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rihoward's review against another edition
5.0
All I can say is buckle up for this continuation of a ride with these amazing stories. This series and these books made this author into a one-click one because when she creates a story she is not afraid to dip her toes into the darkness.
Devastate
4.6 Sweet Jesus Stars
This book. I was not prepared for this book. I didn't think anyone could top Van's place in this series. I was wrong. Tate. Sweet holy titfire. This man-made me believe in love again. The things he endured for Lucia. I cannot even. I loved watching his character grow as he came to heal from his time being a victim. I enjoyed watching his connection with Van grow into something more than a painful past reminder. I lived for their interactions. My heart broke for both of them at one part in particular. I enjoyed Lucia and her resilience to overcome also. She lost a lot in this story and that saddened me. It is a testament to her character that she didn't break doing what she was forced to do.
The story paved the way for where it was going next and I look forward to those characters. Definitely a great series but I differ in my opinion from other reviewers. I do not think this could be read as a standalone. I think it is important to build on the foundation of this story and see how far the characters have come (especially Van) in order to atone for what they have done in the past or what they had to endure.
Take
4.7 stars
it is official. This author is a wizard. She made me feel for the devil incarnate, Tiago. After the last book, I didn't think that was even possible. Yet, She cast a spell and let me see about this complex man. I shouldn't be surprised considering that she was able to redeem Van but good lord this man was not a good man...or so I thought. Even in the moments when I wanted to truly hate him he still had a certain Je ne sais quois charisma about him. His devotion to Boones and Arturo was also surprising but it added to his depth. Kate. That sweet girl. I liked that she never gave up and that in the end, she discovered a sense of peace that she had been long since missing.
I am getting more and more intrigued by Cole. I need to know more. I am hoping that he gets his own book. This series is definitely not for anyone that doesn't have the stomach for the darker side. Yet, even though this story delves into the darker side of things that happen in real life, the author still manages to give hope and that is part of the draw for me. It is done with a sense of authenticity.
Manipulate
4.4 stars
This series. My heart hurts. I am glad that even amongst all the darkness and heavy topics that this author still manages to give me, the reader, something to connect with. The backstory of Martin was awful but it explained so much about why he was the way he was and what Van alluded to with Ricky. Petula and Ricky had their own issues so combined with Ricky it made sense that somehow they would all heal together.
The ending had me a little perplexed. The whole story had been building up to this moment and I didn't feel like it got the attention that it should have. It felt rushed. I still enjoyed the story and am curious as to know what happens next with Luke and Vera.
Devastate
4.6 Sweet Jesus Stars
This book. I was not prepared for this book. I didn't think anyone could top Van's place in this series. I was wrong. Tate. Sweet holy titfire. This man-made me believe in love again. The things he endured for Lucia. I cannot even. I loved watching his character grow as he came to heal from his time being a victim. I enjoyed watching his connection with Van grow into something more than a painful past reminder. I lived for their interactions. My heart broke for both of them at one part in particular. I enjoyed Lucia and her resilience to overcome also. She lost a lot in this story and that saddened me. It is a testament to her character that she didn't break doing what she was forced to do.
The story paved the way for where it was going next and I look forward to those characters. Definitely a great series but I differ in my opinion from other reviewers. I do not think this could be read as a standalone. I think it is important to build on the foundation of this story and see how far the characters have come (especially Van) in order to atone for what they have done in the past or what they had to endure.
Take
4.7 stars
it is official. This author is a wizard. She made me feel for the devil incarnate, Tiago. After the last book, I didn't think that was even possible. Yet, She cast a spell and let me see about this complex man. I shouldn't be surprised considering that she was able to redeem Van but good lord this man was not a good man...or so I thought. Even in the moments when I wanted to truly hate him he still had a certain Je ne sais quois charisma about him. His devotion to Boones and Arturo was also surprising but it added to his depth. Kate. That sweet girl. I liked that she never gave up and that in the end, she discovered a sense of peace that she had been long since missing.
I am getting more and more intrigued by Cole. I need to know more. I am hoping that he gets his own book. This series is definitely not for anyone that doesn't have the stomach for the darker side. Yet, even though this story delves into the darker side of things that happen in real life, the author still manages to give hope and that is part of the draw for me. It is done with a sense of authenticity.
Manipulate
4.4 stars
This series. My heart hurts. I am glad that even amongst all the darkness and heavy topics that this author still manages to give me, the reader, something to connect with. The backstory of Martin was awful but it explained so much about why he was the way he was and what Van alluded to with Ricky. Petula and Ricky had their own issues so combined with Ricky it made sense that somehow they would all heal together.
The ending had me a little perplexed. The whole story had been building up to this moment and I didn't feel like it got the attention that it should have. It felt rushed. I still enjoyed the story and am curious as to know what happens next with Luke and Vera.
tj9390's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
calliek_reads5's review
4.0
4.5
Phew!
Books 4,5 and 6 of the Deliver series. And holy cow. This is one DARK, and STEAMY series. This one finds us with the story of Tate, then the story of Kate, then the last is Martin & Ricky. All are characters from throughout the entire series, but they are all standalone books with no cliffhanging endings.
(I'd still read them in order, honestly)
*Check your TWs for sure. There are some extremely dark and depraved descriptive scenes, and if you don't like those kinds of things, then NONE of this series is for you.
Pam Godwin can bring ALL THE FEELS, that is certain, and I will absolutely be reading more of her work in addition to the rest of this series.
On my reread journey of this series, no changes. Pam is a queen of darkness in the romance genre!
Phew!
Books 4,5 and 6 of the Deliver series. And holy cow. This is one DARK, and STEAMY series. This one finds us with the story of Tate, then the story of Kate, then the last is Martin & Ricky. All are characters from throughout the entire series, but they are all standalone books with no cliffhanging endings.
(I'd still read them in order, honestly)
*Check your TWs for sure. There are some extremely dark and depraved descriptive scenes, and if you don't like those kinds of things, then NONE of this series is for you.
Pam Godwin can bring ALL THE FEELS, that is certain, and I will absolutely be reading more of her work in addition to the rest of this series.
On my reread journey of this series, no changes. Pam is a queen of darkness in the romance genre!
bookishwishes's review against another edition
Loved the first 3 books of the series! So much. I still enjoyed Tate and Lucia as well (4) … but I could not continue with Kate. I genuinely do not care for her character. At all. I’m intrigued by Tiago and his past. But I just couldn’t keep going. I just stopped caring about their story. And I don’t care to continue this series at this time.
literaryhaylee's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I enjoyed these three much more than the first 3 books. This series is very dark with almost irredeemable characters, but I live to see them redeem themselves.
From Evil (Books 4-6; Devastate, Take, Manipulate)
Devastate (Book 4)
Started 03/06/2023 - Finished 03/06/2023
4 Stars
This book is significantly darker than the previous, imo. Some of these scenes were hard to get through.
Book 3 ends with Tate on a mission to find his best friend's (Camila) sister. Tate knows Camila can never care for him the way he cares for her, but he knows that by finding her sister, who has been missing for over 8 years, will get him brownie points.
With the help of Cole, her location has been tracked down. There is a few problems with this. Lucia has been held captive, working with/for Tiago - a notorious kidnapper. Tiago kidnaps people and ransoms them by any means possible, with the help of Lucia. Tate cannot get Lucia out by herself, so Cole, Van Quiso, and Tate venture off to make this happen. Because of Tate's undisclosed history, he is able to get into pretty much anywhere. Van Quiso accompanies Tate to ensure he doesn't get himself killed.
Tiago is a brutal man and the shit he does in this is completely fucked.
But book 5 is his redemption...
Take (Book 5)
Started 03/06/2023 - Finished 03/06/2023
5 Stars
Tiago is seriously fucked and since he cannot have Lucia, he takes someone else - Kate. Kate was the last victim of Van Quiso's Sex Trafficking business and because of this she is very sensitive (as one would be) to being kidnapped and held against her will. However, she uses her darkest moments to get her through these dark moments. Trying to woo Tiago has it's challenges though! He does not care for anyone.. that is until he figures out Kate is essentially untouched despite her being capture and trained to be a sex slave. Kate brings out a side in Tiago that no one has ever seen before and her quickly starts to show himself in a better light.
Crazy to think that I absolutely hated Tiago, but ended up loving this book. This book has some of my favorite tropes, virgin h, primal-ish, possessive alpha asshole.. this book is disturbing to say the least.. he has an itch for carving flesh! And a desire to mark her in every way possible.
Manipulate (Book 6)
Started 03/07/2023 - Finished 03/07/2023
5 Stars
Tula is just your average girl from Texas, but her sister has always been in some shit and because of this Tula is used to bailing out her sister. In an attempt to bail Tula out of disaster, she is captured and brutally assulated and held in prison. This prison is ran by a notorious cartel leader who is still successfully able to run guns and drugs despite being in prison. Tula ends up on his good side and in a way she ends up working with him. This curates a safe environment for her despite being in a male only prison.
Ricky and Martin are on the hunt to take down a ruthless sex trafficker. There is just one problem, they have to infiltrate into his safe guards in prison.. what better way to do this than to get close to not only the only female, but she seems to be the one who it the closest to him.
This book was crazy y'all and so hot!! Rick and Martin have been friends for such a long time and they have this undeniable sexual chemistry, that Matin has never caved to. Martin has a very traumatic past and keeps to himself, it was so good to see him confront those wrong doings and talk to someone about this.
There is DVP, DP!! HOT!! My little polyam bbs.
From Evil (Books 4-6; Devastate, Take, Manipulate)
Devastate (Book 4)
Started 03/06/2023 - Finished 03/06/2023
4 Stars
This book is significantly darker than the previous, imo. Some of these scenes were hard to get through.
Book 3 ends with Tate on a mission to find his best friend's (Camila) sister. Tate knows Camila can never care for him the way he cares for her, but he knows that by finding her sister, who has been missing for over 8 years, will get him brownie points.
With the help of Cole, her location has been tracked down. There is a few problems with this. Lucia has been held captive, working with/for Tiago - a notorious kidnapper. Tiago kidnaps people and ransoms them by any means possible, with the help of Lucia. Tate cannot get Lucia out by herself, so Cole, Van Quiso, and Tate venture off to make this happen. Because of Tate's undisclosed history, he is able to get into pretty much anywhere. Van Quiso accompanies Tate to ensure he doesn't get himself killed.
Tiago is a brutal man and the shit he does in this is completely fucked.
But book 5 is his redemption...
Take (Book 5)
Started 03/06/2023 - Finished 03/06/2023
5 Stars
Tiago is seriously fucked and since he cannot have Lucia, he takes someone else - Kate. Kate was the last victim of Van Quiso's Sex Trafficking business and because of this she is very sensitive (as one would be) to being kidnapped and held against her will. However, she uses her darkest moments to get her through these dark moments. Trying to woo Tiago has it's challenges though! He does not care for anyone.. that is until he figures out Kate is essentially untouched despite her being capture and trained to be a sex slave. Kate brings out a side in Tiago that no one has ever seen before and her quickly starts to show himself in a better light.
Crazy to think that I absolutely hated Tiago, but ended up loving this book. This book has some of my favorite tropes, virgin h, primal-ish, possessive alpha asshole.. this book is disturbing to say the least.. he has an itch for carving flesh! And a desire to mark her in every way possible.
Manipulate (Book 6)
Started 03/07/2023 - Finished 03/07/2023
5 Stars
Tula is just your average girl from Texas, but her sister has always been in some shit and because of this Tula is used to bailing out her sister. In an attempt to bail Tula out of disaster, she is captured and brutally assulated and held in prison. This prison is ran by a notorious cartel leader who is still successfully able to run guns and drugs despite being in prison. Tula ends up on his good side and in a way she ends up working with him. This curates a safe environment for her despite being in a male only prison.
Ricky and Martin are on the hunt to take down a ruthless sex trafficker. There is just one problem, they have to infiltrate into his safe guards in prison.. what better way to do this than to get close to not only the only female, but she seems to be the one who it the closest to him.
This book was crazy y'all and so hot!! Rick and Martin have been friends for such a long time and they have this undeniable sexual chemistry, that Matin has never caved to. Martin has a very traumatic past and keeps to himself, it was so good to see him confront those wrong doings and talk to someone about this.
There is DVP, DP!! HOT!! My little polyam bbs.
stef331992's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kodom251999's review against another edition
5.0
Devastate
I love this book. This author always introduces me to characters that are gritty and HOT!
Take
How this author makes me fall in love with bad guy I will never know. Tiago was a broken man, and the more you get to know him the more in love I fell. Kate truly was the one person for him. This read was dark and beautiful!
Manipulation
This series is killing me! Every book has damaged people who struggle to get over the abuse in their past. I loved that this book was a m/f/m. This one truly hit me hard. Martin, Ricky, and Tula were fighting for each other. Martin’s past was heartbreaking and very hard to read. Tula didn’t want to believe the human trafficking was true. This author has a way of writing that can truly make you cringe. It truly does make you think about those things. I truly got lost in this book.
I love this book. This author always introduces me to characters that are gritty and HOT!
Take
How this author makes me fall in love with bad guy I will never know. Tiago was a broken man, and the more you get to know him the more in love I fell. Kate truly was the one person for him. This read was dark and beautiful!
Manipulation
This series is killing me! Every book has damaged people who struggle to get over the abuse in their past. I loved that this book was a m/f/m. This one truly hit me hard. Martin, Ricky, and Tula were fighting for each other. Martin’s past was heartbreaking and very hard to read. Tula didn’t want to believe the human trafficking was true. This author has a way of writing that can truly make you cringe. It truly does make you think about those things. I truly got lost in this book.
etidae's review against another edition
5.0
18+ Dark Romance, Collection of 3 Books, steamy, spicy, and quite literally traumatic (but it's a romance!)
Overall
4.5/5 ⭐️
4/5
Overall
4.5/5 ⭐️
4/5
calliek_reads's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
Phew!
Books 4,5 and 6 of the Deliver series. And holy cow. This is one DARK, and STEAMY series. This one finds us with the story of Tate, then the story of Kate, then the last is Martin & Ricky. All are characters from throughout the entire series, but they are all standalone books with no cliffhanging endings.
(I'd still read them in order, honestly)
*Check your TWs for sure, there are some extremely dark and depraves descriptive scenes, and if you don't like those kinds of things, then NONE of this series is for you.
Pam Godwin can bring ALL THE FEELS, that is certain, and I will absolutely be reading more of her work in addition to the rest of this series.
Phew!
Books 4,5 and 6 of the Deliver series. And holy cow. This is one DARK, and STEAMY series. This one finds us with the story of Tate, then the story of Kate, then the last is Martin & Ricky. All are characters from throughout the entire series, but they are all standalone books with no cliffhanging endings.
(I'd still read them in order, honestly)
*Check your TWs for sure, there are some extremely dark and depraves descriptive scenes, and if you don't like those kinds of things, then NONE of this series is for you.
Pam Godwin can bring ALL THE FEELS, that is certain, and I will absolutely be reading more of her work in addition to the rest of this series.
sweetpea77's review against another edition
5.0
If you enjoy dark romance then you’ve came to the right place!! This author does dark so deliciously that you’ll crave every single word! You get the complete set of three books each one more yummy than the last! She is one of the absolute best at the craft of weaving dark romance! You’ll definitely want this book!! All I can say is wow and so very delicious!