This next story in the Fallen Lords series is one that brings you into the cozy cocoon of Maniac and Wren. I am a big supporter of Winter but this is her best story to date!
Winter wrote a story that will consume you. Wren and Maniac’s journey is powerful and moving. Maniac helps Wren overcome the demons that plague her mind and her life. He is like her dark angel swooping in and protecting her and her heart from the demons of the night. I want to shout how much I loved this read. One I could read over and over again. Maniac quickly realizes that the girl that came as a job, is the next breath he needs to survive. This man stepped up and showed up for Wren. It is a trait every girl wants her man to have. He surprised me in the most delicious ways. He was patient, kind, and genuine. Wren got all of him from the very beginning.
Wren is lost in the dark. Its depths are all consuming and swallowing her whole. She can’t see a light out of the darkness. When the fight has left her, she finds an unlikely hero willing to stand guard in the dark. Protecting. Loving. Caring.
Wren evolved in this story. She had some woe is me moments but fought. The strong woman she grows into from this journey is one that will withstand the strongest of storms. The character growth was one of the best I’ve read. This story primarily focuses on just Wren and Maniac fighting for the light. I had a total fist bump moment when he told the doctor off. I was like “heck yeah”.
Winter did a great job of blending what was going on in the club without sacrificing the closeness of Wren and Maniac. We were in the know without it overshadowing the story.
Can I just say the retribution Maniac got for Wren had me giddy. I was like burn, baby burn. It was fitting and I hoped Wren could let go of that last little bit and heal with Maniac by her side.
Karmen and Nikki were totally full of laughs and I couldn’t get enough of them. The cake scene had me rolling. Cora is still a mystery to me. I want her background. I like how she was there for Wren. You understood her sense of desperation to help a friend and not know how. Jezebel was a new character and I thought Winter did a fantastic job of integrating her into the group and the story. Alice, there’s a secret there. I am anxious to see what it is. The blender had me chuckling. We got to see her serious side and it warmed my heart but concerned me as well.
This story flowed from page to page. It was pieced together beautifully and only made me want to start again when done. As I said before this is the best story I have read of Winter’s. Brava my dear, and this blogger gives it 5 point shoes.
