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romancebookshelf's review
4.0
Spice: 4/5
Tropes: student/teacher, forbidden, age gap
MC: Trick, Jen, Declan
Jen almost married a loser and once the wedding was called off she went a little wild but is now ready to settle back down and take school seriously. As a favor from a family members she’s had a P.I. keeping an eye on her. Trick hasn’t had to keep eyes on her for a while but can’t stay away. Trick has an on again off again relationship with Declan, and come to find out Declan happens to be one of Jens professors. He wants them both, but can he convince Declan to let Jen complete their Menage?
This has MF, MMF, and MM scenes. R.G. Alexander does quick and dirty reads that follow a big loud family and all their members. Watching Jen go from a terrible relationship to being complete by two older men who get her and love her as much as each other was perfect for her happy ending.
Tropes: student/teacher, forbidden, age gap
MC: Trick, Jen, Declan
Jen almost married a loser and once the wedding was called off she went a little wild but is now ready to settle back down and take school seriously. As a favor from a family members she’s had a P.I. keeping an eye on her. Trick hasn’t had to keep eyes on her for a while but can’t stay away. Trick has an on again off again relationship with Declan, and come to find out Declan happens to be one of Jens professors. He wants them both, but can he convince Declan to let Jen complete their Menage?
This has MF, MMF, and MM scenes. R.G. Alexander does quick and dirty reads that follow a big loud family and all their members. Watching Jen go from a terrible relationship to being complete by two older men who get her and love her as much as each other was perfect for her happy ending.
irayred's review against another edition
3.0
The story about our Little Finn, Trick, an ex-con and Declan, her professor.
I think this is the first threesome I actually like among the books I've read, and believe me when I tell you that a ménage is something I'm interested in. But apparently only a few authors know the beauty of it.
I am in love with all the Finns, and I do think I could be one of them, and I want to tell you that this family, all brothers, cousins, parents and even the adoptive ones are so damn good as characters. Their partners are also so easy to love you find yourself wanting more of them, 'cause they always care about each other.
This damn Irish family is my doom. I love them so fucking much I'm having a blast by reading this series.
And I have to admit that the sex scenes are sexy as hell. Even the dirty talk is a great tease.
But, to be honest, the plot hasn't improved. That's why I can't rate this higher.
Tho I don't want you to get discouraged to get this book. It is an exciting story, yes. It is sexy, funny, heart-warming and full of the Finn Club, also yes.
'We go all the way in or not at all'.
I think this is the first threesome I actually like among the books I've read, and believe me when I tell you that a ménage is something I'm interested in. But apparently only a few authors know the beauty of it.
I am in love with all the Finns, and I do think I could be one of them, and I want to tell you that this family, all brothers, cousins, parents and even the adoptive ones are so damn good as characters. Their partners are also so easy to love you find yourself wanting more of them, 'cause they always care about each other.
This damn Irish family is my doom. I love them so fucking much I'm having a blast by reading this series.
And I have to admit that the sex scenes are sexy as hell. Even the dirty talk is a great tease.
But, to be honest, the plot hasn't improved. That's why I can't rate this higher.
Tho I don't want you to get discouraged to get this book. It is an exciting story, yes. It is sexy, funny, heart-warming and full of the Finn Club, also yes.
'We go all the way in or not at all'.
susssu's review against another edition
2.0
2,5 stars
I haven't read about many poly relationships before, so that aspect was interesting.
I don't know if these books keep getting worse the more I read them, or if this one really was worse than the others I've read in this series, but I didn't have a good time.
I liked Jen and Trick's relationship in the beginning, mostly because Trick took his time and there was actual tension. There was promise with Declan too, but the attempt at making him into a sophisticated alpha male really fell flat. I couldn't buy into his feelings for Jen (especially considering how superficial his attraction to her was throughout), but I also had difficulty believing in his feelings for Trick, a person he had supposedly loved for over a decade.
Aside from the plot being weak, the pacing of this book was also really shitty. The plotline with Jen's mother was so abrupt and borderline absurd that I really don't know what the author was thinking. I would have much preferred a story that completely focused on the relationship between Jen, Declan and Trick, instead of trying to stir up shit unnecessarily. I get that this kind of relationship would be difficult for people to accept, but it still would have deserved more than frickin three weeks to develop.
I don't know if I'll keep reading books from this series, but if I do, it probably won't be anytime soon.
I haven't read about many poly relationships before, so that aspect was interesting.
I don't know if these books keep getting worse the more I read them, or if this one really was worse than the others I've read in this series, but I didn't have a good time.
I liked Jen and Trick's relationship in the beginning, mostly because Trick took his time and there was actual tension. There was promise with Declan too, but the attempt at making him into a sophisticated alpha male really fell flat. I couldn't buy into his feelings for Jen (especially considering how superficial his attraction to her was throughout), but I also had difficulty believing in his feelings for Trick, a person he had supposedly loved for over a decade.
Aside from the plot being weak, the pacing of this book was also really shitty. The plotline with Jen's mother was so abrupt and borderline absurd that I really don't know what the author was thinking. I would have much preferred a story that completely focused on the relationship between Jen, Declan and Trick, instead of trying to stir up shit unnecessarily. I get that this kind of relationship would be difficult for people to accept, but it still would have deserved more than frickin three weeks to develop.
I don't know if I'll keep reading books from this series, but if I do, it probably won't be anytime soon.
book_realm_revisions's review against another edition
5.0
Love this book! A nice Hot for teacher fantasy :D
jasmeralia's review against another edition
5.0
I've been waiting to read more about Little Finn for a while now, and this is one of the best installments in the series to date. The chemistry between the three of them is scorching. Going to have to reread it, I didn't get enough of it the first time around!
caithh's review against another edition
2.0
I have to be honest... I didn't like this one. Like, pretty much at all.
I did not like getting to know Jen, she's good as a side character only.
I liked Trick more than I thought I would, but still not very much.
And Declan... I liked him and I didn't.
I'm into menages, and I'm right there with Jen on seeing two men together.... but I just didn't feel the chemistry between them at all. For me, it felt like the book focused on all the reasons why they shouldn't be together. They slept together, and then there was drama, and then it was fine and then it was over. Like there was no relationship building, at all which seems to be the case in some of these books.
I couldn't get into the smut at all, because Declan was waaay too kinky for me, Jen too. Tbh. I was turned off the whole time, tbh. I think I only like MMM menages. Everything for me has compared to Ella Frank's Confessions: Robbie, Julien, Priest, etc... mmm perfect menage books.
Honestly, you can skip this one. Literally, nothing happens, at all.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Jen - 2 Trick - 2 Declan - 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) -1
d. Writing * (1-5) - 5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) - none-light
f. HEA or HFN? HFN, no epilogue -
Overall Basics Score - 18/25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — R
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - B
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 1
Overall Sexy Time Score - 9/15
Cait’s Score for Ravenous : 27/40, 68%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it makes or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it's tolerable, but wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
*****The highest possible score is 25 for basics, 15 for sexy time, and 40 overall! e & f in basics do no get scored.
I did not like getting to know Jen, she's good as a side character only.
I liked Trick more than I thought I would, but still not very much.
And Declan... I liked him and I didn't.
I'm into menages, and I'm right there with Jen on seeing two men together.... but I just didn't feel the chemistry between them at all. For me, it felt like the book focused on all the reasons why they shouldn't be together. They slept together, and then there was drama, and then it was fine and then it was over. Like there was no relationship building, at all which seems to be the case in some of these books.
I couldn't get into the smut at all, because Declan was waaay too kinky for me, Jen too. Tbh. I was turned off the whole time, tbh. I think I only like MMM menages. Everything for me has compared to Ella Frank's Confessions: Robbie, Julien, Priest, etc... mmm perfect menage books.
Honestly, you can skip this one. Literally, nothing happens, at all.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Jen - 2 Trick - 2 Declan - 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) -1
d. Writing * (1-5) - 5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) -
f. HEA or HFN?
Overall Basics Score - 18/25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — R
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - B
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 1
Overall Sexy Time Score - 9/15
Cait’s Score for Ravenous : 27/40, 68%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it makes or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it's tolerable, but wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
*****The highest possible score is 25 for basics, 15 for sexy time, and 40 overall! e & f in basics do no get scored.
kirjakauris's review against another edition
2.0
2,5 stars
I haven't read about many poly relationships before, so that aspect was interesting.
I don't know if these books keep getting worse the more I read them, or if this one really was worse than the others I've read in this series, but I didn't have a good time.
I liked Jen and Trick's relationship in the beginning, mostly because Trick took his time and there was actual tension. There was promise with Declan too, but the attempt at making him into a sophisticated alpha male really fell flat. I couldn't buy into his feelings for Jen (especially considering how superficial his attraction to her was throughout), but I also had difficulty believing in his feelings for Trick, a person he had supposedly loved for over a decade.
Aside from the plot being weak, the pacing of this book was also really shitty. The plotline with Jen's mother was so abrupt and borderline absurd that I really don't know what the author was thinking. I would have much preferred a story that completely focused on the relationship between Jen, Declan and Trick, instead of trying to stir up shit unnecessarily. I get that this kind of relationship would be difficult for people to accept, but it still would have deserved more than frickin three weeks to develop.
I don't know if I'll keep reading books from this series, but if I do, it probably won't be anytime soon.
I haven't read about many poly relationships before, so that aspect was interesting.
I don't know if these books keep getting worse the more I read them, or if this one really was worse than the others I've read in this series, but I didn't have a good time.
I liked Jen and Trick's relationship in the beginning, mostly because Trick took his time and there was actual tension. There was promise with Declan too, but the attempt at making him into a sophisticated alpha male really fell flat. I couldn't buy into his feelings for Jen (especially considering how superficial his attraction to her was throughout), but I also had difficulty believing in his feelings for Trick, a person he had supposedly loved for over a decade.
Aside from the plot being weak, the pacing of this book was also really shitty. The plotline with Jen's mother was so abrupt and borderline absurd that I really don't know what the author was thinking. I would have much preferred a story that completely focused on the relationship between Jen, Declan and Trick, instead of trying to stir up shit unnecessarily. I get that this kind of relationship would be difficult for people to accept, but it still would have deserved more than frickin three weeks to develop.
I don't know if I'll keep reading books from this series, but if I do, it probably won't be anytime soon.
chrisistrangerthanu's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not a fan of menage books as a rule. The few that I've read have made me uncomfortable, even though I have no problem with it as a lifestyle choice. I have never found a book that has convinced me that the relationship worked and functioned healthily. This one however, may have changed my mind a bit.
Jen has been a great character in each of the previous Finn books and it was good to see her come into her own. Tristan was by far my favourite character, being the bad boy who seemed to have a heart of gold. Duncan, I could take or leave, but he seemed to work in the romance. I really did feel like the romance and relationship worked well. The Finn brothers doing the overprotective thing was hilarious too, I liked how Duncan put them in their place. Jen's mum not handling the situation was really sad too, but sort of relatable. I was glad she started to come around in the end.
I did have a few issues with the content. The way Tristan seemed to groom Jen did make me uncomfortable, and I felt that there was some unresolved issues, but over all, it was a solid read.
Jen has been a great character in each of the previous Finn books and it was good to see her come into her own. Tristan was by far my favourite character, being the bad boy who seemed to have a heart of gold. Duncan, I could take or leave, but he seemed to work in the romance. I really did feel like the romance and relationship worked well. The Finn brothers doing the overprotective thing was hilarious too, I liked how Duncan put them in their place. Jen's mum not handling the situation was really sad too, but sort of relatable. I was glad she started to come around in the end.
I did have a few issues with the content. The way Tristan seemed to groom Jen did make me uncomfortable, and I felt that there was some unresolved issues, but over all, it was a solid read.
terriaminute's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
This was a fun re-read as I'd forgotten a few things in four years. And how dare past me not have reviewed it the first time! Honestly. *I* am polyamorous, you'd think I would have. Anyway, I love that the only girl Finn got to be the weirdest one, yay Jen. Trick is a marvelous character, I've liked him all through the series. Declan is intense--and the reason for it is one of the aha moments. It's a good story within this series, there's just enough reference to past events that you could read it by itself perfectly well.
Part of the fun for me is seeing these people from new points of view. R.G. Alexander is very good at it!
Part of the fun for me is seeing these people from new points of view. R.G. Alexander is very good at it!
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