though because this series was good in general.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2022
Brutal doesn’t begin to describe it
This book is awful you never ever like the “hero” or the vapid Melanie the sister of the heroine. Fender is just disgusting over and over again. It wasn’t entertaining it was just full of darkness, death and torture. Seriously a guy mutilates his own brother as punishment? Umm no didn’t like it or the preceding book in the series and can’t bear any more of Fender and Melanie. They murdered innocent women, murdered, every week, so no this was not a good read.
This book is awful you never ever like the “hero” or the vapid Melanie the sister of the heroine. Fender is just disgusting over and over again. It wasn’t entertaining it was just full of darkness, death and torture. Seriously a guy mutilates his own brother as punishment? Umm no didn’t like it or the preceding book in the series and can’t bear any more of Fender and Melanie. They murdered innocent women, murdered, every week, so no this was not a good read.
April 16, 2021
2.5⭐️’s
@Penelope Sky- less torture, more sex. We all love the chiseled jawline scenes but the torture is getting to be a little much.
@Penelope Sky- less torture, more sex. We all love the chiseled jawline scenes but the torture is getting to be a little much.
December 13, 2022
penelope sky writes the silliest books
January 9, 2021
We have the continuation of Magnus and Raven’s story and we know that it’s going to be insane. When we left them in the end of The Chateau, everything was blown up in their faces. Literally.
We saw a really tender and sweet relationship develop between these two in the first book and only had the best things to hope of their future. Magnus protected her from everyone in the camp, managed to help her escape and even managed to get her free from the camp forever. Raven though, had more on her agenda now than ever. The strong willed woman that she is, we knew that she’d never settle for just her freedom which resulted in her return to the camp to liberate all the women, to set it on fire and get everyone out. What happens though is almost the unthinkable.
She loses her freedom and is recaptured. Her sister Melanie has to go back to Fender (which may or may not be a bad thing). Magnus gets crushed under a burning building and Raven saves him. But life has once again returned to the misery of the Camp and Raven’s life has now gotten so much harder. Magnus hates her. Wants her to suffer now that he’s lost the respect of the guards, and his brother is beyond angry and what’s transpired.
This second book as a huge theme of redemption in my mind. Mangus has to find a way to get back into better standing with his brother. We learn more and more about their past and how they came to their current empire, and we learn that as he reveals more and more to Raven.
Which of course mans that Raven’s managed to get back into his heart again. Like there was ever a question right? She takes a knife in the stomach for him when one of the guards comes after him and that endears him a bit more to her and we watch from there as he realizes that she’s not acted with malice in any of this but instead doing what she felt was necessary. That in itself gives her a bit of redemption in his eyes and we get to see what that can evolve to.
Magnus claims Raven as his and as such, she’s got protection in the camp. He takes her with him when he goes back to Paris each month and we see how their lives turn into something more. Something with a different tone and purpose. He slowly realizes that she’s only there for him. She’s got no other motive and not other intentions and that’s what slowly builds trust. But with trust comes and ultimatum, one that really proves to be impossible for Magnus to uphold.
In this story, we see so much transpire. Magnus comes to terms with what they’ve done, and pushes his brother to change his ways. Fender is driven by greed and a need to always have more that he makes decisions that Magnus tries to sway him away from. Decisions that have catastrophic impact and the world they know will be changed forever.
There’s marriage, love, death, despair and maybe a glimmer of hope in this story and it’s really sweet. We also get this story entirely from Magnus’ perspective whereas the first book was from Raven’s. I think that’s a really good way to extend the story a bit more – a way to see how things are far from black and white. At the end of this story, we see that there’s a third book coming out, I believe now from Melanie’s eyes. That’ll be a nice change since her experience was intensely different from that of Raven and Magnus. I can’t wait for that one to come out
We saw a really tender and sweet relationship develop between these two in the first book and only had the best things to hope of their future. Magnus protected her from everyone in the camp, managed to help her escape and even managed to get her free from the camp forever. Raven though, had more on her agenda now than ever. The strong willed woman that she is, we knew that she’d never settle for just her freedom which resulted in her return to the camp to liberate all the women, to set it on fire and get everyone out. What happens though is almost the unthinkable.
She loses her freedom and is recaptured. Her sister Melanie has to go back to Fender (which may or may not be a bad thing). Magnus gets crushed under a burning building and Raven saves him. But life has once again returned to the misery of the Camp and Raven’s life has now gotten so much harder. Magnus hates her. Wants her to suffer now that he’s lost the respect of the guards, and his brother is beyond angry and what’s transpired.
This second book as a huge theme of redemption in my mind. Mangus has to find a way to get back into better standing with his brother. We learn more and more about their past and how they came to their current empire, and we learn that as he reveals more and more to Raven.
Which of course mans that Raven’s managed to get back into his heart again. Like there was ever a question right? She takes a knife in the stomach for him when one of the guards comes after him and that endears him a bit more to her and we watch from there as he realizes that she’s not acted with malice in any of this but instead doing what she felt was necessary. That in itself gives her a bit of redemption in his eyes and we get to see what that can evolve to.
Magnus claims Raven as his and as such, she’s got protection in the camp. He takes her with him when he goes back to Paris each month and we see how their lives turn into something more. Something with a different tone and purpose. He slowly realizes that she’s only there for him. She’s got no other motive and not other intentions and that’s what slowly builds trust. But with trust comes and ultimatum, one that really proves to be impossible for Magnus to uphold.
In this story, we see so much transpire. Magnus comes to terms with what they’ve done, and pushes his brother to change his ways. Fender is driven by greed and a need to always have more that he makes decisions that Magnus tries to sway him away from. Decisions that have catastrophic impact and the world they know will be changed forever.
There’s marriage, love, death, despair and maybe a glimmer of hope in this story and it’s really sweet. We also get this story entirely from Magnus’ perspective whereas the first book was from Raven’s. I think that’s a really good way to extend the story a bit more – a way to see how things are far from black and white. At the end of this story, we see that there’s a third book coming out, I believe now from Melanie’s eyes. That’ll be a nice change since her experience was intensely different from that of Raven and Magnus. I can’t wait for that one to come out
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