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Order is the third and final installment of the Nightmare Misfits series. FMC Nova has been captured by the exact people her and her bonded were trying to outrun – the Nightmare Order. Through all the torture, questioning, and tests performed on her, the only thing Nova can think about is the men she left behind to save them – and the way they still collapsed in the street after she agreed to go with the enemy. But something else starts prying at her while in captivity, Nova begins to feel the Nightmare Order has had eyes on her for years, and that none of the choices in her life have been accidental. 

While Nova is trapped, her men and the people of the Hollow are concocting a plan to rescue her. Which, in true CeeCee Crow fashion, will cause even more chaos. 

Now, my review.. 

The positives: 

• We learn a lot more about Nova’s past. This is something I have been yearning for with this series. It made a lot of sense why the author waited to divulge this information when she did, and there were definitely a few twists with this I didn’t see coming. 
• I enjoyed seeing how all of the different relationships with Nova and her men evolved in this book. Each relationship had its own timeline and development, which I think made the relationships feel much more realistic. 
• The spicy scenes in this book vs. the other 2 were.. WOOOO. CeeCee really took it up a few notches here, in the best way possible. 
• The new characters that were added into this book were fun additions, it looks like a new series will be coming early next year that focuses on the Clockwork Order. I am very excited to learn more about them, because this book left a handful of open ended questions in relation to the Clockwork Order.
• I loved the way everyone banded together to help Nova, even those who had not even met her. Nova spent her life feeling very alone, so it was really nice to see all of these people take her in as one of their own. Nova’s relationships went much deeper than just her bonded, she ended up finding a family within her community, which is all any of us can hope for.

The negatives: 

• As stated in the other books in this series, I feel like we are still missing quite a bit of background information and world building. I was really hoping at some point in this series to get a deeper understanding about the different houses, the Nightmare Order, the marks, shifting, etc. There is quite a bit of surface information about these topics, but I think when it comes to a fantasy series I am looking to see a deeper dive into the concepts that make up the fantasy world. 
• Honestly, I did not love the ending. If you haven’t read this series, please skip this part of my review as some spoilers are contained. But I felt too strongly about this to not address it.  The ending of Order was so abrupt and rushed that after I finished the book I sat there holding my kindle for a while thinking.. “Is this really how this series is going to wrap up..? Is that really the end?”  I think even an extra chapter could have made all the difference for this ending. Some more explanation or deliberation with the main characters and the town would have been huge for me. But everyone just being like.. “Okay lets go” and leaving two seconds later was just such an odd ending to be when they have built their lives around the Hollow. 
• I feel like the same main plot point of this book was repeated twice within the book and I would have liked to see maybe a little bit of a different story line the second time a character from the Nightmare Order was captured. It made the story feel repetitive when things could have gone differently during the second capture. 

Overall, I did enjoy Order as well as the rest of the Nightmare Misfits series. The books were fun, easy to read, and a storyline that was addicting. CeeCee Crow is really good about drawing you in and keeping you wanting more. But there are just some things I can’t get past with this book, the biggest being how this series ended. If the ending would have not been so rushed this would have been a four star read for me. Would I still recommend CeeCee Crow to my audience? Absolutely. Will I still read CeeCee Crow? 100%. From what I can tell, CeeCee is a new author and I am excited to see how she grows within her stories and writing. I am looking forward to Tick, the first book in the Clockwork Rebels series, releasing March 12, 2027. 

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐