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A review by caithh
Fearless by R.G. Alexander
4.0
Wow, we learn soooo much in this book. Poor Rory, the little lamb. ): lucky for him he’s now got two strong, sexy men to take care of him.
I actually loved Rig so much, just a bit more than David. Ugh, the things he did for Rory.
I HATE Elder, as we’re supposed to. Because we finally learn the depths of his abuse in this one, there is much more angst and mentions of heavy topics. Rory is in a rough headspace for most of the book. Again, this book is mostly driven by the angst and story building over the smut I’ve come to love.
As for the sex, the is a MMM ménage. I liked it so much better than the MFM ménage. Again, there wasn’t any BDSM involved in this story, so the sex just felt shorter to me. Even though I prefer it without the BDSM. It was just missing the hotness, and DEFINITELY the frequency.
I’m a little confused how these stories can be considered stand-alone when I’m left wanting so much more from the relationships after each book, but satisfied with how much I’ve learned personally about all of the Finns. If you hadn’t read all of the previous books, it would be impossible to understand. There isn’t enough romance or sex or plot between the love interests themselves to be a stand-alone book. If you took out everything but those things, it would fall flat.
As for side characters who we learn more about in this book:
Solomon, well, Younger now, big big big time - obviously to set up for the next book.
Elder, tbh.
David’s sister and sister-in-law && Rig’s Nonna.
I would recommend this one, it’s sadder than the others for sure... but if you’ve been keeping up with the series, you learn so much.
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x3) - Rory = 3, Rig = 4, David = 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 4
c. Plot (1-5) - 4
d. Writing * (1-5) - 4
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) -medium-heavy, side character death
f. HEA or HFN?HEA
Overall Basics Score - 22/30
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — Mild R - Strong PG-13 (3.5)
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - 3.5
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 3.5
Overall Sexy Time Score - 10.5/15
Cait’s Score for Fearless : 32/45, 71%
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it absolutely make or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it tolerable, but it wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my personal tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same exact case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning, if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
I actually loved Rig so much, just a bit more than David. Ugh, the things he did for Rory.
I HATE Elder, as we’re supposed to. Because we finally learn the depths of his abuse in this one, there is much more angst and mentions of heavy topics. Rory is in a rough headspace for most of the book. Again, this book is mostly driven by the angst and story building over the smut I’ve come to love.
As for the sex, the is a MMM ménage. I liked it so much better than the MFM ménage. Again, there wasn’t any BDSM involved in this story, so the sex just felt shorter to me. Even though I prefer it without the BDSM. It was just missing the hotness, and DEFINITELY the frequency.
I’m a little confused how these stories can be considered stand-alone when I’m left wanting so much more from the relationships after each book, but satisfied with how much I’ve learned personally about all of the Finns. If you hadn’t read all of the previous books, it would be impossible to understand. There isn’t enough romance or sex or plot between the love interests themselves to be a stand-alone book. If you took out everything but those things, it would fall flat.
As for side characters who we learn more about in this book:
Solomon, well, Younger now, big big big time - obviously to set up for the next book.
Elder, tbh.
David’s sister and sister-in-law && Rig’s Nonna.
I would recommend this one, it’s sadder than the others for sure... but if you’ve been keeping up with the series, you learn so much.
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x3) - Rory = 3, Rig = 4, David = 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 4
c. Plot (1-5) - 4
d. Writing * (1-5) - 4
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) -
f. HEA or HFN?
Overall Basics Score - 22/30
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — Mild R - Strong PG-13 (3.5)
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - 3.5
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 3.5
Overall Sexy Time Score - 10.5/15
Cait’s Score for Fearless : 32/45, 71%
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it absolutely make or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it tolerable, but it wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my personal tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same exact case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning, if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.