What an amazing beginning to this new trilogy!!! I loved everything about this book!

Aria is a heroine who I connected with immediately although I couldn’t tell you why. Her character was just written in such a manner that she felt real. I empathized with her struggles and was drawn into her family’s past while curious to know more.

We never get Kace’s point of view, and while I missed it a time or two, it was simply because I’m used to having the hero’s POV. The lack of it did not hinder the story at all and I believe that was one reason why I felt such a strong connection to Aria. Because I never really got to know Kace, I loved the way he utilized the moments he saw Aria to make his move. He’s definitely inching his way into the LJR hero that I adore.

Aria’s and Kace’s relationship builds a step at a time which was refreshing instead of the insta-everything, which I don’t mind but have read quite a bit of lately. While this doesn’t necessarily have a lot of drama, I found this to have a nice solid foundation for what may occur further on in the trilogy. I found this book to have a nice pace to it, never repetitive. We also see plenty of characters from different series which was the icing on the cake. (No need to read previous books in order to follow this one.)

At a time when I’m struggling to concentrate for long on a book, this one pulled me in immediately and had me hooked. The characters quickly captured my attention and the “mystery” at the core of this story insured I would definitely be moving forward.