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Timber by Tate James

29 reviews

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Trafficking

Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

schnoebs13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think this was an amazing end to this series and really stayed true to who the characters were. At the same time, there was definitely hard moments that I felt like I had to disassociate from the characters and story just because of how intense they were which probably led to other moments down the road not hitting as emotionally as they could have because of that disassociation. That being said, I think those moments were still very valuable to the story. I loved how Hades finally let people in and had the guys be such an integral part of her life and work. I also loved that she was making friends. I’m really happy I gave this world another try. I definitely want to look into more companion series and maybe even finish up some of the other books I have by her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

bookintrovert's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia

jamiekieltyka's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

spicyviolets's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This series really ran into some pacing issues for me as it went on. This last book felt way too long, and for very few good reasons. I still liked the MC’s, and was glad to finish out their stories, but I think some of this could’ve been edited down. There was a whole lot of (pretty decent) spice. Definitely way more than any of the other books, but the group nicknames continued to feel absolutely cringe.
This book also felt much darker, and more graphic than the rest of the series. The FMC goes through some really upsetting

torture/sexual violence

on page at the beginning of the book, so be sure to check your trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking

g_c_geeks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had so much fun reading this series. Sometime about them just rlly suck you in and keep you engrossed.
This one was much more graphic than the others, so definitely check triggers warnings. 
The ending felt a little anticlimactic to me personally, but I’m glad it all ended up okay. And omg that one part at the end melted my heart. 
Adored the relationship development between everyone, but especially enjoyed seeing the boys settle into their friendship too. Overall gonna miss this series and defs recommend to why-choose and dark romance fans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Torture, and Violence

sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

i think it was a very satisfying ending for Hades! i’m glad she got closure the way she wanted to, not the way others thought she should or the way you, the reader, thought she should.

i do feel like this book was more sex-filled than the other three, especially because of the beginning she had with Chase.

i liked her character more than MK and I think this ending was better suited than MK’s ending as well.

excited to read Vault now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Trafficking

highbaddieofnightcourt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A fantastic conclusion to the Hades series. I absolutely loved Hades and her cast of characters, even Seph grew on me quite a bit in this book! And the spice-- good lord I bow down to Tate James and her EXPERTISE in writing reverse harems. At times I did feel a little swept up in the non-stop action, the pacing a bit fast as if there was a lot to cover to wrap up their stories in a way that made sense (and even then, a bit of a stretch), but honestly I was fine with it by the end because listen, I'm just along for the ride when it comes to the goings-ons of Shadow Grove. And the boys' romance/dedication to Hades is just the best and makes up for any momentary confusion in the plot. 

Also Daddy Cass....all I gotta say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

krysley's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Stalking

marissaisbooked's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

Timber takes a significantly darker turn than the rest of the series so please be cautious. There’s no actual TWs/CWs provided in the book, just a note that you know what to expect if you’ve made it this far because you know Hades past. I’ll include triggers at the bottom of this review. 

I thought the series was great right up until the end. Hated the marriage in the epilogue despite Hades saying on 3 separate occasions within the final book that she’d never get married. And the ending overall was just kinda weak 🤷🏻‍♀️ all these epic showdowns with Chase just for her to say “a magician never reveals her secrets” when she magically can finally have him arrested and truly held.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

Triggers:

• Rape
• Drugging
• Torture
• PTSD
• Hallucinations

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide