Book Review: The Revenge Agenda by Saxon James

Release date: Feb 28, 2024

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Caveat~~ While I think Saxon’s books works perfectly OK as a standalone, if you were interested in the other characters in the book, know that they can be found in other books as well. There’s a whole universe, you have a lot of stories to get through if this is your first introduction to the universe, but don’t be afraid of jumping in. You will love all the characters and ask for more. 

Ok on to the review.

Can I just say right off the bat I hate Ian, the ex-fiancé, he’s seriously giving Eman a run for his money. If I could roll my eyes any further I would, ugh. He’s up there in characters I hate, like Eric from Fake Out by Eden Finley, Eman from Up in Flames by Saxon James and Eden Finley, Aaron from Ice Breaker by Hannah Grace and now adding Ian.

Now let’s get to the good parts. I love love love Rush, in previous mentions of him, he wasn’t involved as much, so I was really interested in seeing how his character would develop, and I wasn’t disappointed. I loved getting a glimpse into his brain and what he’s thinking about. Like the part where Rush wants to ask what scent Hunter is wearing, but he assumes Hunter’s going to say some brand and not list the ingredients and scents so he lets it go.  

Then other times my heart breaks for Rush as throughout the the book he continues to reveal how many people treat him like he doesn’t matter in the past. I’m so glad to see he gets his happily ever after with such a caring, right for him hottie like Hunter.

I love how the Big Bertha Boys come together to help one another and have accepted Hunter as their own. Xander stealing The Hunter’s coat was hilarious. And they make a pretty big cameo in this book, so that was nice.

On the spice scale, it’s still oh so very spicy , but kinda tame in a way too. Given how sparkly Rush’s brain is, it surprises me how dirty mouthed he can be, lol, except when he does dirty talk, it doesn’t make me cringe at all. It’s like delightful, sexy and just the right amount of turn-ons.

Ok, also the trigger warning of sexual and physical assault is totally valid. I don’t know what it says about me that the physical assault was more traumatic than the sexual one mentioned. I had to re-read that part once I realized Rush was not ok, I was like what happened. But the physical assault was really hard to read for me, so that was something new I found out about myself and just cemented Ian’s name on the list of exs I hate. I also think there should be another trigger warning for cheating, some people are sensitive to that.

I think it’s an overall feel good book, except the parts where Ian comes in. Saxon’s writing style and banter hits just right, she brings such a sense of comedic timing with seriousness. I love learning new things from her books, this time it’s the butt succulent plants, and learning how Rush’s mind of ADHD works, like his system at work that helps him stay productive. It’s one of those things that I enjoy about Saxon’s books is that it’s not only entertainment, but also educational. 

I can’t wait to read the next story from the Big Bertha Boys.

Love Language by Jax Calder

Novella review~ Love Language by Jax Calder

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Release date: Feb 16, 2024

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Just finished the short novella by Jax Calder called Love Language. I didn’t know what this book was about, but when I saw Jax Calder’s name on it, I knew I had to read it, I really enjoyed their book The Unlikely Heir last year, and I’m needing a fix until the next book in the series to come out.

This is a He falls first. (Lol, they are both He), Grump x Sunshine MM romance. There is a little deaf representation, which I found very heartwarming. And I thought it was interesting that the story takes place in New Zealand, I almost wished the storyline took more to describe NZ, but I think it was definitely enough to spark my interest in the country.

Ashton has been workmates with Dominic the grump for the past three years, and they’ve always had this snarky banter, but lately Ashton has been awakened to that perhaps their snarky banter isn’t just banter, but perhaps something more. 

This might be a short novella, but there is nothing rushed about it, I would go so far as to say, if more was to be added to this story, it might seem to just be filler. This is a perfect length for an afternoon read, or in my case, since I started late night and was nearly falling asleep, it was a good wake up to finish this happy ending story to start the day.

Highly recommend, and I definitely look forward to adding more of Jax’s books to my READ pile.

And now I leave you with a favorite quote from the novella

“And suddenly, he’s smiling too. In all my cataloguing of Dominic’s expressions, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this version of his smile. And it seems like a really, really good idea to join our smiles together in a kiss.”

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I love how in retrospect Ashton found out that Dom has been crushing on him for awhile, pretty much from really the first moment he’s laid eyes on him. It’s in those details that makes us swoon, this is so much more than just how he takes his coffee, but more like granting wishes genie style, and ordering Indian food when the other prefers Japanese.