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Predatory by Brooklyn Ray
4.5 stars
Predatory picks up pretty much immediately where Undertow ended, and while Donovan is the new POV character and thus opens up a whole new arc about his own magic and his relationship with Tyler, it's definitely not a standalone.
Content warnings include: sex on-page, BDSM (impact play, pain play, bodage), graphic injury (broken bones, bruising), mentions of: murder, drug abuse, death of a sibling, domestic violence (parent beating child.)
The Port Lewis Witches series's overall arc is getting more important. Victor and Michael from [b:Unbroken|41541534|Unbroken (Port Lewis Witches, #2.5)|Brooklyn Ray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1552062566s/41541534.jpg|64809993] appear, and while their part isn't so big that you wouldn't understand it if you hadn't read that, I still strongly recommend the book!
I liked Donovan from the first time he appeared in [b:Darkling|37642899|Darkling (Port Lewis Witches, #1)|Brooklyn Ray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1513808419s/37642899.jpg|58313999]. He's the youngest of the circle and struggling with his magic, mainly with the Were Leopard inside him. There's also a bit of uncertainty about his earth magic, but that was barely mentioned.
Despite the overarching plot, the main focus of the novella lies on Donovan and Tyler's relationship. The previous books have hinted at it being extremely toxic, which it wasn't, though it also wasn't entirely healthy.
They are kinky, and while they do have communication issues their kink is well negotiated with several safewords in place.
Overall I enjoyed them a lot as a couple.
The previous books in the seris have a bit of a world building problem, which wasn't really resolved in Predatory, but it's barely noticable anymore. I'm enjoying the setting a lot and each book establishes the setting more and more, though there still could be a bit more background information. Predatory does very well in this area, for example with Donovan going to his normal classes in one scene, and I loved seeing these witches and their culture in non-magical day-to-day life and situations!!!!
As usual, the frequent sex scenes were superbly written. There was quite a bit of angst around the main relationship and the plot and more, but it never got overwhelming.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly & voluntarily!
Predatory picks up pretty much immediately where Undertow ended, and while Donovan is the new POV character and thus opens up a whole new arc about his own magic and his relationship with Tyler, it's definitely not a standalone.
Content warnings include: sex on-page, BDSM (impact play, pain play, bodage), graphic injury (broken bones, bruising), mentions of: murder, drug abuse, death of a sibling, domestic violence (parent beating child.)
The Port Lewis Witches series's overall arc is getting more important. Victor and Michael from [b:Unbroken|41541534|Unbroken (Port Lewis Witches, #2.5)|Brooklyn Ray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1552062566s/41541534.jpg|64809993] appear, and while their part isn't so big that you wouldn't understand it if you hadn't read that, I still strongly recommend the book!
I liked Donovan from the first time he appeared in [b:Darkling|37642899|Darkling (Port Lewis Witches, #1)|Brooklyn Ray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1513808419s/37642899.jpg|58313999]. He's the youngest of the circle and struggling with his magic, mainly with the Were Leopard inside him. There's also a bit of uncertainty about his earth magic, but that was barely mentioned.
Despite the overarching plot, the main focus of the novella lies on Donovan and Tyler's relationship. The previous books have hinted at it being extremely toxic, which it wasn't, though it also wasn't entirely healthy.
They are kinky, and while they do have communication issues their kink is well negotiated with several safewords in place.
Overall I enjoyed them a lot as a couple.
The previous books in the seris have a bit of a world building problem, which wasn't really resolved in Predatory, but it's barely noticable anymore. I'm enjoying the setting a lot and each book establishes the setting more and more, though there still could be a bit more background information. Predatory does very well in this area, for example with Donovan going to his normal classes in one scene, and I loved seeing these witches and their culture in non-magical day-to-day life and situations!!!!
As usual, the frequent sex scenes were superbly written. There was quite a bit of angst around the main relationship and the plot and more, but it never got overwhelming.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly & voluntarily!