A review by daniela_endless_tbr
Moonlit Thorns by P. Rayne

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/6.
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5.

I didn't know what to expect but I knew I was going to enjoy it and I truly did. I read it in one sitting.
Anabelle received an eviction which she believes to be wrong so she goes to the person who issued it and that person was the one and only Asher Voss. 
She would do anything to null the eviction so she strikes a bargain with Asher and this is where things started rolling and I was all in.
I liked the "vibes" surrounding The Voss Mansion. It felt almost mystic yet a bit creepy. I didn't know what to think of it but I liked it and I was very intrigued to know what would happen next.
Anabelle was the type that recognizes power when she sees it but she will also stand up for what she thinks is reasonable and fight for what she has or rather what she has left.
I loved her first interaction with Asher and that she didn't do what he wanted to begin with. She didn't back down and I liked it.
Asher was a bit hard to like at first but I was definitely intrigued by him especially because I read the Introduction before reading chapter 1 which peaked my interest even more but was also a fresh way of the author giving a heads up about this story.
Safe to say I end up loving Asher. Once I started seeing his layers and pulling them back  one by one, I saw his true self and I loved each part of him.
There's a particular scene where he made me cry. Like... Hello?! I was not expecting it but it just happened. The emotions he was feeling, I felt it too and I felt compassion towards him and I just wanted to hug him.
With that said, he did or said some things that i didn't really like at first but that all changed once he started having feelings towards Anabelle and that won me over.
I liked how his and Anabelle's relationship evolved.  Spicy times were awesome too. 

I liked seeing more of the Voss brothers and them interacting with Anabelle. I loved her friendships with the staff too. 
The roses thing was okay but I wish it could've been revealed differently. I think it could've been a more powerful scene then what it was but I'm not mad about it. 
I'm very interested to know more about the other brothers and how they will fall.
Shattered Vows is next and I can't wait to read it!


* I read an arc of this book. *