He’s definitely the papa bear (a super smart, sweet and sexy one at that!) and I loved how he so genuinely cares for Sydney and teaches her things (that scene with the playing cards though–swoon)! We spend much more time with Sydney than the former two, and we get to see her struggles with growing up (mentally) but staying the same physically.

Mitch made my heart so full with how he took care of this little familia. It felt so good being back with Victor, Mitch and Sydney (and of course Dol!). Then of course we have the trio and one of my favourite found families. They’re such easy characters to hate because they’re not exactly heroes and they do pretty cruel things, but at the same time I can’t help feeling for them as I got to know them more. They’re so complex and morally grey! I was swinging between loving and hating them throughout the whole read and it was fabulous! I was fast pulled in by what happened to them and how they got to where they are. Learning more about EOs and how their powers manifest is really fascinating but the best thing about this book are the characters. There is quite a lot of timeline jumping too, which I thought would be confusing at first, but it was done so well that I never felt lost in the plot. There are plenty of new characters to love, hate and be repulsed by. Schwab’s writing flowed smoothly and I loved that the chapters were kept short as it helped keep the story moving at a good pace. There is a lot going on in Vengeful but it’s also such an easy read and I could not put it down. Also, sorry but there will be spoilers for Vicious as this picks up after that! What can I even say?! I loved Vicious but I’m surprised to say that I might love Vengeful even more?! I just finished reading it earlier today (when I wrote this on Saturday) so my thoughts are still a jumbled mess but I’m going to at least try writing something semi-coherent.

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