Filthy Crown was such a spectacular read and I have been wanting to read this author for quite some time. I found her through Instagram, and she shares many of my political views and SUPER vocal about it and not many authors that share these views are vocal. But she is so courageous and brave about it. So I wanted to support her and want to read ALL of her books. I do plan on it. This was my first book from her and I absolutely adored it. It does have some taboo topics, so if you don't like taboo, then I don't recommend it. It does deal with aspects of age gap, step family connections and the age of the heroine being 17. So go into this story, knowing that and it will be a good experience for you.

I was immediately pulled into the story, and I just couldn't put it down. This was such a fast and quic, romance, which I respect because many books for me are just so slow these days for me. But NOT this author, and I can't tell you how happy it makes me to find an author that can engage me so well. I really enjoyed this story as a whole and it does deal with some challenging aspects to it. I really respect that so much. There was such a level of intensity to the vibe of the romance, and you become so captivated by these moments between the hero and the heroine. There is definitely strong levels of taboo, but I felt like the author really handled these aspects well and the setting of Texas probably helped a bit too. Even though the underage thing can trigger me at times, this one didn't. Eleanor Aldrick handled these just right. There is a strong sense of family connection in this book and I was so drawn into this group and this world having each other's back. It does also deal with some heavy topics of trauma, PTSD and abuse as the heroine was rescued when her mother was brutally murdered in front of her and her young siblings by a cartel. The ending of the story??!! I did NOT expect that at all. haha The author really blew me away with that one and to get the big reveal at the end was so endearing. This author definitely had me in all of my feels from beginning to end with this.

I really found that this story worked for me in many ways. It's not quite a five-star read, I think some of the taboos I just wasn't in quite the best mood for which detracted a bit from my full enjoyment. I think if I had done more research, I might have been better prepared. However, I didn't listen to my best advice and do my due diligence on it. I will say that this won't be my last book from this author. I definitely plan on reading her whole backlist and I can't wait for what is ahead.

Overall I found Filthy Crown to be an intense, edgy-filled romance to curl your toes and tug at the deep emotions and evoke powerful reactions that make you want to cheer this couple on from beginning to end! UTTERLY STUNNING!