Review: Great story!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
This was a great wrap-up to the Darkness Duet! The first book kept me so intrigued that after the ending, I wasn’t sure a second book would keep me as interested. I thought it was going to be aggravating based on the first books conclusion,  but it wasn’t. The author did a great job on moving things along and keeping them interesting. This book was definitely steamier than the first book and who can complain about steaminess!Ryland is such a sweetheart with a protective side for those who deserve it. He loves his family but not simply because they are family. He is loyal to those who didn’t let him down in the end, those who showed their true loyalty to him. Araya has an amazing attitude for someone who has suffered so much. At a point in the story she was struggling with keeping that positivity up.  Her emotions fluctuated a lot in this book and I felt as though I experienced them with her. I felt bad for Sebastian who seems to never catch a break but that seems to come with the choices he makes as well.  I also felt a bit bad for Pierce because I liked his character as well but he’s no Ryland.Makayla was a fun character. We never found out what really happened to her “that night” but that’s not a bad thing. Truthfully, going into detail of what happened would’ve caused the story to go in a different way. Instead, it left it up to interpretation, the reader can draw their own conclusions.  It also left an opportunity for the author if she wants to come back and maybe write a spin-off story about Makayla and how she dealt with whatever may have happened or how she moved on afterwards. It made sense she didn’t tell Araya, she knew Araya felt enough guilt over that night and if something did happen to her she wouldn’t have wanted to “burden” her best friend. That’s my opinion at least.The ending was wrapped up perfectly and stayed true to the couples personalities. Without giving anything away, I love all the hummingbird events toward the end.All in all, I really enjoyed this series and I highly recommend it!