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All the Chaos of Constellations
by Hillary Raymer
He snared her by the hips and lifted her from his lap, leaning her back against one of the soft, feathered pillows.
Then Asher devoured her.
This was a nice fated mates / rejected mates story, mixed with a whimsical astrological fairytale-like background. Novalise is the perfect daughter, never disagreeing or standing up for herself. Until Asher. But you know, he rejects the bond like a dick.
He could marry Novalise, but doing so would subject her to a lifetime of violence. He could try to control his temper, to restrain the volatile nature of his birthright, but one day he wouldn’t be able to hold back. One day, he would snap. And when that happened, he’d rather end his own life than watch her suffer by his hand.
Asher is haunted by what happened to his mother at the hands of his father, so he’s understandably afraid of letting go and loving someone. The stars, or Nova's mother, told him that he would end up just like his father. So he took that to heart. Obviously. So when fate says “-hey, your mate is the daughter of the woman who ruined your life” guess you can’t blame him for being a liiiiiittle skeptical.
“You want me to stay?”
“Correction,” he muttered, his voice thick with drowsiness. “I’m not allowing you to leave.”
The spice showed up ready to roll and didn’t disappoint.
“You’re a princess on a pedestal, worshipped and adored by everyone. They call you a diamond, whisper that you’re flawless.” He gripped his dick with one hand, jerked it twice. “Because you’re a good girl, aren’t you, my lady? You’re a good girl who always does exactly as she’s told.”
I did have some issues with it, mainly the ending. These are interconnected standalones but this didn’t get a proper ending for it to have been considered a standalone. Nova and Ash got like 2 sentences of together happiness and then the epilogue was about Drake. What happened to the rebellion? What about her awful mother? I assume that some of these questions will be answered in the next book, especially the gem hunt, so I have hope.
Thank you so much to the author for sending me this ARC!!
Then Asher devoured her.
This was a nice fated mates / rejected mates story, mixed with a whimsical astrological fairytale-like background. Novalise is the perfect daughter, never disagreeing or standing up for herself. Until Asher. But you know, he rejects the bond like a dick.
He could marry Novalise, but doing so would subject her to a lifetime of violence. He could try to control his temper, to restrain the volatile nature of his birthright, but one day he wouldn’t be able to hold back. One day, he would snap. And when that happened, he’d rather end his own life than watch her suffer by his hand.
Asher is haunted by what happened to his mother at the hands of his father, so he’s understandably afraid of letting go and loving someone. The stars, or Nova's mother, told him that he would end up just like his father. So he took that to heart. Obviously. So when fate says “-hey, your mate is the daughter of the woman who ruined your life” guess you can’t blame him for being a liiiiiittle skeptical.
“You want me to stay?”
“Correction,” he muttered, his voice thick with drowsiness. “I’m not allowing you to leave.”
The spice showed up ready to roll and didn’t disappoint.
“You’re a princess on a pedestal, worshipped and adored by everyone. They call you a diamond, whisper that you’re flawless.” He gripped his dick with one hand, jerked it twice. “Because you’re a good girl, aren’t you, my lady? You’re a good girl who always does exactly as she’s told.”
I did have some issues with it, mainly the ending. These are interconnected standalones but this didn’t get a proper ending for it to have been considered a standalone. Nova and Ash got like 2 sentences of together happiness and then the epilogue was about Drake. What happened to the rebellion? What about her awful mother? I assume that some of these questions will be answered in the next book, especially the gem hunt, so I have hope.
Thank you so much to the author for sending me this ARC!!