I have to say, Brutal Reign took me a little while to get into. I hated, and I mean HATED, Seb and Ace for the first half of the book. Especially Seb. He was so aggressive and cocky and handsy. I couldn’t see how it was going to play out with River also being an Alpha, when Seb was constantly manhandling her and demanding she do this or that. I felt like it really undermined her position. Once River accepted the mate bond, they grew on me, but I still wouldn’t say I loved them by the end of the book. I also don’t think River made them grovel near enough. I did love River. She was a total boss and I loved her relationship ship with her cousins. The spice was definitely spicing in this book, and I loved it. Finally, for as long as the book was, I didn’t feel like there was much conflict. There were a lot of smaller conflicts, like the challenge, River’s wolf, and Theo, but nothing overly climactic happens. Overall, I still enjoyed the book, and I’m looking forward to reading more books from this world and author.

I received a copy of Brutal Reign from BookSirens and I am leaving my review for it voluntarily.