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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
1 ⭐️
tw!!
this was a two star before looking deeper into some things that happened.
phi was with jude all this time having the hots for him who she assumed was somehow involved in her assault with his ex best friend. this is extremely uncomfortable and wrong. she’s “hated” him for a completely valid reason that also turns out okay because she found him hot and continued to be sexual with him.
tw!!
this was a two star before looking deeper into some things that happened.
phi was with jude all this time having the hots for him who she assumed was somehow involved in her assault with his ex best friend. this is extremely uncomfortable and wrong. she’s “hated” him for a completely valid reason that also turns out okay because she found him hot and continued to be sexual with him.
4 é mt pouco pq eles foram a coisa mais linda mas 5 é muito pq n foram nivel rooksage muito menos thatcherlyra mas muito bom e o reign já é o meu RVD
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Jude was the literal definition of perfection. Such a beautiful soul.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
I read this book as a break from [b:The God of the Woods|199698485|The God of the Woods|Liz Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1717970538l/199698485._SY75_.jpg|204225210] and it was perfect for that purpose. This book is a standalone within a follow up series of Jay’s other work. My understanding is that this series follows the kids of the characters in her last series (which I didn’t read), but I did not feel like that impacted my ability to understand and enjoy this book. This book is a standalone dark romance with relatively low stakes and an HEA.
I really like our MMC, Jude. His demons, so to speak, were justified, but he doesn’t act irrationally in the book. He acts *relatively* maturely and we don’t end up with a miscommunication trope as our main conflict between him and the FMC, Phi.
There were two main things that I didn’t like about this book. The easier one to talk about is that … not a lot happened. The book was mostly about Jude and Phi working through their traumas, not actual events, and it left the rest of the plot feeling shoe-horned in. The whole conflict with Oakley felt like a last minute addition and kind of superficial. I know it’s a dark romance so *something* scary has to happen, but this wasn’t it for me.
The other thing I didn’t like, and I acknowledge that I’m fortunate enough to not be speaking from experience, is that the premise felt… like not enough to me? Phi’s backstory is that she was raped when she was 14 because he wanted to break her father as payback. In her “I’ll sacrifice myself under the guise of being strong” mindset, Phi doesn’t tell her family because then the rapist gets what he wants. In doing so, Phi completely isolates herself from her family, which they all recognize, causing most of her issues for the first half of the book. It also had the hypocrisy that by refusing to tell her family to avoid breaking them, she’s just breaking them little by little in a different way as they lose their connection to her. I get that isolation after that sort of trauma is common, but the way it was presented in the book and for how many pages it took up, it just felt like a miscommunication trope in a different font
I really like our MMC, Jude. His demons, so to speak, were justified, but he doesn’t act irrationally in the book. He acts *relatively* maturely and we don’t end up with a miscommunication trope as our main conflict between him and the FMC, Phi.
Spoiler
I was really expecting him and Rook to come to blows, but that never happened. I’m actually bummed we didn’t get to see the family’s reaction to Jude and Phi being together.There were two main things that I didn’t like about this book. The easier one to talk about is that … not a lot happened. The book was mostly about Jude and Phi working through their traumas, not actual events, and it left the rest of the plot feeling shoe-horned in. The whole conflict with Oakley felt like a last minute addition and kind of superficial. I know it’s a dark romance so *something* scary has to happen, but this wasn’t it for me.
The other thing I didn’t like, and I acknowledge that I’m fortunate enough to not be speaking from experience, is that the premise felt… like not enough to me? Phi’s backstory is that she was raped when she was 14 because he wanted to break her father as payback. In her “I’ll sacrifice myself under the guise of being strong” mindset, Phi doesn’t tell her family because then the rapist gets what he wants. In doing so, Phi completely isolates herself from her family, which they all recognize, causing most of her issues for the first half of the book. It also had the hypocrisy that by refusing to tell her family to avoid breaking them, she’s just breaking them little by little in a different way as they lose their connection to her. I get that isolation after that sort of trauma is common, but the way it was presented in the book and for how many pages it took up, it just felt like a miscommunication trope in a different font
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely incredible! As always, Monty Jay just out does herself with each passing novel! Phenomenal! This book was deliciously dark, unbelievably sexy and had all the incredible making of a suspense, enemies to lovers, hate to obsessed masterpiece! Photos was the epitome of a fierce woman! She is beautiful, brave, sassy and yet soft all at the same time! Jude is DELICIOUS! Bad! OMG, bad boy to the core and so so tempting! The story of these two will literally SUCK YOU in! Not only are both FMC and MMC so complex, interesting and impossible to not dive into, the supporting characters are equally as fascinating! Plot line is classic MJ dark, suspenseful and gripping! Perfection!
WRATH OF AN EXILE is a great book.
The book and plot in general is amazing.
This book was my first ever Dark Romance Book and it would be an understatement to just say I 'liked' this book.
This book follows the story of the MC's : Seraphina (PHI) and JUDE
Phi and Jude were enemies.
Phi hated Jude because she thought that Jude knew about the fact that his best friend raped her and did nothing about it. She thought that he (Jude) was involved in the rape (even though he wasn't).
This causes misunderstandings to form, causing them to hate the other.
Even though they hate each other, they are attracted to each other, and it's undeniable. And like every dark romance book, their relationships starts of with s3x. They begin a love/hate relationship till they both realise what really caused them to hate each other and the fact that it was all a huge misunderstanding.
In the end, the two end up together. And even though Jude is basically hated by the entire town, her family eventually and reluctantly accept them.
Would I read this again? Yes!! Why, not??
Would I recommend this to anyone? Of course, considering the fact this is a dark romance book. It's a great book.