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aolivi84's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The first 3 books of the series were all superb! Unique premise. Great plot.
ceena's review
4.0
Re-read 2020
It felt like not much happened? I mean there are attacks and threats left and right, but the plot, the journey to answers really didn't take long. It made most of the book kind of feel like a filler. I still really enjoyed it and loved seeing the Hounds work together.
It felt like not much happened? I mean there are attacks and threats left and right, but the plot, the journey to answers really didn't take long. It made most of the book kind of feel like a filler. I still really enjoyed it and loved seeing the Hounds work together.
erinkrista's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
spicybookswbb's review
5.0
Probably in my top 5 of favorite series.
The tears. The laughs. The love. Gods it was so good! I loved how much this book brought in Vodou ( or voodoo) this time. I’m so looking forward to the next part of this series!
The tears. The laughs. The love. Gods it was so good! I loved how much this book brought in Vodou ( or voodoo) this time. I’m so looking forward to the next part of this series!
spicybookswbb's review against another edition
5.0
Probably in my top 5 of favorite series.
The tears. The laughs. The love. Gods it was so good! I loved how much this book brought in Vodou ( or voodoo) this time. I’m so looking forward to the next part of this series!
The tears. The laughs. The love. Gods it was so good! I loved how much this book brought in Vodou ( or voodoo) this time. I’m so looking forward to the next part of this series!
ameserole's review
3.0
Oh man oh man!
The Devil's Darling was pretty easy to devour (for me). Heck, I've really enjoyed all the books so far. So when it came to everyone trying to figure out who was betraying who.. well, I was left kind of dazed and confused about some things. Eventually things started to make sense but by then I just kind of felt disappointed?
Not sure if that makes sense but the entire time we were getting clues in the background.. we were kind of being let down with what was happening in front of our eyes. Or maybe that's just me. At times, things felt rushed and weren't really explained well. Then we get some little action scenes and then someone dies, cries, and comes back to life. I thought I was going to get some bad ass revenge but then that person calmed down pretty quickly.
All in all, it was an okay book. I didn't really like the ending because it felt a bit anticlimactic. We get the big reveal and the nothing. As for the little epilogue? Well, it was pretty cute but I just wanted more from the overall ending.
The Devil's Darling was pretty easy to devour (for me). Heck, I've really enjoyed all the books so far. So when it came to everyone trying to figure out who was betraying who.. well, I was left kind of dazed and confused about some things. Eventually things started to make sense but by then I just kind of felt disappointed?
Not sure if that makes sense but the entire time we were getting clues in the background.. we were kind of being let down with what was happening in front of our eyes. Or maybe that's just me. At times, things felt rushed and weren't really explained well. Then we get some little action scenes and then someone dies, cries, and comes back to life. I thought I was going to get some bad ass revenge but then that person calmed down pretty quickly.
All in all, it was an okay book. I didn't really like the ending because it felt a bit anticlimactic. We get the big reveal and the nothing. As for the little epilogue? Well, it was pretty cute but I just wanted more from the overall ending.
gypsydawn's review
5.0
Fantastic!
The third book in this RH series carefully avoided the continuation curse, finding the groove while pushing the plot to a finality that satisfies, even as it leaves the path open to future installments in this complex world. Villains aren’t really evil, friends are not always good and the Devil is always in the details!
This entire series is solid.
The third book in this RH series carefully avoided the continuation curse, finding the groove while pushing the plot to a finality that satisfies, even as it leaves the path open to future installments in this complex world. Villains aren’t really evil, friends are not always good and the Devil is always in the details!
This entire series is solid.
thedailykaylee's review
5.0
Conclusion to Sara, her Hounds, and the Devil’s story!
I really just can’t express my love for this trilogy enough, and I’m SO excited to read the next trilogy in the Hell Hound Series. This set is a reverse harem with a fierce and sassy FMC, and four protective, loyal to the bone, sexy Hounds. I want to give a little warning that the author does switch between multiple POVs, but it’s not even that each chapter has a different POV. POVs switch multiple times, even in the middle of a conversation. There was a few times I had to stop and back track a sentence or two, to figure out we’d changed POVs. It wasn’t hard to follow along though, so don’t let this deter you from reading this trilogy. This book is the conclusion to the first trilogy of the series and my word, you don’t want to miss out on this. They are not standalones and need to be read in order. The author did a great job of keeping us on our toes with the mystery of why and who killed the FMC. There’s so much emotion in these books that you feel like you’re experiencing everything right along with the characters. And my oh my, the loyalty and love between these hounds, and even their maker, the Devil himself. I really enjoyed the storyline regarding the Devil, and how he’s still shown to be an Angel, not straight evil. I’d really like to see a book about him finding love, etc. For a time there, I even wanted him to be with our FMC, also. All in all, the author did a great job writing this trilogy. Amazing character development and a suspenseful, funny, heart wrenching storyline. This trilogy has it all. Definitely going on my “To be read again and again and again” shelf.
I really just can’t express my love for this trilogy enough, and I’m SO excited to read the next trilogy in the Hell Hound Series. This set is a reverse harem with a fierce and sassy FMC, and four protective, loyal to the bone, sexy Hounds. I want to give a little warning that the author does switch between multiple POVs, but it’s not even that each chapter has a different POV. POVs switch multiple times, even in the middle of a conversation. There was a few times I had to stop and back track a sentence or two, to figure out we’d changed POVs. It wasn’t hard to follow along though, so don’t let this deter you from reading this trilogy. This book is the conclusion to the first trilogy of the series and my word, you don’t want to miss out on this. They are not standalones and need to be read in order. The author did a great job of keeping us on our toes with the mystery of why and who killed the FMC. There’s so much emotion in these books that you feel like you’re experiencing everything right along with the characters. And my oh my, the loyalty and love between these hounds, and even their maker, the Devil himself. I really enjoyed the storyline regarding the Devil, and how he’s still shown to be an Angel, not straight evil. I’d really like to see a book about him finding love, etc. For a time there, I even wanted him to be with our FMC, also. All in all, the author did a great job writing this trilogy. Amazing character development and a suspenseful, funny, heart wrenching storyline. This trilogy has it all. Definitely going on my “To be read again and again and again” shelf.
toreadforpleasure's review
3.0
I just finished this series a week or so ago. It centres on Sara, who meets a pack of hell hounds and slowly regains memories of her past, including her past life, whilst dealing with sinister spirits escaping hell and a mysterious group plotting ‘hell on earth’. Can they work out who are behind these schemes?
I liked the paranormal, kickass, guardians of hell theme in this series. It kept me invested in the plotline through each book and had a satisfying ending! I also enjoyed the steamy scenes between characters, and some do have some extra spice. I would have loved more character development for some of the side characters, and perhaps this might occur in the other books Briana Michaels has written in this universe. I also yearned to read more of our heroine in the kickass action scenes but overall this series had a good balance of romance and the paranormal. I recommend if you’re a fan of these genres!
I liked the paranormal, kickass, guardians of hell theme in this series. It kept me invested in the plotline through each book and had a satisfying ending! I also enjoyed the steamy scenes between characters, and some do have some extra spice. I would have loved more character development for some of the side characters, and perhaps this might occur in the other books Briana Michaels has written in this universe. I also yearned to read more of our heroine in the kickass action scenes but overall this series had a good balance of romance and the paranormal. I recommend if you’re a fan of these genres!
allmadhere106's review
3.0
2.5 stars. I was so interested in this series, but this installment missed the mark for me. While the second book ups all the things, this one wrapped up all of the various plots well enough, but in doing so, it loses a lot of the spice and fire. This is VERY plot focused, to the point where there isn't nearly as much sex/romance as the previous books. It made the book feel heavy and it took me far longer to get through than any other book in the series.
The POVs also get a little out of control for my liking. Sometimes it would switch POVs multiple times within the same page, and it got very confusing. We also added quite a few more characters, so it was something like 15 or so (the pack, Lucifer, the angels, Master, the woman, the other woman, other members of other packs, Kalfu, the Darkest Truth, etc.). I found it distracting instead of illuminating most of the time.
Overall, I still really liked the characters and I found that the plot was wrapped up in a pretty nice way. I'm not sure how we are going to get other books in the series though. I'm curious to see where it will go from here, but I'm not sure when I'll pick the next trilogy.
Tropes: reverse harem; dark fantasy/horror; feisty female Hound meets her pack of Hell Hounds (4 males); NOT a slow burn; crude language and much sex throughout; blood, death, murder, violence, gore, and characters in peril; sex with multiple partners at a time; BDSM, kink, toys, and a sex club visit; some M/M action, though not a lot; torture and mentions of history of torture; conspiracies and looming threats; character death and near character death; possessions.
Heat rating: NUCLEAR—explicit sex, indelicate language during sex, and graphic depictions of a sexual nature used to further the story; may also include light kink; not quite enough for an EXPLICIT level (5), but takes it a level past HOT (3).
The POVs also get a little out of control for my liking. Sometimes it would switch POVs multiple times within the same page, and it got very confusing. We also added quite a few more characters, so it was something like 15 or so (the pack, Lucifer, the angels, Master, the woman, the other woman, other members of other packs, Kalfu, the Darkest Truth, etc.). I found it distracting instead of illuminating most of the time.
Overall, I still really liked the characters and I found that the plot was wrapped up in a pretty nice way. I'm not sure how we are going to get other books in the series though. I'm curious to see where it will go from here, but I'm not sure when I'll pick the next trilogy.
Tropes: reverse harem; dark fantasy/horror; feisty female Hound meets her pack of Hell Hounds (4 males); NOT a slow burn; crude language and much sex throughout; blood, death, murder, violence, gore, and characters in peril; sex with multiple partners at a time; BDSM, kink, toys, and a sex club visit; some M/M action, though not a lot; torture and mentions of history of torture; conspiracies and looming threats; character death and near character death; possessions.
Heat rating: NUCLEAR—explicit sex, indelicate language during sex, and graphic depictions of a sexual nature used to further the story; may also include light kink; not quite enough for an EXPLICIT level (5), but takes it a level past HOT (3).