Review: Kill Switch

 

Title: Kill Switch

Series: Devil's Night

Author: Penelope Douglas

Release Date: February 2019

"I've done far worse than what I went to prison for.
She has no idea how bad this can get."

WINTER

Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I’d have time to disappear before he got out or he’d cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was.

But I was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and now he’s anything but calm. Prison only gave him time to plan.

And while I anticipated his vengeance, I didn’t expect this.

He doesn’t want to make me hurt. He wants to make everything hurt.

DAMON

First thing’s first. Get rid of her daddy. He told them I forced her. He told them his little girl was a victim, but I was a kid, too, and she wanted it just as much as I did.

Step two… Give her, her sister, and her mother nowhere to run and no fuel to escape. The Ashby women are alone now and desperate for a knight in shining armor.

But that’s not what’s coming.

No, it’s time I listened to my father and took control of my future. It’s time I showed them all—my family, her family, my friends—that I will never change and that I have no other ambition than to be the nightmare of their lives.

Starting with her.

She’ll be so scared, she won’t even be safe in her own head by the time I’m done with her. And the best part is I won’t have to break into her home to do it.

As the new man of the house I have all the keys.

Kill Switch is a romantic suspense suitable for readers 18+. It is advised to read Corrupt (Devil's Night #1) and Hideaway (Devil's Night #2) prior to reading this book.

So first, let me say that this is book 3 in the Devil's Night series & the previous books should be read before diving into this one. 

Winter was the girl who sent Damon away to prison. And now that Damon is out, and getting everything lined up, he plans on making her pay. Slowly, but surely he will get into her head, and extract his revenge. 

Damon may have went to prison for a crime caught on camera, but it's not the worst thing he's ever done. And now that he's out of prison, and back in town, his eyes are set on getting Winter back for her part in sending him away. And with him now living in her house... She has no escape. 

So, I have been looking forward to Damon's book since I first read about him in Corrupt. I loved him & he was my favorite out of the group. He was the most ruthless, and messed up out of the guys... But also the most broken. The more I read about him in Corrupt and then Hideaway, the harder I fell. But... Reading his book... Something felt... Off. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, loved seeing the other characters, following the main story line & plot and getting Damon for a whole book. But he didn't exactly live up to everything I read to this point- and maybe it was just me, and I built up something totally different in my head, but he was different. 

I still loved Winter & Damon's story. It just wasn't what I was expecting going into it. 

Damon was still who he was. Still ruthless and still broken, but there was more to him than that. Like I said... Different. He was... Almost softer somehow. But, I get that he was different around Winter Before - before prison (there are plenty of flashbacks to give you - maybe not the whole story, but so much more). Even after prison- he wasn't as ruthless as he seemed. Don't get me wrong- he still has done bad things- the ultimate rich bad boy every girl dreams of- but he was also... Less than. After everything that went on since he came back, losing everyone, it is understandable. 

Winter was brave, and strong, resilient and a fighter. After everything she has been through, she doesn't let Damon try to intimidate or scare her. She hates him- how could she not? Being around him comes with a price, one she's paid over and over again. And yet... He's also thrilling too. It's wrong. But... Maybe she just doesn't want to be right... Only, how much more can she pay just to be around him? 

Together- their relationship was filled with pain- maybe too much. Built on lies and deceit. Winter couldn't figure out how she fell in love with one side of Damon that no one ever saw, only to hate everything else about him. Damon just couldn't stay away- she was so innocent, pure... Happy. He wanted to keep her that way. But the price of being with Damon caught up to them both- and now both were caught in hate and revenge, lust, anger and resentment. 

I don't know... I feel like maybe this book relied a little more heavily on the miscommunication trope. If they sat and talked at... Well, absolutely ANY point so much could have been cleared up. Honestly I do get both of their reservations on opening up to the other, and get why they didn't want to talk- both feeling justified in how they felt and what they thought was right... And maybe that's the thing that bugged me the most out of this book. I know, I know, Damon isn't the talking type. But... He gets frustrated at Winter when she doesn't know something but never gives her the information either, & vice versa. 

And then, they also don't talk afterwards either. She asks him about stuff that happened before, -& he doesn't give her the info, despite not having any reason to hold back at this point. I don't know, maybe I'm just frustrated. Like I said, I loved this book- it just... Lacked something more- whatever that could have been. I am still excited to continue on the series - learn more about Will & finishing up the overall story & plot. 

4⭐ out of 5⭐. 

4🌶️ out of 5🌶️. 

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