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“ there was something about him that was so frighteningly, handsome that she felt somewhat like the ostrich beside the peacock. And yet there was nothing about gray, particularly in these last months, that spoke of a peacock’s ways. Not like he’d been as a younger man… no there was something changed about him now. More settled. More direct. “

I’m guessing Lore is the night god, Bastian is the sun god & Gabe is Lore’s consort

Mal & Alina finally hook up

I’m not crying. You’re crying!

“I have loved you all my life, Mal,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.”

I am only at 6% of this book but I feel like it lines up with at least 25 to 40% of the movie. I think the movie does a better job building characters and properly portraying the relationship between Alina and Mal.

I have just finished part one of this book and my biggest takeaways so far is I am so glad that I chose to listen to this book instead of physically reading it. It would have been a hard read for me. I wanted to read this book because I felt like the movie left out details because I had a lot of questions after watching the movie however, the book is equally as confusing. I think the movie may have been better.

“Oh! And one more thing.” I lower my voice, just slightly, well aware of every head within our squad that turns our directions.
“What?” She snaps.
“That trick you mentioned? You know, with the fingers?” A slow smile spreads across my face.
“Thanks.”

Up until this point I was following the plot. After this? It’s like a different book. One hastily patched together to match the timelines from other books.

Whew. He finally meets Bethany (Bet). At 23% I was beginning to wonder how much abuse would we need to listen to before we got to the next part of the plot.

I’m head over heals for Rip right now. This book series has me all bent out of shape

Read The Dark Elements series before reading this

Should have read West’s book before reading this.
I feel like West being introduced right here would make more sense.

Chapter three ties in to The Collector Series - Annabeth, Zoey, Ryker & Sprig

This book starts off making me feel like I’ve somehow started on book two of a series. If this doesn’t start making sense soon, I’m out.

“I don’t care how it happened, but I’m glad you’re alive. I’m glad you survived. I’m not even sure why I am surprised anymore when you females come back from the grave. You crazy bitches pop right back up like daisies.”

She got in the car.
I almost just stopped reading. There are points in a book when you realize that you cannot relate to the behavior and your just done.
Yeah this feels like it.
I would have told him to fuck off.

“I’m jealous as fuck,” he said, his voice rough. “That’s not really my thing, but it’s the truth. I don’t much like the idea of some other man touchin’ your sweet ass, and if one of them tries to stick his cock into that pretty little cunt of yours, I’m gonna cut it off.

“We’re done, time to go. Don’t call.” Wow. That was cold. I liked it. “You seriously want her over me?” TBS demanded, looking between us, face genuinely confused. “Sophie’s my nephew’s mom,” Ruger said, voice going hard and flat. “One of her in dirty sweats is worth ten of you naked on your knees, so get the fuck out.”

What the hell had I been thinking? You don’t pull a tiger’s tail. I’d spent years wishing Ruger would notice me, just once. Now I needed him to unnotice me and start treating me like furniture again. Life as furniture might not be exciting, but it was definitely safe.

“Marie Caroline Jensen, will you do me the honor of being my permanent bitch?”

“Marie shot Max,” Picnic said, his face grim. Horse wrinkled his forehead. “Ruger’s in there too. Hands covered in blood, so they arrested him. He had to tackle your girl to get the gun away from her. She’d gone all Pulp Fiction on us, ready to defend you by killing all of us if she had to. Crouched over your body like Wonder Woman. Gives me a boner just thinking about it.”

“Don’t call me that,” I snapped. “I don’t like it.” “I know,” he replied. “That’s why I do it. You’re cute when you’re pissed. Kind of like a wet kitten. Gets me hard.”

I debated getting back in my car and driving away, but part of me wondered if Horse had come back. You know which part—that little nub between my legs, the bitch.

There have been several references so far about a past relationship with Horse. It made me think that maybe I started on the wrong book. It's weird. It's the first book.

Best. Book. Yet.
If this is any sign of how much I'm gunna love the books to come in the Dragon Kings Series im excited!

Chapter 16 is where I’m finally getting into this book.