Jess's Reviews > Hers

Whew. I was gonna wait a day or two before writing up a review, but I decided it's best to do it whilst it's fresh in my mind.

I was extremely lucky to have received an ARC from the author in exchange for a review. I was so excited when I saw it in my email that I started it immediately. Thank you Atlas! I'll try and keep this spoiler-free as I can, but fair warning there could be spoilers below.

"You can't take her...she was never yours to take." My finger curled around the trigger. "Because she's mine"

Hers starts pretty much where Mine left off (remember that brutal cliffhanger in Mine?!). Hers was wild man. It seriously gave me whiplash, much like book 1. It was actually exhausting to read, Tobias, Caleb and Nick were just not able to catch a break on their hunt to get Ryth out of where she was taken to. This book literally got me so riled up about the whole situation. I'm literally so exhausted from reading this book; but it was some good reading.

"You belong to us, princess," Nick urged. Tobias' dark eyes sparked. "And we belong to you"

I enjoyed it, I didn't love it as much as book 1, mostly due to the amount of time it took them to reunite with each other - I just always struggle with character separation anxiety; and I always hate it when characters or love interests are separated for any period of time; but it was a good read anyway, it was action on top of action, it was non-stop.

You really just get thrown right in at the deep end with this book and the organisation (Hale Order) that Ryth is now in, and subsequently the same place the brothers are trying to get her out of. We get to read about the shear depths and depravity this organisation has in terms of women and it's enough to literally have your feminism re-emerge with a vengeance.

The gun was in my hand in an instant. "You touched what belonged to me." I lifted the muzzle. "You caused her pain." My finger wrapped around the trigger. "There is no universe where I'd allow that to happen again. She is mine. She is ours. And we are...hers

The points of view shift between Ryth and the brothers, and it was really good to see more from Caleb, we got a much deeper understanding of who he was as a person, and the type of darkness that sits inside of him. Our characters really go through the wringer in this, and you can tell that Atlas poured her heart into this book and I bet it really hurt to write some of the situations she puts them in. I found myself getting frustrated with the decisions being made between the brothers, they're really head strong, and not one of them thought it would be a good idea to just sit down, and discuss potential scenarios and plans; they all went off half-cocked and alone most of the time, I might add! and came away with nothing.

We don't get a huge pay off in the end; We essentially end where we started and come full circle; only with more questions. It sort of frustrated me a little, because it seemed pointless putting everyone through everything in the book only to end up back where they started; BUT I'm sure Atlas has a plan for it, and reasons and motivations behind it. The end situation with Ryth's father has me super intrigued though; and I'm honestly so excited to see where that goes!

I was really hoping for a big confrontation with the brothers father, Creed and Ryth's mother, Elle, but I'm hoping we get that in book 3. There's no happiness for our characters right now, it's all just one big clusterfuck if I'm honest. So many new questions were opened, and went unanswered, which I'm hoping will be resolved in the final installment, Ours; which by the way, I would literally give my left tit to have in my hands right now. Note to self: stop starting incomplete trilogies!

The ending is a cliffhanger, but it's not brutal compared to the way Mine was; it'll just leave you wanting more, and I'm interested in seeing how everything is going to play out; I'm very curious to see how Atlas finishes their story (I've been assured there is a HEA...eventually). We also get a quick look into a new character Vivienne, really like her and interested to hear and read more of her story (if she has one!).

Thank you again to the author for being so engaging with her readers, and for offering ARCs, even to those of us who no longer blog and review or aren't overly active on social media platforms.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice rating: 🌶🌶🌶.5/5

***Check your triggers before reading! Book is for 18+ due to adult themes:

- Step siblings dark romance reverse harem
- MFMM (no MM between the brothers themselves, but they are all in the same room naked at the same time)
- Sex slaves including the buying and selling of young women in exchange for silence
- Gun violence
- Attempted sexual assault
- Violence and degradation towards women
(Really sorry if I've missed any warnings!)***