A review by grettypop
Vandal by Carian Cole

4.0

The book stars out with the car crash 'Storm' finishes with, so it was no surprise that Vandal is going to lose his daughter - which came as a relief to me that I already knew it and was ready for it. Vandal then goes into deep depression, which is mentioned in the book, and drags on for quite a while, but there is also a good story-line happening. As a way to get out of his own head, he pretty much starts stalking Tabi, and convinces her to get away with him for a little while.

I don't want to spoil much, I enjoyed the book immensely, but it wasn't as great as the first one to the series. There was a lot of back and forth, and a lot of grief and drama and hiding things from each other. Overall, the characters were insanely relatable, and even though I didn't get as pulled in as I did with 'Storm', I was prepared to give this book 5 stars.

However, the last chapter is from Tabi's POV (as are many) and the author reveals something that contradicts basically half the book. (I won't spoil.) But that last chapter did a huge dint in the book. At first, I thought, wow, girl power, but then I thought - what a manipulative b****. Kind of ruined the female lead for me, and I just couldn't really like her from then on - which makes her unlikable now through the entire book.

I loved this book, and I am a huge fan of Carian Cole, but I sure wish the last chapter wasn't included.