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The Damned by Renée Ahdieh
5.0

The Beautiful left me heartbroken and nervous. But as soon as I got a copy of this I had to pick it up straight away. I needed to know what happened next.
I fell back into this world easily. I had thought I would need to reread The Beautiful before picking this up but thankfully I didn’t.
I flew through this. As in I read it within 24 hours. Faster than I expected. But I just couldn’t put it down. On one hand I didn’t want it to end. But I also needed to know what happened. Yet again I’m left wanting more. But more on that later.
I went into this nervous. I thought I knew where this would go. I was mostly wrong. In fact I was not expecting the Celine reveals. Although it’s a popular trope I liked it in this case. Maybe because I didn’t see it coming. I don’t think I had a reason to think this was coming. But it worked I think. It added another layer to Celine and the story itself. Where the book can go anywhere now.
Arjun and Pippa are a couple I would happily get behind. Their interactions made me smile. Even when Arjun teases Celine about Pippa. I just want more from them.
Obviously Celine and Bastien still own my heart. Their chemistry. I just find myself smiling some many times when they interact. The type of relationship they have. I just love it. I need them to be happy.
Yet again I am left heartbroken. But needing more. The story is left so open. I have many questions. There’s multiple stories waiting to be told. Odette? Michael? Pippa mission? Celine and Bastien? The Brotherhood? I need answers for all of these characters and their stories.
I did think about 2/3 of the way through this I prefered The Beautiful just because of the mystery element. But having finished this I honesty can’t decide between the two. All I know is I want more.

*Recieved a copy from Net Galley for an honest review*