lexisreadingagain's reviews
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ENZO MARINO, YOU DOGGGGGG 🤭 Okay no but for real, this was easily one of my favorite books in the Never After series. It's giving Scarred and Tristan Faasa a run for their money, and if you know me, you know how much I love that book. So for this to compare? It's means she's seriously GIVING.

Emily was right when she said this was her most romantic couple. These two had me gnawing on the bars of my enclosure from the get go. Venesa, my sweet little siren, can do no wrong. I mean, not literally, because girl was definitely committing crimes left and right lmfao, but pish posh none of that matters, because all I wanted for her was happiness. As a fellow people pleaser, I just adored her. All she wanted was love and approval from her family and the people that should have had her back without hesitation, and instead, she was constantly made to work for it. My heart hurt for her.

And Enzo, that little SCAMPPPP. I love a good Mafia Don in general, but there was just something about him that had me swooning every five minutes. Maybe the tattoos? Maybe the way he encourage Venesa to let her dark side come out to play, instead wanting to change her into a perfect little mafia wife? Ugh I'm swooning again.

This was just such a great read. I love the way that Emily merges elements of the original fairytale and the more commercial depictions of it together, but still makes it feel like her own story. While I'm so sad to see the Never After series finished, I'm so glad that this was our last book, because it truly ended with a bang.

Thank you to Emily and her team for the eARC!

ELI KILLGORE I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOOOOOVE YOU 😭

Rue, my sweet, I see you and I feel you and I wouldn’t change a single thing about you.

Ali girl I was worried for a minute, but you really came through 🫶🏼

This reread only made me love it more!!!!

Elliott Rose’s smut is literally NEXT LEVEL 🙂‍↕️🤌🏼

Omfg. Storm and Briar’s story was so god damn good from the very beginning. Their tension, their banter, their chemistry — all of it had me blushing like a fool and scrambling to pick my jaw up off the floor. I’m a sucker for a good taboo romance, and I was gnawing on the bars of my enclosure for Uncle Storm!!! The gruff, no fucks given, no nonsense cowboy was down BAD for her. He tried his best to fight the attraction, knowing it was forbidden and trying his hardest to keep some distance, all to protect her reputation. But Briar was having none of it. Every challenge he presented, she rose quickly to the occasion 🤭 The “teach me” moments? The cuff? I could shove my whole fist in my mouth just thinking about it, GIDDY UP.

But don’t get me wrong, the tender moments were there, and they were tugging at the heartstrings. Briar had a past filled with so much hurt, and I enjoyed seeing her drawn out of her shell, not only be Storm, but through her newfound friendship with Kayce and especially Layla. It brings me so much joy that Elliott Rose includes healthy female friendships in her stories and doesn’t rely on romantic love to heal her characters.

Just another banger. Absolutely no notes. And after the teasers at the end, I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!! 😈