Hideaway (Devil's Night Book 2)

Penelope Douglas is one of my favorite authors and I have been waiting for ‘Hideaway’ since I finished the first book of the Devil’s Night series ‘Corrupt’. And all I can say is, it was worth the wait. I finished ‘Hideaway’ the day after the release day, which was 11 days ago but I was having a hard time to write this review because firstly I don’t want to spoil the book for the people who still haven’t read and secondly I wasn’t sure if I was able to write something that will make justice to the book. I am still not sure but here I go 🙂For the people, who haven’t read the first book, let me give you guys a little back-story. Michael, Kai, Will and Damon, who are also known as the Horsemen, ruled Thunder Bay. Every year in Devil’s Night, which is the night before Halloween, the Horsemen pulls different pranks and do whatever they wish. Everyone knows who are behind the masks but no one will do anything to stop them. After they graduated from high school and went to different universities, the Horsemen comes back to Thunder Bay for the Devil’s Night but something goes wrong and Kai, Will and Damon gets arrested. Michael blames Rika for what went down on that night. ‘Corrupt’ tells past and present story about what happened that night and what happens after they are released from prison.Just like ‘Corrupt’, ‘Hideaway’ is written back and forth between the past and the present. As someone who doesn’t really enjoy switching back and forth between past and present, I really enjoyed both stories and I think this is mainly because of Penelope Douglas’s writing style. Every time, you read something related to past you realize the reasons behind the behaviors and the events of present. The best part is you are not lost between past and present. ‘Hideaway’ is written from dual POV, gives us more chance to see depth and inner struggles of the characters.Kai, Michael and Will still trying to get over Damon’s betrayal and also trying to figure out where he is and what will be his next move. With the addition of Rika and Alex to the group, you see how far and how little they moved on. The dynamics and the priorities of the group have changed but they still cannot let go of the past. When they decide to go to Damon’s father in the hopes of finding Damon so that they can move on but instead of finding Damon, after years they meet with Banks once again.Kai Mori is the planner. He is quiet, observant and reserved. Even when he is not wearing his silver mask, he doesn’t allow people to see the real Kai, not even his closest friends. What I loved about Kai the most is how honorable, he is. His inner struggle with shame and disappointment he caused to his father was touching. As for Banks, she is smart, loyal and sassy. The mind games and scheming between Banks and Kai shows that she is the Horsemen’s match but seeing her need to be accepted and loved leading to an unconditional loyalty towards some people might annoy you a little bit until you get to the real reasons behind it.Switching between past and present shows how Kai and Banks’s relationship started and how she turned him down every time because of her loyalty and love to Damon. It was great because you get so many information regarding who really Kai and Banks is and some shocking information about Damon that will change the way you see him. When Damon came back at the end, after everything I learned about him through the book and what he did at the end, OMG! I couldn’t hate the guy as much as I did before.‘Hideaway’ is dark, sexy, intense and suspenseful, and also emotional. Some parts of the book, I was reading it with a lump in my throat, it was heartbreaking. You will definitely have a love and hate relationship with all the characters throughout the book. Also, thank you Penelope for making this long wait worth it and I am so not thanking her for the little intro of ‘Kill Switch’ she gave at the end of the book because she just started another waiting period LOL! Damon’s story ‘Kill Switch’ will be released in 2018. Cannot wait to get my hands on it 🙂Would I recommend this book: Yes.Would I re-read this book: Yes.Would I read future books by this author: Yes.

Good read - better than the fall away series, but I still tend to like her stand-alones more.

Oh my, what a delicious ride Hideaway is. An epic dark romance, filled with surprises and suspense. This much anticipated chapter to the consuming Devil's Night series was so worth the wait. Diving more into Kai's world, and the mystery of Banks, will have you up till late hours of the night, devouring this story, and for me, loving these books and this group of characters even more.Kai Mori never thought the threats from the past were buried, not with Damon still out there. He fears more than the others, that he will be back. And he'll want to make them all pay. Kai, Rika, Michael and Will, need to prepare, and work hard to keep their guard up, they need to make sure they are always one step ahead.Kai is in for a shock when he learns, that the women working against Kai and his friends, and making his life more difficult in finding Damon, is none other than the girl he could never seem to forget. One Devil's Night, long ago, Banks, pushed back, ran from and played Kai's games. And now she's here watching his every move, and getting in his way. He'll have to be faster, smarter, and soon he'll be chasing after her once again.Banks has watched Kai from a far for years now, always wanting what she knew she could never have with him. Banks finds herself confused, pulled in two different directions. Her loyalty to Damon, which is all she knows. Finding him and keeping him safe is what she needs to do. But then there is Kai, who she try's to keep at a distant, and not give into temptation whenever he's near. He could ruin everything she's been working for.The want, the need. All the fighting, the sex, the need of being together, yet their different worlds trying to keep them apart. Makes for one passionate and unforgettable romance. I could not get enough of Banks and Kai's back and forth chase.The mystery of who Banks is, where she came from, had me so intrigued from the moment we first got a hint of her. She is a serious bad-ass, I loved being in her head, and feeling the, all over the place emotions she felt. Her loyalty may confuse Kai and the others, and anger some, but Banks is just fighting for what she knows. All she's ever really know. She's just trying to survive. Banks has had to fight and prove she could hold her own.I loved the dynamic of Banks. She was lost, lonely. But strong. Innocent in a lot of ways, but has seen darkness and pain. Being hidden away most of her life, looked past, Banks is slowly embracing a new side of herself. She's finding who she is, and realizing all the things she could have, want, for her life.Kai. Kai Mori. I knew I was going to love this character, but I didn't know how much. And oh man is he my favorite. I mean favorite. Out of all the wonderful, sexy men, Penelope Douglas has given us in her stories, Kai is in the top spot. I LOVED him. A protective, kinky alpha with a dirty mouth, there's nothing you can't love about Kai.Kai is a bit of a mystery, a good guy, who doesn't see that about himself. Kai feels he has to hide a lot of who he is, the darker parts, his needs and thoughts, things to dark, he feels, for some to handle if they saw the real him.Preferring to be alone, Kai finds he hides a lot of himself from his friends, from his family. He fears disappointing them anymore than he already has. Kai has been working hard to get his life back, so he wont let anything or anyone jeopardize that.Penelope Douglas's writing is addicting. Hideaway was intense, a perfect blend of scary, sexy, and it left me craving so much more in this wild world of the Horsemen. I just want to read it over and over again. With characters you don't want to leave, questions that you need answered, and a craving to stay in the darkness just a little longer, ending this book was bittersweet. But I will be happily, and a bit impatiently, cause I NEED more, waiting for the next book.

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas is the second book in the Devil's Night series, a dark romantic suspense series which follows Michael, Kai, Damon and Will — otherwise known as the "Four Horsemen" of Thunder Bay. I recommend reading this series in order as their is a significant overarching plot.Hideaway is the story of Kai Mori and Banks, an enigmatic female lead that instantly became one of my newest all-time favourites characters. I was immediately hooked by their meet-cute, and only fell more and more in love with both characters as the story unfolded. Their romance is angsty, thrilling, sweet and spicy. I'm obsessed with them.“But not around you. Around you, I get hungry. Like I’m starving.”Kai Mori is a calculated perfectionist, and a man of internal conflict as he tries to reconcile the ideals he had for himself with the reality of his mistakes. I don't think I've related so much to a male lead in a long time. I absolutely adore him and I felt he was such a perfect and healthy match for Banks after all is said and done. I loved the representation of Japanese heritage and everything this added to the story."I’m not your little one. ... But you’re right about control. It’s an illusion. Look at yourself. You never had it."But, Banks. Banks is everything!! She is a perfect example of the absolute magic Penelope Douglas can create through their writing. Her story is unique but brutal, raw and believable. I won't say more about her because she is part of the mystery that unravels, but she is a force. I love her.This story carries Penelope Douglas' classic emotional gut punch. If you know me and follow my reviews, it's pretty rare that I am moved to tears when reading but Pen D is quite often the exception; their characters and their issues become so real to me, I don't know how else to describe it. Chapter 7 brought tears to my eyes and had me all up in my feelings. I'm in awe of what was captured in that scene, and I don't think I'll ever forget it.“All animals bite when they’re provoked.”The plot in this book is levelled up in comparison to Corrupt. While we are still given two timelines to unravel what happened in the past, there is more mystery and suspense that bleeds into the present. It's perfectly paced and structured; I feverishly devoured the whole second half in one day because I could not put it down. Like Corrupt, it ends with a healthy dose of chaos and action but also leaves so much left to be explored. I am so invested in this world!!Damon has huge presence in this story as part of the suspense (I've you've read Corrupt, you know he is involved in something of a cliffhanger) and my dark heart was bleeding for him at every turn. He is the definition of a wounded animal lashing out violently and I cannot wait for the rest of his story."Territorial is fine when it’s in the bedroom. It’s not fine when it keeps someone you’re supposed to love from living a life."I wouldn't be surprised if this book and this couple becomes a favourite of mine from this series... it was everything I wanted and more. Definitely recommend this series to any romance readers that want something thrilling, edgy and toxic with an unforgettable emotional undercurrent.

No segundo livro da tão aclamada saga Devil's Night a Penelope conseguiu me deixar ainda mais empolgada. Eu amo ver a progressão dos personagens, mesmo quando eles não estão em destaque. Amo ver como o relacionamento da Rika e do Michael evolui sempre. Gostei de ver novos lados do Kai e eu gosto de como a Banks entra numa jornada de descoberta de si mesma. Agora, o que mais me empolgou no livro todo foi a tensão que o Damon Torrance provoca. Ele me deixa maluca, de verdade, me sinto doente de ver o quão doente ELE é, mas como personagem insano, imprevisível e intenso ele serve o terror e a loucura que promete; em questão de ser vil e louco, Damon entrega tudo. Apesar dos elogios, eu gostaria que o livro tivesse mais um capítulo, focado só na Banks e no Kai, eu gostaria de ver eles fazendo algo fofo e de casal propriamente dito, mas acho que minha imaginação da conta.

Es geht spannend weiter und ist einfach so gut. Ich liebe diese Reihe, die Charaktere, diese unglaublich guten unerwarteten Wendungen, Ahhh zum schreien gut.Banks ist einfach so Badass, clever und den Devil‘s einen Schritt voraus.Und die Devil‘s, Rika & Alex sind so komplexe Charaktere, je mehr man liest desto mehr Eigenschaften, Geheimnisse kommen raus. Und jetzt geht es weiter mit Damon, obwohl schon in diesem Buch er die Hauptrolle gespielt hat 🤭😈.Ich kann es auch kaum erwarten Will‘s Story zu lesen 👏Douglas versteht es wirklich Dark Romance unglaublich spannend, fesselnd mit sehr vielen Abgründen zu schreiben.Diese Reihe ist der Wahnsinn 🤯

Absolutely incredible! Hideaway by Penelope Douglas had me hooked from start to finish. The twists, tension, and passion were off the charts. A must-read! Can't wait for the next book! ♥️♥️♥️♥️🎀🎀🎀🎀

Second book in the series. I'm a big Fan of Kai Mori.Just read this series!