I'll be honest, there were times when Caroline and Elia really irritated me with their actions. But, given how they both went through life and the stuff they dealt with and were feeling, I can't say I don't understand.

Caroline spends a lot of the book denying her growing feelings for Elia, only really considering and caving to them after she makes a discovery. But during that entire time, rather than saying what she wants to say, she tells him the opposite. And, again, I understand her reasoning for what she says. I mean, considering the interactions she's had with most men before that moment, it makes sense that she would push him away like that, try to keep space between them. But knowing that didn't make it easier.

Getting both of their POVs, we can see what her rejection is doing to Elia, who is falling more and more in love with her as time goes on. It makes it hard to stomach her words when her shutting him down causes him more pain.

On the flip side, getting the dual POVs allows us to fully understand their views as they try to make it through life.

Getting to see Kal before his union with Elena is fun and something I was expecting. I'm still not sure on where this is in his life but my guess is after Elena is 18. There's no real context clues that point to that, it's more my guess coupled with relationships seen and spoken about in Monsters & Muses. But it is definitely long after he's gotten away from his own tormenter.

The next book will be Kieran and Juliet and I'm excited to see how this one goes. We barely got more than surface level stuff for Kieran in this book and then a single chapter with his POV that didn't really lead to much aside from the start of his interest in Juliet. I can't wait to get some more information.