This book is definitely not a standalone. If you have not read the other books this book is really hard to follow. I didn't finish it.

Received a vopy of this book at Net Galley.
As I had not read the three previous books in this series,it was a bit dificult to follow as there were so many characters from the previous books interacting with each other to understand who was related to who,would advice readers to read the previous books to get a general gist of things,and would enjoy reading this book.
I found that there were,too many details,that were not needed,especially the love scenes,that in my opinion were not really needed,these parts lost a bit of the contect of the plot,that could have been dealt with a lot earlier in the book.

I haven't read the other stories in this series. I started the book confused and just got more confused. I couldn't finish it. I wish I'd read the other books, maybe I'd been able to follow along better.

Faithless,  Elle Charles

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Romance

I hadn't read the first three books, saw this was a stand alone and thought I could read it without the others. That was a mistake, there are so many references to events from first three books, and so many different characters that I was lost for a good part of the beginning. I did work out whop connected where and how but it took much of the joy out of the story for me and I think I'd have got along much better with this if I'd read those earlier books. My fault for misunderstanding the description.
Its a packed book, and a good length. Usually I'm all for that but maybe because I didn't know all the backstories at times it was a slog for me to get through and thinking of all those pages to come was so daunting that I nearly DNF it.
I did stick with it though, and its an interesting story, packed with the kind of drama I'd usually adore but which felt a bit OTT here, probably again because I just didn't know the whole story.
I did like the characters, they felt very realistic even if I did want to slap them a time or too.....

Stars: Three, an interesting read and I think IF I'd read those earlier books I'd have got far more from it.

ARC supplied by Netgalley and Publishers

I am late in the game to the Fractured Series, I did not read the previous three novels that follow the Kara and Sloan story. This book is not a one sitting reading, it is slow moving and at one point when John came to get Kara's things out of Marie's house, I considered DNFing the book. I think this book can be read as a standalone. There are secrets abound in the relationship of John and Marie and the stress of all out it unraveling can feel crippling at times during the book. She slowly reveals some of her secrets after he reached the limit of her closing herself off and lost in the past. Marie carries a lot of her past with her in how she is in her life and the choices she makes. Just like Marie, I had the fear that as soon as John learns everything that he is going to abandon her, judge her and she will be alone with her misery again. The grief could be felt through the words that Marie had to tell each time a secret was unraveled and the anger with every encounter with Joe. I love John for his toast to Patricia and Duncan. I would recommend this book to any new adult romance fan that likes a story that is beyond just romance.