A review by christikb
Ignite by Cassandra Robbins

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

Holy motherforking shirtballs, y'all, I was NOT prepared for Mitchell Axel Fontaine, owner of a giant 🐓, possessor of a maniacally filthy mouth, and hot mess extraordinaire. He came in like a wrecking ball from page freaking 1 (PAGE ONE, Y'ALL) and knocked down ALL of my defenses. Keep in mind that I've been entranced with this over-the-top, grumpy, absolute shitshow of a man since Reign, where I accidentally started my read of the Cassandra Robbins-verse. Since then, I've only dug in deeper on him to the point where his (and Ryder's, but that's another story for another day) was the Disciples story I was most excited to read. And, guys, girls, gremlins, did Ignite freaking deliver. We open in a lovely, well-kept strip club where Axel is overseeing tryouts for clun workers and in walks Cookie...Candy...Antoinette. Whatever she calls herself, Axel is obsessed from the start and their intrigue only deepens as she faces her own demons and Axel deals with MC troubles that ultimately end up spilling over, endangering his ballerina, at which point he loses his collective shit, goes completely feral, and (mild spoiler alert here) drowns a guy in a working fryer. Sure, he kills a guy, but he definitely had a good reason, right? We can forgive an unhinged guy so long as it's for love, right?