All In

rating -4/5
okay phew. THAT was SO MUCH packed into like 250 pages.

aNdddd I honestly don't know if I mean that in a positive way or not?? Like the other books, this one was also pretty unputdownable once you got into it. But i do think the author tried to tackle way too much in one book. Cassie, Sloane, Judd, Scarlett-there were several elements and variables; While I have to admit I'm a sucker for layered story telling and how it all tied in together, was pretty cool. It was also unfortunately, a tad bit chaotic.

But if i ignore the chaos and me going : “wait WHAT? HUH?” every 20 pages; the intentionality and layers that were slowly unraveled in the story were absolutely remarkable. Nightshade, The Scarlett case, Cassie's mom's case, etcetc. most of these were mentioned in the first book and the callbacks to them, were done extremely well.

I love love love Sloane and while the number sequence, dates bit, went slightly over my head; i couldn't help but appreciate the research and thought the author had put into the book.The cult bit at the end, and Cassie's mother, again plays into the whole too much in one book thing. I thought it was slightly reaching, but I'm excited to see where the author takes it.

wanted to take a break before reading book 4 but with that ending?? you know I've started it even before writing this review T_T