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A review by bibliomxniac
The Syndicater by RuNyx
2.0
2.5⭐️
‼️MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD‼️
To say that I'm disappointed would be an understatement. I had high expectations for this book - especially with the way this series had started out - but I'm sad to say that it absolutely did not deliver. Without wasting any time, I'm just gonna say what I thought about each couple and the supposed plot twists.
→ 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮: We. Were. Robbed. I'm sorry, but what happened to the whole "I can't say I love you back to you until I find my missing sister" even after they'd found Luna??? Not a single love confession from Tristan's mouth. Sure, he said that he loved Morana in his head in his POV but that doesn't do it for me. I wanted to see him profess his love for her, all desperate and shit because that woman fucking deserves it after being understanding and as patient as she was for YEARS. Also the proposal??? What the hell was that?!?!😪 Yes, we did see them get married so that's a relief ig. Morana, sweetie, I'm so fucking sorry💔 Tristan, I expected better from you. This book honestly wasn't in Morana's favor what with the whole shoulder injury thing and then it eventually going completely numb. Fuck if my heart doesn't hurt for her😭 TristanMorana have officially moved down to second place as my favorite couple in this series😔
→ 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮: These two were the highlight of this book, no doubt. Probably one of the few only good things in it ngl. The sex scenes were HOT. Tempest was adorable asf. Dante was a total DILF and Amara was a queen as always. Plus, they got their *actual* HEA imo unlike a certain *cough* couple.
→ 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗿: I don't think Alpha deserves Zephyr. There. I said it. God it feels good to get it off my chest. Sue me but I'm never getting over the fact that Alpha had the hots for Amara initially (gives me the ick) and that he fucked up pretty bad in The Finisher but Zephyr forgave him way too fast. Also what was up with the cringey nicknames? It was giving me ✨️second hand embarassment✨️ Honest to god, Zephyr should find a better man for herself I SAID WHAT I SAID. Though I will say that her finding out she was pregnant was very cute. Alpha wasn't as bad in this book but I got annoyed by reminders of how he was in his book. Also why the fuck didn't he get his memories back???? Poor Zephyr basically has to spend her entire life and live with him not remembering their times tg. What a disgrace #justiceforzephyr
→ 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮: I'm saying this with my whole chest and idc if y'all don't like it because I really, really, REALLY don't like Dainn. And yes, a major reason is that he let that bitch touch him because he was "curious" in The Annihilator. I'm also very salty that her name was Nikki. Please do not bring shame to my name, thank you very much. I like to think that people named Nikki aren't homewreckers🙂 Dainn was a meh character tbh. One more thing that I didn't like was how he never said ily back to Luna and only made her say it. I haven't been a fan of him since the beginning so it was a chore for me to read about him in this book - a majority of which had his POVs or something or the other about Shadowman. It was great to see Luna again tho - I just wished we'd gotten to see her heal more.
→ 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮: Now this was one of the handful scenes in the book that I enjoyed. I'd been waiting for the much awaited brother-sister reunion for as long as I can remember now. It was def a very heavy moment and I liked seeing their dynamic as siblings further on in the story. We didn't get a lot of that though.
→ 𝘃𝗶𝗻: I am utterly furious about what happened to Vin! DEAD? WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. It felt like Runyx had gotten bored of his character and sent him underground just to kill him off. I am personally very, very hurt because of Vin's death because in my mind, he was my husband and I really wanted to see him get a book🥲
→ 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: The plot twists were kinda...idek what to think about them. Like there was this whole buildup/anticipation to Tristan finding his BIOLOGICAL baby sister only for us to find out that she was his half sister towards the end? No. Fuck that. Also Chiara. Always hated that bitch - still do - and it makes me sick to know that technically, she's related Tristan too (because Luna and her share a mother) and used to sleep with him. Ew🤮 The plot twists weren't something that had me gasping in surprise but more like going 🤨😒🙄😬😐 soooo yeah🤷🏻♀️
Overall, I'd say that this was a let down since I was expecting a more solid conclusion for all the couples. This book was more about the syndicate and putting the final pieces of the puzzle together rather than the romance. I was here more for the romance tbh and less for the plot. I would been fine with a reunion and a lot of fluffy moments between the couples but I digress. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't looking forward to getting this over with and that I didn't speed read (triple my usual speed lol since this is a 600 page book) Wouldn't recommend because I found it to be underwhelming (idk what it is with most of my anticipated reads of 2024😭)
safety squad:
- no OW/OM drama
- no cheating/sharing
- interconnected book part of a series (the finale)
- HEA (with marriage and babies)
‼️MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD‼️
To say that I'm disappointed would be an understatement. I had high expectations for this book - especially with the way this series had started out - but I'm sad to say that it absolutely did not deliver. Without wasting any time, I'm just gonna say what I thought about each couple and the supposed plot twists.
→ 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮: We. Were. Robbed. I'm sorry, but what happened to the whole "I can't say I love you back to you until I find my missing sister" even after they'd found Luna??? Not a single love confession from Tristan's mouth. Sure, he said that he loved Morana in his head in his POV but that doesn't do it for me. I wanted to see him profess his love for her, all desperate and shit because that woman fucking deserves it after being understanding and as patient as she was for YEARS. Also the proposal??? What the hell was that?!?!😪 Yes, we did see them get married so that's a relief ig. Morana, sweetie, I'm so fucking sorry💔 Tristan, I expected better from you. This book honestly wasn't in Morana's favor what with the whole shoulder injury thing and then it eventually going completely numb. Fuck if my heart doesn't hurt for her😭 TristanMorana have officially moved down to second place as my favorite couple in this series😔
→ 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮: These two were the highlight of this book, no doubt. Probably one of the few only good things in it ngl. The sex scenes were HOT. Tempest was adorable asf. Dante was a total DILF and Amara was a queen as always. Plus, they got their *actual* HEA imo unlike a certain *cough* couple.
→ 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗿: I don't think Alpha deserves Zephyr. There. I said it. God it feels good to get it off my chest. Sue me but I'm never getting over the fact that Alpha had the hots for Amara initially (gives me the ick) and that he fucked up pretty bad in The Finisher but Zephyr forgave him way too fast. Also what was up with the cringey nicknames? It was giving me ✨️second hand embarassment✨️ Honest to god, Zephyr should find a better man for herself I SAID WHAT I SAID. Though I will say that her finding out she was pregnant was very cute. Alpha wasn't as bad in this book but I got annoyed by reminders of how he was in his book. Also why the fuck didn't he get his memories back???? Poor Zephyr basically has to spend her entire life and live with him not remembering their times tg. What a disgrace #justiceforzephyr
→ 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮: I'm saying this with my whole chest and idc if y'all don't like it because I really, really, REALLY don't like Dainn. And yes, a major reason is that he let that bitch touch him because he was "curious" in The Annihilator. I'm also very salty that her name was Nikki. Please do not bring shame to my name, thank you very much. I like to think that people named Nikki aren't homewreckers🙂 Dainn was a meh character tbh. One more thing that I didn't like was how he never said ily back to Luna and only made her say it. I haven't been a fan of him since the beginning so it was a chore for me to read about him in this book - a majority of which had his POVs or something or the other about Shadowman. It was great to see Luna again tho - I just wished we'd gotten to see her heal more.
→ 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮: Now this was one of the handful scenes in the book that I enjoyed. I'd been waiting for the much awaited brother-sister reunion for as long as I can remember now. It was def a very heavy moment and I liked seeing their dynamic as siblings further on in the story. We didn't get a lot of that though.
→ 𝘃𝗶𝗻: I am utterly furious about what happened to Vin! DEAD? WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. It felt like Runyx had gotten bored of his character and sent him underground just to kill him off. I am personally very, very hurt because of Vin's death because in my mind, he was my husband and I really wanted to see him get a book🥲
→ 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: The plot twists were kinda...idek what to think about them. Like there was this whole buildup/anticipation to Tristan finding his BIOLOGICAL baby sister only for us to find out that she was his half sister towards the end? No. Fuck that. Also Chiara. Always hated that bitch - still do - and it makes me sick to know that technically, she's related Tristan too (because Luna and her share a mother) and used to sleep with him. Ew🤮 The plot twists weren't something that had me gasping in surprise but more like going 🤨😒🙄😬😐 soooo yeah🤷🏻♀️
Overall, I'd say that this was a let down since I was expecting a more solid conclusion for all the couples. This book was more about the syndicate and putting the final pieces of the puzzle together rather than the romance. I was here more for the romance tbh and less for the plot. I would been fine with a reunion and a lot of fluffy moments between the couples but I digress. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't looking forward to getting this over with and that I didn't speed read (triple my usual speed lol since this is a 600 page book) Wouldn't recommend because I found it to be underwhelming (idk what it is with most of my anticipated reads of 2024😭)
safety squad:
- no OW/OM drama
- no cheating/sharing
- interconnected book part of a series (the finale)
- HEA (with marriage and babies)