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Fallen Rose

Amelia Wilde

4.09 AVERAGE

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hannahmiara's review

4.0

This series started so high and so well for me. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie and I had really high hopes. I feel like all of my hopes have been met and I love a good anti-hero, bad boy who only melts for the woman he loves. But at times, this book felt like I was going in circles and there were a few loose ends or confusing parts which made me scratch my head.

I couldn't believe the twist with Caroline. Like mouth on the floor, "holy shit" moments. When I was reading the Cinderella Duet, I did not expect her to be as evil as she is.

The wrap up with Cash and Haley's father felt...unfinished? Like you sold her out to Caroline, yet there was no real conversation about her forgiving them and them being sorry and hoping to repair their relationship. I would've liked more of a wrapup with this piece of the story.

The spice was another level. If Miss Wilde does something well, it is going to be the spice because yes ma'am. The progression of their love felt fast, but what else should I suspect with a retelling?

Overall, I really enjoyed this series and learning more about Leo than what we saw in the previous trilogy. I have so much more understanding for his character and loved reading about him falling in love with Haley.
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Of course once I finished my review of Hidden Beauty, I immediately started Fallen Rose. I needed to know what was going to happen and all that jazz. So the book and my emotions were in a fairly heightened place there in the beginning, but there was a lull for a little while after that. While there was a bit of slow period though, it definitely picked up and had me completely sucked in. Fallen Rose had me all up in my feels from being frustrated/heartbroken with characters and situations and wanting Leo and Haley to be free and get their HEA to felling all warm and heart melty/squeezey seeing Haley and Leo’s love. Fallen Rose was for sure the best book of the bunch, it didn’t disappoint — I just completely loved it!

3,5⭐️

bookgramsaga_'s review

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Safety gang:
- Age gap (10 years +/-)
- BDSM
- No cheating & no OW/OM drama (her former friend is tasked to sleep with her and she refuses but he pushes a bit)
- Mention/description of physical abuse + sexual abuse of a minor
- Sexual harrassment (not by H)
- HEA (married)

We are immediately shown what happens after that book 2 cliffhanger. Haley is kidnapped by one of her aunts henchman and taken to the Constantine home. There Caroline tells everyone she is sick, has been kidnapped and held against her will. Used and abused by Leo and makes so many lies to ruin Leo and Haley's relationship.

Sadly a lot of the Constantine's believe this lie and are trying to help Haley see she has Stockhol Syndrome but we know she doesn't and we know who the real evil is in this story.

I'm glad that we got to see more of the Constantine kids, especially Winston. I finally get my answer that this is in parallel to Lucian and Elaine's book AND it takes place AFTER Leo published those videos of Winston and Ash. Though Winston and Ash aren't married yet here and neither are Elaine/Lucian. So that is a bit weird since Lucian and Elaine got married rather quickly and were on the run in their book.

Leo finally confesses to his sister and Winston what happened with Caroline and has VIDEO PROOF. I seriously wonder why he doesn't just post them online and let the world see her true colors. It bugs me that she got away with it AGAIN and we have to put up with her once more in the other Midnight Dynasty books.

I loved Leo's love for Haley and how raw it made him feel - he truly saw her as the softness he never got. It broke my heart when he sent her away and said those things to her in order to push her to go.

Overall give this series a 3.5 - 4 ⭐️

What a fantastic conclusion to this trilogy!

Leo and Haley are back right where we left them to finish their twisted tale. Leo's part in the feud between families is heartbreakingly sad. Forced into this life he becomes and anti-hero who will lay claim to your heart just like he did to Haley. Haley too finds herself so embroiled in the lies and she has to fight hard for what she wants. The way these two come out on top is just perfect and I so love when the bad guy (or woman here) has to back down and walk away with their head down.

This beauty and beast retelling is a must read!

This is my second trilogy in the midnight dynasty world. They are dark and have messed up characters but they are also different and unputdownable. I really liked Leo and Haley's story. I actually liked them more than Winston and Ash in [b:Stroke of Midnight|55556938|Stroke of Midnight (Cinderella, #1)|K. Webster|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1601840601l/55556938._SY75_.jpg|85387750] even though Ash was probably crazier and more badass than Haley.
Both trilogies were fun to read but definitely not for everyone. This trilogy was less uncomfortable to read but also less funny compared to Ash's story. But I really liked the character dynamics and relationship developments.

stewartbrittany26's review

4.5
medium-paced
dark emotional hopeful 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