A Gorgeous Villain
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- Author：Saffron A. Kent
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Reviews
Shelly Wygant
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Callie is in reform school all because of him。 She should hate Reed but when he shows back up in her life 2 years later all of those old feelings come rushing back。 The villain and the good girl。 Holy moly this books was so angsty。 Full of toxic relationships， hate， love， heartbreak， friendships， enemies and more， you won't want to stop turning the pages。 I will tell you that Saffron Kent can tell a story， she writes details that stick in your mind along with characters that you won't forget。 If Callie is in reform school all because of him。 She should hate Reed but when he shows back up in her life 2 years later all of those old feelings come rushing back。 The villain and the good girl。 Holy moly this books was so angsty。 Full of toxic relationships， hate， love， heartbreak， friendships， enemies and more， you won't want to stop turning the pages。 I will tell you that Saffron Kent can tell a story， she writes details that stick in your mind along with characters that you won't forget。 If you want an angsty romance then this is the book for you。 。。。more
Lynn Reynolds
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It is important that you read the Wild Mustang & The Dancing Fairy first。 The author was nice enough to include that prequel inside this book。 It gets you ready for the main event。 Callie is lucky to have brothers looking out for her。 We get her impressions of those around her。 One specific person of interest is Reed。 He seems to be the king that lords over everyone in his circle。 By the time you get to the end of the prequel， you should have some understanding of who some of the characters in t It is important that you read the Wild Mustang & The Dancing Fairy first。 The author was nice enough to include that prequel inside this book。 It gets you ready for the main event。 Callie is lucky to have brothers looking out for her。 We get her impressions of those around her。 One specific person of interest is Reed。 He seems to be the king that lords over everyone in his circle。 By the time you get to the end of the prequel， you should have some understanding of who some of the characters in this series are。 Also， if you have not read My Darling Arrow， you may want to check that book out at some point。 In Gorgeous Villain， Callie’s past has caught up with her。 Reed seems to be someone that has a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other。 The author made it interesting for me because I started with one perception and ended with another。 These two characters just seem like worlds apart。 One is sunshine but when the other comes into the scene it’s like the sun disappears and a storm is brewing。 So you keep reading to see if the sun will come out again for them or if the storm will overrule。 This quickly became addictive。 There was plenty of emotion on both sides – both good and bad。 It ends up with me wanting to know how things are going to end。 You may end up not wanting to be interrupted for anything。 There are two things that I came to look forward to once I reach the end。 The first is the next book in the series – I'm not sure I can wait until December though。 Something else is waiting to see if there will be an audio version。 I loved the audio version of My Darling Arrow so I’m hoping for a repeat here。 With Arrow’s book， I said that I prefer the audio version。 With this book， I think our author has changed my mind – I think I need both versions if available。 I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review。 The opinions I have expressed are my own。 。。。more
Read。Review。Repeat Blog
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"Honestly I felt like I was waiting years to get my hands on this book。 Was it worth the wait？ I definitely do not have the right words to how this book made me feel and a simple yes isn’t going to suffice。Reed & Callie are two of the most perfectly imperfect characters that I have ever read。 At times I loved them and at others I was bordering on hate。 But with each page and in turn every chapter I could not put this story down - I just had to know what was going to happen next。Saffron had me on "Honestly I felt like I was waiting years to get my hands on this book。 Was it worth the wait？ I definitely do not have the right words to how this book made me feel and a simple yes isn’t going to suffice。Reed & Callie are two of the most perfectly imperfect characters that I have ever read。 At times I loved them and at others I was bordering on hate。 But with each page and in turn every chapter I could not put this story down - I just had to know what was going to happen next。Saffron had me on a roller coaster of emotions that I didn’t necessarily want to get off of。 Just brilliant storytelling from start to finish。 I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book。" 。。。more
Nikki
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A GORGEOUS VILLAIN BY SAFFRON A。 KENT Welcome back to St。 Mary's reform school for girls。 Callie and Reed story was teased in My Darling Arrow。 I knew it would be angsty and be a surprise pregnancy and it was so much more。This was a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet， Callie and Reed have to sneak around， being together would cause problems。 The Wild Mustang and The Dancing Fairy was a look in to back in to the past when Callie and Reed meet， til she ruins his Mustang。 Now two years later Cal A GORGEOUS VILLAIN BY SAFFRON A。 KENT Welcome back to St。 Mary's reform school for girls。 Callie and Reed story was teased in My Darling Arrow。 I knew it would be angsty and be a surprise pregnancy and it was so much more。This was a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet， Callie and Reed have to sneak around， being together would cause problems。 The Wild Mustang and The Dancing Fairy was a look in to back in to the past when Callie and Reed meet， til she ruins his Mustang。 Now two years later Callie and Reed are living very different lives， Reed is no longer the all star soccer player。 Callie， has always been in love but it was forbidden with her brothers。 At time her brothers did things to protect/control Callie， she had to take a stand to be with her Roman。 Reed ahh I loved the sacrifices he mad for Callie and he was a broken hero。 In the beginning his decision made me mad， but his redemption in protecting Callie mad up for that moment。 I knew I would enjoy this book， it covered some of my favorite tropes。 I recommend reading Callie and Reed's story。 。。。more
Caitlin
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I love this authors writing and I love this series！ Fae and Romans story didn’t hold me as captivated as Arrow and Salem’s in the first book did， but I loved this second addition nonetheless and I am so excited for the third one。 I need it now！
Kayla
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OH MY GOSH Callie and Reed made me swoon to the max。 This book was a bit of a departure from SAK's usual longing， get together， break up， get back together plot and Reed was a bit more of an alpha， jealous， possessive jerk than SAK's usual Hs， but it was so perfect and amazing and awesome。 I'm glad she tried something a bit different and honestly I loved the oops baby too （not one of my usual favorites）。 So this was a bit different from her usual but it leaned really heavy into her lyrical writi OH MY GOSH Callie and Reed made me swoon to the max。 This book was a bit of a departure from SAK's usual longing， get together， break up， get back together plot and Reed was a bit more of an alpha， jealous， possessive jerk than SAK's usual Hs， but it was so perfect and amazing and awesome。 I'm glad she tried something a bit different and honestly I loved the oops baby too （not one of my usual favorites）。 So this was a bit different from her usual but it leaned really heavy into her lyrical writing style， I'd say more than past books， but I felt like it worked out really well， it added a certain level of character and uniqueness to the book， I'm not sure if I'd want all of her books to have the exact same style as this one but it was just what A Gorgeous Villain needed。As far as the main character's go， they had amazing chemistry， and watching their growth from the prequel to the end of the book was perfect。 Callie definitely got a bit of a backbone and shook off some of her good girl ways and I loved it， and Reed became an ultimate book boyfriend imo。 I couldn't have dreamed up a more perfect for me book。 One of my favorite books of the year。 The only thing I really want to add is that reading the prequel is a must for this book。 。。。more
Wendy *cr8zysockbookblock*
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Holy moly！！！ Talk about a fairy bringing the villain to his knees。 Now I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting when I went into this book but this was more than。 It was frustratingly angsty。 I spent much of this book anticipating the moment when Callie and Reed would get it together。 If they’d ever get it together。 I loved the push and pull and underlying tension between them for much of this book。 It brought such a dark sexiness to the background of everything that was going on and ma Holy moly！！！ Talk about a fairy bringing the villain to his knees。 Now I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting when I went into this book but this was more than。 It was frustratingly angsty。 I spent much of this book anticipating the moment when Callie and Reed would get it together。 If they’d ever get it together。 I loved the push and pull and underlying tension between them for much of this book。 It brought such a dark sexiness to the background of everything that was going on and made me hope against all hope that they would be able to work out their crap。 There was just something that made you sympathetic to Callie because of the way Reedhad hurt her， and there was definitely something that made your heart bleed for Reed。 Reed Roman Jackson is legit the villain of my dreams。 He’s hot， rich and alpha AF。 He’s super protective of his Fae and he’s self punishing to the nth degree。 I loved how he said he didn’t love anything or anyone but you could just tell he had this huge capacity to love if he could only realize it。 Calliope Thorne’s character was so perfectly written and perfect for the heroine to compliment Reed Roman Jackson。 This tiny fiery ballerina with so much spirit and love to give and not a bit of fear when it came to standing up to the big huge men in her life。 Now the first ⅓ of this book is the prequel， The Wild Mustang and the Dancing Fairy。 Then the rest is two years after the incident that happens in the prequel。 Get ready to see some big time character growing， especially in the last ⅓ of this book。 There is so much in the story that finally explains why our Wild Mustang is the way he is， and why he is unable to love anyone。 Or has he finally found the ones he loves more than anything？ I’m obsessed with the level of alpha/possessiveness。 It’s fanning yourself over and over， sweating and jaw dropping kinda hot。 I Love it so much！ Cr8zysockbookblock Ratings Wrap Up！ ⭐️Star Rating- ✨✨✨✨ ½ This is definitely a must read for second chance， enemies to lovers， NA， angst lovers， hot baby daddy lovin’ fans。♨️ Flames of heat- 🔥🔥🔥 This is not a book full of sexy scenes but the tension is super nice。 There are a couple of hot scenes that will get ya excited but there’s definitely lots of great build up！ 🌪 Cliffhanger Warning- NO CLIFFHANGER！ Perfect HEA and teeny taste of what’s to come in Bronywn’s book！ I can’t wait！ Blog|Facebook|Instagram|Goodreads|BookBub|Amazon 。。。more
Jennifer Pierson
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I really wish if author's are going to write things about dark bullies， and the doormats who can't get enough of them， they should actually make the dude Stockholmed for once because there's nothing that pisses me off more than girls without a backbone。 A Gorgeous Villain follows Callie & Reed who are a match straight out of hell to be honest。 I had high hopes for her when he broke her heart in the past， she got some revenge for it， because two years later， she sure didn't show that gumption whe I really wish if author's are going to write things about dark bullies， and the doormats who can't get enough of them， they should actually make the dude Stockholmed for once because there's nothing that pisses me off more than girls without a backbone。 A Gorgeous Villain follows Callie & Reed who are a match straight out of hell to be honest。 I had high hopes for her when he broke her heart in the past， she got some revenge for it， because two years later， she sure didn't show that gumption when push came to shove。 It's like he could do anything to her & she couldn't stay away from him， and I could accept that IF the heroine was willing to go toe to toe with the immature dude who makes big time questionable decisions to torment him but that's not what is happening here at all。 I don't know if I'm in the minority or not， but this is where I am with it all。 I will say that this is only my opinion so I would recommend you decide for yourselves。 {3。5 Stars} 。。。more
Amy Dickinson
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Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Have you ever read a writer who stylistically is so interesting？ Their intentionality to their stylistic choices marks them in your mind with each of their stories。 For me， one of those authors is Saffron A。 Kent。 And here’s the thing。。。I don’t think many of her readers get that about her。 What do they see？*An author who writes indulgent New Adult romance。 What that means is there is angst and dirty $ex in abundance in her stories。 *A hero and heroine who inspire the ty Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Have you ever read a writer who stylistically is so interesting？ Their intentionality to their stylistic choices marks them in your mind with each of their stories。 For me， one of those authors is Saffron A。 Kent。 And here’s the thing。。。I don’t think many of her readers get that about her。 What do they see？*An author who writes indulgent New Adult romance。 What that means is there is angst and dirty $ex in abundance in her stories。 *A hero and heroine who inspire the type of feelings you love from New Adult romance: some pettiness， some unfiltered feelings， some insecurity。 All of these seem like tenants of NA romance， and she infuses these easily into her stories。 *Stories that seem enchanting。 They might not deviate too far from the traditional NA romances - usually， it’s forbidden for any of the many tropes available。 But SAK’s readers love the almost taboo nature of her stories。 But what do I see and adore？ What keeps me coming back for more？ What makes me ravenous for her stories？*There is an intentionality in her style that I don’t think people get。 She uses these simple sentences to bring a cadence to her stories。 That cadence tends to mimic a “stream of consciousness” feel in her storytelling。 It suggests unbridled access to the thinking and feelings of her characters。 It’s become a convention of Saffron A。 Kent’s stories， and her newest story， A Gorgeous Villain， does this brilliantly。 *Her limited point of view drives anticipation。 SAK loves to hide her heroes from her readers。 She gives us small portions of them until they are revealed in full force。 This creates a rabid devotion to them because you get so little of them or you earn them through the perspectives of her heroines that you find yourself wondering what they really feel。 How can they really make that inciting comment to her heroine？ In A Gorgeous Villain， SAK doles out Reed aka “Roman” in small doses。 She also did this with the first book of the series， My Darling Arrow。 You gorge on the story to get to the POVs of the hero because you need some reconciliation， some meaning behind Reed’s actions。 The intentionality of this choice makes you binge-read a story such as A Gorgeous Villain。 *SAK has a type。 When I was working on my master’s thesis， I envisioned a new hero for modern literature specific to gender。 Like me， Saffron A。 Kent creates the same heroic type in her stories: broken， misunderstood， possessive， and physically gorgeous。 If you look at her reviews， and you review the negative ones， you’ll find people who complain about the repetition of this。 But again， it’s intentional for her。 It’s a precept of her romance。 If they read close enough， they will find the differences。 With Arrow， we are treated to the devastation of perfection。 And with Reed， we recognize familial abuse and its devastation on Reed’s developing character。 Her readers who adore her recognize this in her heroes， and we fall deeply in love with them。 My heart hurt for Callie and Reed equally。 Most specifically， Reed has grown up in a world where love doesn’t exist without him doling it out in actions。 To love without being loved stunts a person。 Only the action being loved can save them。 *Her heroines are matched for her heroes。 They deliver them from themselves， sometimes to their own detriment。 Callie is selfless in her love and adoration of Reed。 This creates an emotional journey that tips back and forth as the story progresses。 SAK puts her readers through the paces with this story because it wouldn’t be a SAK story without the emotional ups and downs of it。 Again， some would call it repetitive， but it feels necessary as the journey is drawn。 Reed has spent so much of his life living in fear of his father that it feels natural for him to resist growing into love。 Thankfully， Saffron A。 Kent allows us to take the journey with Callie and Reed。 It took me a couple of days to write this review because there are so many words I have for A Gorgeous Villain: angsty， ebullient， dirty， ephemeral， and sweet。 Each turn of the page culls more and more feelings from you。 I found myself holding my breath， tearing up， and wanting to throw my Kindle at the wall through Callie and Reed’s journey。 But。。。that’s what I love， and once again， Saffron A。 Kent has shown me why I adore her stories。 。。。more
Paulina （Thousands words on paper）
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Meet Reed “I don’t do love” and Callie “I’m a fairy”。AGV was the first book of Saffron that I’ve read and with all the hype going on in the book world， I set my expectations on a pretty high level。 And the ride was a little… painful。 Don’t get me wrong。 Saffron’s writing style is way different from what I usually read， and it’s amazing。 A little poetic， I’d say？ I have yet to read more books （Medicine Man is patiently waiting on my Kindle）。 But， cut to the chase。 I disliked Callie from the very Meet Reed “I don’t do love” and Callie “I’m a fairy”。AGV was the first book of Saffron that I’ve read and with all the hype going on in the book world， I set my expectations on a pretty high level。 And the ride was a little… painful。 Don’t get me wrong。 Saffron’s writing style is way different from what I usually read， and it’s amazing。 A little poetic， I’d say？ I have yet to read more books （Medicine Man is patiently waiting on my Kindle）。 But， cut to the chase。 I disliked Callie from the very beginning and unfortunately， she didn’t rub off on me during the rest of the novel。 I know that she’s only 18， but I think she is extremely immature， naive and she was constantly gritting on my nerves。 As for Reed， he is an a-hole。 Like， a giant one。 He’s also really possessive and protective of Callie， just like her brothers。 But you see， with Reed it’s different。 He’s definitely not my favourite， but I can justify his actions cause let’s be honest， he had a really shitty example growing up， and by the end， I actually started to like him。 Does he grovel？ Yeah。 Does he redeem himself？ Hell yeah。 So， to finish off - as I said， I really enjoyed Saffron’s writing style， but what I disliked were some of the repetitive expressions – wolf eyes or fairy hole （say what？）; and I think that because of all the hype and positive reviews I had my expectations set very high and therefore， I was a little disappointed。 。。。more
Miki Trahan
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Callie is a girl that’s way too good。 Not in a bad way， just I want to see her get angry like the Hulk just one time lol。 Her brothers were my favorite part of the book because of the connection they all had。 I can’t wait to read Conrad’s story！ I have high hopes for that one。 There was more meat in this story compared to My Darling Arrow and I did enjoy it。 Sometimes the all conflict/emotions are spoken through the main character’s inside thoughts and it can get wordy and repetitive。 Was it a d Callie is a girl that’s way too good。 Not in a bad way， just I want to see her get angry like the Hulk just one time lol。 Her brothers were my favorite part of the book because of the connection they all had。 I can’t wait to read Conrad’s story！ I have high hopes for that one。 There was more meat in this story compared to My Darling Arrow and I did enjoy it。 Sometimes the all conflict/emotions are spoken through the main character’s inside thoughts and it can get wordy and repetitive。 Was it a deal breaker？ Nope。 I liked how she brought the pregnancy to life。 Writers can create a pregnancy with the most basic facts and I feel that Saffron wrote about little things no one talks about。 She brought the baby to life in a way that brought Callie and Reed together。 Reed was a messed up dude。 I actually found myself relating to him instead of Callie。 That fear and not understanding of basic human love and affection is a real thing。 My heart broke for him while he navigated his feelings for Callie。 In all it was a great read。 I’ll definitely be anticipating the next book in the series。 。。。more
Tracy
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Every Saffron Kent book I read makes me fall more and more in love with her work。 From beginning to end this book captured my full attention！ Callie and Reed shattered my heart and slowly pieced it back together again。 A broken heart and a broken soul can end up being each others absolute best medicine。
Danielle （The Caffeinated Book Addict）
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★★★ 3。5We first meet Callie and Reed in the My Darling Arrow， which is Salem’s book。 I was intrigued about Callie and Reed’s story from the start， the little bit that we see of them in that book had me anticipating A Gorgeous Villain。 I really liked Callie and Reed， but something I don’t experience often happened。 I found myself connecting with Reed more than I did Callie。 His character was just more relatable to me personally。 I really loved him。 Now don’t get me wrong， I like Callie I just con ★★★ 3。5We first meet Callie and Reed in the My Darling Arrow， which is Salem’s book。 I was intrigued about Callie and Reed’s story from the start， the little bit that we see of them in that book had me anticipating A Gorgeous Villain。 I really liked Callie and Reed， but something I don’t experience often happened。 I found myself connecting with Reed more than I did Callie。 His character was just more relatable to me personally。 I really loved him。 Now don’t get me wrong， I like Callie I just connected more with Reed’s character in this one， which doesn’t happen often。 I obviously connect with the girls in books more often， but there was just something about Reed that I really connected to。 I love the damaged bad boys。 I just really felt for Reed。 I really enjoyed their story。 It had all the angst and things that I love。 But as much as I liked it， it did take me a bit to get into the book and I didn't fully connected with it。 Callie has a lot of inner monologue， and I personally prefer more talking and interaction with other characters than inner thoughts， and I think that was a big part of me not fully connecting。 Again， just a personal preference for me。 When there was interaction and conversations with Reed or other characters I was hooked and turning pages， but when it was just in Callie’s head there was a disconnect for me。 Overall， I enjoyed A Gorgeous Villain。 I liked Callie and Reed and the story and angst was great， I just had a personal disconnect with Callie and her inner thoughts。 **ARC recived in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。** 。。。more
Cathy
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3。5 StarsThe prequel left me wondering if Reed could ever redeem himself。 I felt like Callie was too sweet for him， naive and recovering from her broken heart。 Reed is her villain and although we find out the reason behind that I don't feel it explains his treatment of Callie。I did love the protectiveness of her brothers and the friendships she made at school and with Tempest。 I loved the character of Pete and I would have loved more of him I thought his impact on them could have been a bigger f 3。5 StarsThe prequel left me wondering if Reed could ever redeem himself。 I felt like Callie was too sweet for him， naive and recovering from her broken heart。 Reed is her villain and although we find out the reason behind that I don't feel it explains his treatment of Callie。I did love the protectiveness of her brothers and the friendships she made at school and with Tempest。 I loved the character of Pete and I would have loved more of him I thought his impact on them could have been a bigger focus。The scenes with Reed and the baby/pregnancy were really sweet。I did find the sex scenes a bit much。 。。。more
Kari Hansen
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Callie has spent the last two years regretting giving her heart to Reed as he not only destroyed it but almost did the same to her life as well。 She was the apple of her brothers’ eyes until they found out who she was spending her time with especially since he was responsible for her finding herself at St。 Mary’s。 She has created a new life for herself only to see it all come crashing down when Reed comes back into her life。Reed has always wanted to protect Callie from everyone including not onl Callie has spent the last two years regretting giving her heart to Reed as he not only destroyed it but almost did the same to her life as well。 She was the apple of her brothers’ eyes until they found out who she was spending her time with especially since he was responsible for her finding herself at St。 Mary’s。 She has created a new life for herself only to see it all come crashing down when Reed comes back into her life。Reed has always wanted to protect Callie from everyone including not only himself but her as well。 What some might view as a callous act has much deeper motives and he is willing to take everything she wants to dish out as long as he knows she is safe。 He reacts to her attempts to infuriate him in ways he never expected and now two are about to become three。Reed owns the mistakes of the past but also believes that the ends justify the means while Callie is still bitter with all that inspired and isn’t about to just forgive and forget。 Callie is the perfect mix of sweet and spunky which is the perfect match for Reed and his alpha protector tendencies and the chemistry， emotion and drama between them all burn hot。 。。。more
Avery
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Saffron has a talent for creating beautifully flawed characters and writing stories that get you hooked from the start。 I've been waiting for Callie and Reed's story for a long time， and I think Saffron served the surprise pregnancy and second chance trope （though the smut was traumatising to say the least😭 what is a fairy hole pls😭😂） Callie is the sweetest ever， and I adore how she is with her brothers。 Their relationship is so heartwarming and I think fell for Conrad in this book （sorry Reed） Saffron has a talent for creating beautifully flawed characters and writing stories that get you hooked from the start。 I've been waiting for Callie and Reed's story for a long time， and I think Saffron served the surprise pregnancy and second chance trope （though the smut was traumatising to say the least😭 what is a fairy hole pls😭😂） Callie is the sweetest ever， and I adore how she is with her brothers。 Their relationship is so heartwarming and I think fell for Conrad in this book （sorry Reed） he is just everything。 I adore how he is there for his siblings， and literally is so selfless， my heart hurts。Reed is well a reformed bad boy， though I didn't initially like him at first because he seemed too shallow but he redeemed himself amazingly。 Overall， I really enjoyed the book and couldn't stop reading， and would totally recommend it if you're into surprise pregnancy tropes。𝐀𝐫𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 。。。more
DrivenbyBooks
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*Just about 4 stars*I gotta be honest and I really felt frustrated at times with the storyline and where it was going as I was a bit lost a few times but there was also just something that pulled you back and made me enjoy the chemistry between Callie and Reed that was created by the author。 That definitely was what saved the day and I felt the story that much more。Callie and Reed have known each other for a long time and there's just something about him that draws her to him。 But her brothers d *Just about 4 stars*I gotta be honest and I really felt frustrated at times with the storyline and where it was going as I was a bit lost a few times but there was also just something that pulled you back and made me enjoy the chemistry between Callie and Reed that was created by the author。 That definitely was what saved the day and I felt the story that much more。Callie and Reed have known each other for a long time and there's just something about him that draws her to him。 But her brothers don't want her anywhere near him as some of them have some issues being on the same soccer team。 Nonetheless Callie finds it hard to stay away and one night seems to be changing it all。 But although they get closer， something happens and nothing will be the same again。。。 Now a few years later Reed comes back into town and even though he wants to set things right， a lot has changed but when they meet again， the pull that has been there before seems to still be there but their world will be turned upside down yet again。 Will they find their way to each other or has too much has happened？。。。 。。。more
Ann
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*Just about 4 stars*I gotta be honest and I really felt frustrated at times with the storyline and where it was going as I was a bit lost at times but there was also just something that pulled you back and made me enjoy the chemistry between Callie and Reed。 That was definitely what saved the day and felt the story that much more。 Callie and Reed have known each other for a long time and there's just something about him that draws her to him。 But her brothers don't want her anywhere near him as *Just about 4 stars*I gotta be honest and I really felt frustrated at times with the storyline and where it was going as I was a bit lost at times but there was also just something that pulled you back and made me enjoy the chemistry between Callie and Reed。 That was definitely what saved the day and felt the story that much more。 Callie and Reed have known each other for a long time and there's just something about him that draws her to him。 But her brothers don't want her anywhere near him as some of them have some issues being on the same soccer team。 Nonetheless Callie finds it hard to stay away and one night seems to be changing it all。 But although they get closer， something happens and nothing will be the same again。 Now a few years later Reed comes back into town and even though he wants to set things right， a lot has changed but when they meet again， the pull that has been there before seems to still be there but their world will turn upside down yet again。 Will they find their way to each other or has too much has happened？。。。 。。。more
sam
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i don’t think i’ve ever read smut this traumatising。 but points to conradwyn though - they’re going to serve in book three for sure。 hopefully。
Diana * burningdesire_x3 *
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ARC READ Saffron does it again。 This is such a push and pull type of book。 Hella long but we know Saffron thrives in these thick books。 If you want drama， come and get it。 These characters are polar opposites and they will take you for a ride。
Ashley
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A Gorgeous Villain is my most anticipated read for this year and wow， it did not disappoint me。 I love everything about this book。 The storyline is amazing。 The characters are lovable。 I want more of Reed and Callie。 They are so perfect together。 And， don’t even get me started on all the relationships/friendships the author gave us in this book。。。ALL are amazing， entertaining and addicting。 I already can’t wait for the next book。
Chloe reads
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4 ballerina stars “My Roman。 My gorgeous， gorgeous villain。”Oh how I loved this book。 Reed and Callie’s story was one of my most anticipated reads this year， and I was not disappointed。 You must know by now that Saffron A。 Kent is hands down one of my favourite authors at there。 Her writing just captivates me， and that clearly happened again with A Gorgeous Villain。 Callie and Reedhooked from the very first page。 I was a bit worried when I first read the PREQUEL becau 4 ballerina stars “My Roman。 My gorgeous， gorgeous villain。”Oh how I loved this book。 Reed and Callie’s story was one of my most anticipated reads this year， and I was not disappointed。 You must know by now that Saffron A。 Kent is hands down one of my favourite authors at there。 Her writing just captivates me， and that clearly happened again with A Gorgeous Villain。 Callie and Reedhooked from the very first page。 I was a bit worried when I first read the PREQUEL because Callie seemed very naive， and it made me a bit uncomfortable how desperate she was for Reed， even though she was 16 at the time。 But what a relief it was to see how feisty she’d become in present time。 I truly enjoyed this book。 The chemistry between Reed and Callie was so undeniable and palpable。 You truly cannot not want these two to end up together。 Callie has become more mature and stands up for herself。 Reed is not the villain he first appeared to be。 I absolutely loved him。 He was a bit too much at times， but what a lovable man he is。 I got so invested in their story that some scenes literally made me cry。 I hurt for them， with them。 That’s how much I loved them。 I don’t even know what to say， I just adored Reed and Callie。 “And every time you do that， every time you fill my lungs with sweet life， I want to destroy anything and everything that hurts you… I want to be your hero， Fae。”Overall， A Gorgeous Villain is a heartfelt， second-chance， surprise pregnancy， enemies-to-lovers romance filled with angst， swoon-worthy moments and emotion。 I can assure you that there are many emotional moments that will definitely make you cry， or at least tear up。 My heart broke so much for the characters。 I couldn’t get enough。 You may wonder why not 5 stars if you loved this book so much， Chloe？ Well， I have to be honest and say that the second part of the book was a bit redundant。 I also didn’t expect this pace of the story。 It’s definitely not a bad thing per se， just not what I expected。 I would have loved more interactions with Callie， Reed and their child， but I’m just greedy like that。 Appart from that， I loved A Gorgeous Villain。I highly recommend this book。 Ps: Also I’m completely and utterly obsessed with Conrad and am desperate for his book。 *ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review。*The St。 Mary's Rebels series: ➜ Salem & Arrow's story ➜ Callie & Reed's story ➜ Wyn & Conrad's story ➜ Poe's story 。。。more
Karin
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I’ve been wanting to read Callie and Reeds story for what felt like forever and I’m so glad I finally did。 The love/hate/love between these two is strong but they weakness they feel around each other is stronger which is what led them down a bumpy road。 I loved Callie and Reed but at times I wanted to push Reed over a cliff
A Hopeless Romantic's Booklandia
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I have been dying to read A Gorgeous Villain ever since I read A Wild Mustang and the Dancing Fairy， so to say I dove into it as soon as I could after it showed up on my kindle is an understatement！ I had a feeling that I was about to become fully obsessed with Reed and Callie once I got their complete story and I was so right。 They’re without a doubt my new favorite Saffron A。 Kent couple and I definitely am not going to count out any future ones that she’s going to write in the future， but oh I have been dying to read A Gorgeous Villain ever since I read A Wild Mustang and the Dancing Fairy， so to say I dove into it as soon as I could after it showed up on my kindle is an understatement！ I had a feeling that I was about to become fully obsessed with Reed and Callie once I got their complete story and I was so right。 They’re without a doubt my new favorite Saffron A。 Kent couple and I definitely am not going to count out any future ones that she’s going to write in the future， but oh man， it’s going to be extremely hard for another pair to take their place， though even if that does come to pass， they’ll always be one of my top favorites。 In addition to Reed and Callie being my favorite， A Gorgeous Villain is without a doubt her best book — it was absolutely phenomenal！ Ok， so I love Callie， she’s brave， beautiful inside and out， and so strong — I love， love， love her， but OMG — Reed Roman Jackson owns my heart and soul and oh， he stole the show！ That man broke my heart and made it ache for a multiple reasons from how he broke Callie’s heart along with his own， for everything he’s been through and all the things he tries to take on to just how utterly protective he is of Callie and their baby。 Reed melted my heart and stole it， I honestly can’t tell you how much I love him because I loved him so much， he’s for sure one of my top favorite heroes of all-time！ A Gorgeous Villain was breathtaking， beautiful， and captivating。 Reed and Callie have one of those kinds of epic love stories where you know that they’re inevitable and timeless and just get inside your soul。 I was enthralled and touched by their tale that no part of me was unaffected reading this book。 If I could have read it straight through with no stopping I would have， but I am glad that I did have breaks so I could savor being with Reed and Callie longer。 A Gorgeous Villain was incredible and it will definitely be one of favorite reads when I look back on the reading year — I wholeheartedly love， love， LOVED it！ ~Sonja， 6 Stars 。。。more
Alicia
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4。5 stars for this star crossed lovers romance。 Reed and Callie are so young when they meet， so it's easy to put her attraction to him down to a young woman's crush。 However， Callie knows that Reed， with his beautiful eyes and aloof manner， is hers。 Reed is complex and convinced he is incapable of loving anyone， so much so that his world is a dark place！ Poor Callie！ Her incarceration is an awful thing， but her wonderful friends at St Mary's are probably going to be friends for life！I really lov 4。5 stars for this star crossed lovers romance。 Reed and Callie are so young when they meet， so it's easy to put her attraction to him down to a young woman's crush。 However， Callie knows that Reed， with his beautiful eyes and aloof manner， is hers。 Reed is complex and convinced he is incapable of loving anyone， so much so that his world is a dark place！ Poor Callie！ Her incarceration is an awful thing， but her wonderful friends at St Mary's are probably going to be friends for life！I really loved seeing the blooming of Reed。 The connection between him and Callie is so strong， yet there is so much destruction， misunderstanding and the impact of other people。 Callie's brothers are great。 Fierce， protective and， although their emotional background is very different， have many traits in common with Reed。 There is so much emotion in this book and just you wait until that epilogue！ It's gorgeous。 But I did want to see to see Reed's dad destroyed 😇💖💖💖💖💖 。。。more
Miftahul
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As much as i loved Salem and Arrow’s book， this one was too immature。 I liked some parts like the ones where Calliope stood for herself against Reed， but other than that i have a hate to love relationship with the two。 They did not fail to annoy me but then they were cute and then annoying again， it kept going back and forth like this。 The first 21% i can proudly say that i survived cuz it was a shit show， if Salem’s desperation for Arrow was 100 then Calliope’s obsession + desperation for Reed As much as i loved Salem and Arrow’s book， this one was too immature。 I liked some parts like the ones where Calliope stood for herself against Reed， but other than that i have a hate to love relationship with the two。 They did not fail to annoy me but then they were cute and then annoying again， it kept going back and forth like this。 The first 21% i can proudly say that i survived cuz it was a shit show， if Salem’s desperation for Arrow was 100 then Calliope’s obsession + desperation for Reed wad 10x more than that which was pathetic。 She was naive af and really immature， Reed was kinda annoying as well but his development throughout the book was amazing to read， he was scared of love but fell for Calliope。 Without realising his love for her he always protected her anyway。 i liked how Calliope tried to hurt him as well later on after when they meet again。 Reed also asked for forgiveness and did everything， he was guilty for hurting her which was a + point since not many heros in books regret hurting the heroines but Reed here was truly sorry。 After 60% skipped some pages cuz it was getting boring， kinda repetitive， especially the dialogues。 The nickname Reed gave Calliope was cringe af “fairy” “fae” and not to mention the infamous nickname for her vagina “fairy pussy” i swear these guys see vagina’s as mystical things， first “pouty pussy” and now “fairy pussy” idk what will Conrad name Wyn’s one。。maybe “colorful pussy” 🙄 since art and all。 Anyway， this book was okayish， didnt like as much as My darling Arrow but eh。 。。。more
hala
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✰ No Rating。this review will be chaotic， a little all over the place and not like the regular ones i write。 it might not even make sense。 so here we go。at first， i was hesitant reading this book。 i had this gut feeling that i might not end up liking it after reading the prequel。。。 and when i tell you my gut is always right， i mean it。 but， then， i thought to myself， “cmon， hala。 you’re overreacting。 it’s SAK。 she wrote dreams of 18 which is one of your all time favorite books。”so i decided to ge ✰ No Rating。this review will be chaotic， a little all over the place and not like the regular ones i write。 it might not even make sense。 so here we go。at first， i was hesitant reading this book。 i had this gut feeling that i might not end up liking it after reading the prequel。。。 and when i tell you my gut is always right， i mean it。 but， then， i thought to myself， “cmon， hala。 you’re overreacting。 it’s SAK。 she wrote dreams of 18 which is one of your all time favorite books。”so i decided to get over myself and read AGV。 and now that i’ve done that; i feel torn， conflicted， and kinda disappointed。 i don’t review books i don’t like usually， because，1） i know other people feel strong about their opinion and they might’ve loved the book so i don’t wanna ruin their fun。 would i be a weirdo if i think that？ eeh， well。2） it’s SAK this time， and i really like this author。 her books always tick all the boxes for me。 however， it wasn’t the case here and i need to vent， you know？ get things out。 so i’m gonna write a review。➳ t h o u g h t s: where did it go wrong， you might be wondering。 it didn’t start from the beginning。 nope。 when i opened the first page， i shut down my mind， blurring every assumption， any sense of doubt i had and went in。it’s the little things here and there， you pick on them but then you make the choice to overlook them so that they go unnoticed because you want to try as much as you can to enjoy the book。 but， later on， newer things （dialogues） join the mix and then it gets out of hand， so you surrender to the fact that that book might not be for you and just stop trying。I couldn’t connect with the main characters at all， as much as i wanted to， i couldn't。and i don’t want to address the elephant in the room aka the smut in here because i’d rather ignore it。 whenever a scene came up i used my pillow as a shield and it worked out fine， after freaking out a couple of times of course。。。 i was like 'should i skip？' 'should i just read them and block them from my memory later？'but whatever works for them。。。 you know。。。 so， umm， yeah。。。 moving on！➳ w h a t i l i k e d: i hate to admit it but i skimmed through the book near the end。 i slowly started growing bored but i stuck around just to read more scenes of callie with poe， salem and wyn。 the one thing i absolutely loved here was the scenes that included the girls and them bantering。 💫t h e i r d y n a m i c。💫 they literally can hold a storyline all four of them on their own in one book and i’d happily read it。now， 𝑷𝒐𝒆 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒏， this girl。 i’m dibsing。 i’m here fangirling over her and i just can’t wait for her book。 yes， i’m that obsessed。 i have a feeling it might end up being my favorite out of the series， because the tropes are just *chef’s kiss*。 and i’m already in love with mr。 tweed coat with elbow patches。。。last but not least， the snippet from these thorn kisses made me so happy！ it felt like saffron is going back to her roots。。。 do you see where i’m going with this？here: 〝It doesn’t matter that my dream man， who also happens to be Callie’s oldest brother and our soccer coach at St。 Mary’s， doesn’t want me。 Because I want him。 I want Conrad Thorne。 I love Conrad Thorne。 I love him even though he loves someone else…〞unrequited love？ i’m there！ i’m just gonna go imagine that i have wyn’s book in my hands and waiting to get to the end so that i meet poe’s love interest。 dude， i wanna know his name！ does anybody know？ 🙇🏻♀️enough of my rambling now， au revoir！ 👋🏼 。。。more
Briana Briggs
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Have I mentioned that I'm not a big fan of the "tortured bad boy who's never good enough for the good girl" trope？ I think I have。。。 This book was a little frustrating because of that， but I will say， it was well done， regardless of my opinions on that subject。 Reed is the quintessential bad boy， mean and nasty because he doesn't believe he deserves love， let alone even know what love is， because his dad is the ultimate asshole。 Callie is the perfect princess， sister to Reed's rival， and therefo Have I mentioned that I'm not a big fan of the "tortured bad boy who's never good enough for the good girl" trope？ I think I have。。。 This book was a little frustrating because of that， but I will say， it was well done， regardless of my opinions on that subject。 Reed is the quintessential bad boy， mean and nasty because he doesn't believe he deserves love， let alone even know what love is， because his dad is the ultimate asshole。 Callie is the perfect princess， sister to Reed's rival， and therefore off limits in more than one way。 We know what is going to eventually happen， but the getting there was very interesting and entertaining。 Idiotic at times， but in a， how is this going to happen， can't take my eyes off this train wreck， way。 When Reed finally pulls his head halfway out of his ass， it gets better， and when he manages to get it the rest of the way out， even better！！ A solid book， entertaining all the way through， if you like the bad boy trope， you will love it！！！ I received a complimentary copy of this book to review， the thoughts above are my own honest ruminations。 。。。more
ZY✨
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ARC provided in exchange for an honest review“Maybe it makes you tingle a little bit to find out that even after two years， the first thing I do when I come back to town is to hunt you down and watch your every move。”This was one of my most anticipated reads this year。 Although I've never been a fan of second chance romance。 BUT OMG THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING。 This book killed me。 I loved everything about it。 The main characters， the side characters， the chemistry， the angst， the emotions。。。Callie ARC provided in exchange for an honest review“Maybe it makes you tingle a little bit to find out that even after two years， the first thing I do when I come back to town is to hunt you down and watch your every move。”This was one of my most anticipated reads this year。 Although I've never been a fan of second chance romance。 BUT OMG THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING。 This book killed me。 I loved everything about it。 The main characters， the side characters， the chemistry， the angst， the emotions。。。Callie is so sweet and kind-hearted and Reed！！！ UGH！！！ I wasn't even sure that I'll love him after what he did in the novella BUT YES I DID。 He's not even a villain， he's the opposite and the way he always try to protect the people he love is everything。 It's amazing how they're both so different yet they complete each other。 The pregnancy part is so cute。 The way Reed took care of Callie during her pregnancy！！！ Yeah I wasn't ready for that。。。 But my favorite scenes in the book is definitely their scenes with their baby。I loved Callie's bond with her brothers especially with Conrad and I loved her scenes with Salem， Wyn & Poe。 The rebels' scenes are always the funniest and I really can't wait for Wyn's book。 Her scenes with that *someone*！！！ UGH I can't stop thinking about her scenes with HIM and I already ship them so hard。 。。。more
Bianca
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