This was a fun read. I really enjoyed the playful way Ian and Rhiannon fell for each other. It was really sweet. I would say this was probably a cozy romance more than anything since the conflict was mostly resolved quickly. I hope the series includes stories about the Sinclair sisters as well. 

I have read every spin off series from the Grant/Ramsay clans and I can't help but wonder if the writing was always this bad?  Neither character was well developed and honestly, at times both MCs were annoying.  Ysenda being so pouty when she was drunk was annoying and Lewis being so worried about a secret that was obviously a lie felt like a waste of time.  More and more the books in these series feel like they are relying heavily on nostalgia, but rather than lift up new characters, it's actually making me wonder what I saw in the earlier books.  There were times where whole conversations and explanations were repeated to another family member, sometimes within the same chapter.  It was as if the author was trying to hit a word count.  And even the reliance on old characters feels misplaced when they do things that don't at all align with who they were in the past.

I’ve put off picking up this book for a very long time and now that I’ve read it, I understand. It’s been a long time since I’ve really savored a book, and the writing was just so beautiful and I didn’t even realize when I got so attached and swept into the story telling. And then about 75% in I just started crying because Patroclus and Achilles and Briseis and just everything. I’m going to think about this one for a long time. 

I’m obsessed with this series and while I knew the overall plot would speed up I was still super surprised by the end about where things ended for Olympus. The romance between Eurydice, Orpheus, and Charon isn’t my favorite in the series but I really enjoyed it. Although, I feel like I had a clear favorite in the throuple. I’m desperate to see what happens to Ariadne in the next book, and as always, absolutely feral to get Zues and Hera’s story. 

This book is sometimes listed as book five in the series and sometimes as a prequel. I would say it’s more a prequel with elements of time travel. I usually avoid time travel romances, because I don’t think I will enjoy them but this one in particular is part of a series I enjoyed so I gave it a shot. It’s probably closer to a novella than a full story, being about 150 pages. I think the length, and how quickly the story moved made it even harder for me to get into the time travel romance, or invested in either of the MCs or even the plot. It was a nice story, and most of that feeling probably came from having read the main series. I think if you were to skip this you wouldn’t miss much in the main series. 

A very short story, but nice if you have read the rebellious highland hearts series.  The tension between Inghinn and Errol was obvious in Highlander Fated and it was nice to see how they got to their happily ever after. This won't really matter if you haven't read any of the main books in the series, but for those who have read it, it was nice to see more details over some of the snippets mentioned in the last book in the series.

A very short story, but nice if you have read the rebellious highland hearts series.  Sheena is a constant in the entire series, and this short story is her happily ever after, after a quick redemption arc.  It also includes another beloved character, Colin Campbell.  This won't make sense if you haven't read any of the main books in the series, but for those who have read it, it was nice to see more details over some of the snippets mentioned in the last book in the series.

I was not expecting this book to make my heart race the way that it did!  I have loved the series and the brothers as a whole, and I love a grumpy sunshine trope.  However, I wasn't prepared for how intense, and heart breaking, parts of this story would be.  It definitely kept me on my toes in a why way that wasn't completely out of no where, but dramatic in a way that I don't think other books in this series have been.  Brodie and Greer are both wonderful and I'm so glad they got their happily ever after.

This book is full of a lot of small stories but I personally was not a fan of how it was organized.  I would have gotten more out of the book if the essays were organized and grouped in a way with consistent themes.  Instead, all of the possible themes and connections were quickly summarized in the Afterward.  I think because of the way it was organized, a lot of the information didn't actually stick, and while I get the benefit of having a book where you can have flexibility in when and how you read, the style didn't work for me, and often times, the essays left me with more questions.  I almost wish there were fewer chapters/essays and a deeper dive into a few of these moments of Chicago's LGBTQ history.

This book went pretty quickly compared to others in the series. Sorcha and Caden are cute, and I get the feeling this is a set up for the next series more than anything. I also wish there were other plot points that were better addressed. The line here and there about Kellen and Constance, or Cameron and Cailin was really unsatisfying when we’ve been hearing about these characters for multiple books. And Una especially, because it feels like some of the prophecies and tidbits she spoke about in the first book were just never addressed.