Bewitched Bookworms

What a ride!! Bargains and Betrayals jumps right into action where we were left hanging with Secrets and Shadows left us with this horrible cliffhanger. Jessi is send to a institution where she left isolated from Pietr and even her dad. But soon Jessi discovers that there is of course something weird going on and finally also her dad realizes that this is not the right place for her. Pietr tries to get her out, but it's too dangerous so the two lovers have to stay apart from each other. At the time when Jessi discovers horrible things Pietr and his family try to rescue their mother our of the hands of the CIA (?). Pietr has to make some horrible choices... Here, we get another POV which was very surprising for me. One part of the story is told from Jessi's POV while the other side is told from Alxis'. Oh and that was a great idea I have to say! I wasn't so fond of him in the first books, but this truly changed here. I eventually felt very sorry for him, he really suffered from the way his brothers and sister treated him ;( It was a very smart move to include his thoughts here! Jessi is growing stronger and stronger and I liked to see her develop like this. I also loved the faith she has in Pietr and her incredibly love and forgiveness. Even though Pietr tries to push her away (for her own good of course) she never seemed to falter. She stayed true to her love and decision to be with him Pietr. Also Pietr went through a deep and very disturbing development and it was only Jessi who managed to pull him out of his misery. He loves her deeply but also strongly believes she would be better off without him... A lot of things happen that will make you gaps and leave room for more development and more story in the future. The book ends again in a cliffhanger and I can't get enough of this rich story!