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“Call me a monster, call me a devil, but you and I both know I will fucking shatter the rules for you.” He stares at me fervently. “Always for you.”

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I am officially obsessed with this series. The plot thickened so much you couldn’t cut it with a machete. It took a turn I didn’t see coming and I couldn’t be more excited for book three. Besides, the lore has expanded further in this book in a way I also didn’t see coming and I can’t wait to read what else Laura Thalassa will come up with. What’s more, as expected the dialogue was incredibly cringe for most of the book. Don’t get me wrong, it was hilarious but there were moments when I genuinely thought the sentences could be phrased differently.

Furthermore, Selene didn’t have as much character development as I thought she would. She came to terms with having all her memories back, including the ones of her past life, and the fact that her memory would no longer be affected by the use of her magic. She also acknowledged her feelings for Memnon, although their relationship isn’t out of the woods yet. From the looks of it, however, there’s much to be developed in book three. Fingers crossed she fully accepts Memnon’s dark side and joins him. I love a morally gray couple and I would definitely love this as her character arc.

Similarly, Memnon’s character arc doesn’t develop much either. Other than feeling remorse over some of his actions in the last book, he steadily remains he truest villainous self. Regardless, he is still such a baby girl when it comes to Selene. Sure, he did some pretty messed up things to her in the first book (nothing in a dark romance level, I assure you) which pissed me off even more than Selene, but the way he repented more than made up for it. I completely forgave him. Also, he’s stupidly hot and charming so it wasn’t really that hard.

In addition, as I’ve already mentioned, Selene and Memnon’s relationship isn’t out of the woods yet. The tension between them reached a point where neither of them, especially Selene, couldn’t ignore anymore. Their breaking point was delightful, by the way. Regardless, there are still issues to work through, particularly Selene’s inability to accept Memnon as he is, and him adamantly refusing to change. I wonder who will win. The feminist in me wants Selene to prevail and make Memnon her bitch, but the darkness in me wants them both to become the villains of my heart and take over the world. I just love a morally gray couple that’s obsessed with one another.

Lastly, Nero, Selene’s familiar, is still my favorite secondary character. That will never change. He is still the same grumpy, adorable, and loyal oversized cat he has ever been and the only character who doesn’t need an ounce of development. He is perfect the way he is. As for the other characters, Sybil, Selene’s best friend, had a touch of character development in this book, but it became abundantly clear that she isn’t significant enough in the story to warrant any more than that. She definitely didn’t appear enough to allow that. I do hope that I’m wrong, though, because I still like her a lot, in spite of her lack of presence in the book. Similarly, Kane, the blue-balled werewolf, remains blue-balled. Honestly, it’s so funny I can’t stop talking about it. Despite his persistent and kind of irritating feelings for Selene (you’re never gonna get her, buddy, get it through your head), as well as his hatred for Memnon, he clearly means well and helps as much as he can. I’m kind of hoping he and Memnon will form a reluctant bromance in the next book, but I doubt it will happen.