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Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)

L.J. Shen

Start date: February 2, 2017

Finish date: February 10, 2017

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Jan 08, 2018 Heather rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-books, my-favorite-authors, real-stuff, book-boyfriends-i-wish-were-real, long-series, animals, cold-shower-plz, lawyers, names, male-authors

Oh, Baron "Vicious" Spencer, you are an asshole I can't help but love. The tortured relationship between Vicious and Millie was a great story. I couldn't get enough. From their teenage years wondering why he hated "Help" so much to their adult years and seeing them pick up right where things were left 10yrs earlier.

Millie was one of my favorite heroines I've ever read. She was forced to move across the country, by Vicious, and start a new life broke and alone. She did it though. Of course, she ...more

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Aug 10, 2019 Lindsay rated it really liked it

Shelves: enemies-turned-lovers, 2019, august-2019, bullying, bully-romance

This book was good, but not great. And it was all me, not the book. So, in case you don't know, I LOVE to read out of order. It annoys my friends (and some authors I've met at book signings) but I love it. I read based on my mood and I can't help it when a book that isn't book 1 calls to me to be read first. However, with that said, I think I would have benefited from reading this book first. Not because the others aren't stand-alones (because they are) or because this one provides more info set This book was good, but not great. And it was all me, not the book. So, in case you don't know, I LOVE to read out of order. It annoys my friends (and some authors I've met at book signings) but I love it. I read based on my mood and I can't help it when a book that isn't book 1 calls to me to be read first. However, with that said, I think I would have benefited from reading this book first. Not because the others aren't stand-alones (because they are) or because this one provides more info setting them up (because I didn't feel it did)...but because maybe if I hadn't read Rucks first, I would have liked this (and Vicious) more. Because to be perfectly honest, Dean "Ruckus" Cole has ruined me for all other book boyfriends in this series. (Granted, there's only one left but I seriously doubt he's going to hold a candle to my man Dean.)

Ok, so about this book. Vicious definitely lives up to his name. Since I did read this series out of order, I’ve been avoiding this book because quite honestly, I didn’t like Vicious. I didn’t like him as a secondary character, I didn’t like how he treated…I was going to say Millie, but really, I didn’t like how Vicious treated everyone in Dean’s book, and I just couldn’t imagine reading a whole book about him. But, I dove in, and while I understand why he was the way he was, I also, well, I also didn’t care. I blame Dean. He honest to god ruined me for Vicious. I don’t think I quite bought the “you were always supposed to be mine” about Vicious and Millie until the author got to the part about Pink & Black and actually explained what that meant with the letters later on in the book. Then I got it. I liked it, and I wanted them together. But up until that point, I wasn’t really invested in them getting together or not.

And I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I spent pretty much the whole book waiting for the events at 83%. I was on pins and needles waiting for the moment Dean found out that Rosie was in New York/Saw her for the first time in 10 years. And honestly, that shouldn’t have been the moment I was most excited for in this book. But I was.

I did like Millie, and I came to like Vicious…and I thought they were good together but at the same time, it seemed to take forever for them to admit their feelings for each other.

Overall, this was a decent book, but doesn’t live up to Ruckus. Sorry!
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Apr 04, 2018 Joyce rated it it was amazing

This was a very good start to the series. Very thought out character development. I kinda have a love hate feeling for the MC. He is part of a proud of jocks, with big heads, bigger walkers and unfortunately are big dicks, but of course they are gorgeous and are wLking sex gods so whatever! Lol. But lots of plot to keep me interested and lots of drams, the sex really doesn’t kick in until the second half of the book, but it’s good when it does. There is some darkness to some of the scenes, but i ...more

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Mar 12, 2020 Kristiana rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020, new-author-2020

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“In Japanese culture, the significance of the cherry blossom tree dates back hundreds of years. The cherry blossom represents the fragility and magnificence of life. It’s a reminder of how beautiful life is, almost overwhelmingly so, but that it is also heartbreakingly short ...more

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Jan 11, 2020 Ana Filipa rated it it was amazing

Este foi o meu primeiro livro da L.J Shen e simplesmente ADOREI cada capítulo! Não queria que a história acabasse! Recomendo vivamente! 5*****

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Dec 01, 2018 Yanique Rose rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arrogant-wealthy-men, favourite

Second read:
Still in love! on of my al ltime fav

First read:
Ohh Vicious you arrogant asshole you why did you captivate my heart?. If you love an unapologetic, no shit taking hero then this is the book for you. Another great series.

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