4.5 stars. I love that for all the positives reviews I've seen floating around for this book, I completely missed the part where this had a love triangle situation going on! (Imagine my confusion and surprise lol). I'm actually kind of glad I didn't realise cause I know myself well enough to know that it probably would have turned me off reading this book and that would have been a crying shame cause this was amazing, I mean, pretty fucked up, but incredibly engaging. I can see why people draw t...

I have no regrets. Let me tell you, I fell hardddd for this book!! I’ve only read a few of Ariana Nash’s books, including the “Silk & Steel” trilogy which I still need to finish and “The Final Masquerade” which I loved!! But I’ve been seeing glimpses of this one for a while and never stopped to fully pick it up… until now 👀. Let’s start off with the writing because that was just 👌✨ no words only emojis ✨✨👌. And then we have the characters!! which I loved all of them, Niko’s hot-headed per...

YOU GUYS GOT ME AGAIN.I picked up this book because YOU told me it was like Captive Prince. It is not. I feel like it's personal now guys.Let's start with the good stuff: I enjoyed Vasili's character (even if later on in the review you'll get the feeling that I didn't.) I liked the writing, the descriptions, and the themes. I think the story had a lot of potential that would've been reached just by changing some small things in the outline, which on the novel seem huge. It took me like a century...

“your love is worthless. it’s your hate i need.” “oh, you have that, my prince.” ♚ this was SO good, but honestly who’s surprised… Ariana Nash clearly knows how to write damn well! this is a dark fantasy MM romance, which follows Nikolas, who is an ex-soldier who agrees (agrees is a strong word, more like is forced to lmao) to help prince Vasili Caville find out who has been trying to kill him. this book has: ♚ captive/captor (the beginning of this book had very similar vibes to Captive Pr...

“You have not been subtle in your hatred of me, but that I can trust. I prefer the enemy I can see to the one behind my back.” ✅✅ Vasili ✅ Characters✅ Captor / Captive✅ Hate-to-somewhat allies✅ Smut and romance ✅ Politics, scheming, lies, and betrayal✅ Plot ✅ Pace✅🆗 World-building❗️❗️ Trigger warning: rape, imprisonment, drug use, forced drug use, and mentions of torture.Strong 4.5 stars “I’m not an assassin.”The royal leaned in so close Niko could smell the sweetness of rose...

“I prefer the enemy I can see to the one behind my back.” Game of Thrones meets The Witcher, but make it gay and smutty.King of the Dark was nothing but fast-paced, easy to read through, fun, and overall entertaining. If I had the chance to go back and re-read it for the first time, I definitely would. That gay fantasy romance hits different, and it's exquisite if you ask me. “Imagine, if you will, you’re the cuckoo in the nest. But the nest doesn’t belong to kindly songbirds. ...

Re-read: 29.06.2021 **MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS** I only re-read this book to catch myself up again in order to read The Cottage as I didn't remember everything that happened. That said, I skimmed quite a bit, especially the scenes with Julian. I could barely stand him - now more so since I knew what would happen. Niko falling in love so fast was annoying. Who trusts that easy? But at least it was fixed in the end, yeah? Was the "re-read" aka skimming worth it? I'm not sure. I felt like I cared ...

”Your love is worthless. It’s your hate I need.”Ahh don’t you love that quote? I for my part do! It’s so typical Vasili and I love this man so much! <333 But I’m getting ahead of myself here, so let’s start at the beginning! XD I went into this book expecting an m/m romance that would be similar to “Captive Prince” and in some ways it was but in others it totally wasn’t. I mean there are a few similarities. Vasili being a seemingly cold-blooded and cruel prince that fights against his family ...

Thanks to Ariana Nash for the ARC. This is an honest review. Review:So. I got this exactly 12 hours ago when I checked my email. Finished it in 3.5 hours. Yes I'm a speed reader. But I read every word. It's rare that I read every word of a novel, but this writer as well as her counterpart (are there 2?) from the Silk & Steel series, is one of those authors whose writing makes me (usually) read every word. She is literally 1 out of 2 authors who can consistently make me do that. The other ...

4,5 'Love at first chapter' starsThis book grabs you by the neck on the first page and doesn't release you until the last word. Politic intrigues, conspiracies, assassins, dark magic... I couldn't ask for more. I was completely enamored with this cruel world full of war, pain, and fear but also sprinkled with the rays of hope, loyalty, and even love. “I’m not an assassin.”The royal leaned in so close Niko could smell the sweetness of rosewater. “You are whatever I order you to be, or noth...