⭐️ 3/5 ⭐️ I personally don’t think this was freida’s best book; halfway through, it became painfully obvious and predictable who the “killer” was and nothing that got revealed truly “shocked me”. also, charly frustrated me to no end!! her lack of self esteem and deliberate ignorance to alllll the red flags made me want to scream 😭😭

however, i always enjoy freida’s writing style and although the plot wasn’t the best, i liked the journey and it definitely scratched that thriller itch for me.

⭐️ 3/5 ⭐️ sadly, i didn’t enjoy this as much as quicksilver. there were some things i loved but there were a LOT more things i didnt.

let’s start with the positives: carrion & onyx …they CARRIED the series in my opinion! carrions character development & relationship with fisher had me laughing and enjoying every minute. and onyx? the goodest boy 🦊 ❤️‍🔥…but sadly this is where my positives end lol

i think my largest critique is the lack of overall plot. by the time i finished, i found myself scratching my head and thinking ‘what was this actually about?’ and ‘what got accomplished here?’ …ugh and don’t get me started on the overuse of the word “mate” and “maker” - that ALONE made me want to DNF from the jump. it was just excessive and very cringe 😬

in summary: this whole book could’ve been an email …

all that being said; i will still be reading the next book in the series strictly for carrion and onyx! here’s to hoping there will be more plot progression and less “mate” , “maker” & weird 🌶️ scenes. 🫠

⭐️ 2/5 ⭐️ unfortunately, flock just wasn’t for me…I went into this one completely blind other than knowing it was a romance, and honestly, I was hooked at the beginning! I really liked the premise and was curious to see where the story was going…

…and then things got really, really weird…

the MMC was basically a walking 🚩🚩🚩. constantly gaslighting the FMC, destroying her property, forbidding her from using her phone around him, keeping secrets… the list goes on. & while I don’t mind an age gap in a romance, the FMC being only 19 made some of these dynamics especially uncomfortable for me because it was very clear she was young and being taken advantage of by not one, but two men…

this also turned into a “why choose” romance, which just isn’t my cup of tea. personally, I like my men possessive over their woman… I don’t want them sharing her 😵‍💫 …so, if that’s your thing, you may actually love this one, but it definitely wasn’t for me.

the book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but honestly, not enough was answered for me to feel invested in continuing the series. i’ve heard mixed reviews that the books get better as the series goes on, but I don’t think this this one was enough to convince me to keep going. 😭

🚨 🌶️ ALSO, the spice level in this book is HIGH. like, caught-me-completely-off-guard high 👀 I listened to this on audio and definitely found myself looking over my shoulder at work while listening because I was NOT prepared lol 😂