Trigger warnings and spoiler alert.

For warnings : https://www.authorlolaking.com/series-content-warning
Another thing, please read lola’s universe of books in order. Because i messed up everything for myself.

• I’m combining all the books in this series’s review, and posting it in my review section.

Now, this series really tested my patience. Jake is horrible, he literally bullies her into staying away from him, he wants her to not be nosy about this matters, but our girl is curious, and even though it gets her into trouble, she still eavesdrops to them, or everytime jake’s name comes up. Now, jake bullied her into becoming his girlfriend, he also does not care that he is with camila. The relationship between jake ane camila is so weird, amr and annoying, because they cheat on each other as revenge, get back together, break up, and it’s a loop of toxicity. I really thought jake would grow on me, but he didn’t. This book was such a rollercoaster, i don’t know what to rate it as. The writing is good, but the story, the plot, not so much. Jake was abused when he was eight, along with his twin rose, when they moved into their foster home — the bianco’s house. Mateo Bianco seemed normal at first, but then the abuse started, and mateo’s growing obsession with rose.

Although I have read lawless god before this, and i know nathan is not redeemable, but somehow nate is my favorite, because he still somewhere has occupied a soft spot for me, but jake? He didn’t. He couldn’t no matter if he tried to break up with Jamie so she would be protected from mateo’s abuse. Yeah, that was nice, but after everything he did, and especially seeking other girls, from the north shore, and pushing jamie away, wanting her close but also wanting to push her away, yeah, this boy not for me.
I liked nathan much more in this book, even his manipulative ways seems so magical, and swooning to me. He’s too perfect. I love him. In lawless god, he’s really a god, and i love it. Nate protects his siblings, takes the downfall of killing Mateo on his shoulders while jake has nothing but bullying jamie, protecting her from abuse, and bullying her again, because she likes it. Jake can do better. I liked jamie, but damn, if this girl did not make me angry sometimes. It’s really just the same chapter and this girl goes from hating jake to loving jake in a millisecond, please. I loved the books of the north shore couples so much more than this couple. They are toxic, and they think they are happy together. And don’t even get me started on the coping mechanism jake has, he likes to be in control, especially when he loses it, because it reminds him of the abuse he went through as a kid by the hands of Mateo. I feel for him, yes, but is he my favourite? No.
I want to be neutral about this book, so no hate, just distance.
I’m never reading this book again, or liking jake again, unless he proves himself otherwise.

Maybe.
Three stars just for Lola’s writing, but I love everything she writes, except jake and Jamie could do so much better without staying together.
They reminded of Hardin and Tessa from after.