I really enjoyed this from beginning to end. Although I really need these authors to understand what a dark read is because this is not dark, definiteI really enjoyed this from beginning to end. Although I really need these authors to understand what a dark read is because this is not dark, definitely pushes the limits into a grey area though. Damyr was a bit of a lovable douche. He had the usual temperament that comes with a vampire of a certain age and carried himself as he should. He was the boss and it was portrayed well by himself and those around him. From the beginning I knew he wasn’t going to let Benji go. As soon as he said he felt something I knew. I didn’t think it would be a fated mate story but boom surprise. I love how it didn’t take the usual road of the human not feeling the connection. That just makes things more complicated can between them things didn’t need any more complications. Benji was a little spitfire. He never backed down, no matter how stupid it seemed to do so. But in the end it made everyone respect or at least not worry about his presence. Now the mob aspect was unnecessary but I get why it’s there. It added to the true level of destruction when the time came. Even though now I just wonder what happened with all that because it wasn’t mentioned in the aftermath. The main event was quite interesting to try to piece together and I completely got it wrong. I never would have guessed who it was and exactly why. The puzzle slowly comes together but trust you won’t get it until he reveals himself and then it’s like “but why?” ...more
First, this is not a dark romance. Definitely edgy since it’s dealing with some “mafia” topics but dark it is not. Now had Angel stuck with his originFirst, this is not a dark romance. Definitely edgy since it’s dealing with some “mafia” topics but dark it is not. Now had Angel stuck with his original plan of making Cam need him then breaking him it would tip the scales. It started off on the right path then switched up way too quick for my liking. My little black heart would have loved to see Cam broken and built back up, but hey the other girlies like the fluffy hea better. I am curious to know what’s up with Devil and the detective. However I’m not so interested that I’m gonna run to find out. Maybe on a different weekend binge it might end up coming back around. ...more
When I started this one I didn’t know it was a continuation of the couple in book one. I was hoping for something different. This was not for me. I caWhen I started this one I didn’t know it was a continuation of the couple in book one. I was hoping for something different. This was not for me. I can’t pinpoint exactly why I didn’t like either Mc but I didn’t. They didn’t belong together at all. So much about them was skipped over so it made it hard to grasp why they even came back together. And what happened to Mike when Danny left? I hate when important information is continuously implied as if I was there to see it. ...more
This was cute to a certain extent. The plot trudged along slowly until shit started to go left and then the rush came. The never actually get mated, tThis was cute to a certain extent. The plot trudged along slowly until shit started to go left and then the rush came. The never actually get mated, they are just together. No big moment that makes them one. I’m always waiting for that moment. Annnd what happens with the alphaless pack that I’m sure will have a stand-in?!? ...more
I loved it. The great mad king who isn’t quite as mad as everybody thinks. More broken than most. Shattered by the wrongs against those he cherished mI loved it. The great mad king who isn’t quite as mad as everybody thinks. More broken than most. Shattered by the wrongs against those he cherished most. Unable to let the rage of vengeance rest. Davik is now among my list of favorites. A tortured soul falling to pieces as love seeps into all the cracks. Yeah this one was a masterpiece for me. The story itself focuses on the building relationship with small side quests throughout. Even the spicy times didn’t overwhelm the story cause they were just as important as all the other broken parts of Davik. There wasn’t a moment of rest until the very end. The tension stays thick the whole way though and just builds. It layers on top of the last, swaying in the wind as it builds to new heights. Threatening to crash to the ground and destroy everything around it. The kind of tension that won’t let go until a resolution is found. And now in the end I just smile because dammit they deserved a happy ending. Davik deserved a happy ending. ...more
So i will rate this with what i have to offer. Mind you, i started this off wrong. Just picked a random book on my self without realizing i was startiSo i will rate this with what i have to offer. Mind you, i started this off wrong. Just picked a random book on my self without realizing i was starting dead in the middle of a conflict with no understanding of what was happening. However somehow in these short pages i was caught up to speed pretty quickly and don’t feel like i was thrown to the wolves. I think i will try to get the rest so i can start from the beginning. I need to understand what this thing with Kent is and understand why what happened was happening. Plus what was up with the whole training thing. Yeah i missed a lot. But with the few context clues laying around i made it through this pretty easy with only the thought that i have to start over. Now i want to read them all. ...more
Classic enemies to lovers. I was a bit surprised at how quick that switch flipped but i still enjoyed it. It was a total spice fest with a lot of sweeClassic enemies to lovers. I was a bit surprised at how quick that switch flipped but i still enjoyed it. It was a total spice fest with a lot of sweetness thrown in. They were so right for each other, which is crazy cause it said opposites attract. They were almost the same other than their upbringing which ended up being what brought them closer. They were almost story was packed full of twists and action. A few chuckles and some awes. Good read overall. ...more
I keep trying to give these a chance but I just didn’t like this one. I couldn’t get into it. Niall was so ugh I don’t know, boring. And jag had no buI keep trying to give these a chance but I just didn’t like this one. I couldn’t get into it. Niall was so ugh I don’t know, boring. And jag had no business messing around with him. I don’t know it just didn’t make a lot of sense ...more
I’m trying to figure out how I feel. I originally picked this up because I assumed it would be a steamy shifter Mpreg but no that was so not the case.I’m trying to figure out how I feel. I originally picked this up because I assumed it would be a steamy shifter Mpreg but no that was so not the case. I’m quite surprised that the storyline caught and held my attention. The characters are all so likable and relatable. Mayhem might be my favorite and it’s mainly because he’s a funny asshole, his dynamic with Venom is hilarious and sweet. They are definitely family. Kurt was also surprisingly well written. I love that effort was put into the main characters and their roles weren’t misunderstood. OAN: it’s not incredibly spicy but the story makes up for that. ...more
I’m not sure if this was sweet or not. Leo was so gullible and downright slow for someone who grew up in the environment he was currently trapped in. I’m not sure if this was sweet or not. Leo was so gullible and downright slow for someone who grew up in the environment he was currently trapped in. Yeah he managed to escape for a time but he should have still known better. Nolan had decent intentions but was just as manipulative as the rest. My biggest issue is that there are a lot of things “implied” that would have really set the story up for success. So much drama summed up in a sentence that could have added another level of flair. And when the climax finally came it was over too quickly. ...more
I really want to rate this higher but I just can’t. Rex was just so overdone. The whole kidnap/experimentation issue is just skipped over but then broI really want to rate this higher but I just can’t. Rex was just so overdone. The whole kidnap/experimentation issue is just skipped over but then brought up constantly like it’s gonna be a big thing. I would have loved a full chapter or two of what actually happened to him. Hell those dreams could have been flashbacks of that instead of useless George stuff. I’m disappointed in how his character was written. And he was my favorite. I’m supposed to believe he went in fully functioning but came out the way he did bbuuuuttt with a fully functioning mental capacity. We should have never had his point of view because his thoughts made his condition so much more wrong. Ok ok just the speech thing. It bugged me that he could string together full intellectual thoughts and could only speak like a cave man learning to talk. Coming from Anna I don’t see why the kidnapping was skipped anyways. She writes pretty brutal stuff sometimes. Olson on the other hand just came off wanton and lonely. He craved his past alpha and somehow got him back. No matter how Rex came I believe Olson was gonna take him in. ...more
This stuck so close to the myth of Vlad that I was shockingly surprised. A lot was so familiar but still new in its essence. I enjoyed this so much. EThis stuck so close to the myth of Vlad that I was shockingly surprised. A lot was so familiar but still new in its essence. I enjoyed this so much. Even with keeping the names of the characters but changing their involvement. Amazing really. I’ve always had a love for Dracula, all the way back to Brampton Stoker when I was a kid. It was my introduction to vampires and I haven’t stopped since. This story is gritty and steaming with passion. My favorite from this author so far. ...more
I really enjoyed this. I was expecting some dark depraved story but was pleasantly surprised. It was sweet when it needed to be and dark where it shouI really enjoyed this. I was expecting some dark depraved story but was pleasantly surprised. It was sweet when it needed to be and dark where it should be. And they got their hea. They actually deserved it. It’s not everyday I get characters that fit so well together on a page. ...more
Oh how I hate a cliffhanger. Either they make me crazy of give me time to stop and evaluate things. I will not be continuing for one simple fact… I doOh how I hate a cliffhanger. Either they make me crazy of give me time to stop and evaluate things. I will not be continuing for one simple fact… I don’t like Ilsevel. Her character is so childish, the way she processes the events as they unfold almost made me stop reading. The only genuine reaction was the sister. How in the world does she justify blaming all of her issues on the one person doing anything to help her. She admitted that had she not written the mage to escape the arranged marriage then Taar would have never come looking for the mage. Her and her sister would have never become casualties. Then after Taar proceeds to be the most upstanding warlord I have ever come across. What was not to love about him. I hate her so much for being the person match with him. ...more
Definitely a very dark read however I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t like Torin and Tasha together at all. I started it because a review had mentDefinitely a very dark read however I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t like Torin and Tasha together at all. I started it because a review had mentioned Stockholm but nope that didn’t happen. She hated him til the end. Torin was also very unpredictable which made it a little interesting but no. I actually expected more than smut because I thought there would be an actual story. I was tricked. ...more
So this is a dnf at 29% for me. It started off promising and just became waaaay to long winded. I only made it that far because I started skimming andSo this is a dnf at 29% for me. It started off promising and just became waaaay to long winded. I only made it that far because I started skimming and skipping parts. Finally I just gave up. Like was something actually going to happen other than killing every guy that came into contact with her. I desperately want to know about the trauma of her past and why her family is so standoffish about it. What about the actual stalker? Because everything that’s happening can’t be all Xero. And why does Xero have to be a ghost? Why couldn’t he have really escaped and just kidnapped her. Even though I know haunting her makes sense to the betrayal part too. Ugh I have so many issues and questions but I’m not willing to continue. I do believe this book should be shorter and more to the point. Sometimes less is more and definitely more appropriate. I couldn’t even keep up with all the side characters, why were there so many when I just started the book....more
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It was quick and easy to get through. Kind of always waiting for the shoe to drop. However, when it droppeI enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It was quick and easy to get through. Kind of always waiting for the shoe to drop. However, when it dropped it didn’t make a sound. It was so anticlimactic, over in a page or two. I definitely expected more seeing that the rivals “seemed” to be after Ava in the first place. I would have actually loved for the story to be fuller. So much is missing. It should’ve had a chapter or two of the past, a little of Links stalker phase and then the rescue. This storyline has so much potential to be more. Hell it could’ve been a 3 part serial. The main thing I didn’t like was to lack of truthful communication between the mc’s because they didn’t have to be so at odds. Link could’ve still been his Devil self and still spoke all the things that went through his head. Ava would’ve melted like butter. They both were still hung up on each other so once she got over the man he has become life should’ve just fell into place. There was a huge actual love story missed here. Ava was slightly dim. Not the most interesting of characters. She was definitely not strong enough, in my opinion, to be with the devil. She spooked to easy to want to have her nose in everything, to want to be “known” since she was technically a secret for so long. ...more
I regret leaving this in my unread books for so long. I swear it’s been years since I downloaded it. It wasn’t bad and definitely kept me reading. TheI regret leaving this in my unread books for so long. I swear it’s been years since I downloaded it. It wasn’t bad and definitely kept me reading. There was never a moment where things weren’t 2 seconds away from going to shit. However, I really want to go into a rant on this one. I could get over the whole age of consent nonsense, however I just couldn’t get through how damaged Ivory is and he thinks he is the solution. #1 she has never truly had consensual sex… #2 her family hates and abuses her while she whores herself to support them… #3 after so many years of men forcing her what in the world says “she just needs a dominant man”. I cannot roll my eyes any harder. Now don’t get me wrong cause none of that actually takes away from the story, I’m just like make it make sense. This story lost 2 stars for 2 very specific reasons. First, It was soooo long winded and things happened that were quite unnecessary for the development of the story or the relationship. Why did Joanne pop up to only last a few pages? She had no effect on how things progressed. Why the robbery? Why not just let her brother disappear into the woods or something? And most importantly the stupid ass ending. I hate subpar endings. With all the extra shit that was thrown in for no reason at all, that’s the ending that stuck. Ugh it was anticlimactic and was over in 2 pages. It’s almost like the writer was over it and stuck a pin in it with whatever bullshit that made sense at the time. ...more