A review by mayysz
Sweet Retribution by Callie Rose

4.0

I liked this one better than the first. It did take me a while because I wasn’t completely hooked and obsessed but I couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to know what happened to Marcus. Although I expect main characters not to die easily, some points I doubted if he was alive because of the pain and the way it was written through their perspectives and body language.

I was surprised by the way Marcus was revealed and I also liked how the spice wasn’t too much. The ratio of plot to sex was balanced but it wasn’t all that. It didn’t excite me or give me butterflies but it was better than I expected. There wasn’t much mention of her amputation and what comes with living with it even after two years and there should’ve been more focus on that or maybe sometimes the pain, etc. But Ayla isn’t weak and I rated her for that. The improvement of Theo and especially Ryland’s relationship with her was written good too and I’m glad that wasn’t forgotten. But I think Marcus will always be my favourite because I felt like there was more chemistry between them two than with the others.

I did like the ending because I didn’t expect it but I didn’t feel shocked for some reason. Now I hope that the third book will be as good.