Review also posted at Ja citam, a ti? 
 We all have heard of that serious second-book-in-series syndrome, but boy we do need a new one which would be something like second-book-rocking-the-whole-series syndrome. Heck, I'm gonna make a shelf for that on Goodreads and Crushed will have the honor to be the first one there. Because I did like Cracked but I adored Crushed. 
 Our awesome protagonist Meda is back! The battle is over and while things aren't perfect, but still Meda made her choice and officially became a part of a "good" side (but we all know that there are really no innocent in wars) but you know the good ol' one - a leopard doesn't change his spots. 
 One day I will have the opportunity to do some great good, a good so great as to change the course of human history. But the potential to do good and choosing to actually do it, are two very different things. 
 She is trying but well universe has never been her good friend and let's face it - it doesn't fit her style. But with being good comes a great responsibility and even greater weakness - bad boys, so when one appears how could Meda resist. Yes she tries, but she also fails. 
 While I did intentionally made that sound like there is a great romance, don't get fooled. This still is a dark and twisted story with equally dark protagonist who will do anything and everything to survive this dark and twisted world and who knows when to stop hoping. So while I shipped the two of them this story was never flying unicorns and rainbows, which for me is the best thing about this series. It always stays true to the setting and Meda's character. It also offers some amazing sidekicks which even though different still amazingly crafted and diverse. 
 But I cannot hide that my fave will always be Meda, and it's not that we are alike. It's actually quite opposite as we couldn't be different, but the catch is that once I dive into this world I become Meda and Meda becomes me. We laugh together and in this case hope together. Only I'm hopeless idiot most of the time and not nearly as brave, but still we do share shoes and hopefully we'll continue to do so.