{"id":3727,"date":"2022-01-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=3727"},"modified":"2022-01-22T12:18:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T01:48:08","slug":"starlas-january-2022-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/28\/starlas-january-2022-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Starla&#8217;s January 2022 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3727\" class=\"elementor elementor-3727\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46a6298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46a6298\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2244da8\" data-id=\"2244da8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512974a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"512974a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rise.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5987da7\" data-id=\"5987da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887c558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"887c558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Rise<br><\/b>(Stratham Knights#3)<\/i><br>By NV Roez<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7609c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7609c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bbc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56bbc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Rise-Stratham-Knights-Book-3-ebook\/dp\/B09QGZPMDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Stratham-Knights-Book-3-ebook\/dp\/B09QGZPMDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60134209-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8962a9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8962a9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1e87a\" data-id=\"6e1e87a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054a2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"054a2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Genre:<\/b> Dark contemporary romance<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1st person, present tense<br>\n<b>Content Warnings:<\/b> Rape flashbacks, violence, drug use, coarse language, explicit sex scenes<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 (5\/5)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87709a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87709a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17d8cbe\" data-id=\"17d8cbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f7cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f7cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p> When Evelyn\u2019s best friend disappears, she is certain there is something sinister going on. So, the hunt begins, setting her and the guys on a collision course with a disaster. Considering all the enemies they\u2019ve made, tragedy is inevitable. Deals are struck and sacrifices are made, putting Evelyn right back where she started. Okay, maybe not quite. At least she has a few allies, not to mention the love of some dangerous men.<\/p>\n<p> This sizzling hot finale to Evelyn\u2019s trilogy packs a lot of punches. Roez has done a great job of building the suspense and intrigue. This book was too hard to put down! The bedroom scenes did feel a little gratuitous at times, but overall they were titillating. And the action! OMG the pace of this story did not let up. There were lots of well-choreographed, nail-biting fights. I\u2019m sure this is one even blokes will enjoy reading. <\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend this book to lovers of dark romance. <\/p>\n<p>I received a free copy of this book and I&#8217;m voluntarily leaving an honest review. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88412b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88412b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d746f\" data-id=\"60d746f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2e12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd2e12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/W-Heart.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33eab35\" data-id=\"33eab35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a437c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a437c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>The Wrong Heart<\/b><\/i><br>By Jennifer Hartmann<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b0183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b0183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707844b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707844b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Wrong-Heart-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B096ZCF7R5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wrong-Heart-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B096ZCF7R5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58177762-the-wrong-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95b80a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95b80a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0decb95\" data-id=\"0decb95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b51ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b51ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Genre:<\/b> Contemporary Romance<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> Alternating 1st person, present tense<br>\n<b>Content Warnings:<\/b> Mental illness and suicide references, coarse language <br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 (4\/5)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f9ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f9ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46770ee\" data-id=\"46770ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc2d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfc2d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Melody was such a happy ray of sunshine until her husband died. The world turned dark that day and the only glimmer of hope remaining now sat inside another man\u2019s chest. She reaches out to him, promising herself she won\u2019t pry into his personal life. Little does she know, the man who sends her comforting messages is the same arrogant jerk who attends her suicide prevention support group. How could this possibly end well? <\/p>\n<p>Hartmann took me on quite the emotional rollercoaster with this one. So much so, she put me in tears by the end of Chapter One. Parker is such a mean, nasty individual, even to Melody. Yet the chemistry that simmers between them becomes so scorching hot that I found myself forgiving him sooner than I should\u2019ve. I guess I\u2019m a sucker for dark, brooding anti-heroes. He might not be to every reader\u2019s taste, but I suggest giving him a little time because he does grow. One of the things I loved most about this story was they way two wounded hearts came together to heal each other. Their love blossoms into something beautiful. <\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend this book to lovers of romance who can deal with the trigger warnings. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed84e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed84e63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-264e769\" data-id=\"264e769\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ea977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76ea977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thorns-Remain.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7562aa4\" data-id=\"7562aa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b01125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b01125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>The Thorns Remain<\/b><\/i><br>By Jennifer Hartmann & Chelley St Clair<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7190305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7190305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5347161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5347161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Thorns-Remain-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B09LZ4KC9Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thorns-Remain-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B09LZ4KC9Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56699049-the-thorns-remain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-867dd74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"867dd74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc80ac5\" data-id=\"dc80ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51f9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51f9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Genre:<\/b> Dark Contemporary Romance<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1st person, present tense<br>\n<b>Content Warnings:<\/b> Adultery, dark themes<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd25 (3\/5)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3719e1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3719e1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b7d200\" data-id=\"6b7d200\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c65eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c65eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Bitter and betrayed, Evan lets Revenge seep between the shattered pieces of his heart. Driven by twisted desires, he seeks to destroy the man who broke his marriage. He knows he has the looks and charm to pull it off. All he needs is an opening to insert himself into the life of his enemy\u2019s wife. Problem is, Josie is far from the desperate housewife he had expected. <\/p>\n<p>Hartmann fans may remember Evan from Lotus. He was the sexy author who lived two doors down from Sydney. When I read that book, I had no idea how black Evan\u2019s heart was. The authors delved into some very dark places with this book that surprised me. I\u2019ve read a lot of dark romance over the years, but nothing quite like this. Where many stories in this genre give you the protagonist\u2019s perspective, interwoven with the anti-heroes or even the villains, this one stayed entirely within our anti-hero\u2019s point of view. It was interesting and a little disturbing at times to sink into his psyche and watch his revenge plot unfold. I often felt like I was riding toward imminent disaster, yet I thoroughly enjoyed the whole journey. The thrills and spills. The laughs and the tears. These authors have woven a brilliant tale.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend this book, but please heed my content warnings. This won\u2019t be for everyone, especially if you are offended by love stories with main characters who commit adultery. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a46b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a46b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1992fd4\" data-id=\"1992fd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8e855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa8e855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Evernight.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446663e\" data-id=\"446663e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252de79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"252de79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Evernight<\/b><\/i><br><i>(Evernight #1)<\/i><br>By Claudia Gray<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c666894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c666894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830856c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830856c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Evernight-Claudia-Gray-ebook\/dp\/B001R1LCHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Evernight-Claudia-Gray-ebook\/dp\/B001R1LCHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6371461-evernight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a07ccb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a07ccb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f236e45\" data-id=\"f236e45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b1cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b1cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Genre:<\/b> Young Adult Paranormal Romance<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1st person, past tense<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25 (1\/5)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b120415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b120415\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efcce08\" data-id=\"efcce08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e363f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e363f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Bianca never wanted to go to Evernight Academy. She had enjoyed a sheltered life in her small hometown. Yet her parents insisted this school would be good for her. They didn\u2019t seem to care that the other students looked down on her. She was not the Evernight type with their perfect appearance and snobbish attitudes. She was not the Evernight type because a warm, beating heart still pumped life through her veins. Perhaps that\u2019s why she felt a connection with the other outcasts; why she felt drawn to Lucas. As love bloomed between these two, Lucas fought hard to protect her from the monsters surrounding them. But the biggest threats to their relationship were the secrets they kept from each other. <\/p>\n<p>While a paranormal romance set in a high school full of vampires might not be the most original concept, I liked how the author worked with this trope. Her characters felt real, filling the pages with plenty of drama and intrigue. This was a real page turner for me and some of the plot twists took me by surprise. I look forward to reading the next entry in the series.  <\/p>\n<p>If, like me, you\u2019re a sucker for a good vampire romance, I recommend giving this one a go. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rise(Stratham Knights#3)By NV Roez Book Links: Amazon AU Amazon US Goodreads Genre: Dark contemporary romance POV: 1st person, present tense Content Warnings: Rape flashbacks, violence, drug use, coarse language, explicit &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/28\/starlas-january-2022-reviews\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Starla&#8217;s January 2022 Reviews<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[50,17,43,51,53],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3727"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3740,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727\/revisions\/3740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}