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clgaston31's review
***I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.***
Ever since I read book 1, Rotten Girl, I have been waiting to read the next book! Finally it came and it was soooooo good! There are so many twists and turns, I didnt know what to expect next! This book was very dark and addicting.
Selene, Dominic, Gio, and Vincent have been separated due to surprising circumstances. Yet Dominic, Gio, and Vincent have all been in love with Selene their entire lives and will do anything they need to in order to protect her.
This was a great story and I really enjoyed reading this. I have not read anything like this and it was refreshing. Ivy Fox definitely has a new follower! If you have not picked up your copy of Rotten Men, I suggest you go grab your copy.
Ever since I read book 1, Rotten Girl, I have been waiting to read the next book! Finally it came and it was soooooo good! There are so many twists and turns, I didnt know what to expect next! This book was very dark and addicting.
Selene, Dominic, Gio, and Vincent have been separated due to surprising circumstances. Yet Dominic, Gio, and Vincent have all been in love with Selene their entire lives and will do anything they need to in order to protect her.
This was a great story and I really enjoyed reading this. I have not read anything like this and it was refreshing. Ivy Fox definitely has a new follower! If you have not picked up your copy of Rotten Men, I suggest you go grab your copy.
redamancyreads's review
5.0
This was the most epic conclusion to this duet. Absolutely LOVED every single second of this book!
jennyluvlitbooks's review
5.0
I really don't know how to put into words how I felt about this book, aside from that it was absolutely perfect, beautifully written and had a bittersweet feel to it.
I admit that this took me a long time to read. I was in pins and needles for it to come and when the day it became live, I was giddy with excitement. But along with it was trepidation. I wasn’t ready for this story to end. I fell in love with these characters so hard that I know saying goodbye wasn’t going to be easy. So, I let this sit on my kindle for weeks, silently taunting me with that beautiful cover until I finally gave up. It was time for me to “woman up” and face the inevitable agony.
The story started 10 years after Selene left and all of the characters had tried to moved on with their lives, although still haunted by their past. It was told in multiple POV which I loved because I felt the connection with each character. And oh, the feels! I was choking with my emotions as I read along.
“Either by fire or ice, our love will always burn. Not even death can change that”.
It was pure agony the situations that they had to went through. I was thinking, how are they going to have their happy ever after when the entire world seems to conspire against them? Also, was it just me or am I reading poetry? I swear I could have likened this to a Shakespearean play anytime with its beautifully articulated prose.
Selene and her rotten men will always hold a special place in my heart including Pietro. What about Ciro? I was conflicted. He is a man you will love to hate but at the same time, hate to love.
“….Could you ever love me, Selene? The same way I love you? There is genuine vulnerability underlining his every word, and my heart breaks for the monster that yearns to be loved but is resolved in killing the pieces of my own soul”.
As Juliet said to her Romeo, “parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”. This is me hoping and praying that there would be another spin off to this story, because like I have said, I’m not ready to say goodbye at all.
I admit that this took me a long time to read. I was in pins and needles for it to come and when the day it became live, I was giddy with excitement. But along with it was trepidation. I wasn’t ready for this story to end. I fell in love with these characters so hard that I know saying goodbye wasn’t going to be easy. So, I let this sit on my kindle for weeks, silently taunting me with that beautiful cover until I finally gave up. It was time for me to “woman up” and face the inevitable agony.
The story started 10 years after Selene left and all of the characters had tried to moved on with their lives, although still haunted by their past. It was told in multiple POV which I loved because I felt the connection with each character. And oh, the feels! I was choking with my emotions as I read along.
“Either by fire or ice, our love will always burn. Not even death can change that”.
It was pure agony the situations that they had to went through. I was thinking, how are they going to have their happy ever after when the entire world seems to conspire against them? Also, was it just me or am I reading poetry? I swear I could have likened this to a Shakespearean play anytime with its beautifully articulated prose.
Selene and her rotten men will always hold a special place in my heart including Pietro. What about Ciro? I was conflicted. He is a man you will love to hate but at the same time, hate to love.
“….Could you ever love me, Selene? The same way I love you? There is genuine vulnerability underlining his every word, and my heart breaks for the monster that yearns to be loved but is resolved in killing the pieces of my own soul”.
As Juliet said to her Romeo, “parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”. This is me hoping and praying that there would be another spin off to this story, because like I have said, I’m not ready to say goodbye at all.
kellyyoungbl's review
3.0
3 stars
The first book in this duet was great. This one did not meet expectations to me. It felt rushed and I didn’t feel the relationships in this one.
The first book in this duet was great. This one did not meet expectations to me. It felt rushed and I didn’t feel the relationships in this one.
greek_myth5's review
5.0
A beautiful ending for the broken souls
Confession time - it has taken me over a week to be ready to read this book. Rotten Girl was so amazing and heart wrenching and I awaited Rotten Men anxiously, but when the time came I wasn't ready to delve into a book that I knew could break my heart. All that being said Rotten Men was everything I expected and more! As I nervously began to read I remembered why I loved Selene, Vincent, Gio & Dom so much...and being able to delve into their story again soothed my soul.
The book picks up a decade after the last and we learn the toll that Selene's absence has taken on her men. They live everyday with their heart shattered. When Selene finally walks back into their life, well all of their reactions went as expected, especially Gio's (who is my favorite). Secrets surround Selene but as these things always go they slowly begin to unravel and come to light. It was nice to have the truths out there for all to see and while they all grew up in the last decade, Selene maintained her sweetness and willingness to sacrifice. Vincent gets some hard lessons in this one but I think they only serve his growth as a person. The ending was extremely satisfying and the duet was just wonderful. I am so, so glad I discovered Ivy Fox and her Rotten characters and I think you will be too if you give them a chance.
Confession time - it has taken me over a week to be ready to read this book. Rotten Girl was so amazing and heart wrenching and I awaited Rotten Men anxiously, but when the time came I wasn't ready to delve into a book that I knew could break my heart. All that being said Rotten Men was everything I expected and more! As I nervously began to read I remembered why I loved Selene, Vincent, Gio & Dom so much...and being able to delve into their story again soothed my soul.
The book picks up a decade after the last and we learn the toll that Selene's absence has taken on her men. They live everyday with their heart shattered. When Selene finally walks back into their life, well all of their reactions went as expected, especially Gio's (who is my favorite). Secrets surround Selene but as these things always go they slowly begin to unravel and come to light. It was nice to have the truths out there for all to see and while they all grew up in the last decade, Selene maintained her sweetness and willingness to sacrifice. Vincent gets some hard lessons in this one but I think they only serve his growth as a person. The ending was extremely satisfying and the duet was just wonderful. I am so, so glad I discovered Ivy Fox and her Rotten characters and I think you will be too if you give them a chance.
tiarockefeller's review
5.0
Ivy has done it again! I didn’t think that Rotten Girl could be topped but she has definitely done that. It’s was just the right amount of honest, angsty, dark, real, and just amazing! This is a fairly long book and I finished it in almost 3 hours, if that tells you how much I loved it. I love how she didn’t cut any corners, she didn’t make it easy for her characters to figure their intertwining lives out, she made it real af. But you can always feel the underlying love between them all even at times when it’s disguised as hate. If you haven’t read this yet, what’re you waiting for??
I did receive this as an arc, all opinions are my own! Ivy is amazing, you rock girl!!
Merged review:
Ivy has done it again! I didn’t think that Rotten Girl could be topped but she has definitely done that. It’s was just the right amount of honest, angsty, dark, real, and just amazing! This is a fairly long book and I finished it in almost 3 hours, if that tells you how much I loved it. I love how she didn’t cut any corners, she didn’t make it easy for her characters to figure their intertwining lives out, she made it real af. But you can always feel the underlying love between them all even at times when it’s disguised as hate. If you haven’t read this yet, what’re you waiting for??
I did receive this as an arc, all opinions are my own! Ivy is amazing, you rock girl!!
I did receive this as an arc, all opinions are my own! Ivy is amazing, you rock girl!!
Merged review:
Ivy has done it again! I didn’t think that Rotten Girl could be topped but she has definitely done that. It’s was just the right amount of honest, angsty, dark, real, and just amazing! This is a fairly long book and I finished it in almost 3 hours, if that tells you how much I loved it. I love how she didn’t cut any corners, she didn’t make it easy for her characters to figure their intertwining lives out, she made it real af. But you can always feel the underlying love between them all even at times when it’s disguised as hate. If you haven’t read this yet, what’re you waiting for??
I did receive this as an arc, all opinions are my own! Ivy is amazing, you rock girl!!
romancejunkie's review
mysterious
slow-paced
1.0
UGH! What a fucking letdown. The entirety of this book was completely unnecessary. It 100% stems from a “only one convo” conflict, which is my least favorite plot plot. Everything—and I mean everything—that happened in this book could’ve been avoided had someone trusted the boys she supposedly loved enough with the truth.
Alas, that’s not the choice the author made, so we got 300 pages of this most definitely NOT reverse harem book. The men were all friends and were willing to share, but there was ZERO group activities. ZERO. And I’m not even talking sex specific!! It was very much about her individual and unique relationship with each of the boys. If that’s your bag, then this might be for you. For me, it fell waaaaaay short. Especially in the sex scenes. The amount of purple prose in this to describe sex was ridiculous. In fact, the mouthful of words the author used to tell us absolutely any-fucking-thing got old real fast.
The “surprise” wasn’t much of a surprise to me, but it was irritating. Keeping readers in the dark about something the character knows when we’re in their POV is just lazy writing.
FYI—There is ZERO together time in this book. No, seriously. Zero time when they’re together. If you expect at least a glimpse in an epilogue or something to ease the pain of 600 pages of yearning, I hate to break it to you, but you’re not getting it here. Look elsewhere.
Basically, this was a series where none of the main characters were actually together to have a romance.
And now that I’ve typed this out, I’m removing half a star and dropping this down to 1. The author done pissed me the fuck off.
Alas, that’s not the choice the author made, so we got 300 pages of this most definitely NOT reverse harem book. The men were all friends and were willing to share, but there was ZERO group activities. ZERO. And I’m not even talking sex specific!! It was very much about her individual and unique relationship with each of the boys. If that’s your bag, then this might be for you. For me, it fell waaaaaay short. Especially in the sex scenes. The amount of purple prose in this to describe sex was ridiculous. In fact, the mouthful of words the author used to tell us absolutely any-fucking-thing got old real fast.
The “surprise” wasn’t much of a surprise to me, but it was irritating. Keeping readers in the dark about something the character knows when we’re in their POV is just lazy writing.
FYI—There is ZERO together time in this book. No, seriously. Zero time when they’re together. If you expect at least a glimpse in an epilogue or something to ease the pain of 600 pages of yearning, I hate to break it to you, but you’re not getting it here. Look elsewhere.
Basically, this was a series where none of the main characters were actually together to have a romance.
And now that I’ve typed this out, I’m removing half a star and dropping this down to 1. The author done pissed me the fuck off.
mavisinspanish's review
4.0
A very entertaining, very fast paced story. I just wished we could have gotten an epilogue: they fought so hard and went through so much, and a scene of domestic bliss would have been perfect. I'll keep this author on my radar for sure.
sasbookreviews's review
5.0
Holy cow what a bloody happy ever after their rotten love had. It such an amazing story with all the feels. I love these rotten man and their rotten girl will always hold a special place in my heart.
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