Fearless by Lauren Roberts came out on April 2025 and is the highly anticipated sequel to "Reckless". And it is much better than "Reckless". I can't even describe how better it is. While "Reckless" felt like it had no plot, this book has so many things happening in it and so many twists and turns that it just left me shocked. And also satisfied. It felt like this book the delivered on the promise of the synopsis and the hype of the first book. Now this book is worthy of being a TikTok sensation.
This book picks up right from the shocking plot twist of the end of the second book. The plot twist that made that book worth reading. Now you need to be prepared for so many plot twists that you will need to lift your jaw from the floor. Paedyn has been brought back to Ilya by order of the new king. She has been brought back by the enforcer Kai Azer. Now, like in the first book Paedyn finds herself trapped in a love triangle. However, unlike the first book, the stakes are much higher as the entire kingdom now depends on her choices.
I have to say, I don't really like Paedyn. I never did. There is something about her attitude that I didn't like from the first book. Probably because she felt too generic. A teenager whose training makes her more deadly than the most skilled killer in the kingdom, who has been trained to kill since he was a small child? I don't think so. Still, I find her to be a little more sympathy worthy in this book. A little bit more likable. Maybe because as she opens up more, we learn more about her character. Something more than sarcastic with an attitude.
Kai is Kai. His character never grows or changes or develops or anything. For a character that is written to be so badass he is actually very passive and compliant. He does what he is order to do and what is expected of his and that's it. Nothing ever changes with him.
Kitt is the big surprise of the book. Or trilogy. I thought I knew how his character is going to go. It felt like is the most predictable character and the other characters will be the groundbreaking, world changing characters. But no. Surprise, surprise he is the most surprising character of the books. If you think he shocked you in "Reckless," it is nothing compared to the stuff he does in this book. And when the real curtain gets pulled back. Oh boy. Prepare to be shocked. I loved it.
I was expecting another over hyped book that was held together by banter and chemistry between characters, but I was pleasantly surprised by this book. So much actually happens in this book. It was a great surprise. I think this book made the series, and actually makes it worth reading.
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