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]]>I overall really enjoyed both this final book and this entire trilogy. If anyone is in the mood for a Why Choose or a retelling I would definitely recommend this as a fun binge-read.
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Once upon a time I had everything. Four perfect husbands, a gorgeous home, a shining future. I was the princess of Velvet House. The beloved jewel of the men I love.
My heart understood this perfect snapshot could not last. My evil stepmother conspires with my twisted ex-fiancé, watching for me in the darkness.
They won’t rest until my life is ashes.
My men vow to protect me, but when the nightmare falls, they are put in chains. I stand alone and alone I must seek vengeance for my lovers…
To become the queen I was born to be.
Check out my more detailed thoughts below…
- Characters: I love where January’s character development got to as she has undergone some staggering changes. I loved how she embraced a newfound independence and confidence. The men in her life just elevate her noble qualities and help to bring out what was in her all along. Things that her family had stifled in her, now get to shine. The best part was how she was not a pushover for the boys, that she fought for the future she wanted not just for herself, but how a future would look for all of them. With all this work put into the development of January’s character, I felt that the boys were a bit neglected. Bobby and Adriano saw virtually no development, while a little attention was paid to Elliot and Doc specifically working through the trust that comes with falling in love. I would have liked a bit more but I understand the limitation with the length and how many love interests there are. The little we know about the side characters is very interesting and I am excited to hopefully read a future book about January’s sister Margo, and/or the tale of the twin bodyguards, Archie and Bill.
- Setting: Our story starts at Velvet House, which has transitioned from the much more icy unloving place that it was in the first instalment, to a home for January, her men, and their future family. I do not want to go into too much detail about where else you get to go as it does spoil the plot of the books. But know that the plot takes them away from Velvet House, but the little sojourner brings fodder for romantic scenes.
- Pacing: This book was paced very well, some readers may find these on the shorter side but I do not mind the fast pace of this story, which the entire series moved at. I want to laud heavy praise on how this book started, it is an explosive scene and just epic. It was a true amalgamation of January’s character development and just how hot this series was.
- Romance: On the topic of hot, yes of course this book is riddled with scorching hot sex scenes with different match-ups of January with Doc, Bobby, Elliott, and/or Adriano. I was grateful to see no regression in where the relationship was left at the end of the second instalment. Rather much of the conflict that threatens their relationship is external rather than internal. The plot sure threw our characters through a loop and really tested the boys’ romantic devotion to January and their brotherly bond with one another. There was still room in all of that for the emotional development of this relationship, specifically some of the boys’ struggle to say I love you and how it symbolized their greater struggle to trust in the special thing they had. The new elements introduced in the romance storyline are predictable (maybe even a bit cliche) but it is still a satisfactory conclusion to an entertaining series.
Lace Vengeance receives four out of five stars.
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]]>Dangerous Press has had its share of fairy tale retellings and now they are tackling snow white with a why choose romance!
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Once upon a time I was promised to a powerful man. I’m Harlow Constantine, and I know my duty. But on my wedding day, I’m stolen by four men. Men who loathe my fiancé. They’re going to use me to fulfill their vendetta.
One of them only wants my body.
One of them wants me as his wife.
Another one offers freedom… at a price.
And the last wants me dead.
I was raised to be a good society wife. Now I’m facing a battle of wits and breathless desire. My only hope is to set aside my innocence. Or learn to use it as a weapon.
Author’s Note: VELVET CRUELTY is a scorching romance between a woman and four beautifully dangerous men in which she never has to choose. Read at your own discretion.
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: The heroine at the center of all of this is January Whitehall, a just turned 18, a beauty who is set to be married off. Much of her backstory mimics that of a Snow White-like character. What I liked about Eve’s take is as helpless as January seemed at the beginning, this story has put January on this journey of discovering her own agency. For the first time in her life she is the freest she has ever been, and the juxtaposition of that the price of this freedom is actually captivity. Now for a quick rundown of all the men surrounding January. Adriano Rossi wants to kill her, Domenico “Doc” Valente wants to sleep with her, Robert “Bobby” Bassilotta wants to marry her, and Elliot Velluto Morelli wants to keep her as a mistress. I thought all the male characters felt different, not just by their motivations but by how they interacted with January. It was super effective that Eve built in these backstories where the guys inserted themselves into January’s life so once they kidnapped her, she had a shared past with each of them.
- Setting: The story is set primarily at the Velvet House. It is the home of Elliott Morelli, the son of the third son of the Morelli family. He is not going to inherit the Morelli wealth or business like Lucian or Leo. The Velvet House is January’s prison but for the men, it’s a home. It was interesting to see January forge a space within Velvet House.
- Pacing: Much of this story was laying the groundwork. We know this is going to be a trilogy, and so much of that knowledge dominates the story. The story is set up but it feels like the payoff is coming much later. I fully did not get why each guy has beef with January’s finance Parker. I understand he is a bad man, with a shady business but there is definitely more to the story and I wanted more revealed earlier.
- Romance: I did enjoy how different each relationship felt. The romance between January and all the men are at a variety of different stages. Each of them has a unique sexual tension with her, Bobby is more romantic, while Adriano is scary. Be fair warned this story will not be for everyone, I imagine once you have taken in the synopsis you should know that. If you want to read a book that pushes the boundaries of what romance and relationships can be, this will be a series for you. I loved how January had agency in a story where kidnapped is a trope. Her choices drive the course of the story and it is those choices that have kicked off both the relationships and plot points that will drive the next two instalments.
Velvet Cruelty receives four out of five stars.
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