This is what I've been waiting for, right? Rescue of my boys and you know by the description for this book, that they were.

Mat - he has been consistently my favorite of the two brothers. His primal need to protect Dougie always broke my heart. I've always felt that Mat was grounded and knew who he was and even though he had to make nice with the enemy in order to get Dougie back, I never once doubted that he did what he did because of the person that he has always been. Brother. Protector.

I was glad to see that the two boys didn't just snap out of it once they were rescued, that would have been completely unrealistic.

Loved seeing Mat move with the detective.

Dougie - I continue to have mixed feelings for him. In some ways, I think that he's just as manipulative as Nicolai. I really wanted to feel more empathy but nothing about him ever felt real (beyond the first season).