Review: This series keeps getting better!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2012
If you haven't read Caged, Haunted and Framed (in that order), then I suggest you do that before reading Scarred.The Rev is back after a short hiatus and he is determined to take Scarlet (and Ruby) for himself. At the same time Ruby is trying to mend her relationship with Sean, Ronnie and Peyta after the events that took place in Framed.There was a lot to love about Scarred. There was plenty of action; the requisite snark, although perhaps not as much as the past few books, but enough; and a bit of action between the sheets, on the counter, against the wall etc. I really loved the character development too. There was more insight into what makes each of the main characters,(especially Cooper and Sean) think and act the way they do.I enjoyed the improved synergy between Ruby and Scarlett - well until that got shot to hell later in the book anyway. The ending was great in that 'I don't know whether I love the author or want to strangle her' kind of way! I think some fans may have problems with the ending, but I trust Amber as an author and know that she wouldn't have written it like that without good reason.The one other thing that stood out to me was the decrease in the amount of narration compared with the first 3 books. Ruby tended to stay more focused on what was going on outside her own head. I liked that she is maturing enough to be thinking about the bigger picture more often and not just fashion, her store or her dancing. Not that I have a problem with any of those things, but she let those little things crowd her mind which resulted in her reactionary (and often immature) behaviour. I figure she did that to give her some peace from all the crap in the past few books, but it distracted me a bit from the overall story. Anyway, in Scarred it wasn't an issue.Overall I loved the book. When I finished it I think my reaction was, "NO!!! No, no, no..." Now I'm going to wait very impatiently for book 5!