A review by jenndejeep
Tarnished Tyrant by Nicole Fox

5.0

Her duets are some of my favorite books. 

 Tarnished Tyrant starts off Nikolai and Belle’s story. I love how Nicole does the whole “fall in love with the bad guy” story. Nikolai definitely isn’t.a good guy but he has some redeeming qualities and I love his determination to take care of Belle’s accident-prone ass lol. I adore Belle. 100%. She reminds me a lot of myself and I love how much she cares for and mothers Elise. I have a soft spot for book characters who have to parent their siblings. It gives me a lot of respect for them that they didn’t run off when times got tough. If I’m being honest though, Aslan was one of my favorite characters of this whole story. He’s hysterical and his devotion to Nikolai is admirable. Everyone needs a best friend like him. This book ends on a huge cliffhanger so I can’t wait to read the second half tonight. One of my favorite things about Nicole’s writings is that she typically releases both books in a duet at the same time so you don’t have to freak out and agonizingly wait for the rest of the story. If you haven’t started reading her work. Yet, I totally recommend starting with either this duet, or the Makarova Bratva (Aleksandr and Olivia).