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maferg01's review against another edition
5.0
Wow and holy shit is all I have to say about this epic conclusion to Carter and Aria’s story in the Merciless Series. This last book will take you on a rollercoaster of ups and downs, WTF and OMG moments. At one point I may have messaged Willow and said I can’t believe you… (No spoilers here!!! You’ll have to check it out!) The ending will have you simultaneously wanting to throw and hug your book as Carter and Aria come to the final chapter of their tumultuous love story.
I think my favorite piece of the entire series was the touch of Magical Realism at the ending! Having studied Latin American Literature in college, this was an amazing little treasure to take the story to the next level. There is an amazing subtle beauty to the magical realism genre and I just adored this nod to it in the ending.
Overall, this amazing series is gritty, sexy, and also sweet. It will leave you delightfully frustrated with the angst of the love story, flipping pages to see what happens next, and maybe even shaking your fist in the air when something crazy happens, both good and bad. I highly recommend this series if you like dark romance and the mafia genre. It will not leave you wanting!
I think my favorite piece of the entire series was the touch of Magical Realism at the ending! Having studied Latin American Literature in college, this was an amazing little treasure to take the story to the next level. There is an amazing subtle beauty to the magical realism genre and I just adored this nod to it in the ending.
Overall, this amazing series is gritty, sexy, and also sweet. It will leave you delightfully frustrated with the angst of the love story, flipping pages to see what happens next, and maybe even shaking your fist in the air when something crazy happens, both good and bad. I highly recommend this series if you like dark romance and the mafia genre. It will not leave you wanting!
madmcginnis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
naughtybookaffair's review against another edition
5.0
The ending to this amazing couple. But really is it the end? Carter and Aria are in control or so it seems. But she is hiding something from him and doesn't know what to do. Carter is losing control over how he feels. What is going to happen between these two? Will his fate be sealed when she walks away? This ending was breathtaking. It was a gripping suspenseful page turning want more book. An absolute amazing must read. I loved the ending to this couple it was a great ending that will absolutely leave you wanting more. Willow does such an amazing job writing the feelings that each person feels and when these two come together you cant help but feel the love.
A great series that is a must read.
A great series that is a must read.
profromance's review against another edition
5.0
“The moment I saw him, I knew deep in the marrow of my bones that I belonged to this man. The other half to my soul. Holding his life to mine is the worst thing I’ve ever felt in this world.”
Willow Winters has written an epic love tale of two star-crossed lovers in her Merciless Series. Endless is the final book in the story of Aria and Carter, people from different families at odds with each other. Through each of the books in the series, whether you approved of Carter’s methods of obtaining Aria or his ways of keeping her, it was written in the stars that these two would end up together.
I was thankful to get my hands on an ARC of this book because Winters left us with a cliffhanger in the third book of the series, Breathless. At the start of this book, that cliffhanger is resolved quickly, but our H/h struggle to reconcile their relationship. In fact, that is THE struggle of this book: can people from different families who hate each other, even though they love each other, be together “endlessly?” You will need to read the book to find out.
I think the goal of Winters for this book was humanizing Carter. In the first three books, he embodies the role of head of a crime family. He inhabits this role in such a way that his humanity doesn’t exist. He allows himself to take Aria and hold her captive, taking her virtue at any time. Until he finds his humanity, his self-sacrifice, he cannot be with Aria.
Even more, until Aria recognizes her own power in her choice and in her family, the two can have no future. Once she becomes a woman of strength, her fate with Carter is determined.
Together, Aria and Carter are the power of this book. The rest of the story is ancillary to their struggle and the resolution of their struggle. Honestly, for most of the book, my stomach hurt because they could not come together. Unfortunately, tragedy must strike in order for them to fully recognize the truth of their relationship. In this moment, my stomach stopped hurting, and I could finally relax. “I’m where I’m supposed to be. Beside Carter Cross. Our present and our future tied together. ‘We will rule. That’s what’s going to happen, my songbird.’”
Like the first three books, this book is just as angsty up until the very end. You will love Aria and Carter and root for them even when all hope seems lost. Winters has created a compelling story that will continue on with Jace’s story (and I hope Nikolai’s, Declan’s, etc.) It will rip your heart out a bit but patch it back together in the end.
Overall: 5 Star Read
Willow Winters has written an epic love tale of two star-crossed lovers in her Merciless Series. Endless is the final book in the story of Aria and Carter, people from different families at odds with each other. Through each of the books in the series, whether you approved of Carter’s methods of obtaining Aria or his ways of keeping her, it was written in the stars that these two would end up together.
I was thankful to get my hands on an ARC of this book because Winters left us with a cliffhanger in the third book of the series, Breathless. At the start of this book, that cliffhanger is resolved quickly, but our H/h struggle to reconcile their relationship. In fact, that is THE struggle of this book: can people from different families who hate each other, even though they love each other, be together “endlessly?” You will need to read the book to find out.
I think the goal of Winters for this book was humanizing Carter. In the first three books, he embodies the role of head of a crime family. He inhabits this role in such a way that his humanity doesn’t exist. He allows himself to take Aria and hold her captive, taking her virtue at any time. Until he finds his humanity, his self-sacrifice, he cannot be with Aria.
Even more, until Aria recognizes her own power in her choice and in her family, the two can have no future. Once she becomes a woman of strength, her fate with Carter is determined.
Together, Aria and Carter are the power of this book. The rest of the story is ancillary to their struggle and the resolution of their struggle. Honestly, for most of the book, my stomach hurt because they could not come together. Unfortunately, tragedy must strike in order for them to fully recognize the truth of their relationship. In this moment, my stomach stopped hurting, and I could finally relax. “I’m where I’m supposed to be. Beside Carter Cross. Our present and our future tied together. ‘We will rule. That’s what’s going to happen, my songbird.’”
Like the first three books, this book is just as angsty up until the very end. You will love Aria and Carter and root for them even when all hope seems lost. Winters has created a compelling story that will continue on with Jace’s story (and I hope Nikolai’s, Declan’s, etc.) It will rip your heart out a bit but patch it back together in the end.
Overall: 5 Star Read
pranlyhfml's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
stars_are_weird's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the ending but damn if I didn't have to stare that the wall for like 20 minutes after a few of those chapters dude. Jesus
kileymarrie's review against another edition
2.0
…..what the actual fuck was this last book. fuck this last book. I wanted aria to die soooo bad. and WTF WAS THE ENDING ???? I had high hopes for this book. for this series. and I was let down. I wanted twists and pain but all I got is eli dead ?!!!!! THATS NOT IT. and I especially wanted carter to change drastically. even if it was only for 1 book or for a few chapters. god he’s such a stubborn bitch and I hate him. and I hate aria too. she has major Stockholm syndrome. the more I think about this book the more angry I get. I started this review with giving it 4 stars and now i’m down to two … i’m still gonna buy the book tho.
stucknbooks14's review against another edition
4.0
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I was recommended All He'll Ever Be, and I started reading it before realizing it was actually 4 separate books of the Merciless series. And so I want to review it as four separate pieces.
I wish so badly that the first three weren't just fluff compared to this. Although this just brought closure, and maybe some weird comfort, I wish what this offered, was in all the other books. Endless feels like a completely different story, with the same characters. The first three in the series were what felt like the equivilent to the beginning chapters of a book. They gave context, built characters, and gave you the steam you need in mafia romances. But this one, was the icing on the cake. It had plot twists, drama, conflict, and of course, the happily ever after we know is coming with every mafia romance. Everything I hoped to have reading the first three, I got in this one. And I don't hate Aria anymore.
My Favorite Quotes:
•"I would do anything for you. I would kill for you. I feel like I would die without you."
•"Choose me now, and kneel."
•"I don’t have a heart, songbird."
•"Let me show you exactly what kind of a beast I can be."
•"If you ever do that again, I’ll leave you."
•"You look breathtaking." "That seems fitting....since you leave me breathless."
•'I love her too much, and that will be my downfall.'
•"You did this. You made me hate you."
•"Just love me. All I want is you, Aria. I can’t lose you."
•"We rule. That's what's going to happen, my songbird."
9/10 Mafia Romance
8/10 Series
I was recommended All He'll Ever Be, and I started reading it before realizing it was actually 4 separate books of the Merciless series. And so I want to review it as four separate pieces.
I wish so badly that the first three weren't just fluff compared to this. Although this just brought closure, and maybe some weird comfort, I wish what this offered, was in all the other books. Endless feels like a completely different story, with the same characters. The first three in the series were what felt like the equivilent to the beginning chapters of a book. They gave context, built characters, and gave you the steam you need in mafia romances. But this one, was the icing on the cake. It had plot twists, drama, conflict, and of course, the happily ever after we know is coming with every mafia romance. Everything I hoped to have reading the first three, I got in this one. And I don't hate Aria anymore.
My Favorite Quotes:
•"I would do anything for you. I would kill for you. I feel like I would die without you."
•"Choose me now, and kneel."
•"I don’t have a heart, songbird."
•"Let me show you exactly what kind of a beast I can be."
•"If you ever do that again, I’ll leave you."
•"You look breathtaking." "That seems fitting....since you leave me breathless."
•'I love her too much, and that will be my downfall.'
•"You did this. You made me hate you."
•"Just love me. All I want is you, Aria. I can’t lose you."
•"We rule. That's what's going to happen, my songbird."
9/10 Mafia Romance
8/10 Series
kellyjclark7's review against another edition
5.0
What a chaotic way to finish off this series! Carter is a beast, merciless, ruthless and the only way to change that is Aria, but he doesn’t know how when in the end she will hate him anyways, or so he thinks
sinbetweenthelines's review against another edition
5.0
This series simply cannot be over. I am staring at the back of the book and wondering why I read this book so quickly.
The war needs to end. Between the Talvary and the Cross families, and Miss Talvary and Mr. Carter.
The book was as action-packed and full of fire as I hoped it would be. This is how you build a world and end a series.
The war needs to end. Between the Talvary and the Cross families, and Miss Talvary and Mr. Carter.
The book was as action-packed and full of fire as I hoped it would be. This is how you build a world and end a series.