Nikki J Summers

Finn you sweet quiet lovable man, your story broke my heart. It stole my soul and made me cry for the things you endured and kept locked away, but I fell so hard in love with you and your heart. Reasons I love you: Your smile that is rare, the love you carried for Effy, how much you loved your new family and sister Alice, your quietness because while quiet everything was said through your amazing art, I could keep going on, but I’ll stop for now and get to my review. Love, a reader in love with you!


Ok now that is out of the way, holy crap my breathe was stolen from my body not for just the bad things that happened to Finn, but his strength to move forward in life and share his talents with Southland. Finn had a tragic childhood, and it has shaped him into the person he is today and while he thinks he is emotionally broken, deep he isn’t, and Effy sees to his soul. Effy has loved Finn for a long time but his hesitant to ever show her how he feels always shatters her heart so when she thinks it’s time to move on, she realizes she never can, and Finn doesn’t plan to let her. These two souls were meant to be from day one but so many demons reside in Finn’s head he can’t show how much he loves her until he learns to let them go. I loved everything about this book, the way the guys formed their own brotherhood and created their own family, their loyalty and love for one another, Effy and Finn’s love, just everything was beyond breathtaking. The twists and turns had me on edge waiting to see what would happen. I couldn’t see what was going to happen next, but I was dying to know. This author has made a world where in times of tragedy love and brotherhood is stronger and finds a way out. I can’t wait to read more. This is the first one I read in this series and never felt lost at all, although now I have gone back and got the first two because this group has gripped me by the heart.… (mere)

I feel like I have been slowly dying to get my hands on Adam’s story, get to see more of him and what makes him tick, as well as a little more of the other soldiers, and it did not disappoint. In previous books we see these Soldiers of Anarchy as bad guy vigilantes with no moral compass and do as they please. They have had a understanding with the Southland that they run their town as they see fit and everyone else should stay away. They are all dark and twisted in their own ways, yet they don’t do anything to someone who doesn’t deserve it and those people are the sickest of the sickest so they are doing a service to society even if they have to cross some lines to do it. Adam is their leader, a mastermind when it comes to vengeance, and a tad psycho when he needs to be. Once he sets his sights on Liv something in him recognizes her as being his and will do anything to make that happen even a little stalking to get her to see they belong together. Liv is a strong headed woman yet she carries a lot of insecurities around that she hides behind her walls. She wants to be appreciated and loved but even her closest friends can’t see the pain she hides. At one time Emily and Effy frustrated me even though they were only looking out for their friend trying to dissuade her fascination with Adam, I wanted them to be a little more supportive because she kept so much of herself locked away and Adam brought that out of her so in a way he was good for her even if at first she wasn’t having it. Adam sees the real her and wants to give her the world, but she can’t get past his reputation and deeds. Liv wants to come off as a tough chick and she is to Adam but at times she frustrated me like no other. She held so much against Adam and while he is a little psycho he’s a psycho that protects the weak, is loyal to those loyal to him, and he cares in his own way. I loved this Loving Psycho even if he did questionable things I LOVED his story. Liv took some time to grow on me but once she opened up and let Adam in I liked her a little more. Twisted, dark, gritty, super hotttt, this book had it all and I am dying for more!! (Ps at the beginning I was feeling protective of Adam so my Renaissance men made me mad even though they had a right to be… (mere)

“I wanted to be death. I wanted to become that dark, silent visitor that everybody feared.” The Reaper comes for everyone but especially those who wrong him, those he loves, and the innocent. No one can out run death, no one can cheat death, many try but all fail, when face to face with our Reaper. Devon has a past that haunts his every move, it has defined his nature, and now he refuses to these evils go on with others. As a soldier of anarchy he has a bond with his brothers that can’t be destroyed and is stronger than any blood family there may be. They seek justice in an evil world and those that are strong enough to handle their demons are the ones that will stand by their sides for life. Devon doesn’t think he has the capacity for love, only destruction, but a raven comes along and shows him otherwise. Leah May the vicar’s daughter has always complied, done what was right, but suffers with insecurities and knows she is destined for more. As a promise to her mother she has always been Devon’s shadow friend, always watching out for him but at a distance. She has know for years what he is capable of yet loves him all the same. Devon never knew about Leah May until fate brought them together and now he can’t stop his thoughts staying to her. As he fights the inevitable Leah May just wants to be seen by him and when he finally lets go she is all he can see. When others want to drag him down, Devon refuses to go down without a fight and he especially refuses to lose, so he protects what is his to the end. This story was such a beautiful one full of heartache, pain, brotherhood, loving deeply, and being seen even when you didn’t feel it. Devon carried so much on his shoulders, was an amazing son and brother, loved hard even when he thought he wasn’t capable of it. He was beautifully bent never broken and with his raven by his side this Reaper will defend the innocent and his loved ones til the end.

“The reaper and the raven. One can see death, and the other deals with it. They’re a perfect pair.” “Where one exists, the other will follow. The scythe and the shadow. A dual reminder that nothing lasts forever.”

“Broken pieces from your life that made you who you are, but they’re shattered and broken for a reason. You fought to make them that way. Scars show you’ve fought a battle and won. The destruction I see is beautiful, a beautiful chaos. I’d take those fractured parts a million times over some make believe heaven that doesn’t make me feel anything.”
… (mere)

When the world shows you how cold, calculating, and cruel it can be trust it because that is how life goes especially for those who grew up like the soldiers in Briton Manor did. These group of guys have no mercy for those who are cruel or cowardly. They have no patience for those who do horrible wrongs or even for those whose wrongs may be a small infraction. They each bring something different to the table and make up this great dynamic that is a force to be reckoned with and as each story is unfolded wee see deeper than the masks that this cruel world has allowed them to wear for so long and none of them has perfected the mask in place as well as Colton King their very own Joker. For Colton life looks like it’s a breeze, that nothing phases him, and it’s all joke. What most won’t see is the other side of that mask where in his own twisted way he is Robin Hood of sorts that wants to right the wrongs done by those who destroyed his and other’s life. This Joker may have the laughs and the fear that he inflects in others, but he also has a heart of gold that you see when he does anything for all those he loves. When fate brings into his life the spitfire that is Shelley, he knows his perfectly crafted world and mask will never be the same. As these two cross paths and end up working side by side you wonder if they will end up annoying each other to death or burn with the heat and passion that brews between them. Shelley was a tough one that could put up with Colton and his antics while also giving it right back at him. With their banter the thing that makes everyone smile to Colton this drives his need to have her always up with an intensity. I knew before going into the Joker’s story that he would be the one to steal my heart and don’t get me wrong all our boys have their spots their but Colton’s heart and easy façade he displays really gripped me. Shelley, I did love even if times I found her tenacious stubbornness irritating. I did love that she would hold her own against Colton, yet when time again he kept showing her that heart of his she kept shoving him away while cutting him down which was cruel in an already cruel world. Overall, this group of guys are amazing and will do anything to protect their own and The Joker will steal the spotlight as always while in the background lending a hand to someone who needs it while also bashing some heads that may deserve it when it’s necessary. “We all wear masks in our lives, something we can hide behind that helps us cope and protects us from the harsh realities of life.”… (mere)