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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
vi_oh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gitteglis's review against another edition
5.0
Looking forward to reading this for a long time. Rhage- my fave brother
julzmcg's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like J.R. Is back to her best here. I laughed, I teared up a little but mostly I was just enthralled with the story.
I enjoyed that we went a little deeper with characters we already know and love.
I enjoyed that we went a little deeper with characters we already know and love.
shaunesay's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
anneschlea's review against another edition
4.0
This book is all about the feels. It was a good read with a fun, non-romantic central story line, which allowed some depth of character development. It's nice to read about what happens during the "happily ever after" instead of just ending the character's stories at the mating.
katilew42's review against another edition
4.0
The first time I read this book, I was between Mary and Jane…unable to have children due to a medical issue but also having made peace with it and confident I didn’t want them.
Fast forward a year and I found myself unexpectedly pregnant, only to lose the pregnancy days later.
Fast forward another year and I was shockingly holding my newborn son, conceived and born naturally, perfectly healthy and happy.
So needless to say, a totally different head space!
5 stars for the in depth portrayal of a couple coming to terms with not having children that one partner wants (though the jump to adoption would have been better served in a follow up book, after a little time); for the convo between V and Jane (though it needed a little more space and follow up!); for the character of Bitty getting fully fleshed out; for the unexpected death scene at the start of the novel.
4 stars for the intro of Jo Early and the quick reveal of her connection to Manny.
3 stars for Layla mooning over Xcor and having a labor/delivery scare that was told only through the eyes of others. Also for Assail and making him slightly more palatable by the end of the book, though the usefulness as a spy was cut unceremoniously short.
2 stars for naming a character Bitty. I get it’s short for Lizabette but still. Ugh. A teen named Bitty is too annoying for words. Also for no follow up for Throe and Naasha discovering what Assail did, especially nice it was pointed out that Throe realized Assail had vanished unexpectedly. Also annoying to layer in Assail’s bisexuality only to abandon it fully by the final scenes. Also for repeating Phury’s addiction story with Assail’s.
1 star for the unforgivable continuity errors in this book. Forgetting how Jane died, referring to the Virgin Scribe, V announcing she’s “dead” when she quite literally left a note that she was abdicating her role. Plus abandoning almost all mention of the training center when Rhage is a trainer and also narrating most of the book. I get it’s an off-shoot series for her to write but for the characters, it’s all the same world. Annoying.
Fast forward a year and I found myself unexpectedly pregnant, only to lose the pregnancy days later.
Fast forward another year and I was shockingly holding my newborn son, conceived and born naturally, perfectly healthy and happy.
So needless to say, a totally different head space!
5 stars for the in depth portrayal of a couple coming to terms with not having children that one partner wants (though the jump to adoption would have been better served in a follow up book, after a little time); for the convo between V and Jane (though it needed a little more space and follow up!); for the character of Bitty getting fully fleshed out; for the unexpected death scene at the start of the novel.
4 stars for the intro of Jo Early and the quick reveal of her connection to Manny.
3 stars for Layla mooning over Xcor and having a labor/delivery scare that was told only through the eyes of others. Also for Assail and making him slightly more palatable by the end of the book, though the usefulness as a spy was cut unceremoniously short.
2 stars for naming a character Bitty. I get it’s short for Lizabette but still. Ugh. A teen named Bitty is too annoying for words. Also for no follow up for Throe and Naasha discovering what Assail did, especially nice it was pointed out that Throe realized Assail had vanished unexpectedly. Also annoying to layer in Assail’s bisexuality only to abandon it fully by the final scenes. Also for repeating Phury’s addiction story with Assail’s.
1 star for the unforgivable continuity errors in this book. Forgetting how Jane died, referring to the Virgin Scribe, V announcing she’s “dead” when she quite literally left a note that she was abdicating her role. Plus abandoning almost all mention of the training center when Rhage is a trainer and also narrating most of the book. I get it’s an off-shoot series for her to write but for the characters, it’s all the same world. Annoying.
cristalclearshershelves's review against another edition
A much more intimate look into the brothers that previous books. The Beast delved deeper into each of these characters that us BDB fans love, more focused on personal growth and development. Most of it I liked, some of it I loved, and some I was indifferent to, but overall, it was a pleasure to visit my brothers. Full review to come...
giuliaghoulia's review against another edition
5.0
no because what a banger!!! finally some good fucking soup!!!! getting to revisit rhage and mary for THIS reason is everything to me wow! love this universe so much and the reveals in this book????? i was gagged! jr ward... you evil genius!
whatvalreads's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0