In February I reread the entire The Royals of Forsyth University series in preparation for the next Princes book release. This is one of my favorite series of all time. This series is a dark, bully, RH, mafia, college romance. The series includes three books for each set of characters that all have interconnecting stories. Currently the Lords and Dukes are a complete series and the Princes have two books with the third being released this summer. I cannot over recommend this series. It is dark and dirty and really makes you question some of your kinks.
We have already done a review on Butcher and Blackbird and this is also a book we cannot over recommend. The audiobook is also *chefs kiss* perfect. The narrators absolutely crush the humor, chemistry, and darkness of this series. READ. IT.
I DNF'd both the "Kings" and "On These Black Sands" series. The Kings series is almost a carbon copy of the Lords of Forsyth (see our first recommendation) only not as good. On These Black Sands was an OK book but the romance was almost non existent and basically only featured a fade to black scene. If you want the adventure without smutt, it is probably a good book for you.
For someone who can normally read one book per day, The House of Flame and Shadow took me three! That mammajamma is THICC but something we have come to expect from this particular series. Overall it was a great book but it definitely left some things hanging that I hope may tie in to future ACOTAR books. I love crossovers!
Finally, I discovered a RH murder mystery series that is phenomenal! The first book in the series is A Dead and Stormy Night and the series has recently been completed. Each book has a new murder to solve and new characters to fall in love with. PLEASE do yourself a favor and read these. You will not regret it!
Vile Boys was a very much anticipated new release that I found a bit lacking. The first two books of this series, Sick Boys and Evil Boys are delightfully dark and dirty. Unfortunately, Vile Boys felt like it was hurried and the dialogue really left something to be desired. It gets better around the halfway mark when all of the backstory is completed and you get back into the current plot. I still recommend reading it so you find out what happens to Crystal but this is not a book I find myself rereading like I do with the other two in the series.
The entire Saint View series by Elle Thorpe is worth reading. The first three sets of books are all RH (got me hooked on the RH trope!) and are dark and delightful.
All 29 books we read in February (in reading order)
Kings and Corruption by Sadie Hunt (previously mentioned Kings series)
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
Vile Boys by Clarissa Wild
Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Kings and Chaos by Sadie Hunt
Lords of Wrath by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Lords of Mercy by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
On These Black Sands by Vanessa Rasanen
Dukes of Ruin by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Dukes of Madness by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (find signed copies in our shop!)
Dukes of Peril by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Until the Stars Fall by Vanessa Rasanen
Princes of Chaos by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Princes of Ash by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
The Ever King by LJ Andrews
Lady of Forsyth by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue
Does it Hurt? by HD Carlton
Evil Enemy by Elle Thorpe
Dragon Found by Sam Hall
Unholy Sins by Elle Thorpe
The Ever Queen by LJ Andrews (find signed copies in our shop!)
A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Dragon Fight by Sam Hall
Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Apollo is Mine by Mila Young