A review by romancingthereader
Shattered Innocence by Sara Cate

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I haven't really paid attention to this series, but I can't turn down a chance to read anything new from Sara Cate. And this was short, sweet and perfectly smutty.

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Shattered Innocence by Sara Cate

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Black Rose Auction character series. Book 5.

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book ARC on Kindle. 🆓️ on KU.

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Fairytale retelling

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: FFM, Cinderella vibes, novella, taboo

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Birdie has been locked away by her step mother, and now she's being sold at auction to the highest bidder. Her step-sister tries to save her by begging the powerful Alaric Stone to intervene.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Sara Cate books always hit the spot, and this came at the perfect time when I needed something short and perfectly spicy.

I liked the vibe of this book. Darkish, fairytale retelling with these taboo vibes. Very Sara Cate-ish to have it seem like a love triangle when in fact they all are very much into each other. And we all end in one spicy little happy family. 

The pages turn quickly on this one - so I highly recommend it to help reset if you're in a book slump, or for a busy weekend where you don't have time for something too deep. You'll find yourself in love with these ladies - and well, Alaric too :) 

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3.5/5 🌶🌶🌶

𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.