This book was absolutely brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed the banter, the slow burn, and finally, the caving of their desires in this book! The ending of chapter 25 and all of 26 was smoking hot!! The build-up and the climax of this book were of epic proportions, and what an amazing ending 👏 Bella and Lachie are brilliant together. I absolutely love them!!
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I'm ready for more of these Nocturne siblings
(4.5 ⭐️) In Darkness Waits Desire is the first full-length novel in Elliott Rose's Nocturnal Hearts series, but by no means our first introduction to this fantastical world she's created. Where we had the whirlwind romance of Lia and Fehrn to guide us through in the prequel novella, Sweet Inferno, Rose deepens the lore and enriches the world-building while also delivering on an absolutely deliciously agonizing will-they/won't-they romance rife with spicy tension, all while threading in this ever-persistent anxiety of this unknown, unseen threat. It's an absolutely solid book. Lachlan (aka: Lachie) is our resident grump of the evening and the most powerful witch in the realm, which has bestowed upon him the responsibility of Guardian. He's broody, moody, and when he realizes that Annabelle (aka: Belle) is his mate, boy hilariously and stubbornly roots himself in denial, even as he can't help but repeatedly do the woman with his eyes. He tries so hard to resist, to stick to his plans of avenging his lost twin sister, but even if Belle wasn't his mate and his fierce instincts weren't constantly telling him to protect her, there's something about this witch newly come into her power that he just can't resist. I don't know what it is about grumpy, broody, emotionally constipated MMCs, but they're my weakness. On the other side of this relationship, we have Belle - a witch newly coming into a power she doesn't understand, and yet in spite of the absolute horrors and abuses she has endured throughout her life, she remains pure sunshine. Her growth over the course of this book from frightened mouse of a girl to a borderline dark goddess of phenomenal cosmic power is oh so satisfying. The chemistry between Belle and Lachie is certainly rife with tension, but there were a few instances, specifically in that first half of the book, that left me stumbling a bit. But once these two finally start actively playing with each other (aka: the hot springs scene), doing that timeless dance of will-they/won't-they, I feel like that's when Rose really hit her stride. The side characters are an absolute joy and I am fully invested in their happiness. Lachie's siblings are just so much fun, with Rowan being even more dark and broody than Lachie is to the point of it being impressive, Niall is our resident charmer with more layers than he gives off, and Brigid... I have such a weak spot for manic pixie like female characters with unfathomable power and the burden that comes with it, and yet in spite of how heavy and dark that responsibility can be, they still manage to shine the brightest in the room... which, if you think about it, is a kind of darkness of its own, that isolated feeling. Brigid was giving me lots of Nïx from Immortals After Dark and Hermes from Dark Olympus vibes, only she's much more stable than Nïx and more pure-feeling than Hermes. But I'm a sucker for the crazy ones and I absolutely cannot WAIT for more of Brigid. The only reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is because some of the writing could have used a bit of reworking, there were a handful of typos that got missed, and while the villains are terrifyingly evil, we don't see much of them until the end and their downfall felt a wee bit anticlimactic; but all of this is minor in the grand scheme of things. Once Rose finds her stride, the rest of the book just flies. It's glorious. I am very much looking forward to The Queen's Temptation next! The way things were left with a certain pair have me perched on the edge of my seat. There's something going on between Niall and Ruby and I need answers!
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023Format: Kindle
(4.5 ⭐️)
In Darkness Waits Desire is the first full-length novel in Elliott Rose's Nocturnal Hearts series, but by no means our first introduction to this fantastical world she's created. Where we had the whirlwind romance of Lia and Fehrn to guide us through in the prequel novella, Sweet Inferno, Rose deepens the lore and enriches the world-building while also delivering on an absolutely deliciously agonizing will-they/won't-they romance rife with spicy tension, all while threading in this ever-persistent anxiety of this unknown, unseen threat. It's an absolutely solid book.
Lachlan (aka: Lachie) is our resident grump of the evening and the most powerful witch in the realm, which has bestowed upon him the responsibility of Guardian. He's broody, moody, and when he realizes that Annabelle (aka: Belle) is his mate, boy hilariously and stubbornly roots himself in denial, even as he can't help but repeatedly do the woman with his eyes. He tries so hard to resist, to stick to his plans of avenging his lost twin sister, but even if Belle wasn't his mate and his fierce instincts weren't constantly telling him to protect her, there's something about this witch newly come into her power that he just can't resist.
I don't know what it is about grumpy, broody, emotionally constipated MMCs, but they're my weakness.
On the other side of this relationship, we have Belle - a witch newly coming into a power she doesn't understand, and yet in spite of the absolute horrors and abuses she has endured throughout her life, she remains pure sunshine. Her growth over the course of this book from frightened mouse of a girl to a borderline dark goddess of phenomenal cosmic power is oh so satisfying.
The chemistry between Belle and Lachie is certainly rife with tension, but there were a few instances, specifically in that first half of the book, that left me stumbling a bit. But once these two finally start actively playing with each other (aka: the hot springs scene), doing that timeless dance of will-they/won't-they, I feel like that's when Rose really hit her stride.
The side characters are an absolute joy and I am fully invested in their happiness. Lachie's siblings are just so much fun, with Rowan being even more dark and broody than Lachie is to the point of it being impressive, Niall is our resident charmer with more layers than he gives off, and Brigid... I have such a weak spot for manic pixie like female characters with unfathomable power and the burden that comes with it, and yet in spite of how heavy and dark that responsibility can be, they still manage to shine the brightest in the room... which, if you think about it, is a kind of darkness of its own, that isolated feeling. Brigid was giving me lots of Nïx from Immortals After Dark and Hermes from Dark Olympus vibes, only she's much more stable than Nïx and more pure-feeling than Hermes. But I'm a sucker for the crazy ones and I absolutely cannot WAIT for more of Brigid.
The only reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is because some of the writing could have used a bit of reworking, there were a handful of typos that got missed, and while the villains are terrifyingly evil, we don't see much of them until the end and their downfall felt a wee bit anticlimactic; but all of this is minor in the grand scheme of things. Once Rose finds her stride, the rest of the book just flies. It's glorious.
I am very much looking forward to The Queen's Temptation next! The way things were left with a certain pair have me perched on the edge of my seat. There's something going on between Niall and Ruby and I need answers!
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