My aunties and I have decided to go around the UK to visit lots of different bookshops. We have been to 66 books, The Old Pier Bookshop, and today we went to OakTree Bookshop in Doncaster.
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Unraveling Hades’ Secrets in Anarchy Book 2
Anarchy by Tate James
Anarchy is book 2 in the Hades series and this book starts where book 1 left off. Lucas has been taken and Hades, Cass and Zed are searching for him.
In this one, we get more of Cass and Hades, as well as Lucas and Hades, and we see lots of jealous Zed. We also find out who it is that is terrorising them. Someone who should be dead. We get more of Hades’ backstory in this book, but we also see her walls start to come down as she lets the men into her heart. This book also ends on a cliffhanger.
One down, two to go
Tate James’ 7th Circle: Action and Romance in Hades’ World
7th Circle by Tate James
7th Circle is book one of the Hades series by Tate James. It is set in the same universe as the Madison Kate series, and it is recommended that you read this after finishing the Madison Kate series.
7th Circle follows Hades, the infamous businesswoman and leader of the Tri-state Timberwolves. We hear of Hades in the Madison Kate series, and that Hades is not to be messed with. We don’t, however, get the identity of Hades in the MK series. It was one of the biggest things I was questioning when I finished Kate. Who is Hades?
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May 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: My Bookish Adventures
Wanted: A Look into Dark Themes and Complex Characters
Wanted by Lauren Biel
Wanted is a DARK GRAY romance novella with high spice and low plot. This home invasion story will leave you questioning if you should leave your door open at night.
I’m wanted.
On the lam, running from the law and my mistakes. The house tucked into the trees seems safe—an excellent place to hide out.
Once inside, I find something unexpected. A nurse that can do more than heal my wounds. But the longer I’m awake, the more reality starts to blur, and I can’t tell what’s real and what’s not anymore.
Plagued by ill fantasies and temptation, I try to keep her safe from me. It works until the lines between us also begin to blur.
Vanessa, like her home, will never be the same once I get inside.
Wanted is a dark, spicy novella with a plethora of content advisories. It’s part of Lauren Biel’s “after dark” collection, and warnings on LaurenBiel.com should be taken seriously.
The Steamy Dark Conclusion to the Madison Kate Series; Kate
Kate by Tate James
Kate is the fourth and final book in the Madison Kate series, barring the novella Vault, which Tate James recommends reading after the Hades series, see below screen grab.
Kate sees everything from the past 3 books concluded, we find out who ordered the hit on MK which sees MK and the boys injured but alive thank goodness. We also find out who MK’s stalker is that was a twist for the books and most importantly we get the happy ending we all need.
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Madison Kate’s journey gets even darker in the third installment; Fake.
Fake by Tate James
Fake is book 3 in the Madison Kate Series. This book finishes off where we ended in Liar. Madison Kate has just found out that her father sold her to Archer, and she is married to him. Madison Kate left with Zane, and the beginning of Fake MK is back in Shadow Grove after being away in Aspen with Bree. MK has her own apartment in a building with some of the Reapers, including Cass, whom MK starts going to the gym and learning how to punch. In Aspen, they met Scott, whom they became friends, and he transferred to SGU to be with MK, even though she had told him she wasn’t interested. They remain friends, but Scott is acting creepy. Archer, Kody & Steele are trying to win her back, and she, of course, crumbles. More attempts are made on MK’s life, and her stalker is still active. She believes the stalker to be Scott when he barges into her home and she shoots him, killing him, only for her stalker to say whoops, wrong person, and her stalker shoots Steele.
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Madison Kate’s Dark Journey in Liar: A Five-Star Review
Liar by Tate James
After finishing Hate, which is book one in this series, and you can find my review for it here, I knew I had to jump straight into book 2. If you have not read book one, you may want to skip this review, as there will most likely be book one spoilers.
This book follows directly on from book one, where our FMC, Madison Kate, is in the hospital after being attacked. She believed that Archer was the one who stabbed her, and the boys were banned from the hospital. Madison Kate then decides to discharge herself early and stay at a hotel instead of coming home, but obviously, Archer finds her and drags her home. In this book, we see more of MK’s stalker, and the relationship between MK & the boys is heating up. We also learn more about Zane, who is Archer’s brother, and more attempts are made on MK’s life.
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Madison Kate’s Journey: Love, Revenge, and Bad Boys
Hate by Tate James
The first thing that drew me to this book was the cover. That neon green and pink against the black just spoke to me. I had seen that my friends on TikTok had read the series, and I trusted their views. When I saw the set at a good price, I had to pick them up.
Hate is the first book in the four-book Madison Kate series. It is followed by Liar, Fake, and Kate. I believe these are reverse harem.
Exploring Love and Violence in Obsession by Harleigh Beck
Obsession by Harleigh Beck
Obsession is a book which focuses on Robbie, an inmate on death row convicted of killing multiple women and Savannah, a journalist who Robbie requested to interview him before he is given the lethal injection. Savannah is drawn to Robbie despite his being a notorious killer and being the same age as her dad. Robbie is likewise drawn to Savannah and will stop at nothing to have her. This is a dark thriller romance which contains graphic sexual scenes and graphic violence, check the trigger warnings.
Rule number one: Don’t fall for the sob story.
