This book brings us back to the "Monsters in the Dark" tone and feel. I missed this. ( )

And she is back...

When I first got back into reading for pleasure and not just as a requirement for my degree, this was one of the first authors I discovered. I read each book of the Indebted series as it came out. I would find myself dreaming about them and feeling like I was going through withdrawals as if her words were the most powerful drug, and they were. Even years later, no other book has impacted me the way that Jethro And Nila did... Until this book. This book is truly sublime. I should have been prepared but I wasn't.

The characters, the world-building, and the storyline took this to a level I can hardly even put words to on how magnificent it is. It is not an easy subject matter, and yet, I devoured it because of how well the author wrote it making the depravity of the circumstance enticing. There is nothing romantic about Human trafficking. However, it was written in such a way that I found myself compelled to try and understand the how's and why's someone would do this, how they rationalize it, and or find empathy and understand watching someone come to terms with the why's and how's of why they were taken and how to not break in this situation.

I admired Elanor. Sweet Lord, did I ever. I liked seeing a small glimpse of her in the beginning with another favorite from a different series and seeing how they differed. Her resilience and fire were remarkable. This isn't like most human trafficking horrors that one would think of. This was technically paradise but only if paradise came with the price of losing one's soul. Sully. Sweet Lord. I am not sure how this author can make someone who is has created this "paradise" be so reprehensible and so enticing at the same time. There is a lot to this character and I cannot wait to see where this will go in the future books. I fully immersed myself in both of these characters' heads and tried to see what and how they tick and adapt. There is so much chemistry here as well as animosity showing that there is indeed a fine line between love and hate.

I won't get into any spoilers of the story but will say that this subject matter alone is a trigger. However, there is not the usual way or circumstance that one expects to see in this type of subject. There is "free will" so to speak if that makes sense. It ends on a whopper of a cliffhanger. I generally stay away from serial cliffhanger books because this author almost broke me when I first discovered her. However, this was too good to pass up. Luckily, each book of this 5 book series comes out once a month after this release. I recommend this book and series to anyone that likes Dark 1000% ( )

And she is back...

When I first got back into reading for pleasure and not just as a requirement for my degree, this was one of the first authors I discovered. I read each book of the Indebted series as it came out. I would find myself dreaming about them and feeling like I was going through withdrawals as if her words were the most powerful drug, and they were. Even years later, no other book has impacted me the way that Jethro And Nila did... Until this book. This book is truly sublime. I should have been prepared but I wasn't.

The characters, the world-building, and the storyline took this to a level I can hardly even put words to on how magnificent it is. It is not an easy subject matter, and yet, I devoured it because of how well the author wrote it making the depravity of the circumstance enticing. There is nothing romantic about Human trafficking. However, it was written in such a way that I found myself compelled to try and understand the how's and why's someone would do this, how they rationalize it, and or find empathy and understand watching someone come to terms with the why's and how's of why they were taken and how to not break in this situation.

I admired Elanor. Sweet Lord, did I ever. I liked seeing a small glimpse of her in the beginning with another favorite from a different series and seeing how they differed. Her resilience and fire were remarkable. This isn't like most human trafficking horrors that one would think of. This was technically paradise but only if paradise came with the price of losing one's soul. Sully. Sweet Lord. I am not sure how this author can make someone who is has created this "paradise" be so reprehensible and so enticing at the same time. There is a lot to this character and I cannot wait to see where this will go in the future books. I fully immersed myself in both of these characters' heads and tried to see what and how they tick and adapt. There is so much chemistry here as well as animosity showing that there is indeed a fine line between love and hate.

I won't get into any spoilers of the story but will say that this subject matter alone is a trigger. However, there is not the usual way or circumstance that one expects to see in this type of subject. There is "free will" so to speak if that makes sense. It ends on a whopper of a cliffhanger. I generally stay away from serial cliffhanger books because this author almost broke me when I first discovered her. However, this was too good to pass up. Luckily, each book of this 5 book series comes out once a month after this release. I recommend this book and series to anyone that likes Dark 1000% ( )