A review by riniya
Silent Betrayal by Shona Knight

dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I LOVE THAT THIS BOOK PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE THE FIRST ONE LEFT OFF, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE JAW DROPPING CLIFFHANGER THAT WE WERE LEFT WITH!

OVERALL THE BOOK WAS DECENT, IT WAS SUPER FAST PACED WHEN IT CAME TO THEIR RELATIONSHIPS ESPECIALLY ONCE MINA'S TRUE AGE WAS CONFIRMED. ALL BETS WERE OFF WITH THE GUYS AND THEY WANTED A TASTE OF THE GIRL THEY FELT DRAWN TO LOVE AND PROTECT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT MINA FELT BETRAYED TO A DEGREE WITH THE MEN, I FELT LIKE THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH GROVELING BETWEEN HER AND THE MEN. HONESTLY ONCE THE FIRST COUPLE OF MEN APOLOGIZED AND EXPLAINED, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT TO REST. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THERE WAS TOO MUCH OF A BETRAYAL ON THE MEN'S PART BUT TO EACH THEIR OWN.


THIS BOOK GIVES YOU SO MANY TWISTS MY HEAD WAS SPINNING, IN A GOOD WAY. I WILL ADMIT THAT AS EACH REVELATION CAME TO LIGHT, STUFF CLICKED INTO PLACE AND YOU GET AN UNDERSTANDING AS TO HOW MINA'S FAMILY CAME TO BE AS DEMENTED AND BROKEN AS THEY WERE.


THIS BOOK WAS ON THE SLOWER SIDE STORY WISE AS MOST OF THE BOOK WAS FOCUSED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, BUT ONCE THE ACTION DID PICK UP IT HAD ME HOOKED. 

Thank you to the author for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest reviews. 

(Sorry it’s all in caps. There was an issue with copying/ pasting and I didn’t wanna retype it)