I mean this with all the love in the world, but Vasili really is a complete and unmitigated cunt .......(but I still kind of love him). The angst was delicious. My heart broke along with Nikos and I cried alongside him. That poor, poor boy. I really hope he gets to go on a therapeutic murder spree soon. I am ultimately a simple creature, and I love some toxic, codependent, fucked up, messy love stories, and as such, I am eating this shit up.This story is a phenomenal example of dark fantasy....

JUST as good as the first!!! I am ravaging these books. I wish this was a series and not a trilogy because I am not ready to move onto the last part of this story 😭. Through most of this book Vasili and Niko are their normal prickly selves to each other but there are cracks in the ice that keep growing and growing. Also I really loved the addition of Yasir’s character, at first I wasn’t expecting him to stick around, I was actually expecting him to just betray them like literally everyone else ...

"When all this is over," Vasili whispered, gaze flicking up again, "give me your word you'll find someone. You'll take him to a cottage you've built somewhere far away from all this. And you'll live there, you and that good man, the man you deserve." The blade stilled, its edge pressed tightly against Niko's throat. Vasili's reflected gaze looked deep into Niko's. "Your word, Nikolas.""When I find the man I deserve, I'll rescue us both." Whispered, he added, "You have my word, my prince."~ this ...

“there is nothing else in this world that frees me like you do, Nikolas Yazdan.” 🖤this book was such a rollercoaster of emotions. so much angst, lies, betrayals, secrets, manipulations. it’s truly never ending.the storyline is really engaging and interesting. you honestly just don’t know who to trust at times, since anyone could be lying, and Niko is just stuck in the middle of it. meanwhile, he’s also falling more and more for Vasili - a man who has lied to him and manipulated him multiple...

A prince and a blacksmith, enemies and lovers. ✅✅ Vasili and Niko ✅ Yasir and the other characters✅ Hate/Love and so much angst 😁✅ Sexual tension and smut 🔥🔥✅ Politics and scheming✅ SO MANY lies and betrayals!✅ Plot✅ Pace✅ Vasili barging in while Niko is taking his bath❗️❗️ Cliffhanger❗️❗️ Trigger warning: mentions of rape, imprisonment, drug use, forced drug use, and torture.OMG 😳 I apologize in advance for the many quotes, I loved them all, and couldn't decide which ones to put...

Re-read: 29.06.2021 Fuck there's a whole lot of back and forth with this book. Don't get me wrong, the book is still interesting and has tons of twists along the way, but man it is frustrating! That said, it is dark to some degree and it is actually not my forte. I don't really like it dark but it was bearable enough since I already knew what would happen...New rating: 2.5/3 stars. ⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Contains Spoilers*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱ First read review:With the book ending in such a cliffhanger, I'm so fucking g...

✰ 4.5 Stars ✰ Vasili would throw Niko to the wolves, and Niko—fool that he was—would willingly go every damn time. -ˏˋ Take One ˎˊ-i was not prepared for that ending. . . ✨😭 why is march so far away (also yay it's coming out in march now)✨😭 also Saint Moni i think i'm ready to read the Silk and Steel series now. i need a happily ever after from SOMEONE in the Ariana Nash universe. -ˏˋ Take Two ˎˊ-*takes an alarmingly deep breath* Oh this book, this dark and twisty...

4 stars. Better than the first book, but parts still irked me greatly. This is definitely the least liked by me of the various series by AN. BUT, it's improving so I have hopes for the next book.What I liked as usual is:1. the fast pace2. the world building3. the MCs who are MEN, even tho Vasili has long hair and wears pretty clothes and is generally PRETTY. No "twinks" in AN's books, thank goodness4. the tension between the MCs, tho I'm honestly getting tired of the tried and true enemies-to-lo...

*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*Ariana Nash is at the top of my fave authors list, and this might just be her best series. I am so freaking glad the ARC arrived when I had some free time, because once I started, you’d have to pry my Kindle from my cold, dead hands!AN is the reigning queen of cruel and unpredictable plot twists. Just when you’re starting to think that maybe, just maybe, you have some things figured out, she proves you so wrong, you get a whiplash....

5 'You are my griffin' starsI. Am. Speechless!!! This book!! I mean, this book is like a bomb. Or a freefall. Or fireworks. It starts with a bang. It ends with a bang. And there's a lot of bangs in between. (Pun not intended 🤭) It's just crazy amazing! I'll eventually come up with something more coherent, just give me a little time.Ok, where to start? *fangirling screaming*Let's start with Nikolas, my precious baby no. __ (I lost count). My poor Niko. He's been through so much. His entire world...