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heatherb528's review against another edition
3.0
This book is best read with a clean slate in mind, I didn’t think it was really part of the dark trope but it did have some dark sad moments. Love triangle filled with all the emotions! Allegra went through so much from young blind love, anger, confusion and finally true love. It’s never easy to choose but she could only pick one and honestly I’m so happy with the way this book ended. It was a LONG road to get there but everything worked out in the end.
takealookatmybookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
I’m going to be honest, it took me some time to get my thoughts together to write this review because this book was raw, dark, gritty, and emotionally intense.
Rain by A.L. Woods is the story of a complicated love triangle. Allegra, Dom, and Nate are complicated individuals whose stories are interwoven. Allegra had a difficult upbringing and constantly lives in fear. She’s tortured and has long-lasting scars which affect her mental health. Dom is Allegra’s older brother’s best friend, and he’s not your typical hero. He’s kind of a monster, dark, possessive, and most definitely an antihero in this book. Then we have Nate who was difficult to figure out. He’s a thief who cons women by getting them in bed, robbing them, and then leaving them, but he cares for Allegra and only wants the best for her.
This is the story of three traumatized individuals who are broken in many ways. There are two men vying for Allegra’s heart, but only one will be able to capture it. This book had me in all the feels and the details were necessary to paint the whole picture. This well-written story was dark, sad, emotional, with angst, mental health issues, and love. This is a complex, addictive storyline and I could not get enough of it. This is the first book I’ve read by A.L. Woods and it certainly won’t be my last.
Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rain by A.L. Woods is the story of a complicated love triangle. Allegra, Dom, and Nate are complicated individuals whose stories are interwoven. Allegra had a difficult upbringing and constantly lives in fear. She’s tortured and has long-lasting scars which affect her mental health. Dom is Allegra’s older brother’s best friend, and he’s not your typical hero. He’s kind of a monster, dark, possessive, and most definitely an antihero in this book. Then we have Nate who was difficult to figure out. He’s a thief who cons women by getting them in bed, robbing them, and then leaving them, but he cares for Allegra and only wants the best for her.
This is the story of three traumatized individuals who are broken in many ways. There are two men vying for Allegra’s heart, but only one will be able to capture it. This book had me in all the feels and the details were necessary to paint the whole picture. This well-written story was dark, sad, emotional, with angst, mental health issues, and love. This is a complex, addictive storyline and I could not get enough of it. This is the first book I’ve read by A.L. Woods and it certainly won’t be my last.
Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
staceycarr1060's review
3.0
Dom, Nate & Allegra
Spice = 4
Age gap, Enemies-to-lovers, First love, Older brother’s best friend, Possessive MMCs, Forced proximity, Workplace romance, Angsty, Small town, Trauma, Flashbacks, Flashforward Epilogue, Murder/Suicide Attempt, unhinged, dark romance, sexual con artist, Touch her & die, possessive, sit on my face, 3 some, DVP, Happpy for now ending, everyone was at a good place. Duet but not reading the 2nd one. It's years later when Allegra & Nate are having marital problems, squirter, Degradation
Spice = 4
Age gap, Enemies-to-lovers, First love, Older brother’s best friend, Possessive MMCs, Forced proximity, Workplace romance, Angsty, Small town, Trauma, Flashbacks, Flashforward Epilogue, Murder/Suicide Attempt, unhinged, dark romance, sexual con artist, Touch her & die, possessive, sit on my face, 3 some, DVP, Happpy for now ending, everyone was at a good place. Duet but not reading the 2nd one. It's years later when Allegra & Nate are having marital problems, squirter, Degradation
kaydanielsromance's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! Dark, gritty, raw, and in your face emotional. Rain does not hold back. It is a torrential downpour of trauma, grief, and mental health issues mixed in with some of the hottest bedroom times that all center around an amazing young woman.
Rain is a story that contains a blend of past and present storylines that all weave together to give the reader a clear roadmap to where each character came from, how they ended up where they are at, and where they are headed in the future. Rain is a big book, which can seem daunting, and yet it's needed to braid all three tales together perfectly.
Allegra is certainly the center of the book. Dom and Nate orbit around her and yet Allegra suffers from feeling alone and neglected much of her life. While I went back and forth between both liking and disliking both guys at different points in the story, there was one person I stood hard and fast on never liking; her brother, Terry. Sorry, not sorry.
If you looked at Dom and Nate as two sides of the same coin, where Allegra had to flip it to choose, they both had different qualities that made that choice nearly impossible. Dom is dark, possessive, and believes himself to be a non-redeemable monster. His one concession has pretty much always been Allegra, however, he just doesn't know how to express or even say "I love you," the one thing Allegra wants more than anything. Take away the love aspect, he's been her protector, pretty much her guardian, and been all of her firsts.
Nate is a different side of that same coin. He actually makes Allegra smile, pushes her boundaries, and wants better for her. This is a new development in Nate's life as for the past decade he's only thought of himself and what's in his pants. He too doesn't believe in love, but it's certainly not on a dark level like Dom. Nate is quirky and his internal musings always brought a chuckle out of me. While he just rolled into town and hasn't known Allegra long, there is something that says he wants more time with her, but is it worth risking those pesky things called feelings?
There is a long path to the decisions Allegra has to make and there were times I wanted to jump in and help because clearly this girl needed more guidance than the people living around her. Seriously though, the trigger warnings are no joke. Rain delves into the very deep end of mental illness, domestic abuse, and other topics that could be triggers for some readers. If you just love reading, jump into the storm and enjoy the rain.
Rain is a story that contains a blend of past and present storylines that all weave together to give the reader a clear roadmap to where each character came from, how they ended up where they are at, and where they are headed in the future. Rain is a big book, which can seem daunting, and yet it's needed to braid all three tales together perfectly.
Allegra is certainly the center of the book. Dom and Nate orbit around her and yet Allegra suffers from feeling alone and neglected much of her life. While I went back and forth between both liking and disliking both guys at different points in the story, there was one person I stood hard and fast on never liking; her brother, Terry. Sorry, not sorry.
If you looked at Dom and Nate as two sides of the same coin, where Allegra had to flip it to choose, they both had different qualities that made that choice nearly impossible. Dom is dark, possessive, and believes himself to be a non-redeemable monster. His one concession has pretty much always been Allegra, however, he just doesn't know how to express or even say "I love you," the one thing Allegra wants more than anything. Take away the love aspect, he's been her protector, pretty much her guardian, and been all of her firsts.
Nate is a different side of that same coin. He actually makes Allegra smile, pushes her boundaries, and wants better for her. This is a new development in Nate's life as for the past decade he's only thought of himself and what's in his pants. He too doesn't believe in love, but it's certainly not on a dark level like Dom. Nate is quirky and his internal musings always brought a chuckle out of me. While he just rolled into town and hasn't known Allegra long, there is something that says he wants more time with her, but is it worth risking those pesky things called feelings?
There is a long path to the decisions Allegra has to make and there were times I wanted to jump in and help because clearly this girl needed more guidance than the people living around her. Seriously though, the trigger warnings are no joke. Rain delves into the very deep end of mental illness, domestic abuse, and other topics that could be triggers for some readers. If you just love reading, jump into the storm and enjoy the rain.
alyssa_will's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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
5.0
tj_darkreads's review
5.0
I don't think I've ever read a book, I know I haven't where the fmc had such mental health issues that she was holding in and screaming on the inside trying to deal with them herself rather than get help you couldn't help but want to help her any way you could...ugh.
I normally try to stay away from the emotional stories that have you reaching for the tissues, but after I read the blurb I knew I wasn't going to let this one slip by and I'm so very glad I didn't, because it was so worth the tissues and now I'm afraid this book is going to stay with me I just know it as I'm tearing up while writing this review, so while I'm an emotional mess let me mention that this is my first book to read by this arthur and I can honestly say it's not going to be my last.
The heat in this book could cause a forrest fire it was so hot, I would definitely recommend this, but if you have mental health issues and need those TW you might want to skip this one.
I normally try to stay away from the emotional stories that have you reaching for the tissues, but after I read the blurb I knew I wasn't going to let this one slip by and I'm so very glad I didn't, because it was so worth the tissues and now I'm afraid this book is going to stay with me I just know it as I'm tearing up while writing this review, so while I'm an emotional mess let me mention that this is my first book to read by this arthur and I can honestly say it's not going to be my last.
The heat in this book could cause a forrest fire it was so hot, I would definitely recommend this, but if you have mental health issues and need those TW you might want to skip this one.
bookswritingandmore's review against another edition
5.0
This book was dark, so emotional, and the hero is a major a-hole, but those are all the reasons why I loved it. Read your trigger warnings, but I went in blind because I don't have many triggers.