The Laughing Listener
April 2020
Format: Ebook

Story Rating: 4.5 Stars

If you’re reading this review, I’m gonna assume that you’ve survived Corrupt and now you’re either; A) comparing notes to your own reading experience or B) you’re like me and hesitant to start, wondering if book two will be as rough (PUN ABSOLUTELY INTENDED) as book one.



I’ll skip the part where I shout at you about how dark this series is and how pretty much every trigger warning you could think of is in it. If you’ve read the first installment, then YOU KNOW. And while this is still very dark and contains a lot of trigger warning-y themes, I had such a better reading experience with Hideaway! I spent about 90% of the last book pissed the hell off and frustrated. I mean, they LITERALLY torture and ruin a childhood friend for no reason. But this book had waaaaay less outright fuckery and was more focused on the mystery of everything. I had so much fun trying to guess what was going to happen next and being completely wrong every time. It was so unpredictable and I loved every second.

And the romance bits! UGH. I loved it. Officially in love with Kai ya’ll.



Before this, I was already on board for this series because I wanted to see what happens, but now I’m 100% HERE FOR THIS SERIES AND COMPLETELY OBSESSED. I NEED ANSWERS. I can’t wait to start Damon’s book next, it’s gonna be WILD.

FINAL WORD

If you even remotely enjoyed the crazy ride of the first book, then READ THIS ONE. NOW. DO IT.

#1 ↦ [b:Corrupt|21981841|Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)|Penelope Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398947518l/21981841._SY75_.jpg|41292505] ↦ ✦✦✦✧✧
#2 ↦ [b:Hideaway|29082755|Hideaway (Devil's Night, #2)|Penelope Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495731109l/29082755._SX50_.jpg|49314977] ↦ (4.5/5) ✦✦✦✦✦
#3 ↦ [b:Kill Switch|43908024|Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)|Penelope Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549821508l/43908024._SX50_.jpg|51820767] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#3.5 ↦ [b:Conclave|48921239|Conclave (Devil's Night, #3.5)|Penelope Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574537639l/48921239._SX50_.jpg|74319475] ↦ ✦✦✦✧✧
#4 ↦ [b:Nightfall|53750794|Nightfall (Devil's Night, #4)|Penelope Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1591049482l/53750794._SX50_.jpg|51820772] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧