Rhyme, Reason & Heal

24601: 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

 BOOK DESCRIPTION:

After ten years of imprisonment, Valjean has been released. He has no family and nothing to live for. Until he is tasked to kill Javert.

Javert is wanted for murder. After being haunted by his past, he doesn’t know what he has to live for. Until he’s chained up by Valjean.

The two depend on each other to survive, and realise they don’t want to live without the other. 

24601 is an enemies to lovers retelling of a classic story. It is a dark romance and may not be suitable for all readers.

• Genres

• M M Romance

• Enemies To Lovers

• LGBT

• Dark Romance

• Dark

ABOUT AUTHOR:

Camilla was born and raised in rural Canada but moved to England to chase her own happily ever after.
She lives by the seaside with her husband and their very beloved pets. When she isn't reading or writing, she's normally at the beach or the park with her border collie, knitting, baking, or sewing.

REVIEW:
The book is the modern retelling of the famous Les Miserables. Valjean, an ex-convict struggling to connect with the society after a long prison sentence for doing the right thing in the wrong way. Years later, Valjean met the person who arrested him in the past and they both met in an unexpected way and it took a dark turn when Javert became a wanted man for murder and Valjean captured him.

"𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧."

The story was believable and heartwarming. This is the first book that I have read by Camilla Harlowe. I enjoyed her writing style. The characters were interesting and engaging, the plot moved along quickly enough that it never really felt bogged down in descriptions or drama.

"𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭."

The only downfall is that, I want more! I want to see certain events such as Valjean's interaction with Cosette and also with some of his family members in the beginning. I just want more time with these characters. And oh boy, these two are on fire, their sexual chemistry is so good. There's so much more than just that though and I loved how their relationship developed slowly. I enjoyed the plot. There were interesting twists to keep the readers on their toes.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 : 4/5

Book Review - Safecracker

Safe Cracker

By Jesse DeRoy

Page: 416

BOOK SUMMARY:

Jesse Deroy’s debut is a taut and deeply inhabited dive into the criminal netherworld that unfurls with surprising heart, wild specificity, and the tactile pleasure of an intricate well-executed plan.

Grantchester “Duke" Ducaine was born and raised a thief, so working the straight and narrow the last two years has felt like surfing without water. His dad is in the pen and his sister is . . . well, Duke doesn’t like to think about all of the things that are his fault. He’s got more pressing problems, like a bookie who wants to break his thumbs, and a couple of possibly shady Feds who want him to break into an unbreakable safe. When Duke agrees to take the job, thinking he might have the answer to his problems, he discovers that some things are best left unopened.

REVIEW:

If you enjoy heist thrillers with lots of technical detail then read this book. I was hooked by Duke, the man behind the heist, as well as the excitement of the actual heist from the very first chapter. He is tired, has more to him than he shows and is now attempting to escape his past. He is not the type of thief we see in thrillers and hat made him incredibly easy to root for.

The story starts with "Duke" our Ducaine, who grew up in a life of crime. His childhood revolved around lock picks and guns, not school and sports. His father is in prison and his sister is stuck in the criminal world, a part of his past he prefers to forget. Duke tried to live a straight life for a while, but in Los Angeles, he returns to what he knows best, opening safes for cash while trying to stay ahead from who are after him. Then, two government agents approach Duke with a proposal to break into an "unbreakable" safe. The job seems like a way to resolve his all his troubles, his debts and even his past. However, the moment he agrees to it everything starts to unfold.

The plot is solid, engaging and works well for the thriller/heist-lover. It gives you the satisfaction of reading a well executed heist plan and the tension of stepping into danger. I hate too much technical details and it didn't work out for me to provide a 5 star.

RATING: 5/5

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Fervency Love

Fervency Love

By Scarlett H. Lovers

Page Count : 504 pages

Blurb:

Love can warm you up or burn you. 

Abigail grew up believing that she wasn’t enough. She has built a wall of indifference around herself over the years, but when fate unexpectedly brings Connor into her life, that barrier begins to crumble.
From the beginning, Connor appears to be the opposite of Abigail. His daily life is filled with friends, drugs, and parties. But one look is enough to spark something between the two, and he quickly becomes the most important person in the world to her. Their every meeting is filled with passion, creating a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
Despite their young age, feelings and desire overcome them. Both are unaware of how much pain and sacrifice it will cost to maintain their relationship. Will they prove strong enough to survive the storms on the horizon?


“I loved you a lot earlier than I admitted, even to myself. I loved you from the very first moment I saw you. I feel the taste of life with you. I started really breathing only when I met you. I've never felt so alive before.”

Review:

"𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕. 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔."

This book was completely different from how I was expecting it to be, I certainly didn’t think I would get so emotionally involved with the characters or care so much about them anyways. But the story seemed to get better and better as it went along, it was obvious that there was something between Ve and Gail from the start and after getting closer together, things really start to get interesting, and you’ll be tearing at the pages trying to find out what happens, it'll make you feel like you're inside their heads. 

"𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈—𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍, 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔."

They went through many ups and downs in their relationship. Regardless of the mayhem and drama they are very much in love. These two characters have a fierce attraction and a thriving relationship like no other that I have read. I can feel the steam coming off the pages.

"𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆."

Their feelings were really well shown, all their fears, insecurities, anger and love. This story has so many ups and downs it's an emotional roller coaster! There were definitely moments filled with angst and unspoken feelings between the two characters that really helped make the plot that much more interesting. The author never described things for too long or too little, this was great because I just really wanted to go on with the story.

"𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚. 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. 𝑶𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇."

The author has done a wonderful job of creating multi-layered characters, who are flawed and still lovable. In fact this is one of those books that compels you to read it no matter what. The intensity of this novel is almost palpable that will give readers a tangible experience to carry long after the last page. It just might be possible that this book should come with a warning label, readers be prepared to be absorbed for the duration of this novel nothing else will get accomplished until you are done with this book. 

Will they overcome everything and become a couple or will they hate each other and continue to go on different paths?!! 

Rating : 5/5

Ice & Sweet - The Author Agency

𝐈𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭

By Charlie Novak

Review:

Luke, a skilled baker, who is given the important task of crafting a wedding cake for his best friend's Christmas wedding. When a snowstorm hits, he finds himself stuck at a charming country hotel alongside André, a former boyband member who has transitioned into theater acting. 

Luke and Andre have been friends for years, their relationship has always been friendly yet luke has a crush on Andre. Andre is a former boyband member, who's now a theatre actor. They both met after a long time at their best friend's wedding. 

As Luke is a baker, he's baking their best friend's wedding cake. When he's trying to get to the venue he spots Andre and they are compelled to spend more time together during the storm, their bond begins to grow. 

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:

Second chance

Friendship

Self-discovery

Slow burn

Holiday Romance

Secret Crush

As both of them confront their challenges in their past relationships they're opening up to each other and accept their emotions. 

The book is filled with heartwarming scenes, witty banter, and then holiday vibes makes it a must read for the Christmas season. The writing flows effortlessly,  drawing me deep into the world. It's easy to read, quick and witty.

Rating : 4/5 

Thanks to The Author Agency for having me on this book tour. 

Forbidden Professor - With The Author Agency

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫

By Vivian Wood

Review:

The book revolves around Carter, medical school professor, and Eve. They both met during a holiday celebration, and got attracted to each other from the very moment, without knowing that Eve's a student, they both got shared the night together. 

Things get complicated when Carter gets to know that Eve is one of his students. Even though, the risks, their chemistry only intensifies, and both of them planned for a secret love affair. They both face numerous challenges, which somehow threatens to tear them apart. There are a lot of ups and downs in their lives, and tough choices leave them both Carter and Eve at a point where they must figure out if their love is worth the sacrifice. 

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:

🌶 Forbidden romance

🌶 Alpha/ submissive

🌶 Secret relationship

🌶 Age-gap Romance

Both Carter and Eve share a deep and passionate connection that makes it a fast paced book. The book is filled with intense chemistry and the tensions in their relationship drive them both to the edge. This story is full of angst, conflict but at the bottom of it all, a love story. It was very enjoyable, the writing style was excellent and it put a unique spin on the whole student/teacher story line. I found the characters fascinating and loved their intense scenes. The plot was interesting and overall, I was happy with the way things turned out.

Rating : 4/5

Thanks to The Author Agency for having me on the book tour💌

Dangerous Pursuit - With Book Influencers

Dangerous Pursuit

By Bethany Rosa

Page count : 290

Blurb:

For fans of Ana Huang, get ready for a pulse-pounding tale of risk, resilience, and romance in the ultimate gamble for love.

Mia Nightingale Marcos is more nightmare than nightingale.

I’m handed the reins to the family business along with an inexperienced assistant barely out of high school. Not to mention, she’s distractingly beautiful and completely off-limits. I plan to be so unbearable she’ll quit, but she’s tougher than she looks. Now she appears to be hiding something and the deeper I dig, the more invested I become, causing my world to spin.

Just when I think I’ve got her figured out, she vanishes, leaving a trail of unanswered questions, sending me on a dangerous pursuit.

Jackson Soloman is the boss from hell.

But I can handle him. Balancing work by day and poker by night was a breeze until Jackson stepped in. It was easier when he was making my life hell, not trying to play hero. Now, I can’t shake him off, and with the growing attraction between us, I’m not sure I want to.

Just when I think I’ve hit the jackpot, I’m forced to fold, leaving everything behind for a chance at salvation.

Will Mia and Jackson survive the trials of deceit and danger that lie ahead? In a heart-wrenching climax that tests their love and commitment, every decision could be their last bet.

Review:

“𝑺𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕. 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒘𝒐, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆".

Mia is a young, hard working girl, struggling with some family issues, many of us face. Despite this she is surprisingly strong, intelligent and even daring. It is easy to believe that she’s survived the cut throat threats and clawed her way every possible way. She is a far cry from the nieve, mousey girls we often see in this genre.

Speaking of the enigmatic bosshole (Sorry, Jackson? Lol), he's the romantic fantasy alpha male, older than Mia, always controlled? professional exterior beats the heart of an intense, sexual dominant. Are you swooning yet? I know I am.

The plot was compelling and intriguing, and I found myself trying to guess what would happen next. The characters were well-developed and dynamic and they came across very clearly. I was pleasantly surprised by the way the author keeps me hooked on the storyline. 

I could hear Jackson and Mia voices clearly in my head. I could picture them easily. I loved their interactions, they were real and cute and funny after they both getting to know each other but it's not like that in the beginning, I loved their banter at first. I really cared about the characters like their jobs, friends, family dynamics - and not just what went on in the bedrooms, offices, etc.

Rating : 4/5

About The Author:

Bethany Rosa has been passionate about romance since her teenage years. After raising four wonderful daughters, she embarked on a writing career, channeling her love for the genre into crafting captivating stories. 

Bethany enjoys creating sexy tales featuring alpha males who fall for strong, independent women, making the chase irresistible. Besides writing, she loves to travel, especially to visit her two (soon to be three) daughters living in Europe. When not globetrotting, she enjoys time at home with her husband, dividing her days between the serene mountains of Montana and the sunny landscapes of Arizona.

Reigns Of Utopia

𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐔𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚: 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐈

Author : Elsie Swain

Page count : 424

Book Blurb:

When chaos reduces your world to rubble, how do you find zen? 

Zella Rune, finds herself in a world split down the middle by forced evolution. The CULT in their madness to leave behind Human weaknesses merged Human genomes with animals, giving birth to the anthromorphs. This "superior" species finds itself on the front lines of a battle against humanity, a battle of dominance over earth.But what happens when the marginalised begin to marginalise? 

As Zella treads a dangerous tightrope between the anthromorphs and the humans, she must learn to make peace with her true identity. So when tensions between the two species hit an all-time high. Zella must learn how to trust and begin to pick up the pieces that will help her forge her own Utopia.

My thoughts:

A frightening glimpse of what could happen. Maybe? Or Maybe not?!! 

From the moment I started reading it, I was sitting on the edge of my bed with a pounding heart not wanting to put the book down, I didn't wanna miss anything! I felt so connected to the characters and involved with their lives, as the plot goes on. It's gonna be another best book I've read this year!

I really enjoyed the strong female character, Elsie created Zella as a survivor, but also a compassionate one. Castiel is another powerful character (Touch her I'll kill you kinda man). Both Zella and Castiel had a traumatic childhood, and fought their ways through everything. My heart just breaks for Castiel. Several times throughout the book I would go, "No, don't treat him like that!just tell him that you care for him! Confess!!!!", I'm literally screaming through the book. He can just pop out of the book and be my boyfriend! 

The author developed the side characters really well, I appreciate the banter and conflicts between them! Other than Zella & Castiel, I think I felt something deep for Caledon. I have to say I cared a lot for the romantic element the author worked into the book, which is obviously slow-burn. 

Elsie's world building here is very well done as well, she knows just how much detail to offer to make it fascinating and leave you wanting to know just a little more. Best of all, her details fit together like puzzle pieces as you discover them. The pacing in this was great, it deals with some interesting issues, and of course I'm always a big fan of ya authoritarian-government-dystopias! 

There are gutsy characters who rebel and refuse to be quiet at all.  

𝓒𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓮𝓵 × 𝓩𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪 💌

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:

🗯 Dystopian World 

🗯 Coming Of Age

🗯 Traumatic past

🗯 Dual Identity

🗯 Sacrifice

🗯 Chosen One

🗯 Ethically ambiguous

🗯 Rebellions

🗯 Technology and Society

🗯 Found family

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤:

"𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅. "

"𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒎. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒛𝒐𝒐."

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏."

Character Analysis - Zella Rune❤

Zella is one of the complex characters with both strength and insecurities. She feels a bit insecure trying to compare herself to the twins. She tried to downplay her invitation by claiming that it's not a date but her flushed cheeks suggest otherwise. Throughout the book Zella experienced traumatic symptoms as she constantly scanned her surroundings for potential threats or danger. 

“𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕; 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔”

Even though she doesn't define her relationship with Castiel, she's truly afraid of losing him, there's always an undeniable tension between them. Zella has a clear goal and is willing to take any risk. She's resilient, values her relationship and is willing to stand by them. My favorite character from Reigns of Utopia.

Character Analysis - Castiel ❤‍🔥

"𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚."

There are so many different layers to him, and he can't be put into a simple good or bad category. He is much more than that, and Zella has a hard time deciding how she really feels about him, and it's confusing and wonderful and ahhhhh, can't even think about the pain, push and pull, their intense slow burn connection. 

He is one of the best characters in any book I've ever read in this year! I would read anything with him in it. The plot is intense with the preparation for the fight/revolution/uprising/whatever you'd like to call it. 

I love his interaction with Zella's friends. He's your "Touch her and Die" Kinda man, god who doesn't love that. You know that moment when you find yourself smiling for no reason. That smile that just comes out of nowhere because inside you feel this burst of happiness. That's how I felt when I read some pages towards the end (ofc Zella and Castiel scenes).

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 : 10/10