Soulless

Soulless picks right up from book one. Lucian continues his plan to annihilate Elaine, but as secrets are learned, things start to shift. The both of them have more in common than what one things. They are a good fit for each other. I love to hate Lucian Morelli, and it did change in this book... much. I always wanted an anti-hero to be more of a villain. He will always be Elaine's villain. Not a lot happened, but I enjoyed the all the darkness and the turn of events. I can't wait to see Lucian unleashed in the conclusion of the trilogy. 3.75 stars

We start where book one’s cliffhanger left us with Lucian kidnapping Elaine. And although he’s trying to deny his feelings and sees this as a means to an end, he takes her to a place that’s sacred to him so that she can’t be found and can be his puppet to bend at his will. I love Lucian’s supreme alpha personality, his dominance and need for power oozes from the pages and his need for vengeance overpowering, I can’t wait to see him with all his fury in the conclusion. Elaine, I loved the change in her, from uptight to someone more relaxed. Although she does have her darkness and her story is chilling, she’s a fighter, keeps her secrets and can easily stand up to her big bad tormenter. When they both relax a little I had to laugh at the domestic of them, they are a funny pair. We get more of Lucian and Elaine together in this book, which I loved, although I did enjoy the cat and mouse games of book one with Lucian in stalker mode! This is such a great dark read, really dark at times and one I couldn’t put down. It’s dark and sexy and I can’t wait for the conclusion.

4.5 Stars This is a really good continuation of the story from Heartless. It was better written and I liked it more than the first story. I could really put myself in the place of these characters that are sooo different from myself. You definitely do have to read that story before reading this one.