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A review by hickeykenikki
Caden's Vow by Sarah McCarty
4.0
I was really excited to start meeting the other members of Hells Eight. One of the things I love about McCarty's books is that she focuses on the hero and heroine, but the con of that particular habit is that we don't really get to build up to the following books all that much. Getting to know both Caden and a bit of Ace in this one was really nice.
I love Maddie. She has a different strength from the other women we've seen. Even though her trauma is similar to Desi and Ari, the fact that she never knew anything else gives her a very unique twist. Watching her grow into herself was awesome and I loved her journey through it.
Caden is an idiot. And an asshole, but definitely an idiot. Grade A idiot. Much like the rest of the guys, he's so convinced he's right that he ignores pretty much every bit of common sense in his decisions. But even worse, he has no intuitiveness when it comes to Maddie. So much of what he does is watching a disaster unfold and you can see it coming a mile away. Even so, I ended up liking him a lot. He's very human with very human flaws and it makes his road to redemption more realistic. He runs his mouth, but he then has to own up for the damage his words caused, which is something I really like in these stories. Having to actually face the pain he causes Maddie because he lashes out when he's angry helps them both grow, but also helps them grow closer.
I wish there was more information with this one. The book covers a lot of time, but ends pretty abruptly. I can't wait to find out what happens to them and what they decide to do later on in the series, but I can't complain too much. That's also been a present theme in McCarty's books, so I'll just have to be content with the story she gave us and fill in the blanks with rereads.
I love Maddie. She has a different strength from the other women we've seen. Even though her trauma is similar to Desi and Ari, the fact that she never knew anything else gives her a very unique twist. Watching her grow into herself was awesome and I loved her journey through it.
Caden is an idiot. And an asshole, but definitely an idiot. Grade A idiot. Much like the rest of the guys, he's so convinced he's right that he ignores pretty much every bit of common sense in his decisions. But even worse, he has no intuitiveness when it comes to Maddie. So much of what he does is watching a disaster unfold and you can see it coming a mile away. Even so, I ended up liking him a lot. He's very human with very human flaws and it makes his road to redemption more realistic. He runs his mouth, but he then has to own up for the damage his words caused, which is something I really like in these stories. Having to actually face the pain he causes Maddie because he lashes out when he's angry helps them both grow, but also helps them grow closer.
I wish there was more information with this one. The book covers a lot of time, but ends pretty abruptly. I can't wait to find out what happens to them and what they decide to do later on in the series, but I can't complain too much. That's also been a present theme in McCarty's books, so I'll just have to be content with the story she gave us and fill in the blanks with rereads.