OKAY yes this one got the series back on track 🙌🏼 like with book #1, i found myself feeling so seen in this story, with how lotus handled sex and intimacy after r—pe. even more than with iris in long shot, i could relate to lotus and resonate with her internal monologue and her choices and her fears, and it was healing and meaningful to read. and this story, like book #1 did but #2 didn’t, had a redemptive arc i loved, and character development i could believe and root for, and even though it wasn’t quite a slam dunk, i really liked this one. (the flashback chapter to the scene of what happened to her as a child was graphic and one i’d personally recommend skipping.)