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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
3 stars overall. Brutal and Mercer were slow, but the way the series ended makes up for it.
Just not good
Plot holes for days. The fmc spent most of the book coming off as naive and selfish. Didn't make much sense
Plot holes for days. The fmc spent most of the book coming off as naive and selfish. Didn't make much sense
Who the heck is Mercer Santos...or the man we thought was Mercer Santos? That was the biggest question I had going into this book and, while it took the whole book to get the whole story, we got quite the answer. The Saint and Sinners series is unlike any other reverse harem story I’ve read - action, deceit, gangs, family drama...it has a little something for everyone. I’m disappointed it’s over, but I know it’s not the last we’ll see from this world Ruby Vincent has created!
It’s difficult to review this book without giving away any spoilers since it’s the last book in the series, but I’ll give it a shot!
After running around like a fool after Gianna in the last book, Adeline thankfully is less crazy in this book. While I still don’t think her relationship with Gianna is intelligent after everything she’s done, it at least becomes more sane. But, she’s constantly setting herself up to play the martyr in almost every situation and it gets a little old after a while. And, even when all the gangs are looking to her to help them find the ledger/Gianna, she still insists on making kind of reckless decisions, especially when it comes to Mercer.
Even though Mercer (going to keep referring to him as that to avoid any spoilers!) has been an enigma throughout the entire series, we have to go back to square one with him in this book, which made it difficult for me to connect with his character. He still holds on to many of the traits and mannerisms he had before, but they’re different and it throws you for a loop. And, the most difficult thing for me to get past was all of the deception - what was real...what wasn’t? His character just felt twisted and unreal during so much of this story.
Adeline and Mercer have a lot of obstacles to overcome in this book after the revelation at the end of Brutal. They’ve always connected on a deeper level, understanding each other in a way that the others didn’t quite get, but after a huge betrayal like that, things changed. Their relationship in this book felt a little uncomfortable to me - they were trying to get to know each other again but also had old feelings to deal with and were working to separate lies from truth...it just was messy. I wanted to love them together more than I actually did and I think that was, in large part, because of how sincere and genuine Adeline’s relationship is with the rest of the Merchants.
This book is full of action. The other three certainly had a lot, but this one relies on it pretty heavily since things get crazy with the ledger, Gianna, the other gangs and the Merchants’ newest target. I really enjoyed that the action kept you guessing about what would happen next. Even when you thought you knew the plan and what would happen next, Adeline and the Merchants managed to pull one over on you. There were a few times in this book, however, that I felt like the romance storylines were overshadowed by the action...Adeline’s connection with the Merchants felt more like a convenience due to the circumstances they found themselves in more than a true love story.
Overall, I feel like the ending was a little rushed. There was so much build up and action leading up to the conclusion of everything that the revelations at the end fell kind of flat. I wanted more from all of it - we waited for almost four whole books for this reveal and it happened so quickly, then it was done. Just felt a little unsatisfying, in my opinion.
The epilogue gave me just enough to be happy with the outcome, but I always want more...more happiness, more love, more closure. I am excited that this hopefully isn’t the last we’ll see of Adeline and the Merchants - Son of Saint (first book in a new series and a continuation of Saint and Sinners) is coming soon! Really looking forward to it!
It’s difficult to review this book without giving away any spoilers since it’s the last book in the series, but I’ll give it a shot!
After running around like a fool after Gianna in the last book, Adeline thankfully is less crazy in this book. While I still don’t think her relationship with Gianna is intelligent after everything she’s done, it at least becomes more sane. But, she’s constantly setting herself up to play the martyr in almost every situation and it gets a little old after a while. And, even when all the gangs are looking to her to help them find the ledger/Gianna, she still insists on making kind of reckless decisions, especially when it comes to Mercer.
Even though Mercer (going to keep referring to him as that to avoid any spoilers!) has been an enigma throughout the entire series, we have to go back to square one with him in this book, which made it difficult for me to connect with his character. He still holds on to many of the traits and mannerisms he had before, but they’re different and it throws you for a loop. And, the most difficult thing for me to get past was all of the deception - what was real...what wasn’t? His character just felt twisted and unreal during so much of this story.
Adeline and Mercer have a lot of obstacles to overcome in this book after the revelation at the end of Brutal. They’ve always connected on a deeper level, understanding each other in a way that the others didn’t quite get, but after a huge betrayal like that, things changed. Their relationship in this book felt a little uncomfortable to me - they were trying to get to know each other again but also had old feelings to deal with and were working to separate lies from truth...it just was messy. I wanted to love them together more than I actually did and I think that was, in large part, because of how sincere and genuine Adeline’s relationship is with the rest of the Merchants.
This book is full of action. The other three certainly had a lot, but this one relies on it pretty heavily since things get crazy with the ledger, Gianna, the other gangs and the Merchants’ newest target. I really enjoyed that the action kept you guessing about what would happen next. Even when you thought you knew the plan and what would happen next, Adeline and the Merchants managed to pull one over on you. There were a few times in this book, however, that I felt like the romance storylines were overshadowed by the action...Adeline’s connection with the Merchants felt more like a convenience due to the circumstances they found themselves in more than a true love story.
Overall, I feel like the ending was a little rushed. There was so much build up and action leading up to the conclusion of everything that the revelations at the end fell kind of flat. I wanted more from all of it - we waited for almost four whole books for this reveal and it happened so quickly, then it was done. Just felt a little unsatisfying, in my opinion.
The epilogue gave me just enough to be happy with the outcome, but I always want more...more happiness, more love, more closure. I am excited that this hopefully isn’t the last we’ll see of Adeline and the Merchants - Son of Saint (first book in a new series and a continuation of Saint and Sinners) is coming soon! Really looking forward to it!
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
Is he really?
Mercer packed full of even more surprises than the last three books. The biggest was who Mercer really was and who he worked for. Everything happened in this book was exciting all the way to the end!.. I highly recommend this series.
Mercer packed full of even more surprises than the last three books. The biggest was who Mercer really was and who he worked for. Everything happened in this book was exciting all the way to the end!.. I highly recommend this series.
i feel physically tired after reading this series
it was sweet at times
but more so i was questioning everyone’s motives and if they were truly good
if i knew beforehand that it was the case with this book, i wouldn’t have read it
it was sweet at times
but more so i was questioning everyone’s motives and if they were truly good
if i knew beforehand that it was the case with this book, i wouldn’t have read it
Very rushed ending
While I enjoyed the story, the writing style definitely threw me off some. Missing commas that made sentences hard to read. Words used the incorrect way. I’ve read other books by this author and didn’t have this problem, so I’m not completely sure what happened during the editing and proof reading of this series. Also, I loved all the twists and turns, there was something new happening all of the time, and I just didn’t feel like the ending did it justice. It was very rushed.
Spoilers:
-knowing Mercer’s real name in this book, at the very end, after calling him by his true name the whole book, the author accidentally calls him by Mercer again.
-addy fakes her death, yet she opens up her own restaurant in cinco city where she’s the head chef… how does this work since she’s supposedly dead?
-after all the lying “Mercer” did the entire book, we learn at the very end his true motivations, and then it’s over and there’s an epilogue where they are all happily ever after. It was just sooooo rushed. Y’all find out he’s STILL been lying, no matter what the reason was, and boom it’s over. I wanted to see them at least BEGIN to overcome everything before we got an epilogue
-I did enjoy that it felt like the last two books had more interactions between Addy and each guy, rather than just the one guy who is in the title of the book. The first two books were allllllll about the main guy for that book and I didn’t really enjoy that as much as how your traditional reverse harem is written, when each guy is a main part of each book.
Overall, it wasn’t a bad series, but I don’t think it’s the best by this author either
While I enjoyed the story, the writing style definitely threw me off some. Missing commas that made sentences hard to read. Words used the incorrect way. I’ve read other books by this author and didn’t have this problem, so I’m not completely sure what happened during the editing and proof reading of this series. Also, I loved all the twists and turns, there was something new happening all of the time, and I just didn’t feel like the ending did it justice. It was very rushed.
Spoilers:
-knowing Mercer’s real name in this book, at the very end, after calling him by his true name the whole book, the author accidentally calls him by Mercer again.
-addy fakes her death, yet she opens up her own restaurant in cinco city where she’s the head chef… how does this work since she’s supposedly dead?
-after all the lying “Mercer” did the entire book, we learn at the very end his true motivations, and then it’s over and there’s an epilogue where they are all happily ever after. It was just sooooo rushed. Y’all find out he’s STILL been lying, no matter what the reason was, and boom it’s over. I wanted to see them at least BEGIN to overcome everything before we got an epilogue
-I did enjoy that it felt like the last two books had more interactions between Addy and each guy, rather than just the one guy who is in the title of the book. The first two books were allllllll about the main guy for that book and I didn’t really enjoy that as much as how your traditional reverse harem is written, when each guy is a main part of each book.
Overall, it wasn’t a bad series, but I don’t think it’s the best by this author either
Action packed to the very end. I really enjoyed this series. Yet I still have questions about Jasper…I felt the end was a little rushed and things weren’t explained as clearly as they could be. Yes I get who he was working for and all that, but I feel like we didn’t get to know him nearly as well as the others. Still very enjoyable but the end was predictable with the type of HEA it had. If you know you know.