Chained by Darkness: Sensor, Book 2.5

I was not sure about this book at first because it was so short. I'm glad I got it though as it really is an important part of the whole series. Don't miss it!

You need this to learn about our lovers past and what happened before the next book, but it wasn't a very interesting story in itself.

You need to read this before 3rd book. Very helpful in explaining. I am hooked.

I liked the first two books well enough, but this one had a very different feel. I found it a little depressing and frustrating. Lucas is in purgatory as a prisoner the entire book (except one quick scene). There is a lot of torture, not just for Lucas, which I do not like reading about. There are decisions that don't make sense, which is frustrating.

The prisoners are starved for months, tortured with having their skin peeled off, fight each other to near death, boiled alive, have holes punctured all over them, etc. This was too much for me.

Lucas is being punished for not saving the Sensor, and also for saving her. That doesn't make sense. They suggested he keep her from the fight against her will, which he was also not allowed to do. So they wanted him to break one rule, but not the other?

They have a therapist determining if his father caused him PTSD when he was young. If so, that might explain his behaviour and get him off. Yet at the same time, they are putting him in extreme torture and depravation while he's there. Why would they care if his father caused him PTSD if they are doing even more to cause it now?

Zoe gets off lightly, even though she summoned the demon, but Lucas is almost executed and given a long sentence even though he was doing his best to do the right thing.

Then at the end, he fights to makes a deal with an angel that also doesn't make sense. In some ways, they act like Melena's survival is the most important thing, but the angels could easily save her or have Lucas save her. Instead, they punish Lucas for the opportunity to try to save her. Doesn't make sense. Then they break more of their own rules.

There are a couple of things we find out in this book that I'm sure will help with future books, but I wish I would have just skipped it. Read a recap or spoiler instead. Not sure if I want to continue with the series since it sounds like it won't get better right away. Too bad.

I think this story could be inside book 2, as a epilogue or something.

This book follows the same patterns of the previous. There isn't anything new on her style

In my opinion yes. I liked his narrative, is possible understand who is each character, their personalities.

I didn't love, but the book is interesting, is a complement for the series.