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Betrayals by Kelley Armstrong

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aliyyahj's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I recall loving the first book in this series, which was only mildly supernatural and had great mystery and relationship drama. I still enjoyed this book, but the Welsh mythology is a little lost in me and I felt like the suspense/drama was lacking a bit. I'm also getting tired of Gabriel's robotic behaviour and communcation while he's still allegedly attractive to people in the book? Bizarre. A good series prior to this book; it gets a 3 because of the previous titles and the overall story.

alexandrabree's review

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5.0

I just had to know where the series was going, but it can't end like this. I need the next book!

maggie1903's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

patchworkbunny's review

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3.0

I honestly have mixed feelings about this series and more specifically this book. I mean, it’s not the greatest story in the world but I still got to the end and really wanted to read more. The mystery of a serial killer targeting the lamiae could have been done so much better it instead it was just a vehicle for the whole Matilda-Gwynn-Arawn thing.

It’s a lot more focused on the mystical love triangle now and I’m torn. I’ve always liked Gabriel and his friendship with Olivia but then Ricky’s a nice guy and is generally good for her. And they are both being so nice about it all. The moments where Gabriel opens up are so sweet because of who he is.

I’m not sure I am a fan of the third person narrated chapters from Gabriel and Ricky’s point of view. In some cases it made them seem a bit creepy, what with their stream of consciousness when Olivia was, well, unconscious. First example, she and Ricky are cuddled up asleep in the woods, as they do, and he wakes up. He then goes through the thought process that it’s OK to start having sex with her when she’s still asleep based on how she moved towards his hand or made sleepy gestures or something. I mean, I guess in a long term relationship you might have agreements on this kind of thing but it was so over-explained it made it more into an issue. Really, you shouldn’t be having sex without consent.

Then fast-forward to a near death experience; Olivia is at risk of hypothermia and Gabriel is umming and ahhing whether to do the right thing of taking her wet clothes off and giving her his warmth. This is all fine, and it’s in his character to overthink this bit. But then she’s apparently unconscious and there’s a kiss, but she’s sort of awake and Gabriel goes on and on about how she knows what she’s doing and he didn’t start it. And again, it’s one of those scenes that suddenly made it feel like there were consent issues.

I’m pretty sure I’ll carry on reading the series but it you were a little on the fence about it, this might be the final straw.

mmc_librarian's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

laughlinesandliterature's review

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3.0

This book was a much better installment than the last one. This one actually has a mystery that is separate from Cainsville, although it is supernatural. I liked the way this one read, and I liked the growth that the characters went through. Gabriel and Olivia are still my favorites, but Ricky's maturity really grew on me in this book. He really gets Liv, and he also sees to the heart of the issue with the roles they're being forced into. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

simira's review

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5.0

Ok I wasn't really a Gabriel fan til this book. The chapter The Fall really made me want to fight for him, the underdog. The mystery in this one wasn't my favorite. I think it was a bit far-fetched. However, I'm curious about the other Huntsman. I also enjoyed the scene of Ioan and Patrick...loved the awkwardness. I would probably read this one again.