“I cannot keep you from making mistakes, because then you’ll never learn from them. The world is tough, and cruel, and mostly unfair. It’s our job to find a way to navigate our way in it. The more I shield you, the less chance you’ll have of surviving.”

Reread #1 Update:
So I still like this book more than most people... I think everyone dislikes this book because of Hunter, I don't know but I've always thought it sort of doesn't make sense that everyone hates on him but not on other protagonists who do basically the same thing? I mean, was he a great person? Not necessarily. But was he any worse than some of the other male love interests I've read about (and that people love)? As far as I saw, no. Maybe there's something I'm not seeing...

Anyway, I only decided to reread this because I'm reading The Villain today and I didn't remember everything that happened in this book, and I'm glad I decided to read it again because I definitely forgot a lot of the details. So excited for CillianPersy :))

Original Review:
This book ended up being a lot better than I’d initially expected! The characters definitely grew on me, and the plot was a lot more complicated than I had initially expected!

Let’s talk about Hunter. I’m all for redemption arcs (in fact, I love them most of the time), but I didn’t like the way his came around. Not in terms of him changing after meeting Sailor, but the way his family literally planned for him to prove himself (the second time not the first). It was a bit bizarre how much that had to do with the plot and then how everything ended up being linked to that, especially since his family had seemed totally indifferent towards him for most of the book. Overall, there were a few details I had to look past to like him as a character, but once I did I thought he was a good character.

As for Sailor, I really liked her, and her steadfast loyalty and passion reminded me of reading about her mom in Sparrow.

“I am strong, yes. But being strong doesn’t mean never getting hurt. It means having a high pain tolerance. I’m not dumb enough to amp it up.”

I’m definitely excited about future books since the first couple is rarely my favourite, and I believe the next one is about Hunter’s brother Cillian which I look forward to :)

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