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Review

4.5 addictive stars

My love for this series continues to grow as each book gets us deeper and deeper in with the O’Kanes – a rough and violent gang who live hard and fuck harder in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, but they do it together, fiercely protective of each other, and they don’t give a shit what anybody else has to say about it. And you’ve gotta love that about them!

Book 5 in the series picks up right at the end of the last book of the series, and brings us the story of Trix – a much-loved member of Sector Four who is kidnapped right off the streets and dragged back to Sector Five in what is clearly a move to spark war between the sectors.

Before she came to Sector Four, Trix’s life in Five was spent in a drugged-out stupor. Painfully addicted to the drugs she was given against her will, her only happiness came from her next hit and the time she spent with Finn.

As an enforcer to Sector Five’s sadistic leader, Finn was the one pushing product into the hands of the innocent, Trix included, although he hated every moment of it. Four years ago when Trix escaped the sector he was told that she had died, and it set him on a course of self-destruction, and he has been working to bring down the whole sector with him. His plans are derailed when Trix shows up alive, and he does the unthinkable in order to get her out – putting a price on both of their heads and setting them both on a desperate run to get her safely back to Sector Four.

“I’m breathing because you’re breathing. You hear me? I was on a slow trip out of this world before you showed up.”

Trix is the only thing that ever mattered to Finn, and he proves over and over that he is willing to do anything to protect her. And during their mad run for freedom, their past passion is quickly rekindled, although now that they are both free and clear of the drugs that tainted their lives, everything between them is so different from anything they ever shared in the past. And it makes their reconnection all the more intense.

“Tell me this is different,” she begged.
“I don’t have to … You can feel it. You know it in your bones. Nothing’s the same as before.”
Because he wasn’t fighting her anymore. Fighting himself. They were sober, clear-headed, free to do what they wanted – and this was it. More than anything else, more than breath.

“I wanna see how high you can fly when the only thing we’re hooked on is each other.”

Having found each other again, neither of them are prepared to let the other go, and so that means that when Trix gets back to Sector Four, Finn is with her. And here is where we get to see a whole new, fantastic dynamic to the series as for the first time, our hero is not an O’Kane – and not only an outsider, but also an enemy.

The tight-knit and usually welcoming O’Kanes are fiercely protective of their own, and Finn’s past actions have caused a lot of pain to a lot of people – some of whom are now members of the gang – and so Finn’s arrival causes all sorts of agitation and fury. But for Trix’s sake they begrudgingly (and somewhat violently) bring him into the fold. I loved watching how each of the guys responded to Finn. It’s a true indicator of their different personalities and loyalties how they react to his presence, and I thought it was really well played out.

And a big part of that acceptance is because of Trix. Her love and unwavering faith in Finn is absolutely gorgeous, and seeing him accept all that she had to offer him was something truly special.

Trix still saw something shiny and new underneath the grime of Finn’s life, and he didn’t know if he wanted to shake her until her vision cleared or wrap both arms around her and never let go.

“I love you, Finn.”
He closed his eyes. “I’m gonna work every fucking day until I deserve you.”
“Shh.” She leaned her forehead to his and shook her head. “Just…show me.”

But the bottom line is, Finn wants nothing more than to be with Trix and to make her happy, so he is determined to do what he must to fit in. And I loved watching how each of the relationships shifted over time as Finn starts to find his way with the O’Kanes and, for the first time, is offered the chance of having a family and a life that he has never known.

They were filthy in their own ways. Without shame and without judgement, and it was the most intoxicating fucking thing he’d ever seen. You couldn’t bottle the high that came with loving acceptance. You couldn’t buy it.
You had to earn it.

But Sector Five is still gunning for Finn, and when his new life is threatened, what will he be willing to sacrifice to protect it?

Dun, dun, duuuuuun.

Trix and Finn’s story is absolutely gorgeous. They have both been through so much, and I loved seeing them finally able to be together, all sweet and swoony, and finally get their happy ending. And as always, the smut level is off the freaking charts. Their reconnection is passionate and intense, and the entire O’Kane gang are living up to their smuterific reputation in fine style – including an O’Kane party where each of the previous couples get a chance to get it on, and a wild welcome for Finn and Trix as a couple direct from the King and Queen of Sector Four… DAMN!

“You’re in O’Kane territory now. We do what we want, and fuck whoever doesn’t like it.”

This is a fast-paced, action-packed ride from start to finish. Conflict between the Sectors is at an all-time high, and as always, Sector Four is right in the middle of it all. And with a number of future storylines in the making, I am hoping for lots more stories to be told.

4.5 stars.

 

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