Monica Murphy (1)

Sweet holy titfire...

Bully romances are hit and miss for me because they generally are always high school. However, the blurb of this one had me putting that aside because my interest was piqued. I am so thankful because this book was everything it hinted at and more. This is how Bully romance should be written.

It comes with the typical entitled behavior of a leading man, the trampled-on but fiery female, and enough angst that it physically hurts. Except, this book took the typical trifecta and turned up the oven to broil and had me devouring these words as if they were the air that I needed to breathe. Whit is vile a large portion of this book. The things he says... It reminded me of the Tik Tok Videos, where a girl is shown reading a book, and asks herself if she likes this because I asked myself that several times and each time was a resounding yes. It shouldn't have been hot but sweet holiest of titfires was it ever. Summer was an enigma to me a lot of the story. I would like her and then I would want to shake her. Yet, that did not stop me from looking forward to the interactions between Whit and her because they were intense. Whit was the true standout in this book. And the steamy times? GOOOOOOOD LAWD... The scenes were delicious and always felt fresh and new, something that is often hard to do in romance books because they tend to blend into being the same.

I appreciated the world-building of what being entitled was like for these characters. It put things into perspective of why these characters tended to act the way that they did. This is a relatively new author to me, so I wasn't sure what to expect from this story and am very pleasantly surprised that she exceeded my expectations by giving me an exceptional story, with a plausible storyline, strong characters (I will be thinking about Whit for a very long time), just the right amount of angst, and steamy times which are what I want in a good romance book.

That being said, I do wish that a few things had been fleshed out more, like Sylvie, although that might be because the author intends to create her story so was purposely being vague. In this case, I sure hope so because it feels like there is a definite story there.… (more)

4.4 stars

This book was much different than I was expecting. I'm not saying that is a bad thing. I was expecting bully type romance but it wasn't. Instead it was a story with a lot of depth.

I really liked When and Crew. I thought they paired well together despite their differences. He needed her calmness and genuine nice spirit and she needed someone to help her spread her wings and fly.

My only complaint was about both of their fathers. I still don't like either of them. I also wanted more closure concerning Fig and Maggie.

Still, even with those issues, this book was strong as well as entertaining.… (more)

4.5 stars

One of my favorite things about the Midnight Dynasty world, as a whole, is how intrinsically the worlds mesh together. This was especially true of this series so far. I won't even try and lie and say that this author didn't have a major obstacle to overcome is that she was writing about the Constantine side of the family, a family that has not won me over the way that the Morelli family has. However, Perry Constantine has swayed me to give them a chance because good lord is he amazing.

Just like most of the books in this world, this is part of a trilogy. I knew that there would not be a happily ever after yet. I knew that there were going to be more secrets and twists coming out before it would get to the point where things would start to be resolved. This book didn't disappoint. I liked that I was able to get a better understanding of not only the world in which these characters live but also the characters themselves.

I wanted to shake Perry a few times, and also Charlotte. I liked the chemistry between the characters. I wouldn't have been able to stay away from the appeal of Perry had I been Charlotte either. As I mentioned, he is DELICIOUS.

I am looking forward to where this book is going in the future and to see how all these pieces fit together in order for these characters to have their happily ever after. I HIGHLY recommend this series and this interconnected world to anyone looking for incredible world-building, suspense, twists and turns, and smoking hot chemistry.… (more)

4.25 stars

I have been on pins and needles waiting for the conclusion of this trilogy, especially, with the way that the last book left off. I knew that this book would be tying the pieces together since this was a trilogy. The author did a good job of that in this book and left me feeling good about where and how this series ended.

As much as I loved watching Perry and Charlotte grow in regards to their relationship as they both opened up about how they truly felt, there was still something off for me. I struggled with the whole part of the story about Seamus. I was expecting so much more from someone that had been instrumental in breaking Charlotte's heart and trust. He was made out to be this threat and even if he was in some ways, it still didn't match the build-up of what actually happened. This actually detracted from the story, in my opinion, and made this book only four stars. That being said, I did enjoy watching these characters find love and happiness. It was easy to predict about what was going to happen to these characters but it still was sweet to watch them as their life and love changed.

Great cameos from other characters in the Midnight Dynasty world. I am still #TeamMorelli, but I have a soft spot for Perry Constantine. Very cute epilogue.… (more)