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A review by _isabel_
Lucky or Knot by Eliot Grayson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
What a conclusion to this wonderful shared-world series! "Lucky or Knot" is an absolute gem of a book.
Eliot Grayson is ALWAYS a sure thing for me: I don't think she could write a book that wouldn't make immediately obsessed... her writing scratches a very specific itch in my brain, and I've seriously adored every single word she has written, and this book is no exception.
I adored the plot, and I adored the world-building, and I ADORED the romance. I was hooked immediately, and I managed to finish the whole book off in a day: I could not stop reading.
Tony is a fantastic protagonist: he's absolutely freaking wonderful. He's so damn respectful and eager and sweet, but the things I loved most about him were his courage and his honesty. I loved being in his head! Raven, on the other hand, was a smidge more difficult for me to love. Mainly because we never get his POV, so he remains quite a mystery until the very end. Also, I didn't like how he made fun of Tony's supposed dumbness: call it a pet peeve of mine, but it's the one thing I can't stand being made fun of. Also, I absolutely did not think Tony was dumb AT ALL: he's brave and eager, and yes okay, impulsive, but that doesn't make him an idiot. Anyway, that's the reason I'm not giving this book a full five-star rating.
Raven becomes less of a mystery by the end, and I thought Eliot did a wonderful job depicting how different a fae and a non-fae are: their morals and their feelings are very different, and the ""cultural"" divide between the two is also quite big, and I appreciated how she took the time to explain that. It made Raven much more lovable, and the world-building even more fascinating too!
Regardless, I still felt for Raven throughout the novel, and once again, I think the author did a fantastic job portraying his struggles and the impact his ongoing trauma has on him: despite my own pet peeves, I wholly understood the reason behind his choices, as did Tony.
Regardless, I ADORED the romance: I love it when two characters can't seem to take their hands off each other, and Eliot Grayson is the queen of that kind of trope. Both of them are obsessed with each other, and it made me both swoon and blush. The steam was absolutely STEAMIN', and their bond, the way both of them ended up being quite ready to sacrifice themselves for the other, made me tear up more than once.
Last but not least, "Lucky or Knot" is set in Eliot's Mismatched Mates series, so for long-time fans of the series, we get to see a couple of well-known (and beloved) faces! And yes, since it's Vegas, that means DECLAN AND BLAKE. I squealed: those two are my favourite of Eliot's couples, and I loved seeing them being all loved-up (and snarky) together. Also, Blake is still very much an asshole, and I loved him for that. My babies <3
The ending was perfect, and I seriously cannot wait to see which couple will be the next in this series. "Lucky or Knot" was a fabulous, steamy, fun, but also surprisingly angsty and dark, romp of a book, and I could not recommend it enough.
TWs/CWs: domestic abuse, violence.
Thank you GRR for the ARC. This is my honest review.
Eliot Grayson is ALWAYS a sure thing for me: I don't think she could write a book that wouldn't make immediately obsessed... her writing scratches a very specific itch in my brain, and I've seriously adored every single word she has written, and this book is no exception.
I adored the plot, and I adored the world-building, and I ADORED the romance. I was hooked immediately, and I managed to finish the whole book off in a day: I could not stop reading.
Tony is a fantastic protagonist: he's absolutely freaking wonderful. He's so damn respectful and eager and sweet, but the things I loved most about him were his courage and his honesty. I loved being in his head! Raven, on the other hand, was a smidge more difficult for me to love. Mainly because we never get his POV, so he remains quite a mystery until the very end. Also, I didn't like how he made fun of Tony's supposed dumbness: call it a pet peeve of mine, but it's the one thing I can't stand being made fun of. Also, I absolutely did not think Tony was dumb AT ALL: he's brave and eager, and yes okay, impulsive, but that doesn't make him an idiot. Anyway, that's the reason I'm not giving this book a full five-star rating.
Raven becomes less of a mystery by the end, and I thought Eliot did a wonderful job depicting how different a fae and a non-fae are: their morals and their feelings are very different, and the ""cultural"" divide between the two is also quite big, and I appreciated how she took the time to explain that. It made Raven much more lovable, and the world-building even more fascinating too!
Regardless, I still felt for Raven throughout the novel, and once again, I think the author did a fantastic job portraying his struggles and the impact his ongoing trauma has on him: despite my own pet peeves, I wholly understood the reason behind his choices, as did Tony.
Regardless, I ADORED the romance: I love it when two characters can't seem to take their hands off each other, and Eliot Grayson is the queen of that kind of trope. Both of them are obsessed with each other, and it made me both swoon and blush. The steam was absolutely STEAMIN', and their bond, the way both of them ended up being quite ready to sacrifice themselves for the other, made me tear up more than once.
Last but not least, "Lucky or Knot" is set in Eliot's Mismatched Mates series, so for long-time fans of the series, we get to see a couple of well-known (and beloved) faces! And yes, since it's Vegas, that means DECLAN AND BLAKE. I squealed: those two are my favourite of Eliot's couples, and I loved seeing them being all loved-up (and snarky) together. Also, Blake is still very much an asshole, and I loved him for that. My babies <3
The ending was perfect, and I seriously cannot wait to see which couple will be the next in this series. "Lucky or Knot" was a fabulous, steamy, fun, but also surprisingly angsty and dark, romp of a book, and I could not recommend it enough.
TWs/CWs: domestic abuse, violence.
Thank you GRR for the ARC. This is my honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence