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Tortured: Book Three of the Jason and Azazel Trilogy

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In the third Jason ans Azazel book, Chambers pushes the envelope even further. In the beginning, she tries to lull you into a false sense of security. They seem to be doing well, and even they have begun to think that they can finally have a normal life. Then weird things start happening to them. They don't seem bad, just very weird, and instead of taking these things as a warning, they brush them off. You'd think Jason would have learned his lesson from the goings on in Trembling and started listening to Azazel, but no. And so history repeats itself with more violent encounters... but this time they're bloodier and more horrifying. It's amazing to me how, as a reader, Jason and Azazel can be so violent, and instead of hating them or worrying about their mental capacity, you just want them to win. You don't care how many people they have to kill or what horrible things they do... you just want them to finally be left alone, to be allowed to be who they are together (which just might be evil incarnate that causes the destruction of the world as we know it). It doesn't matter how evil they are... you get caught up in their world, believing that what they are doing is right.

The drama, action, violence, mystery, etc. continues to unfold in this 3rd book of the "Jason and Azazel" series by VJ Chambers. I still can't figure out if Jason and Azazel will be together in the end. Sometimes I think that maybe they shouldn't be together. That maybe the world would be better off without the two of them together. I mean, how evil could they be by staying together as a team? I guess you'll have to read it to find out. Ha!

The story continues! This book was exciting and I couldn't get enough of the drama. With all that has happened I wonder if Jason and Azazel will end up together. Some how they just dont seem like they can have a normal happy ending.

In the third Jason and Azazel installment, their connection deepens as their world gets darker and more violent. Like, incredibly violent. And incredibly deep. Jason and even Azazel descend into depths of violence and darkness that make me pretty sure they are indeed Chaos and/or the Devil incarnate. However, this is not the most disturbing part. The most disturbing part?

I liked them anyway.

That's right. I said it. I liked- no, loved- them anyway, and rooted for them the entire way. I wanted them to succeed. I wanted them to successfully mass slaughter entire buildings. (OK, arguably, these guys deserve it.) Azazel thinks the same thing about Jason at one point in the series. It may be in Book Two. Her brothers make her watch hours of videotape of Jason, smiling, during killing spree after killing spree, and she decides it doesn't matter. She'll love him no matter what he's done, or who he is, or who he's done it with. And he feels the same about her. Gut twisting, but masterfully so.

By the third book, we're pretty deep into the whole Sons of the Sun and the Satanists or the Rabbits or Chaos conspiracies. Oh, and you have to love it when the Catholic Church gets involved, as well as a couple of very fringe cults for good measure. And then Chambers throws in the coming Mayan Apocalypse. Conspiracy fans and Apocalypse nuts will *love* this. Part of me thinks this is foreshadowing for a future series, but fans be warned: she lays it on pretty heavy here with the conspiracy stuff. I needed a score card at times. But then, I think that's part of her point: when people start fighting over good v. evil, it all devolves into a game of deadly ridiculousness at some point. In Jason and Azazel's case, extremely deadly ridiculousness.
Because, as Azazel so insightfully points out, anything can be justified once your opponent is "evil."

The novel is not without its moments of tenderness, humor, teenage angst, and romance. In typical Chambers style, she does not back down from the tough subjects. Safe, healthy teenage sexuality is unflinchingly examined as two characters have to deal with the consequences of uninformed, and therefore unsafe, sex. Jason and Azazel struggle with intimacy. There is something so real in the way it is easier for Azazel to kill someone than to tell Jason he isn't satisfying her sexually. And the way she manages to sit through a group self-help session (or perhaps intervention) on the female orgasm is perhaps the bravest thing she does in the entire series. Such things are not easily discussed, yet Chambers does so with humor and grace. If only one of her readers learns from Azazel's experiences, then Chambers has done the world a huge service and deserves a medal.

I read this series in 6 days. I want Jason and Azazel to have a happy ending. I like the ending to this book. Now, I have to decide if I want to read the next Jason and Azazel series or let them have this ending. You won't be sorry if you read this book!

This is a great trilogy that, even with the supernatural elements, has some very real issues that young people go through in relationships. I enjoyed these book very much.

I read the entire series in 1 1/2 days....my family probably thinks I'm having mental problems right now bc I'm glued to my kindle and not speaking to anyone....READ THIS SERIES IF YOU LOVE:
*LOVE *FIGHTS *MILD SEXUAL CONTENT(unfortunately in my opinion) * DRAMA * AND A HELLVA GOOD TIME!

Just like the first one, I couldn't put this down. Read entire series in one weekend. Love the beginning of the new series as well.