I saw many reviews for this stating they couldn’t finish it because they hated Elliott’s character and stopped listening half way. This is a true error on their part because after that is when the book really gets good. Elliott was stuck in a cycle of abuse for most of his life, and I thought the author did a wonderful job of portraying the at times self sabotaging behavior someone who has trauma might exhibit. Also, if you loved the first book and are interested in reading the other ones in the series there are major plot points in this novel related to Beast, Laurant, and the other bikers and would not recommend skipping it.