Even the parts that are meant to be joyful I found to be bittersweet. However, the back and forth between her determination to stand up for herself only to easily allow herself to be debased became so repetitive and painful that it eventually robbed me of sympathy. I didn’t begrudge her chosen path of self-destruction. I think that is often true, but in this case Cecilia’s flaws amplify her big heart. I’ve heard authors complain that female protagonists are held to higher standards of perfection than their male counterparts. I understood Cecilia’s history and what motivates her to seek love in unhealthy ways. This one left me feeling too raw, too mentally and emotionally exhausted - with not enough payoff. I connect with some more easily than others.

Full disclosure: dark romances are hit or miss for me. Exodus, the conclusion of The Ravenhood Duet, is every bit the dark and twisted rollercoaster it is billed to be. My chances because of the way I was built, and because of the men who built me.Īt this point, I just want to make peace with who I am, no matter what To make peace with my fate.Īnd if I can’t grieve enough to cure myself in my time here, I’ll remain sick.īut it’s time to confess, to myself more so than any other, that I’d hindered Hills and valleys, between the sea of trees that hold my secrets. I’m done pretending I didn’t leave the largest part of me between these Indestructible, exempt from our sins, and it cost us all. We were careless and reckless, thinking our youth made us I played my part, eyes wide open, tempting fate until it delivered.Īll of us are to blame for what happened. I let my sickness, my love, both rule and ruin I can still feel them all, my boys of summer.Įven when I’d sensed the danger, I gave in. It’s clear to me that I’ll never outgrow Triple Falls or outlive the time I spent

It’s a ghost town, this place that haunts me, the one that made me. Published by KLS PRESS LLC on July 31, 2020

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