Sweet Sacrifice (King's Trace Antiheroes, #3)
Sav R. Miller
Fiona Ivers has been in love with her brother’s best friend since she was a kid. He’s older and oblivious to her existence—which only makes her want him more. She’s always believed he was disinterested, until a charity gala pushes them together. There, she realizes maybe he pays more attention than he’s ever let on. Broody, tattooed loner Boyd Kelly has a low tolerance for distractions, and has no issues letting those around him know. His best friend’s younger sister doesn’t seem to care, though. Each time the high-strung redhead bats her doe eyes in his direction, Boyd gives in a little, secretly desperate for the affection she so clearly wishes to give him. But opening up to love might be more dangerous than either of them knows.
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0And now I finally read the story that told me Monsters & Muses and King's Trace Antiheroes were connected. And it was just as messy as I had thought it would be.
When reading Riley's story, in Monsters & Muses, it gives hints as to what kind of relationship Boyd and Fiona had but getting to live it was a different animal. It was also interesting to see how Boyd actually sees his sister compared to how she thought he felt about her. Getting to see what happened to her, what caused her scars and her trauma and was the root of her issues with Aiden, was rough though. When reading her story, she doesn't remember it well but Aiden gave hints to things that happened that Riley thankfully doesn't remember. But the attacker admits to what he did.
Riley's and Boyd's mother ends up listed with most of the parents from Monsters & Muses as complete trash. It's difficult to rank who's worse? A parent willing to kill their child, another who would sell their children for drugs, some flat out abandoning them, a father basically stealing their son's significant other, a mother who had traumatized and conditioned another's husband as a child. This list goes on and does not improve. The Montaltos and Ivers were probably the best parents between the two series. Elia's dad was the best by far, since he at least remained loyal to his family. Getting Fiona's POV, we get a front row seat to her father's betrayal.
I loved Riley in this. The moment she met Fiona while Fiona and Boyd were broken up, she likes her brother's ex, likely also hearing the tone in her brother's voice when he said her name. And I'm sure Riley liking Fiona played a small part in him going back to her, as I can't imagine him being with someone his sister didn't like. Though how anyone can not like Fiona is beyond me.
Well, this concludes the Monsters & Muses and King's Trace Antiheroes universe, at least until Liars and Liaisons comes out in late June. And I'll be diving right in first chance I get. But now to see what I'll read in the mean time. Maybe another two connected series. Sophie Lark's Brutal Birthright and Kingmakers seems like a good one to jump into next. The physical books for Brutal Birthright having illustrations might be one of the reasons though.
Onto the next series that just might wreck me. Woo!
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