Thank you to Skye Warren, Amelia Wilde and the team at Dangerous Press for the advance reader copy of Tropical Storm, the third and final instalment in the Deserted Island series.
I have been looking forward to this conclusion, time for Carter to bring his loves into his Morelli home! Overall, this series is a great introduction to triad relationships for readers who are unaware of them. As well as being one of the only Dangerous Press series that largely takes place outside of Bishop’s Landing, so it is refreshing to see another setting depicted. For the final instalment, we return to Bishop’s Landing and its politics. Fans of Carter, Theo, and June’s story will enjoy a satisfactory ending.
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A hurricane has come to Bishop’s Landing…
Carter Morelli has been all over the world. Secret missions. Gunfights. The eye of a tropical hurricane. Nothing scares him more than home, where he looks into a mirror every time he sees his father.
But when the two people he loves most are in danger, there’s only one place that’s safe for them. New York City.
He won’t be able to avoid the place where he grew up. The place where demons from his past haunt him. The place where June and Theo can finally see the truth about him.
TROPICAL STORM is book three in the Deserted Island trilogy. Find out what happens in the breathtaking conclusion of Carter Morelli’s scorching hot story!
Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty… The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.
WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk…
Check out my more detailed thoughts below…
- Characters: This story continues the challenge of handling the three points of view. I would say though Carter’s story really dominates this final instalment. He is really grappling with not only the implications of wanting to build a life with two people instead of one. But his identity has been ripped away from him rather violently. Readers will sympathize with the idea of identifying so much with your career that you don’t really have an individual identity. Theo’s point of view gets the second heaviest treatment. He has really come into his own, despite being ripped away from his home he is doing relatively okay. I loved how he, along with June pushed Carter to not run away from his emotions. The character-related disappointment I had through this is June was quite passive for the majority of this third book. Nearing the end she spoke up, and spoke up loud! Finally! I have been frustrated with how her voice feels a bit lost in this but there are so many great moments with her, you just have to wait awhile. A special part of this final book is that the wider world crash lands into it through a huge cast of Morelli and Constantine side characters. Fans of the wider books will love seeing Carter’s dynamic with Leo, Lucian, and Tiernan.
- Setting: This is the first Deserted Island book set not on a deserted island. We are whisked off to locations you will know well if you have read other Dangerous Press books. We are in Bishop’s Landing, specifically Leo’s mansion. Which I have a soft spot for because I am brought back to
- Pacing: What will propel you through this story is the sense of fear and frustration. A feeling of fear permeates this story, no place ever feels safe. This stressful feeling never left me. I needed to keep reading to make sure all these characters are okay. The frustrations come from Carter, Theo, and June (but mostly Carter) navigating how they can build a life together.
- Romance: This final instalment is the culmination of the physical and emotional elements of this triad. For the physical side first, simply the sex in this book is great. Our characters really connected which made for some beautiful scenes. Which is a testament to the emotional maturity that has grown in this relationship. This book is really just them trying to figure out how they can all be together. Carter fears he puts them in danger and it is Theo and June that save Carter in a way that he has never been saved before.
Tropical Storm receives four out of five stars.
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Thank you again to Skye, Amelia, and the Dangerous Press team for the review opportunity. Thank you for reading and supporting my blog!
