“it depends how you view being my property. you think it means i own you? then we can argue. however, if you see it as still being your own person with your own goals, while knowing i’ll be right here – encouraging you to crush every single thing you want to try – then we won’t. i just want you to be mine the whole time you’re doing those amazing things because i love you.” 

if book one was about introducing the club and its enemies, as well as start to build up the new hierarchy and dynamic between the brothers, this second instalment set things in motion in regards to the overall plot of the series. the stakes were higher, the tension was palpable, i was constantly worried something was going to happen to the couple, and the mental health representation added to that atmosphere. i really liked both main characters and how they stayed true to themselves even when developing and overcoming their flaws. the fmc didn’t forget her strong feminist views when she entered the relationship, but rather started gaining perspective on some issues. whereas the mmc had to fight the internalized shamed and misogyny rooted in how the patriarchal society views mentally ill men. they complemented each other by being so opposite, but most of all, they saved each other by saving themselves together.