This book picks up where

Powerless left off. It is more character-focused than the first book. Tensions are high, and secrets are uncovered.

Characters have to decide who to trust and what to believe.

I loved this! The tension between Kai and Paedyn was amazing, and I loved their chemistry in this book. I also loved the vulnerability between them. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book.

> I loved this!

> the tension between Paedyn & Kai was 🔥

> I loved the vulnerability 

> while I loved the fast-paced plot of book 1, I  liked the character focus in this one

> that ending has me so anxious for the next book

🎧 Audiobook Thoughts: I loved all three narrators and appreciated having different narrators for each of the POVs. 

⚠️ violence, confinement, panic attacks, and more.

🌶️ kissing

I don't know how many times I've said this, but this is my favorite book/series of all time. The plot is CRAZY. But also not if you figured it out before. It has three pov's. Kai's, Paedyn's, and Kitt's. If you like hunger games, you'll like this series. Because it's almost like the same theme. But obviously completely different.
 

The ending had my jaw on the floor.
Holy shit, that was something unexpected.
This book took me through twists and turns I could not even think of. The romance and the banter was amazing but I loved that I was easily able to get back into the world after it being months since I finished Powerless.

I don't know where to begin. I liked this book, but not enough to say it was another favorite or something to keep on the shelf. The cons: he was basically chasing her and loving her but hating her at the same time while wanting her throughout the entire book. See where I am going with this? They were running away from each other the whole time; while, having conflicted feelings and intimate scenes, then going back to hating each other. It was a book of Bipolar if I've ever seen one. Another thing was the writing. I felt like it was an easy read, but too easy. The plot was simple, get her back to the King, but it was too character based. Making me feel like the author, Lauren Roberts, lost sight of the plot. The last con is the scenes where Kitt told the story. I felt like there wasn't much giving in his perspective other than his greif for his father. We got it after the fifth time it was explained. The pros: I appreciated the scenes with Kai and Paedyn. They were a sort of intimate that was appropriate but made you feel something. Making me mad at the way the ending landed. Other than that, there was nothing else about the book that made it good. I feel more negatives than positives were riding off this. I am not sure I would recommend this book, though it makes you want to read the unreleased to see what happens between the three.

That's a whole lotta words for literally nothing to happen. I could've written the same book in just three words: sand and angst.