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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
"The god of the underworld has just made me his real-life Persephone. It’s just that I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to be this excited to be dragged down into sin and temptation. I’m also pretty sure I only want more."
Hades & Elsa's chemistry had me hooked from the very start. The burning hot passion between them made me love them even more! The plot was absolutely thrilling and kept me on the edge of my seat. There's just one complaint I have though. Towards the very end, something major happened and Hades doubted Elsa without even giving her the benefit of doubt while she had just started letting him in. He should've atleast grovelled a bit but turns out that Elsa never found out about him distrusting her. But overall, I loved the book. The story and the characters were amazing and I'm looking forward to read Gavan's book next!
Hades & Elsa's chemistry had me hooked from the very start. The burning hot passion between them made me love them even more! The plot was absolutely thrilling and kept me on the edge of my seat. There's just one complaint I have though. Towards the very end, something major happened and Hades doubted Elsa without even giving her the benefit of doubt while she had just started letting him in. He should've atleast grovelled a bit but turns out that Elsa never found out about him distrusting her. But overall, I loved the book. The story and the characters were amazing and I'm looking forward to read Gavan's book next!
4/5⭐️
4/5🌶️
thank you valentine pr and literary management for this arc! this book will release on june 15th, 2023!
this series is so so fun and so so spicy! book 3 definitely did not disappoint!! hades drakes is the epitome of dark, unhinged, and obsessive. this book had everything that i love in a mafia romance: suspense, secrets, tension, spice, and strong characters. i absolutely loved elsa and everything about her character. she was strong, passionate, and not only an amazing lawyer but also amazing at raising her sister. hades was so so hot and i loved everything about him. i loved that we got snippets from all of the other characters and their stories and i am so excited to see where book 4 will take this series!!
“i think i’m f*cking sick of pretending you’re not the first person i want to talk to in the morning and the last person i want to see before i go to sleep.”
dark
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was an AMAZING book!
I loved everything in it. I could NOT put this book.
Hades and Elsa are so perfect together ❤️
The banter, the angst, and the spice between those two were HOT 🔥 🥵
The book is full of twists and turns.
The book was really hottt and not just hot, but it has a good plot in it.
Read if you love:
♡greek mafia
♡enemies to lovers
♡touch her and die
♡possessive/obsessed hero
♡good girl and bad boy
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I loved everything in it. I could NOT put this book.
Hades and Elsa are so perfect together ❤️
The banter, the angst, and the spice between those two were HOT 🔥 🥵
The book is full of twists and turns.
The book was really hottt and not just hot, but it has a good plot in it.
Read if you love:
♡greek mafia
♡enemies to lovers
♡touch her and die
♡possessive/obsessed hero
♡good girl and bad boy
Rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Reading Order: This is the first Jagger Cole book I've read. You can read out of order, but there are characters from other novels. I wasn't lost, but if you read this one first, other books may be spoiled.
General Thoughts: I don't often read many books by men in this genre, so that was fun. This was the first I've read by Jagger Cole, but it won't be the last. Jagger has created a world with a lot of interesting characters, so I suspect he'll be able to keep this world going for as long as he wants. It's an interconnected standalone in a series that's connected to other series. Dark, steamy, and mysterious centered around an engaging cast and some great writing. I'd recommend if you're a fan of this genre.
Confession: did I agree to read this one solely because of the Hades references? Of course, I did! I have made no pretenses that I'm not utterly obsessed with all things H&P. This is more H&P adjacent than any sort of retelling. Like there were nods throughout, but I'd say only nods. Since I'm an attorney, I won't comment on the legal accuracies/inaccuracies because it's fiction and meant to be treated as such.
Steam Meter: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 It was definitely steamy.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-dark
-contemporary
-realistic
-hate to love you
-fling to more
Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Reading Order: This is the first Jagger Cole book I've read. You can read out of order, but there are characters from other novels. I wasn't lost, but if you read this one first, other books may be spoiled.
General Thoughts: I don't often read many books by men in this genre, so that was fun. This was the first I've read by Jagger Cole, but it won't be the last. Jagger has created a world with a lot of interesting characters, so I suspect he'll be able to keep this world going for as long as he wants. It's an interconnected standalone in a series that's connected to other series. Dark, steamy, and mysterious centered around an engaging cast and some great writing. I'd recommend if you're a fan of this genre.
Confession: did I agree to read this one solely because of the Hades references? Of course, I did! I have made no pretenses that I'm not utterly obsessed with all things H&P. This is more H&P adjacent than any sort of retelling. Like there were nods throughout, but I'd say only nods. Since I'm an attorney, I won't comment on the legal accuracies/inaccuracies because it's fiction and meant to be treated as such.
Steam Meter: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 It was definitely steamy.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-dark
-contemporary
-realistic
-hate to love you
-fling to more
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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This book. THIS BOOK!! It was everything I needed and more!! Perfect plot, amazing romance. Love Elsa and Hades and perfectly named too. Hades thawed Elsa and Elsa douced his flames. Dark mafia romance that was everything I needed and more. 5 star everything about this book! Can’t wait for more to come!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This book. THIS BOOK!! It was everything I needed and more!! Perfect plot, amazing romance. Love Elsa and Hades and perfectly named too. Hades thawed Elsa and Elsa douced his flames. Dark mafia romance that was everything I needed and more. 5 star everything about this book! Can’t wait for more to come!
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/6.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.
* I read an arc of this book thanks to the author and Valentine PR.*
I read this book in one sitting and I was excited to read Hades & Elsa's story since i saw in previous books how mad he was at her just because she wouldn't give him the time of day.
Overall the story was great and i had great time with it. I made 87 highlights and notes so that shows you how entertained and in it I was.
Hades seemed to me like a loose cannon because he would explode whenever something happened to his family no matter how "big" or "small". I especially loved how protective of Neve he became once she entered the family so I'm obviously already biased when I say I loved him.
He is a bit misunderstood by his family and even though he speaks against it, he didn't really gave any indication that what they thought of him wasn't true. I do love the relationship he has with his family and he would do literally anything for them.
Some things came out about what happened to him when he was younger and that grossed me out too. The way Jagger wrote it wasn't shocking to me or anything but i felt exactly like Hades felt. That is powerful writing to me when an author makes me feel some sort of way but especially when i feel like the main characters feel in the moment.
I loved Hades protectiveness and possessiveness and how for once in his life there was someone out there that he couldn't help but think about and not the other way around. He is someone that feels deeply even though people around think he just has a temper.
Elsa is someone I've been dying to know more about. She is this bad ass lawyer and gets everything done for everyone who is a client at the firm without doing unlawfully things (mostly 😂). She also told Hades off every single time so that naturally gets my gears going.
She seemed ( mostly to Hades) like she had a stick up her bum but she was just trying to escape her past and get a better future for her sister which i admired. I also loved how career driven she was and I appreciated the sacrifices she made when she was younger in order to take care of her sister.
She comes from "complicated" parents which i wasn't expecting. I expected that this person would be someone else. With that said she was in a tight spot and she tried to change the course and she still ended up against the wall.
The banter between Hades & Elsa managed to be sexy, hot but also fun. I laugh a time or two for sure.
I loved the comparisons and references Jagger had in this story, it really got me going. 🙃
Sexy times were chefs kiss even though Daddy came out of bit of the blue for me but i was fine with it cause it was hot. 🥵
Speaking of, i learned what cuckold is and that it's not my thing. This is about another character that is mentioned but boy that little fact didn't jived with me but hey no kink shaming, whatever gets you revving going is fine with me.
I loved Hades relationship with Elsa's sister. On their first meeting he ensures she is safe and that she feels safe afterwards and that made him even more lovable to me.
I loved the bromance with Sean too and it pains me what happened to him.
A little hold up i had was when Hades saved Elsa in the office and when the carpet is disposed off they didn't even talked about it. Or is even mentioned ever again in the story besides Hades telling someone about it. There was more than plenty opportunities right there and then for Hades to either ask or for Elsa to tell why and what was going on. With that said i'm not mad about what ensued right after that because it was hot but i still felt like a conversation should've happened.
I think she had the means to ask for help before things escalated. She had Ares who has being dying to get her to work for him exclusively so if anything he would be more than willing to help her out even though i think he would just because it was Elsa. But also Hades was right there, he would've helped her after she explained her situation.
Things could've still happened the way they did even if the Drakos family helped her in my opinion.
I hope Callie and Castle have a story because i'm my opinion that was teased before and i want it. Pretty please. 🙂
Twisted Hearts is next and it's Gavan's story which was surprising to me but now i wonder if Callie is the h because she is turning 21 and she ain't marrying the old dude cause the brothers ain't letting that happen but the h could also be Eilish so now I'm curious to know who is pairing with Galan and honestly I can't wait. From what i have seen of it, he is wicked smart and plays the game well so I'm excited for the next book.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.
* I read an arc of this book thanks to the author and Valentine PR.*
I read this book in one sitting and I was excited to read Hades & Elsa's story since i saw in previous books how mad he was at her just because she wouldn't give him the time of day.
Overall the story was great and i had great time with it. I made 87 highlights and notes so that shows you how entertained and in it I was.
Hades seemed to me like a loose cannon because he would explode whenever something happened to his family no matter how "big" or "small". I especially loved how protective of Neve he became once she entered the family so I'm obviously already biased when I say I loved him.
He is a bit misunderstood by his family and even though he speaks against it, he didn't really gave any indication that what they thought of him wasn't true. I do love the relationship he has with his family and he would do literally anything for them.
Some things came out about what happened to him when he was younger and that grossed me out too. The way Jagger wrote it wasn't shocking to me or anything but i felt exactly like Hades felt. That is powerful writing to me when an author makes me feel some sort of way but especially when i feel like the main characters feel in the moment.
I loved Hades protectiveness and possessiveness and how for once in his life there was someone out there that he couldn't help but think about and not the other way around. He is someone that feels deeply even though people around think he just has a temper.
Elsa is someone I've been dying to know more about. She is this bad ass lawyer and gets everything done for everyone who is a client at the firm without doing unlawfully things (mostly 😂). She also told Hades off every single time so that naturally gets my gears going.
She seemed ( mostly to Hades) like she had a stick up her bum but she was just trying to escape her past and get a better future for her sister which i admired. I also loved how career driven she was and I appreciated the sacrifices she made when she was younger in order to take care of her sister.
She comes from "complicated" parents which i wasn't expecting. I expected that this person would be someone else. With that said she was in a tight spot and she tried to change the course and she still ended up against the wall.
The banter between Hades & Elsa managed to be sexy, hot but also fun. I laugh a time or two for sure.
I loved the comparisons and references Jagger had in this story, it really got me going. 🙃
Sexy times were chefs kiss even though Daddy came out of bit of the blue for me but i was fine with it cause it was hot. 🥵
Speaking of, i learned what cuckold is and that it's not my thing. This is about another character that is mentioned but boy that little fact didn't jived with me but hey no kink shaming, whatever gets you revving going is fine with me.
I loved Hades relationship with Elsa's sister. On their first meeting he ensures she is safe and that she feels safe afterwards and that made him even more lovable to me.
I loved the bromance with Sean too and it pains me what happened to him.
A little hold up i had was when Hades saved Elsa in the office and when the carpet is disposed off they didn't even talked about it. Or is even mentioned ever again in the story besides Hades telling someone about it. There was more than plenty opportunities right there and then for Hades to either ask or for Elsa to tell why and what was going on. With that said i'm not mad about what ensued right after that because it was hot but i still felt like a conversation should've happened.
I think she had the means to ask for help before things escalated. She had Ares who has being dying to get her to work for him exclusively so if anything he would be more than willing to help her out even though i think he would just because it was Elsa. But also Hades was right there, he would've helped her after she explained her situation.
Things could've still happened the way they did even if the Drakos family helped her in my opinion.
I hope Callie and Castle have a story because i'm my opinion that was teased before and i want it. Pretty please. 🙂
Twisted Hearts is next and it's Gavan's story which was surprising to me but now i wonder if Callie is the h because she is turning 21 and she ain't marrying the old dude cause the brothers ain't letting that happen but the h could also be Eilish so now I'm curious to know who is pairing with Galan and honestly I can't wait. From what i have seen of it, he is wicked smart and plays the game well so I'm excited for the next book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
rape was done to the H when he was younger.