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A review by shaykay
It Ends With Violence by Elle Thorpe
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.5
Finally, the last book in this trilogy left me feeling like things were tied up way too fast, and we missed out on seeing many things. We finally learned about what happened to Bliss's brother, which was shocking, and I loved it. Scythe and Vincent understand, and I like how that story angle worked out. But I feel like Nash was just thrown in there. I did love it whenever he and Bliss were one-on-one, but that was rare. Everyone picked on him for being the 'old guy.' As for War, I really wanted more from his story. We spent the most time with him and his motorcycle club, but we didn't get to see a satisfying conclusion for him. He took over after his father's accident. Still, we learn what truly happened in this book, and after everyone gave him so much hell for not being a good leader and spending all of his time with Bliss, I wished we would've seen him clean house. He had to come to terms with someone he trusted killing his father, hurting his mom, and almost killing him, and in the end, he banishes them, and we don't even get to see it happen! I hated that we didn't even get to experience it! This whole series felt really entangled with Thorpe's other series. It was used to hype them up, so it was hard not to feel like I was missing things, especially with Vincent and his friends. The end of this one also sets up another book/series that will revolve around the woman working at the bar. I want to see what happens there because it will be brutal. I don't know if I will pick it up when it comes out.
Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence