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A review by bookswithdes
The Revenge Agenda by Saxon James
3.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars. I swear each book I’ve read in this series I’ve said “He is so cute” and it’s been about each of the Bertha boys 🤭. So if you couldn’t tell, I loved this book too. I think Rush is my favorite Bertha Boy, at least from the boys that have their own books. It was really eye opening to see someone’s experience with ADHD albeit it’s fictional but it could reflect someone’s real experience. Just like Hunter, I loved Rush because of his “quirks” that include his scatterbrain, his m&m method to complete tasks, his straightforwardness, and his loyalty to the people he cares about. Plus, it made me happy that Hunter was eager to learn how Rush works and never misunderstood Rush’s actions. Like he never took his forgetfulness as a negative quality but as a quality that makes Rush, Rush. And then I loved their little inside joke with the plant.
Unfortunately, I felt like there was less found family than the previous books but don’t get me wrong I still love the book, I just wish it was as prominent as it was in book 1. Plus, I wish we had more couple time with them. But anyway, I can't wait for Madden and Xander’s book (separate books I mean) 👏👏.
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“Unless you want me opening every door on the top floor, you might want to show me which one his bedroom is.”
“Since you’re twisting my arm and everything … This is his room, but he’s not in here.” (Molly)
“Atelier?”
“Ah …” (Molly)
“That’s a yes.”
“My heart will shrivel up and die if those two don’t fall in love.” (Molly whispers to Seven 🤭)
“Don’t be cute with me.” (Hunter)
“Nothing cute about things my mouth could do to you.”
“I really don’t know how to take you. And I’m not talking about which position.” (Hunter)
“That’s good because it would have been a long list.”
“When I tell you you’re calm … It’s a good thing. The best thing. Like I can lean on you and disappear from it all.” (Rush)
“Madden’s a nudist. He wants to get naked.”
“I don’t want to get naked.”
“Then what do you want to do?”
“I want to take off my clothes.”
“I know you think you’re making a distinction, but you’re not.”
“You’re making it sound perverted. There’s nothing perverted about it. I like the breeze on my balls, exactly as Mother Nature intended.”
“Don’t let me stand in the way, then.”
Hmm … he doesn’t appear at all worried about my friend and roommate getting naked in front of him. Madden’s a hot guy. Nice muscles. Does he want to check him out?
“I object! Maybe Mother Nature doesn’t want to see you hanging brain every day. Ever think about that, huh?”
“Wish I could do so many delicious, claimy things to his body and then hold him. Kiss him. Tell him things that will make him smile and then help make the world as easy for him as it is for me.”
“The things I want, Rush.”
“Like?”
“Like … getting to know you inside and out. Discovering what makes you happy and protecting you from what makes you sad. Proving to you every day how amazed I am that I met you, let alone get to spend this time together.”
“Not the dirty talk I was expecting, but carry on.”
“Fuck, you make me happy.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Every day.”
“Let me be clearer. All those things about you that you think are too much are the things I love most. I’m sure we’ll get frustrated with each other because it’s what all couples do, but one of the most refreshing things about you is that you talk about things. You don’t play games. And you expect the same from me. There’s still a lot we both have to learn about each other, but goddammit, Rush, I’m excited to learn those things. Nothing in my life has ever felt this right.”
“I’m so damn excited that I get to introduce you to them as mine. I’m not sure what I did to deserve you, but it still hits me sometimes. This deep gratefulness that I get to call you mine.” (Hunter)
“Thank you.”
“For what?” (Hunter)
“Loving me as I am.”
“It’s the exact same way you love me.” (Hunter)
Unfortunately, I felt like there was less found family than the previous books but don’t get me wrong I still love the book, I just wish it was as prominent as it was in book 1. Plus, I wish we had more couple time with them. But anyway, I can't wait for Madden and Xander’s book (separate books I mean) 👏👏.
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“Unless you want me opening every door on the top floor, you might want to show me which one his bedroom is.”
“Since you’re twisting my arm and everything … This is his room, but he’s not in here.” (Molly)
“Atelier?”
“Ah …” (Molly)
“That’s a yes.”
“My heart will shrivel up and die if those two don’t fall in love.” (Molly whispers to Seven 🤭)
“Don’t be cute with me.” (Hunter)
“Nothing cute about things my mouth could do to you.”
“I really don’t know how to take you. And I’m not talking about which position.” (Hunter)
“That’s good because it would have been a long list.”
“When I tell you you’re calm … It’s a good thing. The best thing. Like I can lean on you and disappear from it all.” (Rush)
“Madden’s a nudist. He wants to get naked.”
“I don’t want to get naked.”
“Then what do you want to do?”
“I want to take off my clothes.”
“I know you think you’re making a distinction, but you’re not.”
“You’re making it sound perverted. There’s nothing perverted about it. I like the breeze on my balls, exactly as Mother Nature intended.”
“Don’t let me stand in the way, then.”
Hmm … he doesn’t appear at all worried about my friend and roommate getting naked in front of him. Madden’s a hot guy. Nice muscles. Does he want to check him out?
“I object! Maybe Mother Nature doesn’t want to see you hanging brain every day. Ever think about that, huh?”
“Wish I could do so many delicious, claimy things to his body and then hold him. Kiss him. Tell him things that will make him smile and then help make the world as easy for him as it is for me.”
“The things I want, Rush.”
“Like?”
“Like … getting to know you inside and out. Discovering what makes you happy and protecting you from what makes you sad. Proving to you every day how amazed I am that I met you, let alone get to spend this time together.”
“Not the dirty talk I was expecting, but carry on.”
“Fuck, you make me happy.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Every day.”
“Let me be clearer. All those things about you that you think are too much are the things I love most. I’m sure we’ll get frustrated with each other because it’s what all couples do, but one of the most refreshing things about you is that you talk about things. You don’t play games. And you expect the same from me. There’s still a lot we both have to learn about each other, but goddammit, Rush, I’m excited to learn those things. Nothing in my life has ever felt this right.”
“I’m so damn excited that I get to introduce you to them as mine. I’m not sure what I did to deserve you, but it still hits me sometimes. This deep gratefulness that I get to call you mine.” (Hunter)
“Thank you.”
“For what?” (Hunter)
“Loving me as I am.”
“It’s the exact same way you love me.” (Hunter)