Has the devil doctor met his match? Xander Barrett had it all. Until it was stolen by the devil. His life. His lover. His freedom. Gone. A chance encounter secures his release. But, it comes at a cost—a debt he must settle before he’s allowed to take his revenge. Luckily, it’s a price he’s willing to pay. Stripping a man of everything but his pride isn’t smart. It creates a monster that’s bigger … pay.
Stripping a man of everything but his pride isn’t smart. It creates a monster that’s bigger and meaner than the original. Satan has spawned his match, and he’s ready to cause an exodus.
Exodus is the second instalment in the dark and delicious, psychological thriller duet by Kylie Hillman. If you’re a fan of disturbing thrillers where nothing is as it seems and unrelenting greed is the only constant, start The Centrifuge Duet today!
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Nice wrap up..
I listened to this on Hoopla but it was named Attest.
I’d like to thank the Author for giving us a conclusion, she’s battling far more than book deadlines.
I loved this book as well. But with this one, I was torn between the good guy and the bad guy. This duet series has had me all messed up! I have never wanted the bad guy to come out on top except in these books…lol. But with these books, for some reason, I couldn’t help but be in Jaxon’s corner most of the time. I can’t explain it. But the duet series is definitely well worth the read!!
Didn’t find it as dark as the 1st book, but still an original well written story and characters!! Looking forward to reading the Jax side in book 3 and hoping to see karma giving him a taste of his own evil!!
This book picks up a couple of years after the main part of Amnesia (but perhaps not so long after the epilogue scene) and we get to know the ‘new’ Xander Barrett. I say new because two years in prison will change a man. I had wondered why we’d seen so little of this key player in Amnesia, but now I get it. It would have been difficult to reconcile the man we would have seen before with the man we meet in Attest.
I wish I’d had the time to re-read Amnesia before this, and if you can I would recommend doing so, as I did spend a chunk of time ‘catching up’ on the story. Unlike in Book 1, I didn’t feel much of a connection between Xander and Amber. A good chunk of this was due to how much they had both changed, as well as the stressful circumstances they were facing. However I also didn’t really feel much of a spark from Amber’s side.
Whilst the first book was very much a dark, psychological thriller this had a more suspense/thriller feel. The actual story is only just over an hour of reading time, there is a chunk of other stuff at the end. I really enjoyed the book, it kept my attention through out and is well written, but it did feel rushed at one point. The pacing is excellent throughout the majority of the book, but during the ‘cabin scene’ I felt some opportunities to re-establish their relationship were missed. I’m not talking sex scenes either, I wanted them to really talk about everything. Also, whilst I know B had to be kept in the dark about the truth, for me it didn’t make sense to keep Xander in the dark. I totally got Amber’s view of ‘my kids come above everything’. A very brave and welcome move by the author. For 99% of mothers that would be the truth, yet normally books don’t reflect this because the guy has to come first.
I really liked the epilogue, even if it did give me shudders. The implication that, given the right set of circumstances, your moral compass can be so altered – loved it.