I don’t really know where to start with this one. The end of Book 1 had me in total shock and freaking out, and the end of Book 2 was somehow even worse but because it was so brutal! The relationship between Aspen and Quinton is developing and they certainly aren’t communicating, but it’s been interesting trying to play the ‘do they tolerate each other today’ game. I like how Q’s actions have allowed A to take a breather in a lot of ways (although there are still absolutely awful people she has to deal with daily). Definitely dark (check your TWs if you have them), definitely cranked up the steam or at least frequency of activities in this one (hello possessive exhibitionism). Up until the last hour 1/2 or so of the book it was all about the relationship, but the last leg of the story was a chaotic jumble of emotions and trauma and I still don’t really know how I feel about it. I clearly need to finish the story though. Narration was great as it was in book 1, however I did have a bit of an issue with a side character who was given an accent by one narrator and not the other, so that kind of took me out of those moments. Regardless, it was an intense story and I definitely am hooked into these characters lives and need to see how it all ends!