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Mori and River. I loved them together so much. I was SO annoyed with how Mori fought with himself over whether or not he was going to let himself have River, though. I totally understood his reservations, but after the last book with Bailey basically deciding for Harlow that they shouldn't be together, I hated watching it happen again in this book. That said, I loved this book anyway. So many things happened, and it was all so exciting and tragic and delightful and heart wrenching. Everything that happened was something the book needed; pulling in the plot from the previous books, and setting up the next book perfectly. I'm pumped to read the next book!

I'm loving these books! So far there's been a really perfect balance of good relationship building, angst, and a little suspenseful action. I gotta say, for much of this book, Bailey really drove me nuts 😆 He dug himself into a hole and then cried about it almost the entire book, and I was so happy when his mom gave him that reality check. Watching Harlow bend over backwards for Bailey, putting himself in a position that had him constantly keeping his demon in check, was so sad! And I could just feel the absolute agony Harlow felt after the Mage attacked Bailey. Even though I was annoyed at Bailey in this book, I still really loved him and I loved Harlow, too. There were also a bunch of scenes that had Oscar and Cal, as well as the other two brothers, and I enjoyed how seamlessly they fit in with the ongoing storyline. I am ravenous for more of this series and so I will continue onwards 😂

I really enjoyed this book! Both Cal and Oscar were such great characters, and the plot was really engaging and exciting. But it was also sometimes slow and sweet, which I'm always happy to have a good blend of. I'm definitely someone who enjoys when there are scenes of the characters just doing nothing, building their relationship, spending time together doing things that don't matter to the plot at all. There was a nice sprinkling of those in this book and I was really happy about that! I also appreciated that Oscar's anxiety issues were part of the story and not something that was just swept under the rug. Showing his struggle, having Cal help him through without judgement, and not having everything just poof away as soon as he fell in love was a really important and powerful inclusion. I can just tell that the rest of this series is going to be so, so good. I loved all of Cal's brothers, and the direction their foreshadowing went in has me very excited for their books. 

When I saw this book, I was immediately intrigued. Vampires, hockey, fated mates, Daddy kink, primal kink, exhibitionism...how could I not immediately be drawn to that?? 😂 And while all of those things are things I love to see in a book, I could not for the life of me believe that a book containing so much would still be something I genuinely enjoyed. But here we are. I did genuinely enjoy this book. I thought the plot was really interesting, the vampire lore was really easy to digest, and the characters were very likable. I did feel some of Hayden's dialogue didn't really match his overall tone, if that makes sense. Instead of saying like... "I'm gonna go for a run," it would be written like, "I am going to go for a run." Which felt... weird? Leander had a more refined personality, so speaking that way made sense for him, but Hayden was just a down to earth hockey bro, so it kinda ripped me out of some of the moments. The dreaded miscommunication trope took hold in this book, too, but luckily the impact it made was more in private with the two of them instead of a big scene in front of a crowd, which is what I was dreading, so it wasn't too painful...ish 😆 Overall, I really liked this book, and I would recommend it if you're looking for a spicy paranormal romance with a side of hockey. 

I've read a lot of vampire books in my day, but this is the first one with a surfer vampire, and I kinda loved how unusual it felt. It was really fun to see the juxtaposition between the "normal" vampires in this book and Kilroy, the newly-turned surfer bro. I don't think the plot in this book was anything to really rave about, but it was a pleasant read that was comfortably predictable. Kilroy and Magnus were really sweet together, and I thought the epilogue was super cute. I would probably read more in this series if there were any more!

What a ride! This series remains just so much fun to read, and this installment was just as enjoyable as all of the others. We got so many things resolved in this one, but so many more possibilities for what future books could hold. I really enjoyed the peek we got into the Fae realm in this book. Romily meeting Gwendolyn was a moment I want expecting to love so much. She wasn't in this book much at all, but I adore her character! I hope to see more of her in future books, and I'm really excited to read the next book in this series, as Darcy's storyline will be the focus, and I do really love him, too. So many things happened in this book, and I'm sure the next one will be equally filled with a ridiculous amount of events and satisfying resolutions. 

I was not prepared. I was not prepared for how deeply in love with Edovard it was possible to be. He is the number one goodest boy, he is Himbo Supreme, and I adore him. This whole book was so much fun to read. I loved the way Edovard's magic was described, and how he didn't even see it as a mission, just a given that he wanted to help put the happiness and light back into anyone who needed it. Just knowing that I have to live my life without ever getting an Edovard hug...life can be so cruel sometimes. Seeing Edovard brighten the days of the minions was one of my favorite parts of this book. Scheming up evil-not-evil ways to help people via tax evasion, blackmail, and recycling was honestly just so funny to me. The best part about this book, however, was the relationship development between Edovard, Santanos, Gregory, and Hassan. I found that I put myself in Gregory or Hassan's shoes in terms of perspective for a lot of this book, because though it was told by Edovard, I couldn't help imagining the inner reactions and thoughts they must have been having while getting to know and understand Edovard. He was just such a pure, sweet character, and they were oftentimes taken off-guard by how he seemed to immediately love them, but more so by the fact that they loved him back just as much. Their reactions to him throughout the book were just so good. They always stood up for him, ready to defend him, but remained pretty stoic on the outside. Not that that was going to trick Edovard into thinking they didn't care, because he could literally see how much they loved him. Santanos was a perfect mate for Edovard, and Gregory and Hassan fit with them perfectly. This book was just so silly and sweet and I loved it!

I just can't help but be charmed by these books and I can't stop reading them! I had plans for how my October reading would start and I'm throwing them out the window. This book had all of the hilarious commentary of the last one, more relationship building, a new family member, heaping helpings of angry, vengeance-fueled blood magic, and a little side of spice to top it all off. The way that Fox and Romily love Bellamy feels like it should be so ridiculous and unbelievable, but somehow it feels completely right and it makes more sense than I feel it has any right to 😂 But the fact that he has grown to love them back so genuinely is what makes this book both incredibly heart warming to read and also absolutely gut wrenching. My anger at whomever it was that had Bellamy taken grew right alongside Fox and Romily's. Not only did his abduction cause Romily and Fox extreme distress, but it also had poor Edovard scared and upset. I'm dying to learn more about Edovard in the next books, because there are so many things we half-learned about him and he's such a sweet and interesting character already! I'm really just looking forward to reading more of this story!

This book was too much fun. It was silly and lighthearted, but it still had a really interesting plot that kept the story moving. Romily was such a funny character, and his wit and humor cracked me up throughout this whole book. He went through a lot in his life, and because of it, was totally unphased by Fox being a reaper. I really loved Fox, too. His stoic exterior had so many cracks when it came to Romily, and it was adorable to see him so smitten in his own way. I loved Fox's dads, too, and the hilarious addition of Bellamy had me rolling. This whole book was just so much fun to read and I can't wait to read the sequel.

I can already tell that I'm going to love every book in this series, because I really really enjoyed this one. I will say that the plot and main character relationship felt very formulaic, but I do not think that hurt the book. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and this "prince/bodyguard romance but make it paranormal" was definitely in no need of fixing. Jeremiah was a character that I really enjoyed. He was stern and he took no shit, but he took protecting Remi seriously from day one, even though Remi was acting like a spoiled brat. Jeremiah's background prevented him from believing he was able to have a mate, and also made him feel like he didn't deserve to find love, which made a good amount of this book feel slightly frustrating. And no one was more frustrated than Remi, who was less resistant to listening to his feelings, but still battled feelings of inadequacy himself. I loved to see the characters growth throughout this book as they both slowly embraced their feelings for each other and let their bond grow like it wanted to. The big mystery in this book felt really obvious to me, and I figured it out pretty quickly, but that also didn't lessen my enjoyment in the story. I really liked the rest of the Trident Agency guys, and I can't wait to read the rest of these books!