Synopsis: No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well… There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.
After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different… And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever. Together we’re stronger… and they know it.
Review: It didn’t take long for me to get to this one after finishing the second book. While I enjoyed it about as much as book two, it does come across as feeling like more of the same a few times with some notable exceptions. I enjoyed the heist angle, but that meant less awesome quotes about Katy’s book blogging.
We’re introduced to a few new characters and re-acquainted with old ones and once again, we’re left wondering if their motivations will work in Team Daemon’s favor or not. I’ve not read the prequel novella with Dawson (though I will very soon; it’s free), but he is in full emo mode with a side of douche as well. I don’t hate the character or anything like that because it’s quite clear that he’s been through a lot, but for his sake you really want this heist to work out so that he can pep up. Dee is also not the same bubbly character. She really lets Katy have it, though I understand her point of view as well. It’s still hard and at times annoying to read.
My favorite side character at this point is Luc, a prodigy and mysterious night club owner with all the deets on how to bust into Daedalus. Something has to be special about him to have so much power and information under his thumb.
Daemon and Katy become even closer. Even with his usual arrogance and wit, he still balances it with being a good partner for Katy. I could have done without a couple of scenes here and there and more plot, but I do like the pair so I won’t complain about it too much.
The funniest part of the book to me was the intentional irony in this quote:
“I couldn’t run down the hall, letting people free. We didn’t plan for that and we only had a set amount of time. It sucked—sucked worse than people who pirated books, sucked more than waiting a year for the next book in a beloved series, and sucked more than a brutal cliffhanger ending. Leaving here, knowing we could possibly be leaving innocent people behind, would haunt me forever.”
And then what happens? Armentrout leaves this book on a cliffhanger! Lucky for me, I could jump right into Book 4.