Outcast: An Enemies to Lovers Island Romance (Ruthless Paradise Book 1)

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In this book, the story of Callie and Kai continues, now on the Westside. The world building is really interesting and this book is set against a very different scenario/ambiance than the first, as there more civilization on the Westside. Nevertheless, the main feeling is the same one that I loved in the first book.

I’m starting with the third book today, and I can’t wait for the fourth one to come out. I love this book! 5 stars out of 5! I definitely recommend it because it’s a masterpiece and I wish and hope that this book gets the recognition it deserves. Dystopian romance, post-nuclear war, on an island—I was invested from the first book. Love Kai and Callie’s relationship (and the spice), so I was really excited to read more about them. I love the banter that these two have with one another and the spice these two bring? Yes yes yes !! The way Archer talks to Kat has me in a puddle on the floor I love them!" - Karyl It's a bit stressful, these two have to overcome internal obstacles, within themselves, interpersonal obstacles between each other and external obstacles in terms of the state of the world and the environment they exist in. At times I felt frustrated by it all. It's hard to visualize how this will all work out.

Author's note: Outcast is a dark steamy contemporary romance with a hint of dystopian. It features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. The book is part of duet and ends on a cliff.The character development - Callie, Kai and Archer - is AMAZING. Amazing. By the end of the book all have grown and changed somehow. They have matured. Lovely to see that. While a bunch of college co Ed fraternity/sorority kids are partying for spring break on a small island, the world launched into full nuclear holocaust. And for whatever reason, the island was spared. Humans have now entered a new reality, one where the US and Europe no longer dominate, one where only 30% of the world isn't dealing with nuclear fall out. One where in the places there is no fall out there is a societal breakdown resulting in dangerous, lawless, communities.

There is a lottery of sorts every so often and when it happens 7 young people are selected to travel to and live on this island, touted to be the last paradise on earth. Only the most beautiful, skilled or useful are selected. I did like this book more that the second one (this is number three) but I still didn’t really like it. It felt like the only plot development happened at the end when the author wanted to end on a cliffhanger. This is technically a romance novel, but there are more than two points of view. We have the main male character and the main female character, but there are two other female character's we get POV with and I'm unsure what they means going forward into book two. At times I almost wonder if there will be a second romance between Katura and Archer...? But that is pure speculation. This ends in a cliffhanger. It's part of a duet, although there seems to be a companion novella for some side characters available.From the blurb, we know this is set in a post apocalyptic world, in an island that was spared to the doom and still harbours the spring breakers who where there at the time when the world went to hell and that those have split into two factions. However, the book was ruined for me because of Katura. I cannot understand why we got her point of view so often. I can’t stand her character—she only cares for herself and has a massive ego because she’s lived this crazy life that somehow makes her better than everyone. And whatever reason she had to be on the island made no sense whatsoever and that whole plot point felt so unnecessary to the story line. If her story and her POV were cut entirely, I would’ve enjoyed the book a lot more. I had to skim her POVs because it did not enhance the story at all. Plus, her thing with Archer just made me cringe. They have no chemistry and the lust between them was very off putting. First, I was delighted with the writing style! Classic, correct (even the verb tenses that most authors murder), fluid. All showing and very little telling. It's amazing when you can smell the rain and feel what the characters are feeling without needing to have everything described to you. It is RARE, but oh so amazing.