The plot line was much better than Corrupt. Not as difficult to follow and not as open ended. I still find this author difficult to follow at times. Like one minute Kai is waking up with Banks and then all of the sudden someone pulls a gun and Michael stops him but where did Michael come from if they were just sleeping a minute ago? Small holes like that bother me but might not bother others. The spice was a 2/5 for me. Nothing noteworthy until 300 pages and while I enjoy a good cat and mouse towards a slow burn, this was kind of like writing to hear yourself write. Nothing was happening. Struggled to get through it but did grow attached to the characters. Not sure if I will finish this series. I just came off of the ACOTAR high and this book just didn’t hit.