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7th Circle

Tate James

4.25 AVERAGE


Love love love everything about this book! Well written, great storyline, and fantastic characters. The relationships built between Hades, Lucas, Cass, and Zed were great, and it was fantastic to see each different relationship having a different dynamic, which showed different sides to Hades. It is great to see such a strong, well written female main character. I absolutely recommend reading, and I can't wait to read more of Tate's books!

3.5⭐️

wowwww this was good. it’s getting me out of my reading slump and that’s all i can really ask for.

i like all of the characters so far, but im definitely partial towards zed. i truly can’t wait for them to get together and to stop backing out each time one of them shows affection towards the other. ugh. the yearning!!!! it’s so good.

there are a lot of little things in here (mainly characters and references to the past) that may or may not be related to the MK series the author wrote prior to this. i know they exist in the same world. i’m not sure how much i’m missing out on since i haven’t read it, but for the most part i feel like i can follow everything and infer what i'm missing. 

the writing is pretty solid, although i think we could diversify some phrasing a bit. it definitely reads like the fmc is 23 (which i, for one, am tireddddd of reading books where the fmc is a killer queen and what not when she’s in her 20s and supposedly killed her entire family at 18??? but okay) and i’m not sure i’m loving the
lucas being 18 but a great fuck storyline either. i’m not big on secret relationships/lying as a trope, so that’s kind of yucking my yum rn
however, i’m alllll in on zed and cass and im anxiously awaiting that happy little catastrophe waiting to happen.


if you’ve ever read any of the mafia books by ames mills, this is giving majorrrr riches to riches ryder x les finally getting together after working together for years (hades x zed) and lucas is kinda like holden in that book if he were a hacker. cass is like another character in that same AM universe that i can’t remember the name of but he’s a big scary dude who doesn’t talk a lot and his name is like dex or something?? idk. i’m undecided if this feels like a character rip off or not, but i loved those books, so it was kinda fun to see the same character types played out again.
adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

OMG!!!

This book is amazing. It pulls you in right from the start. Now it does have slight crossovers to the Madison Kate series, but you do not have to read that first. Honestly I need to reread this book again because I sped through the first time and now I have to wait till March to read the next one. Seriously you will not be disappointed.

Oh My God

Honestly at this point you’d think I’d expect shit to fly off the handle with these books at the end but no lol this was so good I’m loving this story as much as the Madison Kate series

I LOVED the MK series. I just want to toss that there first so that if you read the MK series and liked or loved it then you’ll know this is definitely another series to dive into.

I’m going to TRY to get through this without very many spoilers.

Hades is truly awesome. She (yes it’s a she, no I’m not going to say her name(s)) is completely bada** while at the same time still being a young woman with faults, emotions, and self-doubt. I loved that she was written to have so many different sides to her personality and not just a frozen over hard exterior that she mostly matched her interior to as well. She FEELS…a lot. She second guesses a lot. She’s unsure of some things a lot. But she’s also determined, smart, and when she makes a choice or when work is involved she locks it down quickly and efficiently. I might have a bit of a girl crush on her. She’s not snarky just for the sake of being snarky (I love you MK but you had moments where I just wanted to shake you to shut your mouth). Her confidence in front of those around her is sexy and empowering, and I’m a little bit jealous. Hades deals with a lot in this book. She has a rejection from a crush, a younger man coming out of nowhere and being insanely persistent (and sexy as sin), and an ex crush turned friend that is acting strange and giving her weird thoughts and feelings. On top of her emotional stuff there is also the not so small matter of running her territory, gang issues, drug issues, cop issues, and the tiny problem of her ex-fiancé that she killed five years ago seemingly coming back from the dead to stalk and terrorize her. Girl has a lot on her plate.
I loved Cass from the MK series and I’m so happy that he’s getting some more time in this series. Lucas is sexy and pushy in the best ways. I like that he’s written so well that you can tell his age while you’re reading it but he’s not immature. He doesn’t act stupid like most younger guys do, acting before they think.
Zed is, well, he has my heart in this series. I can’t honestly explain why just yet…but he does.

And the fact that Archer and Steele (who I’m still obsessed with) made very small appearances in the book was fantastic!

There is a cliffhanger, like usual. I am so anxious to read the next book in the series. The writing is great, the steam level is off the charts, the characters are so different and still likeable, and the world is insanely immersive.

Tate James is the queen. I highly recommend giving her books a go.
I’ve loved every single thing I’ve read by her, and they’ve all been 4–5-star ratings. (This is the 13th book of hers that I’ve read.)

Hades (Hayden) is an utter BADASS heroine who doesn’t take shit from anyone. There’s nothing I love more than a strong female protagonist who also has a sense of humor. This book is 5-stars because it has the perfect mix of plot progression, characters, and romance. I flew through this book without once feeling bored or disappointed.
7th Circle only has one love interest so far, but I can see the setup for the RH situation in the following books.

Oh, did I mention it’s FREE on Kindle Unlimited?
dark funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

5⭐️

Call me crazy, but this was such a quick and fun read for me. I’d been thinking about reading this series forever and I’m so happy I finally started it! Prefect dark romance/fall vibes!! And I’m 100% ready for this reverse harem to start reverse hareming