Heartless
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- Author：Gena Showalter
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Summary
Let the madness take hold…
Kaysar the Unhinged One possesses a power like no other。 A mystical song able to scramble any mind。 Feared by one and all， the ruthless warrior earned his crown with blood， driven by a single purpose: the misery of every Frostline。 Held captive by the royals as a child， Kaysar will stop at nothing to achieve victory—even abduct and seduce Prince Jareth’s beloved bride， winning her body and soul， ensuring his own child one day sits on his enemy’s throne。 Except， the princess escapes to the mortal realm… where she dies， her heart transplanted into another。
Professional gamer girl Chantel “Cookie” Bardot is straight up weird。 Great at trash talking， bad at peopling。 Born with a defective heart， her lifeline to adventure is virtual via her avatar， an avenging temptress who enjoys her kills a little too much。 After a long awaited heart transplant， she begins to develop strange abilities。 Even her physical appearance changes…because she’s morphing into a powerful fairy princess！ Soon， she’s catapulted into a strange and lethal world filled with fantastical and deadly creatures， ruled by the most seductive male in history。 A dangerous enforcer determined to lure her into bed。 But， the deeper they delve into their real life villain quest， the more Kaysar descends into madness。 Should she run…or follow him？
Kaysar the Unhinged One possesses a power like no other。 A mystical song able to scramble any mind。 Feared by one and all， the ruthless warrior earned his crown with blood， driven by a single purpose: the misery of every Frostline。 Held captive by the royals as a child， Kaysar will stop at nothing to achieve victory—even abduct and seduce Prince Jareth’s beloved bride， winning her body and soul， ensuring his own child one day sits on his enemy’s throne。 Except， the princess escapes to the mortal realm… where she dies， her heart transplanted into another。
Professional gamer girl Chantel “Cookie” Bardot is straight up weird。 Great at trash talking， bad at peopling。 Born with a defective heart， her lifeline to adventure is virtual via her avatar， an avenging temptress who enjoys her kills a little too much。 After a long awaited heart transplant， she begins to develop strange abilities。 Even her physical appearance changes…because she’s morphing into a powerful fairy princess！ Soon， she’s catapulted into a strange and lethal world filled with fantastical and deadly creatures， ruled by the most seductive male in history。 A dangerous enforcer determined to lure her into bed。 But， the deeper they delve into their real life villain quest， the more Kaysar descends into madness。 Should she run…or follow him？
Reviews
Cheryl
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I love， love， love Kaysar and Cookie！！ Heartless is a must read， it’s witty， steamy， and dark。 I was worried it would be too dark for my taste， but I loved it！ I’m excited for the next book to see what adventures Gena has in store for us！
Emmaline
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I couldn’t put it down！The title “heartless” really suits this book。 I loved how the main characters had a rough edge。 I can’t wait to read about other characters in this series！ This book swept me into a new world that I desperately want to be a part of！
Sarah Belanger-Gibbons
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I just purchased today never read any of her other work is it really as good as everyone says？ And do I actually need to read any other novels before this one？
Keri
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Gena does it again。 She creates another round of characters who are completely unique despite the amount of characters she has already created in numerous past books。 Not only are these characters unique but they remain true to their ideals the same way all her other characters in all the other universes she has created have done。 Kaysar is a man obsessed with vengeance。 Vengeance for the things he has endured and the things he has lost。 He cares not who dies by his hand， unless they happen to b Gena does it again。 She creates another round of characters who are completely unique despite the amount of characters she has already created in numerous past books。 Not only are these characters unique but they remain true to their ideals the same way all her other characters in all the other universes she has created have done。 Kaysar is a man obsessed with vengeance。 Vengeance for the things he has endured and the things he has lost。 He cares not who dies by his hand， unless they happen to be someone he deems worthy of survival so that he might torture them for the remainder of their lives。…the tattoo on his bicep。 A snake curled into a figure eight， eating its own tail， with a sword running through its center。 His kingdom’s symbol， meaning “eternal war。” Cookie is a mortal in need of a heart transplant。 Once she finally receives her new heart， she finds herself morphing into a fae princess from the very realm Kaysar is from。 Cookie has always had a lust for murder and violence but has always kept it at bay since the mortal world frowns upon that sort of thing。 However， once in Astaria， that all changes once she meets the murder hungry Kaysar and gets a taste of life in a fae realm where anything goes。“Oh， Kaysar。 Isn’t this amazing？” Never had she felt so giddy。 So alive。 “My first actual battle。 They threatened us， and now I get to kill them all by myself。” This book was incredibly enjoyable and I think I might be holding back half a star for things I may end up getting in future books， but bear with me。I was pumped for this book because it was called an “Immortal Enemies” book。 So my head immediately went to “enemies to lovers” which is one of my favorite things to read。 It wasn’t really that， though。 I guess they were sort of enemies in the beginning， like， the VERY beginning， but they ended up teaming up rather quickly with separate end goals in mind。 Still， not the enemies I was expecting。These two fought， like， a lot。 Though， I didn’t mind it because it kept them both true to their characters。 They’re both very strong willed and hard-headed， so it made sense that they would be at odds with each other at some point or another。 And they are。 For most of the book。 There’s always something going on with these two。 9 times out of 10， it’s hilarious。 But the last squabble they had was a bit much for me。 Another reason for my deduction of the half star， the last squabble and it’s resolve didn’t really work for me。 Someone who Kaysar has been at odds with for 70% of the book makes one small comment and that is the thing that makes Kaysar rethink his anger and causes him to apologize to Cookie。 Meh。 Not really true to his character there… BUT， I think we’re going to see more of these two in future Immortal Enemies books and I’m excited for that。 There were a couple of things that were left unresolved and a thing or two that never gave us a sense of finality。 But I think we may end up seeing some of that unravel in the future if this series is going to be anything like the Lords of the Underworld series。 Regardless， I’ll be here for it because I love Gena and I love these characters she creates。Look at her。 His Briar Rose， the embodiment of destruction and the most breathtaking sight in all the lands。 Now， the violence， let’s talk about the violence。I loved it。 And not in a way that I was just cheering on every death and never thinking the people maybe didn’t deserve to die。 When Gena gives us a new character， she tells us what they’re like， what their morals or lack of morals are and she ALWAYS follows through。 In that respect， I loved the violence in this book。 Most books will tell you the characters are ruthless and violent but they don’t follow through。 Gena’s characters most certainly followed through。 Mind you， some were spared， mostly by Cookie。 BUT， Cookie dished out some carnage too。 It was really fun to read if I’m being honest。 （And I am。）I have to mention Peal Jean！！！ And Sugars！！ It’s not everyday you find a book with a 26 year old living with a 62 year old who is also her best friend。 And Sugars the cat… I love cats， and the fact that Sugars was thrown into this and described as a “panther” made me picture my house panther throughout the book。 Those two were a lot of fun to read and just as combative and chaotic as Cookie。All in all， this was a good read。 Gena’s book are written in a way that they seem like they’ve flown by。 You look down and realize you’re suddenly 75% of the way through the book when you literally just started it a couple hours ago。If you like steamy sex scenes， a couple that bickers but always finds their way back together， 62 year old roommates with a great sense of humor， and absolute， total， unrelenting CARNAGE… this is your book。 Go get it。 Go read it。 Go love it。 It’s a good one。“Sometimes you can’t see the end until you get to the middle。” A trick she’d learned sacking digital fortresses。 “Imma go get in that middle。” ✌💛 。。。more
Teresa Mace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Gena does it again。 Cookie is the ultimate heroine。 And Kaysar does finally realize what he needs to fulfill his own life。 Pearl Jean's comments would often crack me up。 Gena does it again。 Cookie is the ultimate heroine。 And Kaysar does finally realize what he needs to fulfill his own life。 Pearl Jean's comments would often crack me up。 。。。more
Angel Larsen
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Simply brilliant。 My reviews read the same across the board since I wouldn't bother reading something if I didn't have high expectorations。 Gena managed to replicate her normal brilliance and story format while beginning a whole new world of characters and abilities。 I don't know if she will have more however I look forward to it if she does :） Simply brilliant。 My reviews read the same across the board since I wouldn't bother reading something if I didn't have high expectorations。 Gena managed to replicate her normal brilliance and story format while beginning a whole new world of characters and abilities。 I don't know if she will have more however I look forward to it if she does :） 。。。more
Melanie
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This book was filled with unlikeable and juvenile characters， premise was ridiculous。
Teresa
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~ 3。5 Stars ~
Mary Brannian
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"You couldn’t win the battles you forfeited。" - Chantel"Some moments forever altered your existence。 This was one such time for Kaysar。 He knew it， sensed it。 And he wasn’t sorry。 For the whole of his life， he’d considered himself incapable of passion。 He’d lauded the inability。 But it hadn’t taken Chantel long to coax his deepest desires from hiding。 Now， Kaysar stood transfixed， desperate to worship at the feet of the hauntingly beautiful princess who had turned his world upside down。" - Kaysa "You couldn’t win the battles you forfeited。" - Chantel"Some moments forever altered your existence。 This was one such time for Kaysar。 He knew it， sensed it。 And he wasn’t sorry。 For the whole of his life， he’d considered himself incapable of passion。 He’d lauded the inability。 But it hadn’t taken Chantel long to coax his deepest desires from hiding。 Now， Kaysar stood transfixed， desperate to worship at the feet of the hauntingly beautiful princess who had turned his world upside down。" - KaysarGena Showalter has a rare and exquisite talent that she wields with consummate skill and panache。 Creating a world peopled with complex and complete characters who are filled with frailties and foibles; worlds within worlds， teeming with fantastical beings and entities。 And yet， she encourages the reader to step into her creation and live the tale with her characters。。。"You want a taste of pleasure？” She licked her lips and rasped， “Come get it， your majesty。” - Chantel 。。。more
Tiffany Rager
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Another fantastic book from the lovely Gena Showalter！！！ I read it in a little over a day！！！ I can not wait for more！！！！ This is definitely in my top 10 choices when recommending new books to others！！！！ If you haven't read it or would like to experience Gena Showalter at her best this is top on the list！！！ You won't regret adding this to your collection！！！！ Thank you Gena for another great book。 Another fantastic book from the lovely Gena Showalter！！！ I read it in a little over a day！！！ I can not wait for more！！！！ This is definitely in my top 10 choices when recommending new books to others！！！！ If you haven't read it or would like to experience Gena Showalter at her best this is top on the list！！！ You won't regret adding this to your collection！！！！ Thank you Gena for another great book。 。。。more
Trudy
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This is wonderful indeed！ Kaysar the Unhinged One is “both haunted and haunting”。 His heart was ripped from him when he was a bot and he never recovered。 His one and only passion and love is revenge。 He is obsessed with maps that no one can read。 That is until he meets Chantel “Cookie” Bardot。Cookie is a paid gamer who has accidentally taken her gaming skills to another realm。 A realm that is so much like her favorite video game she can almost anticipate what will pop up next。 She is murder curi This is wonderful indeed！ Kaysar the Unhinged One is “both haunted and haunting”。 His heart was ripped from him when he was a bot and he never recovered。 His one and only passion and love is revenge。 He is obsessed with maps that no one can read。 That is until he meets Chantel “Cookie” Bardot。Cookie is a paid gamer who has accidentally taken her gaming skills to another realm。 A realm that is so much like her favorite video game she can almost anticipate what will pop up next。 She is murder curios with a perfected resting serial killer face and is changing Kaysar （along with herself） in ways that no one could predict。 Together this deadly duo is heat personified！ Gruesome， deadly， sweet fun！ I love this new side of Gena and know this latest series will be my new favorite！ 。。。more
Nina
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AmazeballzShe is ridiculously good at writing its honestly unfair how amazing she is。 I literally couldnt do anything for the three days while i finished this！
Kimberly Christian
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Loved it！！！！ Gena did it again。 I absolutely loved this book。 Murder Curious Cookie， Kaysar the Unhinged One， and don’t forget Pearl Jean。 I think this is a new favorite 😻。 I read it on kindle and listened on audible while I was driving and there were times I laughed out loud while driving （chicken of the Siege lol） Gena is freaking amazing！！！ Can’t wait to read more in the series ❤️❤️❤️
Terri
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AmazingYet another amazing story from Gena Showalter。 She never fails to create a vibrant world full of wonderful characters。 The witty banter always makes me laugh out loud。 I cannot wait to see what else happens in Kaysar and Cookies world。 Of course I must know who Pearl Jean finds as her love！！
Srishti
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4。5 STARS
CalReads
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Deliciously fun to read⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book was just plain fun。 Periodically， I found myself imagining Gena Showalter as she wrote it， and it just added to my enjoyment of the book。 The pacing， the plot， the tropes， the characters… the book read like a deliciously dark， fun fairy tale， and I absolutely loved it。 Kaysar is unequivocally a Bad Dude（™）。 He has been abused at the hands of the king and prince （the king’s brother） of the Winter Court for no reason other than existing， coming hot on the h Deliciously fun to read⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book was just plain fun。 Periodically， I found myself imagining Gena Showalter as she wrote it， and it just added to my enjoyment of the book。 The pacing， the plot， the tropes， the characters… the book read like a deliciously dark， fun fairy tale， and I absolutely loved it。 Kaysar is unequivocally a Bad Dude（™）。 He has been abused at the hands of the king and prince （the king’s brother） of the Winter Court for no reason other than existing， coming hot on the heels of the tragedy of losing his family， and is separated from his younger sister。 Fast forward many fae years （timeline unimportant） and he’s turned into the evilest of evil kings。 People call him “The Unhinged One”， and his newest plan for revenge？ Steal the bride of his enemy’s son。 However， his acceptance of collateral damage goes a little too far， and she escapes into the mortal realm。 Enter Chantal “Cookie” Bardot， a gamer with a faulty heart but strong spirit。 After she receives a heart transplant， things begin to go… awry… and she finds herself in another land， and at the behest of the evil king Kaysar。 Cookie， however， embraces her newfound life and her darkness， and proves to be Kaysar’s equal in every way。 I mean… *gleefully rubs hands together* this is great。 Cookie is a great character， Kaysar’s slow awareness of his emotional state （I…have…feelings。。？）*cackles*， and the way that their darkness completes each other is just delightful。 I love a story where the heroine is on equal footing as the hero in terms of power， and that happens so smoothly in this book。 There’s also a great dialogue between them that plays on the traditional “woman fixes dumb man” dynamic， and I love the emotional work Kaysar does。Fans of portal fantasy， Kresley Cole （and in particular， Wicked Abyss）， antiheroes （anti heroines）， fated mates， and gamer girls will love this fun， delicious fantasy。 。。。more
Danielle
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Best book YETI CAN'T WAIT for the next book to come out！ I am ant more and more， this hooked me from the beginning and kept it up all the way through the end！ I REALLY hope we will get to see Vitori found！ Keep up your AMAZING writing Gems！！ Best book YETI CAN'T WAIT for the next book to come out！ I am ant more and more， this hooked me from the beginning and kept it up all the way through the end！ I REALLY hope we will get to see Vitori found！ Keep up your AMAZING writing Gems！！ 。。。more
cheryl Bennett
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Loved It！Gena Showalter knows exactly how to reel you in。 From the first page I fell in love with the characters 。 The evolution of Cookie is awesome。 At first I thought she was going to be meak & shy but as she comes into her own she shows just how kick ass and sassy she is。 I loved the growth & the banter between Kaysar & Cookie。 I am excitedly waiting for the next book in the series！ Oh， if you haven't purchased the Audio book you really should。 The narrator did an awesome job & his voice。。。。 Loved It！Gena Showalter knows exactly how to reel you in。 From the first page I fell in love with the characters 。 The evolution of Cookie is awesome。 At first I thought she was going to be meak & shy but as she comes into her own she shows just how kick ass and sassy she is。 I loved the growth & the banter between Kaysar & Cookie。 I am excitedly waiting for the next book in the series！ Oh， if you haven't purchased the Audio book you really should。 The narrator did an awesome job & his voice。。。。YUM！ 。。。more
Jessica
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This book was amazing！ What a great way to kick off a brand new series building a whole new world！ I can’t wait to read more in this new world！ You will absolutely fall in love with Cookie & Kaysar！ If you’ve always rather root for the dark knight to end up with not the goodie two shoes this is so the sexy book ride for you！！
Angarad
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So many I liked so many things I disliked。。。The idea of a fae heart saving a dying woman and then changing her was great。 And I felt that the characters were really interesting and unusual specially in their madness。 But the story kind of didn't grew stale。 No real purpose。 A love story that isn't one， going back and forth between mistakes， apologies and I'll do better promises。。。。 it left me wondering what was the point？ Too bad I was so looking forward to this book and fell in love with its un So many I liked so many things I disliked。。。The idea of a fae heart saving a dying woman and then changing her was great。 And I felt that the characters were really interesting and unusual specially in their madness。 But the story kind of didn't grew stale。 No real purpose。 A love story that isn't one， going back and forth between mistakes， apologies and I'll do better promises。。。。 it left me wondering what was the point？ Too bad I was so looking forward to this book and fell in love with its univers。 。。。more
Ingrid Espinoza
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Loved this new series！ So many good one liners！ Talk about being murder curious！
Brandi Strodtman
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Absolutely amazing read， again！I could not put it down once I started！ I even cried a bit， not going to lie。 Kaysar and Cookie are perfection。
NH7492
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Being a long time fan of Gena’s books I was excited for a new series。 This book did not disappoint！ Looking forward to book 2。 Hopefully we find out more about Viori and what happened to her。
Shubhra Joshi
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It was a bit meh …。The word building was superb as always but it was repetitive … He messes up says sorry and she forgives him after saying she won’t … it happens thrice … that was 2 times 2 many for me … Other than that… information about the rest of the world was pretty sparse too the main focus was on the individuals … which is ok for the first book I guess … I liked the characters individually The male seemed to be a mixture of lothaire and the Malcolm Slaine both from the kresely Cole world It was a bit meh …。The word building was superb as always but it was repetitive … He messes up says sorry and she forgives him after saying she won’t … it happens thrice … that was 2 times 2 many for me … Other than that… information about the rest of the world was pretty sparse too the main focus was on the individuals … which is ok for the first book I guess … I liked the characters individually The male seemed to be a mixture of lothaire and the Malcolm Slaine both from the kresely Cole world but without the extensive backstory of both the eye / seer also was a familiar theme in that … kaysar seems a little flat a little one dimensional Also there is the fact about skipping yearsYes he was tortured when 12 but how did he become the king what did he do Did he kill indiscriminately or was he discerning … also the maps what role do they play in powers or his life …。 It’s all very vague 。。。more
Ella **Booking it to the library** Roberts
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In general I liked the book。 I like when an author can write a blood thirsty woman who doesn't necessarily want to save the world， who believes in fighting back and aren't some weak pacifist that lets herself be a doormat。 I also enjoy when the man they write as the 'hero' isn't a likable character。However， the praise out of the way， I'm tired of authors writing their books in such a predictable mathematical way。 When is an author going to break from their own formula？ I find that the male chara In general I liked the book。 I like when an author can write a blood thirsty woman who doesn't necessarily want to save the world， who believes in fighting back and aren't some weak pacifist that lets herself be a doormat。 I also enjoy when the man they write as the 'hero' isn't a likable character。However， the praise out of the way， I'm tired of authors writing their books in such a predictable mathematical way。 When is an author going to break from their own formula？ I find that the male characters mess up constantly and then the women are supposed to forgive and be the better person， or they say they won't be fooled again and what do ya know they're shocked when they get burned again。 Then there's a really big blow up， there's a chapter of an angry heroine and then magically there's an HEA。I get it， we all want an HEA when reading these kinds of books。 What I wish is that they gave me more than half a chapter to come to terms with the betrayal as a reader invested in the heroine。 Then they give me a few more chapters of a woman drawing her boundaries and having the man actually respect them and learn to respect the woman。Specifically with this book， I found his show of dedication to the heroine relatively manipulative by trying to leverage her loved ones and putting on a public show of how sorry he was。 If I was in her shoes I would feel embarrassed and forced to forgive since I would then have the opinions of people who weren't apart of the original dispute weighing in。 If you don't forgive at that point you're the bad guy and everyone else wants to rug sweep。 。。。more
Lorrie （Clockworkbookworm）
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Initial thoughts。。。 4。5 - I really enjoyed Heartless。 I experienced a Hades and Persephone vibe， which I love。 The main characters Kaysar and Chantel "Cookie" are heartbreaking and flawed， but work in the best way。 I really am looking forward to reading the next book and getting answers to several things。 A Favorite/Fun Quote:"。。。I made fae in a can。 Chicken of the siege。" Lol Initial thoughts。。。 4。5 - I really enjoyed Heartless。 I experienced a Hades and Persephone vibe， which I love。 The main characters Kaysar and Chantel "Cookie" are heartbreaking and flawed， but work in the best way。 I really am looking forward to reading the next book and getting answers to several things。 A Favorite/Fun Quote:"。。。I made fae in a can。 Chicken of the siege。" Lol 。。。more
Angela Golden
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Another masterpieceOmg just the prologue rips you apart！！！！ From the very beginning I was routing for Kayser。 Cookie is amazing and I look forward to reading more about Pearl
Heather
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I love， love， loved this story。 The characters are fierce， blood thirty and are， I am completely sure， the one people to truly understand me。 This is now the world I want to live in and these are my new beasties。 I hope and cannot wait for another book in this series。
Lamia
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I am genuinely so sad that I am giving this book anything below 4 stars。 I absolutely adore Gena Showalter and all her books but this one was such a miss for me。 It got to a point where I had to force myself to finish this book。 One thing that I enjoyed about this book was the world building。 The main characters just let the whole book down in my opinion as they were really unlikeable。 I can handle one annoying protagonist but two is a little much。 I will be reading the next book as I hope it wi I am genuinely so sad that I am giving this book anything below 4 stars。 I absolutely adore Gena Showalter and all her books but this one was such a miss for me。 It got to a point where I had to force myself to finish this book。 One thing that I enjoyed about this book was the world building。 The main characters just let the whole book down in my opinion as they were really unlikeable。 I can handle one annoying protagonist but two is a little much。 I will be reading the next book as I hope it will be better but I probably won’t be as excited to read it。 。。。more
Sneha
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Ahh！ This was just an incredible and refreshing book！ I have always been really picky with fantasy genres， but Gena Showalter definitely nailed it with this one; the perfect blend of 'unhinged' and 'romance'！The Prologue was heartbreaking， to be honest， but it set a perfect platform to understand Kaysar and his Unhinged self。 And the glimpses of his affectionate side blending with the 'unhinged' side was a treat to read。 Though Cookie definitely takes the cake （or should it be the cookie？） in th Ahh！ This was just an incredible and refreshing book！ I have always been really picky with fantasy genres， but Gena Showalter definitely nailed it with this one; the perfect blend of 'unhinged' and 'romance'！The Prologue was heartbreaking， to be honest， but it set a perfect platform to understand Kaysar and his Unhinged self。 And the glimpses of his affectionate side blending with the 'unhinged' side was a treat to read。 Though Cookie definitely takes the cake （or should it be the cookie？） in this book， I feel。 She is definitely one of the most kick-ass heroines and her craziness funnily complemented Kaysar's。 Honestly， the equivalence of strength between Kaysar and Cookie made me fall a bit more in love with the characters :） All in all， I loved my first dive into Gena Showalter's world and cant wait to read more in this series and others！ 。。。more
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