There really isn't much I enjoy more than a book by this author. And when they make it amazing, full of silly shenanigans, endearing characters, badassery, snark, charm, spice, and a hint or flashing neon sign of danger, well, then you've got magic. But here we also get a redemption of the soul too and that, my friends, made it one of my absolute favorite reads of the year so far.
Kade was suitable annoying with all his arrogance, attitude, and entitlement. His rage was humorous and the only reason this isn't a full 5 stars is because a lot of his rage went on just a liiiittle too long. It almost got to the point that I was going to have to settle for Len's love of Kade just being excused as his own tragic backstory altering his preferences.
So while I loved Len and his utter ridiculousness, his sense of justice, his skill with weaponry, his ability to keep Kade off balance and put in his place without public humiliation, my heart was Kade's to lose. See, my attention and heart was charmed by Len but was ultimately stolen by Kade.
Now, I know it's hard to get through the difficult bits that are Kade in his nurtured awfulness, but there are glimpses of the awkwardness not bred of disdain or contempt, but of the "hurry and look away so you're not affected" kind, the kind that tell you he was taught to look away by others and himself. That truth is revealed when Len gets rightfully upset by it and puts him on his back in the parking lot. There's something in him that only Len seems to make him face, and ultimately accept. Those glimpses are small but so weighty that it made his turnaround absolutely believable to me in this short story.
This book was so damn good. Kade's turnaround was beautifully written, his honesty and dumbness were beyond endearing, once he pulled his head out, and he was the rock our Len needed to find his own freedom. I want to read it again right now, actually. A solidly amazing book at 4.8 stars.
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