Tropes/Themes:
-Dark why choose romance
-Bliss (h) x War (H) x Vincent (H) x Nash (H)
-Age gap (Nash)
-Dead brother’s best friend (Nash)
-Friends to lovers (Vincent/Scythe)
-MC heir hero (War)
-Sociopath hero (Vincent/Scythe)
-Sword crossing (War x Scythe)
-Multi POV
-Book #2 in a trilogy (ends with a cliffhanger, must be read in order)

I hate to say it, but this triplogy was a BIG miss for me. This last installment in particular was SO BORING. The stakes felt incredibly low and all of the “big reveals” were super anticlimactic. I also didn’t like the way mental illness was portrayed here in regards to Vincent/Scythe’s character. After loving his character in the Saint View Prison series, I felt like Elle Thorpe did him a little dirty here. Giving him a DID diagnosis made him a little bit like a character/oddity. It was also clear that the group preferred Scythe to Vincent, which was super annoying. I’ll still continue to pick up books from Elle Thorpe since they’re addicting and easily readable, but this series was a flop for me.

CWs for domestic violence, sexual assault/rape, graphic violence, torture, murder, questionable mental health rep (DID), loss of a loved one, sex work/prostitution, substance abuse, child neglect/abuse

Story: 2/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (duet narration with Gregory Salinas & Michelle Price
Length 9h56min