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Paedyn has killed the king and set off a rebellion. Kitt has taken over as king after his father and his first task is to have his brother Kai - the Enforcer - find and capture Paedyn. She needs to pay for her crime.

There's not a lot of action in this book, like it was in the first, but it doesn't mean it isn't good. Paedyn manages to evade Kai for some time, but eventually she has to accept her fate and go with him - unless she wants to kill him. And despite trying to convince herself that she hates him, she just can't do it.

During their journey back to Ilya they both express contempt and scornful comments to each other, but since there's dual POV's we know how they actually fight against the attraction, trying to hate one another. But you can't control your feelings and I like how they open up to each other and risk being vulnerable. Reveals are being made and they both have to revalue their lifes. It will be very interesting to see how it develops in the last book.

We get some chapters from Kitt's POV, but I don't think it adds very much. His plan for Paedyn still comes as a surprise in the end (at least for me) and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This definitely had that Middle Book Feeling where it seems like a lot happens, but nothing really happens at the same time. Like, there’s tons of action and drama and witty banter—which I totally LOVED—but the plot really isn’t moved along until the last chapter, which I kinda saw coming. Though I have questions. And despite the lack of overall plot furthering, I am absolutely consumed with Kai and Paedyn’s relationship. I can already feel the angst and longing that Book 3 is sure to drag out, and I don’t like it. Lol

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candyjay19's review against another edition

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challenging tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book had so much hype building up to its release, that I was eagerly waiting to see what would happen next, I would normally say that maybe I built it up too much, but this time I just think it needed more time and more substance.
Throughout the whole book, there is absolutely no plot, it is just a cat-and-mouse chase that turns into an 'I hate you, I love you' fight and has no real high stakes that it needs.
I understand the author said it was a bridging book but for a trilogy, it could've still been that and had a plot to follow. I barely ever see a second book in a series that is shorter than the first.
Over 300 pages of nothing. The only reason it has the rating it does is because the 5 star first book got me attached to the characters.

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keelreads's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m sorry… WHAT?!?
I loved Powerless and was excited to finally get the time to read Reckless and though I felt like everything kind of dragged on a bit and they spent a lot of time in the desert, the banter did not disappoint. Paedyn and Kai’s chemistry and the tension between the both of them knowing that they cannot resist each other but desperately trying to hate each other… I ATE THAT UP. But what I was not expecting was the ending… WHATTTTTT!!!! I was not expecting that and I cannot wait to see how this plays out in the next book!

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

📱
While this book kept me entertained, it was fine. There were parts I liked and there were more parts that I didn't really care for. I found the plot to be predictable and the pacing was off. The characters, mainly Paedyn and Kai, were fine and it was interesting to see how their relationship developed. I will say that I wasn't too surprised by the ending.

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lauren Roberts, I'm under your bed. OH MY GOD.

I LOVED THIS SOOOO MUCH. I need the third book right now in my hands.

if you know me, you know I never shut up about the fact that I'm an OG Lauren Roberts fan. I waited for a year for Powerless to come out as self-published and immediately bought it once it was available and I fell in love right away. when she got traditionally published and then got insanely popular, I honestly couldn't be more proud of her and I'm so glad so many people got to know the world I love.

enough rambling and let's get to the book,

Kai Azer is the fucking standard, I genuinely will not accept less than him. he's the love of my life.

and Pae 🥹 love herrr. what a queen.

I'm so in love with their relationship and after that ending, I NEED to know what happens next. god I can't wait to read the third (and final😭) book in the trilogy.

I loved how character driven this book was. the fantasy and romance Lauren created is PERFECT.

I'm so in love with this world.

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