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lori_nelson's review against another edition
3.0
Less impressed with every sequel. The author seems to have made the world less dark and scary for women now in this book. Not for anything that the main character has done. Serenity is not growing during this book, she is still about the same as previous books. Not exactly sure when she chose Skylar over Luc or even told Luc that she had chosen. I think a page was missing maybe? Or was there a reference I was supposed to infer? Of course now that Luc cannot have Serenity he is going to fall for her sister.
I could go on. For now I'm taking a break before deciding to continue with the series. I've become disillusioned.
I could go on. For now I'm taking a break before deciding to continue with the series. I've become disillusioned.
literary_snowflakes's review
3.0
Decent sequel
Like the other books, this third installment dives more into the themes of human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, abuse, and torture. Each book has similar themes but different levels of exposure to each theme. This one dives more into the sadistic nature of Director Force and we finally get to meet Serafina and Bliss/Mara!
A lot of the newness of this series has worn off. I know what to expect with museums and the thought process behind the directors’ behaviors. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m reading through these books fairly quickly or something else, but this almost seems repetitive of the prior books in terms of how events play out.
Emily Shore has introduced us to a story with various points of view. We bounce around mainly between Serenity and Bliss but occasionally there’s a couple more people we hear some inner dialogue from. I didn’t mind the switching back and forth between POVs, but I’m hoping we get some more action in the next book. I wish we could give half star ratings (if we can I haven’t figured that out yet) because I would give it a 3.5/5.
Like the other books, this third installment dives more into the themes of human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, abuse, and torture. Each book has similar themes but different levels of exposure to each theme. This one dives more into the sadistic nature of Director Force and we finally get to meet Serafina and Bliss/Mara!
A lot of the newness of this series has worn off. I know what to expect with museums and the thought process behind the directors’ behaviors. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m reading through these books fairly quickly or something else, but this almost seems repetitive of the prior books in terms of how events play out.
Emily Shore has introduced us to a story with various points of view. We bounce around mainly between Serenity and Bliss but occasionally there’s a couple more people we hear some inner dialogue from. I didn’t mind the switching back and forth between POVs, but I’m hoping we get some more action in the next book. I wish we could give half star ratings (if we can I haven’t figured that out yet) because I would give it a 3.5/5.
marblesonglass's review
3.0
Each book, a new location, new dangers...I'm still interested, though. Maybe try to find a different way to describe things than talking about 'your butterflies.'
Also, what's up with so-called trilogies being 4 or more books? Come on, be honest...
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Not very often you see a 'reverse fridging', but Kerrick was rarely mentioned, and usually with Serafina so killing him didn't have quite the impact it might have if he'd been better developed.Also, what's up with so-called trilogies being 4 or more books? Come on, be honest...
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