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A review by talya_
Lead Heart by Jane Washington
4.0
Upon finishing this book, I was left with a strange feeling of "Huh?" so I had to go back and read it a second time before being able to collect my thoughts enough to write a review. So here I am. Still not exactly sure what to say about the book as a whole, because I'm still thinking about my precious Silas. I have a lot to say about him, but I'll save that for later.
So the book begins with poor Silas still with Weston, and Noah and Cabe still with a huge chunk of their memory missing. Since Silas was gone, and Noah and Cabe unaware of the bond, who do you think was around the most?
That's right. Miro.
Sigh.
I'm just not a fan of him and Seph at all. Student-teacher relationships are creepy as hell (at least to me), and even though him and Seraph have a complicated relationship, it still makes me uncomfortable. Okay, not uncomfortable, it makes me mad. CUZ SILAS IS SERAPH'S MAN.
So anyway, Miro and Seph are around each other a lot which is slightly annoying. Cuz Silas and Seph are meant to be. But I suppose I'll eventually have to accept reality. Which is that it's hard for an atma to have a platonic relationship with one pair, let alone two. So Noah, Cabe, Silas, and Miro are all kind of Seraph's boyfriends which is strange and confusing, especially since it's hard to sort out feelings that are there because of the bond with her personal romantic feelings. If you ask me, I think she likes Silas romantically and is just attracted to others because of the bond, but I also think Noah likes Seraph. In which case, Noah, buddy, you need to back off. I like Noah of course, but not when he's encroaching on Silas's territory.
I do kind of miss her having a more platonic relationship with the guys, though. (The guys minus Silas, because how many times do I have to say it? He's her man.) Part of what made me like the first book so much was seeing how she could be friends with a bunch of hot, amazing guys, because in most books, the male characters are always attracted to the main character. But the whole 4-boyfriends thing makes sense because it's the main focus of the series so it doesn't really bother me.
Besides the reverse-harem-like relationship in the book, we learn a lot more and a lot of questions that we've had since book one are answered. We learn who the Messenger is, we learn more about Seraph's past, more about Weston, Jayden, and some other characters as well. Some of the things that happened I did NOT see coming.
Another twist was learning that Seraph stole Silas and Miro from their atma, and that she stole Noah and Cabe too. I definitely wasn't expecting that. And learning that she's the product of some mad scientist experiment? Is Jane Washington the queen of plot twists, or what?
Also. SILAS ALMOST KILLED CABE?!!!!! It was so unexpected and crazy that I don't even know what to think. I still love Silas and I can't bring myself to judge him at all or even be disappointed in him (love is blinding), but at the same time, I mean, hello. He almost killed him, his brothers, and Seraph at the same time. No one in the book really mentioned or made a big deal out of it which I'm kind of grateful for because I would've thrown my kindle across the room if any of them turned on him. But maybe the situation will cause Silas to be less sociopathic? I mean I like Silas just the way he is, but he's often too busy fighting to make out with Seraph. Priorites, people.
I will admit that this book didn't capture me as much as the first two, but it was still enjoyable. The biggest thing missing from the book was probably Silas. (Am I mentioning him too much in this review? Probably.) He wasn't in the book too much for obvious reasons, so something was just missing. I hope he's present more in the next book because he's such an enigma and I really want to know more about him. I'd also like him to make out with Seraph more, but that's beside the point.
(Or maybe it isn't...?)
But anyway, I liked the book and I like that we finally got answers. I also love that Seraph is growing as a character. She's more confident in herself and her abilities, and she's stronger than she was before. More willing to do things like sacrifice herself for Silas, which I definitely approve of. Seph is becoming less of a timid, shy person, and she's actually more badass and fierce than what we've seen before. I approve.
So the book begins with poor Silas still with Weston, and Noah and Cabe still with a huge chunk of their memory missing. Since Silas was gone, and Noah and Cabe unaware of the bond, who do you think was around the most?
That's right. Miro.
Sigh.
I'm just not a fan of him and Seph at all. Student-teacher relationships are creepy as hell (at least to me), and even though him and Seraph have a complicated relationship, it still makes me uncomfortable. Okay, not uncomfortable, it makes me mad. CUZ SILAS IS SERAPH'S MAN
Spoiler
AND WHO DOES MIRO THINK HE IS KISSING HER AND WHO DOES SERAPH THINK SHE IS LIKING THE KISS?! SILAS IS BUSY GETTING TORTURED AND YOU TWO ARE BUSY FUSING LIPS, WHAT THE HELL, YOU INSENSITIVE BEASTS!So anyway, Miro and Seph are around each other a lot which is slightly annoying. Cuz Silas and Seph are meant to be. But I suppose I'll eventually have to accept reality. Which is that it's hard for an atma to have a platonic relationship with one pair, let alone two. So Noah, Cabe, Silas, and Miro are all kind of Seraph's boyfriends which is strange and confusing, especially since it's hard to sort out feelings that are there because of the bond with her personal romantic feelings. If you ask me, I think she likes Silas romantically and is just attracted to others because of the bond, but I also think Noah likes Seraph. In which case, Noah, buddy, you need to back off. I like Noah of course, but not when he's encroaching on Silas's territory.
I do kind of miss her having a more platonic relationship with the guys, though. (The guys minus Silas, because how many times do I have to say it? He's her man.) Part of what made me like the first book so much was seeing how she could be friends with a bunch of hot, amazing guys, because in most books, the male characters are always attracted to the main character. But the whole 4-boyfriends thing makes sense because it's the main focus of the series so it doesn't really bother me.
Besides the reverse-harem-like relationship in the book, we learn a lot more and a lot of questions that we've had since book one are answered. We learn who the Messenger is, we learn more about Seraph's past, more about Weston, Jayden, and some other characters as well. Some of the things that happened I did NOT see coming.
Spoiler
Like Danny being Seraph's twin. Well, okay, I kind of saw it coming because I accidentally spoiled myself. (As soon as I got the ebook, I did a search for Silas's name and then saw a sentence about Danny being the Messenger, so I pretty much spoiled myself for the entire book.) But it's unpredictable just because previously, Danny seemed to be romantically interested in Seph, and didn't he kiss her too?! Not what I would expect from a twin, so I didn't expect him to be the Messenger, so that was a nice twist.Another twist was learning that Seraph stole Silas and Miro from their atma, and that she stole Noah and Cabe too. I definitely wasn't expecting that. And learning that she's the product of some mad scientist experiment? Is Jane Washington the queen of plot twists, or what?
Also. SILAS ALMOST KILLED CABE?!!!!! It was so unexpected and crazy that I don't even know what to think. I still love Silas and I can't bring myself to judge him at all or even be disappointed in him (love is blinding), but at the same time, I mean, hello. He almost killed him, his brothers, and Seraph at the same time. No one in the book really mentioned or made a big deal out of it which I'm kind of grateful for because I would've thrown my kindle across the room if any of them turned on him. But maybe the situation will cause Silas to be less sociopathic? I mean I like Silas just the way he is, but he's often too busy fighting to make out with Seraph. Priorites, people.
I will admit that this book didn't capture me as much as the first two, but it was still enjoyable. The biggest thing missing from the book was probably Silas. (Am I mentioning him too much in this review? Probably.) He wasn't in the book too much for obvious reasons, so something was just missing. I hope he's present more in the next book because he's such an enigma and I really want to know more about him. I'd also like him to make out with Seraph more, but that's beside the point.
(Or maybe it isn't...?)
But anyway, I liked the book and I like that we finally got answers. I also love that Seraph is growing as a character. She's more confident in herself and her abilities, and she's stronger than she was before. More willing to do things like sacrifice herself for Silas, which I definitely approve of. Seph is becoming less of a timid, shy person, and she's actually more badass and fierce than what we've seen before. I approve.