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A review by _ashton_reads_
Axrel by Olivia Riley
4.0
I was absolutely loving the first 2/3 of this book, especially that it centered around our doctor heroine helping to heal the wounded, yet still deadly, hero who is being transported to a prison planet. However, the last 1/3 fell flat for me, which I’m really saddened by.
The book went from this great slow build of tension (which Riley usually does perfectly) to all of a sudden the romance seemed to flip on like a switch. The smut scenes were also a bit lack luster (especially after I felt like the author was really starting to hit her smutty stride with the last book, Xora). I found myself speed reading the last few chapters because I didn’t feel as engaged in the characters or believe their romance as much as I have with other couples in this world.
However, I still adore this author and she is an auto-read and auto-buy for me (I own all her books in paperback despite them being on KU and have zero regrets about it). No writer, even if they’re one of my favorites, can hit a 5⭐️ for me every single time, and I’m still excited to see what Riley comes up with next!
The book went from this great slow build of tension (which Riley usually does perfectly) to all of a sudden the romance seemed to flip on like a switch. The smut scenes were also a bit lack luster (especially after I felt like the author was really starting to hit her smutty stride with the last book, Xora). I found myself speed reading the last few chapters because I didn’t feel as engaged in the characters or believe their romance as much as I have with other couples in this world.
However, I still adore this author and she is an auto-read and auto-buy for me (I own all her books in paperback despite them being on KU and have zero regrets about it). No writer, even if they’re one of my favorites, can hit a 5⭐️ for me every single time, and I’m still excited to see what Riley comes up with next!