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Warrior Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #5)
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bookshelves: bbf-book-borrowed-from-friend, buddy-read, read-in-2021, 2-point-75-stars, rage-reads
Dec 31, 2021
bookshelves: bbf-book-borrowed-from-friend, buddy-read, read-in-2021, 2-point-75-stars, rage-reads
The last 30% bumped this from 2* to 2.75* rounded up for GR. I don't know if it was that the pacing was off or what the authors opted to dedicate sooooooo many of the 900+ pages to but this did not really work for me 🤗
I'm all for a steamy read, but please find a balance so that your characters can do other things besides bounce from one hook up to the next without advancing the plot 🙈 So much of this book felt like telling vs showing and what we were being *shown* just wound up rather exhaustively repetitive to me...
It also prob doesn't bode well when I didn't miss Elise at the start of this and really wasn't all that bothered by her contributions as the story progressed - she was the worst culprit for telling not showing. For as much as she thought about the things they had to overcome and her quest to "avenge" Gareth...her actions screamed easily distracted & I not so lowkey lost patience with her 🤦♀️
I highly enjoyed all the angsty bro'bonding scenes far more than any of the combined bonding scenes 🤨
Ryder wound up surprising me by becoming a fav PoV, especially considering I wasn't at all interested in him in book1 🤭 His character growth across the series was the most fun to follow.
Leon was a treat as always altho his temper tantrums really were grating by the end.
Dante & Gabriel were almost disappointing considering I had picked up this series based off their appearances in ZA...the characters we read about in this series are very different from where we find them 5years later and the angsty emo/mob boss stuff didn't really spark much joy for my reading experience altho Rosalee & Ethan's appearances (separately, let's not acknowledge any hints to DP series while she's 14/15 & he's 19, K?!) and obvs all things Pitball + Eugene #Longbottoming were upsides 🙃
Eurgh - speaking of ZA one of the cameo/crossovers interactions was so OTT that altho it started out funny, by the end it was so beyond ridiculous that it kind of ruined the nebula ally bonding I was there for. Speaking of needlessly expounding on storylines...did we really need to continue revisiting 🎂?
Please tell me I am not alone out on this ledge...altho happy to go down swinging as really 🙄
Writing this review after reading Heartless Sky and enjoying all the Easter eggs sprinkled therein from this series made me happy I read it, but there was no comparison for me as regards addictive characters + storytelling...ZA wins hands down & twice on Sundays
I'm all for a steamy read, but please find a balance so that your characters can do other things besides bounce from one hook up to the next without advancing the plot 🙈 So much of this book felt like telling vs showing and what we were being *shown* just wound up rather exhaustively repetitive to me...
It also prob doesn't bode well when I didn't miss Elise at the start of this and really wasn't all that bothered by her contributions as the story progressed - she was the worst culprit for telling not showing. For as much as she thought about the things they had to overcome and her quest to "avenge" Gareth...her actions screamed easily distracted & I not so lowkey lost patience with her 🤦♀️
I highly enjoyed all the angsty bro'bonding scenes far more than any of the combined bonding scenes 🤨
Ryder wound up surprising me by becoming a fav PoV, especially considering I wasn't at all interested in him in book1 🤭 His character growth across the series was the most fun to follow.
Leon was a treat as always altho his temper tantrums really were grating by the end.
Dante & Gabriel were almost disappointing considering I had picked up this series based off their appearances in ZA...the characters we read about in this series are very different from where we find them 5years later and the angsty emo/mob boss stuff didn't really spark much joy for my reading experience altho Rosalee & Ethan's appearances (separately, let's not acknowledge any hints to DP series while she's 14/15 & he's 19, K?!) and obvs all things Pitball + Eugene #Longbottoming were upsides 🙃
Eurgh - speaking of ZA one of the cameo/crossovers interactions was so OTT that altho it started out funny, by the end it was so beyond ridiculous that it kind of ruined the nebula ally bonding I was there for. Speaking of needlessly expounding on storylines...did we really need to continue revisiting 🎂?
Please tell me I am not alone out on this ledge...altho happy to go down swinging as really 🙄
Writing this review after reading Heartless Sky and enjoying all the Easter eggs sprinkled therein from this series made me happy I read it, but there was no comparison for me as regards addictive characters + storytelling...ZA wins hands down & twice on Sundays
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Reading Progress
December 7, 2021
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Started Reading
December 7, 2021
– Shelved
December 8, 2021
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4.0%
"🥺🥛
Oh my 🖤 is ��
🐉🦅🐍 here for 🦁
I'm so here for ALL the bro'bonding & begrudging bickering 🤣"
Oh my 🖤 is ��
🐉🦅🐍 here for 🦁
I'm so here for ALL the bro'bonding & begrudging bickering 🤣"
December 8, 2021
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10.0%
"I know it's prob wrong to hope this rescue fails but I'm just way more invested in this quartet interacting and don't really miss their missing piece all that much🙊
The interactions are too much fun 😈🙃"
The interactions are too much fun 😈🙃"
December 9, 2021
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17.0%
"Ratatouille 🤣😂
I think Ryder's PoV are my faves for group activities...well most am so over their gang bangs. No kink shaming, just timing guys & gal 🙄
Also, yay to Eugene showing more of the fae we've already met #LongbottomingFTW 💪"
I think Ryder's PoV are my faves for group activities...well most am so over their gang bangs. No kink shaming, just timing guys & gal 🙄
Also, yay to Eugene showing more of the fae we've already met #LongbottomingFTW 💪"
December 10, 2021
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27.0%
"YASSS to the stars bringing these Nebula Allies together to build that bond....I need more of this series crossover plz 🤩🙃 cos flagging a little on current series relationships (well not the bro'bonding, those scenes are fun) - can the plot move a little faster pretty please 🥺 these detours all ending the same way is getting really repetitive 😬🤦"
December 10, 2021
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28.0%
"Whelp well that took a quite a turn - kinda funny but mostly OTT 🙈 ... no wonder Noxy & Orio are so close + Franny cameo for peak 🤭"
December 10, 2021
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33.0%
"Eugene rockin'up with the D.U.D Daring UnderDogs to rival ZA & Gerry' s A.S.S 🤭
Had been hoping Dipper'd play a larger role in this series, better late than never as he's Longbottom'ing wonderfully now 🙃
Also plz staaahhhhppp with the 🎂
&
Leo still King of the comedic chapters - coming for Tyler's Faebook skills & dude can manipulate like a Siren...I'm so ready for moar Pitball!"
Had been hoping Dipper'd play a larger role in this series, better late than never as he's Longbottom'ing wonderfully now 🙃
Also plz staaahhhhppp with the 🎂
&
Leo still King of the comedic chapters - coming for Tyler's Faebook skills & dude can manipulate like a Siren...I'm so ready for moar Pitball!"
December 12, 2021
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55.0%
"WTF is up with manipulative Melinda in this timeline? She seemed way cooler in ZA...can this series please stop ruining the characters we'd previously liked and/or not hated?
Also can we get more plot, with more show & less tell please...or at least shift the focus of the "show" 🙄 we gettit they all horny af - can we focus on bigger issues pretty please 🤔"
Also can we get more plot, with more show & less tell please...or at least shift the focus of the "show" 🙄 we gettit they all horny af - can we focus on bigger issues pretty please 🤔"
December 12, 2021
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73.0%
"Leon chapters still doing the most to save this series...best Mindy that ever Mindied & Hankunah Matata 🤣"
December 13, 2021
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81.0%
"Well that ramped up the action...hoped that would play out that way - but yup, had me guessing for a wee moment!"
December 13, 2021
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92.0%
"Sigh
We'd almost made it this whole series without a *shudder* Washer appearance 🤢🤮
At least there's Pitball before this ends 😈"
We'd almost made it this whole series without a *shudder* Washer appearance 🤢🤮
At least there's Pitball before this ends 😈"
December 14, 2021
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Finished Reading
December 31, 2021
– Shelved as:
bbf-book-borrowed-from-friend
December 31, 2021
– Shelved as:
buddy-read
December 31, 2021
– Shelved as:
read-in-2021
December 31, 2021
– Shelved as:
2-point-75-stars
January 11, 2023
– Shelved as:
rage-reads
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Paige ♠ wrote: "You are just plowing your way through these series - especially considering how long they are!! 😎 Meanwhile I still can’t finish Heartless Sky 😭I really hate it when in RH the heroine just goes f..."
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This was my first forray into RH and i have to say that while I do prefer steamier reads i do also NEED other things to happen...i will give the trope a try again, but gotta say that if the niggles above are a bit of a norm fpr this genre it may not be the trope for me 🤷♀️
I had a friend to BR with which deffo helped keep me motivated as we shared theories and ranted over the things that were annoying us 🤭
Stick with Heartless Sky, so much awesome happens - maybe put it down at like 90% 🤔 & then read the last 10% next year just before book8 so you can enjoy all the good without a years wait for the rest 😉
PS - am pausing on my Peckham/Valenti binge as i refuse to pick up the Darkmore Penitentiary series till after book8 (pending the series finale obvs) as its set 5years after ZA, I believe, so don't want to dive into that series and risk spoiling things for myself 🙈
omg I'm still gathering the strength to read this one day but basically for the Orion and Gabriel moments and what you said is not encouraging 😂😭 congrats for reading this 900-page-long monster though! great review!! 💖
Penny wrote: "omg I'm still gathering the strength to read this one day but basically for the Orion and Gabriel moments and what you said is not encouraging 😂😭 congrats for reading this 900-page-long monster tho..."I can't remember where you stopped with this series but the OrioXNoxy moments are for the most part fab fun and i did lowkey love that what happens between them in this series stays in this series as if the twins knew they'd die 😆
Plus Leon & Orion also have some hilarious moments, if you liked the cranky vampire & the werewolf in book7...the "prequel" VampXLion was also a fun clash of cultures/orders? 🤔
This series is deffo a very diff speed/set up to ZA...way more romance heavy with the RH stuff which kind of bugged me a little as it began to get repetitive & I found myself more interested in solving the mystery + bro'bonding scenes 🤷♀️
Now you got me curious. How are the characters from this series in ZA?
Carol wrote: "Now you got me curious. How are the characters from this series in ZA?"Gabriel Nox is one of the main characters in this series, Dante is another who has popped up in earlier ZA books & the others appear in Heartless Sky although two are not named but for anyone who has read the final book of this series we recognise them 🤪
Also Orion & his classmates plus some teachers from Zodiac pop up in this series - soz if being evasive, but don't wanna spoil ANYTHING if you're thinking of picking it up 🙃
Oh. Im on book 3 of this series. I wanna know how are Gabriel and Dante different in ZA? You said they arent the same than here? I'm curious to know what u meant.
Finally finished the book. One thing that got me annoyed asf, when they finally get Elise back and she was all weak and hungry and blood thirsty, literally, whyyy did they suddenly get all orgy and shit. Gahhhh. Nobody ever think of feeding her with actuall food. Does that even make any sense? But hey, they are FAE, so whatever. I had already lost interest in Elise at the beginning and I gave up waiting for them to make progress in discovering Gareth killer.
Kitsunei wrote: "Finally finished the book. One thing that got me annoyed asf, when they finally get Elise back and she was all weak and hungry and blood thirsty, literally, whyyy did they suddenly get all orgy and..."Yup, that drove myself & BR insane...we pretty much checked out for the most part after that 😬
It felt like almost all of Elise's parts were orgy fests. Ugh.. 😴
Kitsunei wrote: "It felt like almost all of Elise's parts were orgy fests. Ugh.. 😴"Yup, so little happened in 900 pages - I mean cool and all, get yours hun but there was more story hinted at & that's kinda why I stuck around...just sayin' in that many pages and magic + mystery I really thought we might get more story less orgy 🤷
Exactly... I'm reading Darkmore Penitentiary now... Hahaha I love SIN WILDER... 😍😂
Kitsunei wrote: "Exactly... I'm reading Darkmore Penitentiary now... Hahaha I love SIN WILDER... 😍😂"Sin Wilder? Oh d'oh, i just reread your comment 🙈 Is that the succubus character mentioned?
I'm not sure I'll pick up DP 🤔
Kind of depends whether they end ZA with a hook to make me want to read on eventho I did like what we got to see of Rosie & Ethan in this I really didn't like the guard in ZA and don't particularly want to find out he's such a 🍆 cos of some tragic backstory or other 🤦♀️
Will have to wait and see if I decide to pick it up 🤗
I haven't looked into it much as a friend mentioned accidentally stumbling upon a spoiler for ZA as it's set 5years after ZA ends which always struck me as odd to release anything that might spoil ZA before that series ended but to each their own i guess🤭
Happy reading hun, i hope it's a winner 🤞
I really hate it when in RH the heroine just goes from one sexual encounter to the next without anyone meaningful happening in between. It makes it harder to care about any of the relationships after that