Unbreakable by K.A. Knight

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

We thought it was over. We were wrong.

My father is alive, and he wants his research back—me.

I am not a scared little girl anymore, and he will learn to fear the person he created with his twisted experiments.

He thought he won. He believed he ruined us. He should know better…

…because I’m Unbreakable.

This is the second and final book in the Pretty Liars duet. Intended for mature listeners.

Unbreakable

Broken Bodies, Unbreakable Bonds

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚💜💙❤️🩷
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: 😋🙂🤨🤣🥰
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration type: Dual Narration

🛡️ Audiobook Review: Unbreakable

Genre: Reverse Harem Romance | Narrators: James Cassidy and Michelle Sparks
Series: Pretty Liars, #2

🦸🏼‍♀️ Heroine Spotlight: Nova

From the ashes of agony, Nova rises. Tortured by her own father — a brilliant, twisted mind obsessed with creating super soldiers through gene manipulation and psychological torment — Nova endured unspeakable pain to protect her younger sister, Anna. Electroshock, starvation, and worse were her daily reality.

At seventeen, she escaped. Ten years in hiding later, she returns for her father’s funeral and reunites with Anna — only to discover five other survivors of her father’s experiments. Considered “failures,” these men were kept alive for further torment. Now, they work for the government, dismantling the remnants of her father’s legacy and hunting down his hidden research sites. Nova’s return ignites a mission far bigger than revenge: redemption.

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🧑🏻‍🚒 Hero Spotlight: Louis, Dimitri, Nico, Jonas, and Isaac

Five broken men. Five distinct scars. One unbreakable bond.

• 🃏 Jonas — A lovable chaos engine. Psychotic, hilarious, erratic, and flirty, Jonas teeters on the edge of madness, fighting daily to stay whole.
• 🩺 Isaac — The healer who never heals himself. As the team’s doctor, he’s the emotional anchor, though his own pain remains buried.
• 🧸 Nico — A grizzly with a shattered soul. Scarred and touch-averse, yet tender with Nova, he’s her silent strength.
• 🧭 Louis — The leader who carries the weight of the world. Protective to a fault, his sense of responsibility borders on self-sacrifice.
• 💻 Dimitri — The tech genius haunted by love lost. Driven by guilt and a vow to prevent further suffering, he’s the team’s moral compass.

Louis was the first to escape captivity. He risked everything to free the others, though not all could be saved. Now, they believe Nova’s father had a partner — and only Nova can help them finish what they started.

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🔥 Plot Pulse

Book one laid the groundwork: tortured children, rogue experiments, and a team of survivors on a mission to shut it all down. Book two? It cranks the stakes to eleven.

As the team races to destroy every trace of Nova’s father’s research, they uncover a deeper, darker threat — one they never saw coming. The enemy is more insidious, more powerful, and more personal than they imagined. The final battle isn’t just about survival. It’s about legacy, healing, and justice.

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💘 Things That Hit Home

• 🧬 I’m a sucker for the super soldier trope — especially when it’s rooted in DNA manipulation and trauma. The mission to save others and end the torment? Chef’s kiss.
• 😱 One scene had me on edge: the team in serious danger, and they didn’t go full superhero mode. It was frustratingly realistic — and I loved/hated every second.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Stellar supporting cast: Anna (Nova’s sister), Sam (her love interest), and Burt (the butler who’s more father than their actual one).
• 🔥 Reverse harem dynamics can be overwhelming — especially when intimacy is spread across all five men. Book one leaned heavy on the smut; book two found a better balance, thanks to Nova’s separation from the group for much of the story.
• 🎭 More action. More emotion. More heart. I gave book one five stars — and this sequel outshines it.

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😬 Room to Grow

• 🤦‍♂️ Louis’s plan to get captured alongside Nova? Not his brightest moment. The captors would obviously suspect backup.
• 💏 Romance in the middle of danger? Please no. It’s hard to suspend disbelief when characters risk everything for a steamy moment while the enemy’s around the corner.

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🎧 Narration Vibes

Told through multiple POVs, the dual narration by James Cassidy and Michelle Sparks is a win.

• 🎙 Cassidy’s voice — deep, smooth, and emotionally layered — gives each male character a distinct presence.
• 🎙 Sparks, with her British accent, brings Nova to life with quiet resilience and raw vulnerability.

Together, they elevate the story’s emotional beats and make the trauma, tenderness, and tension hit harder.

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📝 Final Thoughts

This duet delivers a gut-punch of emotion, action, and healing. Book two deepens the stakes, sharpens the character arcs, and balances intimacy with plot in a way that feels earned. If you love tortured super soldiers, found family, and heroines who claw their way out of hell — Nova’s story will stay with you.

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