“He risked his crown, his throne, and the damned world for her because Dianna was a queen worthy of any king.�
DIANNA!!!! the most badass b
“He risked his crown, his throne, and the damned world for her because Dianna was a queen worthy of any king.�
DIANNA!!!! the most badass bitch, sexiest villain ever !!! samkiel is lucky he's a god bc if not, I would've fought him for her o(*#*+)o
I am so so glad we got to see dianna's villain arc. and I'm happy that the author did not hold back!! we really got to see how ugly it got and how bad dianna spiralled. girlie was on a murder spree and she looked sexy doing it ...more
the guys are great and all but ALEXIS??????? *I* wanna date her fuck those guys be with me instead
but honestly, perfection. i knew it would be, that wthe guys are great and all but ALEXIS??????? *I* wanna date her fuck those guys be with me instead
but honestly, perfection. i knew it would be, that was why i initially put off reading it because i KNEWWWW waiting for the second book to come out would be hell.
im afraid im a chronic Kharon girl thru and thru, but i also love the rest of the guys equally. especially *ahem* Achilles, because he was barely in this, and he didn't talk. and my rule is... it's always the quiet mysterious ones (✿◡‿◡)
i can't believe this is written by jasmine mas. i've read & enjoyed her other books, but her writing in this has improved SO much. i just feel like everything flows better, less choppy. plot is even more engaging, and the characters have a little more to them.
now... don't go in this expecting accurate depiction of greek mythology with brain melting lore. this is, after all, still a reverse harem romance.
in fact, this was highly enjoyable to me because it was fun as hell. it touched serious topics, sure, but the base of it was still romance and comedy. and fun fantasy. this ain't the book to read when you want to fill a hole percy jackson has left you. it's like comparing apples to GeForce RTX 3080. they aren't even the same thing.
the last 20% of this book got me breathing heavily clutching my pillows with a death grip at 3 am. the way everything was revealed and then the series of events that happened after.... *gasp* my god, i love my silly little RH book. nothing else gives me quite the same kind of joy.
shout out to the altar scene, because thank you. i am so grateful to be alive.
just a little sidenote for myself: i think this book would've had higher ratings if it hadn't made its way out of the lil RH community. it's honestly one of the best bully academy RH books out there. checked all of my boxes in that regard.
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br with my queen youssra<3 thank you for doing it with me bestie even tho it's a reread for you ...more
“Whatever it is, you’re going to be okay. I promise. I’ll make sure of it.�
I find a bit of myself in Emily, so when Jack said that to her it did a
“Whatever it is, you’re going to be okay. I promise. I’ll make sure of it.�
I find a bit of myself in Emily, so when Jack said that to her it did a little something to my heart. I've always needed to hear that from the people around me, but I never did.
At least I got to hear it through fiction, spoken by one of the most perfect fictional men in romance, Jackson Bennett.
“I’m listening, Emily. What do you need?� “I need you to fix it.� “Name it. I’ll do it for you.�
I loved every single second of this. I'd categorize this as fluffy romance, but some of the moments did pinch my heart a little just because they were so perfect it made me bitter because real life could never be like that for me ...more
I'm going to hold off on my rating for now because it was a sure 5-star from me for the firstThis was �CINEMA�
..........until that thing happened lol.
I'm going to hold off on my rating for now because it was a sure 5-star from me for the first 99% of it, but the cliffy.... makes me consider a 1-star LMAOOO BUT!!! that might be my anxiety talking ...more
It's got a little bit of everything; witty banter, found family, and a little enemies to lovers! WrittPerfect cowboy romance!! Exactly what I needed!!
It's got a little bit of everything; witty banter, found family, and a little enemies to lovers! Written so well too. It grabbed my attention right from the start which is impressive considering my lack of focus lately. The introduction to the story felt effortless!
I love how I can relate to both Cash and Mollie. even though they're complete opposites.
Cash with his sense of duty and mountains of responsibility; him being apprehensive about starting his own family because he feels like he already has too many people to take care of & who depend on him.
And Mollie, who feels lonely and lost, anxious about making the wrong choices for her life, and feels like she doesn't belong anywhere or with anyone. The stomachache she gets because she unconsciously always have fear about the uncertainty of her future Is SO real. I'm afraid I can relate to that way too much lmao
Seeing them talk through their personal problems with each other was healing for me in a way. I enjoyed their little moments of vulnerability.
Also, does this remind anyone of The Simple Wild?! Daughter trying to connect with her estranged father in his little town. Finding out father has a family consisting of the people who live in that little town, and she realizes those people know her father better than her... butting heads with the father's grumpy right-hand man? Right-hand man thinking the daughter is just a spoiled city girl? Mom who fled the little town and took the daughter with her because that life was not for her?
It's not a bad thing especially because I just finished reading The Simple Wild and was in need of something similar, but I couldn't help but think to myself didn't I JUST read this?...more
I'm going to be so honest I probably would've dnfed this or rated it low had I read the book instead of listening to the audio.
Jacob Morgan CARRIED.
SoI'm going to be so honest I probably would've dnfed this or rated it low had I read the book instead of listening to the audio.
Jacob Morgan CARRIED.
Some parts made me cringe but the way Jacob Morgan delivered his lines was SO funny that for the most part I didn't care about the cringiness. His soft sighs and whispers during the smut were INSANE.
The chemistry between Josh and Allie was incredible. The whole mob/mafia part towards the end was so unserious and it dragged but the audio made it better. Jacob Morgan really made this an entirely different experience for me ...more
“And then she laughed. I fell in love with her all over again.�
6 stars. Not even a single doubt in my mind about it. I think this is the b
“And then she laughed. I fell in love with her all over again.�
6 stars. Not even a single doubt in my mind about it. I think this is the best contemporary romance I've read in 2024.
I know it because I just finished this book a moment ago and I'm already looking for others that will give me the same feelings and I can tell it's gonna be a hard task. The bar is currently kinda high up there.
RY heard me say BRING BACK MEN WHO YEARN and immediately got to work on creating Hudson motherfuckin Ellis.
“I didn’t want to be some anonymous, fleeting, erasable guest in her life like the others who had come before me. I wanted to be engraved, etched, and carved so deeply into her soul that she’d never get me out.�
This worked for me because it checked every single one of my romance boxes I didn't even know I had. This year I kind of neglected contemporary for fantasy because nothing in contemporary had what I wanted in my romance.
Variation reminded me of why I love romance novels so much. I adored all the little details and layers in this book. No lines were useless or felt like an afterthought or a filler.
Even a twitch of the eye or a light smirk from one of the characters meant something. I blushed and giggled over hand placements. Something as simple as Hudson holding Allie while they were swimming had me GRINNING like an idiot. She smiled. Just smiled. And he fell in love and it made me blush so hard. THAT is why I love romance novels.
“Her eyes lit with mischief, and if I hadn’t fallen for her eleven years ago, that look would have done it. Hook. Line. Sinker.�
Hudson and Allie fell in love when they were teenagers. This story is about their second first chance because they never really got to start it the first time.
They hadn't talked to each other in ten years, but Allie was back in Hudson's little town recovering from an injury, and she hated him, while Hudson still pined for her.
“I’ll fold,� I promised, my voice lowering. “I’ll turn myself inside out if it means I get to be hers.�
Allie is a famous ballerina and Hudson is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. It made for an interesting story. I enjoyed all the ballet parts and also all the rescue parts.
This book felt like RY was READY to write contemporary romance. The plot was great and the characters were all SO incredible and so necessary. Some of them were frustrating but it the drama really spicy and I was so seated for it.
I loved the Rousseau sisters, the Ellis siblings, Juniper, Hudson's best friend, and all of Allie's friends and foes. Even the Mother. I kinda pictured her as Sylvie from Emily in Paris but with Elis Grey's attitude lmao ...more
“I made you my person, and you don’t fit in my life, but my life no longer fits me without you.�
A winner from Jewel E. Ann. What a beautif
“I made you my person, and you don’t fit in my life, but my life no longer fits me without you.�
A winner from Jewel E. Ann. What a beautiful love story.
I think what I loved most about this is that the story felt normal and real. Jamie (25), the fmc, is a travel nurse. Fitz (35), the mmc, is a smoke jumper. Just two regular people falling in love with *for the most part* real-life problems getting in the way.
Both of them are such GREAT characters. They had incredible banter, and their love for each other was SO convincing, I was so hurt for both of them, mainly Jamie.
That girl, I swear. I wouldn't know what to do if I was in Jamie's position, I definitely wouldn't be as strong. Loving someone who you knew could never go all in with you... I would throw myself a pity party and curse at the universe for putting myself in that position. But not Jamie. She didn't even beg. It was hurting her, but she didn't know how to stop being in love with someone like Fitz.
And Fitz was an amazing mmc. He was honest, and he was really funny. He wasn't *that* grumpy, but he wasn't really a fan of people. Jamie was a very likable person, and ten years younger than him. Yet they fit like a puzzle piece.
I loved it when I could see why they would fall in love with each other.
This book was a real page-turner because I needed to find out if they would ever find a way to meet in the middle. Their problems were so real and valid that even I couldn't find a way out for them. It was one of those things where the love just HAD to be bigger than everything else.
“Jaymes, if I were normal, I’d love you enough. The problem is, I’m not normal, so I’d love you too much.�
I loved that all the cards were on the table from the beginning. Fitz made it clear what he could and could not do, and Jamie made it clear even though she wanted and wished she could fix him, she wouldn't do that for him. He needed to want to fix it himself. So no one was really leading anyone on, but boy did it still hurt.
The mystery and the twist at the end were incredible. It was heartbreaking and sad and frustrating and I loved every single second of it.
The epilogue got me SOBBING. Good to know that it's possible for the love between two people to be bigger than everything else. What a bittersweet conclusion to a very real love story.
“Jaymes isn’t the girl of my dreams. I never allowed myself that luxury. She’s the girl who has taught me how to dream.�
“I don't want you under control, Maven. No version of you or your emotions will burden me.�
Silas motherfuckin Crane, everybody. Love that
“I don't want you under control, Maven. No version of you or your emotions will burden me.�
Silas motherfuckin Crane, everybody. Love that guy.
Girl if someone said "I want you unhinged. I can handle it" to me I would CRUMBLE
That ending? THAT ENDING??? If I could kiss the last two chapters of this book I would. What a BRUTAL cliffhanger, I freaking LOVED it.
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The reveal?! The vulnerability?! The PAIN AND AGONY?! Morgan B Lee FED me
This book had EVERYTHING.
I loved how full of action it was because a character like Maven NEEDED all the action she could get and I was glad that we could see so much of her badassery in this. AND!! We got to see more of the guys getting mesmerized (and terrified) by seeing Maven in action.
Maven:
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Can't blame them tho LIVE LOVE LAUGH MAVEN.
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While waiting for this book to be out I searched high and low for other characters like Maven to fill the void. And many tried to sell these other characters as badass, take-no-shit heroines but none of them really worked.
Maven had the perfect combination of everything. She was a pretty balanced, unbalanced character.
She was really guarded, unfeeling, and could come across as rude. But she also loved hard once she let herself feel it & would do anything to protect those she cared about & also the weak.
I think what I loved the most about this is how the people around her, not only the guys but her other friends like Kenzie, Lillian and Felix, loved her hard even with all of these traits that other people would probably flee from.
Seeing someone who thinks of themself as unloveable, being loved hard and loud by people who would burn the entire world for them is my favorite.
Also I loved that I think all the guys had equal screen time!!!
We got to see more of Everett and honestly man he DELIVERED. That man PROTECCCCC and we love that for him ...more
I had to sit in silence & stare at the wall for 30 minutes after I finished this book. jeez that was intense
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� “I will take her any way I canI had to sit in silence & stare at the wall for 30 minutes after I finished this book. jeez that was intense
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� “I will take her any way I can have her. If we lose her, if she slips from existence, I won’t want to continue this anymore. There’s only so much darkness a person can take, but even more so after knowing someone as bright as her. She burns more fiercely than any soul I’ve seen.�
weird way to propose but yes
oh what a rollercoaster this book was. the first like... 80%? of this book was hilarious. I've never laughed so much reading fantasy before lmao. got me wondering when the hell did this book turn into a romcom.
we got to see Lavenia & the Masters slowly letting their guard down around each other and it was both hilarious & heartwarming to see. their banter was top tier. somehow everything was the right amount of funny, romantic & heartbreaking.
� “Why won’t any of you admit that you’re friends? Seriously, after so long, it’s a little weird.�
“Because friends die, koli.� Andel looked like he pitied me. “Families die. Lovers die. They all die. It’s better to have nothing.�
I was glad to see more of the Masters and why they are the way they are. I think it's my most favorite part in this because everything started to come together & I started to understand so much (after three books of being lost af lmaooo)
one thing I do know for sure tho, is that Jane is a GOD when it comes to writing men who take care of their women. I saw this in Ironside, and I saw it in this book too. It was less obvious in this because these idiots are strangers when it comes to emotional connection - but Jane made sure we saw it as a reader.
and, I have to mention an important scene from this book:
� “But you hesitated.� “I hesitated.�
ah, man. I obviously can't provide context because of spoilers. but, he hesitated. I can't explain why this scene means so much to me especially since I knew he hesitated but having this confirmed after all that torture just.... made me giddy. for some reason, I hyper fixate on Helki out of all the Masters lol. and the way it was all said just... ahhhhHHhhH idk I love Helki sm that's all
I ain't gonna lie I thought the Masters didn't have it in them, but the ending proved me wrong. I know without a doubt now that they LOVE Lavenia with everything they have. Jane you are a GENIUS. I loved how it all played out at the end. Seriously no notes. Even Lavenia's decision in the end to "be the bigger person" and not choose the other road made me SO damn proud, where usually I would be all about revenge.
� “How do you feel about her?� Andel finally asked, though there was a hint of cruelty in his words. He already knew the answer, but he hoped that forcing Vale to say it out loud would torture him in some way. Vale touched the mounting shelves of his prophecies about me and whispered, “Possessed.�
When they invented the term the most perfect fictional man they actually had KRYLL in mind. In fact, the word "perfect" was created specifically to deWhen they invented the term the most perfect fictional man they actually had KRYLL in mind. In fact, the word "perfect" was created specifically to describe him. Argue with the wall!!!!
� “This view leaves me breathless,� I gush, unable to contain the awe it strikes in my bones. “I couldn’t agree more.� Turning to him, my cheeks heat when I realize he’s not basking in our surroundings like I am. No. He’s staring straight at me.
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Like I knew I would love him because my weakness is always the quiet, distant, mysterious guy BUT DIDN'T EXPECT TO LOVE HIM THIS MUCH WHAT THE FUCK
Brace yourself because I'm gonna word vomit - I'm gonna use this opportunity to FREAK OUT over our fae princess and her stupid kryptos <3
The way Kryll treats Addi, the way he talks to Addi, the way he handles Addi???? He just knows when to give her space but also acknowledges that he's so far gone when it comes to her, he seems to always know what she needs, and what to say, but he's also a little shy, and maybe a little insecure, and it's just all SO PERFECT?!
I thought I knew why his nickname for Addi is princess, even after he said that "you think I call you princess because of *that*?" I thought I could read between the lines there. BUT OH BOYYYYYYYY I DIDNT REALIZE HE MEANS PRINCESS...........LIKE THAT. MAN I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS FOR HOURSSSSSSSS KRYLL THE MAN THAT YOU ARE
but also BRODY?! the way he shows his love for Addi in this book is SO heartwarming.
gone is the manwhore Brody we know in the beginning of book 1 and we love that for him
also his lil moment of vulnerability there????
�“How do I make her love me?�
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AND THEN RAIDEN?!?!
I have to mention that I LOVE that these boys show their love for Addi in different ways - not all perfect but at the end of the day all it comes down to is that they love her (THEY'RE STILL IN DENIAL ABOUT IT BUT IM NOT STUPID YALL ARE IN LOVE JUST ADMIT IT)
While Kryll and Brody knows when to give Addi her space to breathe, Raiden just DOES NOT want to be apart from Addi, like EVER. And he ain't shy about letting everyone know that either.
� I’m done wasting time letting her be mad at me. Well, she can stay mad, but I’m done staying away.
Vampire origins are known to be self centered & only care about themselves, so this feeling of protectiveness & longing are new to Raiden. I love the way he slowly learns how to *healthily* love someone. His whole *I know I need to do some groveling and I'm willing to do SO much of it I just need you to tell me how to grovel because I've never done it* thing was SO CUTE MAN ...more
ahahahaha ok so this book might've ignited something in me LMAOOOOOOO
you know in books when the fmc calls the mmc alpha in bed and it's hot and we lovahahahaha ok so this book might've ignited something in me LMAOOOOOOO
you know in books when the fmc calls the mmc alpha in bed and it's hot and we love it, yadda yadda
I present you: the MMC calling the FMC his alpha
� “Say it, Alpha. Tell me you’ll be here in the morning,�
OKAYYYYY???????????
� “Where will you be, Alpha? Tell me.� “I’ll be here. In your bed. In the morning,�
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AAAAAAAAEAFASFASDRF just something about the big bad scary wolf calling his girl his alpha.......................................asdfsdfsg
and then Raiden's character growth?????
� Silence descends, clinging to us as I stare at her while she tries to look anywhere but at me. I get comfortable. I can deal with the silent treatment if it means I can still be in her presence for a while.
oh so before, fae are lowly scum, but now you're grateful just to be in Addi's presence......we love a grumpy vampire asshole who's only soft for his fae girl (✿◡‿◡)
also I will defend Addi with my life!!! I'd probably die the second someone beat me up because I barely have any strength, but the thought counts!!!!!
� “I challenge you to a duel.� � Sighing, I finally meet her gaze, and I have no clue who she is. [...] “Who the fuck is this bitch?� I bite out, in no fucking mood to be dealing with any of this.
Of COURSE, I'm gonna rate this 5 stars. Jane just gave me THE Elijah scenes of my goddamn dreams.
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If someone asks why I hyperfixate on Elijah aOf COURSE, I'm gonna rate this 5 stars. Jane just gave me THE Elijah scenes of my goddamn dreams.
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If someone asks why I hyperfixate on Elijah and Gabriel so much I'm just gonna shove this book in their face. Like, here. Read the Elijah Reed sacred texts. It will change your life.
What I didn't expect to happen tho, was everything with Kalen. I knew he had it in him, I just didn't think I would see it, at least not in this book. The breathing breaks I had to take during that chapter? INSANE. So hot. Nothing will ever compare. It's so over for me.
Oscar's "everything I have is yours till I die," and "I need you (with me) to sleep," because Isobel is his safe place? Hello? Are we not gonna freak out over this because????????? He loves her so much and is so grateful for her because Isobel is such a kind and beautiful and selfless little angel????????? I will NEVER shut up about this.
And Mikel's "What if I try?" GOOD BYEEEEEEEEEEEEE SLASH MY HEART AND LEAVE ME TO DIE I love Mikel so much.
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I love that in this book you finally get to see the dynamic of Isobel and half of the guys being in some sort of a relationship. The cuddles, kisses, touches and sleepovers. But we also get the slowburn and the yearning from the other half. Truly the best of both worlds.
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I am a BIG fan of the progression with the side characters as well, like Braun Carter. I know. The DAD. Wasn't expecting that at all. I also need to see more of Bellamy and Sophia!!! They crack me up so much. Wouldn't mind a spin-off actually HEHEEEEE
I can't wait to see what Jane will do next, especially with Niko, Gabriel, Mikel, and Moses. OH MY GOD MOSES. He was insanely hot in this book oh my god. So excited for him. And also more Kalen because phew........... we need more, ma'am.
Also just want to bring attention to Jane's insane talent at writing group texts, or just text messages in general.
They sound simple but not all authors can write natural text messages. Sometimes they even put me off of a book. Jane writes them in a way that I can see myself or people around my age saying something similar over text (as in they don't sound like a 78 yr old grandfather wrote it)
One of Ironside's greatest strengths is the god-tier group chats.
And while we're on that topic...... the banter. Same thing as the text messages, the banter in this whole series is always so natural and believable. Like something me and my friends would actually say when we joke around. I love it a lot.
Another Jane Washington book going into my comfort read pile (✿◡‿◡)
I waited for this for 5 months and finished it in like 2 days even though I TRIED really hard to read it as slow as I could. Brb gonna cry myself to sleep until June ...more
This series has so many good reviews and I thought it was sus at first but now I UNDERSTAND LOLLLLLLL BC WHAT THEwelp this was everything I wanted :')
This series has so many good reviews and I thought it was sus at first but now I UNDERSTAND LOLLLLLLL BC WHAT THEEE HELLLLL
The slowburn is starting to pay off little by little and I'm loving it a lot. I KNEW the first two books would be worth it because the spice in this?! I've said it before and I'll say it again - context is what makes spicy scenes SPICY. Idc if they do the kinkiest shit, if I'm missing the connection then it's just a tangle of messy sentences to me. This series on the other hand provided me with two books worth of angst and tension and connection before teasing me with what *could* be.
With that said. HOLYYY SHITTTT MOSES
Anyway I'm loving this series more and more. Things are somehow getting even more interesting and this book leaves me with even more questions. ALSO THE BOND THAT THE GUYS HAVE?! Their group chat talk?! Jane I would read a whole novella of just their group chat texts pls make it possible ...more
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