Part 4 of 'Beasts of Wrath and Madness'. This CANNOT be read as a standalone, as it is a direct continuation of Book 3: 'The Princess and her Grand King.' . . I am home, yet it does not feel like home. The chains on my wrists and ankles are gone, but those around my heart tighten.
Is the world truly black and white, or is it just my vision failing? Does all food turn to ash, or is it merely my mouth forgetting how to taste? When the crows call and the moon hangs heavy, does everyone else drown their sorrow in pillows, or am I the only one?
Urai is hell. A kingdom of devils. Yet hell is my heaven. My dark devil—through these falling eyes—is my angel.
I breathe, but I do not exist. I exist, but I do not live.
Send me back to hell.
�Emeriel Galilea Evenstone. . . AUTHOR'S
This is a dark-themed read. Thread with caution. Expect triggers. Expect hardcore.
When Kiss Leilani was twelve, she snuck into her older sister's room while she slept to steal one of her romance novels, curious to discover why her sister was always lost in a book. That single act of rebellion created a lifelong obsession.
From that moment, a chronic booknapper was born—one who blossomed into an avid reader and, over time, an equally passionate writer.
For Kiss Leilani, writing has since become more than a hobby; it’s a joy and an integral part of her life.
I don't even think I could write a review for this book. While I was reading it, my heart was broken and fixed and now filled to the brim. God, how can I put down the words that could encompass everything I'm feeling right now?
This book is fucking spectacular. At least for me. The middle part is, I gotta admit, kinda iffy. Made me uncomfortable as fuck. But for the right reason. As it should be.
Oh, I don't know what else to say. You guys are so lucky if you haven't read this series yet. To be able to enjoy it in one go. Knowing that it is a completed series now. And not having that stupid cliffhanger from book 3 hanging and haunting you for weeks. Truly, I have died a thousand deaths since then. The path from there to here is treacherous and excruciating, but hey, at least it's over now. Happy ending. Thank fuck.
Anyway, I know I'm not saying anything pertinent to this book at all—only my feelings. But honey, let me hold your hand in this and say, you at least need to try this series out. It will not be for everyone with how much triggers and dark stuff it has, but dammit, it all worth it in the end. Fucking bliss, I tell ya.
Wholeheartedly recommended. Definitely one of the best series I've read this year so far.
AMAZING!! I'm so glad I waited out the months until the series was complete! This was SOOOO FUCKING GOOD!! Usually webnovels aren't my cuppa tea because it's either never-ending or the story's cringey. Kiss Leilani sure knows how to write a romantasy for readers who enjoy every tag I've added in my shelving.
THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE ENTIRE QUADROLOGY.
PAIN. PASSION. AND PLENTY OF DRAMA. You'll never be bored for one second. Love's a given. Things just kept happening like a snowballing avalanche, and I didn't mind. It wasn't cringe or predictably predictable. There were heartfelt moments, passionate and filled with love, yet also pain, endurance, sacrifice and growth along the way. This truly was a story with MEAT.
EMERIEL was amazing in the first two books because she saved the beast and gave DAEMON back his sanity thanks to her innocent kindness and unfailing love for her Urekai King. Despite being poorly treated, she was resilient and tough in her own way. 2 years later is when the story picks up in the last 2 books, showing Emeriel to be hardened and bitter after leaving Daemon. But, Lord Ottai is back in the human realm, determined to bring the Princesses back to save the Grand Lord Vladya and Daemonika himself from once again succumbing to their feral side.
I didn't expect the 2 years time skip but saw it as a necessary evil, giving the characters - mainly the 2 couples in this story - time to mourn and appreciate what they've found and lost. Basically, for old wounds to heal, for acceptance to bloom and to make way for the future.
EMERIEL was even more glorious 2 years later, although it was finally nice to see DAEMONIKA in his human form more than his beastly side. The way the both were always readily making sacrifices for each other, and how the Urekai's cherish their bonds makes one envious.
The last 2 books were focused on healing, reconciliation, lots of wholesome loving and Lord Zaiper's evil scheming.
Side note : I forgot to mention in the first book review that Daemon's relationship with Emeriel is his second chance at love. It's never easy (at least not for me) to enjoy romances where the MMC was once married to a woman he loves very much. It often casts a shadow of doubt whereby the FMC might never measure up to the love of his life prior to meeting Emeriel. LUCKILY the author was able to tackle this situation without creating an "ICK" or "SECOND-BEST" feeling of the heroine.
OVERALL I don't have to tell you more, because you just have to read it yourself! It's really enjoyable and passionate, I LOVE IT! Definitely one worth re-reading when the fancy strikes, and a true hidden gem. Btw, I adore the covers.
After the first book, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the series. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep reading. I’m glad I did because I ended up being hooked and loving it!
From the moment I was introduced to this author, back when it was a web-book and you bought chapters, I loved their writing. They have a way with words. And even back then without edits and raw and unfiltered, the writing was still PHENOMENAL!
I loved Daemon and Emeriel. Watching their story from the first trinkling when she was a boy and he was stuck in his beast form. The writing really brought out the connection between them, and sans a couple of OTT scenes here and there, the connection has remained. ❤️
But my absolute favorite in this series was Vlad and Keira. These two rooted themselves in my soul!!! 💛💛💛💛💛 I couldn’t get enough of them on the page, I wanted more. Their hard-fought battle for their HEA, I felt didn’t get quite enough of their own airtime (in my humble opinion). I understand that the sisters are essential to each others� stories, and more-so Keira essential to the world-building of Em’s, but she always felt like second-best, which broke my heart because I would argue Keira went through so much more than Em. I would have loved to see her own moment in the sun, not as a cliff note in her sister’s story� *spoiler* that birth really bothered me 🤬🤬
I understand the Grand King and his Grand Queen, but I almost with Vlad and Keira had been included as characters, but that they’d gotten their own story, so it didn’t feel like snapshots into their life.
I also felt like the story dragged in places, there was so much that just didn’t need to be put to page, and the whole thing with Zaiper honestly could have been condensed. This story just ended up being four times longer than it needed to be. I found myself scheming through scenes in this and the last book and I think the only reason I got to the end of this one was I was WAAAYYYYY too invested at this point, and needed to see how it ended. It for sure could have edited out a bunch of unnecessary scenes.
That being said, this is truly one of my favorite authors. I loved the books despite the length, and enjoyed the ride with Emeriel and her Grand King. ❤️
P.s. the day of reckoning was music to my ears� when the leopards came to eat it was sweet sweet music, I could almost hear the soundtrack of the centuries of carnage, sweet sweet music� 🎼 🎵 🎶 😈😈
I figured I might as well finish this series and you know what? It finally drifted into something vaguely resembling literature. The exploration of SA trauma was a nice surprise, if a little undercooked. First book with no rape - shows that the bar was truly on the floor. Weird side step into breeding kink territory but you know what, it’s a kink that keeps the world spinning so I’ll let the degenerates keep that one. I think the thing that annoyed me the most about this entire series was that the author constantly started the book telling you to leave real world morals and social norms behind. As if morals are a coat you and shrug on and off at will. I don’t know about you the rest of you flaky bitches, but I am not so easily swayed. I’ve ended friendships over morals, cut of family members. I’m certainly not going to cast them aside for a slavery rape kink book. I think it’s vital to retain your morals. Social norms be dammed, they differ from culture to culture and are often rooted in patriarchy so who cares. But morals? Without them, this whole book is forgivable, there is no internal wrestling between the characters, there is no tension because everything is permissible. Real world morals are what make books like this interesting, because they challenge that system. If I were to leave my ‘real world� morals behind, then i would see no issue with what the antagonist of this story did. I would see no reason for the love interests to be patient with their partners. I wouldn’t care about the plot at all (which I guess some people are just here for the porn - but I’m built different). I think there is a really interesting conversation to be had here about consent and coercion but if I were to cast aside my morals and my social norms - how could I have that conversation? I couldn’t.
With my morals, this story gets two stars - without? It wouldn’t be rated at all.
Overall, I enjoyed this series, although it was morally gray—maybe even black—at points. I found the first 3 books very engaging. Unfortunately, the finale left a lot to be desired. In general, I found it lackluster and dragged out.
I’ll be honest, this book was quite boring. I think it was strange that the author had Emeriel and her sister have basically the exact same experiences in this book. Like *spoilers* how both their guys said “I love you� at the same time, they both got pregnant at the same time, and they both delivered at the same time. It was kind of weird. The amount of parallels between the two sisters� experiences in this book made it seem like the author didn’t care to come up with separate storylines. Maybe it was rushed? I also think it was strange that after building up Vladya and Aekeira’s characters so much throughout the series they would get little to no thought in the epilogues.
Furthermore, while I liked that Emeriel became stronger, for lack of a better word, while she was by herself, I was kind of irritated by how much she cried at EVERY. SINGLE. THING. My favorite scene of hers from the whole series is when she went off at Daemon about how unfair the entire experience was for her (as well) in book 2 or 3. I wish the author had kept some of that fire for her. She was okay in the first half, but after they got back together it was so annoying. I wanted her to have a broader range of emotions. Especially considering how Daemon brutalized her when he lost his mind. I think the author purposefully didn’t put that scene in because she knew it would be hard to get past that as a reader. But, he probably deserves it.
I think if this book had deviated from the s*x as a primary theme and utilized the opportunity to have the characters get to know each other better (via showing not telling), it would have been a better read. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and it left this book falling a bit short in terms of character development compared to the others of the series.
Honestly this series pulled me in, I've never really enjoyed book struggled to find ones growing up that kept my interest, very few ever did, but I found myself getting caught up in this little apps and after I finished a long series I started looking for more. This series was dark and twisted but in so many ways it was beautiful and loving. I'd be the first one to jump if you put out another series from this same world possibly one of the other species. There was the perfect amount of spicey with romance, but the action and the drama of the story always leaves you wanting to know what happens next.
This series was impeccably written and took me from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs, over and over again! What an amazing ride! I’ll re read this again and again, it’s simply that good! Buckle up, call in sick, send the kids to grandmas because your life ceases to exist once you turn that first page!
I really enjoyed this series and the characters. There were parts, like with the first book, that were a bit repetitive and could have used some more editing, but overall I enjoyed the vibe and I give my stars based on that. I really loved the multi POV’s, even the villains ones that let you get into their twisted and hope for their downfall even more.
I started reading this book on one of those jumbled, horrible, free websites. Buy the end of book one i bought the series for Kindle. This story from book 1 until 4 is filled with every emotion under the sun and then some. Lust, love, betrayal, grief, anger, pride, it's the whole enchilada.
(2.5) DNF. The story started to feel like it was already over—everyone’s paired off, pregnant, and it felt like the author was just dragging things out. The pacing slowed way down, and I couldn’t stay interested. That said, I actually enjoyed the series overall, even though the writing could use some work. It just lost its momentum for me in this one.
Because my sister demands a review... you only get one for this 4 book series. The first two books are definitely dark and triggering, especially since their are mystical beings involved. Books 3 and 4 calmed down a LOT, in my opinion. There were some graphic, triggery moments, but definitely not as much as the first 2.
I laughed gasped cried stayed up all night in between work I couldn’t get enough I’m so sad this is the end oh how bitter sweet what an amazing journey this author took me
I started reading on another site. I truly didn't mind the cost. The reading was well worth it. I purchased the whole series to read again. Loved it. It was the first kind of read for me. Usually into John Grisham. I love this author
I am in awe! I love it� Truly worth the read. Honestly I fist pumped the air in some parts & I couldn’t help my grin on others. Amazing! Absolutely worth it! Thank you Kiss Leilani for sharing a beautiful piece of your creativity with us!
I could not put these books down� they were everything I expected and so much more. I think I will purchase hard copies for my personal library, they were that good. Well done Kiss, can’t wait to see what you come up with next!!!
These books were a page turner from beginning to the end. Kiss Lailani you have definitely outdone yourself. Thank you for all of the plot twists and every edge of my seat scenes in this book. Your delivery was flawless.
It is no doubt one of the best books I have read to date. I could not keep it down, was hooked from the first paragraph. All 4 books kept me on toes and I absolutely enjoyed them all. Thank you for such a wonderful read.
Loved this whole series! This was a surprise find and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to read such a wonderfully crafted world filled with passionate characters and a storyline that keeps you turning the pages.
Man this was a great story!! Yes it is dark and yes it can be triggering but the author gives your fair warning to turn back or skip ahead. But in the end it's a warm loving ending. Great work!!
I’m really going to miss this series. I started reading it just for fun because the smut ads for this on ig reels were wild, but the more I read, the more I fell in love with the story, the plot, and the characters—not just the smut. 🥹
I absolutely could not put these books down I read the first one in a few hours and just devoured it! I loved the characters and the story line it was so well written
I absolutely LOVEd this series!! Through all the turmoil- I didn’t believe a happy ending was possible but it was! I love this author and looking forward for more!