★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Oh my! What a book! Whew! So much happening psychologically with the characters in this one. They are battling themselves and their morality. What is right? What is wrong? What is meant to be? And what is not? All questions that this book revolves around.

There are so many emotions in this book. My heart was racing the entire time. Angst and anticipation are the main ones. Will anyone find out their secret? Will what happened in Mexico stay in Mexico?

Giana Darling has a talent of drawing the reader in and trapping them (in a good way) with her beautiful words. She creates stunning analogies and uses literary devices artfully. I guess you could say she has a handle on the english language *wink*

I honestly can’t wait to get to the final book, because this story is getting juicier and juicer as the pages go by... I am now fully invested in this story and cannot wait to continue it.

​What a great and fitting conclusion to this series. 

This book is just so well titled : The Consequence. Sin and Elle have to deal with the consequences of their relationship; how it affects their family, their work, their image. It is in no way easy to come clean and deal with the aftermath, and Darling did it with realism and emotion. She made every character react the way they would have in real life. 

Darling is extremely good at creating and giving life to characters. They all seem to live, breathe and come off the pages through their realism. That being said, there are still some pleasant surprises hidden within the pages of the novel.

This book also builds and cements the intrigue into Cosima's life. What is she hiding? Who is Xan? Where did he come from? Where did Dante come from? All these questions at the ack of our minds as we read and devour through Sin and Elle's story. 

Overall, a fitting and beautiful finale to Sin and Elle's story and a great premise and intrigue creator for Cosi's!

​I purchased this book a while back on a friend's recommendation. Now I understand what all the fuss is about! This story is sexy, and steamy, but also heartfelt. We just can't help ourselves from falling for the characters that Darling introduces to us in this story. 

Darling has an ability to create complex characters who are so lively that they jump from the pages. She is able to capture a reader's attention and hold onto it for the entirety of the novel. She makes you, the reader, feel the spectrum of emotion that her characters do.

Due to the storyline, we do not learn much about the characters, which adds to the intrigue. We WANT to know more about them. We WANT to know EVERYTHING about them. We know that a darkness surrounds them, but we crave more.

This book is not perfect, but it doesn't have to be. Like every work of art, it is never perfect, and truly finished. The creative process is the total opposite of finality. Art is the total opposite of finality. As long as it makes you feel something, the artist has accomplished their mission. Darling has accomplished her mission.

​I received an ARC of this book from the author and I voluntarily reviewed it. Thank you Giana Darling!

This is a book of unexpecteds (yes I totally made up the plural form of that word to suit my point). I did not expect this book to affect me the way it did. I did not expect it to make my heart skip beats and break time and time again. I did not expect to fall in love with all the characters in this book. And I did not expect to find such gentleness in this story. Honestly, this is the second Giana book I read, and I should have expected such greatness. Silly of me, right?

This book is not only a love story, it is a book about strength, loyalty, comradery and friendship. It is about values and morals. It's about companionship, of any kind, friend, family (blood or not) and lover. The connections between the characters will be felt down to your bones. 

This book touches a lot of subjects. Illness (Cancer), Autism, Integrity... Forbidden - or more likely frowned upon - love. This book (and series) shows us that love is love, no matter what shape, form, or age it takes. Again, Darling challenges our preconceptions and stereotypes. One of my favourite quotes in this book is, "just because someone is not who you want them to be, it does not mean they are incapable of good". I feel like this sums up the global vision of this book. Not everything is clear cut and dry, and those beautiful shades of grey is where we get lost in.

What a great book by Giana Darling.