faustin2nd's review
5.0
YES! MORE VIKING DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE!
I loved this book. I'm a huge fan of this series, and this collection of short stories satisfied my craving for more. I love that one of the stories in this collection wrapped up a secondary storyline from the series. It's great that it was given its own space to shine in this book, instead of being lost in the prior books. Overall, this book was more of the writing, storylines and characters that I loved from the series - and I found nothing to complain about.
Honestly, the author could extend this series indefinitely and I would read everything.
I loved this book. I'm a huge fan of this series, and this collection of short stories satisfied my craving for more. I love that one of the stories in this collection wrapped up a secondary storyline from the series. It's great that it was given its own space to shine in this book, instead of being lost in the prior books. Overall, this book was more of the writing, storylines and characters that I loved from the series - and I found nothing to complain about.
Honestly, the author could extend this series indefinitely and I would read everything.
anabelsbrother's review
4.0
Reread: May 2020
First read: December 2017
I'M YELLING-
DANGER'S EDGE: 3.5/5
Elenthea is such a sweetheart I love her. And I love her with Tait, I love how they connected, how Tait tried to deny his feelings for her, how Elenthea was like k boy, bye when he tried to go all macho raider it's just sex, sweetheart on her, and how he came to his senses and went to collect her after (and I consider a knife to the forehead of the person who tried to kill your woman as an A apology).
My fav thing is seeing the characters from the previous books from Tait's POV:
(A+ description of Gunnar there.)
NEED'S EDGE: 4/5
The most surprising story, I think? The hero of this story is Zavier, who's the son of the previous King who was cut down by Wulf, and who ran away from the clan because he was a macho idiot who refused to serve Wulf just because he hated the guy. I didn't even know the previous King had sons.
The yearning for home is strong in this book; Zavier realized he was an idiot for leaving the clan they way he did, but he couldn't return because leaving was akin to treason and would almost always mean death. Dude became a farmer in this book, I can't believe-
Anyway, I love Matylda for him. She's so brave and strong, and I admire what she's done for her younger sisterwho's a selfish brat and doesn't deserve her. Zavier and Matylda in this story is married and doing all the domestic stuff that made my heart go awww because raiders are far from domestic and then you have Zavier-
I have so many feels from this story.
RAIDER'S EDGE: 4/5
Jurin claiming Melyssa at last CAN YOU SAY FUCKING FINALLY-
I died at mentions of Jurin visiting Melyssa and playing with baby Rhiannon who he claimed as his own. I love how he's so patient with Melyssa who's been through so much already, and I love seeing Melyssa realizing what freedom truly means.
The claiming scene at the end?? A++++.
I NEED MORE BOOKS-
First read: December 2017
I'M YELLING-
DANGER'S EDGE: 3.5/5
Elenthea is such a sweetheart I love her. And I love her with Tait, I love how they connected, how Tait tried to deny his feelings for her, how Elenthea was like k boy, bye when he tried to go all macho raider it's just sex, sweetheart on her, and how he came to his senses and went to collect her after (and I consider a knife to the forehead of the person who tried to kill your woman as an A apology).
My fav thing is seeing the characters from the previous books from Tait's POV:
He hadn't understood it then, but every brother who'd claimed a mate--from the war chief, who never seemed bothered by anything, to Eiryn, who was always bothered by everything, to Gunnar, who went out of his way to bother everyone else--was better for it. Happier. More settled.
(A+ description of Gunnar there.)
NEED'S EDGE: 4/5
The most surprising story, I think? The hero of this story is Zavier, who's the son of the previous King who was cut down by Wulf, and who ran away from the clan because he was a macho idiot who refused to serve Wulf just because he hated the guy. I didn't even know the previous King had sons.
The yearning for home is strong in this book; Zavier realized he was an idiot for leaving the clan they way he did, but he couldn't return because leaving was akin to treason and would almost always mean death. Dude became a farmer in this book, I can't believe-
Anyway, I love Matylda for him. She's so brave and strong, and I admire what she's done for her younger sister
I have so many feels from this story.
RAIDER'S EDGE: 4/5
Jurin claiming Melyssa at last CAN YOU SAY FUCKING FINALLY-
I died at mentions of Jurin visiting Melyssa and playing with baby Rhiannon who he claimed as his own. I love how he's so patient with Melyssa who's been through so much already, and I love seeing Melyssa realizing what freedom truly means.
The claiming scene at the end?? A++++.
I NEED MORE BOOKS-
kellym_16829's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
Somehow I am giving this collection of post-apocalyptic erotic novellas 4 stars, when some recent much loved contemporary romances have left me cold. The thing is that this book achieves exactly what it set out to do. The world tge author created is vivid and believable, and the emotions between the characters are as vivid as the sex scenes. There’s some big man alpha stuff I don’t love, but I love that the author has created a world in which bodily autonomy is worth fighting for and the true villains are the societies that try to take that from women.
sgrizanti's review
5.0
Megan Crane ruins me for other authors
Seriously. I don't even like novellas. How was this SO good? SIGH. Its amazing that she can fit character development, backstory, cameos from other beloved characters, steamy scenes, and legitimate HEAs into such short pages. LOVE.
Seriously. I don't even like novellas. How was this SO good? SIGH. Its amazing that she can fit character development, backstory, cameos from other beloved characters, steamy scenes, and legitimate HEAs into such short pages. LOVE.
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