JUST. YES. I love angst SO FREAKING MUCH and Hawkins always delivers. I fell in love with her after reading Slip of the Tongue, and every book I've read since has just solidified the love affair.

Book one in this series was absolutely nothing like I imagined it would be, and this book was the same. It was so unpredictable, and in the last 20%, my heart was in my throat from all the intensity. I had no idea what was going to happen, and as the events (and emotions) unfolded, I found myself gnawing off my fingernails in anticipation.

This story is addicting. The characters are all flawed and all connected in such unique ways. Their backgrounds, their motivations, their reasons for behaving the way they do -- MAGIC.

I have been devouring this series slowly due to ARC commitments and my own writing deadlines, but I almost love it this way better. I FEEL THE BURN and it is so, so delicious.

I can't wait to see what unfolds in the next installment. I'm hooked!