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Threads of Fate by Lexi Esme

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ells___'s review

Did not care for authors termage and style of spice writing. The romance felt like too much of a 180 from hard no to take me know. First big spice scene also felt a bit to close to non-con and being drugged. Would have been a great scene for later in the book once boundaries and know of eachother is established.

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readingwithtemperance's review

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dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

So this spider man or man spider? Whatever he is he's HOT.

Listen those extra limbs come in handy and it's pretty cool that he comes with his own rope. His bite being an aphrodisiac is also a nice touch. He's gorgeous AND ferally protective.

Idk its kinda hot that he murdered the man that hurt her the first night they met. AND threatened to give her shitty coworker the same treatment.

I love a man that's all about touch her and you die. I don't care that he

ate his ex wife and murdered her village. Thats on her for starving that man tbh.

I LOVE HIM.

He's such a goober at times like when he

brandished a spatula at poor Mr. Muffins.

And we love a man that can please in more ways than one! That spaghetti sounded so good oml.

And at the end when

she commanded him to go hunt that terrible man? AHHH I love them.

The spice was soooo good omg. I'll def be combing through this author's backlist. She did insta love SO well.

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bookishmillennial's review

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funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

This had fun, familiar elements of steamy romantasy that we all know (&that some love):

novella so it's under 160 pages
instalove (say what you want, but this dude was down BAD & that's just how I like them)
shifter/monster/paranormal romance
"touch her and die" vibes for sure
his venom is an aphrodisiac lmaoooo this is so unserious &yet still had me drooling
Mr. Muffins the cat gets a shoutout for being a cutie patootie

steam rating: 4.5 out of 5 - look, I had a great time & would read smut by Lexi Esme anytime!

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xoxlululuxox's review

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dark emotional fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

This started off so strong, the first chapter really drew me in. Within this first chapter there is an attempted sexual assault followed by some violence, where our female main is injured before the meet-cute between Rihanne and Sephtis. The idea that this could have be the perfect hurt/comfort monster romance had me plowing through the rest of the book before I knew it.

However, I did have several issues with what was presented in the rest of the book, which is why I had to drop my rating down from what would have been a 4.

I felt that it was lacking in building the characters, in that we were told more than shown how they were from their own perspectives. And they had some strange motives and questionable behaviour for the sake of creating drama that wasn't necessary.

The romance was pretty much insta-love, which wouldn't have been terrible if the events of the first three quarters of the book didn't take place over 3 or 4 nights, which is occasionally mentioned as an after thought. The short time period with insta-love really makes it hard to believe how they, particularly Rihanne, feel for each other.

While I didn't find this too explicit in terms of the spicy scenes, they were reasonably frequent so I would personally rate the spice a 3/5 (a good balance between spice and plot).

I did really enjoy this book despite the flaws I felt it had. The concept was right up my alley, and I really enjoyed Lexi's writing style. I would definitely pick up another of her books in future.

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nyx_999's review

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dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“You would destroy me,” I blurt, then quickly slam my hand over my mouth, heat rising up my face.
"Adorable." He chuckles softly, sending a ripple of goosebumps across my skin. “And, what if I promise to be gentle?”

Short, Sweet & Spicy🤌🏼🌶💕🔥

"Sorry...I..."
“Don’t apologize for touching what belongs to you,”

Nothing much to say this was an awesome fast read.

"I have a band-aid and a kiss from the wife. Bring it on."

Thisbook includes ⬇️
Incredibl doting hubby ✔️
Bodage ✔️
Alot of webs 🕷✔️
Addicting Venom👀✔️

“I want you," I say, my voice reaching a deadly low, barely more than a whisper. "To repeat what you just said to my wife.”
“I-I,” Like the true coward he is, the man called Todd stammers, taking a step back with every step I take forward, glancing around at his fellow co-workers. His eyes dart to Rhianne, and it enrages me that he should even set his gaze upon her. “L-look, I didn’t know she was married.” He finally blurts.
“Do I look like I give a fuck? Repeat what you said so her husband might hear you.” All I want to do is tear this human apart, it would be so easy.

Enjoy 🕷💕

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weelasswithabook's review

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

CW: Stalking, gore, spiders, violence, assault, graphic sexual content, death of a loved one

⭐️ Monster romance
⭐️ Interracial romance
⭐️ Fated mates

🌈 Black heroine

🌶 Restraints

This was a quick and easy monster romance between a human and a spider shiftery type creature.

It was fast paced, fated mates (the only instalove I'll ever allow), and ultimately a HEA. I wish this had been a full length novel as we didn't really get an opportunity to get to know the characters very deeply.

But the hero and heroine were sweet, conflict was resolved at a reasonable pace. I have to admit, I didn't see that conflict coming. The little plot twist from the hero's past? Yikes 👀 Jaw dropped.

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