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A review by lollylovesbooks
Vicious Cravings by Elliott Rose
4.0
Steamy paranormal romance between two vampires and a witch.
Nell is a witch on a mission, but while carelessly getting herself stranded in the snow she meets a vampire known as Hunter. There's an instant attraction between the two, and Hunter discovers he has exactly what Nell is looking for, so takes her back to the house he shares with Ace. Hunter and Ace are fated mates, but know that their mate bond is meant for 3 people.
Both Nell and Ace are dealing with literal monsters inside of them, which surface in different ways. Nell is also on the run from a powerful family that held her captive in the past. But amongst the healing magic, the many plant discussions, and a bit of detective work, is a lot of steam.
This book advertises as having MF, MM and MMF steamy scenes, and it definitely does. Every permutation is covered, including some self-love for Nell. The sexual chemistry between the three characters is a main focus for the story as a whole, and is its major selling point.
For me, though, the balance of this book felt off. It felt like sections were entirely written for tropes and quotes. Don't get me wrong, it's the sort of thing that I imagine does well on smuttok. But I wanted a bit more of the world or the characters beside them sharing bodily fluids. (On that note - I discovered while reading this that certain bodily fluid sharing weirds me out)
This is book 4 in the series but can be read as a standalone. Nell has appeared in an earlier book, and characters from the other books do make brief appearances. For me, this one isn't as good as the third book, but I'm positive lots of people will really enjoy it.
Thank you to the author for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.
Nell is a witch on a mission, but while carelessly getting herself stranded in the snow she meets a vampire known as Hunter. There's an instant attraction between the two, and Hunter discovers he has exactly what Nell is looking for, so takes her back to the house he shares with Ace. Hunter and Ace are fated mates, but know that their mate bond is meant for 3 people.
Both Nell and Ace are dealing with literal monsters inside of them, which surface in different ways. Nell is also on the run from a powerful family that held her captive in the past. But amongst the healing magic, the many plant discussions, and a bit of detective work, is a lot of steam.
This book advertises as having MF, MM and MMF steamy scenes, and it definitely does. Every permutation is covered, including some self-love for Nell. The sexual chemistry between the three characters is a main focus for the story as a whole, and is its major selling point.
For me, though, the balance of this book felt off. It felt like sections were entirely written for tropes and quotes. Don't get me wrong, it's the sort of thing that I imagine does well on smuttok. But I wanted a bit more of the world or the characters beside them sharing bodily fluids. (On that note - I discovered while reading this that certain bodily fluid sharing weirds me out)
This is book 4 in the series but can be read as a standalone. Nell has appeared in an earlier book, and characters from the other books do make brief appearances. For me, this one isn't as good as the third book, but I'm positive lots of people will really enjoy it.
Thank you to the author for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.