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A review by annica_reads_books
Fifth a Fury by Pepper Winters
5.0
Fifth a Fury Is the final installment of the Goddess Isles series if you do not count the two post-series novellas. This book played out completely differently than I expected, and I really liked where Pepper went with this!
My final thoughts on the series as a whole:
Overall - 4.5 Stars!
The Goddess Isles series is so unique. I’ve never read anything like it. Yes, it’s a slave/captor romance, but it is so much more! I would love to explain some of the themes, but I’ll say for now that it is like a cross between Unseen Messages and Monsters in the dark, with 2 major themes added to it.
First of all, Goddess Isles is SPICY AF. There is a lot of spice, and Pepper did not skimp on detail! Believe it or not, the spice is really important to the plot!
I really love Pepper’s inclusion of animals in this story. Several of her series have birds in them and their significance seems to differ each time based on the books plot. This series is no different.
While Goddess Isles is a contemporary romance, it takes some liberties on what is realistically possible in the world we live in. There are some elements that one could potentially consider science-fiction, where others might consider these liberties as something that could actually happen.
Eleanor was such an easy FMC to love. When I say she is perfection, I mean literal perfection. I cannot think of a single moment in the series where I thought she should have spoken differently, acted differently, etc. Every single one of her actions made sense and that made Eleanor all the more lovable to me. Her empathy toward others was so admirable, and her beliefs about her own self-worth made her a complete force to be reckoned with.
Sully had to grow on me. His inner monologue could occasionally feel repetitive because he is one of the most stubborn assholes I have ever met. He sees things in a very black-and-white way, and that just doesn’t work when love is on the line. I grew to love Sully a lot, but it did take me time to warm up to him.
This series has non-con and dub-con. Generally, I am not a fan of non-con, but Pepper wrote this in a way that made sense to me, and I could believe in the love story between the characters. If that doesn't speak to her skill as a writer, I don't know what does.
I would highly recommend reading Pepper's Monsters in the Dark series before reading this one, and honestly, her Indebted series too. One of the fantasy novellas contains several details from her Indebted series, and if you are one to avoid spoilers, you won't want to read those novellas without reading those two series first.
My final thoughts on the series as a whole:
Overall - 4.5 Stars!
The Goddess Isles series is so unique. I’ve never read anything like it. Yes, it’s a slave/captor romance, but it is so much more! I would love to explain some of the themes, but I’ll say for now that it is like a cross between Unseen Messages and Monsters in the dark, with 2 major themes added to it.
First of all, Goddess Isles is SPICY AF. There is a lot of spice, and Pepper did not skimp on detail! Believe it or not, the spice is really important to the plot!
I really love Pepper’s inclusion of animals in this story. Several of her series have birds in them and their significance seems to differ each time based on the books plot. This series is no different.
While Goddess Isles is a contemporary romance, it takes some liberties on what is realistically possible in the world we live in. There are some elements that one could potentially consider science-fiction, where others might consider these liberties as something that could actually happen.
Eleanor was such an easy FMC to love. When I say she is perfection, I mean literal perfection. I cannot think of a single moment in the series where I thought she should have spoken differently, acted differently, etc. Every single one of her actions made sense and that made Eleanor all the more lovable to me. Her empathy toward others was so admirable, and her beliefs about her own self-worth made her a complete force to be reckoned with.
Sully had to grow on me. His inner monologue could occasionally feel repetitive because he is one of the most stubborn assholes I have ever met. He sees things in a very black-and-white way, and that just doesn’t work when love is on the line. I grew to love Sully a lot, but it did take me time to warm up to him.
This series has non-con and dub-con. Generally, I am not a fan of non-con, but Pepper wrote this in a way that made sense to me, and I could believe in the love story between the characters. If that doesn't speak to her skill as a writer, I don't know what does.
I would highly recommend reading Pepper's Monsters in the Dark series before reading this one, and honestly, her Indebted series too. One of the fantasy novellas contains several details from her Indebted series, and if you are one to avoid spoilers, you won't want to read those novellas without reading those two series first.