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A Soul to Steal

A Soul to Steal

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  • Author：Opal Reyne
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Summary

All Gideon wanted was a friend。

After waking up in the afterlife to discover he died， Gideon has nowhere to go。 The world around him feels strange， utterly false， and he struggles to let go of the past he was ripped away from。

Gideon never expects his new， monstrous friend to nibble his way into his heart， or give him purpose in death。 His wings are soft， his body strong， and his skull face oddly compelling， but what point is there in desiring more when their future is meaningless？

All Aleron wanted was his kindred。

Having been violently separated from his twin， Aleron is left behind in Tenebris。 Unlikely events lead him into an adventure with a pretty human， who entrances him more with every step they take。 Gideon is funny yet confusing， and he makes desire sink into Aleron like a frustrating set of claws。

Aleron’s heart is big， it’s ready to love， and it’s fond of the male he has in his keeping。 But things do not always go as promised， even when Aleron is given the potential to have everything he wants。

Will Aleron be able to keep those important to him close， or will he come to regret the choices he’s made？

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Reviews

Marie Brown （Marie's Tempting Reads） ，

Sensational， emotional， brilliant and stunning all rolled up into this masterpiece of a book！ The newest Dustwalker Brides story was downright wonderful。 I adored our dustwalker and loved his precious human。 Absolutely adored it！

Vanessa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book knocked me off my seat。 I was not expecting anything that this book had to offer。 When I originally read that we lost Aleron and it was heartbreaking。 I mean I definitely ugly cried reading about his loss into the afterlife。 The bond that he shares with his brother。 The banter and playfulness makes you feel giddy and happy while reading them。 I fell in love with the duo when they were first introduced to us in a soul to guide。 I’m not one for choosing mm stories。 It’s always involved a This book knocked me off my seat。 I was not expecting anything that this book had to offer。 When I originally read that we lost Aleron and it was heartbreaking。 I mean I definitely ugly cried reading about his loss into the afterlife。 The bond that he shares with his brother。 The banter and playfulness makes you feel giddy and happy while reading them。 I fell in love with the duo when they were first introduced to us in a soul to guide。 I’m not one for choosing mm stories。 It’s always involved a female even if it was mmf。 But once again opal reyne changed my perception on a mm story and the fact that if the story is done really well then maybe future stories that involve a mm love story I’ll be able to pick up and enjoy。 The storyline was so interesting and it had a lot of witty banter which is a personal favourite of mine and something I wish every book should have some in it because it takes that relatability to the next level。 The fact that Opal can create a whole universe but continue to world build well into the series。 To create an afterlife world I top of everything she has done and it never got confusing or hard to follow along。 Opal has the ability to create beautiful worlds no matter which series I’ve read from her。 I always think the last book in the duskwalker brides series and every time I’m proven wrong because she supersedes my expectations of each new instalment of the series。 The slow burn and angst really made it a page turner。 The spice was definitely there。 The dirty talk， the first times etc。 it definitely got explicit with how descriptive it was but it wasn’t over done。 The spice was the perfect amount for how the sexual tension between the characters built as they learned to trust one another and overcome the trauma。 This is definitely not a standalone。 You definitely need to read the others in the series to be able to follow along especially the book previously released a soul to revive。 Since it’s one half of a pair of twins it’s important to have the background information in order to fully enjoy and understand the book and the characters。 Storyline: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Spice: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。✨/5Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Recommendations: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I highly recommend this book or series to anyone who loves spicy burn the world to protect their soulmate romance。 。。。more

Amanda Green ，

Yet again Opal has stunned me with her incredible world。 This is my first M/M book。 And I'm the type that was worried I couldn't enjoy it fully because I like to insert myself in the shoes of a character to fully immerse myself。 But Opal taught me wrong。 I was so unbelievably head over heels for Aleron and Gideon。 The beautiful friendship and treatment of each other had me SWOONING。 Absolutely red faced kicking my feet type swooning。 Loved it loved it LOVED it。 M/M may be a new fav for me now。 Yet again Opal has stunned me with her incredible world。 This is my first M/M book。 And I'm the type that was worried I couldn't enjoy it fully because I like to insert myself in the shoes of a character to fully immerse myself。 But Opal taught me wrong。 I was so unbelievably head over heels for Aleron and Gideon。 The beautiful friendship and treatment of each other had me SWOONING。 Absolutely red faced kicking my feet type swooning。 Loved it loved it LOVED it。 M/M may be a new fav for me now。 。。。more

Pattya Holbert ，

Gideon and Aleron make such a great couple， Aleron is patient and loyal and Gideon is playful and open minded。 Together they form a life for themselves then work hard to rebuild that life when things change。 They are tested time and again but prove that love， patience and understanding can win。

Mrs McN ，

I don't usually read MM but I really enjoyed this book。 The world building is top notch and the characters are believable。 I highly recommend A Soul to Steal and can't wait for the next book。 I don't usually read MM but I really enjoyed this book。 The world building is top notch and the characters are believable。 I highly recommend A Soul to Steal and can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Caitie ，

Wow… Don’t get me wrong I love MM stories， but none I have read have been quite as well done as A Soul To Steal。 This book had such a realistic exposure to a soft innocence without deleting out the masculine qualities of the characters。 Everytime I read a book by Opal I don’t know how she’s going to beat her last book， but she does and I’m always amazed。 The romantic challenges in this book to their story was next level， I really fell inlove with these guys！ I’m disappointed I won’t get another Wow… Don’t get me wrong I love MM stories， but none I have read have been quite as well done as A Soul To Steal。 This book had such a realistic exposure to a soft innocence without deleting out the masculine qualities of the characters。 Everytime I read a book by Opal I don’t know how she’s going to beat her last book， but she does and I’m always amazed。 The romantic challenges in this book to their story was next level， I really fell inlove with these guys！ I’m disappointed I won’t get another chance to read this book again， but I’ll be reading this entire series again very soon - need to get my fix！ Thanks for another amazing read Opal！ 。。。more

Brooke Tupaea ，

The Ultimate Cinnamon RollI have so many things I want to say about this book， but first things first: Opal — thank you。 For going there。 Sincerely， Yaoi simps everywhere。 Now without further ado， let’s get into it。 ‘A Soul To Steal’ follows on directly from its predecessor book， ‘A Soul To Revive’， and delights readers with a satisfying amount of highly anticipated answers to a variety of questions that have been burning since the first instalment in the Duskwalker Brides series， ‘A Soul To Kee The Ultimate Cinnamon RollI have so many things I want to say about this book， but first things first: Opal — thank you。 For going there。 Sincerely， Yaoi simps everywhere。 Now without further ado， let’s get into it。 ‘A Soul To Steal’ follows on directly from its predecessor book， ‘A Soul To Revive’， and delights readers with a satisfying amount of highly anticipated answers to a variety of questions that have been burning since the first instalment in the Duskwalker Brides series， ‘A Soul To Keep’， was released。 So for anyone looking to dabble in this ever-growing， ever-making-you-breathless monster romance series， please heed the Author’s Note or START FROM THE BEGINNING （seriously， you’ll be missing out on so much spank-bank material otherwise）。 That said， ‘A Soul To Steal’ is most definitely NOT a book you want to miss out on if M/M is your thing， so even if you don’t wanna read five books of world building to get here… *whispers* Do it for the plot… Our main human protagonist this time around is a truly heartwarming young man by the name of Gideon。 Adopted brother of Emerie， our previous main hero， his confident and optimistic personality is a wonderfully refreshing addition to our growing list of Brides （tip of the hat to Opal for keeping that title for him — I approve）。 What you see is what you get with Gideon， and the man is not afraid to tell ‘em how he really feels。 An advantageous trait to have when he finds himself helplessly falling for our very loveable pink-eyed Mavka。 And really， can you blame him？ The poor guy never stood a chance。 It was over as soon as he was caught in the beams of those bright pink orbs… or was it？ Anyway。 Aleron。 I think the entire fandom has filed our latest Duskwalker under the “protect at all costs” category。 This beautiful specimen had me weak， lost in fantasies of putting my favourite Oodie on and snuggling inside his silky smooth wings for cuddles。 I spent half the book conflicted and at war with my hormones — how could I possibly get all hot and bothered by such a sweet lil “fluffy sky puppy”？ It seemed wrong on so many levels… Until our sweet Mavka hit me with some of the hottest one-liners I think I’ve heard in the series to date。 Observe: “But you have not taken your favourite part of me yet， little spring…” MA’AM。 You had no right messing with my insides — or Gideon’s — in such an expert manner… Plz do it again in the next book。 In all honesty though， it was the contrast in Aleron’s personality that did it for me。 One moment sweet as pie， the next — oh wait… sorry Gideon was the pie — wait， no — Moving on！ I’m sure at this point that everyone is aware of the trend between the Duskwalker orb colours and what I like to call their “default personalities”。 But have you noticed this trend coinciding with the themes prevalent in each book？ It’s part of why I love this series so much and why I consider Opal to be a brilliant writer。 If you haven’t yet， you will with ‘A Soul To Steal’。 This book has many themes， but without question it’s the affection and love that outshine the rest。 She well and truly had me in my feels at all times。 I would like to draw attention to another aspect of this book that I found interesting; love languages。 I personally loved that Opal included this topic as it was such an important part of both of their personalities and featured regularly throughout the book。 Coincidentally mine and Gideon’s are the same — probably why I enjoyed his character so much — but Aleron had his own way of showing his affection through， you guessed it， his wings。 As the first and only Duskwalker to have them （so far） they are integral to his individuality and an easy indicator of his emotions， and Opal did a fantastic job using them to really bring Aleron to life。 ‘A Soul To Steal’ is a truly beautiful addition to the Duskwalker Brides series and couldn’t have come at a better time。 After the massive explosion of plot in the last book — among other things — it was a lovely change of pace that I believe was needed。 It had me hopelessly starry-eyed all the time， positively drooling half the time， and full blown cackling at a few rather memorable instances — all while taking the time to resolve many fan theories and questions。 It has certainly set the stage for the next three Duskwalker Brides books。 I shall be anxiously awaiting for the next instalment in the Duskwalker Brides series， ‘A Soul To Protect’， of which one thing is for certain: I am very， VERY excited to read about a certain ssssmexy Mavka。 。。。more

Elie Quiroz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book so much！ Can I just gush about how I love Gideon and Aleron？ Because their friendship to relationship was just the cutest！ I keep falling for these monster boys every single book！ Aleron is the sweetest and most patient boy ever。 Even I was throwing my hands up at Gideon through the second half of the book。 But Aleron kept strong and waded through the storm。 I loved his need to touch Gideon and just his ability to want to make Gideon fall for him， not once but twice。 He is just I loved this book so much！ Can I just gush about how I love Gideon and Aleron？ Because their friendship to relationship was just the cutest！ I keep falling for these monster boys every single book！ Aleron is the sweetest and most patient boy ever。 Even I was throwing my hands up at Gideon through the second half of the book。 But Aleron kept strong and waded through the storm。 I loved his need to touch Gideon and just his ability to want to make Gideon fall for him， not once but twice。 He is just *chef kisses*。 I highlighted so many of his thoughts because I was either almost brought to tears by his sweet words or laughing my ass off at his naivete。 Gideon。 In the first half of the book， I loved him。 I know his getting amnesia is not his fault， but he was hurting himself and Aleron because of it。 I wanted to smack him a few times to get him to pull himself together。 I did understand he was grieving and Opal does an amazing job with the subject。 I was happy when they were able to go to their goofy selves again。 This book was all the feels wrapped up in a spicy monster romance that I just engulfed。 I always think that Opal can't possibly give me another Duskwalker to love and yet， every time， I am pleasantly surprised！ Also， I cannot WAIT to read the book about the serpent Mavka！！！ My interest was peaked when we met him。 。。。more

Mónika Mukus-Nagy ，

I feel like I just repeat myself all the time with the review of each of these books。 Nothing more can be said， it is just pure perfection。 I haven't read any other book， where the romantic element of the story and the actual storyline is so well balanced and both are so intriguing。 Both the human and the Duskwalker characters are so versatile and well written。 This book has been an emotional rollercoaster with parts where you are laughing how cute Aleron is and parts， that are so heartbreaking， I feel like I just repeat myself all the time with the review of each of these books。 Nothing more can be said， it is just pure perfection。 I haven't read any other book， where the romantic element of the story and the actual storyline is so well balanced and both are so intriguing。 Both the human and the Duskwalker characters are so versatile and well written。 This book has been an emotional rollercoaster with parts where you are laughing how cute Aleron is and parts， that are so heartbreaking， you are going to be weeping like a baby。 The main characters are both so loveable and genuine， I loved them throughout the whole book。 This was the most wholesome of all of these books，but at the same time the spice was also top notch。 Definitely recommend。 。。。more

Nikki Preble ，

Every time I think this series can’t get better Opal Reyne proves me wrong！ A soul to steal is no exception。 Side note: Most of the books in this series can be read out of order but this one really can’t。 You need to read A Soul to Revive first or you’ll be lost。That said， ASTS is different from the rest of the series in several ways… *We have our first MM pairing。 （::squeals in queer delight::）*Aleron is the first winged duskwalker。 *As we learned in ASTR， our boys are in the afterlife not Aust Every time I think this series can’t get better Opal Reyne proves me wrong！ A soul to steal is no exception。 Side note: Most of the books in this series can be read out of order but this one really can’t。 You need to read A Soul to Revive first or you’ll be lost。That said， ASTS is different from the rest of the series in several ways… *We have our first MM pairing。 （::squeals in queer delight::）*Aleron is the first winged duskwalker。 *As we learned in ASTR， our boys are in the afterlife not Australis。 *New trigger warnings。 So check those if you have triggers， folks！Taking us in a brand new direction while being inclusive and still keeping us on the edge of our seats is what Opal Reyne does best！ She took on the afterlife this time around with a lgbt+ love story and made it fit seamlessly into the duskwalker brides series！ Aleron and Gideon are my favorite couple so far！ Gideon is patient and kind with our sweet and gentle hearted batboy。 The timing never seems rushed and the relationship growth feels natural。 Reyne’s trademark spicy scenes are as steamy and playful as ever！ It’s a truly beautiful story that I can’t recommend highly enough！ 。。。more

Selkie Author ，

MM is not something that I would usually be interested in reading。 I have tried in the past but have never really been able to get into it。 However this new book by Opal is absolutely something that I thoroughly enjoyed and something that will stay with me for a long time 。The two main characters of this story are such a good match however sometimes life just gets in the road。 Or sometimes death。 But true love never really dies。While this story is very different from previous stories， and the ad MM is not something that I would usually be interested in reading。 I have tried in the past but have never really been able to get into it。 However this new book by Opal is absolutely something that I thoroughly enjoyed and something that will stay with me for a long time 。The two main characters of this story are such a good match however sometimes life just gets in the road。 Or sometimes death。 But true love never really dies。While this story is very different from previous stories， and the adventures are unique Opal still writes in her wonderful style， and the style we know and love。A long and wonderful read that will stay with you long after you've read it。 。。。more

Aaliyah ，

I didn’t hate this one but it definitely wasn’t my favorite out of the series。 I just felt like the pacing was really off？ I’m not sure how else to describe it。 I just wasn’t vibing with it。 I definitely felt like there were two different stories within and I feel like it would have been better with just one 😩。 Despite my feelings on that I still really enjoyed it！！ I love learned more about how the universe and who the duskwalkers came from。 The love story is so cute， I love it reading it so mu I didn’t hate this one but it definitely wasn’t my favorite out of the series。 I just felt like the pacing was really off？ I’m not sure how else to describe it。 I just wasn’t vibing with it。 I definitely felt like there were two different stories within and I feel like it would have been better with just one 😩。 Despite my feelings on that I still really enjoyed it！！ I love learned more about how the universe and who the duskwalkers came from。 The love story is so cute， I love it reading it so much。 Can’t wait to see what comes next！！ 。。。more

Melissa Tarrington ，

Ok so to start I want to say that while the rest of these books can be read as standalone， they should be read in order for full understanding of the nuances of the series。 HOWEVER in order to read this book you MUST read the previous book A Soul to Revive as this book contains information that is directly related to the events that occur in Book 5。On to the story！ I was SO freaking excited to find out that Opal had made this an MM book， her first attempt at MM。 Now personally I love MM books so Ok so to start I want to say that while the rest of these books can be read as standalone， they should be read in order for full understanding of the nuances of the series。 HOWEVER in order to read this book you MUST read the previous book A Soul to Revive as this book contains information that is directly related to the events that occur in Book 5。On to the story！ I was SO freaking excited to find out that Opal had made this an MM book， her first attempt at MM。 Now personally I love MM books so I was so eager to read it。This book is so good。 Aleron is just so freaking cute and he and Gideon have my heart entirely。 As usual for Opals books he prepared to laugh and have your heart brutally ripped from your body as LEAST once。 If you cry at books easily have a whole box of tissues ready！That being said her books always end in an HEA so you know you can push through the pain。 The journey that these 2 go on， emotionally， is just so well written。 For me this is just another example of how amazing this series is。 I cannot wait for the next installment！ 。。。more

Vee Anderson ，

opal does it again！ this is my first true MM read and i was skeptical if i would enjoy it。 i really loved the character development thru the story and how individual the characters personalities are！ opal manages to write truly unique characters and experiences every time。 i couldn't read it fast enough。 so much happens at such a flowing rate and i loved that i was on an adventure with this couple。 gowh i love each dusk walker differently， but my heart is forever with the twins ❤️ opal does it again！ this is my first true MM read and i was skeptical if i would enjoy it。 i really loved the character development thru the story and how individual the characters personalities are！ opal manages to write truly unique characters and experiences every time。 i couldn't read it fast enough。 so much happens at such a flowing rate and i loved that i was on an adventure with this couple。 gowh i love each dusk walker differently， but my heart is forever with the twins ❤️ 。。。more

Christa Rayne ，

3。5 rounded up to 4， because I love Opal。 Ooofff。 I might do a reread， but this book was not it for me。 From the beginning to end， other than world building， the relationship felt out of convivence？ I don't know how to explain that better， I am going to do a reread this weekend， and update my review。 But in all， this one did not pull me in like all the other ones have。 Also， it is soooo long haha！ Which I love， but because it was a book that did not hold my attention well， it made it feel even l 3。5 rounded up to 4， because I love Opal。 Ooofff。 I might do a reread， but this book was not it for me。 From the beginning to end， other than world building， the relationship felt out of convivence？ I don't know how to explain that better， I am going to do a reread this weekend， and update my review。 But in all， this one did not pull me in like all the other ones have。 Also， it is soooo long haha！ Which I love， but because it was a book that did not hold my attention well， it made it feel even longer。 I love Opal！ I think everyone should read this， so please don't let me sway you not to， just be prepared for a book that is not super-fast paced！ But in all， this book was lacking for me out of all her other books。 Which is sad， because I love M/M。 As Always，Peace， Love and Piracy。 。。。more

Chloe ，

I fall more and more in love with this series with each book。 Opal really does not miss， ever！Aleron is the cutest little bean and he’s so loving and caring even when he’s pushed to his limits。 I loved him so much。 I just wanted to give him a big hug the entire time。I loved the growing relationship between Gideon and Aleron and the journey they went through。 Gideon is dealing with a lot but you really get into his mind and understand the trauma he is dealing with and how he overcomes it。As you c I fall more and more in love with this series with each book。 Opal really does not miss， ever！Aleron is the cutest little bean and he’s so loving and caring even when he’s pushed to his limits。 I loved him so much。 I just wanted to give him a big hug the entire time。I loved the growing relationship between Gideon and Aleron and the journey they went through。 Gideon is dealing with a lot but you really get into his mind and understand the trauma he is dealing with and how he overcomes it。As you come to expect from Opal， it is a rollercoaster of emotions。 I found myself laughing， crying and squealing with joy。 I can’t wait to see what awaits us with the rest of the series。 It truly is one of my all time favourites。ARC received in exchange for an unbiased review。 。。。more

Valentina ，

A friends to lovers romance， and one of the most endearing of the Duskwalker series。 Naivete contrasted with experience rolled up into mutual protectiveness， Aleron and Gideon's blossoming love story tugged the heartstring。 Yet in the usual fashion of these tales， intermingled with the sweetness， there was strife; there was hardship to overcome， and the loyalty and friendship between them showcased their companionship and tenacity， and then love in a beautiful manner。As usual the story was lengt A friends to lovers romance， and one of the most endearing of the Duskwalker series。 Naivete contrasted with experience rolled up into mutual protectiveness， Aleron and Gideon's blossoming love story tugged the heartstring。 Yet in the usual fashion of these tales， intermingled with the sweetness， there was strife; there was hardship to overcome， and the loyalty and friendship between them showcased their companionship and tenacity， and then love in a beautiful manner。As usual the story was lengthy in this author's immersive fashion as， besides the romance and adventure， the arc introduced from previous stories interlaced to build this world and depict the inhabitants in all their beautiful diversity。 I loved variety in this world， so representative and inclusive。 I was also happy to read about former protagonists from other books。Third person， limited points of view， I was able to see the story and view their world easily through the main characters' eyes。 Special accolades for the conscious and sensitive portrayal of LGBTQ+。 。。。more

Claire Teague ，

I received this ARC for an honest review。****** This review contains spoilers*********Opal 😊 I love your books。This is the 6th book in the Dustwalkers Brides series。This was my first MM book。 （Not my usual read， but I enjoyed it regardless）We start the book off in Tenebris， the afterlife with Alernon and Gideon， after Emerie and Ingram depart。Whilst in Tenebris， Alernon keeps Gideon awake to explore the strange afterlife。 Alernon wants to take Gideon to see another Mavka that is there， On their I received this ARC for an honest review。****** This review contains spoilers*********Opal 😊 I love your books。This is the 6th book in the Dustwalkers Brides series。This was my first MM book。 （Not my usual read， but I enjoyed it regardless）We start the book off in Tenebris， the afterlife with Alernon and Gideon， after Emerie and Ingram depart。Whilst in Tenebris， Alernon keeps Gideon awake to explore the strange afterlife。 Alernon wants to take Gideon to see another Mavka that is there， On their exploring， their friendship grows， and curiosity of one another takes over。 They start exploring their bodies together through the guidance of Gideon。Along the way， we meet a new Mavka with a snake skull。 （Already intreagued with this Mavka）。Weldir makes a few more appearances in this book， as well as a creepy sex cave devoted to his love。 He sent Alernon on a quest to another world to acquire him a tear， bringing Gideon along with him on another adventure。Returning from the other world with more than he asked for， weldir was able to bring Alernon back to earth， but not before Alernon made Gideon his bride。The heartache I felt in the second half of the book 😔 I really felt for Alernon and the difficulties he went through when his bride didn't remember him。 But watching him fall in love again and how tender and considerate his was。Again， this was my first MM book， and I wasn't quite sure how the pairing would go， but my oh my Opal。 The fact that Gideon took it without Alernons magic 😱 go Gideon lol， and the seam scene。As always， hats off to you。 Opal， I love you writing， character， and world building， and I am anxiously awaiting the next book。 。。。more

Brittney Powell ，

I almost DNF'd this book multiple times throughout the first half。 I forced myself to keep reading and I am so glad that I did for two reasons: 1。Because I love this series and didn't want to miss anything important and 2。 The second half of the book was the book I wanted to read。The first half was tedious for me。 The pacing felt off and it was a whole lot of repetitive inner monologues。 I did not like Gideon much at all in the first half， he came off as manipulative and self-centered to me。 Ale I almost DNF'd this book multiple times throughout the first half。 I forced myself to keep reading and I am so glad that I did for two reasons: 1。Because I love this series and didn't want to miss anything important and 2。 The second half of the book was the book I wanted to read。The first half was tedious for me。 The pacing felt off and it was a whole lot of repetitive inner monologues。 I did not like Gideon much at all in the first half， he came off as manipulative and self-centered to me。 Aleron had much less humanity than the others， this coupled with his sweet nature and the lack of "monstrous" drives made him feel very childish。 Together。。 it just did not mesh or give me any good feels。The second half， redeemed the book for me。 They had struggles and real-world problems to deal with。 They had differences to overcome。 Gideon didn't come across the same way in the second half。 It was honestly much more believable for him to act the way he did。 Aleron's sweetness shined and he also seemed more like a "less human" monster in the second half than the child-like puppy that he came across as in the first half。The spice was on point， especially toward the end。 Redemption spice is the best。I hate to write anything other than a five-star review because I adore this series and can't wait to read and own them all。 This one just wasn't 100% it for me and that's ok。 Thank you Opal， for continuing to build this world and these beautiful characters for us to enjoy。 。。。more

Michelle ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Opal staaaaahp。 Wait please don’t lol。 Each and every book has grabbed a piece of my heart， and just like the rest so did this one。 I love how each couple have their own thing they need to overcome and together they work through it， I can’t ever decide who exactlyIs my favorite couple。 I love that we got to know weildr more！ And got to see the “daddy” side of him， it was definitely heartwarming。 We also got toMeet our serpent skull Mavka， I just wanna give him a hug 😭❤️ And the fact Opal somehow Opal staaaaahp。 Wait please don’t lol。 Each and every book has grabbed a piece of my heart， and just like the rest so did this one。 I love how each couple have their own thing they need to overcome and together they work through it， I can’t ever decide who exactlyIs my favorite couple。 I love that we got to know weildr more！ And got to see the “daddy” side of him， it was definitely heartwarming。 We also got toMeet our serpent skull Mavka， I just wanna give him a hug 😭❤️ And the fact Opal somehow brings our previous skull daddy’s into each book is just chefs kiss。 I know I end up missing them， and having them pop back in even for a few chapters always gets my heart racing。 I wish I could just reread this entire series for the first time again！ 5 stars！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️read them‼️‼️‼️‼️you know you want too 😘 。。。more

Clémentine Buzaré ，

It was a good story， Opal took her time with the relationship building， and we see the universe getting clearer and clearer and Aleron and Gideon are very cute together！ Not a fan of MM in general but it was a sweet love story

Heather A Tanguy ，

This book！ Everytime I go in knowing it will have a happy ending。 Even when it gets rocky I have hope。 And these two deserve a happy ending。 My love grows for these characters and this world every book。

Kat ，

Absolutely loved it。 This will forever be one of my favourites of this series ❤️

Madeline ，

This book was sooo captivating！！！ I am a cis/het woman who only reads m/f romance， but i adore the Duskwalker series （and frankly all of the series’ by Opal） so I had to read this one。 I don’t think I would want anyone for sweet， innocent， goofy & PERFECT Aleron other than Gideon。 They are such a perfect couple， and this book was just fantastic。 I highly recommend this whole series — I’ve even started collecting signed copies （one at a time， because shipping from Aus to USA is the same cost as t This book was sooo captivating！！！ I am a cis/het woman who only reads m/f romance， but i adore the Duskwalker series （and frankly all of the series’ by Opal） so I had to read this one。 I don’t think I would want anyone for sweet， innocent， goofy & PERFECT Aleron other than Gideon。 They are such a perfect couple， and this book was just fantastic。 I highly recommend this whole series — I’ve even started collecting signed copies （one at a time， because shipping from Aus to USA is the same cost as the book itself）。 Totally smitten & can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait for the next in the Duskwalker Brides serious！！ 。。。more

SamiReads ，

As always Opal has given us a wondrous tale of love， pain and so much more。 I love to go into depth about this BUT I already know if I do that I will 100% ruin it for any and all future readers。 Please for the love of Dustwalkers READ this book ASAP！

Jessica ，

4。5 starsOh the boys。。 I love that we got to have a MM story！ Gideon and Aleron are wonderful。 I love their story。 We get to see their love not just once。 This is the 6th book in the series and they just keep getting better。 I love seeing how each character grows and each couples' relationship blossoms。 This world continues to grow and seeing each region continues to amaze me。 I can't wait to see what happens in the next book！ 4。5 starsOh the boys。。 I love that we got to have a MM story！ Gideon and Aleron are wonderful。 I love their story。 We get to see their love not just once。 This is the 6th book in the series and they just keep getting better。 I love seeing how each character grows and each couples' relationship blossoms。 This world continues to grow and seeing each region continues to amaze me。 I can't wait to see what happens in the next book！ 。。。more

Madison R。 ，

Overall Rating: 5 StarsSpice Rating: 3 StarsThis is a friends to lovers with a relatively slow burn， and a large dose of angst， acceptance， and hurt/comfort themes。 Opal Reyne did a marvelous job （with the help of sensitivty readers） depicting a gay main character。 Gideon is a very multi-faceted character with a lot of struggles with his situation， as well as Aleron and the overcoming of grief and loss - but they find comfort within one another （and struggles）， and I feel like this is a really w Overall Rating: 5 StarsSpice Rating: 3 StarsThis is a friends to lovers with a relatively slow burn， and a large dose of angst， acceptance， and hurt/comfort themes。 Opal Reyne did a marvelous job （with the help of sensitivty readers） depicting a gay main character。 Gideon is a very multi-faceted character with a lot of struggles with his situation， as well as Aleron and the overcoming of grief and loss - but they find comfort within one another （and struggles）， and I feel like this is a really well-written relationship。 This is actually my second favorite in the series thus far， even if I don't read a lot of M/M stories - a testament of sorts to the effort in proper depicition， 。。。more

Nadia ，

▪️Rating:-3。5 rounded up to 4▪️Thoughts:*My review has been redacted to avoid spoilers*-"Aleron wanted to be needed， wanted to be useful to someone in the way he had been vital for his dear kindred。 He wanted someone to give him meaning。"Ufff， Aleron was perfect he is a big teddy bear I will protect and shield him from anything and everything including （。。。。）。 I loved the beginning， the chemistry and connection Aleron and Gideon had regarding pain， loss， and longing they were going through was d ▪️Rating:-3。5 rounded up to 4▪️Thoughts:*My review has been redacted to avoid spoilers*-"Aleron wanted to be needed， wanted to be useful to someone in the way he had been vital for his dear kindred。 He wanted someone to give him meaning。"Ufff， Aleron was perfect he is a big teddy bear I will protect and shield him from anything and everything including （。。。。）。 I loved the beginning， the chemistry and connection Aleron and Gideon had regarding pain， loss， and longing they were going through was deep。 Also， I enjoyed getting to read once again about previous characters in a different POV （reading about what is happening in the present for some of them was perfection） and how they interacted with the MCs was huge to me， which made this story a bit less painful for me。 I truly believe （。。。。） will always have the best wishes and intentions in mind for the Mavka and I can not wait to know more about it。-“Weldir helped me。 He made sure I was not completely alone and has often been by my side。"As I said， the beginning was wonderful and I really enjoyed it， but as the story went on the location and tune changed especially because of the （。。。。）。 That change pained me， I could not move on from that。 For some reason it just impacted me so much。 Aleron， I mean poor Aleron I could not imagine。 Aleron is the most sweet， caring， and patient Mavka。 I know all Mavka have different amount of humanity， which leads to how they understand and perceive their own emotions and the emotions from the people around them。 Therefore， if they lack humanity sometimes it may be difficult for them to understand how to react or help someone。-The longing to tell this male how much he meant to him， how much he cared for and adored him， simmered within his mind。 He wanted to call him his bride and let him know he would be utterly cherished for life。My feelings and conclusions overall just kept coming to the same thing over and over again。 I wanted Aleron to feel cherished， cared for， and worshipped the same way he wants to provide all of that for his bride because I know how fiercely， unconditionally， and strong these Mavka love。-Even if he needed to chisel his way through the coal of his inner self， Aleron would make sure he flared bright like lava once more。The world building has been great throughout this series （because I have read every single book within this series and each of them I love for different reasons） and reading how everything is coming together once again has me grinning。 Opal Rayne writes in a way where she slowly introduces new characters which intrigue me and pull me in， I always end up caring for all of them。 It's unavoidable， the feelings I have for these Mavka run deep in my veins。-“I do not know where you were before I met you， but I will not let you go，” Aleron stated， his tone holding confidence in his promise。 “I will stay by your side， always。”Of course， all of this is my opinion and experience of reading this book， and it will vary from person to person as they read Aleron’s and Gideon's story。 As I mentioned previously， some aspects of the book impacted me and I had to sometimes take a break get my emotions in order and continue reading。-Always space， always the opposite of what he wanted。Overall， my emotions at this point are still conflicted if I'm being completely honest。 Did I love it？ Yes， I did。 Did I enjoy it？ Once again also， yes I really did。 However， there are just some actions that still wound me and I think only time can take care of that。▪️Key points:-A Soul to Steal is not a standalone， it is part of a interconnected plot so it is recommended to at least read book five， A Soul to Revive， to better understand this book。-Aleron: Ingram's twin brother。 Ingram's book is the fifth in the series， A Soul to Revive。-Gideon: Emerie's adopted brother。 Emerie is the FMC in book five， A Soul to Revive。I received this book as an ARC， this is my honest review。 。。。more

Ruby Downing ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was out of my usual trope， but I had to read it cause I am in love with this series！！ I am so glad I did！ This book was everything I didn’t know I needed。 Aleron had golden retriever energy， while being a bone daddy， and I was OBSESSED！！ I started off slow， and then finished it in a day。 Opal， you’re an amazing author。 Every time something new is introduced， it doesn’t add confusion- such as Aleron’s grandma 👀。 The books flow sooo well， and are well-written。 Some series introduce somet This book was out of my usual trope， but I had to read it cause I am in love with this series！！ I am so glad I did！ This book was everything I didn’t know I needed。 Aleron had golden retriever energy， while being a bone daddy， and I was OBSESSED！！ I started off slow， and then finished it in a day。 Opal， you’re an amazing author。 Every time something new is introduced， it doesn’t add confusion- such as Aleron’s grandma 👀。 The books flow sooo well， and are well-written。 Some series introduce something new so suddenly that you are left feeling confused。 **SPOILER**Watching Aleron and Gideon falling in love was beautiful。 Getting to see them fall in love again？ Amazing！！ Seeing the closure Gideon got to experience was also amazing， and I think it was needed for Gideon to fully embrace Aleron。 Also， who else is curious about the private cave？？ 👀 to me， it shows the Weldir truly cares about his children， and the Owl Witch， but can’t fully form himself to be “present” in their lives。 His statues are the only way he can be around his “little ones” when he can’t be with his family。 I keep going on。。 but this book was amazing！！ Seeing Merikh again， and seeing Orpheus’s baby 🥹。 I cannot imagine what I will do if this series ends 🥲。 Opal has climbed the ranks to being in my top 5 authors， and I think I will always be excited when another book comes out！ So， thank you， Opal。 For introducing us to this beautiful world， and the Mavka’s who live within ♥️。 。。。more

Sylvia Bean ，

Heavy， beautiful love story with happy ending！！ Great read for those who smile through the worst of times so you don’t break ❤️❤️This book in the duskwalker series is the one that connected with my heart fully。 This couple reminded me very much of my own relationship， Gideon being the more spicy and outspoken and aeleron loving him fully through all of his misgivings。 The way Gideon needed to heal his soul before fully giving it was a roller coaster of tears and love。 It was such a beautifully s Heavy， beautiful love story with happy ending！！ Great read for those who smile through the worst of times so you don’t break ❤️❤️This book in the duskwalker series is the one that connected with my heart fully。 This couple reminded me very much of my own relationship， Gideon being the more spicy and outspoken and aeleron loving him fully through all of his misgivings。 The way Gideon needed to heal his soul before fully giving it was a roller coaster of tears and love。 It was such a beautifully sad love story。 It was such a change of pace compared to the others being that it was mainly focused on their relationship trials。 I have been sitting pondering the book awhile and it is just so heavy on my heart and soul。 The deep hurt throughout the book was heart shattering but the love was so full and pure I can’t explain how it healed a part of my soul。 Soooo beautifully written and what a lovely amazing perfect ending！！！！ 。。。more

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