Monica James

All hope was lost until Zoey Hennessy walked back into my world, shaking it up beyond repair when she uttered two simple words. He's alive.

Forever My Saint

All hope was lost until Zoey Hennessy walked back into my world, shaking it up beyond repair when she uttered two simple words. He's alive. She speaks of her brother, my Saint, the man who lost everything to set me free. I believed he was dead. I saw it with my own two eyes. But when Zoey proves he's alive and being held captive by a monster, I know what I have to do. It's time I saved him. The plan is dangerous, and there are no guarantees I will survive. But if this nightmare has taught me one thing, it's that I don't cower in fear. I am a woman hell-bent on getting back the man she loves, and nothing, no one will stand in my way. However, what I uncover can only be described as hell on earth. The darkness has finally won, and Saint is lost to me forever. Or so I thought. Aleksei Popov is anything but a hero, yet in this story--he's mine. Everything I believed in is about to be turned upside down, and with freedom within my grasp, I wonder how far I will go, and who I will sacrifice in order to set myself free.

Sheena

Diving into this trilogy I was a bit hesitant due to the rave reviews simply because whenever a novel(s) is highly praised I always end up disliking it. Surprise, surprise. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Half loving it, half hating it (moreso).

Pros: "All The Pretty Things" trilogy is a dark twisted romance that easily immersed me into Willow's horrific journey in escaping her Russian kidnappers after being sold by someone she loved and trusted. From beginning to end, the twists and turns captivated me like no other in which case also pushed my interest to Saint and his story. I just couldn’t get enough on how their journey was going to play out and was pleasantly satisfied with how the author decided to end the series.

Cons: Willow. I struggle to find any redeeming qualities about our lead heroine. Her emotions were a little bit too wishy-washy for me and constant back and forth between her and Saint became redundant after a while. Her thoughts and actions were rinse and repeat and I couldn't help but roll my eyes whenever she became hot and cold with Saint. Willow had the mentality of a pre-teen trying to deal with their sexual hormones and her nativeness made it impossible to like her. I love strong, independent leads and unlike the majority of characters in this series, I didn't see what was so special about her. Overall, I just wasn't feeling her.

Nevertheless, "All The Pretty Things" trilogy was a semi-decent read (summed up as not great but not terrible either) that piqued my interest enough to complete the trilogy but could have been better if there were a stronger (less whiny) lead. In addition, the heroine and sensitive content can make it or break it for most readers so please proceed with caution.

Ashlee

A few qualms with how the ending is handled (not for our MCs, but other characters) in this one but overall I enjoyed it. Definitely a dark romance to check out!

Forever My Saint

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