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Luxuria by Colette Rhodes
4.0
Everyone said this is one of the GOATs of MR…AND THEY WERE RIGHT
Luxuria is everything I was expecting and nothing at all.
First of all, we stan an aware queen! It bugged me so much how monster/paranormal romances hardly had heroines who got horny for that monster physique. I always wanted an MC who liked what they saw or grew to love what they say (Like Radiance).
This FMC fits my bill to a tee!
I do wish there had been a bit more background world building to better understand Hunters vs Shades. We were told it, but we weren’t shown it until the third act of the book, which is a bit disappointing.
I would have loved to see more of our FMC being kicked out to feel her pain of being an outcast. Why do Shades exist? Why do Hunters exist? How it all came to fruition.
The third act always felt very…sudden? I mean, yes, there is OW drama technically even though the MMC and the OW have never been together. But I don’t know. I agreed with Astrid. The FMC wanted to be coddled and made a hasty emotional-based decision, which surprised me since, while she has been a bit naïve, she also seemed pretty leveled.
I’m not saying the MMC did everything right, but if the FMC is a queen, does she not recognize kingdom priorities?
So 4.5 ⭐️ rounded down for the third act drama and world building nitpickery. But if you want to read one of the top ten MRs, I strongly suggest this book!
Luxuria is everything I was expecting and nothing at all.
First of all, we stan an aware queen! It bugged me so much how monster/paranormal romances hardly had heroines who got horny for that monster physique. I always wanted an MC who liked what they saw or grew to love what they say (Like Radiance).
This FMC fits my bill to a tee!
I do wish there had been a bit more background world building to better understand Hunters vs Shades. We were told it, but we weren’t shown it until the third act of the book, which is a bit disappointing.
I would have loved to see more of our FMC being kicked out to feel her pain of being an outcast. Why do Shades exist? Why do Hunters exist? How it all came to fruition.
The third act always felt very…sudden? I mean, yes, there is OW drama technically even though the MMC and the OW have never been together. But I don’t know. I agreed with Astrid. The FMC wanted to be coddled and made a hasty emotional-based decision, which surprised me since, while she has been a bit naïve, she also seemed pretty leveled.
I’m not saying the MMC did everything right, but if the FMC is a queen, does she not recognize kingdom priorities?
So 4.5 ⭐️ rounded down for the third act drama and world building nitpickery. But if you want to read one of the top ten MRs, I strongly suggest this book!