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kaadee's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
2.0
I had high expectations for this book, only for them to fall down in a great collapse. I have been waiting 11 books, eleven books, for Blay and Qhuinn’s love story. I love them so so so so much that I just wanted to see them together even if it’s the last thing I saw.
Let’s start out with the terrible writing of mlm relationships. JR Ward is brilliant at writing male characters, so inherently I thought that she would be great at writing two men together. The other books gave me great hope especially the build up with Blay and Qhuinn and even Vishious and Butch. But no. The sex scenes were incredibly bland and never talked about anything below the belt ever. It was badly written and to make it even worse she didn’t even write them to use lube. I don’t care if you’re an unbeatable vampire, but raw dogging it is rough. It’s unrealistic. I hated every second of every sex scene they had together.
Next, is Qhuinn. I have had a love and hate relationship with Qhuinn for many books but this book just made me hate him more than usual. After forever he finally realizes he is in love with Blay after Blay is finally in a happy relationship. He’s a homewrecker and it makes me upset. Blay has every right to not want to be with him now and deny Qhuinn in his advances. Ok ok they’re meant to be together though so I can look past it.
Next, I’m honestly excited for the Layla story arc even though I’ve heard a ton of people hate Layla? I freaking love Layla. She’s a badass and totally stood up to Havers and Phury when they dismissed her. I can’t wait for her to have kids because Qhuinn and Blay are gonna be the best damn fathers ever.
SOLA AND ASSAIL. THEY ARE HONESTLY THE ONLY REASON I KEPT READING AND THE ONLY REASON THIS BOOK IS 3 STARS. Their relationship is so fucking hot I can’t even describe how much I love it. Their game of cat and mouse is so erotic and cute and Assail is everything i want in a man (besides the raging coke addiction) I loved Assail the second I met him and I will love him to the end of my life. Sola is the badass woman I have been waiting to get some of for 11 books. She doesn’t even compare to Xhex or Cormia or Bella to me. She’s on a whole other level and that makes her perfect. I want more of their story sososossoososososo bad. Anyway, The ending of the book was really good with the dancing and the proposal and all of it. The ending made it worth it because we finally get to see them happy together. Also the fact that Qhuinn is now a brother is pretty perfect and worth the read. I HOPE JR WARD GETS BETTER AT WRITING MLM RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE JEEZ I WILL BE REALLY UPSET.
Let’s start out with the terrible writing of mlm relationships. JR Ward is brilliant at writing male characters, so inherently I thought that she would be great at writing two men together. The other books gave me great hope especially the build up with Blay and Qhuinn and even Vishious and Butch. But no. The sex scenes were incredibly bland and never talked about anything below the belt ever. It was badly written and to make it even worse she didn’t even write them to use lube. I don’t care if you’re an unbeatable vampire, but raw dogging it is rough. It’s unrealistic. I hated every second of every sex scene they had together.
Next, is Qhuinn. I have had a love and hate relationship with Qhuinn for many books but this book just made me hate him more than usual. After forever he finally realizes he is in love with Blay after Blay is finally in a happy relationship. He’s a homewrecker and it makes me upset. Blay has every right to not want to be with him now and deny Qhuinn in his advances. Ok ok they’re meant to be together though so I can look past it.
Next, I’m honestly excited for the Layla story arc even though I’ve heard a ton of people hate Layla? I freaking love Layla. She’s a badass and totally stood up to Havers and Phury when they dismissed her. I can’t wait for her to have kids because Qhuinn and Blay are gonna be the best damn fathers ever.
SOLA AND ASSAIL. THEY ARE HONESTLY THE ONLY REASON I KEPT READING AND THE ONLY REASON THIS BOOK IS 3 STARS. Their relationship is so fucking hot I can’t even describe how much I love it. Their game of cat and mouse is so erotic and cute and Assail is everything i want in a man (besides the raging coke addiction) I loved Assail the second I met him and I will love him to the end of my life. Sola is the badass woman I have been waiting to get some of for 11 books. She doesn’t even compare to Xhex or Cormia or Bella to me. She’s on a whole other level and that makes her perfect. I want more of their story sososossoososososo bad. Anyway, The ending of the book was really good with the dancing and the proposal and all of it. The ending made it worth it because we finally get to see them happy together. Also the fact that Qhuinn is now a brother is pretty perfect and worth the read. I HOPE JR WARD GETS BETTER AT WRITING MLM RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE JEEZ I WILL BE REALLY UPSET.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Murder