I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I made the mistake of reading some reviews before reading this book and I was quite worried that I wouldn't like it because of the introduction of Jade and from what I read it seemed as if Kale's was falling for her tricks. But I was ok with what happened once we got Kale's explanation of why he

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kissed her

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. It was still awful for Dez and his reasoning was flawed but it was so Kale and kind of funny too. I really don't like Jade. She is sneaky , selfish and manipulative. Not only does she actively try to steal Kale (and it can't even be because she loves him as she starts the moment she sees him before she has even spent any time with him) even after been repeatedly told by Kale himself that he loves Dez, she also tells him he is toxic. Given Kale's issues with being forced to kill people that just proves that it is not abut Kale at all. And then at the end when she goes into to Dez to give her a pep talk she leads with I think you are vile and a bitch - excuse me!! what has Dez done that is so vile and bitchy other than want to spend time with her own boyfriend??? Jade is the vile, bitchy one. I really hope she does turn out to be a villian and have an ulterior motive for going after Kale. And i really don't like Ginger either. I liked the relationship between Dez and Kiernan and am really looking forward to seeing how that develops

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now that Dez knows they are sisters and they are on opposite sides. I really hope they don't turn Kiernan in a caricature villian like their Dad but have some interaction where she struggles with betrying Dez

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Őszintén szólva a Touch -t nagyon – nagyon szeretettem. Izgalmas volt, egyedi és letehetetlen. Imádtam a sztorit, a Hatosok ötletét és az írásmódot is. A Toxic esetében viszont azt érzem, hogy minden, amit szerettem az első részben, odalett. Unalmas volt, vontatott és az egész másból sem állt ki, csak Dez nyavalygásából, és a szerelmi háromszög, immár négyszögre bővült. Nemegyszer gondolkoztam el azon, hogy ugyanaz az ember írta -e a két kötetet…
A vége nem tudom milyen lehet, mivel nem bírtam végigolvasni, de lehet, hogy majd később megpróbálkozok még vele.

Oh, my beautiful, beautiful Kale...Why must Accardo put you through that again D: Breaks my heart.
Dez, kickass Dez, what happened to you!! I'm just gonna chalk up your total cluelessness in this one to you being poisoned, because I mean really, what the hell?
And Kiernan?! Ugh, what a b**! Saw that one coming though. That 'date' with Able..Really? She isn't going to notice? Sure...
Jade, Jade, Jade...She served a purpose, but my god I would helped Dez kick her ass multiple times.

I loved coming back and immersing my self in the lives of these wonderful characters and their world. Even though Dez was frustrating me through most of it, her narrations made me laugh out loud a couple of times and that's really what I love so much about this series and Accardo's wirting, all the feelings that it evokes. Excitement, anger, betrayal, frustration, happiness, and the love between Dez and Kale is beautiful.
Can't wait to find out what happens next!

Wow, definitely the best in the series so far!!!! This one sucked me right in and didn't let go until the cliffhanger ending!!!! I love Dez and Kale and the world of the Sixes that she has created. Hope we don't have to wait long for the next one!

MY REVIEW
I received a pdf arc of this book, in exchange for my honest opinion and review from Entangled Teen. This is the second book in the Denazen series, though there is a 1.5 novella called Untouched that can be read in between Bk#1 and Bk#2.
The cover on this book continues in the same colours and hues of the other two books in a brownish colour. The character on the front of the book I would say is Dez. I like the character of Dez as she is quite a strong female. After reading Bk#1 and Bk#1.5 I was really looking forward to reading Bk#2 and I have to readily admit it did not disappoint!
The story literally picks straight up where the last book left you, with the dilemma that a day may be approaching very soon that Deznee will be unable to touch Kale without his freaky power killing her too. The book begins with Dez feeling pain from Kale's touch and obviously trying her best to hide this fact from him. Kale is not as detached from emotions and the tell tale signs as Dez thinks, and guesses. As with the other books Dez gets up to stuff she shouldn't and into scrapes she shouldn't, which ends in her being touched by a poison and guess who the only person with the cure is? .....that's right Deznee's dad, the last person she would ever wish to turn to for help. It's not just admitting she may need his help it is the scary thoughts of what or who he will want in exchange for the cure!
We have new characters introduced in this book such as Jade, the one who is to work closely with Kale to try and teach him control. There are also the characters from the other books in it too. We learn more about Kiernan as she becomes closer friends with Dez. Alex is still around, still besotted with Dez yet rejected by her. Brandt also still features in this book, within the body he now possess. Brandt comes to Dez within her dreams to try and help her work out different problems, though sometimes his cryptic clues lead Dez into more confusion.
I really like the naive character of Kale. The way he see's everything as so simplistic and black and white. There seems to be no middle ground in his mind just good and bad. His character reminds me of the main character called Martyr/3;3 from Replication by Jill Williamson. So if you like Kale and this book i reckon you should give Replication by Jill Williamson a go too.
We also find in this book that there is a traitor among the sixes, but who is it? Will the traitor be found before they commit the ultimate betrayal? The book once again ends by leaving you desperately wanting to know much much more!
The book is well written, and you fall straight back into the book and plot almost immediately. It has a fair share of twists and turns, plenty of action and adventure
So did I enjoy this book? Yes, definitely. Did it make me want to read more of the Denazen Series? YES. Bk#3 Tremble is going straight on my wishlist now! Would I read other books by Jus Accardo?Yes Would I recommend this book? Yes.

Favourite Quote: “This place is locked down tighter than a nun’s chastity belt. No way is someone getting inside without help.”

I read the first book in this series last year and really liked it! So I hoped this book would have been as good or even better than the first! However I have to admit I was disappointed and give this book a 3/5 stars!

One of the reasons I took stars off was because of the plot, I felt the romance arc was the main focus instead of Denazen which took a back seat! The romance part was just ridiculous, most of it was overcoming obstacles in Dez and Kale’s relationship. And it was silly things, like Dez’s jealousy and Alex being in the way! I much preferred the smaller plot of the Denazen which had great action scenes and plot twists! If the author had made the Denazen arc the main focus instead of the romance, I would have liked this book so much more! However there was still so much humour in this book, seriously I was cracking up on almost every page and if I highlighted every funny quote there was, I’d have the whole book hightlighted!

The characters were another reason for the low rating! I could not connect with Dez at all for most of this novel, I didn’t agree with any the decisions she made and I felt she was naïve about most things or jumped to conclusions a lot! Then there was the new characters. Let’s start with Jade, she was so one-dimensional that she just wasn’t realistic and likeable! However I did like the twins that were introduced, they added a fresh tone to the story and I feel they will be a major part in the next books! As for the rest of the characters, still loved most of them, mostly Kale though! He’s a sweetheart!

Overall this book was okay for me, it was humerous and quick but the plot and the characters lacked for me! I will be continuing with this series though!

Toxic Review on K-Books

"Sometimes I can't breathe when I'm near you. Knowing we can't touch steals the air from my lungs. It hurts, and it's all I can thing about."

Woah! What a phenomenal and emotional book. I was so excited when I received Toxic, the second book in the amazing Denezen series, for review. I just had to start it straight away. I instantly fell in love with this series when I read the first book Touch last year and have been very impatiently waiting for the next installment. I was not disappointed in the slightest. Toxic surpasses all my expectations and is even better than the phenomenal Touch.

Dez and Kale were warned that things would change but they never expected their worse fears would come to life. Dez's immunity to Kale's 'death touch' suddenly fades and she finds herself unable to do the one thing that she took for granted. Being able to touch her beloved boyfriend. Suddenly faced with the fact that this could be permanent a new face joins the team of Sixes, Jade may be the one person who could help Kale to control his touch. But Dez and Jade come to blows when Jade shows that she is crushing hard on Kale. But suddenly keeping her boyfriend is the least of Dez's problems. Faced with Denezen again, Dez finds life-threatening trouble and the only way to save her life may be to go to the one place she is sworn to fight against.

This is without a doubt one of the most emotional books I have ever read in my life. Toxic definitely takes us on an emotional journey. I was all happy and in love with Kale one minute just to be freaking out and crying the next. I was almost scared to finish the book just because I knew something big was going to happen. I was definitely right about that.

Dez goes through such a hard time in this book. It's really tough for her which makes it really tough on the reader. This is an incredibly emotional journey for Dez. She has to deal with the fact that she can't touch the one person she loves as well as deal with the new girl vying for Kale's attention. I really felt for her and although I have faith that everything is going to work out in the end I was just hysterical, crying one minute because my heart seriously hurt for her and then so angry the next I wanted to jump in the book and throw some punches. The thing I loved about this book is that we really got to see a different side to Dez. In book one she is this strong, take no crap from anyone, badass heroine but in this one we see her vulnerability. That she is just like any girl who has insecurities and she can't be strong all the time and I loved being able to see that side of her.

Now then let's move onto the new girl, Jade. Basically I freaking hate her! I despise her and I just want to strangle her! She is awful and mean and plainly just a bitch! There were so many times in this book where I was so damn close to throwing my kindle across the room and I was so angry. I just hate her. If I were Dez I definitely would have done something different. Like punched Jade every damn time she was near me. I was told I would be surprised by Jade by the end and I kind of was but I still cannot stand her and I want someone to hurt her so damn bad! I just hate her!!

Kale... *insert dreamy sigh here* Kale is just so perfect and sweet. I just love him. BUT as much as I love him that did not stop me from being kinda mad with him in this book. Kale is so innocent and I feel like Jade took advantage of that to try and keep him away from Dez. I love how Kale is so protective of Dez and he's terrified that he's going to hurt her but it did make me incredibly sad that Kale was spending so much time away from Dez. But by the end of course I was back to being head over heels in love with him.

Toxic is an incredible instalment in the Denezen series and there were so many twists and turns. I couldn't believe what happened in the end and was left like: *gasp* I never saw that coming. I cannot wait for the third book and I am left reeling after that cliffhanger. I am dying to see what is going to happen next. Jus is fast becoming a favourite author of mine. She is a phenomenal writer and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

Toxic will steal your breath and your heart and leave you begging for more. This is one phenomenal series that you DO NOT want to miss out. I loved every single second of it. A must-read!

"My heart beats like this for you. No amount of touching, no other girl, nothing will ever change that."

Great follow-up! Jus is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors :)

I'm pretty much going to give the same review as I gave Touch, I Really enjoy Jus Accardo's work, its refreshing but it's just missing something, I still cant's say what. I enjoy these books but I find them predictable but then when you've read as much as I have it's hard to find complete originality.

Songs for Toxic,
Dearest Autumn - My Satellite
Bad Blood - Bastille
Sweet Dreams - Emily Browning

Review moving soon