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Savage Lands #6
Shadow Lands
I no longer walked in the gray ... I had fallen into the darkness.
With Brexley on the run and Istvan rebuilding his power in the safety of Ivanenko’s territory, those who have escaped the prison are dealing with the bloody aftermath and trying to regain any hold they can on Budapest. But in Markos’s absence, Sonya makes a claim for the throne and takes control of the city.
When the rebel’s hideout is attacked, they are forced to flee the city they call home, heading East to destroy Istvan’s rise in Ukraine.
And locate Kovacs.
Warwick is not the only one after Brexley. Beasts, humans, and fae are hunting her to seize the one item that can save or destroy not just the country, but the world.
Brexley’s powers are growing, but she is finding even she can’t control the dangerous nectar because the more she advances her own powers, so does the nectar, containing too much magic for one person to handle.
In this final installment, Brexley, Warwick, Killian, Caden, and Scorpion fight for love, freedom, life, and their country.
Fire ignites, beasts kill, death rises . . . And every life is on the line.
Between life and death, deep in the shadows, there is The Grey...
And The Wolf ready to obliterate the world for her.
With Brexley on the run and Istvan rebuilding his power in the safety of Ivanenko’s territory, those who have escaped the prison are dealing with the bloody aftermath and trying to regain any hold they can on Budapest. But in Markos’s absence, Sonya makes a claim for the throne and takes control of the city.
When the rebel’s hideout is attacked, they are forced to flee the city they call home, heading East to destroy Istvan’s rise in Ukraine.
And locate Kovacs.
Warwick is not the only one after Brexley. Beasts, humans, and fae are hunting her to seize the one item that can save or destroy not just the country, but the world.
Brexley’s powers are growing, but she is finding even she can’t control the dangerous nectar because the more she advances her own powers, so does the nectar, containing too much magic for one person to handle.
In this final installment, Brexley, Warwick, Killian, Caden, and Scorpion fight for love, freedom, life, and their country.
Fire ignites, beasts kill, death rises . . . And every life is on the line.
Between life and death, deep in the shadows, there is The Grey...
And The Wolf ready to obliterate the world for her.
560 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 31, 2022
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June 9, 2022
I have conflicting thoughts about this one. I didn't hate it. But I didn't love it either. It was a pretty decent finale to an exceptional series. Maybe I expected too much from it but it was a tad disappointing.
What did I like?
1. The story as a whole. The first five books are chef's kiss. The plot is super interesting and keeps you guessing👀
2. The characters. They are amazing. Each character is developed beautifully and powerfully. Their narratives are so well presented, you can't help but admire them.
3. Warwick and Brexley as a duo. They make such a hot couple. The chemistry is off the roof. It's impossible not to root for them throughout the series.
4. The spice. It's so well written 🥵
5. Killian. Yep that's it. He's perfect. His character development touched me the most❤️🔥
6. Multiple POV. I enjoyed Warwick's and Killian's POV the most. Also Warwick teaming up with Bitzy and Opie was just so hilarious and I loved that.
What I didn't like in this book?
1. The unnecessary romance. I get that the author hinted at the chemistry of certain couples but in my opinion it wasn't required. Characters like Caden, Birdie, Scorpion, Rosie were doing fine on their own. They had such a powerful personality and independency radiated from them. I think that romance aspect took A LOT away from the main plotline.
2. The pacing. Compared to the previous five books, this one somehow felt slower. I was expecting it to be action packed like the others but the war didn't last as long as I hoped for and wasn't too intense.
3. The writing seemed rushed towards the ending and cramped up.
4. I wanted to see more of the fight action sequences than the smut (which is kinda repetitive cause of each couple doing it)😅
Am excited to see how the author is going to set up Ash's story. Cause it for real broke me. Ash as a character is so loving and warm hearted, so to see his dark side will be worth waiting for.
Overall, it was a pretty decent end to an amazing series. I would totally recommend reading it (you might end up enjoying the finale more than me).
Thanks again to @Leonie for recommending this series to me. Tho, I was a little late for the finale, I absolutely devoured the previous books and loved every minute of that. Do check out her account for great recommendations and reviews 💗
What did I like?
1. The story as a whole. The first five books are chef's kiss. The plot is super interesting and keeps you guessing👀
2. The characters. They are amazing. Each character is developed beautifully and powerfully. Their narratives are so well presented, you can't help but admire them.
3. Warwick and Brexley as a duo. They make such a hot couple. The chemistry is off the roof. It's impossible not to root for them throughout the series.
4. The spice. It's so well written 🥵
5. Killian. Yep that's it. He's perfect. His character development touched me the most❤️🔥
6. Multiple POV. I enjoyed Warwick's and Killian's POV the most. Also Warwick teaming up with Bitzy and Opie was just so hilarious and I loved that.
What I didn't like in this book?
1. The unnecessary romance. I get that the author hinted at the chemistry of certain couples but in my opinion it wasn't required. Characters like Caden, Birdie, Scorpion, Rosie were doing fine on their own. They had such a powerful personality and independency radiated from them. I think that romance aspect took A LOT away from the main plotline.
2. The pacing. Compared to the previous five books, this one somehow felt slower. I was expecting it to be action packed like the others but the war didn't last as long as I hoped for and wasn't too intense.
3. The writing seemed rushed towards the ending and cramped up.
4. I wanted to see more of the fight action sequences than the smut (which is kinda repetitive cause of each couple doing it)😅
Am excited to see how the author is going to set up Ash's story. Cause it for real broke me. Ash as a character is so loving and warm hearted, so to see his dark side will be worth waiting for.
Overall, it was a pretty decent end to an amazing series. I would totally recommend reading it (you might end up enjoying the finale more than me).
Thanks again to @Leonie for recommending this series to me. Tho, I was a little late for the finale, I absolutely devoured the previous books and loved every minute of that. Do check out her account for great recommendations and reviews 💗
September 27, 2022
well, the story has finally come to an end. i honestly thought that, after the previous book, there would be a least two more books in the series. but im glad this ends when it does and the law of diminishing returns didnt get a chance to kick in.
however, im not sure i like the sudden narrative changes that happen in this final installment, and this final installment alone. do we, as the reader, really need the additional POVs that were never included in the previous books? i honestly think the new POVs (and all guy POVs, i might add) are only included for the romance. they honestly add nothing else except for romance/bond scenes, that are honestly so similar to each other.
that being said, i do think this is a great ending to the series! everything makes sense, the plot is wrapped up nicely, the characters are satisfied, and the ending is such a great segue into a spin-off series i think ash is going to get (and he honestly deserves it). so i cant wait to read another story set in this world!
↠ 4 stars
however, im not sure i like the sudden narrative changes that happen in this final installment, and this final installment alone. do we, as the reader, really need the additional POVs that were never included in the previous books? i honestly think the new POVs (and all guy POVs, i might add) are only included for the romance. they honestly add nothing else except for romance/bond scenes, that are honestly so similar to each other.
that being said, i do think this is a great ending to the series! everything makes sense, the plot is wrapped up nicely, the characters are satisfied, and the ending is such a great segue into a spin-off series i think ash is going to get (and he honestly deserves it). so i cant wait to read another story set in this world!
↠ 4 stars
June 1, 2022
DNF. This review is unapologetically angry. If that’s going to be a problem for you, then you might not want to read it.
EVERY SIDE CHARACTER couples up in this book. No build up, no chemistry, and no purpose. Five altering points of view to make this ambitious shitshow happen.
For someone who has been in love with this series (me), and who has waited on pins and needles for it to finish so I could continue past book 3 without massive book withdrawals (also me), I’m pissed. You built an amazing world with characters that existed outside of the pages, and a story arc that lived rent free in my brain from page one. Then, you dragged it out until it died.
EVERY SIDE CHARACTER couples up in this book. No build up, no chemistry, and no purpose. Five altering points of view to make this ambitious shitshow happen.
For someone who has been in love with this series (me), and who has waited on pins and needles for it to finish so I could continue past book 3 without massive book withdrawals (also me), I’m pissed. You built an amazing world with characters that existed outside of the pages, and a story arc that lived rent free in my brain from page one. Then, you dragged it out until it died.
June 3, 2022
“Death surrounds you girl. And it will destroy everyone for you.”
When i finally got to opened this book and read the table of contents and realized this was a 5 𝐏𝐎𝐕 story my heart almost stopped beating. Actually it leaped off it's caged prison 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬, i couldn't believe what i seeing. Honestly 𝐒𝐌𝐁 were you trying to kill me before i even started reading this goddamn book. You almost succeeded by the way.
Once i got a handle on my neurotic state, the surprise and joy turned into a bit of anger. If you know me or read my previous reviews, you know that i hate Caden, I hated him since the first book and continued to hate him throughout the series. So when i read his name on the 𝐓𝐎𝐂 and not Ash's name like it should've been, 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥. So again i had to rain in my very conflicted emotions that kept bouncing up between excitement, joy and bitter anger, so I could be able to start reading 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦. This was a very chaotic start to the say the least.
“Ó, hogy baszd meg egy talicska apró majom.” Oh, may a wheelbarrow of small monkeys fuck it.”
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God the separation killed me, everything was just a 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮#𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚, 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 It was action packed from the very beginning, so many enemies new and old were hunting Brex to steal the power she held so they could either stay or become King and Queen. But their mistake was to assume you could hunt death without meeting your own.
This book was everything i wanted it be and so much more. Even tho i hate that it's over with every fiber of my being I couldn't have asked for a better ending to this 𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐥𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧. 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐬𝐡. 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐞. 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐲. 𝐓𝐚𝐝. 𝐊𝐞𝐤. 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞. 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞. These names are like a chorus in my mind that i keep hearing in repeat as if somehow the act will erase the bittersweet knowledge that this series is over.
“My eyes darted around. The last of the dying leaves rustled in the wind, and the squeal of metal from the rusty Ferris wheel pierced the heavy air, deepening my breaths. My senses coiled. My heart hammered. Eyes burned into my skin, stalking me. Every second felt like my last waiting for something to attack. Soldiers would rush in and strike fast, giving no time for the victim to react. Only animals and fae hunted like this shadowing their prey and waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. Kill. I could sense it in the atmosphere.
Death was coming for me.
Though it didn’t know.
I was death.”
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Brexley and Warwick were separated for 40% of the book and i know your first thought would be that I hated it, but you would be wrong. I actually loved it because they both needed the distance so they could focus on the world around them and not just each other. Cause let's be honest when they were both in the same room 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝.
Our Wolf needed to expend his pack and connect with people other then Ash, Kitty, Eliza and his nephew. 𝐇𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚 and in his hunt for Brex he did. He became a part of this fight not just because she was in it but because despite his efforts these people slithered through and became family.
And I just loved how everybody were have sex during the first 40% except Warwick. Like it was finally 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 and suffer through the lust and sex auras of everyone around him. That sh*t made me laugh so much.
“Shut the fuck up,” I muttered, pinching my nose. The fact that I was even in this situation, waking up to an imp and a Brownie sticking fingers in places I didn’t want to think about, and not killing them, told me all I needed about how much that woman had changed my life. Looking at all the figures asleep in the straw scattered across the room, I realized it applied more to just them. I wouldn’t have been here at all. As a lone wolf, I already had my pack of Ash and Kitty, my sister and nephew. I didn’t want, need, or care about anyone else. Yet here I was.
“When I find you, Kovacs…” I growled in my head, knowing she couldn’t hear me, but maybe she’d feel my wrath.”
And Brexley needed her space away from their connection to be able to find her powers. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. She needed to learn how to connect with and control it without them as a clutch or battery. She also needed to come to terms with what happened, what she had done and most importantly what she was capable of. She needed closure but also to learn that 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, that she was capable on her own to do that and never let the nectar control her. No matter the power it gave she was more than enough. 𝐇𝐞𝐫. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐊𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲.
“The power hummed in my soul. The thing I feared and craved at the same time. It was forged and constructed from death my mother’s, the queen’s, Warwick’s, Scorpion’s, and the wall between the Otherworld and Earth. Death came from my bones. It was in my DNA, and the moment I was born, it gave me life. It made me who I was today. The Grey.”
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But nothing will ever compare to the 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 connection our Sotet Démonom and Wolf shared. They were mates and he would obliterate this earth, heaven and hell to keep her safe, protected and loved. That bond woven it's self in the depths or their body, mind, soul and 𝐃𝐍𝐀 there was no escaping or blocking it ever again. And when they were finally reunited, Fu#king Hell it was explosive, raw and so very emotional. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫.
“The Grey and The Wolf. The link between us sank in with teeth, crashing another wave through us. Air ceased in my lungs, everything blinking out for a moment. Only the feel of his arms wrapping around me, crushing me against him, keeping me upright, brought me back to myself.
Our chests heaved together, and I nestled into the crook of his neck, hiding in his hair. I took a deep breath, taking in his scent. Peace and calm centered me. I realized I hadn’t felt that since I left him.
“Don’t ever fucking do that again.” I could feel no more anger. His walls were down, showing me his truth. “Whatever it is, we’re in this together.” He tipped his forehead into mine. “Okay? You don’t run. Not from me.”
[...] “My mouth grazed his. “I love you.”
“Same, Sotet Démonom. In every fucking color”
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Killian here had a lot more character development then he ever had in all his previous scenes. We did had glimpses of his past and hints of how he became the Fae Lord that we came to the love and who he once was but not enough to have a deep knowledge of who he truly was at his core. But what i truly admired him for is his acknowledgement of his failures as leader of the fae. His journey in his book was his road for redemption, yes he wasn't evil or as cruel as Sonya, Markos but he also paid a part of the desolation of their land. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚. And let's not forget the wonderful and exquisite Rosie the lioness who had our dear fae lord wrapped around her fingers.
“I knew she was serious. If she walked away, there was nothing left for me. A deep panic coursed through me. The idea of letting her walk away screamed in my soul.
Something beyond possessiveness nipped at my subconscious, but I didn’t have time to think about it. Once again, all sanity left my body the urge plunging over me like a spell.
“No.” The word barely exited my mouth as I grabbed her arm, yanking her body back into mine. My hands clasped her face, my mouth slamming down on hers.
Holy shit. The moment my lips touched her, it was like an electric shock to the system, my entire body jolting with the energy, feeling it throb through my dick, down to my soul.
“Killian.” A groan broke from her lips like she felt the same things, turning my mind into static.
“Say my name again.” I was frantic and needy.
“Killian…” She moaned my name, making me lose every thread of sense.”
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Caden my loathing for him did not diminish an iota in this book. Actually it was even worse, i despised his connection to Warwick so much it leaked out of my pores. His 𝐏𝐎𝐕 chapters were the bane of my existence, i couldn't muster any inkling of compassion or kindness towards him if my life depended on it. Every. Fu#king. Words. Were like nails on a chalkboard. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮#𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 And when he had the audacity to say that she was supposed to be his, that she belonged to him, I lost it. In a blink i took the closest object near me and threw it on the wall then took the second one and did the same just for good mesure. 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐃. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐇* 𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅. 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐌, 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐗 𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐑. And him finally having his epiphany that being Fae didn’t mean you were soulless or undeserving of life, didn't change anything.
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Lastly I'll end this review with a happy thought. I just loved how Warwick basically was like 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱, the whole time she was gone and he wanted to just erase people from the face of the earth. And i gotta admit i think i preferred Opie and Bitzy waking up Warwick a little more than when they did Brex. One standing on his shoulder and the other sitting on his ass like its just a normal Tuesday, i mean come on that sh*t was just precious, especially since Warwick had the patience of a hungry cat.
“I swear to the gods…” I grumbled into the pillow, my eyes still shut, burning with lack of sleep. “If she has any fingers anywhere near my nose…”
“Oh, don’t worry. She didn’t have her fingers anywhere near your nose, massive one.”
Kovacs running off was bad enough, but she left me with her fucking pets to babysit. “Is there a reason you’re here?” I grabbed briefs from a pile on the chair, yanking them on. “You know I’ve eaten imps for breakfast before.”
Chiiiiirp!
“No. Not in that way.” I paused. “Shit.” I tipped my head back with the realization I understood her, my head shaking as I lowered it, grabbing a pair of pants off the pile. “Fuck you, Brex,” I muttered under my breath, zipping them up. “Leave me with your pets.”
“Pets?” Opie stood up. “How dare you!”
“What do you call annoying things that follow you around, nip at your ankles, and beg for treats?”
“I don’t beg for treats.” Opie folded his arms.
“Mushrooms?”
“Oh… yeah… those I’d beg for.”
When i finally got to opened this book and read the table of contents and realized this was a 5 𝐏𝐎𝐕 story my heart almost stopped beating. Actually it leaped off it's caged prison 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬, i couldn't believe what i seeing. Honestly 𝐒𝐌𝐁 were you trying to kill me before i even started reading this goddamn book. You almost succeeded by the way.
Once i got a handle on my neurotic state, the surprise and joy turned into a bit of anger. If you know me or read my previous reviews, you know that i hate Caden, I hated him since the first book and continued to hate him throughout the series. So when i read his name on the 𝐓𝐎𝐂 and not Ash's name like it should've been, 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥. So again i had to rain in my very conflicted emotions that kept bouncing up between excitement, joy and bitter anger, so I could be able to start reading 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦. This was a very chaotic start to the say the least.
“Ó, hogy baszd meg egy talicska apró majom.” Oh, may a wheelbarrow of small monkeys fuck it.”
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God the separation killed me, everything was just a 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮#𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚, 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 It was action packed from the very beginning, so many enemies new and old were hunting Brex to steal the power she held so they could either stay or become King and Queen. But their mistake was to assume you could hunt death without meeting your own.
This book was everything i wanted it be and so much more. Even tho i hate that it's over with every fiber of my being I couldn't have asked for a better ending to this 𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐥𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧. 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐬𝐡. 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐞. 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐲. 𝐓𝐚𝐝. 𝐊𝐞𝐤. 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞. 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞. These names are like a chorus in my mind that i keep hearing in repeat as if somehow the act will erase the bittersweet knowledge that this series is over.
“My eyes darted around. The last of the dying leaves rustled in the wind, and the squeal of metal from the rusty Ferris wheel pierced the heavy air, deepening my breaths. My senses coiled. My heart hammered. Eyes burned into my skin, stalking me. Every second felt like my last waiting for something to attack. Soldiers would rush in and strike fast, giving no time for the victim to react. Only animals and fae hunted like this shadowing their prey and waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. Kill. I could sense it in the atmosphere.
Death was coming for me.
Though it didn’t know.
I was death.”
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Brexley and Warwick were separated for 40% of the book and i know your first thought would be that I hated it, but you would be wrong. I actually loved it because they both needed the distance so they could focus on the world around them and not just each other. Cause let's be honest when they were both in the same room 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝.
Our Wolf needed to expend his pack and connect with people other then Ash, Kitty, Eliza and his nephew. 𝐇𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚 and in his hunt for Brex he did. He became a part of this fight not just because she was in it but because despite his efforts these people slithered through and became family.
And I just loved how everybody were have sex during the first 40% except Warwick. Like it was finally 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 and suffer through the lust and sex auras of everyone around him. That sh*t made me laugh so much.
“Shut the fuck up,” I muttered, pinching my nose. The fact that I was even in this situation, waking up to an imp and a Brownie sticking fingers in places I didn’t want to think about, and not killing them, told me all I needed about how much that woman had changed my life. Looking at all the figures asleep in the straw scattered across the room, I realized it applied more to just them. I wouldn’t have been here at all. As a lone wolf, I already had my pack of Ash and Kitty, my sister and nephew. I didn’t want, need, or care about anyone else. Yet here I was.
“When I find you, Kovacs…” I growled in my head, knowing she couldn’t hear me, but maybe she’d feel my wrath.”
And Brexley needed her space away from their connection to be able to find her powers. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. She needed to learn how to connect with and control it without them as a clutch or battery. She also needed to come to terms with what happened, what she had done and most importantly what she was capable of. She needed closure but also to learn that 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, that she was capable on her own to do that and never let the nectar control her. No matter the power it gave she was more than enough. 𝐇𝐞𝐫. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐊𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲.
“The power hummed in my soul. The thing I feared and craved at the same time. It was forged and constructed from death my mother’s, the queen’s, Warwick’s, Scorpion’s, and the wall between the Otherworld and Earth. Death came from my bones. It was in my DNA, and the moment I was born, it gave me life. It made me who I was today. The Grey.”
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But nothing will ever compare to the 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 connection our Sotet Démonom and Wolf shared. They were mates and he would obliterate this earth, heaven and hell to keep her safe, protected and loved. That bond woven it's self in the depths or their body, mind, soul and 𝐃𝐍𝐀 there was no escaping or blocking it ever again. And when they were finally reunited, Fu#king Hell it was explosive, raw and so very emotional. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫.
“The Grey and The Wolf. The link between us sank in with teeth, crashing another wave through us. Air ceased in my lungs, everything blinking out for a moment. Only the feel of his arms wrapping around me, crushing me against him, keeping me upright, brought me back to myself.
Our chests heaved together, and I nestled into the crook of his neck, hiding in his hair. I took a deep breath, taking in his scent. Peace and calm centered me. I realized I hadn’t felt that since I left him.
“Don’t ever fucking do that again.” I could feel no more anger. His walls were down, showing me his truth. “Whatever it is, we’re in this together.” He tipped his forehead into mine. “Okay? You don’t run. Not from me.”
[...] “My mouth grazed his. “I love you.”
“Same, Sotet Démonom. In every fucking color”
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Killian here had a lot more character development then he ever had in all his previous scenes. We did had glimpses of his past and hints of how he became the Fae Lord that we came to the love and who he once was but not enough to have a deep knowledge of who he truly was at his core. But what i truly admired him for is his acknowledgement of his failures as leader of the fae. His journey in his book was his road for redemption, yes he wasn't evil or as cruel as Sonya, Markos but he also paid a part of the desolation of their land. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚. And let's not forget the wonderful and exquisite Rosie the lioness who had our dear fae lord wrapped around her fingers.
“I knew she was serious. If she walked away, there was nothing left for me. A deep panic coursed through me. The idea of letting her walk away screamed in my soul.
Something beyond possessiveness nipped at my subconscious, but I didn’t have time to think about it. Once again, all sanity left my body the urge plunging over me like a spell.
“No.” The word barely exited my mouth as I grabbed her arm, yanking her body back into mine. My hands clasped her face, my mouth slamming down on hers.
Holy shit. The moment my lips touched her, it was like an electric shock to the system, my entire body jolting with the energy, feeling it throb through my dick, down to my soul.
“Killian.” A groan broke from her lips like she felt the same things, turning my mind into static.
“Say my name again.” I was frantic and needy.
“Killian…” She moaned my name, making me lose every thread of sense.”
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Caden my loathing for him did not diminish an iota in this book. Actually it was even worse, i despised his connection to Warwick so much it leaked out of my pores. His 𝐏𝐎𝐕 chapters were the bane of my existence, i couldn't muster any inkling of compassion or kindness towards him if my life depended on it. Every. Fu#king. Words. Were like nails on a chalkboard. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮#𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 And when he had the audacity to say that she was supposed to be his, that she belonged to him, I lost it. In a blink i took the closest object near me and threw it on the wall then took the second one and did the same just for good mesure. 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐃. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐇* 𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅. 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐌, 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐗 𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐑. And him finally having his epiphany that being Fae didn’t mean you were soulless or undeserving of life, didn't change anything.
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Lastly I'll end this review with a happy thought. I just loved how Warwick basically was like 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱, the whole time she was gone and he wanted to just erase people from the face of the earth. And i gotta admit i think i preferred Opie and Bitzy waking up Warwick a little more than when they did Brex. One standing on his shoulder and the other sitting on his ass like its just a normal Tuesday, i mean come on that sh*t was just precious, especially since Warwick had the patience of a hungry cat.
“I swear to the gods…” I grumbled into the pillow, my eyes still shut, burning with lack of sleep. “If she has any fingers anywhere near my nose…”
“Oh, don’t worry. She didn’t have her fingers anywhere near your nose, massive one.”
Kovacs running off was bad enough, but she left me with her fucking pets to babysit. “Is there a reason you’re here?” I grabbed briefs from a pile on the chair, yanking them on. “You know I’ve eaten imps for breakfast before.”
Chiiiiirp!
“No. Not in that way.” I paused. “Shit.” I tipped my head back with the realization I understood her, my head shaking as I lowered it, grabbing a pair of pants off the pile. “Fuck you, Brex,” I muttered under my breath, zipping them up. “Leave me with your pets.”
“Pets?” Opie stood up. “How dare you!”
“What do you call annoying things that follow you around, nip at your ankles, and beg for treats?”
“I don’t beg for treats.” Opie folded his arms.
“Mushrooms?”
“Oh… yeah… those I’d beg for.”
June 3, 2022
3.5 ✨
I really don’t know what I just read. I loved all of these characters throughout the past 5 books, but this book felt so rushed and crammed.
I didn’t love the multiple POVs because I felt like it took away from the plot of the book. There was so much inner dialogue and self hatred spread across all the characters. It made the story drag so much for me. The “stand off” at the end was super confusing and I felt like it was a little anti-climatic. I also felt like we missed Brex and Warwick. It wasn’t their story anymore. Which is fine but I wish there was more focus on them shutting it down.
It was still entertaining but like I said it dragged a little bit. SMB obviously is setting up another series with Ash, which I would be so excited for except I feel like it’s going to be another heavy book with self loathing. I’ll probably pick it up though because he was one of my favorite characters.
I might add to this again but overall it was entertaining but I didn’t love it and feel a little disappointed.
I really don’t know what I just read. I loved all of these characters throughout the past 5 books, but this book felt so rushed and crammed.
I didn’t love the multiple POVs because I felt like it took away from the plot of the book. There was so much inner dialogue and self hatred spread across all the characters. It made the story drag so much for me. The “stand off” at the end was super confusing and I felt like it was a little anti-climatic. I also felt like we missed Brex and Warwick. It wasn’t their story anymore. Which is fine but I wish there was more focus on them shutting it down.
It was still entertaining but like I said it dragged a little bit. SMB obviously is setting up another series with Ash, which I would be so excited for except I feel like it’s going to be another heavy book with self loathing. I’ll probably pick it up though because he was one of my favorite characters.
I might add to this again but overall it was entertaining but I didn’t love it and feel a little disappointed.
June 2, 2022
Speechless. Every. Single. Damn. Star.
May 31, 2022
"I love you."
"Same, Sotet demonom. In every fucking color."
This is a multiple POV book that gifts us 5 different POV´s to this absolutely fantastic ending of the Savage Lands series. And yes, I think Stacey Marie Brown is trying to kill us with it too.
The characters in this book are so amazing, I feel like I can´t differentiate them in main characters and side characters anymore because they all became so important and essential to the story. I absolutely love the chemistry Warwick and Brexley have, it is simply through the roof and as good in this book as it was in all the others.
I loved all the characters interacting with each other. When Bitzy and Opie interact with Warwick it is everything, it is so funny I actually snickered a few times.
I loved the relationships that were formed or further developed, I loved the character development that happened, especially Killians. It was so good. My favorite of all of them tho is still Scorpion. If you saw me actually praying for his life before starting this book, no you didn´t.
I loved the newly added side characters, it made the story feel even more complex and complete if that makes sense.
The plot was absolutely amazing and such a good ending for the series. My heart hurts for some of the characters but also because this amazing series is over now. I loved the pacing, it was absolutely well done. I really liked the ending as well as the epilogue.
What does that last line mean tho?
Overall it was an amazing ending to the series. It made me laugh, it made my heart hurt and it gave me everything I hoped for. So sad that this amazing series is over now.
trigger warnings: depression, selfharm, loss of loved ones, grief and a lot of war
"Same, Sotet demonom. In every fucking color."
This is a multiple POV book that gifts us 5 different POV´s to this absolutely fantastic ending of the Savage Lands series. And yes, I think Stacey Marie Brown is trying to kill us with it too.
The characters in this book are so amazing, I feel like I can´t differentiate them in main characters and side characters anymore because they all became so important and essential to the story. I absolutely love the chemistry Warwick and Brexley have, it is simply through the roof and as good in this book as it was in all the others.
I loved all the characters interacting with each other. When Bitzy and Opie interact with Warwick it is everything, it is so funny I actually snickered a few times.
I loved the relationships that were formed or further developed, I loved the character development that happened, especially Killians. It was so good. My favorite of all of them tho is still Scorpion. If you saw me actually praying for his life before starting this book, no you didn´t.
I loved the newly added side characters, it made the story feel even more complex and complete if that makes sense.
The plot was absolutely amazing and such a good ending for the series. My heart hurts for some of the characters but also because this amazing series is over now. I loved the pacing, it was absolutely well done. I really liked the ending as well as the epilogue.
What does that last line mean tho?
Overall it was an amazing ending to the series. It made me laugh, it made my heart hurt and it gave me everything I hoped for. So sad that this amazing series is over now.
trigger warnings: depression, selfharm, loss of loved ones, grief and a lot of war
January 13, 2023
I truly loved this series so much! It was so exciting and action packed! It was also oh, so naughty! 🥵🥵 this happens to be the last book in the series and is massive in length! It was my least favorite book!! I felt like the whole first half of the book was a huge waste of time focusing on side characters and their love lives (all of which I could care less about). I actually gave up on this book and left it half finished for about 6 months. When I finally committed to finishing what I started, it ended up being really good (the last half). There were SO MANY sex scenes that were absolutely un needed!! I loved how the author merged one of her other series (Darkness of light) with this final book. It kinda ended weirdly but needless to say, I am glad I pushed through and finished! Kinda sad to see this series end. 3 ✨
June 8, 2022
I didn’t want to finish this series.
This book took my breath away. When I was reading it seemed that I was inside the story fighting with them. Just WOW.
It’s worth the reading.
This book took my breath away. When I was reading it seemed that I was inside the story fighting with them. Just WOW.
It’s worth the reading.
May 30, 2022
It has been a little over a year since I initially discovered the Savage Lands series.
I came across it (before I even knew what Bookstagram or BookTok were) and was immediately immersed in a world I think about constantly.
Given my complete love and obsession with this series, it is no surprise to know that Shadow Lands is one of my most (if not the number one) anticipated releases for this year.
For some reason, the universe deemed me worthy and Amazon shipped the book to me 2 days before release. Given I constantly talk about, promote, re-read this series, I'm sure it also doesn't surprise you to know I read this beast (600 pages) in less than 24 hours.
Here are a few of my highlights:
- Brex's time away from the gang was needed. I have always loved her and seeing her journey of growth throughout all 6 books but here is exactly where Brex should have (and did) end up.
- The multiple POVs were EVERYTHING! We had a taste of Warwick's at the end of Blood Lands and the Wolf did not disappoint. I have to say, I was very much looking forward to Scorpion's POV the most and it was breathtakingly beautiful. I fell even deeper in love with him.
- I have now officially crowned Stacey, Queen of the shower scene.
- Opie and Bitzy are on TOP FORM. If you loved them from the previous books, get ready to fall even deeper in love with them. It gets...wild....
- Special guests: I know I've marked this as spoilers but I don't want to give too much away. Just know, we get some very special, special guests here and it will either make you extremely happy or cause you to spend more money on books.
- Although just as stressful as the previous, the multiple POVs had a way of helping the pace slow down (only slightly) and really dig deeper into these characters.
- I cried, because, of course I did. Not only because this is the end of this series but of course there were incredibly sad moments.
- I HATE endings. I have a real problem with change and endings are no different. However, Stacey did something spectacular with this ending and because of what/how she did it, I don't feel too broken.
- I am even more in love with this series now.
I was going to outline some of my favourite quotes (and trust me, there are so many) but I really hope you experience this series for yourself.
I came across it (before I even knew what Bookstagram or BookTok were) and was immediately immersed in a world I think about constantly.
Given my complete love and obsession with this series, it is no surprise to know that Shadow Lands is one of my most (if not the number one) anticipated releases for this year.
For some reason, the universe deemed me worthy and Amazon shipped the book to me 2 days before release. Given I constantly talk about, promote, re-read this series, I'm sure it also doesn't surprise you to know I read this beast (600 pages) in less than 24 hours.
Here are a few of my highlights:
- Brex's time away from the gang was needed. I have always loved her and seeing her journey of growth throughout all 6 books but here is exactly where Brex should have (and did) end up.
- The multiple POVs were EVERYTHING! We had a taste of Warwick's at the end of Blood Lands and the Wolf did not disappoint. I have to say, I was very much looking forward to Scorpion's POV the most and it was breathtakingly beautiful. I fell even deeper in love with him.
- I have now officially crowned Stacey, Queen of the shower scene.
- Opie and Bitzy are on TOP FORM. If you loved them from the previous books, get ready to fall even deeper in love with them. It gets...wild....
- Special guests: I know I've marked this as spoilers but I don't want to give too much away. Just know, we get some very special, special guests here and it will either make you extremely happy or cause you to spend more money on books.
- Although just as stressful as the previous, the multiple POVs had a way of helping the pace slow down (only slightly) and really dig deeper into these characters.
- I cried, because, of course I did. Not only because this is the end of this series but of course there were incredibly sad moments.
- I HATE endings. I have a real problem with change and endings are no different. However, Stacey did something spectacular with this ending and because of what/how she did it, I don't feel too broken.
- I am even more in love with this series now.
I was going to outline some of my favourite quotes (and trust me, there are so many) but I really hope you experience this series for yourself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2022
3.5 stars
Let's get the positive things out first.
First of all, this is a very action-centric romance series. Let me assure you, every book in the series has multiple explosions/chase scenes in them. Hence, the stake is always high. Same as this last book, I think it gave you a satisfying ending for this couple. Even the plot wrapped up nicely, though a little bittersweet.
Next, chemistry between Brex and Warwick is fire and I love them both. They were passionate and crazy about each other ever since the first book (with intermittent stupidity). What I want to say is that this author managed to convince me this couple could work and they work beautifully.
His existence was a song I conjured up before I was born and sang the moment I entered this world, beckoning him to be in it because not for one second of my life could I not have him in this world somewhere.
Last, I love the characters' dynamic in this series. Especially in this final book. For once, an author managed to balance attractions and romantic love well because in this little 'harem' of Brexley, these men found Brexley sexually attractive and sometimes has this deep feeling for her. But never the author bring those feelings to the next level and throw us into a stupid love polygon or something. And I respect that.
Now onto the thing that I don't like about this book.
There's too many POVs. Too many underdeveloped couples. Suddenly all of these people paired up in the last book. Listen, suddenly we got FIVE couples shoved into the last book of a series that should've been only about ONE couple. Brexley and Warwick. Not these people, whom I still love btw, but not in the last book of a series about a couple I've already fallen in love with. That's a wrong move there.
Let's get the positive things out first.
First of all, this is a very action-centric romance series. Let me assure you, every book in the series has multiple explosions/chase scenes in them. Hence, the stake is always high. Same as this last book, I think it gave you a satisfying ending for this couple. Even the plot wrapped up nicely, though a little bittersweet.
Next, chemistry between Brex and Warwick is fire and I love them both. They were passionate and crazy about each other ever since the first book (with intermittent stupidity). What I want to say is that this author managed to convince me this couple could work and they work beautifully.
His existence was a song I conjured up before I was born and sang the moment I entered this world, beckoning him to be in it because not for one second of my life could I not have him in this world somewhere.
Last, I love the characters' dynamic in this series. Especially in this final book. For once, an author managed to balance attractions and romantic love well because in this little 'harem' of Brexley, these men found Brexley sexually attractive and sometimes has this deep feeling for her. But never the author bring those feelings to the next level and throw us into a stupid love polygon or something. And I respect that.
Now onto the thing that I don't like about this book.
There's too many POVs. Too many underdeveloped couples. Suddenly all of these people paired up in the last book. Listen, suddenly we got FIVE couples shoved into the last book of a series that should've been only about ONE couple. Brexley and Warwick. Not these people, whom I still love btw, but not in the last book of a series about a couple I've already fallen in love with. That's a wrong move there.
June 1, 2022
Nice writing but disappointing compared to previous books. Shadow lands felt rushed. Also, coupling up all of the characters was weird, and there were too many unnecessary additional pov’s throughout the book.
June 17, 2022
Stacey, if you ever do end up reading this review, please don't be offended, or disheartened. I really tried to love this book...
I so wanted to love this book, especially with how the 5th book ended. I feel like the added POVs of Caden, Scorpion, and Killian dimmed down the plot, and made about 70% of the book unnecessary. I feel like the relationships were all rushed, and it became just a porn with no plot kind of book, which is kind of a slap to the face to the series.
(Spoiler Alert): I also think that the death of Kek and Lucas was unnecessary and drove no real point to the story. Brexley revived Rosie with the nectar, why couldn't she have done the same to Kek and Lucas? Were they even "mates" with Ash? You never really know...
I don't know... this isn't really the "end" of this series... It was so jumbled, and weird... Yes, there is danger, yes, there are battles.... but none of it seemed as thrilling or edge-of-your-seat-with-worry...
And if Brexley had the power to raise the dead, why didn't she just storm the prison-turned-lab and killed everyone that way? There were so many weird directions that this book went.
I will say that I was glad that Warwick and Brexley didn't go all mushy and lovey-dovey on each other. They are still just as brutal and savage when it comes to each other, so that saved at least a bit of this story...
I just was so upset by the ending of this book... it's obviously not over, but I'm so jaded by the entire book, that I don't know if I would want to continue the series, which really really sucks. I absolutely LOVE book 1-5. I've never read a series like this one before, and I feel like this is a true dark adult fiction. This final book just feels like someone else wrote it...
I so wanted to love this book, especially with how the 5th book ended. I feel like the added POVs of Caden, Scorpion, and Killian dimmed down the plot, and made about 70% of the book unnecessary. I feel like the relationships were all rushed, and it became just a porn with no plot kind of book, which is kind of a slap to the face to the series.
(Spoiler Alert): I also think that the death of Kek and Lucas was unnecessary and drove no real point to the story. Brexley revived Rosie with the nectar, why couldn't she have done the same to Kek and Lucas? Were they even "mates" with Ash? You never really know...
I don't know... this isn't really the "end" of this series... It was so jumbled, and weird... Yes, there is danger, yes, there are battles.... but none of it seemed as thrilling or edge-of-your-seat-with-worry...
And if Brexley had the power to raise the dead, why didn't she just storm the prison-turned-lab and killed everyone that way? There were so many weird directions that this book went.
I will say that I was glad that Warwick and Brexley didn't go all mushy and lovey-dovey on each other. They are still just as brutal and savage when it comes to each other, so that saved at least a bit of this story...
I just was so upset by the ending of this book... it's obviously not over, but I'm so jaded by the entire book, that I don't know if I would want to continue the series, which really really sucks. I absolutely LOVE book 1-5. I've never read a series like this one before, and I feel like this is a true dark adult fiction. This final book just feels like someone else wrote it...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2022
DNF. This review is unapologetically angry. If that’s going to be a problem for you, then you might not want to read it.
EVERY SIDE CHARACTER couples up in this book. No build up, no chemistry, and no purpose. Five altering points of view to make this ambitious shitshow happen.
For someone who has been in love with this series (me), and who has waited on pins and needles for it to finish so I could continue past book 3 without massive book withdrawals (also me), I’m pissed. You built an amazing world with characters that existed outside of the pages, and a story arc that lived rent free in my brain from page one. Then, you dragged it out until it died.
EVERY SIDE CHARACTER couples up in this book. No build up, no chemistry, and no purpose. Five altering points of view to make this ambitious shitshow happen.
For someone who has been in love with this series (me), and who has waited on pins and needles for it to finish so I could continue past book 3 without massive book withdrawals (also me), I’m pissed. You built an amazing world with characters that existed outside of the pages, and a story arc that lived rent free in my brain from page one. Then, you dragged it out until it died.
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November 15, 2022Unrated
I would like to say that this series fell off but it was never truly on to begin with. This book was a mess from start to finish... and yet... it was nothing less than what I expected and wanted from it.
It felt like every single chapter was just a standalone one-shot where the ultimate goal was for one of the many, many, many, many character POVs to have sex. I genuinely can't remember a single chapter that did not have that kind of structure. It actually got to a point where I could predict when the bow-chika-wow-wow music was going to start playing. My absolute favourite moment was when a character named Scorpion was just about to penetrate his lady love and he says something like 'You should know that Scorpions have a deadly sting' and then slams it home. It delighted me to think that he says this stupid little catchphrase every time he's fucking and never gets bored of how lame it is because he thinks it's sexy.
Plain and simple, it was bad writing but, the entertainment factor of these books has always been the bad writing so I was actually in my element. It's hard to give something a star rating when the writing, characters, plot, worldbuilding, etc. is terrible, but if it wasn't as bad as it is I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. So I'm leaving this one unrated but just know it is both a 1 star and a 4 star read.
I like to think of this whole series as a warning of what would happen if we asked idiot hot people to save the world and the disastrous consequences of that.
I would like to say that this series fell off but it was never truly on to begin with. This book was a mess from start to finish... and yet... it was nothing less than what I expected and wanted from it.
It felt like every single chapter was just a standalone one-shot where the ultimate goal was for one of the many, many, many, many character POVs to have sex. I genuinely can't remember a single chapter that did not have that kind of structure. It actually got to a point where I could predict when the bow-chika-wow-wow music was going to start playing. My absolute favourite moment was when a character named Scorpion was just about to penetrate his lady love and he says something like 'You should know that Scorpions have a deadly sting' and then slams it home. It delighted me to think that he says this stupid little catchphrase every time he's fucking and never gets bored of how lame it is because he thinks it's sexy.
Plain and simple, it was bad writing but, the entertainment factor of these books has always been the bad writing so I was actually in my element. It's hard to give something a star rating when the writing, characters, plot, worldbuilding, etc. is terrible, but if it wasn't as bad as it is I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. So I'm leaving this one unrated but just know it is both a 1 star and a 4 star read.
I like to think of this whole series as a warning of what would happen if we asked idiot hot people to save the world and the disastrous consequences of that.
June 14, 2022
This series had SO much potential, and was completely ruined. I truly did enjoy the first 3 books but it just went downhill from there. This last book was so rushed and messy, and almost felt like it was written just for the sake of being written and being done with the series, ya know?
There was also a multitude of spelling errors and weirdly jumbled sentences that just made absolutely no sense. Was this not even edited at all? It was also WAY too long and all the insta-love couples/mates and “brutal” hookups was exhausting.
Then there was all the POVs…totally unnecessary, considering the characters are almost indistinguishable. I also felt like the politics got so complicated and convoluted…too many bad guys with different connections. Unnecessary.
So, yeah. I had high hopes for this series but these last couple books have just been awful. Prime example of a series that could have been great if condensed, but was instead dragged out for way too long. This has honestly turned me off of reading any of this author’s other books😕
There was also a multitude of spelling errors and weirdly jumbled sentences that just made absolutely no sense. Was this not even edited at all? It was also WAY too long and all the insta-love couples/mates and “brutal” hookups was exhausting.
Then there was all the POVs…totally unnecessary, considering the characters are almost indistinguishable. I also felt like the politics got so complicated and convoluted…too many bad guys with different connections. Unnecessary.
So, yeah. I had high hopes for this series but these last couple books have just been awful. Prime example of a series that could have been great if condensed, but was instead dragged out for way too long. This has honestly turned me off of reading any of this author’s other books😕
April 8, 2023
2.5 stars (generous tbh). This book really let me down. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but things fell apart almost instantly for me.
The one thing that really bothered me was for the first 5 books we only had Brexley’s POV, and with this final installment we had like 5. There were multiple instances where I kept forgetting who was the narrator and then getting annoyed because a lot of it just felt like unnecessary filler. I understood why we didn’t have only Brexley’s POV for pretty much the first half, which was fine, but we literally could have had a dual thing with just her and Warwick. But no, we had Caden (who I still just did not like and skimmed all of his chapters), Killian and Scorpion as well.
There was so much happening and since you’re in multiple POV’s there was so much spice at one point that it was annoying. I felt like we were in the nitty gritty of everything, and it kept getting pushed to the side bc couples I didn’t really care about just kept banging lmao. I’m positive I skimmed the last 40% because I just did. not. care. We also got introduced to new characters who would have been major players had they come in at an earlier time, and I’m pretty sure it was all to simply hint at the spinoff series. Don’t even get me started on what happened to Ash…so UNNECESSARY.
Aside from all of that, there were so many typos and errors that this didn’t even feel like a final draft. Sergiu’s name was spelled three different ways (Sergiu, Sergei, Sergui) and the same thing with Vincent (Vincente).
I truthfully did not like this at all and felt it was a really underwhelming finale.
The one thing that really bothered me was for the first 5 books we only had Brexley’s POV, and with this final installment we had like 5. There were multiple instances where I kept forgetting who was the narrator and then getting annoyed because a lot of it just felt like unnecessary filler. I understood why we didn’t have only Brexley’s POV for pretty much the first half, which was fine, but we literally could have had a dual thing with just her and Warwick. But no, we had Caden (who I still just did not like and skimmed all of his chapters), Killian and Scorpion as well.
There was so much happening and since you’re in multiple POV’s there was so much spice at one point that it was annoying. I felt like we were in the nitty gritty of everything, and it kept getting pushed to the side bc couples I didn’t really care about just kept banging lmao. I’m positive I skimmed the last 40% because I just did. not. care. We also got introduced to new characters who would have been major players had they come in at an earlier time, and I’m pretty sure it was all to simply hint at the spinoff series. Don’t even get me started on what happened to Ash…so UNNECESSARY.
Aside from all of that, there were so many typos and errors that this didn’t even feel like a final draft. Sergiu’s name was spelled three different ways (Sergiu, Sergei, Sergui) and the same thing with Vincent (Vincente).
I truthfully did not like this at all and felt it was a really underwhelming finale.
May 6, 2024
Always so disappointing when the last book in a long series just absolutely flops. Please don’t let this deter you from reading this series because the first 4 books were incredible! By book 5 I started to feel like everything was a bit too repetitive and drawn out but I was hopeful that the series finale was going to make up for everything that was lacking in the 5th book and boy was I wrong… it just got worse. It was very strange how the author decided to include so many POVs after only having Brexleys for the entire series, it was entirely unnecessary and took away from Brexleys character arc. Though I loved our side characters, I did not understand why we needed to read about their extremely rushed copy and paste, insta love stories. TOO. MUCH. SMUT. Not enough action. The final battle was so rushed and kind of anticlimactic to me, especially after a series that was so action packed and fast paced, that was extremely disappointing.
Unfortunate ending but still am so glad I came across this series, it was a WILD ride!
Unfortunate ending but still am so glad I came across this series, it was a WILD ride!
September 4, 2022
Shadow Lands
⭐️⭐️
Am I dumb or did my review disappear?😭
Anyways in short, I remember skimming this and concluding that it was not worth my time
⭐️⭐️
Am I dumb or did my review disappear?😭
Anyways in short, I remember skimming this and concluding that it was not worth my time
February 18, 2023
This was my least favorite installment in the series. After 5 books with one narrator and only our mc povs we get the final installment with SIX pov and suddenly like 8 relationships formed at the last moments. (I would have liked the povs earlier)
Every 2 seconds someone is having sex , which normally i would welcome, but almost all of their relationship dynamics are exactly the same . Enemies to lovers with aggressive sex. No exaggeration. So it was almost like reading the same smut scene with different names attached.
For a series with 6 books the ending wrapped up so fast and seemed rushed in this book. There will very obviously be a spinoff
Every 2 seconds someone is having sex , which normally i would welcome, but almost all of their relationship dynamics are exactly the same . Enemies to lovers with aggressive sex. No exaggeration. So it was almost like reading the same smut scene with different names attached.
For a series with 6 books the ending wrapped up so fast and seemed rushed in this book. There will very obviously be a spinoff
February 24, 2023
My review disappeared? Weird. I don’t even remember what I said, but I know I was disappointed in the direction this book took…
August 7, 2024
Oh, may a wheelbarrow of small monkeys fuck it.
Note: This review is about the Savage Lands Series as a whole, not just Shadow Lands specifically.
This is how I like it. Gritty, raw and fast-paced. The Savage Lands Series is Urban Dystopian Dark Romance done right. Stacey Marie Browns dynamic and graphic storytelling completely immersed me and made me feel like I was in the middle of the action. This series felt VISCERAL.
“You don’t get much say in the way you die, but you can choose how you handle it.” My father’s voice came back to me. “Always hold yourself with honor. Especially in death.”
What sets this series apart in my opinion, was the perfect balance of action with detailed emotion. While the heart-pounding action, vivid combat and adrenaline packed scenes forces you to keep turning those pages, the character’s stream of thoughts, feelings and motivations are simultaneously being conveyed adding intricacy and resonance.
Men never understood a woman’s strength, the carnage which would paint the world when she broke.
ALL of the characters were relatable in their flaws. They were all complex, unique and passionate, and they all connected on such a primal level. While the story is filled with viciousness, greed and grief, the comic relief provided by the butt-plug-hat (no typo) wearing, crossdressing Opie & Bitzy, who only communicates with middle fingers, is TOP TIER.
Sötét démonom. I was his dark demon.
The 2 MCs Brexley and Warwick were absolutely brutal and SO strikingly intense, perfectly complementing and keeping up with each other. Their connection and chemistry throughout all of the books was all-consuming and was one of the most enjoyable parts.
“Warwick ruined me. Broke and demolished what was left of me. Like a wave, all I could do was continue to smash myself against the rocks, battering and bruising, but never stopping.”
“Before you, nothing I ate had any taste.” His mouth almost grazed mine. “All I could smell was death. Nothing but killing made me feel anything. Then you walked into my life.” His hand slid under my jaw. “And I don’t see just gray. I feel, smell, taste, and want to fuck you in every color.”
From book 1 to the conclusion of book 6 I can genuinely say I’m satisfied with everything. There was an insane amount of development and growth from beginning to end. Yes, sometimes certain aspects became a bit repetitive and redundant but OVERALL this has been a consistent 5 star series and that is RARE.
“People considered “breaking” a sign of weakness. I disagreed. Bending meant you could be molded and shaped into something else. I may be full of dents, scars, and trauma, but whatever they did to me, they could not bend and form me into their idea. They turned me rigid. Titanium. I broke; I did not bend. I snapped; I did not bow. They did not twist and cast me into something different. My broken pieces could be forged together. Made stronger.”
June 26, 2022
Yazarın bazı noktaları-konuları, "Ben bunları zaten anlatmıştım, biliyorsunuz." tavrı ile yazmasından anlamıştım zaten.Bu yazarın, bu evrenden bahsettiği ilk kitap değildi.Haklıymışım. Bu seride doğu (Macaristan-Ukrayna-Romanya) kesimindeki fae ve etkilerini okuyoruz.Ama bu hikaye ilk batı (Amerika) tarafında başladı sanırım. Serinin başlangıcı mıdır çok emin olamamakla birlikte Eli ve Ember'ın olduğu Darkness Serisi,sonra Ryker ve Zoey, akabinde Kennedy ve Lorcan'ın olduğu Lightness Saga ve son olarak Brex ve Warwick Farkas'ın olduğu Savage Lands serisine geçiyoruz. Yada seri sıralaması farklı olabilir ama bu seriler bağlantılı...Son kitapta bu karakterleri de görüyoruz.Azıcık ucundan merak ettim ama Brex beni çok yordu. Kesin unuturum ama olurda unutmazsam onlara da bakarım 😅😁🙄 O değilde yazarların tek bir evrene bağlı kalıp, o evren ve karakterlerle zilyon tane yan seri/kitap yazmalarına da sinir olmaya başladım. Başka şeylerde deneyin annem!!!
Brex beni yordu demiştim...Yazar keşke Brex'i odak noktasında olmaya devam ettirip her kitapta farklı karakteri ön plana alarak yazsaydı.Seri Ash yada Caden ile devam edecek gibi...Ve belki Scorpion, az da olsa gördüğümüz Jethro? Zira tamamlanmamış çok konu var. Biz şimdilik Farkas ve Brex sayfasına göz attık.Altı kitap bir karaktere odaklanmak için çok uzundu...Son kitabı okumak en zoruydu 😅Hani onda da finalledik ama nasıl?
Ben çok tatmin olmadım.Beni etkileyen, yada soluksuz bırakan bir şey yoktu.Hatta bazen çok zorlama bir dram yaşadık gibi...Itsvan'dan kurtulduk mu? Evet. Ülke kurtuldu mu?Evet.Eeee...Ama... Yani...
Seveni olur kesinlikle.Hele sert-dark-kas-sözde alfa sevenlere hitap edebilir.Ah birde distopya-fantastik unsurlarda vardı...Bilmiyorum ya...Çok yer etmedi bende.Hoş ben kolay kolay dizi vs. de izleyemem. Çok yapmacık ve zoraki geliyor bir süre sonra.Türk dizisi izlerken bayılacağım hatta 😁Yani yargım pek genele uymayabilir...
Önerilen Okuma sıralaması : Darkness Series> Collector Series> Lightness Saga> Savage Lands.
Brex beni yordu demiştim...Yazar keşke Brex'i odak noktasında olmaya devam ettirip her kitapta farklı karakteri ön plana alarak yazsaydı.Seri Ash yada Caden ile devam edecek gibi...Ve belki Scorpion, az da olsa gördüğümüz Jethro? Zira tamamlanmamış çok konu var. Biz şimdilik Farkas ve Brex sayfasına göz attık.Altı kitap bir karaktere odaklanmak için çok uzundu...Son kitabı okumak en zoruydu 😅Hani onda da finalledik ama nasıl?
Ben çok tatmin olmadım.Beni etkileyen, yada soluksuz bırakan bir şey yoktu.Hatta bazen çok zorlama bir dram yaşadık gibi...Itsvan'dan kurtulduk mu? Evet. Ülke kurtuldu mu?Evet.Eeee...Ama... Yani...
Seveni olur kesinlikle.Hele sert-dark-kas-sözde alfa sevenlere hitap edebilir.Ah birde distopya-fantastik unsurlarda vardı...Bilmiyorum ya...Çok yer etmedi bende.Hoş ben kolay kolay dizi vs. de izleyemem. Çok yapmacık ve zoraki geliyor bir süre sonra.Türk dizisi izlerken bayılacağım hatta 😁Yani yargım pek genele uymayabilir...
Önerilen Okuma sıralaması : Darkness Series> Collector Series> Lightness Saga> Savage Lands.
July 16, 2022
I finally plucked up the courage to start this series after pushing it away for a while. I honestly don’t know why I didn’t start it sooner because the book is right up my alley. It’s everything I want in a book. The title alone just makes me go “Woah”
The Savage Lands series is truly one of the best highlights of my year so far. I am also really glad I didn’t read it sooner because I would have seriously lost it, just waiting for the next book. I really didn’t want this series to end. Everything was perfect!
The Savage Lands series is chalk full of alpha males and you are going to be in bliss land just reading about them. I will say that the first two books are less risqué when it comes to sexual activities hahaha BUT! Don’t let that deter you because my lord are the first two books a page turner. It’s so action packed, the the angst is the type that makes you say “ it’s page burningly good!”
Book 3 is where the real fun begins *wink wink*
Stacey Marie Brown has given us a perfect book boyfriend. Why? Because she has given us one of THE most possessive alpha male Hero ever! Warwick makes my knees weak. He literally gives the true meaning of “ I hate the rest of the world except you” *BLISS* But in all honesty, Warwick is cold hearted, a savage, ruthless and utterly deathly but with Brexley? He is all that but also one of her most staunch supporters. The way he loves her is just the best! I love the dynamics between the two because Brexley is such a badass girl too. She is such a hardcore badass that it honestly makes me a little jealous.
The Savage Lands series is without a doubt action packed. It’s extremely violent, it exudes power, it’s heartbreaking at times..it’s everything you expect in a war between humans, faes and everything in between. I won’t deny that at times, it can feel a little repetitive but when there’s a war, sometimes the never ending, constant battle is something we have to expect because let me tell you, by the time you are done with the series, you will feel like you’ve gone to war alongside these characters. By the end, you are exhausted, tired, but on high alert, you are also hopeful and happy?
the Savage Lands series has great character development. The storyline is passionate and the world building is detailed to perfection.
I loved the Savage Lands series by Stacey Marie Brown and I truly hope you give this series a try.
June 7, 2022
A rushed, messy, and somehow incomplete ending to a series that I had such high expectations for. I think this series had the potential to be great despite the slow pace Books 3-5. This book suffered from having too many books–storylines for the sake of pushing more books. After this series, I never want to read about characters in prisons again. 80% of the plot happens in prison.
I would I have been able to grit my teeth and bare through all the flaws, but the (unnecessary) Multiple POVs, coupling EVERYONE, and the "cliffhanger" just sucked out any joy I had for the series. Making everyone into couples/mates was just so disappointing. It makes you think, "was any of their friendships real?" It undermined the loyalty, friendship, and development of the characters. Also, the scene with Caden and Birdie on the balcony? Gross. Ick.
I would I have been able to grit my teeth and bare through all the flaws, but the (unnecessary) Multiple POVs, coupling EVERYONE, and the "cliffhanger" just sucked out any joy I had for the series. Making everyone into couples/mates was just so disappointing. It makes you think, "was any of their friendships real?" It undermined the loyalty, friendship, and development of the characters. Also, the scene with Caden and Birdie on the balcony? Gross. Ick.
March 31, 2023
1.5 ⭐ y creo que me estoy pasando.
Estoy tan decepcionada, asqueada y cabreada que más vale que no escriba una reseña de esto, si es que se le puede llamar libro.
Tenía potencial a pesar de lo oscuro y retorcido que se iba convirtiendo su lectura a media que progresaba. Los tres primeros pudieron tener un pase. Aún así no pasaron de tres estrellas, ¿pero este?
Se ha llevado la puntilla!!
No creo que vuelva a leer a esta autora si sus libros van a ser todos del mismo estilo. Lástima de tiempo perdido...
Estoy tan decepcionada, asqueada y cabreada que más vale que no escriba una reseña de esto, si es que se le puede llamar libro.
Tenía potencial a pesar de lo oscuro y retorcido que se iba convirtiendo su lectura a media que progresaba. Los tres primeros pudieron tener un pase. Aún así no pasaron de tres estrellas, ¿pero este?
Se ha llevado la puntilla!!
No creo que vuelva a leer a esta autora si sus libros van a ser todos del mismo estilo. Lástima de tiempo perdido...
February 21, 2023
Plot ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Vibes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Multi-1st person POV - Brexley, Warwick, Killian, Scorpion, Caden, maybe a few others?
2/21/23 audiobook review:
I stand by everything in my original review. I loved this book and series so much. Loved the multi-POV for this 6th and final book in the series and how we didn't have to stick with Brexley through every minute of her training. Seriously, I've reread my original review twice now and can't think of anything to add. I will miss you, Brexley and Warwick!! 💘
I do have an audiobook comment though... if you have 2 narrators, 1 male and 1 female, why wouldn't you have them narrate the male/female voices regardless of whose POV it is? For example, I got used to Eva narrating all of the voices and she was great at deepening her voice. But when we got the male narrator for this last book, he had to heighten his voice for the female characters... why not just use Eva for that dialogue? I've listened to dual narration before where that's how it was done so I guess I'm confused why this stylistic choice was made for this series...
Anyways, if you haven't read this series- you should! Ebook, paperback, or audiobook, you can't go wrong. :)
*Original review from May 2022*
**will likely have mild spoilers, read at your own risk**
Gah I needed this book so badly after the pain that Stacey put us through with books 1-5! The pacing felt more natural and Brexley and her crew had some more time to breathe in this one- not much let's be real, but seriously, I feel like books 4 and 5 were just back to back hits of shit hitting the fan. We start off with Brexley on the run after using the nectar and killing Tad and many others. Filled with guilt over her actions, she falls into a traveling carnival and starts to learn how to harness her powers without the nectar.
In this book we have many more POVs which I really appreciated. We didn't have to sit alongside Brexley for every moment of her training- I'm over the "chapter after chapter of watching the FMC learn to harness her powers and fine-tune her strengths" that we see in so many books. Instead, we get to see what was happening with the rest of the crew while they continued to fight and other/new relationships start to form. It made some of these characters feel more real, instead of just being a side character there to further the MCs story and overall plot.
There was lots of action and unlike in previous books, our friends FINALLY had a better chance at survival. There were still times where the future was looking bleak (many if we're being honest), but they pulled through over and over. And when they couldn't, they escaped... or Warwick came through with a distraction lol
When they all finally reunite (~43% mark), not only do we get to see Brexley and Warwick's continued romance, but we also see relationships blossom between Killian and Rosie (so happy for them), Scorpion and Hanna, and Caden and Birdie, which = LOTS OF SPICE. We feel ALL the feelings. We see ALL the dirty things... ;)
Such a great conclusion to Brexley and Warwick's story. Oh to tame an untamable man, or rather, wolf... ;)
Also - the ferris wheel in the cover art... I see what you did there, Stacey!!
(from this point more spoilers, definitely don't read if you don't want to know the ending)
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Vibes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Multi-1st person POV - Brexley, Warwick, Killian, Scorpion, Caden, maybe a few others?
2/21/23 audiobook review:
I stand by everything in my original review. I loved this book and series so much. Loved the multi-POV for this 6th and final book in the series and how we didn't have to stick with Brexley through every minute of her training. Seriously, I've reread my original review twice now and can't think of anything to add. I will miss you, Brexley and Warwick!! 💘
I do have an audiobook comment though... if you have 2 narrators, 1 male and 1 female, why wouldn't you have them narrate the male/female voices regardless of whose POV it is? For example, I got used to Eva narrating all of the voices and she was great at deepening her voice. But when we got the male narrator for this last book, he had to heighten his voice for the female characters... why not just use Eva for that dialogue? I've listened to dual narration before where that's how it was done so I guess I'm confused why this stylistic choice was made for this series...
Anyways, if you haven't read this series- you should! Ebook, paperback, or audiobook, you can't go wrong. :)
*Original review from May 2022*
**will likely have mild spoilers, read at your own risk**
Gah I needed this book so badly after the pain that Stacey put us through with books 1-5! The pacing felt more natural and Brexley and her crew had some more time to breathe in this one- not much let's be real, but seriously, I feel like books 4 and 5 were just back to back hits of shit hitting the fan. We start off with Brexley on the run after using the nectar and killing Tad and many others. Filled with guilt over her actions, she falls into a traveling carnival and starts to learn how to harness her powers without the nectar.
In this book we have many more POVs which I really appreciated. We didn't have to sit alongside Brexley for every moment of her training- I'm over the "chapter after chapter of watching the FMC learn to harness her powers and fine-tune her strengths" that we see in so many books. Instead, we get to see what was happening with the rest of the crew while they continued to fight and other/new relationships start to form. It made some of these characters feel more real, instead of just being a side character there to further the MCs story and overall plot.
There was lots of action and unlike in previous books, our friends FINALLY had a better chance at survival. There were still times where the future was looking bleak (many if we're being honest), but they pulled through over and over. And when they couldn't, they escaped... or Warwick came through with a distraction lol
When they all finally reunite (~43% mark), not only do we get to see Brexley and Warwick's continued romance, but we also see relationships blossom between Killian and Rosie (so happy for them), Scorpion and Hanna, and Caden and Birdie, which = LOTS OF SPICE. We feel ALL the feelings. We see ALL the dirty things... ;)
Such a great conclusion to Brexley and Warwick's story. Oh to tame an untamable man, or rather, wolf... ;)
Also - the ferris wheel in the cover art... I see what you did there, Stacey!!
(from this point more spoilers, definitely don't read if you don't want to know the ending)
August 14, 2022
”I needed a shower. I needed a drink. I needed to punch the shit out of something. But most of all, I needed her.”
No words. Just read it.
4,5/5 ⭐️ Definitely one of the best series I've ever read.
4/5 🌶 The multiple povs just made it all the better 🥵
And again, thank you @Leonie for making me read this, you were right. So so very right. It's amazing
No words. Just read it.
4,5/5 ⭐️ Definitely one of the best series I've ever read.
4/5 🌶 The multiple povs just made it all the better 🥵
And again, thank you @Leonie for making me read this, you were right. So so very right. It's amazing
June 25, 2022
an end of an era — an era of confused, frustrated, ‘do i like this or do i just like jason momoa’ inner monologuing on my part, of redundant bombings and motorcycle chases, of opie and bitzy’s asinine interactions, and of warwick and brexley’s story overall.
what a relief.
this series has a special place in my heart, despite being possibly the worst series i’ve ever read. i truly cannot explain it. the writing is not good, the plot is tired and predictable and yet also somehow bizarre and unsettling, and yet i continued to come back for more at the end of every book, like a dehydrated, lost camper in the desert. for whatever reason, this stagnant, undrinkable pond water appealed to me more than the crystal clear glacial pools of other, better book series.
and i attribute that to one thing: violent hate sex.
this book, despite the random ‘ran off and joined the circus’ bit, was a smidge better than its predecessors, for one reason: multiple POVs. being inside brexley’s head for 5 books was 4 books too many, so getting to explore warwick, scorpion, killian, and caden POVs in the 6th book provided much needed respite from the unmitigated absurdity of brexley’s thoughts and experiences (and it also provided 3 more opportunities for violent hate sex, but i digress).
this book was far, far too long, and ironically it has very little to do with how many POVs we get. the plot moved at a snail’s pace before coming to its culmination, and though i struggled through this book (and this series broadly), the ending made me quite sad. it’s clear that SMB is setting up other spin-off stories for some of the side characters, so it was left a bit more open-ended than i like in my series finales, but it was still a somewhat satisfying ending to a story that should have never, ever been more than 3 books long.
farewell, savage lands, warwick, and brexley. thanks for all the trauma and the hot, smutty shadow sex. i’ll never be able to think about nectar the same way again.
December 10, 2022
Shadow Lands is the last book in the Savage Lands series and I have to say that the finale was everything that I could have hoped for and more. I really enjoyed seeing how the plot was built up and so MUCH happens in the storyline. I was worried about who she would kill off and while I was sad about who we lost, at the same time I was still okay as most of my favorites survived. I really enjoyed the manner in which this author developed this story and seeing how we get a somewhat HEA here. We see a culmination that is built into conclusion and seeing how the group is able to overcome the evil humans. If you are a fan of this author or working through this series, you will feel such satisfaction into the finale that we have here. If you are fans of dark urban fantasy with a strong focus on the romance, then you definitely need to pick up these books, they are so intense and gravitating.
I found this installment to be so fascinating and am eager to explore more from this author and excited for what she has planned ahead for us!
I found this installment to be so fascinating and am eager to explore more from this author and excited for what she has planned ahead for us!
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