Devotion

The Deadly Seven #3

by Cassie Hargrove, Story Brooks

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ…

Danger is lurking around every corner while my guys are fighting to survive.

Dad is still missing, and everything is going to sh*t faster than we can grasp it. It feels like anyone and everyone has become an enemy.

The more unknown we’re surrounded by, the more the darkness tries to claim my mind, but I won’t give in. I can’t.

My guys need me, and I refuse to back down from whatever this is. From here on out if you’re not an ally, you’re an enemy.

The lines have been drawn, so choose your side wisely.

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The only people we can trust and rely on are ourselves and our girl. We’ve known this for years, but as everything starts to come to a head, truths and secrets are revealed.

We’re officially a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ family.

No one, and we really do mean no one, will hurt anyone else we love.

We’re done playing nice. You thought you saw our demons before, but we were just getting started.

Let's play.

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Dark romance with stalking, dub/con, non/con and much much more. Read TW before attempting to read this series!!

This is a reverse harem where the main character ends up with 3+ men. In this case, 7. If that isn’t your thing then this series is not the right one for you. This series also contains M/M scenes and relationships within the harem.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark, Why Choose, Romance, Contemporary, M M Romance, College

322 pages, Paperback

Published March 12, 2022

About the author

Also writes as:

A.L. Ryan

Rebel Raines

Reviews

[Alaina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Devotion is the third installment within The Deadly Seven I honestly thought that this was going to be the last book in the series, but it isn't. So, yeah, pleasantly surprised but a little annoyed with the cliffhanger I just read. Also, I might be in a weird mood, but I wasn't completely in love with this one.

We still get the lovely drama and romance that was easy to digest. Some of what happened was a teeny tiny bit predictable. For example, Hailee getting pregnant was way too easy to see coming. With all the unprotected sex she was having it was bound to happen. Heck, I'm surprised it didn't happen back in the first book. Other than that, the mystery around Dimitri is starting to dull for me.

In the end, she's kidnapped and I'm just wondering what the heck is going to happen next. Hopefully things get better and a bit more exciting in the next book.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well fuck. Was getting invested in the story and then BAM my least favorite trope. Ugh. I might be done with this series.

[Nichole Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love content warnings and they are super important for books but they should not be in the middle of a book. It completely took me out of the story and essentially spoiled what was about to happen. It should have just been listed with the other triggers/content warnings at the beginning of the book.

I really enjoyed this book, but the content warning in the middle of the book took me out of the story and overall ruined the book for me.

[The Bookish Soaper · Rating 1 out of 5]

It really takes a lot for me to DNF a book, but I just did it at 56%. Honestly none of the 3 books I read were all that great. The writing was extremely amateur. It was honestly terribly cringy, but honestly this was somehow got a lot worse. I didn’t even think that was possible.

It felt to me like the author set down to write a fantasy, but somehow along the way got lost in her own head. The “bad guy” is suddenly not so bad, and honestly nothing happens in these books. For how long they are literally nothing happens. Honestly I don’t even know what else to say other than please don’t waste your time reading this series. It’s not worth it.

[Hannah Wenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

super enjoyable!!

I loved this so so much!! I love where the story is going I will say though that is does get a little confusing when Luke & lukas are talking in the same sentence.

[Michaella Dieter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need the next book!

🥴 ⬅️ This is the most accurate emoji for how I feel right now.

Devotion has more character development, a new twist or two, action, steam, a few WTF moments, and the ending had me at the edge of my seat. I just managed to stop myself from throwing my phone across the room. Just. It was a close call. 🤣

Bad puns aside (sorry, Creed) I very much enjoyed this, and am looking forward to the final book. Where the authors better make it all sunshine and rainbows.

* Narrows eyes at authors * I'm watching you. 🧐

[Ziezie · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6 stars

[Christy Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

What???

Wow I need the next book asap! Am I the only one who wants Dimitri to be added to this harem? I'm not sure what it is about him but he reminds me of Creed with him being a psycho and obsessive man. I kinda dig it! I can't wait to see what happens next!

[Emi · Rating 1 out of 5]

By this point I'm taking this story as some sort of satyre because the plot twist are just insane.

The female character just keeps getting worse and by now I'm just reading it to know how it ends.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassie and Story really are taking this series from strength to strength. I adore the world inwhich the deadly seven fight for family and love in, their demons ride them hard in this book but there are a few exquisite moments when their pain is eclipsed.

Haliee has grown so much and I love how she never ceases to amaze me. In this book she shows so much empathy to the guys and an iron will that can wrankle even the most psychotic demons to heel, Creed gets pulled into line numerous times. Haliee is empowered by love and that really comes across through her actions and words to each of the seven and Brent. She has also become possessive with a I'll cutz you if you look vibe that totally suits the bada$$ she's become.

The seven are nother short of absoepic in this book, they deliver everything from deep emotional trauma out pouring to their loving heart Haliee, humour that will make you choke on your drink, a thirst for blood and vengence that will set your soul alight, love, devotion and steam so hot it will melt you to the bone.

Haliee and her guys are trapped between lies, truths and betrayals and left trying to work out who they can trust. They find an allie in the most unlikely individual and a true that is there for the benefit of Haliee and by default her guys. Story and Cassie throw a few massive curve balls that you won't see coming unless you were paying close attention.

Ladies I need Salvation NOW!!!!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably my favourite book / series of the year so far and we’re currently in August!

- RH (7 guys + MM)
- J/P H’s
- Dark vigilantes / avengers (take out dark criminals)
- Pregnancy
- Multi POV (incl side character villain)
- Not the most steam ever but decent
- Little angst
- Good plot / different plot
- Each H has a different/ unique relationship with FMC
- Each member of the harem has a difficult past
- Dark moments perfectly balanced with humour & funny moments

- Love seeing the mundane day to day ways the H’s interact with the FMC & each other as a harem

- This series has had me gripped and I’ve read each book within the space of 2 days max! I rarely put my kindle down and always itching to pick it back up whenever possible ❤️‍🔥

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
🌶/3 Steam

[Samantha Hickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm currently crying into my pillow from that cliffhanger 😭😭😭

Devotion is book #3 in The Deadly Seven series. This is a dark reverse harem, make sure to read the Trigger Warnings!!

We pick up right where we left off in Seduction and it's nonstop action from the very first page!!

The group goes through so much, and they rely on each other to get through it all. They also find out some things that make you question if you even know what's been going on and if the bad guy is really the bad guy.

The relationships between Haliee, Lukas, Mathias, Torren, Barren, Corden, Creed and Ollie have gotten stronger and I cant wait to see how much more they grow, and what happens with the news Haliee has.

I love this series so freaking much, and I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book!!

[Kristen Dalrymple · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much happened in this book. She got her dad back. Ollie survived and was okay. Creed was arrested, beat up then released. Dimitri turned out to maybe be okay. He is helping Haliee and wants to earn her love. With his father being the real villain. Amber was killed and the unknown people were going to frame Haliee but dimitri stepped in. The other set of twins are obsessed with Kristen the bff, whose father/dean of the school is somehow involved. Then on top of all of that we find out Haliee is pregnant with Ollie’s baby but she is kidnapped and taken to a marina. What a cliffhanger!

[TipseyBookReviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book picks up where book 2 left off and drops you right back into the emotional rollercoaster. I kind of loved Creed’s way of getting things done though :) I loved seeing Haliee and the guys relationships grow, and I loved the Kristen and Haliee times - I’m kind of hopeful for a Kristen spin-off and kind of surprised by which guys I may be rooting for for her. The ending is definitely a cliffy and my heart is really hurting for them all. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

[Rossy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean... it's so far fetched😅

The characters are a bit juvenile but I am eating up all this drama and still enjoying it after suspending the belief tho so😌🤷‍♀️

[Cheyenne Rousseau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

What an ending.

Dimitri isn't evil? That's good but I think his obsession is about to change

I can't wait to see how this plays out

10/5

[marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I felt like the book was better than the first two.
But what happened to Halliee/Hailey/whatever ? We barely saw her, and when we did it wasn’t even necessary…
Also: worse trope *ever*. Especially in this book! I love babies, but the unplanned pregnancy is a big no! All of them are young, psychopaths and murderers, why are you throwing a baby in the mix ?

Anyway. I hate that I like it, and I will read the next one for sure.

[Aisling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why!???

I love this series but there is a specific trope that was added to this book that I hate! Why was that necessary? Also how did she know which one??


it’s the pregnancy trope

[Ami Harrison-Orme · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF. Don’t read on if you don’t want spoilers . . .





The editing and character depth improved over the series which I was glad of. The story had potential and I was actually beginning to enjoy it more. Unfortunately we hit a big no no for me.
Pregnancy.
I hate the pregnancy trope. It’s a personal preference not a trigger but I really struggle to enjoy books where the mfc is pregnant (unless it’s an epilogue, I don’t mind books ending this way)
Bringing pregnancy into the series with one and a half books remaining was the end for me.
I’m kind of sad because I like the mmc’s and wanted to continue reading their journeys, especially Matty. I was looking forward to learning if and how he could overcome his fear of touch.
Such a shame for me but if pregnancy isn’t an issue for you, I definitely felt the books had improved so keep reading!

[Jessica W · Rating 1 out of 5]

Warning -- some minor spoilers, though nothing spoiling the plot itself.

I'm surprised that I made it this far in the series to be honest. I think what kept me going was a combination of curiosity to see where the plot was going, hope that maybe it would get better, and my liking of the MCs.

Honestly this writing style is not for me. Things progress way too fast romantically-- they all become obsessed with her almost instantly and her dad is very oddly okay with some pretty questionable things. There were multiple warnings of this being a dark romance but the story reads as an edgy YA novel with somewhat detailed sex to me. The characters do some messed up things throughout the story, but the problem is the detail. These authors are not really good at painting a picture putting you in the scene. Most of the dark things that happen are pretty much just mentioned and we don't actually see it happening. Which isn't the end of the world, but I never really felt like I was reading a dark romance.

This series relies way too heavily on clichés: FMC is a super hot angel who goes from being timid and meek to having a spine of steel out of nowhere, FMC is bullied by a group of girls that some of the guys slept with, all the guys are instantly in love with her and good with sharing her, the twist with the bad guy, and her overprotective badass dad is also another trope I've seen far too much.

I honestly overlooked and accepted most of these issues. I let myself sink into the story and just try to enjoy it rather than nitpick. At first the swiftness of their relationships was refreshing because I've read a few too many medium/slow burns lately where there was too much drama and doubts with the relationships.

I read a review that said they thought 7 men was too many and that a few of the guys got placed on the back burner. I agree with this. We don't really get see enough of her with a few of the guys. I think it probably would have been better if there was more even focus on the guys. There is a lot of focus on Haliee, Oliver and Creed. While Haliee slots into their relationship pretty seamlessly, I didn't like that Creed and Oliver had a pre-existing relationship where they clearly love each other. I have no problem with M/M in RH stories but I prefer for it to be purely physical and only when the FMC is involved. Speaking of loving each other, the FMC and MCs share I love yous wayyyyy too early! Like absurdly early into knowing each other. Some of the guys who have honestly barely interacted with her also express love way too early/fast.

At first I was alright with the FMC though I did think she was a bit of a ditz. Her personality shifted quite a bit during the story, but instead of simply becoming stronger and more confident she became annoying. She's constantly yelling, her emotions are all over the place, she gets pissed off at the guys over the stupidest shit, she constantly makes poor decisions and then never really explains herself or apologizes for any harm she does or anytime she upsets the guys, she rapidly goes from uncertain virgin to banging multiple guys (several times in public), and she's surprisingly immature and naive for someone who's been on the run for 14 years. I'm also super tired of reading about 18 year old FMCs. She's pretty much a child still in my eyes and it's creepy that the cop that's 10 years older than her who's supposed to be overseeing protecting her becomes her first boyfriend. It just screams grooming.

As far as the plot goes... the WITSEC situation is a freaking joke. I'm pretty sure that the program does not make a detective with local law enforcement become your bodyguard, while the FBI may be involved a US Marshall would standardly be your overseer and handler not some random FBI agent, and there's never any evidence mentioned that would make me think that the FMC and her father would even qualify for WITSEC. They don't just randomly offer protection in stalker cases and generally they would put you Witness Protection for ya know.. WITNESSING something. It's never mentioned that she witnessed anything.

I don't like the plot point with the FBI agent. It's ridiculous, absurd and extremely farfetched. Like everything to do with him is outrageous and was purely done to provide a secondary villain. The plot twist that I mentioned earlier? Also absolutely absurd twist that honestly made little sense. I grew so bored with the story that I looked up spoilers for how the story ended because I honestly became more interested in the villain than the FMC. After reading how it ends I decided to quit the series. DNF at about 39% into book 3.

The guys indicated multiple times that they own the town, which also makes no sense since most of the guys are only 20 and outside of intimidating some college kids we never see them having much of any influence over anything. They don't own the cops or the mayor, though they do get away with a lot of stuff. They kidnap, torture, and murder abusers, though it feels like a town with only 550ish people that sort of thing would go noticed. Apparently this place is a hotbed for predators and we're expected to believe that a group of 20 year old guys and a 28 year old cop are actively running a kidnap, torture and murder operation that multiple people are aware of (including one of the ex girlfriends who most of the guys don't trust and hate, so I don't get how or why she knows). It seems dubious that they do this multiple times to people where there wasn't enough evidence to convict and we're expected to accept that the guys just know it to be true so they torture the "truth" out of the people. We're just told later that they confessed, but torturing a confession out is unreliable and sketchy. Who's to say the guy didn't confess just to stop the pain? They also reveal this stuff to the FMC super early and she just doesn't care because her favorite movie is the Boondock Saints. To be fair she does freak out when she sees them kill someone for the first time, though that doesn't last long. It just seems like a very high risk to take with someone who you barely know to just come out and admit that you murder people. Seems like the type of thing you keep to yourself and tell nobody.

Don't recommend this it anyone. The writing is poor (not enough detail), the romance is a joke, the smut scenes are meh and lack proper detail (I started skipping them because of how repetitive they became), the FMC and most of the background characters were not relatable or were purely annoying/unrealistic, the guys slowly lost their appeal as they all became all about Haliee with some dark backstories sprinkled in (pretty much every backstory was meant to be worse than the one that came before it), them being called the seven deadly sins made little sense and their sins were all spun into positives with few negative traits (also must of their "sins" were linked to their trauma where they were victims so it doesn't really fit the definition of a sin), and the guys owning the town seems like a line of bull.

[Tamarra Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devotion on a whole other level

Lukas, Torren, Mathias, Creed, Oliver, Corden and Barren deal with the aftermath of the car accident putting everyone on edge.
Control, dominance and possessiveness taken to a whole new level.
Haliee loves all of her men as they love her, and they prove it to her in there own way.
Agent Daniels is on the war path, gunning for all of them when Amber goes missing, and when it turns out that someone is trying to frame Haliee for Amber’s murder, everyone is in overdrive.
Dimitri is still determined to claim Haliee for his own, determined at all costs to claim her and her love the right way, his way, but nothing will deter her from her men.
And by some miracle Haliee’s father Brandon makes it out alive, much to Haliee’s delight. But there are some truths that they both have to face in order to reconcile there past and move forward in there future.
Haliee continues to live her life, getting back into routine, normalcy, and when Kristen comes back into the fray, we know everything will be alright
Haliee comes to learn more about her guys, some of them sharing with her there traumas of there past, and through there retelling she comforts them through the worst, never once judging them for what they’ve gone through.
Haliee continues to prove her worth, still not afraid to stand up for herself, in standing up to them and calling them out, her jealousy and instant turn on for her men, continuing to develop there love language further.
Haliee loves her men fiercely, as fiercely as they love her. Haliee has bloomed, her confidence soaring, owning her s*xuality, knowing her limits and boundaries, wants and needs, enjoying the immense pleasure each of her men bring her.
But that all changes with a shocking revelation, that Haliee is with child, but the biggest shock is the twist that no one saw coming with both Kirsten and Haliee, and now we are all left holding our breaths as we wait to see how this plays out….. in book four!
Please head the trigger warnings in this book.
This book has it all murder, vengeance, revenge, madness, mayhem, bullying, stalking, duplicity, back stabbing, twists, turns, excitement, laugh out loud moments, love, trust, truths and betrayal.
Get ready to be taken on an exhilarating ride, this book will have you on the edge of your seats, because there are moments that will make you laugh, make you gasp, have you feeling shocked and saying what!
The dual POV’s told a telling story, capturing me from start to finish. These authors know how to write and I’ll be back for more.
And those MM, MF, MFM and MFMMM s*x scenes, the steam was off the charts and had all the feels.

[Raven9308 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am working my way through this series and was hoping book 3 would get better and show improvement from books 1 and 2 and it hasn't done as much as I would have hoped. This one felt it went backwards a little with the writing immaturity/lack of experience, and I am trying not to be harsh but this one felt more disjointed and a lot of skipping around so it just wasn't for me as much as I had hoped.

I think there got to be repetitive moments and feelings, lost out on details, have more telling instead of showing, again felt like this could have been fleshed out a bit more and made it more well rounded.

In terms of the story again this has so much potential but with the authors no longer working together there isn't a chance this will be updated/elevated with re-writes. I like the different characters, appreciated how this one opened up some wounds and backgrounds and more secrets were shared. I liked seeing some people get their karmic justice haha. I liked seeing some of the guys embrace their sexuality and most of the spicy scenes were done to perfection. Some felt like they were thrown in just for spice levels and was kinda forced but most were great.

I was surprised with how much laughter there was in this one too, we have some crazies and some of the random other characters brought it were funny. I liked being reunited with loved ones, enjoyed the bestie coming back and what's in the future for her haha, and the coverup going on. The ending was not shocking but interested to see how things pan out. I am confused though if the former baddie is going for the large harem of with the side character and her potential harem. Again some things were executed as well as they could have been so it's not as clear as it could be.

Interested to see how this series ends, starting the last book and hope we get all the resolutions, more funny, sweet, and smexy moments. Can't wait!

[Krysana Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn't for the life of me remember anything at all that happened in the second book so for the first two chapters or so I was sitting there like the gif of the confused math lady trying to work out wth was going on.

The middle chunk of this book draaaaagged on. I thought about putting it down and coming back to it later but pushed through. I understand for the plot towards the end of this book why we needed to see THAT scene from the hospital but the whole hospital bits were a bit bleh. Right when they were ending her dad pops back up too and we go through it again (albeit for way shorter thank god).

I was calling that plot twist way before it was announced and am so excited for this twist to the story.

I could definitely do without the random chapters from her dad's pov though, they barely add anything to the story other than him feeling guilty for hurting her ect.

Also not a fan of the random addition of the wonder twins obsessed with organ harvesting, the "weird things" going on with Kristen's dad (that's never actually explained or mentioned more than that tiny bit), and Dimitri suddenly thinking after watching Kristen for a few days that his "brain is switching" to being obsessed with her and not Haliee.

Obviously they have been put in to set up for a spin off series but I absolutely HATE when series do this. You'll get 2-3 great books and then the last one or two will push the whole story to the side and focus on bringing in these new characters and setting up for the spin off.

It does sound like it would be worth a read if this is what's happening, but focus the last book on Haliee and the 7's story and then give Kristen and co their own books.

Overall I loved this book though, it's steamy and hot but also I can't get enough of the hilarious cat scenes that have me actually laughing out loud!

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book three in the series, and you DO need to read the previous books in order to follow the storyline. This is dark, but despite the heaviness of the story, there are some humorous moments. It is also heavy with the sexual content, and not usually in the sweet and romantic way, though for the way these characters are, it is romantic in a way only they can appreciate. The Heroines father went missing (in the previous book(s)) and the seven men (seven Heros?) are doing everything they can to find him. They come face to face with the villain only to find out there is more than one villain. Things get confusing for the gang as they try to decide exactly who is responsible for all the things that are happening, and exactly what they are after. Who's the real target? There is a lot of action in this book. It's pretty eventful and not much down time. A car accident, gun fight, hospital stays, arrests, and one little surprise... that will make those boys work harder than ever to save the girl. This particular book doesn't have much in the way of trigger warnings... no abuse takes place, though there is some violence, threat of violence and very strong language. (There is mention of abuse to a character with a very small role.) It is a reverse harem love with some M/M thrown in, so if that offends you, do not read this book. These characters are fun to watch. Their chemistry, the way they know each other so well, and know just what to say to rile each other up, but also have such a strong loyalty to one another. Honestly, no matter what is going on with the plot of the book, just 'being in the presence of' these folks is enough to enjoy the book. It does end with another cliffhanger. It alternates between POVs. (All 10 of the key players, including one of the villains.) This is intended for mature readers.

[Katherine Eliza · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, just a warning: this ends on a cliffy.

I… enjoyed this significantly less than I did the first two books. I think it’s a “me” thing, but Haliee doesn’t feel like a real person anymore. She just kind of feels like “FMC with name” at the moment. And honestly, I still haven’t gotten over the fact that her witness protection name is Haliee. I think I must have changed my mental pronunciation of that name at least ten times until they literally spell it out in this book. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Anyway, HALIEE. I don’t know if everything just felt rushed or what, but none of her emotions or thought processes feel real. I feel like I’m losing my grasp on this character and can no longer define who she is.

It’s a little better with the guys, but still a bit of the same. There are a lot of big moments that are rushed, and character development is happening almost carelessly. Like, REALLY big moments and conversations that are just kind of brushed over with an extreme reaction, but it just doesn’t feel like the reaction was earned, somehow. I honestly don’t even know how to explain it.

Also, from a technical standpoint, there were a lot of careless editing mistakes. Multiple occurrences of characters’ names being spelled incorrectly to accidental redundancies (at one point, referring to MM sex, they write something along the lines of “he was too afraid to take instead of receive”). Those types of errors I typically just attribute to the kind of timeline authors of this genre are kind of bound by, so I let them slide while reading, but it’s still worth mentioning.

I’m going to read the next book, and I still like this series. I even liked this book. There was just a notable difference from the first two installments that I hope reverts back in book four.

[Kfsilver · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am going to start by saying I adore this series. The concept of Haliee, falling in love with seven brothers, who each personify one of the seven deadly sins is incredible.

Devotion starts up, right where book 2 left off, throwing us right into the story and the action, and keeps right on going from there. The story was fast paced, and had enough plot and surprising twists and turns to keep me interested throughout the book.

There was also a great deal more focus in this book on Haliee’s relationships with the guys other than Lucas. It was nice to see some of the guys (Mathias, Torren, Barren and Corden) who were in the background some in books 1 & 2 emerge and spend time with Haliee. The healing that took place for some of the guys was beautiful to read. Creed remains my favourite, most adorable, obsessed psychopath!

There are a few elements that didn’t quite live up to the first two books though. I missed Lucas. He was absent a large part of the book due to work issues, but I missed the sweetness of his relationship with Haliee. But, mostly, I felt this book suffered from middle book syndrome; similar to Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back or LOTR - The Two Towers. Devotion is responsible for wrapping up the events from Seduction and setting up the finale in Book 4. It didn’t quite hold its own as an independent novel, but it was still quite enjoyable.

That being said, did I enjoy this book? Yes. Was it my favourite of the series? No. Will I be reading book 4? Absolutely! I really can’t wait to find out how it ends. Would I recommend this book? Yes. The whole series is excellent.

[RylaWrites · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devotion was Devoured

Like my play on words there??? Literally though all these titles go hand in hand with my feelings on these books.

Writing an apt review for this with no spoilers will be hard but I shall try my best.

Can you tell I’m putting off writing said review because “The woman was too stunned to speak” yeah, that’s me right now. I finished this book within 24 hours and it only took that long, cause ya know? Responsibilities and all that.

This is so hard to write while staying in amazons good graces because the amount of descriptive language I’m dying to use is insane.

That cliffhanger we were left with last time, they pull us back guys, it’s rough and raw and hold your breath worthy but they do. We then proceed to be taken on twists and turns and whhhhhaaattt moments throughout the rest of the book. We get more background from the guys, deeper connections and all around more, more spice, more laughs, more pain, just more.

This book has me holding my breath, cursing the authors (no seriously, ask them, I did) and laughing so hard I actually cried…wait till you get to see murder kitty.

You should definitely pay attention to any and all content and trigger warnings, while this book isn’t all that dark to me it definitely could be to some. The way the authors handle it though is done amazingly well with all considerations given.

Even though we’re left on a cliffhanger yet again I don’t think IN MY OPINION it’s as bad as the last and I can’t wait to read salvation when it comes out in a few months!

[Emily Highlander · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one obviously starts where the last one ended with Oliver and Luka in that bad accident and them being attacked by people. They get help to them and survive the accident but Ollie barely makes it and he only makes it be side creed holds the surgeon at gun point so he would save his life without delay. He ends up arrested but charges are dropped once creed gets beat up by the FBI agent. Also throughout this book they realize Dimitri is more on their side than they realize and he ends up saving them a couple times. Also amber the mean girl is dead now and someone tried to frame Hailee for it. Dimitri also lets them knows that it’s his father that is behind all these other attacks. You also kind of hear about Kristen (her best friends) background a little more, you find out her father is the dean and also is acting weird and has been sending her away in the middle of term. But she had no idea why, there also two twins that are new coming around once Kristen got back from her trip, they are there to protect Kristen which you find out at the end of the book from Dimitri. At the end of the book Hailee and Kristen are taken while they were at the mall shopping and the seven, Dimitri, and the twins team up to find their two girls, who were separated because Kristen has people after her and her enemy and Haileees enemy teamed up. Oh and Hailee is pregnant, that’s why they were at the mall to begin with, although Dimitri and the twins think it’s Kristen’s baby.

[Animepet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things that had me either chuckling or smh while reading this book: I guess they are probably spoilers?

*There has been no discernable development in any of the main characters. The bad guy, Dimitri, is the only character with any interesting new behavior.

*This quote from Oliver/Greed:
["Yeah, iPad in my hands, right now.” Creed produces my iPad and hands it over. I take a minute to hug it, and my dick almost gets hard over my baby’s smooth surface as I run my hands all over her technological body.
If I didn’t know any better, I might be jealous of that iPad, Ollie,” Haliee says with a smile. “You know you’re my number one girl.” I give her a wink for good measure. “Better be the only fucking girl or I’m going to murder you.” I hold the iPad over my dick cause Haliee looks dead serious right now. “Understood, baby.” I nod, swallowing the fear and desire she’s causing me right now.]

*This quote from Creed/Wrath:
[“Neither of you jackwads are touching my fucking Doll! Not your fucking dove, not your fucking bitch. MINE! She’s fucking MINE!” I roar out, pointing between the two of them for even slightly thinking my Doll could ever be anything to them. They both pause and look over at me. Yeah, bitches, I’m Wrath. I’m the alpha out here. I have the biggest dick, too. I’m tempted to make them whip theirs out so we can all measure before the blood starts spilling on the lawn, but I won’t.]

I gave this book 3 stars because it is a book and it kept me entertained enough to finish it. It was a hot mess of a read, but it also was not very long.

[Madame Book Wh0re · Rating 5 out of 5]

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OMGOSH Y’ALL!!!! (Sorry for the yelling, but if you were in my presence, I would have yelled that anyway.) This book was freaken amazing!! And yes I know, most say that about all books they review, but…..OMGEEEEEE!!!!! LOL This book made me laugh so much and awed me in ways that only a handful a books have. 🖤
It starts off where Seduction left off. It is emotional as you read because of the events that take place. Things aren’t as they seem and it will make you want to reread the first two books to make sure you are understanding everything. It is a rollercoaster of laughter and man it almost made me piss myself. That says a lot lol! 😂 This book really made my day and by the end of the book, it made me wish that I hadn’t read it because I truly want to continue this journey. You are left with crazy af 💩that will make you gasp and put a hand to your mouth. The book ends on a cliffhanger 😒😏🙃….of course what stunning masterpiece wouldn’t….that will piss you off and excite you even more for the next book to come! 😉 If only the authors can hurry and let us have it. But you can’t rush perfection of course! 😈
I do want to point out, there are some trigger warnings. I may say this repeatedly (obviously, if I say this a lot, you know what kinda books I read 🙃😉), but this is not everyone’s cup of tea. There are trigger warnings for a reason. Murder might be ok with you but there is so much more…. Also, it is a reverse harem with polyamorous relationships. So there is MM AND MFM. 🖤
Release Date is March 16th
Happy Reading! 😈
🖤Christian O.🖤