Welllllll. It was ok. I didn't like it as much as I did the first book in the series. The first book was so much darker than this one and the leads has amazing chemistry. Here? Ehhhhhhhh. They made a good couple but they lacked chemistry for too long in the book.
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. I like the way they met. The author loves to jump time, so expect long time jumps, though not as many as there were in the first book.
My favorite part was in the beginning at the balcony scene. I love that interaction! It was actually kind of adorable. I actually laughed out loud at his shenanigans. If they had kept up that kind of back and forth or banter, I believe I would've liked the book more. I don't like how they went from nothing / slow burn to high octane all in. I don't really feel like it was as much romance as I would have liked!
As I said before it is not as dark as the first book. Lachlan was kind of depressed for most of the book. He just didn't seem happy with his current situation.
The baddie was a sad excuse for a bad guy. We don't even really know him. He wasn't even intimidating. He was more of a caricature of a nut but couldn't pull it off. As proof, see the reaction of one person he was actively murdering. The person basically laughed in his face (victim couldn't fight back). How was he supposed to look at himself in the mirror and call himself a bad guy when he gets reactions like that? (I hate to say it, but see book 1 for a truly crazy baddie).
My favorite character was Aunt Eleanor. I wish there were more scenes with her.
One of my least favorite tropes is the second chance romance. I am hoping that the third book will make me reconsider disliking that trope!
It's a quick and darkly (sorta) fun read. I recommend you read the first book first but you shouldn't skip this one!