BookSafety Reviews's Reviews > Patience

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Even though he’d forget me… forget everything we were, I didn’t want him to know the full extent of my suffering.

Man, what a brilliant freaking book. I loved it. Will reread. Hope it’s released on audio one day.

This was a completely different take on the ‘second chance’ trope, and it was heartbreaking. At the same time it was beautiful and romantic, with two well written MCs

I thought I’d known pain. Torture. Longing. But none of that compared to having Leo in my arms and him not knowing who I was. Who he was to me.

It can for sure be read as a standalone, but there were a lot of characters to keep track of. The cast from The Reckless Damned series were all involved, as well as loads of new characters being introduced to set up the rest of this series. I have only read book 1 of the previous series, and although it was fine, I’m sure it would’ve been easier and even more enjoyable if I had finished that series first.

Other than that though (and it wasn’t really a problem), it was brilliant. A touch of action, a heartwarming second chance, and a unique paranormal world set in the UK. I am also super impressed by the work that must’ve gone into making the timeline and plot work in this book, as it basically spans 4000 years (most of them are not on page lmao). You could tell the characters history were well thought out.

What if Leo looked at me with disgust? Rejected me again? Thought I was stalking him? I mean… I was, but I didn’t want him to know that.

Sebastian, the human-hating, super duper dickish vampire is up next, and I believe his love interest will be Matty, the tiny sweetheart, the adorable makeup-wearing little brother of Leo. I can’t wait, honestly.

The pieces clicked into place. This was Toby’s cousin, the hacker Danny had told me about. The one who was incredibly useful, but as Danny had put it, an utter cunt. “You’re Sebastian.”

Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Second chance
Paranormal
Fallen angel
The grim reaper
Fated mates
UK setting
Firefighter
Jealous MC
Sexual awakening

⚠️⚠️ Content warning ⚠️⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Death of a loved one (on page)
Grief
Torture
Violence
Unknown illness
Injury
Detailed situation with fire
Assault (side character, off page)
Speciesism

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Book safety ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Cheating: No
OM drama: No
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile

“God, it’s quiet today.” Danny’s statement had me and every other fucker on the crew groaning. “Why would you say that?”

“What happened to the angel and his human?” I wanted to pull him into my lap. To hold him in my arms as I recounted the worst memory I held.

He sighed again. Honestly, if we didn’t have a clock ticking, I’d be tempted to ask him if he was suffering from low oxygen levels.

Ferry glared at me. “Are you saying I’m stupid enough to get caught? It’s only a little bit of murder. I could do that in my sleep.”