Well I’m not sure how the author made this book basically into a cozy romance considering all the murder and overarching human trafficking rescue story, but she did and made it great. I didn’t get a ton of learning about about Javier or Levy, but they were obviously perfect for each other and their falling in love so quickly was lovely to see. This was oddly low stakes and sweet in general as I know we’re heading into a wild ride with Ant’s story next. ( )

This one checked all my boxes: characters developed? - yep; interesting plot with action? - yep; writing is smooth without holes? - yep; Questions answered? - yep. The fact that the author explored trauma-induced change in the brain and did an excellent job just added to the story. I think this one is my favorite in this series so far. ( )