I just finished reading the book yesterday and I can't help but mourn what the book could've and should've been.
I really expected Lauren to hone in on the enemies to lovers trope, have Paedyn and Kai at each others throats, fighting, hunting. I wanted to feel their rage, betrayal. I also expected Paedyn to atleast get revenge on Blair for Adena's death. Every expectation that I had, none were met.
The book was plotless, there was zero character development. I couldn't for the life of me attach or relate to any of the characters. The way that Lauren has written Paedyn, Kai, and Kitt to act is so pathetic and sad in my eyes. I feel that she's done a major injustice to the Powerless trilogy.
Why did she think it would be a good idea to have Paedyn and Kai kissing barely 100 pages in? A 'hate' kiss? Really? The constant capture and escape, cat and mouse game drove me up the wall insane. It was so repetitive, I was actually on the verge of screaming in anger.
How many times does Paedyn need to get injured/attacked on her leg? How many times does Kai need to ramble about duty? How many times do those god damn horses need to be brought up? Wtf was that ambush scene? The piss poor attempt at writing push-and-pull between Paedyn and Kai. It all translated so poorly and pathetic. There wasn't one conscious decision made by the characters.
Also, the ending ??? What the hell is Lauren doing? Where is she trying to take this story? I can not believe that Reckless was written by the same person who wrote Powerless. I loved Powerless, and now the second book, Reckless, has just put a sour taste in my mouth.
Paedyn and Kai have not acted like true enemies. This book should've had that. Instead, this book felt like cheap, flimsy, almost like a boring filler book. For a book called Reckless, it was sure as shit recklessly written.
This book is a 2.5 star read at best. Absolutely disappointing.
by ladamerougee
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