Book Review: Hear No Evil (The Society #2) by Ivy Fox

“Sometimes you just have to play the part of a villain in one life, to become the hero of someone else’s.”

So What’s This About?

The Society had their fun with Finn. Now it’s Easton’s turn. His task: corrupt the uncorruptable. The thing is, the good girl he is sent to take to take to sin, might not be as good as everyone thinks…

My Rating: 4/5 stars

My Review:

Holy crap this was sooooo much better than See No Evil. We finally start to get some flashbacks as to what really happened that night. A few hints as to who The Society is and what they do. AND THAT FUCKING ENDING!?!?! Jeez, the last scene of the last chapter + the epilogue had my jaw dropping.

I feel like Ivy took notes, and edited this book down. It didn’t feel repetitive nor did it drag on like the first book. And the sex scenes weren’t repetitive. Also this book made me feel like an asshole for giving Rose shit for not letting Jack on the door since Easton clearly had a thoughtful response.

I loved how this book ended up not being a cliché!?! It could’ve been one so easily. It could’ve been a stereotypical bully-nerdy romance or a bad boy-preacher’s kid story. But NOPE! Freaking Scarlet had depth. She owned her sexuality. Easton wasn’t as much of a prick as he originally seemed. Their snide remarks was their version of foreplay. I loved it. I really wasn’t expecting the book to go the route it did. (Although he is way too jealous of a prick sometimes.)

Ugh part one: Kennedy. I loved her in book one, but book two she is turning into the type of character I hate. I don’t like it when one chick comes between family. I can’t understand what is so damn special about her that makes Lincoln and his dead brother and Colt all be in love/obsessed with her!?! I liked the whole Lincoln/Kennedy love each other from afar in book one, but hated it in this book just because it seems like she is going to date is whole family before him? I don’t want to slut shame, I just think it’s weird to date the brother of the guy you’re in love with. And to have maybe also had a thing with his cousin? It’s odd. Plus Kennedy sounds a tad unstable. Is she part of The Society!?! Idk.

Ugh part two: I get the vibe that Colt’s book will be next and his task will involve the ethic’s professor who failed him when he took her course. I really hope this is not the case because it is super unethical to sleep with your student and as an ethics teacher I would hope she knows better. (I don’t think he is in her class anymore, but still). But I sense that is the direction the next book will be heading. Booooooooo. Especially because she could literally lose her job over this.

Ugh part three: the author does not know how to use the word deadpan correctly and it drove me crazy.

This book finally is starting to weave a twisted web. I loved learning a bit about Scarlet and her tasks. I don’t want to spoil anything but the web has been spun and I cannot wait to see where it goes! I have soooooooo many theories.

Also why each book in this series follows a different couple, they are not standalones. You really need to read them in order or you might be a tad lost.

Content Warnings and Trigger Warnings: mentions of rape/child as result from rape, stalking, revenge porn, watching people have sex without their consent, mentions of overdose/potential suicide, murder