At several points during the series, she implies that it takes place several years in the future. If I had one criticism, it would be the changes in timeline. When the whole world is indifferent, corrupt, or evil, who can Bernadette rely on when the going gets tough? Her Havoc Boys, of course. All while somehow managing to cross the final name off of Bernie's list, her mother, and not fall into whatever trap they're sure Victor's mother is planning for them.

Together, they have to tread carefully around the police, deal with the fallout from the shooting, and handling a much bigger, nastier gang. Bernie's pissed, and she's not sitting out from this fight. They also know who the Queen is, and who exactly calls the shots. Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum want to move forward with Victor's inheritance, but not at the expense of Bernadette's safety. Told through multiple perspectives, we find out how all the characters made it out of the school shooting *mostly* intact. The story picks up right where Book Four left off, with the school under attack from the Grand Murder Party. It ends up feeling disingenuous and rushed. One of my biggest problems with romances is when the author realizes they're almost at their word count, then try to finish everything up in a neat little bow in a single chapter. This author did not phone it in, even a little bit.

I love that these books continued to surprise me, even until the very end. This is a massive book, a great send off to fantastic characters. I flew through the first four books, only to realize that the last in the series still had not come out yet. I have been waiting for this book to come out for what feels like forever. ***This review contains mild spoilers, mostly for previous books in the series.

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