| Title | : | Boy of Ruin (Unsainted #4) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 532 |
| Publication | : | Published August 20, 2020 |
Except for the girl he onced called his sister.
She's the only person in the world who really knows him, and loves him despite his flaws.
The only person in the world who thinks he's worthy.
But her heart is not just for him.
And he can't f*cking stand it.
While the Unsaints battle for sanity and control in their own lives, Jeremiah and Sid push and pull one another toward the brink of ruin, all in the name of a sick and twisted kind of love.
While they fight, Lucifer Malikov waits.
But he won't wait for long.
And watching from the shadows, a vicious, wicked girl starts to see something in Jeremiah Rain that she sees in herself. A darkness that can't be driven out. A sickness with no cure.
Jeremiah is a boy of ruin, and this girl?
She never did like the shiny things.
Boy of Ruin (Unsainted #4) Reviews
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My stomach literally fucking hurt while I was reading this. It was hard to get through at times, because I was scared about what was going to happen to my babies, particularly Jeremiah. I cried, and even the day after, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I cried a few more times, too. All the feelings! ๐ญ If you're a fan of this series, you can't miss this book! It's going to fuck you up, but it's going to be worth it. -
I wasn't going to read this but I did because I wanted all the spoilers๐คท and I don't know anyone who has read this series yet. But it was a super disappointing book. You would think, that in the FOURTH book, the couple would finally be fully established and faithful but nope. All it is is jealousy, cheating, sharing, having a threesome with a previous heroine and hero, more cheating, cheating to make the heroine jealous, orgy, and having another threesome with OM. I have a hard time with authors who label and write their heros as SO possessive just for them to share their heroine with their friends and be completely fine being with other people. The hero legit gets jealous the other hero, that he had a threesome with, touches the heroine's collarbone, but since the moral of the story is that sex heals, and what's the most mature way to go about dealing with insecurity and jealousy problems? Orgy/gangbang time! They all decide it's a perfect time to have an orgy for some stupid initiation. But where did his possessiveness go during it?๐คท
Nope. It just doesn't make sense. And literally this whole group shares with each other, even the hero calls the heroine a slut all the time, and yet he has like panic attacks just thinking of her being with the OM (even tho they all have a threesome later), enough for him to start cheating more. Sharing may be for other people, and I don't mind it in erotic stories, but it's hard for me to believe they are really IT for each other when they are so willing to be with other people, especially now that they have actually cheated on each other too.
What makes this all worse, is the heroine is preggo AND married to hero. She had just left the hero because she has issues herself, and issues with the hero and his cocaine addiction and they have big time jealousy and insecurity issues (I'm sure the sharing helped that) so she cheats on hero with another guy (Jeremiah) who is also her foster brother. She doesn't go all the way at first but there is tons of emotional cheating. I actually think I liked him more than the hero, BUT he's definitely not hero material either seeing as he had sexually assaulted her in the past, and just about fcks another woman right in front of her, right after showing her that her husband, hero, was cheating on her. Meanwhile, Lucy over here is high all the time and being a manho, and we get descriptive scenes of him with ow too, and him with OW in front of heroine, the same ow who is his "childhood best friend" So we have this back and forth of them all screwing other people up until 90% of the book, where everything just solves itself๐
All of this happening in the last book, and all of the cheating after they are already a couple, completely ruins the series for me. Their growth should have started happening a lot sooner than at the very end of this book, which wasn't enough at all. The writing was decent, tho def OTT but this entire story pisses me off. People might like it if they are a fan of BB Reid and PD, sharing, cheating, fake-possessive heros, brother and sister fetishes, and tons of OW/OM drama, but it's def not for me. -
First let me start by saying I have no idea where this review is about to go. Formulating words for this story... these characters is.. hard.
This series and characters are so real to me. Iโve never been so invested in my life.
Hands down most anticipated read.
I beta read in July and just finished my reread before release of the final copy. And I. Am. Shook. I am not okay.
KV ruins me. Every. Single. Time.
So here we go.
Lucifer. Sid. Jeremiah. This is their story. And itโs not pretty. Itโs messy. Itโs volatile. Itโs HEAVY. There is so much pain. So much grief. So many betrayals. Hatred. Stupidity. And I could try to think of more words, but you get the point.
But there is also fucking love. So much of it. And it may not be the kind we agree with. Itโs toxic. Itโs angry. Itโs broken, but itโs them.
KV delivers the emotion, the steam, the darkness. Everything we fucking love about her stories, we got it here. You will cry, you will rage, you will laugh, you will cry again, but I also think youโll walk away content.
I was on the tips of my toes through this entire journey. Iโd tell you to prepare yourself, but you canโt. Not for this one! Just go in blind! Experience the heartbreak and magic that KV puts to paper!
** I usually try to leave some quotes but I highlighted the whole book so yeah lol. -
K.V. Rose has done it again, ruined me. I have never been so invested in a series before. Boy of ruin is book four of The Unsainted series. The series is not stand-alone and should be read in order. I have counted down the days for this release and have never been so scared and excited to read a book. You know you are reading dark romance so that it can go any way, and there are no guarantees. So far, this is my favorite book in the series.
K.V. Rose did a phenomenal job writing this book; I could feel every emotion. Angst, betrayal, hatred, love, grief, to name a few. She delivered a dark, twisted., insane, demented, and taboo book.
Boy of Ruin is Lucifer, Sid, and Jeremiah's story, which is messy and heavy. I have never been a big fan of J. However, I now have some love for him. Since we now have a better POV of him. We now know more about his past and how he ticks. There were times I was yelling at all three of them in this book. All three are broken, somewhat put back together with emotional and physical scars.
I have not one negative thing about the writing of this book. Rose always colors outside the lines, and this is why she is one of my favorite Dark Romance authors. So grab a snack, a glass, or two, or maybe a whole bottle of wine or whatever you drink and enjoy the emotional rollercoaster. -
Isnโt this supposed to be Jeremiahโs story? It was literally just a continuation of Sid and Luciferโs mind-numbing push and pull romance. The only role Jeremiah played was to be a pawn in their games and be used by selfish Sid (really canโt stand her) only to be rejected by her. Again.
Iโve been binge reading this series, but I think this will be the last one for me. I loved how dark and gritty it was when I read the first two, but after reading the third and now fourth I feel like 90% of these books is just these guys growling about how they donโt want anyone else touching their women but then proceeding to pass them around to their friends. I donโt understand how you can be so over the top possessive to the point of wanting to gut anyone who touches or even looks at your partner but then willingly let other people have sex with them in front of you. I did love how messed up and angsty the characters were. I loved how tormented Lucifer was, his desperate need for Sid, his cocaine addiction. I love gritty characters like that, so that wasnโt the problem. Lucifer sharing Sid over and over again, Maverick sharing Ella, etc just really didnโt work for me when we are supposed to believe they are โextremely possessiveโ.
This one also solidified my hatred for Maverick and Ella. Maverick gave Lucifer so much crap about fooling around on Sid behind her back, but the first thing he did to โhelpโ Lucifer after she left him was kiss him and shove his d*** down Luciferโs throat while his own girl had sex with Lucifer. Umm...? Just, no. I also found it interesting that Sid found out about all the women Lucifer cheated with, including Ella, but Maverick was never mentioned even though he had sex with Lucifer too. Did it not count just because he was a man? In the book Lucifer said Maverick was to him what Jeremiah is to Sid, and it showed based on how much he enjoyed sex and affection with Maverick. I always appreciate up front warnings for things like M/M scenes because not everyone enjoys reading those. So that was another negative for me.
I did give 2 stars because I actually liked Jeremiahโs character. I liked learning more about his horrible past, and I felt like he was the only character in the series who was truly possessive to the point of not wanting to share. I really felt like he loved Sid completely despite what he did to her. He was dark, fucked up, violent, obsessive and twisted, which is my kind of H. I started off a huge Lucifer fan but this book killed that for me and Iโm totally team Jeremiah. It just would have been nice for him to be the star of his own book.
Itโs a shame because I like the authorโs style, and I love how she pushed the envelope with so many things considered taboo in this series (addiction, knife play, cults, incestuous undertones). As a dark reader who likes my stories pitch black, this series has all the ingredients to be great but just falls short for me. There were so many things that didnโt work. Sid and Lucifer were the true main characters of not only their books, but Maverickโs and Jeremiahโs as well. And that really hurts the character development for the other characters in this seriesโฆ and it feels like there are dozens of them. There was just too much going on here. Too many relationships and feelings between too many different people all at once. This whole series is basically one giant orgy to the point that all the characters are starting to feel like the same person. Unfortunately, I donโt think Iโll be continuing. -
"๐๐'๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ."
eremiah, Sid and Lucifer. I knew how much it was going to hurt reading them, but I wasn't ready for it to break me like it did. The three of the most complicated, reckless, painful, broken, freaking brilliant characters I've ever read. Their journey has been one incredible ride throughout the series. Intimate. Intricate. Dark. Angsty to a whole other level. One of a bloody kind. KV Rose has a talent for writing books that rip your heart out and make you ache every-where.
Ngl, I was curious about the dynamics and the overall plot in the first book, fascinated in the second, completely invested in the third book and then Idek what to say, smitten? Captivated? Riveted? The way each of them moved me. Hell, I'm still hurting for them. The secondhand emotional trauma. I can only imagine how much it must have impacted KV while writing it, so thank you for giving us this masterpiece.
"๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐จ."
When I say fictional wringer, read twist your guts out and still make you fall in love with every aspect of every relationship in this book.
Lucifer. I loved him and hated him and then loved him and sobbed. Sid, can we just take a moment to appreciate the resilience and depth in this woman. She's messed up and has a whole hell worth of demons that makes her who she is. She still fights. Still goddamn fights. Yes, that needed emphasis. And Jeremiah Motherfn Rain. Beautiful, damaged, pained soul that he is, he has my heart in a vise grip and I don't regret it one bit. He's one phenomenal phoenix rising from the flames of hell to create his own damn hell. I can't wait for every minute of its unfolding.
โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฆ๐. ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐๐โ -
So, I seem to recall writing a review for a previous book in this series, and although the details are somewhat hazy, I think I said something along the lines of โLucifer is my guy, Jeremiah lovers back off...blah blah blahโ
Yeah, well...about that...
YOU GUYS!!! I went over to the Darkside! J owns my heart now - donโt get me wrong, I love Lucifer for Lilith but my man Jeremiah freakinโ Rain needs to finally get his own HEA and I will be here, ready and waiting for the day that book happens. -
Fair warning - before starting this book, find one of those stress relief balls to hold on to so you don't damage your kindle, a fresh pair of panties, a couple bottles of wine, and maybe a box of Kleenex (if you suffer from that weirdo thing they call empathy or whatever it is that makes us sometimes tear up or cry when reading).
This book literally had me from page one. Finally, we get to see what makes Jeremiah Rain tick. I just love him even more now. And that ending. I'm still processing.
Actually I think I'm still trying to process everything that happens in this book. I don't think I'm going to be okay until this series is over. No, that's not true. I'll probably be in mourning then. WTAF is happening to me?!?
These characters have all been through so much. There's not much good in any of their lives. It's why they are the way they are.
I love this book so hard. It's got everything I want in a book... characters that I can't get enough of, a storyline that delves a little deeper into the cult backdrop with each installment, and so much tension and drama that I just can't stop turning the pages.
This is one of my absolute favorite contemporary dark series. Talk about a book hangover. I need the next book now.
I love the multi POVs. It allows us to follow each character's logic and internal struggles making the whole
Trigger warning - this is a KV Rose book. You should know the deal by now if you are reading this or plan to. If not, go start with These Monstrous Ties and catch up. -
Ma come fai ad illudere i lettori in questo modo, scrivendo post e pubblicando storie DA MESI, dicendo che il libro di Jeremiah stava arrivando, che era pronto, che era tristissimo, e poi mi piazzi 500 pagine con quei beceri di Sid & Lucifer che, lui tira coca da mattina a sera e piange manco fosse un neonato (ogni capitolo piange, porca puttana!) e lei che ovviamente deve sempre essere la troia titanica che ha giร dato prova di essere sin da These Monstrous Ties. Ah e non dimentichiamoci che litigano e urlano ad ogni capitolo e lei non ha ancora smesso un secondo di scappare, mi hanno veramente bruciato i coglioni. Non so neanche quanto tempo ci ho messo a leggerlo, forse un mese, non ne potevo piรน di questi due. E Jeremiah? My beautiful boy? Avrร giusto 10 capitoli su 50 in totale. Un oscenitร . Io ora vorrei proprio sapere se anche in Order of Rain mi devo ciucciare quei due perchรจ altrimenti concludo qui la mia storia non d'amore con la serie Unsainted e magari anche con l'autrice - a cui a quanto pare piace aizzare i lettori per fare $$$ e poi te lo piazza in quel posto, perchรจ proprio non ce la fa a staccarsi dalla sua gemella Sid. Ridicolo, assurdo, manipolatorio.
J, this is for you ๐ค (e le tre stelle, anche se te ne meriti mille)
*ARC provided in exchange of an honest review* -
5โญ๏ธ Now I have a few things to get off my chestโฆ Jeremiah is my baby AND YOU CAN ALL JUGDE ME IT YOU WANT BUT I DO NOT CARE I HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN HAPPIER ๐๐๐คช๐ฅบ๐๐ ๐๐ค
AnyWho I loved the way K.V. Rose ended this book because the entire time Iโve been reading this series Iโve always been a Jeremiah Stan. Most people donโt like him at first in the series because of a lot of terrible shit he does (like rape) and heโs also the heroineโs brother. It has occurred to me that a large quantity of the population just canโt get down with the possible idea of incest WHICH doesnโt actually happen because heโs not her bio brother (tho she does still fuck her actual bio brother before and after she finds out that he is her brother but thatโs off-topic) and I was still simping for Jeremiah when he was after some lil sis ass AND WELL IF THAT MAKES ME A VILLAIN THAN so fucking be it โI can fix him, I can change himโ ๐๐คช HEโS MINE. Iโm like my lie Lucifer got on my nerves I was reading about him and I couldnโt even find him sexy I was just like OK I donโt really see what Sid sees in him ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ but I wasnโt mad that she ended up with him because I kind of expected it like I read ecstasy by K.V. Rose and the girl didnโt ended up the guy I wanted her to be with but I didnโt really care I thought that Iโm just really excited for Jeremiah to get his own book specially that ending and we finally got to see the girl that heโs going to end up with (which is me obvi ๐). But I am telling you guys if Jeremiah was real I could handle him because what you donโt understand is that I AM CRAZIER ๐น -
โBrothers forever at war, I only wanted to be the white flag.
But Iโm not that. Iโve never been anything so pure.
I only get one, because theyโd kill each other before they shared me.
But I canโt let either of them go.โ
Im sitting here with tears rolling down my face and Iโm not a person that cries easily. Itโs all because of the deep emotions that only KVs writing can elicit.
I have loved these characters since Book One and am greatly invested in their journey.
Sid is hurting, lost and scared. โBetter to leave than get left.โ
Needing to find freedom but also wanting to be protected and loved.
Jeremiah has tried to save Sid since they were young and hurt by several people. In this book we get to see more of his past and why he is so broken and intense. He loves Sid and only wants her.
โBut youโre mine to look after.โ
Lucifer has loved her since their meeting at the intersection and โflinchโ.
However he is ruining their relationship with his destructive behavior.
He just wants her to fight for them and their love.
โItโs about how you always chose everyone but me.โ
This read was all consuming and heart breaking.
It is emotionally charged and I had to stop and catch my breath several times.
KVโs eloquent writing keeps you engaged in this dark, layered, suspenseful, and unique story.
And the agony of the complex characters will stay with you long after you read the last sentence.
โWeโre all the same, the three of us. Born from demons, haunted by devils.โ
KV Rose has become a unicorn/ one click author for me in all things dark.
NA. Dark. Abuse. Violence. Multi POV -
what a fucking book. i need to process this for a little bit. review is coming
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๐ฟ BOOK REVIEW ๐ฟ
โWeโre all the same, the three of us.
Born from demons, hunted by devils.โ
How anyone is finding the right words for this book is fucking beyond me. My mind is blown to pieces and I feel like I am still spiralling. Boy of Ruin has left a mess in my head and Iโm not sure how to glue it all back together.
The character arcs in this book are a masterpiece. We learn about Jeremiah and Lucifer and their reasonings for what they have done and we get a glimpse of their shared history, but fuck if this book didnโt leave me with more questions than answers. Though thatโs one of Kโs fortes, you know? Some puzzle pieces start to click and some donโt. And somehow thatโs what makes this series so goddamn good. Thereโs a subtle overlap with other books, but not in such a way that it interferes with the story.
But shitโmy psyche is all upside down and inside out. BoR is for sure one of the most complicated love triangle stories I have ever read.. but itโs also so much bigger than that. The entire cult, their mythos (for a lack of a better word), their play, the Unsaints and the 6, itโs all so well written and detailed and I just canโt stop thinking about how someone just makes this shit up and writes it but Iโm so happy *someone* did it because the Unsainted books are easily one of my most favorite series ever. Itโs poetic, broken and tragic but oh so fucking beautiful.
AnywaysโI meant when I said that Iโm impressed with anyone finding the right words for this story because I feel like this review doesnโt do it justice but I have to write something, so yeah. I loved the triple POV and the way K used different timelines. Just go read it. Would forever recommend.
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#enemiestolovers #tabooromance #cultromance #gothicromance #darkromance #darkromancebooks #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #bookaesthetic #kvrose -
โI only get one, because theyโd kill each other before they shared me. But I canโt let either of them go.โ
โMaybe me and you are it in another life, yeah, baby?โ
5/5โญ๏ธ
3/3๐ฅ
Boy of ruin absolutely ruined me. After following these characters for four books now, I feel like Iโve been on such a journey with them and so much has happened from where we began. These books are extremely dark, and Jโs book is definitely the darkest yet. This book put me through a lot, there were times where I wondered where the hell KV was going with this book, I was stressed, anxious, shocked, upset. I laughed, I cried, I went through it all. Above all I trusted the process and it was so worth it in the end. My heart broke but it was going to be broken either way in the end (if youโve read this youโll know what I mean). I loved Lucifer and Jeremiah equal amounts for different reasons and I knew that it was going to hurt to see Sid have to lose one of them. This was such a crazy and emotional ride, these books really are wild and I love that thereโs pretty much nothing KV wonโt do. Iโm so happy that I followed this journey and I wonโt forget about these characters any time soon. Cannot wait for the next books in the series Iโll be waiting here (im)patiently. -
Letโs talk about anticipated releases. Letโs talk about how I have been waiting for ๐๐ manโs book to come around so we could dive deeper into his head, and now is ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ the time, only I am so ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ from doing so.โฃ
Letโs talk books that completely mess you up, because some of the characters grow to spite you and ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง ๐ข ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ. This book ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ me in so many ways. I knew it was gonna be a rough ride. ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐บ. Of course to balance that out, the steam was through the roof, the tension between some characters coiled so tightly, that itโs a ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ they waited so long before ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ . I honestly canโt wait for more of ๐๐ man, his next book is gonna be even better, I can feel it.โฃ -
โI understand them. Both of them. Theyโre just like me. Iโm them. Weโre all f*ckedโ
I typically like to end my reviews with all of the possible content warnings so that anyone who might read my review would be informed about what theyโre getting into. Iโm not going to write out every single one for this book because honestly.. any possible trigger is in this book. From satanic cults to suicide to heavy drug use. Its all there. KV has always been very transparent that if you donโt like dark books than she is not the writer for you. However, if thatโs your jam, than you will love this series, especially the 4th installment. Also, please be aware this review is going to contain potentially triggering topics as well as a mention of my own experience with suicide.
Going into this book, I had a heavy pit in my stomach. I truly had no idea how things were going to end and it was terrifying. I have to say that while I love all of KVโs books and her writing is ALWAYS phenomenal, boy of ruin is quite possibly her best writing yet. Itโs dark, sad, creepy, bloody and so. Damn. Steamy. I swear to god the sex scenes were NEXT LEVEL good.
โCoagula. It f*cking means something to meโ
Iโm not going to say too much about the plot because I want to avoid spoiling anything, but this is told in three POVโs: Sid, Lucifer and Jeremiah. They have all been with us since the very beginning of this series, but its particularly sad to see the end of Sidโs POV. I see so much of myself in Sid and while she pisses me the frick off a lot of the time, I canโt blame her for the way she acts. A lot of people donโt like Sid because shes a โrunnerโ but Iโm a runner too. Iโve run so far from my own problems Iโve tried to dive right off a bridge. (not an exaggeration, sadly). Boy of ruin is full of crazy secrets, satanic cult rituals, lots and lots of violence and a girl torn between two boys.
I cried a lot reading this and I love that these characters are tough, badass villians, but underneath it all theyโre really just kids who are suffering and have been suffering their whole lives. I also really loved the way that things were set up for the next book in the series and I canโt wait to see what other crazy shit is going to go down.
Thank you KV for writing this book even though I know it ripped your heart out. Thanks for giving us these twisted, loveable characters. -
jeremiah rain holds my entire heart in his bloody fists
as if i couldn't love this series enough.... i still remember the day i discovered this series, i stumbled on it and struck gold. the chokehold that sid, luci and jeremiah have had on me SINCE DAY 1 isn't healthy but i wouldn't have it any other way. This book made me cry, throw my kindle at the wall, laugh, blush, broke me, and then subsequently put me back together.
if you guys know me, you know that I've been rooting for sidjeremiah, not that i don't love luci i do, i love him so much, but my heart just felt for jeremiah who just wanted his little sister ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
KV rose you're an absolute genius, the way you have masterfully crafted this story from the bottom of your deep dark soul... I cannot thank you enough. these are characters that will stay with me forever and live in my soul.
๐ซ SPOILER ALERT ๐ซ
did i ever think sid and jeremiah would be endgame? no. not when lucifer exists, but the little pieces of their love that we got here? this will keep me going for years to come. that fucking threesome scene(s) was EVERYTHING. the angst. the pain. the distance between luci and sid??? ik people can't stand cheating and think it's wrong and yadda yadda, but i. do. not. care. this is exactly what i wanted and MORE.
i can't wait to see what's coming next for my bby, things are only going to get crazier for jer, especially after that ending ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
โ ๏ธ Unsainted Series Ratings โ ๏ธ
These Monstrous Ties - 5+ stars
Pray for Scars - 5+ stars
The Cruelest Chaos - 3.666 stars -
Ahhhh okay, I read this book the same day it was released but It took me a lot of time to even form words to write a review because goddamn THE MAGNIFICENCE!!!๐ This book hurt me. I stayed up all night to finish it because you CAN'T put this book down. And my soul, heart and head hurt in the morning cuz whew! ; the wringer my emotions went through ๐ญ๐
This is Jeremiah's book, KV said. But you can't get J without Sid and you cannot get Sid without Luce. So here they all were. Fighting themselves and each other for one thing or the another. The angst, the steam, the resistance, the suspense, the mysteries and the past ; everything catches up to the readers in this book and OMG you can't help but lose your sanity a little while reading it. There were scenes where I wanted to dive inside my kindle and shake the characters or hug them. When it ended I actually didn't know whether to sob or smile or scream so I was in a total daze for the whole day.
I loved Sid. I could understand her and what she went through with everything. For what she suffered, I think she was such a strong character and needed support to figure things out for herself which she got more from J than Lucifer. And oh my God, how I hated Lucifer in this book. Nothing can redeem him for me. Jeremiah is my hero! I love him with everything in me. If he would have real, I would have married him; I don't even care if he didn't agree lol.
If you love dark romance and have a place for angst, fucked up relations, intense and steamy love and a lot of psychopathy in your hearts, I would recommend this a 1000% !! -
Boy of ruin ruined me!
I don't think my heart hurted more through a book. I felt EVERYTHING. My poor heart broke so many times. I even cried a few times. This book was everything. Sid and Lucifer really are into an unhealthy relationship. But with a little help, okay maybe a lot, they get through it. Fighting for the one you love is always hard. But it's the best thing in the world. Fighting demons from the past, one who really haunts you. That's some tough times. Sid and Lucifer both had their own past to deal with. They both had to learn how to deal with everything that happened and let it go. So they could move forward, together. As a family with their little baby. I think my heart will always feel for J. A lot. He too had a hard past and all he ever wanted was Sid. But he sees that he is not what she needs. I want to read lots and lots more about him now. I hope he gets his own " happy" ending. -
โ๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ.โ
This book made me feel all kinds of emotions. I was angry, I laughed, I cried and there were times that I wanted to hug them or stab them (yup).
Boy of Ruin is the 4th book in the Unsainted series. Itโs Jeremiahโs story and I guarantee you, youโre gonna fall in love with him.
Sid, Lucifer and Jeremiah broke my heart. The characters are raw and twisted. They have been through a lot and all of them have done awful things.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก, ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ.โ
Iโm not a fan of love triangles but this book kept me on edge the whole time and i just wanted to find out who she would choose.
Also, I like how we got this story from 3 points of view (Jeremiah, Sid, Lucifer). This book dives deep into their past and you canโt help but get invested in them. Everything is raw, toxic and painful. I needed to take a few breaks from this book. It didnโt fail to drain me emotionally and mentally.
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ก, ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐.โ
I didnโt like Sid in this book at all. In the first three books I liked her because sheโs not your typical heroine, sheโs flawed and often made mistakes but in boy of ruin she started doing a lot dumb things that made me want to through my phone away. I couldnโt understand some of the decisions she had made.
โ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ.โ
โ๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐. ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.โ
From the beginning, I was #teamlucifer and in this book there were times that I despised him and wanted to slap him but near the end I went back again to liking him. Not gonna lie, I started shipping Sid and Jeremiah too. Letโs be honest, itโs impossible not to ship them.
โ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐, ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง.โ
Jeremiah Rain ... I used to dislike him but in this book I ended up loving him. Heโs been through hell and deserved all the love. In the end, he was the selfless one...
โ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.โ
โ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐. ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐โ
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This book is not for everyone. Itโs very dark and makes you want to question your sanity, because the relationships and the characters are toxic and twisted. If you like these kind of stuff then give it a try. -
Boy of Ruin is (most likely going to be) my number one read of 2020. This book is raw, dirty, and REAL. KV held no emotion back in this and you can fucking tell. Right from the beginning youโre hooked. Itโs almost like youโre being pulled in from an undertow and you canโt seem to come up for air. This book hurts, I canโt lie. Youโll feel all of the pain from every character. But youโll feel every piece of happiness they feel too. Simply put, the emotion is fucking strong. Boy of Ruin will simply do what the title says, fucking ruin you. Not like we expected less from Sid, J and Luce, am I right? Half a month later, and Iโm still destroyed. To put in perspective, Iโve had three (thatโs including BoR) books do this to me. Make me feel like I have a lump in my throat. Like Iโm saying good-bye.
While this isnโt a real โgood-bye,โ it kind of is. We have reached an end of an era, Sid and Luceโs era (take that how you want, that isnโt a spoiler). Weโll see them, but we wonโt hear them. And for me, thatโs kind of a hard pill to swallow. Iโve always connected with Sid, not in the way that itโs easy to connect with characters either. Iโve been Sid (minus the obsessed SB and prostitution). Iโve been there right on the verge of ending it all. Iโve been there clawing my way back out. Iโve been there trying to figure out how to fucking love because I couldnโt love myself. Iโve had a Lucifer (who was kinda also like a Cain lmao). Sid was me and I was her. So while I know it isnโt a real good-bye for me it kind of is.
To J, I know youโll be just as fucking hard to say good-bye to, so donโt worry. Youโll get your fucking time you arrogant, jealous man. Itโs coming.
To Sid and Luce, good bye. Thank you for making me feel less alone on days where I didnโt wanโt to fucking adult and be a parent. Thank you for reminding me I am strong, and brave, and smart, and a fucking survivor. I love you. Youโve drained me emotionally in this book, with all the laughing and the cursing. Even the fucking tears.Sid, remember, itโs okay to fucking soar. Because that is what you were meant to do.
Wife, Goddess of Chaos, KV muthafuckin Rose. I hate you. I love you. Iโm so thankful for you. You know why. -
Hi Friends! Let me tell you about this book I just read. Jamie, J, Jeremiah Rain gets to finally tell his side of the story and it is not for the faint of heart. This is first person narration from 3 points of view, including Sid and Lucifer Malikov. By now you should already know what you are getting into so I wonโt waste time recapping and explaining. I will tell you however, I went into this book with a clean slate and fresh eyes. More so, I wanted to understand the bond that some readers have with Lucifer. I also wanted to try and understand how Sid could be so disliked, regarding her decisions made in TCC. And hereโs how it went...
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Not gonna lie, most of the highlighted passages for reference include reactions and snide comments in response to stupid things Lucifer says and does. I think KV should have named him Kyle instead, you know, since he seems to like punching drywall a lot. I understand that he is upset, I identify that he is deeply flawed. Iโm with Sid, and I commend her for being strong enough to leave. Who did she run to? The only person who has ever kept her safe from harm. The abuse she suffered with Lucifer, I would have be gone the first chance I got. I am a little frustrated with myself writing this review as my focus on Lucifer shadows Jeremiah and his tortured soul. I love J with my heart and I survived it, albeit with new scar tissue on my heart. All three characters (Sid, Luce, J) have a devastating story to tell in this book, and KV did all of them justice. The flashbacks were gut clenching, soul wrenching and I was tense the entire way through. KV really knows how to rip out those emotions, showing little mercy for your mental state. Every word, every page, every scene in this book was necessary and all of it was tragically beautiful. It wasnโt till a little over half way when I had an epiphany, more importantly character progression at its finest happened. The depth and layers these characters have make them seem like actual people, rather than carefully crafted words on a page. Arguably one of the best written books of this year, and some of the BEST SEX I have ever read! I wouldnโt even call it sex, it was more like souls melding through shared moments of passion. <โ This is not meant to be as fluffy as it sounds, anyways. By now my heart should be used to the process of being broken and repaired so many times, but I will never get used to that feeling. And yet, I live for it! KV Rose is an absolute master of manipulation, and I say that with all love. She will make you feel safe in your theories and then flips the script, then youโre scrambling to get off the floor she body slammed you on!
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Boy of Ruin... I think KV new exactly what she was doing when she picked that title, because my heart is just that; Ruined... For any other author ๐ -
Edit (2/26/21): was looking back on this book and this review and my feelings toward it just got worse lmao so I'm lowering my rating to 3 stars.
*Received ARC in exchange for an honest review*
Rating: 4 Stars!
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To be completely honest, I almost gave this book 3.5 stars.
It's been 9 days since BOR released so my review will have a few *mild* spoilers.
This book has absolutely no character development for Sid. NONE. There is absolutely none. Her character is actually the reason why I couldn't give this book 5 stars. I had been told by a couple of people that there would be but, again, THERE WAS NONE.
For me, she is somehow worse than where we first started in the 1st book.
I won't be going into the plot itself because that is just full of spoilers and there is a reason why KV didn't send out the arc until just days before the release (and it took me 8 days to pick it up, as you can see, I'm a great reviewer).
This book also RUINED Jeremiah for me. He does this one really terrible thing in this book that I just couldn't ignore. And this is coming from a huge #teamJeremiah girl. There was a part towards the end of the book where I felt like his character had development but even with that, I can't forgive neither him NOR SID for what they did.
So far it sounds like I haven't enjoyed this book at all (why I almost went with 3.5) but I did enjoy the writing and the side characters. Oh my god, THE SIDE CHARACTERS. Mav and Ella are even better in this book and I honestly want and need another book from them. I also immediately NEED Cain's book asap!
Something shocking also happened with this book: I got a bit attached to Lucifer...I KNOW I KNOW! That is a WILD statement coming from ME if you know me. But I could see and feel all of his pain, both from all the stuff that he has done for and to save Sid (WHICH SHE IS COMPLETELY UNGRATEFUL FOR). I could understand all of his actions from book 3 -which are still dumb, but I understand them more. And I just fell a little bit for him.
So basically (and shockingly) Lucifer saved this book for me.
I hate Sid even more now and really hope that this is the end of her story (but not her character arc if she doesn't grow, I'm quitting lol). Jeremiah is sadly not my favorite anymore and I don't know how to fell about the ending. -
Boy of Ruin dark themes trigger warning .
Also have tissues .
Im kind of speechless . .. 5 amazing stars
With this book you're dealing with 3POVS Jeremiah , Sid, and Lucifer .
The story begins close to where it left off . And if you've read Unsaints 1-3 then you'll know .
KV has a way of breaking her characters down into the beautifully flawed f***ed up individuals they are .bleeding their every emotions onto a page where bit literally feels like you're bursting at the seams with the emotion you feel with these characters . It's beautiful .
I don't want to put out spoilers but this book has really made me fall in love more with Jeremiah than I ever was before . Of course this is part of his story but it is also the end of Lucifer and liliths story as well .
As I've said I've always loved Luce a bit more than J but you actually get to see MORE into his past as well as Lucifers .
I've never cried so much reading a book in my life. The unsainted world is a dark an twisted world that seems to either get worse or a little better . Boy Of Ruin will fit you open and give you the best insight into these characters past present and future .
That epilogue is only a taste of what's to come . And I .CANNOT. WAIT . ๐ค -
4.5
โYou always ran away from my pain, while all I wanted to do was fucking hold yours. Hold you. Keep you together.โ
This book - the whole series- is so incredibly good. Itโs fucked up and the characters are broken, but itโs so addicting.
I was exited for this one, because I really liked Jeremiah in the last books, but in this one I couldnโt really connect to him. To any of this characters actually, but to him especially.
The way he treated Sid annoyed me and I just wanted her to be with Lucifer. Thatโs probably because I didnโt like J.
The end was good. Kinda expected, kinda unexpected, but itโs more or less a happy end and thatโs nice. Thatโs what I hoped for.
In this book a lot comes together. I was able to connect a lot of points and got questions answered. It felt like a good end, with an happy end.
But there are still five books coming. I donโt even know what is supposed to happen in them, since I found this one had quiet a lot of back and forth. We ran on the same spot for about 150 pages or sum.
โI want you to always be mine, because no matter what shit you throw my way, Lilith, Iโm always gonna be yours. Even when you hate me.โ -
This series was so dark and edgy. Twisted in every way! Every book was raw. So full of emotion. This series was the first books Iโve read from this author, and sheโs definitely a new favorite now!
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Lucifer used to be my favorite H not anymore, this book ruined it for me.
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full review to come once Iโve processed what the fuck Iโve just read
this book ruined me (no pun intended). i started off so conflicted about it. i didnโt like the real triangle that seemed to strengthen in this book and i HATEDDD some of the actions of the MCs, but by the end i was crying and i felt like my heart had been put back together and now itโs my favorite in the series yet. will write a formal review when i feel like it!
July 2022 - updated review - still 5/5 and still broken
this is my third time rewriting this review bc every time i do something goes wrong and i lose it all so letโs hope i remember everything i wanted to say.
a year later and iโm still reeling over this book. simply, i am obsessed with this world and each and every one of these characters. just rereading my highlights brings me back to every single emotion i felt reading BOR a year ago for the first time. Sid, Lucifer, and Jeremiah are all damaged and are trying to navigate their relationships with themselves and with each other. Sid struggles to choose between these two men, who both bring different things to the table and who mean different things to her. she feels a sense of loyalty to each, but for different reasons. i have been Team SidLuce from day one and was rooting for them, but even i started to feel a bit conflicted, as Sid did. my heart broke for Sid and her situation. choosing between the two men that mean the most to her and have been so incredibly influential in her life? i cant imagine being in such a heart wrenching decision. while i disliked some of her actions, i cant even be mad at her, knowing her inner turmoil. i love this girl and these boys so much.
seeing Jeremiah and Luce somewhat work together was heartwarming, as was their last conversation in the hospital, which truly broke me. and their tiny interaction after that, while small, but that obviously meant so much and felt like a little olive branch. the epilogue brought me to the edge of my seat, but i am beyond excited to meet Kameron, and i hope she and Jeremiah can get their version of a HEA๐ค๐ปand while this ended as a โhappy for nowโ for Sid and Luce, i know that their conflicts and troubles are nowhere near resolved, and i will continue to root for them. like i said in my review for TMT - after the โi bind myself to you tonightโ on that Halloween so long ago, how can i not think that they are meant to be?
this book is going to make you angry. it will probably bring you to tears. it is not a happy, sunshine, light book. it is dark and difficult and in no way sugarcoated. but thatโs part of the reason why i loved it so much. even as someone who usually despises love triangles and another trope that i wonโt mention even though i feel like itโs obvious, i could sympathize in some way with each character, even if i felt anger and frustration towards them. in the end, donโt go into this thinking that everything will be clean cut and easy, because it is not. but it was beautiful to me and spoke a lot about family, loyalty, and love.
Like Grim Death, and every book that follows, will not be a walk in the park, but i cannot get enough of this family. and seeing as itโs growing, i canโt wait to see its evolution, especially as the new generation begins to make an appearance๐
KV proves her insane talent and her passion by somehow taking my two least favorite tropes, the ones that i always stay away from, throws them into a book, and then said book becomes my favorite in the series. like what?? i will always be amazed by this woman.
as always, a solid 5/5๐ค๐ -
Sweet holiest of titfires...
Since I first discovered this author and this series, I have become obsessed with her and it. As the story has progressed, I have fallen down the rabbit hole trying to figure out what is going on in this story. This author has bewitched me and has me needing to seek therapy at the same time. I shouldn't love how twisted and mind screwing that this series is. Yet, I do. There is a trigger of just about everything in this book. If it isn't enacted on the pages, it is hinted that it has happened in the past, and yet, do I look away? No, my crazy mind tells me to go pop some popcorn, grab some alcohol, and to sit back and enjoy the show. And what a show it is.
One of the things that draws me to this author is she is meticulous in how she sets up a scene. She makes me feel things that I shouldn't feel. I shouldn't be sympathetic to any of these characters, and yet I am. I have never wanted a reverse harem situation so badly as I have with this book because Who in their right mind could choose between Lucifer and Jerimiah? Even though they are both demented and definitely insane, they still had a vulnerability and spark them that made them redeemable in their own way. Yes, I said it redeemable, even though they both were pretty dastardly in this book and both did some awful things that should have been a real deal-breaker for me. One moment I was #teamjerimiah, and the next I was #teamlucifer. The author wasn't nice in this one and made it harder than ever to choose between the two. This book and these characters reminded me that this isn't a book about what I want, but rather, is a book where they demand the author tell it their way. So it came down to not being my choice and I admire that the author listened to her muses rather than giving in and making a decision based solely on what would be popular.
So many secrets, still out there that need to be answered and so many issues were handled. Be warned, there will be moments that you might find the urge to throw your kindle or swear out loud at the actions of the characters (I truly hated both Luc and J this go around). However, the book left off with something really sweet at the end, and also a whopper of a hint of what is to come. I NEED there to be some sparkly happy moments for the character that it left off with because He sure deserves something good to come his way. He has been hurt enough.
This book was one of my most anticipated of the year and for good reason. I started out this series a little confused but each book has gotten better and better and that is because this author is skilled at writing dark. She isn't afraid of coloring outside the lines and lets her characters dictate the story, no matter how screwed up, dysfunctional, or outright taboo it is. I appreciate that, and moreover, I am all in for her to keep tantalizing me with warped and delectable stories. -
โAnd I never had a chance to not love them both.โ
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What. The. Hell. Did. I. Just. Read.
This book is called Boy of Ruin, but it should really be called Alexandria of Ruin, BECAUSE IโM RUINED! When I first began this series, I had no idea what I was in for. Now that I have read book four... I am seriously obsessed with this series. I am honestly unsure as how I should put my words into this review. It was such a complex, dirty, engaging, and angering read. This novel had so much in it, like whiplash dealing with all the events that happened in 500 pages. There were so many scenes where I was fuming, like actually wanted to scream at these characters, but then information would come out that would soften my crazy feelings. In my opinion, KV Rose is one of the best Dark Romance authors out in the community. She captures the twisted, evil, and nasty darkness of the trope with also having some HOT AS HELL sex scenes and romance... itโs literally everything I love in the trope!๐คค
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The characters in this novel gave me a headache (the good kind)๐ Sid, Luce, and Jeremiah were extremely hard to read about in this novel. I thought past books were rough, but this one takes the cake. Their behaviour at certain scenes had me clenching my teeth so hard I could have broke them, like honestly, it was harsh. Then there were scenes where my heart would lurch in anticipation because I didnโt know what they were going to do next. I really became connected to each character because of all three point of views being involved. Although, as beautiful as the ending was... it was also tragic๐ My soul is pulling towards the characters in this novel, they have so much personality for fictional characters and I honestly love them. Every. Single. One.
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This novel is the fourth in the series and MUST be read in order. I do HIGHLY recommend this novel if you can take dark romance because this shit was sexy, dark, twisted, and raw!๐
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BOOK REVIEW ~ Boy of Ruin by K.V. Rose
Book 4 in the Unsainted series, the series is interconnected and needs to be read in order.
I was new to K.V. Rose before this series and I did not realise the wondrous writing I was missing out on. I now understand the emotional wringer that K.V. puts her readers through. Boy of Ruin created this intense emotional turmoil, this push and pull that is simply indescribable. The simplest solution is when you are ready for a gut wrenching story you go and check out Jeramiah, Sid and Lucifer's story for yourself.
