From
USA Today bestselling author K. Webster comes an angsty and emotional
enemies-to-lovers gay romance standalone!
The hatred began when my father proposed to another man in a shocking moment
that rocked my family to its core…
Now I’m on a quest for revenge against my father.
That means hitting him where it hurts—the new fiancé and the son he thinks so
much of.
Alister Sommers.
Alis is a bleached blond perfectionist thorn in my side who’s used to
everything going his way. Grades, money, track—he dominates it all despite his
short, insignificant frame.
Was one dad not good enough that Alis had to take mine too?
Soon, we’ll be stepbrothers.
Until then, I vow to make his life a living hell.
Maybe Dad will regret his terrible mistakes.
Maybe he won’t.
I know I won’t regret wrecking their lives like they did mine.
I’ll give up everything, even my girlfriend and football, if it means I get a
chance for retribution.
It’s reckless and risky, but I don’t have much to lose.
The havoc I wreak might ease some of the pain Dad caused my mother.
I’m willing to give it a shot.
What starts as a family feud will become a war… one I plan on winning no matter
the cost.
There’s only one small problem.
I may have underestimated my opponent.
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Reviews by the
Wicked Reads Review Team
Shannan
– ☆☆☆☆☆
Canyon Voss was on top of the world. He was popular, had an amazing girlfriend
and tons of friends until his world collapsed. His dad broke up his family,
left his mother and proposed to a man. Canyon's concern these days is revenge
against his father, his father's fiancé, and his soon-to-be stepbrother. The
thought of making them pay for ruining his family is all he can think about it
consumes him.
“If I want to hurt Dad, I hurt Quinn. And if I want to hurt Quinn, I go for
his beloved son. There’s a method to my madness.”
Alister was adopted by Quinn. His childhood wasn't the best and he's always
waiting for the other shoe to drop and he'll lose everything, including his
dad. Alister tries to be the best at everything he does to keep his dad happy,
whether it's track or his classes. When Canyon switches his schedule to be in
Alister's classes and quits the football team to join track team to make
Alister less than the best.
Canyon thinks he's winning at this revenge game he's playing with Alister, but
he never expects Alister to be such a worthy opponent.
This enemies-to-lovers angsty read was everything! The push and pull between
Canyon and Alister made for a perfect read. I was completely invested from page
one and couldn't wait to see how it all played out! Such a good read! Highly
recommend!!
Mary
– ☆☆☆☆
Author K. Webster is known for her angsty stories that will rip your heart out
or make you wonder what you just read. But either way, you will be glad you
read it in the end. This is one of those stories.
Canyon and Alister grew up as friends because their fathers were friends. But
when Canyon's father leaves his mother for Alister's father, all Canyon sees is
revenge. And the way to get that is through Alister. What Canyon didn't see
coming was the way Alister really was and the feelings he felt for him almost
immediately.
As Canyon pursues his revenge, or so he thought, his feelings for Alister begin
to grow. As they explore each other and a relationship begins, his revenge
turns to something more. Will Canyon continue to let revenge rule his mind? Can
Canyon and Alister make a relationship work?
This is a story you will not see coming until it hits you in the face – and it
is worth reading. Just be aware that a past will break your heart, but the
story is perfect in the end.
Erica
– ☆☆☆
5 stars for the romantic tension between Canyon & Alis.
2 stars for the "side quest"
3 stars overall.
Canyon has a vendetta against his soon-to-be stepbrother, wishing to hurt his
father by hurting his father's new fiancé by hurting the fiancé's adoptive son,
which causes Canyon to lose himself in the process.
With all bully romances, I always struggle with the bullying aspects due to the
fact that they generally make zero sense, the bitterness always coming out of
left field. Feuds and Reckless Fury attempts to make a believable reason
for Canyon's animosity, even if it's directed at the wrong party, which he
knows is the case, but he can't seem to help himself. So on that front, while not
a punch to the gut, there was an air of believability.
Romantic tension in spades, rolling with the fact that a seemingly straight
dude is vibing on his almost stepbrother was also believable. There wasn't much
angst there aside from the stepbrother factor, but it sure was loaded with a
delicious push-pull tension that could be cut with a knife. The novel shined
when it came to the interplay between Canyon and Alis, where the pages just
couldn't turn fast enough.
The slowly building romance between a pair of enemies turned allies turned
lovers turned stepbrothers was written flawlessly.
Where the novel fell short:
The dads. They are written as too clueless, to the point that it's a wonder
their children survived to the teenage years. The divorce strife is very
realistic, the guilt the kids experience, along with feeling as if they're
taking a side by continuing to love both of their parents. This truly tugged
the heartstrings. But the dads were too clueless to feel realistic. I find it
hard to believe dad would pop the question out of nowhere without the kids
having a single clue about their fathers having an affair.
But what truly yanked me out of the realm of realism is the side quest. I won't
go into detail, avoiding spoilers. There was enough angst, strife, and drama
without the attempts on Alis' life, because it makes the dads yet again look
like fools. When someone attempts to kill their son, they just sigh and do
nothing about it. No police. Nothing. Someone dies in their presence...
nothing. Absolutely nothing. They have money but take no steps to protect three
teenagers? Besides foolish and clueless, this is downright negligence. No one
bats an eyelash at this. Bizarre.
Why this portion bothered me so much, what was a solid romance filled with angst
and drama and delicious tension, all of it realistic, all the sudden Alis is
behaving as a too stupid to live, damsel in distress most readers complain
about when reading MF romance, making idiotic decisions to force the hero to
rescue him. This could have been realistic, a punch to the gut angsty, still
utilizing most of the plot, without the "mafia" angle tossed in. It
just took something that was amazing into over-the-top territory, a territory I
don't wish to visit.
Even still, I do recommend to readers simply because of Canyon and Alis. The
dads needed to be written more realistically (me being near their age, I try to
envision myself being so freaking idiotic, especially educated, wealthy men).
Angie
– ☆☆☆
I am sure I will be in the minority but this book was a miss for me. The blurb
sounded great, and the book might have been better if the main characters were
older. Their age played such a huge part for me. That's why Canyon was such an
immature little turd and couldn't get over the fact of his dad living his true
life as a gay man and divorcing his mom. Alister gave as good as he got with
Canyon. I don’t know, I guess I couldn't get over the fact that if Canyon was
older he wouldn't have been such a douche about things.
K.
WEBSTER is a USA Today bestselling
author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories,
are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks.
She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog
named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of
coffee, and researching aliens.
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