Bedeviled tells the “other story”, the story of the rake brother to Demetri’s good brother. And it’s a far sweeter story than you might think. Ilya falls in love so fully, so completely that he wants nothing more than to give up the charade he is playing. He alternately entices and overwhelms Seraphina. And then he grovels, and oh does he do it well!! There is less steam to this book than to Demetri’s but I was rooting for Ilya all the way! I’ve also got my eye on a certain other gentleman who I hope might get a book of his own in the future.
Ilya is an intriguing character because he has a certain reputation but he is so much more than that. I especially liked his “hobby” and how it played into the overall story. I really liked Seph because she was in an awakening and she let Ilya help her with that. It was beautiful to see.