I grew up in darkness, it's etched in my soul,
so I have no right to touch anything as perfect as Isabella Serrano.
She hates me, I thought I hated her too until one taste of the forbidden makes me question that.
I'll try to break her, to take everything from her,
but what she takes from me in the process, is more,
so much more.
Flynn Drake is a monster, my tormentor,
but the hate he gives, he gets right back,
the last thing I expected was to fall for him.
He tainted me, he used me,
and I let him,
but now I hold his life in the balance.
I am still processing this book! It had stayed with me since I finished it in one sitting. I do not red bully or "high school" stories but I could not stop reading this, I just had to see where this would go. I was happy when the author decided to not drag the angst and bullying out.
This was so different for me and I was so happy that I stuck with it. I love dark and this definitely falls into that genre. Flynn's backstory is quite heartbreaking and making it easy to see why he is the way he is. I was a little put off by the total acceptance the parents have with all the things they find out. Like it was super common for this information to be revealed and just "Okie Dokie." we are fine with it.
Isabella was a little more of an issue for me. She professed her hate for her step-brother and I believe she did actually have an issue with him, but the quickness of her giving in was a bit off-putting. I enjoyed her growth throughout the story and she really grew into someone who stood her ground finally. The time jump was not as confusing as I thought it might be, but it was worked in just flowed flawlessly. I was ready to see how these 2 were going to deal with the past and present.
The plot twist, I saw coming but still, it was a very good one and I am in for the rest of this series.
by
4 Clocks
