A review by kayetaz
On the Mountain by Riley Hart

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

5 ⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

Format: audiobook

Narration: 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤/5

How am I only just now reading a Riley Hart book?!

I loved everything about this. 

Crow’s backstory had me intrigued immediately from the prologue. Cults never fail to fascinate me just in general, but I had the biggest soft spot for Crow and just loved seeing his character development and the way his worldview changed completely upon meeting Cyrus.

Cyrus is my favorite kind of character. A sweet, broken boy, just waiting for someone to come in and love them the way they deserve. The way he had instant empathy for Crow and always treated him with kindness and basic human decency.

The forced proximity, the hurt/comfort, the possession and codependency… it was all perfect.

The spice was great but I honestly was so much more interested in their intimate moments. They were just so cute together and I’m obsessed with them.

And as usual, Zachary Johnson (who also goes by Zane Daniels apparently) just nailed the story, the characters, the emotions, and the spice. Perfect narration from a perfect narrator.