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Review

After finishing There is No Light in Darkness, there was no way I could not go straight onto this sequel! It’s a direct continuation of the last book, except this time around, we get dual POV – oh yeah! We get the perspective of both Blake and Cole (AKA ‘Perfect Man’). WIN!

I don’t want to be spoilery for the first book, so I’m going to keep this review really vague.

To me, it sort of felt like two stories… first there is the mystery of Blake’s past, and its continued impact on her as an adult – and the continuation of the MASSIVE cliffy from the first book… 

And then there is the romance (and steamy time), which is just as beautiful as it was in the first book. Cole and Blake love each other so deeply, and are absolutely phenomenal together!

“No, I was not involved with Blake. You are not just involved with the person that causes your world to make sense. You live for that person. You breathe for that person. So no, involved, is not the word I would use to describe my relationship with Blake.
Blake is everything to me. She’s not somebody I’m involved with, she is my reason, my everything.”

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

And when the two parts of the story combine into one EPIC moment, I was in floods of tears! 

 I was floored by the emotion that Contreras managed to put into those few scenes. Seriously, it was absolutely perfect.

“We stare at each other for a long moment with tears in our eyes, before his arms swallow my body in his, shielding me from everything – the light, the dark, and everything in between. “

The story continues on with Blake and Cole trying desperately to deal with all that has happened. There are some tough situations and some hard times for them to face, but I never once doubted their love and commitment to each other.

“We’re just two broken people in love trying to heal each other.”

And Cole *sigh*. The man is perfection. Standing strong by Blake’s side, he loves his girl desperately and refuses to give up on her. And he does everything in his power to show her that, and to make her happy.

“Your pain is mine, let me carry it with you, for you – I don’t care as long as you’re with me.”

The mystery aspect is still a big part of the story, and the answers do come, but they come slowly, and, like the first book, they come in pieces. There’s a lot of information to take in, with characters interconnecting all over the place, and it’s not always clear where loyalties lie and how it all fits together, and at times it seemed a bit of an overload, but there is a resolution. [ Still not sure how I feel about how everything played out, both in the past, and in the present. Not that I’m an expert on Mob behaviour, by any means, but I thought parts of it seemed a bit unrealistic. [/su_spoiler]

All of the gang from the first book are back, and just as sensational as ever (I love Aubry!). Plus there are a couple of new characters that are introduced – Dean and Connor. Both of them interesting characters, and both of them fabulous in their own ways. In particular, the dynamic between Dean and Blake – although a little weird – is fabulous.

I have really enjoyed these books. The mystery kept me guessing, and the romance is absolutely beautiful, with huge amounts of swoon! And the ending. Just… wow. I know there’s an epilogue, but the HEA in this book is blissful and left me grinning like an idiot.

4 ‘I love Cole’stars 🙂

 

The Darkness series