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Lorenzo by Sadie Kincaid
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Loved loved LOVED!
It was a bit touch and go there for a while but the emotional depth of this one sent me over the edge!
Lorenzo is a widower and so is dealing with finding a new love despite everything about his devotion to her telling him not to.
The FMC Mia has fled an abusive relationship and the two have to navigate finding love and it is beautiful.
Yes, this was smutty and filthy and dark and all that stuff was so so great but how worked through their emotions and how the author displays the feelings of loss was so beautiful. I cried twice!!
This was went on a bit long imo as they took a while to wrap things up but I was happy regardless because i love these characters even more so that the New York Ruthless bunch.
Top Tier dark romance, read them all!
Onto the next!
It was a bit touch and go there for a while but the emotional depth of this one sent me over the edge!
Lorenzo is a widower and so is dealing with finding a new love despite everything about his devotion to her telling him not to.
The FMC Mia has fled an abusive relationship and the two have to navigate finding love and it is beautiful.
Yes, this was smutty and filthy and dark and all that stuff was so so great but how worked through their emotions and how the author displays the feelings of loss was so beautiful. I cried twice!!
This was went on a bit long imo as they took a while to wrap things up but I was happy regardless because i love these characters even more so that the New York Ruthless bunch.
Top Tier dark romance, read them all!
Onto the next!
Joey by Sadie Kincaid
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Personally I'm not sure why this is a higher rating than Dante but we move.
I really enjoyed Joey and Max and adored that this book stayed with the momentum and themes of the previous books without getting too tame on me.
I liked Joey well enough but she did dive into 'im just going to mouth off because i can' territory too many times that i just wanted her to be quiet it. We get it, your closeted but lets be real, what have you done to prove that you're capable enough to not be followed all the time?
Max on the other hand was amazing. I loved his dominant attitude and willingness to bend any which way for Joey. I loved the piercings, i loved the trauma he had at the start.
My only issue is that they are discovered fairly quickly. Like, it makes sense since shes followed all the time but i wanted more of the 'lets hide it from the brothers' portion to up the stakes. Once they found out, they were relatively okay with it, really quickly which i found odd lol
Other than that, I am READY for Lorenzo and poor Anya cause im not sure how thats going to go...
I really enjoyed Joey and Max and adored that this book stayed with the momentum and themes of the previous books without getting too tame on me.
I liked Joey well enough but she did dive into 'im just going to mouth off because i can' territory too many times that i just wanted her to be quiet it. We get it, your closeted but lets be real, what have you done to prove that you're capable enough to not be followed all the time?
Max on the other hand was amazing. I loved his dominant attitude and willingness to bend any which way for Joey. I loved the piercings, i loved the trauma he had at the start.
My only issue is that they are discovered fairly quickly. Like, it makes sense since shes followed all the time but i wanted more of the 'lets hide it from the brothers' portion to up the stakes. Once they found out, they were relatively okay with it, really quickly which i found odd lol
Other than that, I am READY for Lorenzo and poor Anya cause im not sure how thats going to go...
Dante by Sadie Kincaid
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Captive of the Horde King by Zoey Draven
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Probably loved this more because the MMC was a bit of me!
Ex rugby player with big arms, big body, beard...Zafir was giving what needed to be given!
I really loved my second Brown sisters outing even though there wasnt nearly enough sexy time for me. Talia Hibbert writes such great spice that i feel cheated when she doesnt go all in! haha
I really loved the neurodivergence rep in this along with the nerdy girl getting the jock while not being american high school about it.
My only issue with this is that it didnt need a third act break up/misunderstanding. The story was actually working well without out but it just has to happen cause thats the formula i guess but Dani just had to self sabotage so whatever but it wasnt needed.
It was nice - if thats the correct word - to see the MMC with the trauma rather than the woman who always seems to have something to fix about herself to find love.
It was refreshing in a wonderful way and something the the author does extremely well.
Ex rugby player with big arms, big body, beard...Zafir was giving what needed to be given!
I really loved my second Brown sisters outing even though there wasnt nearly enough sexy time for me. Talia Hibbert writes such great spice that i feel cheated when she doesnt go all in! haha
I really loved the neurodivergence rep in this along with the nerdy girl getting the jock while not being american high school about it.
My only issue with this is that it didnt need a third act break up/misunderstanding. The story was actually working well without out but it just has to happen cause thats the formula i guess but Dani just had to self sabotage so whatever but it wasnt needed.
It was nice - if thats the correct word - to see the MMC with the trauma rather than the woman who always seems to have something to fix about herself to find love.
It was refreshing in a wonderful way and something the the author does extremely well.