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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
TOP READ OF 2020!
So this review is probably going to be on the short side cuz this book is just incredible and I don’t want to give anything away! With that being said....
Everything about this book was amazing! Just the perfect amount of dark and suspense. Gosh this book was everything.
From the way Saxon and Isla meet. To the way Saxon is as a person, all dark, brooding and mysterious. And Isla was such a surprise for me. She wasn’t what I was expecting her to turn out to be. But the two of them together was the best. I just loved Saxon and how he was with Isla.
So this review is probably going to be on the short side cuz this book is just incredible and I don’t want to give anything away! With that being said....
Everything about this book was amazing! Just the perfect amount of dark and suspense. Gosh this book was everything.
From the way Saxon and Isla meet. To the way Saxon is as a person, all dark, brooding and mysterious. And Isla was such a surprise for me. She wasn’t what I was expecting her to turn out to be. But the two of them together was the best. I just loved Saxon and how he was with Isla.
Wow
This book was amazing. It’s like five thousand pages of goodness. It pulls you in. There’s a bunch of didn’t see that coming.
This book was amazing. It’s like five thousand pages of goodness. It pulls you in. There’s a bunch of didn’t see that coming.
I LOVED this so much.
I was pleasantly surprised and I'll be reading the rest of the series.
I was hooked from page 10 and it had everything I wanted in a story.
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I was pleasantly surprised and I'll be reading the rest of the series.
I was hooked from page 10 and it had everything I wanted in a story.
Also the
I’m not scared of you.
I meet her gaze. “You should be.”
Saxon & Isla are LIVE and Free to read with KU. Road To Fire is a dark and gritty royal romance like you’ve never read before. It’s the first book in the Broken Crown world.
What You Can Expect:
Rating: 3.5 or 4/5
Spice: 4
I was stuck between a 3.5 and 4. Didn’t like the beginning, I honestly found it a bit boring and confusing. About halfway it started to pick up and I liked it to the end. I started to like Saxon a lot and Isla. More leaning towards a 3.5 because it got a little rushed at the end. But will I read the other stories? Yes.
A
Spice: 4
I was stuck between a 3.5 and 4. Didn’t like the beginning, I honestly found it a bit boring and confusing. About halfway it started to pick up and I liked it to the end. I started to like Saxon a lot and Isla. More leaning towards a 3.5 because it got a little rushed at the end. But will I read the other stories? Yes.
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adventurous
dark
fast-paced
* * I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN ADVANCE READERS COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR MY HONEST REVIEW * *
I am just Raw from the pure emotion that has driven this read. I have been on pins and needles for this book and was not in the slightest disappointed. I don't even know where to begin as a lotto the parts that made me want to just crawl inside this book will give away too much.
If you are an avid reader of my reviews you will know I have special place in my heart for the dark and brooding man who self identifies as a "Broken" man. And Boy Howdy does Saxon fit that to a T. There is just so much about him and how he conducts himself and hold himself that makes you feel for him on many different levels.
Isla is one of my top female characters, easily in the top 3 because she stays true to her cause but knows when to let her heart do the real talking and walking. She is a true definition of a strong female lead and I love the growth and change that came with her and the development that was gradual, you were rooting for her from the very start.
The ground work that was laid for the next instalments of this series just made this book hangover even worse, because I got an ARC which means my wait for book 2 is longer than those getting to it on release day. It means that the book hangover with this one is real and I need something soft and fluffy to get me through the next 24 hours.
This is my high recommendation for 2020! If you love Spies, and mystery and a good old fashion dirty good time, please check this one out, you will not be disappointed!!
-Ashton <3
I am just Raw from the pure emotion that has driven this read. I have been on pins and needles for this book and was not in the slightest disappointed. I don't even know where to begin as a lotto the parts that made me want to just crawl inside this book will give away too much.
If you are an avid reader of my reviews you will know I have special place in my heart for the dark and brooding man who self identifies as a "Broken" man. And Boy Howdy does Saxon fit that to a T. There is just so much about him and how he conducts himself and hold himself that makes you feel for him on many different levels.
Isla is one of my top female characters, easily in the top 3 because she stays true to her cause but knows when to let her heart do the real talking and walking. She is a true definition of a strong female lead and I love the growth and change that came with her and the development that was gradual, you were rooting for her from the very start.
The ground work that was laid for the next instalments of this series just made this book hangover even worse, because I got an ARC which means my wait for book 2 is longer than those getting to it on release day. It means that the book hangover with this one is real and I need something soft and fluffy to get me through the next 24 hours.
This is my high recommendation for 2020! If you love Spies, and mystery and a good old fashion dirty good time, please check this one out, you will not be disappointed!!
-Ashton <3
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
This would have totally been a 5, the only reason it isn't, I hate it when an author tells you that the MFC has had fighting training, but when it comes to a fight for their life, they never do, and saying that all the training flew out the window. Just don't say that they had training then!
**spoilers ahead** While I enjoyed this book, I felt like there was something missing. Our FMC, Isla Quinn, killed the king in an act of revenge. Her parents were secretly working with the anti-loyalist group and were killed at a riot. Because of this, 5 years later Isla shoots the king (from a distance, mind you) and somehow miraculously gets away with it. Our story starts only 2 months after she kills the king and she has somehow not only not been caught, but we're led to believe that the manhunt for the killer is over. I'm sorry - the KING was MURDERED and the Met/police has given up only 2 months later?! Seems highly unlikely.
Then Isla decides that she wants to work underground with the anti-loyalists because she wants to be surrounded by like-minded people. This seems like a really flimsy plot point in order to introduce her to Saxon. Since the story is told in first person POV, we hear her inner monologue on how much she wants to be surrounded by people who also hate the crown, but it seemed just very two dimensional. She's tasked with delivering messages from a priest-turned-informant to Saxon and on her literal first day she decides to go undercover to flush out more information based on what the priest told her. This leads to her being attacked and, of course, Saxon saving the day. They finally cave to their mutual attraction and sleep together while on the run from the police.
The story continues and it's eventually brought to light that the Priest brothers are actually loyalists to the crown. Saxon is so loyal to the crown that he imprisons Isla when she admits to killing the king (not knowing he was a loyalist yet). Isla feels betrayed and refuses to eat or drink for the duration of her stay in the dungeon. A few days later, Saxon has a change of heart and helps her escape and takes on the consequences of choosing her over the crown- exile.
This leads to a little more action and angst as Isla mends her broken heart. After things go downhill for Saxon, Isla rushes back and makes a deal with Holyrood for his release from prison and a clean slate from all his accused crimes. This plot point was another that seemed very flimsy. Isla gave Holyrood the photos that incriminated Jack for the murder that Saxon took the fall for and Holyrood bailed him out of jail. This was in exchange for Isla signing a contract to Holyrood to become an agent? And Guy, Saxon's older brother and leader of Holyrood, who had previously told Saxon that he was persona non grata and would be killed if he came back, just bails him out of jail and allows him to "take over Isla's contract" ... what? It didn't make much sense to me. They got their HEA but I'm just so confused as to why certain allowances were made.
The chemistry and tension between our MCs were palpable and the Saxon's emotional growth was my favorite part of this story. The plot wasn't that great and I found myself just annoyed with Isla and how irrational she seemed to be most of the time. We'll see if I continue the series...
Then Isla decides that she wants to work underground with the anti-loyalists because she wants to be surrounded by like-minded people. This seems like a really flimsy plot point in order to introduce her to Saxon. Since the story is told in first person POV, we hear her inner monologue on how much she wants to be surrounded by people who also hate the crown, but it seemed just very two dimensional. She's tasked with delivering messages from a priest-turned-informant to Saxon and on her literal first day she decides to go undercover to flush out more information based on what the priest told her. This leads to her being attacked and, of course, Saxon saving the day. They finally cave to their mutual attraction and sleep together while on the run from the police.
The story continues and it's eventually brought to light that the Priest brothers are actually loyalists to the crown. Saxon is so loyal to the crown that he imprisons Isla when she admits to killing the king (not knowing he was a loyalist yet). Isla feels betrayed and refuses to eat or drink for the duration of her stay in the dungeon. A few days later, Saxon has a change of heart and helps her escape and takes on the consequences of choosing her over the crown- exile.
This leads to a little more action and angst as Isla mends her broken heart. After things go downhill for Saxon, Isla rushes back and makes a deal with Holyrood for his release from prison and a clean slate from all his accused crimes. This plot point was another that seemed very flimsy. Isla gave Holyrood the photos that incriminated Jack for the murder that Saxon took the fall for and Holyrood bailed him out of jail. This was in exchange for Isla signing a contract to Holyrood to become an agent? And Guy, Saxon's older brother and leader of Holyrood, who had previously told Saxon that he was persona non grata and would be killed if he came back, just bails him out of jail and allows him to "take over Isla's contract" ... what? It didn't make much sense to me. They got their HEA but I'm just so confused as to why certain allowances were made.
The chemistry and tension between our MCs were palpable and the Saxon's emotional growth was my favorite part of this story. The plot wasn't that great and I found myself just annoyed with Isla and how irrational she seemed to be most of the time. We'll see if I continue the series...