7.28 on CAWPILE

given his past, bek certainly wasn't a character i expected to fall for as hard as i did. however, barbarian's redemption gave us an up close and personal journey through his mind as well as his growth. he is an alphamellow at heart and i love him so much. i liked the departure from the typical heroines we've seen until this point in the series. elly is definitely a scarred/tortured heroine and her journey was made all the more powerful when she was able to teach bek about the atrocities she and others have gone through. their relationship was a slow burn work of art. this was just missing something for me that i can't quite put my finger on.