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optimisticbooknerd's review against another edition
4.0
4 โญ
Not my favorite couple but still really fast paced and I did enjoy the story.
Nobody quite writes dark romance like miss Godwin
I did like their chemistry later on though and how he was protective of her
Not my favorite couple but still really fast paced and I did enjoy the story.
Nobody quite writes dark romance like miss Godwin
I did like their chemistry later on though and how he was protective of her
booksta_adventure's review against another edition
4.0
๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ก. ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ก. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ, ๐จ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐.
Me, a person who just had read the ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ด series less than two weeks before this book, KNOWING thereโs a character connection between these two seriesโฆonly clicking that THAT Cole has finally been introduced to this series AFTER I finished this book via a Goodreads review. ๐
Anyway, Iโm excited to see more of him! ๐
As for this story, it was a fairly action packed installment, with one of the mostโฆ๐ฌ scenes yet.
While the love story in this one was perhaps not my favorite of the series so far (it was, dare I say, a bit โinsta-loveyโ) I was still happy Tate found his lady.
Plus, I (shockingly?) always love when we get more Van, so I loved that he was there.
After finishing, I was very *intrigued* by the sneaky peak I took of the MCs in the next oneโฆand I couldnโt wait to see how Pam went about their story! ๐ค
What this book is giving:
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Dark Romance
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Dual POV/narration
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Rescue Mission
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Mysterious Illness
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5 days
Rating:
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๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ / 5
beckyrendon's review against another edition
4.0
Incredibly talented and devastatingly diabolical...Pam Godwin is intimidating. Her mind, her world, and her characters are a dark and twisted place but it's amazing the amount of light that shines through.
Devastate is book 4 in the Deliver series and hopeful still just the beginning. These books are addictive and consuming. They are clever and so intriguing. It's not possible to be bored. You will never skim a passage, glance over a page, or skip ahead. No, you will be dragged through each sentence trying to capture the significance, haunted by thoughts of possibilities, and desperately patching together your own theories of what and where the story leads. From the catchy and very significant titles of the books and characters names to the unique landscape, everything has a purpose a reason and it's amazing- the feeling she gives to each and every thing.
Devastate is a relief. It's an insight into Tate but even more a bit of closure on his, Camila, and Mathias' back story. Answered questions of how it all came about...
My binge reading the series has been an incredible way to kick off Devastate but this book holds its own. So many things happened to get here and so many more happen in these pages. The build up is incredible. The doubt, the unease, and the guilt weighing on the reader for a hope of something more is just awe inducing. You will feel guilty for wanting more. You will feel shame, slight resentment, and disgust with yourself. It's incredible how well Ms. Godwin twists the knife of shame in the reader. How she gets your sympathy for her devils...
Devastate is a cleansing though. It's a second chance. But it's for all the wrong reasons- at first. It's a story of a growth. I know I'm gushing but damn it's a good book. If you want me to stop blabbering on, buy it. Read it. Experience it. But make sure you've read them in order...
Deliver
Vanquish
Disclaim
Devastate
and get this...
The next book (I cheated and read in the back of Devastate- where you just skimmed or even stopped reading before all those pages of stuff. You know, acknowledgements and stuff.) is called Take. Which if you noticed the naming pattern....
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
Devastate is book 4 in the Deliver series and hopeful still just the beginning. These books are addictive and consuming. They are clever and so intriguing. It's not possible to be bored. You will never skim a passage, glance over a page, or skip ahead. No, you will be dragged through each sentence trying to capture the significance, haunted by thoughts of possibilities, and desperately patching together your own theories of what and where the story leads. From the catchy and very significant titles of the books and characters names to the unique landscape, everything has a purpose a reason and it's amazing- the feeling she gives to each and every thing.
Devastate is a relief. It's an insight into Tate but even more a bit of closure on his, Camila, and Mathias' back story. Answered questions of how it all came about...
My binge reading the series has been an incredible way to kick off Devastate but this book holds its own. So many things happened to get here and so many more happen in these pages. The build up is incredible. The doubt, the unease, and the guilt weighing on the reader for a hope of something more is just awe inducing. You will feel guilty for wanting more. You will feel shame, slight resentment, and disgust with yourself. It's incredible how well Ms. Godwin twists the knife of shame in the reader. How she gets your sympathy for her devils...
Devastate is a cleansing though. It's a second chance. But it's for all the wrong reasons- at first. It's a story of a growth. I know I'm gushing but damn it's a good book. If you want me to stop blabbering on, buy it. Read it. Experience it. But make sure you've read them in order...
Deliver
Vanquish
Disclaim
Devastate
and get this...
The next book (I cheated and read in the back of Devastate- where you just skimmed or even stopped reading before all those pages of stuff. You know, acknowledgements and stuff.) is called Take. Which if you noticed the naming pattern....
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
kelly_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Tate's story and his quest to find Lucia, Camila's sister was devastatingly raw and heartbreaking. His love for Camila sent him on this endeavor, if only to make her happy to find the sister she thought was long gone.
Van's involvement with Tate's plan was a surprise and I happily rooted for Van and his actions to pay for his past sins.
The scene with Van, Tate, and Lucia in that basement will forever be imprinted in my mind as the baseline for the ultimate self sacrifice.
These books are awesome!
Van's involvement with Tate's plan was a surprise and I happily rooted for Van and his actions to pay for his past sins.
The scene with Van, Tate, and Lucia in that basement will forever be imprinted in my mind as the baseline for the ultimate self sacrifice.
These books are awesome!
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
5.0
I am such a huge fan of Ms. Godwinโs Deliver series and I always get so excited whenever a new book comes out and Devastate was no exception. And while I was expecting an excellent read, I had no idea how truly outstanding it would be. I wholeheartedly loved Devastate and it is without a doubt my favorite in the series after Vanquish!
I have a standard way of writing my reviews, but it just feels wrong to do it with Devastate. I usually talk about the heroine and hero at this point and then go on about how the book made me feel, but I canโt it do that way this time.
Iโll be honest, although I was excited for Devastate because it was a new Deliver novel, I was a little bummed out that it wasnโt the hero that I wanted to read about yet. Donโt get me wrong, I loved Tate in Disclaim, but letโs just say that I wanted to read about a guy who has a thing with some needle and thread more than I did about Tate. Yeah, if I had known then what I know now, I would have squealed in delight and dove in as soon as Devastate hit my kindle because I loooooove Tate and I especially loooooooved his story.
There are times in reviews where I say that the book really captured me and I just could not put the book and while itโs always true in those cases, it was even more so in Devastate. After awhile, I simply could not tear myself away, although there is nothing simple about this story. It is a heart pounding, thrilling, gritty, fascinating read. It is raw and dark and heart wrenching, but it is also romantic and sweet and heart melting. Devastate was extraordinary, it was beyond beautiful and it truly touched my heart.
Devastate should be read after the first three books in the Deliver series, itโs told from Tate and Luciaโs POV, they get their happily-ever-after, and I absolutely cannot wait to read the next book!
~ Sonja, 6 Stars
I have a standard way of writing my reviews, but it just feels wrong to do it with Devastate. I usually talk about the heroine and hero at this point and then go on about how the book made me feel, but I canโt it do that way this time.
Iโll be honest, although I was excited for Devastate because it was a new Deliver novel, I was a little bummed out that it wasnโt the hero that I wanted to read about yet. Donโt get me wrong, I loved Tate in Disclaim, but letโs just say that I wanted to read about a guy who has a thing with some needle and thread more than I did about Tate. Yeah, if I had known then what I know now, I would have squealed in delight and dove in as soon as Devastate hit my kindle because I loooooove Tate and I especially loooooooved his story.
There are times in reviews where I say that the book really captured me and I just could not put the book and while itโs always true in those cases, it was even more so in Devastate. After awhile, I simply could not tear myself away, although there is nothing simple about this story. It is a heart pounding, thrilling, gritty, fascinating read. It is raw and dark and heart wrenching, but it is also romantic and sweet and heart melting. Devastate was extraordinary, it was beyond beautiful and it truly touched my heart.
Devastate should be read after the first three books in the Deliver series, itโs told from Tate and Luciaโs POV, they get their happily-ever-after, and I absolutely cannot wait to read the next book!
~ Sonja, 6 Stars
erinremen's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Tate and Lucia have left me speechless. Their journey was seriously rough. And the darkness and depravity packed a hurtful punch. I have devoured them in a matter of hours and I am reeling. The dynamics between them and they way they fell for each other fast and furious, just made the pain that much harder to bare. You knew it was going to be awful, but what her captor put her through, what he did to everyone around him was awful. I am in awe of Tate, Lucia and even Vans strength and determination to survive. At any cost. You do not want to miss this one. I cried and cursed. I even laughed for a second there. And in the end I rejoiced. I hope you all find solace and healing along with Tate and Lucia and that you enjoy it as much as I did.
timitra's review against another edition
4.0
Rated 4.5 Stars
Devastate did just that, it devastated me in the best and worst ways possible. It was a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, nail biting, page turning read that I quite enjoyed it even when it made me so ragey that I wanted to do some irreparable damage to a certain character. Devastate wasn't all dark, there were light hearted moments between Van and Tate that had me laughing out. Van doesn't know the meaning of the word boundaries.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it to all lovers of dark romance. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
ARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review
Devastate did just that, it devastated me in the best and worst ways possible. It was a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, nail biting, page turning read that I quite enjoyed it even when it made me so ragey that I wanted to do some irreparable damage to a certain character. Devastate wasn't all dark, there were light hearted moments between Van and Tate that had me laughing out. Van doesn't know the meaning of the word boundaries.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it to all lovers of dark romance. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
ARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review
marureviere's review against another edition
5.0
WOW. I just love Pam Godwin's writing. The world to she concocted here just sucks you in, her words breathing life to her characters and the universe that she built. She makes you root for even the darkest characters. I, for one, wouldn't have liked Van and Tiago for the things that they have done, but Ms. Godwin just has a way with her that makes you drawn to them, and feel for them. That takes skill. There's just no doubt in my mind now that she can never disappoint me with her writing. Amazing.
annica_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my gosh, what a ride!
Devastate has to be the darkest of the Deliver series yet. I was completely consumed by this book - my family and chores forgotten in my free time โ and I had to keep going in order to know how the story ended.
I donโt even feel like I can state both characters names for this review as there are bound to be spoilers caused by a reveal like that. However, I can say that I absolutely loved both protagonists in this story. Certain side characters that were part of this book from previous stories were absolutely relevant to the plot.
This might be my favorite book of the series so far.
If you like Dark Romance, I highly, highly recommend this series. Iโve been blown away.
Devastate has to be the darkest of the Deliver series yet. I was completely consumed by this book - my family and chores forgotten in my free time โ and I had to keep going in order to know how the story ended.
I donโt even feel like I can state both characters names for this review as there are bound to be spoilers caused by a reveal like that. However, I can say that I absolutely loved both protagonists in this story. Certain side characters that were part of this book from previous stories were absolutely relevant to the plot.
This might be my favorite book of the series so far.
If you like Dark Romance, I highly, highly recommend this series. Iโve been blown away.