I waited months for this book and binged it in one day. This series unexpectedly became one of my favorite series.

I wasn't a huge fan of book 1 but I'm so glad that I kept reading because everything after that was amazing.

And my honorary mention goes to Argo.

I will say, the ending bothered me the more that I think about it. I appreciated

Malina sacrificing herself to undo the creation of the bridge and redeem herself but I found Auren's resurrection to be outlandish. I didn't care for how that was handled and it just felt unrealistic to me. I understand this is a fantasy book, but this didn't feel justified to me. I really don't even understand how she was able to defy death here and come back. It was lacking. I think the story would've been stronger had the author chosen to have Auren either die permanently or only have a near-death experience instead of actually dying.

Beyond that, I was underwhelmed with the ending in general. It almost felt like an afterthought to me and rushed.

So slow, so boring. Don’t like any of the characters either. 

I started reading this with no prior knowledge of the plot line and grabbed it simply because the cover was "pretty." To say I was surprised would be a massive understatement. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it wasn't what I got. With as pretty as this cover is, the story certainly is not. This story won't be palatable for many readers.

This book was pretty sick to read but I really enjoyed it. I devoured this book (pun intended). With how morally horrible the two main characters were, I was surprised to actually find myself loving them. The dark humor and conversation between the two had me chuckling. Some (most) lines and scenes throughout had me audibly saying "what the fuck?" I think part of the appeal of this book to me was how incredibly outlandish everything felt.

Also, a special shoutout to reading yet another book set in Ohio. I've decided that I need to start a tally of horror books that choose Ohio as their origin.