Queen Takes Rose (Wicked Villains Book 6)

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At this rate, the entire two weeks won’t end in my revenge being enacted; they’ll end with Malone taking my future the same way she took my past. There's a lot of build-up about Aurora has barely any limits and is sort of a masochist but for all of that, there wasn't really any new stuff in the sex scenes. Because I've read six of these books now, I'm just expecting a bit more originality and because we didn't get that here, I was a bit bored. This disinterest mixed up with lust and my desire for approval? I thrive off attention, and being deprived it is the most delicious of cuts.”

Then you have Malone, who has always come across as being a bit of a mystery. Learning about her and where she comes from, whilst also seeing her open up and fall in love was beautiful! She’s been wearing a mask since she started working at the Underworld, and I want to know what lies beneath itBut aside from that, it was fun to watch Malone and Aurora go from being at each other’s throats to going at it. Malone is an impressive Domme and I loved seeing how she planned their scenes and gave Aurora what she needed. They’ll make a great team and I can see Aurora being a great asset for Malone as she gets a chance to see what else she can do, beyond being a Club submissive. They felt the least romantic to me too (if you can call anything the characters in this entire series have done romantic) which bummed me out because finally there is a f/f pairing that isn't just from an orgy. Glad to see everyone ever is polyamorous and pansexual though. Disneyland be hitting different. Out of all the books of this series, this one's the best (for me, at least). What made me say that? Umm, one, Maleficent the most powerful Disney fairytale villain. Girl boss vibes, uh yes please!

This book felt a bit similar to The Sea Witch, the previous book in the series, and I say that only because both deal with revenge plots. I guess book 2 Learn My Lesson was also a revenge plot, but I felt the plot really dealt more with Meg/Hades’ “marriage in crisis” rather than Hades’ plot against Zeus. She’s been wearing a mask since she started working at the Underworld, and I want to know what lies beneath it.” Soooo.... this one wasn't my favorite. And man, I hate saying that. Its still a Katee Robert, and its still better than most, but it didn't blow my mind the way past entries in the series. Maybe its just because this one has been being built up to for so long, or that I don't want the series to be over. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I just wasn't vibing with it. Again, I might be burnt out on this series, but I don't think I am, at all. I will ALWAYS take more Beast/Gaeton. I love anything involving Hercules, Hook, Hades, to a lesser extent Meg and Tink, and I'd not turn up my nose at Jasmine and Jafar, I guess I just feel like these last two stories should have been the culmination of and even better than the preceding ones and that has not been the case at all.For nine years, Aurora has been a popular submissive at the Underground. After accepting a deal with Hades many years ago, her contract is about to expire, but she accepts a two-week assignation while still under his protection. During this time, Aurora will have to combat her longstanding feelings toward Malone who is known to be a cold and calculating territory leader in Carver City. I didn’t fully buy Aurora’s reason for revenge she wasn’t close to her mother and she was actually raised by her grandmother. I get that her mother being in a coma would not feel great but to escalate that to revenge? Not really. and I couldn’t understand how on earth she would not have known what her mother was really like all this time. And that’s after trying to buy into the idea that they would have kept her mother on life support for 20 years…that is very not normal and should not have happened. Aurora was also quite different in characterization here compared to previously in the series. She's not sunshiney at all here and Malone makes it sound like she wants the real Aurora and that the sunshine was just a facade but I'm not sure. People can be more than they appear, yes, but I didn't see the arc or growth to prove that was the case. I dreaded reading this because I have been so frustrated with the world building and repetition in this series. This last sapphic installment was exactly what this series needed, and I was pleasantly surprised! One thing that I loved the most in this one was Hades. He didn’t have many scenes but he was a standout with how he cared for Aurora. He added heart to the story.

Queen Takes Rose is a romance about coming to terms with choices. It would appeal to those seeking a story with a Domme/submissive dynamic. I don't get a chance to read too much f/f romance, and quite frankly, its just not that common to find as one would hope, but these types of dynamics aren't always my thing. And to be honest, it really depends on who is writing these relationship dynamics. Katee Robert is queen when it comes to these type of relationships and I love how she really blends the kinky side of erotic romance with plenty of emotion and heart in the unsuspecting of times. I do wish that these books were longer than they are, its the only element I would truly change about them. But also I would have liked to have seen more heart and feels between these two. There were moments of it, but in comparison to some of the other books and how their relationship was teased, I was hoping for more.It is still a very sexy book, the scenes are creative and fun and it is still better than a lot of books you are ever going to read in this style. This the last book in this series but this isn't really a series that needs a big conclusion. There is also a short story collection that I'm going to read but that's super short and those stories didn't come out all at once or anything. This last book was fine and I liked that we got a FF romance finally but there wasn't really enough tension for me.