Happy Saturday Friends,
Man do I have a review for you.
One of my favorite humans, Heather, otherwise known as H.C. Riley, has released her third novel in her Havok Hills series. I've been fortunate enough to snag a signed copy of her very first novel in the series, Fractured Parts, and let me tell you, once I read it, I was completely hooked!
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Then came Wayward Souls - I had the absolute privilege of being an ARC reader for the second book, and now once again for the third. I am beyond privileged and honoured to be writing this review for Jagged Edges.
So - where do I even begin... Well, this was my first-ever MMM romance, and I have to admit, I was a bit apprehensive going into it simply because I've never explored or dove into this genre before. However, I absolutely adored this story. I fell in love with the characters and revelled in watching them develop and emerge from their shells and truly just grow as individuals but also as a "throuple".
"Because we will find them, even if I have to burn down that fucking mansion and run through the flames myself" – Riot
Riot – Watching Riot evolve as a character and become an integral part of the story has been a joy. I'll admit, every time his green hair is described, the first image that pops into my mind is, of course, the Joker. I know, it's weird. Maybe it's becoming a trope now.
But regardless, I can vividly picture Riot, and I've relished witnessing his growth. He craves not only care and affection but also seeks to express his love in a more dominant manner. It's fascinating to see how his relationships with both Zeke and Cole differ based on their individual needs.
"Kissing Cole is different from kissing Zeke.
Kissing Zeke is like chasing the storm, driving straight into the eye of the tornado. The walls wildly whip and thrash, destroying everything in its path, but there’s a calmness in the center that everyone wants to experience.
Kissing Cole is like basking beneath the double rainbow when the storm is over. The winds have calmed, the birds are chirping, and the sun is shining down on you, filling you with an indescribable warmth.
And me? I’m a fucking storm chaser through and through, but I’m also learning that I really love the aftermath too." – Riot
Zeke – Oh, how I adore Zeke. We delve deeply into his character in this book, gaining insight into the trauma he carries and the shadows of his past that seem to haunt him. He endures so much and has grown accustomed to solitude, navigating his struggles alone. Seeing him shut himself off from Riot or push him away was heartbreaking because the reasons behind his actions were palpable and understandable. But then something changed. When he and Cole went through the trauma they did, we witnessed Zeke open up and learn that it's okay to be vulnerable, especially when surrounded by not only one, but two men who love him unconditionally, inside and out. It was truly remarkable. And then there's Cole.
"Cole was something that I wanted but couldn't have, and now he's something I need and can't get enough of." – Riot
Cole - He truly served as the glue that held them all together. I was uncertain how the dynamic would shift with Cole's inclusion, but witnessing the growth between him and Riot, and then later between Cole and Zeke, was a testament to the depth of development and highlighted that the missing piece in Zeke and Riot's love story was Cole.
Each of their journeys, their relationships, and the challenges they face have truly captivated me. While their experiences include moments of happiness, sadness, and total trauma, there's also a theme of healing woven throughout. However, it's important to note that amidst the beauty of their connections, this is a dark romance that delves into complex themes.
Please check your trigger warnings!
Throughout the book, my emotions ran the gamut - from joy to surprise, from tears to laughter. The characters exhibit possessiveness and a protective nature, which adds depth and intensity to the story.
Heather - this book is an absolute masterpiece!
I can't wait to read the next story.
Xoxo
Alessia
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Goodreads](<a%20href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205152564-jagged-edges"%20style="float:%20left;%20padding-right:%2020px"><img%20border="0"%20alt="Jagged%20Edges%20(Havok%20Hills%20#3)"%20src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1709969216l/205152564._SX98_.jpg"%20/></a><a%20href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205152564-jagged-edges">Jagged%20Edges</a>%20by%20<a%20href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/42429427.H_C_Riley">H.C.%20Riley</a><br/>%20My%20rating:%20<a%20href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6355131744">5%20of%205%20stars</a><br%20/><br%20/>%20Man%20do%20I%20have%20a%20review%20for%20you%20-%20Jagged%20Edges%20by%20H.C.%20Riley<br%20/><br%20/>One%20of%20my%20favourite%20humans,%20Heather,%20or%20H.C.%20Riley,%20has%20released%20her%20third%20novel%20in%20her%20Havok%20Hills%20series.%20I've%20been%20fortunate%20enough%20to%20snag%20a%20signed%20copy%20of%20her%20very%20first%20novel%20in%20the%20series,%20Fractured%20Parts,%20and%20let%20me%20tell%20you,%20once%20I%20read%20it,%20I%20was%20completely%20hooked!<br%20/><br%20/>Then%20came%20Wayward%20Souls%20-%20I%20had%20the%20absolute%20privilege%20of%20being%20an%20ARC%20reader%20for%20the%20second%20book,%20and%20now%20once%20again%20for%20the%20third.%20I%20am%20beyond%20privileged%20and%20honoured%20to%20be%20writing%20this%20review%20for%20Jagged%20Edges.<br%20/><br%20/>So%20-%20where%20do%20I%20even%20begin...%20Well,%20this%20was%20my%20first-ever%20MMM%20romance,%20and%20I%20have%20to%20admit,%20I%20was%20a%20bit%20apprehensive%20going%20into%20it%20simply%20because%20I've%20never%20explored%20or%20dove%20into%20this%20genre%20before.%20However,%20I%20freaking%20adored%20this%20story.%20I%20fell%20in%20love%20with%20the%20characters%20and%20revelled%20in%20watching%20them%20develop%20and%20emerge%20from%20their%20shells%20and%20truly%20just%20grow%20as%20individuals%20but%20also%20as%20a%20"throuple".<br%20/><br%20/>"Because%20we%20will%20find%20them,%20even%20if%20I%20have%20to%20burn%20down%20that%20fucking%20mansion%20and%20run%20through%20the%20flames%20myself"%20%E2%80%93%20Riot<br%20/><br%20/>Riot%20%E2%80%93%20Watching%20Riot%20evolve%20as%20a%20character%20and%20become%20an%20integral%20part%20of%20the%20story%20has%20been%20a%20joy.%20I'll%20admit,%20every%20time%20his%20green%20hair%20is%20described,%20the%20first%20image%20that%20pops%20into%20my%20mind%20is,%20of%20course,%20the%20Joker.%20I%20know,%20it's%20weird.%20Maybe%20it's%20becoming%20a%20trope%20now.<br%20/><br%20/>But%20regardless,%20I%20can%20vividly%20picture%20Riot,%20and%20I've%20relished%20witnessing%20his%20growth.%20He%20craves%20not%20only%20care%20and%20affection%20but%20also%20seeks%20to%20express%20his%20love%20in%20a%20more%20dominant%20manner.%20It's%20fascinating%20to%20see%20how%20his%20relationships%20with%20both%20Zeke%20and%20Cole%20differ%20based%20on%20their%20individual%20needs.<br%20/><br%20/>"Kissing%20Cole%20is%20different%20from%20kissing%20Zeke.<br%20/><br%20/>Kissing%20Zeke%20is%20like%20chasing%20the%20storm,%20driving%20straight%20into%20the%20eye%20of%20the%20tornado.%20The%20walls%20wildly%20whip%20and%20thrash,%20destroying%20everything%20in%20its%20path,%20but%20there%E2%80%99s%20a%20calmness%20in%20the%20center%20that%20everyone%20wants%20to%20experience.<br%20/><br%20/>Kissing%20Cole%20is%20like%20basking%20beneath%20the%20double%20rainbow%20when%20the%20storm%20is%20over.%20The%20winds%20have%20calmed,%20the%20birds%20are%20chirping,%20and%20the%20sun%20is%20shining%20down%20on%20you,%20filling%20you%20with%20an%20indescribable%20warmth.<br%20/><br%20/>And%20me?%20I%E2%80%99m%20a%20fucking%20storm%20chaser%20through%20and%20through,%20but%20I%E2%80%99m%20also%20learning%20that%20I%20really%20love%20the%20aftermath%20too."%20%E2%80%93%20Riot<br%20/><br%20/>Zeke%20%E2%80%93%20Oh,%20how%20I%20adore%20Zeke.%20We%20delve%20deeply%20into%20his%20character%20in%20this%20book,%20gaining%20insight%20into%20the%20trauma%20he%20carries%20and%20the%20shadows%20of%20his%20past%20that%20seem%20to%20haunt%20him.%20He%20endures%20so%20much%20and%20has%20grown%20accustomed%20to%20solitude,%20navigating%20his%20struggles%20alone.%20Seeing%20him%20shut%20himself%20off%20from%20Riot%20or%20push%20him%20away%20was%20heartbreaking%20because%20the%20reasons%20behind%20his%20actions%20were%20palpable%20and%20understandable.%20But%20then%20something%20changed.%20When%20he%20and%20Cole%20went%20through%20the%20trauma%20they%20did,%20we%20witnessed%20Zeke%20open%20up%20and%20learn%20that%20it's%20okay%20to%20be%20vulnerable,%20especially%20when%20surrounded%20by%20not%20only%20one,%20but%20two%20men%20who%20love%20him%20unconditionally,%20inside%20and%20out.%20It%20was%20truly%20remarkable.%20And%20then%20there's%20Cole.<br%20/><br%20/>"Cole%20was%20something%20that%20I%20wanted%20but%20couldn't%20have,%20and%20now%20he's%20something%20I%20need%20and%20can't%20get%20enough%20of."%20%E2%80%93%20Riot<br%20/><br%20/>Cole%20-%20He%20truly%20served%20as%20the%20glue%20that%20held%20them%20all%20together.%20I%20was%20uncertain%20how%20the%20dynamic%20would%20shift%20with%20Cole's%20inclusion,%20but%20witnessing%20the%20growth%20between%20him%20and%20Riot,%20and%20then%20later%20between%20Cole%20and%20Zeke,%20was%20a%20testament%20to%20the%20depth%20of%20development%20and%20highlighted%20that%20the%20missing%20piece%20in%20Zeke%20and%20Riot's%20love%20story%20was%20Cole.<br%20/><br%20/>Each%20of%20their%20journeys,%20their%20relationships,%20and%20the%20challenges%20they%20face%20have%20truly%20captivated%20me.%20While%20their%20experiences%20include%20moments%20of%20happiness,%20sadness,%20and%20total%20trauma,%20there's%20also%20a%20theme%20of%20healing%20woven%20throughout.%20However,%20it's%20important%20to%20note%20that%20amidst%20the%20beauty%20of%20their%20connections,%20this%20is%20a%20dark%20romance%20that%20delves%20into%20complex%20themes.%20<br%20/><br%20/>Please%20check%20your%20trigger%20warnings!%20<br%20/><br%20/>Throughout%20the%20book,%20my%20emotions%20ran%20the%20gamut%20-%20from%20joy%20to%20surprise,%20from%20tears%20to%20laughter.%20The%20characters%20exhibit%20possessiveness%20and%20a%20protective%20nature,%20which%20adds%20depth%20and%20intensity%20to%20the%20story.<br%20/><br%20/>Heather%20-%20this%20book%20is%20an%20absolute%20masterpiece!<br%20/><br%20/>I%20can't%20wait%20to%20read%20the%20next%20story.<br%20/><br%20/>xoxo%20<br/><br/>%20<a%20href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/96184862-alessia-allan">View%20all%20my%20reviews</a>){kind=link}