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His Revelry by Bailey Nicole
5.0
“Dedication – to anyone who struggles during the holiday season. Take a page from Rome and Devin’s book and tell them to fuck off and mind their own business.”
Every year, I try to read one holiday novella/novel; this year… it was His Revelry. It wasn’t much of a holiday read, but it was PERFECT. Soon as I read some of the dedication, I knew this book was going to be for me. The moment that I noticed His Revelry was on my Kindle, I devoured it and didn’t stop reading until I finished it.
MM, substance abuse, shitty home life, “coming of age”, redemption, grittiness, dark, steamy… yeah, it has everything I love.
These two boys have been through a lot and somehow manage to stay standing. How is beyond me. After an incident between Devin and Rome, the two main characters, their friendship falls apart. Devin still cares for Rome, but goes on with his life, trying to pretend as if everything is okay. Rome is a little psychopath, whom I love. He’s a walking train wreck, out for revenge. You’ll have to read the novella to find out if he gets it.
His Revelry contains many trigger warnings – me, personally, I just ignored all that and dove right in. There was not anything that was over the top or too much for me to handle.
This book has a semi-large scene that takes place at a carnival, which is a theme that I recently discovered that I love being in books. The “holiday” aspect is mentioned for 2 seconds in the book and it’s winter in Florida… so, it counts as my holiday novella!
Rome and Devin were everything and I really would love to read more about them!
Every year, I try to read one holiday novella/novel; this year… it was His Revelry. It wasn’t much of a holiday read, but it was PERFECT. Soon as I read some of the dedication, I knew this book was going to be for me. The moment that I noticed His Revelry was on my Kindle, I devoured it and didn’t stop reading until I finished it.
MM, substance abuse, shitty home life, “coming of age”, redemption, grittiness, dark, steamy… yeah, it has everything I love.
These two boys have been through a lot and somehow manage to stay standing. How is beyond me. After an incident between Devin and Rome, the two main characters, their friendship falls apart. Devin still cares for Rome, but goes on with his life, trying to pretend as if everything is okay. Rome is a little psychopath, whom I love. He’s a walking train wreck, out for revenge. You’ll have to read the novella to find out if he gets it.
His Revelry contains many trigger warnings – me, personally, I just ignored all that and dove right in. There was not anything that was over the top or too much for me to handle.
This book has a semi-large scene that takes place at a carnival, which is a theme that I recently discovered that I love being in books. The “holiday” aspect is mentioned for 2 seconds in the book and it’s winter in Florida… so, it counts as my holiday novella!
Rome and Devin were everything and I really would love to read more about them!