Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
The writing was absolutely addicting! I devoured the book just as quickly as I did the previous 1.5 books of the Briarcrest Academy series. I adore Isla Madden-Mills's writing style because it's engaging and well-paced. She has become another one of those authors that I will always want to read and itch for her next release.I really liked Cuba in Very Bad Things, and I LOVED him in Very Wicked Beginnings prequel. This book took away some of the swoony feeling I had for him though. I think it's because he made too many bad decisions that turned him into a flat-out douche. I know he harbors so much pain and guilt for the deaths in his family, but I got so angry with him. Grrrr! (This book evokes many emotions.) I wish the author would have spent just a little extra time redeeming him at the end.There's some very shady characters in this book, and the storyline took a seedy turn I didn't think would happen. I didn't think the author would there but she did. It put a pain in my heart and a sickness in my stomach from the heartbreak of it all. It was one of those OMG moments.I am excited and interested to find out who gets a book next-Spider or Sebastian. I lost much respect for Spider in this book for the way he treated Dovey. It was terrible and cold. She was a good friend to him, and he shit all over that. He's certainly struggling with some inner-demons that I need to learn more about. And Sebastian, all I can say is you'll definitely want his story by the end of Very Wicked Things.This book is HOT! Cuba is HOT and the classic "badboy". Dovey is a strong, yet vulnerable heroine. This was good read that I enjoyed.*Compilmentary copy given through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*flag