choking gurgling slurring wheezing screaming throwing up Uhm, as much I wanted to like this book so bad I still couldn't help feeling very conflicted while reading this book. I really like the plot and the banter between them before. It does still a bit bland at first, but it started to get exciting by reaching 40% and it goes back to flat in above 80ish percent. This book may still be worth reading. It was a little humorous, swoony, spicy, and had a nice pace. Listening to the duet audiobook is highly recommended because of its great duet narration. But it was dull and hardly anything was happening here. Lights Out had a spark that this novel did not. The characters in Lights Out were hilarious, but everything in this movie was merely mediocre. Nico and Lauren didn't do much for me; well, their spice was hot, but that was about it. For me, the "second chance" was not enough and lack of something if I might say😔 Additionally, this book seems lighter and less darker than previous ones, which really disappoints me. Despite it all, I would like to acknowledge Kasi Hollowell, Teddy Hamilton (as the main narrator), and Jason June for narrating this book for narrating of this book. I like how realistically they portrayed the characters and gave them life. And since the epilogue hinted to the events regarding Tyler and Stella, I assume the upcoming book in the series would focus on them. Well, we'll see.