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A review by inkerly
Family Ties by Smauggy
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I LOVED this book! At first I was confused after reading “Fourplay” (Book 4 of the Marvelous 3: Sons of the Elite Series by the same author) because it teased this series as a supernatural universe with vampires, witches, and werewolves (how the heck did we go from mafia crimebosses to bloodsucking vampires and witches in the same universe?) . But I am glad I read this book because this was a refreshing twist on vampires vs werewolves and it’s honestly one of the best supernatural books I’ve read . Some people made comparisons to The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, which I can see faintly, but this book is so much better in its worldbuilding in my opinion. I was hesitant to like Kiara and Leo/Alex, but I instantly loved the dynamic between Marshala, Nick and Elijah and I appreciated Leo and Alexander more for Kiara and their relationship as the stakes of it grew.
One complaint I would have is that it made me have to flip back to Fourplay because there were scenes in this book that made her other series even more important in the grand scheme of things, that I wish had been explained better in the other series. Also, the author states the chronological order of her books is “Family Ties”, “Fourplay”, “Hacker’s Remorse”, and then “Rise of the Phoenix” , but I have NO IDEA how “Family Ties” segways into “Fourplay “ because this books ends on a big cliffhanger (no spoilers).
And this book is nowhere close to 393 pages. That’s what Amazon says, but the formatting of this book on Kindle is wonky and the page numbering stops at chapter 14. There are 30 chapters so this book is easily ~700-800 pages. But every page was enjoyable and I don’t think I’d cut anything out.Maybe it’d go down to 650pages if “Angel” is cut out of Leo’s vocabulary😂
Dare I say this book was as enjoyable as “Malevolence” was to me in a different way. Cant wait to read the sequel
One complaint I would have is that it made me have to flip back to Fourplay because there were scenes in this book that made her other series even more important in the grand scheme of things, that I wish had been explained better in the other series. Also, the author states the chronological order of her books is “Family Ties”, “Fourplay”, “Hacker’s Remorse”, and then “Rise of the Phoenix” , but I have NO IDEA how “Family Ties” segways into “Fourplay “ because this books ends on a big cliffhanger (no spoilers).
And this book is nowhere close to 393 pages. That’s what Amazon says, but the formatting of this book on Kindle is wonky and the page numbering stops at chapter 14. There are 30 chapters so this book is easily ~700-800 pages. But every page was enjoyable and I don’t think I’d cut anything out.Maybe it’d go down to 650pages if “Angel” is cut out of Leo’s vocabulary😂
Dare I say this book was as enjoyable as “Malevolence” was to me in a different way. Cant wait to read the sequel
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia