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5.0 out of 5 starsMy favorite so far!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2018
This is my favorite of the series today. I've been intrigued with Dane, Cole, and Olivia since Savage came out. I love the way their relationship developed over the series , culminating in this book. I also love the way that Theresa His song doesn't shy away from Dane and Cole's love story. I lot of less brave writers would have been tempted to just focus on their interactions with Olivia. However, it's the the triad that makes this love story so beautiful. Dane is not complete without Olivia AND Cole; Cole is not complete without Olivia AND Dane; and Olivia is not complete without Dane AND Cole.
*****SPOILER ALERT*****
One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Olivia confronts Beth when she's trying to get to Cole after he was shot and Dane was sedated. It resonated with me because I think it showed the true strength of a woman. Women are often referred to as the weaker sex because (on average) we aren't as big and strong as men, but women have great reserves when it comes to enduring what gets thrown our way. It's what allows us to go through the sheer hell of child birth and then do it again. And it's what allows us to bring/ push and pull our loved ones through the toughest times and still remain standing. We go girls!
Lastly, my heart broke for Landon when he thought to himself that he'd never be able to have a boyfriend because of the scars on his back. I hated the defeat of it. It's an all too familiar scenario, where the victim continues to be victimized long after the original trauma has ended. However, cutting yourself off from pieces of yourself, whether that be the possibility of love or an activity you used to enjoy prior to the trauma only empowers the one who victimized you in the first place. They win. Fortunately for Landon, I have a sneaking suspicion that Noah is going to show him that few scars don't determine his worth, not if you really love someone. I like the fact that Theresa Hissong stated in the the readers note that Noah wouldn't be the next book. London's got a lot of healing to do before he'll be ready for Noah.
