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redhairedashreads's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars - I loved it!
“You’ve always been my queen, Juliana. You always will be.”
We finally have Jules and Ruben’s story! This book is probably the one everyone has been waiting for since Jules and Ruben were introduced in Wolf Gone Wild. They have a lot of history and sexual tension between them, but after twelve years apart, Ruben decides he’s done waiting.
Ruben is the most powerful vampire in New Orleans and is a successful businessman. He has spent twelve years securing his place in the city and waiting for his second chance with Jules. I liked that Ruben respected Jules’ wishes and left her alone to deal with her issues and secure her place as Enforcer. Ruben was a character that I have liked from the beginning of this series and this book just made me love him even more. He was respectful of Jules and her abilities but never backed down from his pursuit of her. He didn’t let her fear keep them apart anymore, which is just what they both needed. Also, I was very surprised by how romantic Ruben was.
“Since the day I realized you were my whole heart, I’ve never stopped loving you. Not for one painfully paralyzing minute.”
Jules has been the pillar of the Savoie family throughout this series. She is the one everyone can rely on. I have liked her from the very beginning and I fell ever more in love with her in this book. She has kept everyone at a distance since becoming Enforcer but with Ruben she finally learns to relax. I loved seeing her open up to Ruben and work through their past issues, and present issues. I also appreciated that while she was nervous about Ruben pursuing her again, she also wanted it to happen. I can enjoy a romance with some push but I also love when a MC just opens up to it and works through their fears to find happiness.
“I wanted a partner. An equal. I wanted my soulmate. My deep, true love. And I wanted him at my side, always, from this day forward.”
This book was also interesting because we get to travel around the world meeting different Covens. This leads Ruben and Jules into a very dangerous situation with a vampire leader and some black magic. I really liked the fact that the drama that was happening didn’t get in the way of Ruben and Jules’ relationship building. Also, I loved how this wrapped up for Jules and Ruben and hope we see a wedding scene in the future. I can’t wait for the next book now!
Trigger Warnings; torture mentioned, kidnapping, blood, violence, misogyne from older vampires, prejudice against werewolves. One Harry Potter reference.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Gore, and Kidnapping
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
The moment we've all been waiting for!! #RULES is here!! After 4 books of pining for us, and 12 long years of pining after each other Jules and Ruben are finally giving it another go! This might be my first real second-chance romance, and seeing the simmering tension between these two was excellent. I had joked while reading APSH when the travel plans for Jules & Ruben were mentioned, " Road trip, forced proximity, only one bed PLEASE" and all those things were delivered on AND MORE!!
I love JC's dual POV for the SAS books. For RWF it felt so, so, so critical to keeping the evolution of Jules and Ruben's dynamic balanced. The flashbacks gave us so much context to what happened between them all those years ago and shows just how far both of them have come in their own character development. His fervor to keep her safe, but also his heartbreaking need to win her back. To show her how much he'd changed since their first blaze of a relationship when Jules first took over the NOLA leadership. And Jules inner turmoil and crushing sense of responsibility as the oldest daughter, youngest witch to lead a coven in NOLA history, AND being a woman in a leadership position was so relatable. Like, girl same. Seeing Jules open up those wards to let Ruben in was so satisfying as a reader, because we had the context for why those decisions were so hard for her.
I love JC's dual POV for the SAS books. For RWF it felt so, so, so critical to keeping the evolution of Jules and Ruben's dynamic balanced. The flashbacks gave us so much context to what happened between them all those years ago and shows just how far both of them have come in their own character development. His fervor to keep her safe, but also his heartbreaking need to win her back. To show her how much he'd changed since their first blaze of a relationship when Jules first took over the NOLA leadership. And Jules inner turmoil and crushing sense of responsibility as the oldest daughter, youngest witch to lead a coven in NOLA history, AND being a woman in a leadership position was so relatable. Like, girl same. Seeing Jules open up those wards to let Ruben in was so satisfying as a reader, because we had the context for why those decisions were so hard for her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death, and Blood
Minor: Murder, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
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