Review: Read The First Book Then Read This, I Doubt You'll Regret It!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2013
Well firstly let me get my newfound fangirl moment out the way! Squeeeee, I LOVE THESE BOOKS. Ok, now I have that out of my system back to the book! You have got to read the first book of this series before this one, Inky. The story picks up straight after the closing pages of Inky’s story and straight into the story of what comes next, plus their HAE.Like the first book this story centres around the profound love that Inky, aka Anika, and Cole have for each other and how they manage to love each other despite their respective pasts. I have to say that if you have already read the first book then like me you are all geared up to hate Cole’s father, I will be the first to hold my hands up and admit that when that didn’t happen and I ended up liking and, to a degree, respecting him, I was very shocked. This is due to the exorcising of demons that his dad and Cole have had for a number of years due to a momentous occasion in Cole’s life, sorry no more info on that due to spoilers!Anika again has to face the demon of her past but that takes time, but this time she has Cole to hold her hand and help guide her through the minefield of emotions that she encounters in that journey. One of the most emotional parts of this story was when she meets her dad for the first time after he had walked out years earlier.Going through this journey with the characters of Anika and Cole has been a privilege and, I have to say for a moment I was worried what that final skeleton in the closet was going to come back and do, so breathed a huge sigh of relief when that was wrapped up, though it has got me intrigued as to Cole’s friend Olaf’s story, and of Serena’s story. However to say I am excited about the next book to come, Nico’s (the man who helped tattoo Anika’s pain) whould be ahuge understatement.In summary these books are a must read. If you do not shed a tear at some of the flashbacks or to some of the tender moments between the two leads, well you’re stronger than I was!