I love the Maddox Boys but struggled with this one.
921823
I hate to do this because I love the Maddox boys and Jamie's writing but I can only give this book 3.5 stars.

I struggled with Ellie's character she was very entitled, selfish and not a kind person. I was hoping that she would change throughout the book and still I couldn't find myself liking her. Tyler turned out the way I thought he would.  *sigh* I felt he deserved so much more. I was also disappointed that none of the story was told in the POV of Tyler. I thought it being his book and all we would be able to get in his a head a little.

I did enjoy the storyline and all the other characters created and the fact that it was so detailed with info on the hotshots and what they do. I just wish there had been more chemistry between Tyler and Ellie and that we could have seen more change and a little more remorse.
815445
This was a tough one for me to get through. I really enjoyed Adam & Grant and was looking forward to the bad boy Carter but this just didn't work for me from beginning to end. You know one of the those that you just want to get through and finish so you can move on to the next book. I finished it in one day so it is an easy read but I just didn't get emotional involved in this one like the first two in the Riding Hard series. In fact I couldn't believe the scenario in this one at all, eye rolling bad for me.

First Carter's 9 year old, Faith. She speaks and acts like she is 25. No 9 year old talks like her. It totally through me off of the story.

Carter and Grace loved each other from afar and then they are on each other just like that. No talking about it or nothing. If it was that easy, why did they both hide their feelings for each for so long? Why didn't the hook up years ago? I have no idea, it wasn't really explained.

*******SPOILERS********

Grace is shot in the first chapter by the ex, Lizzie. Lizzie runs away and then goes and cleans up her act. She comes back and talks to Carter about how bad Joss is ( our bad guy). Carter states no way is Lizzie getting close to his family or Faith and the next chapter he is taking her to the ranch where the Faith is having her birthday party for Lizzie's protection. WHAT? WHAT? Shouldn't Lizzie be in jail for attempted murder? Why is Faith thinking to forgive her because it is the right thing to do or she is about to pass out seeing Lizzie again since being shot. Why are you not pissed your man is bringing the woman that just shot you to the ranch for protection??? Why is Faith saying it is ok, I want to get to you know you ( after 9 years of no communication at all!). Everyone is standing there including the brother cop and all I'm thinking is she shot Grace, Grace was in the hospital, PT and recovery for 6 weeks and now we are all ok, all forgiven? I could not get past it, it was so far out there I couldn't believe it.
This just wasn't a good one for me at all. Hoping Tyler is better ( next release)
2273231
So . . . in full disclosure . . . I am super bummed that I struggled with Parker and Megans story in In Your Eyes. I have absolutely loved each of the other five books in this amazing Man of the Month series, but something was just off for me with this one.

I struggled to connect with Parker and Megan. I would have loved a flashback or two of their history to really build up their story, their passion, their desire for the other that lasted for years.

And while I did enjoy the quick update on the rest of the Fix on Sixth crowd, Id have loved to have seen a bit more of the romance developed between Parker and Megan, that they better addressed what stood in their way from dating previouslythat their next steps were really steps they would take together.

But one miss in this series will not put me off the rest of the Man of the Month books! I am anxious to see what happens with Amanda and Derek in Turn Me On. ~ 2.5 stars
3642522
I love Brett Battles' series' and characters, but I'm having a hard time connecting with Alex Poe. I'll still give the next book a try when it comes out though.
3904672
I loved book one in this series so I was excited to read Luke's story. It was a good book and I liked it, but it frustrated me. I think my main issue is that there is way too much inner dialouge. With alternating POV's of the three main characters it got to be more than a little redundant. I found myself skimming over several paragraphs to get to the good parts. And there were a lot of good parts. There is no arguing that this book is HOT. Beyond hot, the sex scenes are amazingly written. I felt soooo bad for Cole. Luke just kept hurting him over and over again. Luke spends about 95% of the book being a complete a-hole. He makes up for it in the end though with both Cole and Sierra.
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Let me start off by saying that I really enjoy the BDB series. I have even enjoyed the more recent books that have been skewered quite a bit by other readers. I think the reason is that, although the plot lines have evolved, I still enjoy reading about the characters and think that they are still some of the more well written PNR/UF out there.

That being said, this was the first book in the series that I actually noticed some inconsistencies that others have pointed out. Generally, I read something I'm anticipating very fast so I don't spend time analyzing every detail for consistency. Plus, I've only read the books 1 time, a while ago...So, if something jumps out at me, then it must be pretty big.

*******SPOILERS*******

I'll start off with some of the things that I didn't really understand about the plot. First of all, the John/XHEX subplot - I agree that it seemed to cheapen the struggle that they had (very recently, since this book is not starting with any sort of time lapse) with Lash and their mating. And, why, in all the discussions about XHEX being a woman and John not comfortable with her fighting, did the subject of Payne fighting not come up at all? It was like Payne almost didn't exist (except for maybe being mentioned once or twice in a completely different context). It just struck me as very odd.

Tohr and No'One/Autumn - I actually really enjoyed their developing romance in this book - up until the end when they had their confrontation. Of all the emotional parts in this book, that was the only part that had me teared up. It was really horrible of him and it almost turned my opinion of him completely around. It was just a really hard scene to read and then to turn around and 2 days later have him apologizing, saying I love you...I don't know. It was a tough one to swallow. I can appreciate that he was having a hard time getting over Wellsie and was still grieving, but it just really put a bad taste in my mouth the way it resolved. Speaking of Tohr and Autumn, I don't know why but I just didn't feel like she got a fair shot in this book. It really was mostly about Tohr trying to move on from Wellsie and less about who Autumn is and her development. I actually think she's an interesting character so I was hoping for more for her. Now, I just feel like she is going to be trapped loving a man who is more in deep like with her as a friend, than true love. Maybe it's just me, but it's sad. And I'm not sure I fully understood her being trapped in the In Between and then being saved by Lassiter. It just seemed like there was a little explaining missing - like why could Lassiter save her? What makes In Between's different. Why are some people saved and others not?

Quay - Their storyline was sweet, and I have to say that I'm happy to see their book is next, but probably not for the reason others are. Mainly, I'm glad because Ward has spent SO much time on them. It's enough - time to resolve it and conserve more space for the main couples. I only wish we'd had this much development for some of the other couples...Phury, anyone?

I do have to say that I'm loving Xcor - however, did anyone get Phury/Z flashbacks over the whole thing with Layla? Regardless, it's intriguing. Also, Lassiter is just wonderful and I can't wait to get his history...should be good.

Overall, again, they are always interesting reads and I will always preorder for my kindle, but this one just felt a little odd to me.  One other thing...does anyone hope that with all the new plot points Ward is starting to develop that a change of scenery would be nice? Maybe something will happen to pull some of them out of Caldwell. I think that would help freshen up the series tremendously. Just saying....
2508576
I loved the first 2 books and in a way I loved this one as well, but I disliked it too.
I met Seth and Allie in those first book and made them my friends, and expected to read of a building romantic/emotional/sexual relationship between them in this one, however, it didn't felt that way.  It was more like Seth wanted Tyler and liked Allie and Tyler wanted Seth and wanted Allie, so Allie was the pet's pet, she knew it and was ok with it.
I did not mind the mmf love scenes, even though i didn't knew how I was going to be about it, i loved them; but I did not liked that my two 'loved friends' (Seth and Allie) were not emotionally connected and even passionate among each other as Seth and Tyler were.
The strong emotions, kisses, touches were always following that line.  Allie didn't even had a one on one chance with Seth as Tyler did, he was always there or there was nothing for Allie. Me no like it.
I could understand and love Tyler but if there was going to be a third wheel, he would have been my pick, or then have me like him from before as a background character in the previous books. Something similar happened to me with 'Ours to Love' by Shayla Black.
That was the only, although huge disappointment.........  Otherwise I would have loved the story.
Seth was not as much into any of the kinks of the BDSM but felt fulfilled with an unconventional relationship of three.  I loved his personality, he was a very caring man willing to make sacrifices and take big risks for his loved one.  I would have liked to get to know more about Seth, like someone else said in a review I still does not feel I really know him.
Still agree with my previous reviews of Lynda Aicher, you had the gift to attune the story movement with the situations, in this story our tastes didn't matched (that is the only reason for my rather low rating) but that did not made the story less, it is that just like life I doesn't always like how it unfolds!!
Keep up the good work.
1931194
There is something about Lou Kelly's writing that gets inside my brain and keeps me there. In this book, and especially in the beginning, the world she wrote about sucked me in. This book, as in the prior one, has a victim that just keeps getting hit (literally and figuratively). However, in this book, the MC/victim is simply a hot mess. I wanted to scream at him in particular but also at them as a pair. I remain on the fence as to whether it was effectively dramatic or whether I was becoming desensitized. What the previous book had (if I remember correctly) was a slower burn through the plot. Not just of the romance but also of events and decisions leading to their inevitable consequence. The flow in this book was jerky compared to the previous one, especially in the second half. Still, I stayed up most of the night reading it because I couldn't put it down. I needed to know what happened.
3586175
Im glad Gareth was finally able to get his happily ever after and we know what happened to Niall, but this volume seemed to drag at times, making it a less engaging read. A little cyclic and repetitive on both Niall and Gareths part with regards to guilt and regret, which I find frustrating. I think in the entire series, Cutie and the Beast is my favorite; David is just so cute and precious.
916030
Wow. Ok all the Maddox brothers are the best. I am a little bummed to read "beautiful funeral" though. Just the thought of something happening to anyone of the Maddox's is so hard to deal with lol. Tyler eon my heart as did all the others. What a great bunch of book brothers and as always well written.
4530216
Okay...I'm having a tough time with this one. I hate giving it 2 stars, but that's just how it has to be.  This book just wasn't for me, and that's the main reason for the low rating.  The writing is good, so that wasn't it, and I liked the previous book in this series, Want It, so I do think the author's writing has an appeal.  Just the whole premise wasn't something I enjoy, and once I got to that first club scene, where Dani works, and Rand came in for the first time in the story, acting the way he acted, that made me instantly dislike anything else in the story; it was tainted after that.  The way Rand acted was enough to make me not like him, and Dani's reaction to those actions was very unpleasing to me.  I was having an issue liking the characters from the beginning anyway, and this just made reading further a tough act; it was almost a DNF, but I hate not finishing a book, so I persevered and continued on; I did have to skim some of the story though.  It's difficult to care anymore, when I don't like the characters too much, and the rest of the book is mainly sex scenes, which are mainly of the BDSM variety, and I actually don't mind that, but reading about characters, whom I don't care about, being intimate just doesn't do it for me.  Dani being a con artist was a turn off for me as well.  So it's tough for me to accurately rate this when I just don't like the story idea.  I actually really enjoy alpha males, but not when they do what Rand did in that club.  I think those actions just turned me off to the whole rest of the story, and that's a shame.  The ending was nice enough, I would have liked a bit more ending, but I think it was good.  This book is all about Dani and Rand's relationship, and not much else happens, this is definitely a sex driven book, and I don't mind books that are all about the relationship of the couple because it shows the way in which their connection grows, so I enjoyed that aspect, and I knew what was going to happen,  but I didn't see very much growth in Dani and Rand.  All in all, this just wasn't for me, I stopped reading motorcycle books because if the crud that the guys do in those books, and Risk It, wasn't that bad in that department, but I prefer books with guys who are alpha, but sweet.  Okay, Okay, I ranted too much, but that just shows how much it influenced my view.
25387
I must be the odd one out and admit I didn't like this one. I found it hard to connect with the H/h. The instant love didn't work for me in this book. She was the strongest person he ever meet? After two days he can say this? He's a Sullivan!

I love this series but this one felt rushed and unimaginative and lazy to me. I barely got through it. I was not investive in either character and it just felt so cheesy to me the way they spoke to each other. The whole family embrassed them the first night. The brothers all knew how he felt right away. The brothers all gather to fight her past and were so angry how she was treated by the baby daddy family? No one knew her! It happened way to fast to get emotionally involved for me.

I will put this one away on the "not to read again" shelve and hope the next one is better.
3188139
I looked forward to Ethan's story so much, and maybe that's the problem.  In Chase in Shadow and Dex in Blue, a significant amount of the books focused on the two MCs. That was not the case here. Too much of the book seemed to focus on Ethan's teen years. He had therapy, seemed to have a good understanding of what happened to him and how it impacted him and his relationships,then later got that flipping tattoo.  And never sought counseling, when it was outright offered to him. That made no sense to me. I kept reading but never got over it.

Still a good book, but definitely not as good as the others in the series. We did at least get to learn the sex of Chase and Tommy's baby!
3005160
honest and admit that I really struggled with this book. I loved the sound of the blurb but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I enjoyed the first half, but then I lost interest in the story and it was an effort to finish it. It's a real shame as I've read other books by this author and I really enjoyed them.

Liz decided to bring her fantasies to life by purchasing a Dom for the night at a charity auction. Gareth was everything she'd ever wanted in a Master and he gave her more pleasure than she could imagine. But Gareth had a traumatic past and put strict rules into place when one night blurred into a Dom/sub relationship. Do they have a real future together?

There were some fantastic BDSM and sex scenes in this book, they were well written and very hot. Unfortunately though the storyline itself failed to keep my attention in the second half of the book, which is why I've only been able to give it three stars.

I received an ARC of this book to read and review
4233657
Here I am again with a 3 star review... Hardest feeling ever, especially for a Joanna Wylde book. I discovered her books this year and I eat her series up in a matter of months. I was anticipating Painter's book ever since I read about him in Puck's story.
Yeah I did everything reverse. I started with Silver Bastard series to get back to her Reapers MC series. So I kind of knew Painter and Melanie for a long time.

Bear with me and keep in mind that a 3 star means I liked the book. Because I really did. I spent less than 2 days reading it for a reason.
The story is addictive. All you want to know is what happened for these two and why they are not together.

Joanna Wylde did a fantastic job getting us back in time to have all the info you need on Painter and Melanie backstory.

All started with some tv watching and then some letters exchange when Painter was in prison but it all went wrong when Painter didn't find himself enough for a girl like Melanie and when after some bad reaction Painter is in detention for the third times.

I never said I wasn't interested, I said you deserved better.

To me there was some kind of complexity to understand Painter. The MC is his life. He literally breathes the MC life. He would do anything for his 'bothers'. Yet he doesn't find this life good enough for Melanie.
He doesn't believe a girl like her should be with him.

But who is he to fight feelings?

Melanie was at first IMO like a little girl, all shy and lost in a world where she doesn't really know her place. Painter is an anchor in her life. She has feelings for him but the constant push is frustrating her.
Nothing in their relation is easy. And when Painter has to face jail time, it's even harder on both of them.

What I liked:

My fav part was the fact we get more involved in the MC life. We got details, how it's working, their differents meetings and how decisions are made. Through Painter eyes we are fully immerse in what he has to do to be a part of the MC.

The fact that these events have a direct impact on his relation with Melanie was both enlightening and shattering.

I also simply loved Painter and Melanie together. I wanted more of it instead of the push and fight. When they are together it's just seems so easy and so peaceful. When they let finally themselves feel, they form a beautiful couple and they are so cute.

What went wrong

Without saying too much, the reason why Melanie didn't want Painter in her life after prison time was a bit weak to me.

I also expected the sex scenes to be hotter.

At the moment I don't want cute and Reaper's Fall just confirm it. But you be sure to give it a try, it might be perfect for you.
1497472
I usually love George's Lynley books but this one is a struggle to get through. I'm a little more than half way through and it's showing signs of hope, but just hasn't compelled me to get back to reading like her other Lynley books. I guess I prefer Lynley and Havers  working from the get-go instead of this approach. I understand why George took this route with Lynley, but it has required a little-too-much-for-comfort devotion on my part to keep reading it, but I am determined to do so.
3039075
I love Jamie McGuire. Beautiful Disaster came out at a time in my life where I needed to escape and it kept providing that for me over and over. However, with Walking Disaster revealing not revealing anything new to that story, I had high hopes for Beautiful Oblivion. Jamie is a wonderful writer, (especially loved Red Hill) but she needs a new storyline. Oblivion felt like a rehash of both disasters and the amount of super-involved (and similiarly named!) secondary characters had my head spinning. I wanted SO MUCH MORE of Trenton. I had such high hopes to love him like I love Travis. But I felt like by the end he was slipping through the cracks and I just lost connection. Cami was a great character, but she spent too much time at odds with the 93204823904 characters in the book. Not to mention, I figured out the TJ twist  before the end of the first chapter. I'm only giving this three stars because I love the Maddox boys, but I wanted to see a whole new story and world (and I thought timeframe!), but it was too much of the previous books and no new insights. I felt like this was written in a rush without giving it time to breathe and really have the important characters shine through.