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I was not without sin.
I carried my name for a reason.
Screwing things up was just part of who I was.
Sometimes people got hurt because of me.
Sometimes they died.
After being exiled from the world I’d created with my best friends, I was left to punish myself for my sins against the girl they loved.
The sins I spent hours begging whatever entity was out there to forgive me for.
But maybe I wasn’t supposed to be forgiven.
Maybe I was who I was because I was meant for something bigger than me.
Maybe I was always meant for her.
The girl with the colorful eyes who never spoke.
The girl I’d been fighting my heart on since I’d set eyes on her all those months ago.
I feared she’d hurt me. Break me.
But maybe I’d been wrong.
Maybe she was the one who’d been sent to save me.
I just needed to figure out how to get her to stop being afraid of the man I was and see me for the man I was becoming.
But I was a sinner, and I would sin again.
In her name, all things were possible.
This much I knew.
Amen.
Sinful is book 5 in The Boys of Chapel Crest. This is not a standalone and must be read in order. This is a dark romance with no choosing. Check author’s note for more information on warnings.
I carried my name for a reason.
Screwing things up was just part of who I was.
Sometimes people got hurt because of me.
Sometimes they died.
After being exiled from the world I’d created with my best friends, I was left to punish myself for my sins against the girl they loved.
The sins I spent hours begging whatever entity was out there to forgive me for.
But maybe I wasn’t supposed to be forgiven.
Maybe I was who I was because I was meant for something bigger than me.
Maybe I was always meant for her.
The girl with the colorful eyes who never spoke.
The girl I’d been fighting my heart on since I’d set eyes on her all those months ago.
I feared she’d hurt me. Break me.
But maybe I’d been wrong.
Maybe she was the one who’d been sent to save me.
I just needed to figure out how to get her to stop being afraid of the man I was and see me for the man I was becoming.
But I was a sinner, and I would sin again.
In her name, all things were possible.
This much I knew.
Amen.
Sinful is book 5 in The Boys of Chapel Crest. This is not a standalone and must be read in order. This is a dark romance with no choosing. Check author’s note for more information on warnings.
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84 books2,715 followersKnown mostly for being strange, USA Today bestselling author K.G. Reuss knows what it takes to wear the crown of town weirdo. A cemetery creeper and ghost enthusiast, K.G. spends most of her time toeing the line between imagination and forced adulthood.
After a stint in college in Iowa, K.G. moved back to her home in Michigan to work in emergency medicine. She's currently raising three small ghouls and is married to a vampire overlord.
K.G. is the author of The Everlasting Chronicles series, Emissary of the Devil series, The Chronicles of Winterset series, The Middle Road (with co-author CM Lally) Black Falls High series, Hard Pass, and Kings of Bolten with a ridiculous amount of other series set to be released.
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After a stint in college in Iowa, K.G. moved back to her home in Michigan to work in emergency medicine. She's currently raising three small ghouls and is married to a vampire overlord.
K.G. is the author of The Everlasting Chronicles series, Emissary of the Devil series, The Chronicles of Winterset series, The Middle Road (with co-author CM Lally) Black Falls High series, Hard Pass, and Kings of Bolten with a ridiculous amount of other series set to be released.
Sign up for her newsletter to stay updated on all the things happening in her freakishly ghoulish world. You'll also receive episode one of her new short story series, The Blood Legacy Saga, a paranormal romance. https://claims.prolificworks.com/free...
Can't get enough? Visit her website at www.kgreuss.com or join her street team at www.facebook.com/groups/streetteamkgr... .
Stay ghoul, fellow weirdos.
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May 15, 2025
4/4.5🌟
What I loved (in convenient bullet points)
🖤 Asylum/Mirage parts (as usual)
🖤 The hot scenes were hose-worthy
🖤 Sin getting finally out of the doghouse
🖤 Everyone's budding bromances with Asylum/Mirage
🖤 How Sirena communicates differently with each of the guys
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Mixed feelings/comments (in convenient bullet points)
Possible light spoilers in this section
🤔 Did we really need Bryce? I hope the author will make him so interesting I'll feel guilty
🤔 Church is behaving as expected, but after a while it gets on anyone's nerves
🤔 I love Sirena's new dark side, but sometimes she comes out whiny/greedy
🤔 I don't know why I still don't/can't like Cady (other than for the Adam thing ofc)
🤔 I'm honestly curious if other guys will be added to the harem at this point 🤣
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The pining and angst were at absolute peak here, so much so that sometimes it was painful, but it's still the best dark romance I've ever read.
Asylum and Mirage keep being way too interesting to me to the detriment of all the other guys though. I think I'm doing this 'Why choose?' thing wrong 😂
I started this series for the cannibalism-curiosity, and it's definitely here now (please check the 3 pages of trigger warnings).
The bromance to be is strong here
Bonding time with Sin and Asylum
Self love is weird with a paranormal Double (?)
Multiple personalities are infective
I. Need. To. Know.
You tell Them, Ashes!
About time
Pre-read
We got to the stage of feeling bad for Sin, let's see if we actually get to love him in this one! (I'll admit I kinda soured about him more in Bells than with the entombing scene)
What I loved (in convenient bullet points)
🖤 Asylum/Mirage parts (as usual)
🖤 The hot scenes were hose-worthy
🖤 Sin getting finally out of the doghouse
🖤 Everyone's budding bromances with Asylum/Mirage
🖤 How Sirena communicates differently with each of the guys
______________________
Mixed feelings/comments (in convenient bullet points)
Possible light spoilers in this section
🤔 Did we really need Bryce? I hope the author will make him so interesting I'll feel guilty
🤔 Church is behaving as expected, but after a while it gets on anyone's nerves
🤔 I love Sirena's new dark side, but sometimes she comes out whiny/greedy
🤔 I don't know why I still don't/can't like Cady (other than for the Adam thing ofc)
🤔 I'm honestly curious if other guys will be added to the harem at this point 🤣
______________________
The pining and angst were at absolute peak here, so much so that sometimes it was painful, but it's still the best dark romance I've ever read.
Asylum and Mirage keep being way too interesting to me to the detriment of all the other guys though. I think I'm doing this 'Why choose?' thing wrong 😂
I started this series for the cannibalism-curiosity, and it's definitely here now (please check the 3 pages of trigger warnings).
The bromance to be is strong here
“If her hand fails her, I get to be the one to kill him.”
Asylum cocked his head to the left, the tiniest smile on his lips. “Are you certain that’s what you want, Dante? You eat everything you kill.”
“I am, and I do,” Church said, the gleam back in his eyes.
“I’ll let you use my favorite fork.” Asylum grinned."
Bonding time with Sin and Asylum
“Or I take their hearts. I love hearts. Hands. Lips,” he murmured, running his fork along his lips. “I take what appeals to me.”
“What do you do with it?” I asked softly.
He chuckled. “Depends on my mood. Send it to their family. Give it to Everett as a gift to keep him happy and think I give a fuck about him. Stomp on it. Keep it in a box. Do you want to see my box of hearts?” He blinked at me."
Self love is weird with a paranormal Double (?)
A: I also wanted to tell you that I love you, my crazy fucking personality.
M: I sighed. I love you too, my insane fucking warden.
A: I’d let you out to play more if you didn’t get carried away. You know that.
M: And I told you that I was breaking free soon."
Multiple personalities are infective
“You’re not my specter”
“I am. I’m just a different version.”
“I want her right now. She needs to hear my words. Bring her back. I want my sweetheart, not her monster.”
Dizziness. Nausea. Confusion.
I stared up at him, wondering how we’d gotten into the position we were in. Why I’d snapped the way I had. It was the darkness inside me.
I was sure of it. I was her. She was me. A demon sent from my own personal hell.
I. Need. To. Know.
“I’m pretty sure she didn’t want to be murdered with a shovel.”
I ground my teeth. “That wasn’t me. That was Asylum.”
“Right. Right. Same coin. Different sides. Got it.”
I grunted. Honestly, I couldn’t wait to just get this shit out in the open."
You tell Them, Ashes!
“So help me, Dante, I will burn this motherfucking house down with you inside it if I have to. Don’t fucking push me on it. Sirena loves him. She wants him. It’s her fucking choice. Not yours. You don’t get to decide. She. Fucking. Chooses!”
About time
“To the fucking grave, Sinclair. And then back again.”
“To the fucking grave, Dante. And then back again,” Sin repeated.
“’Til the end, brother.”
“’Til the end,” Sin’s voice shook again, his and Church’s blood dripping onto the white snow.
Pre-read
We got to the stage of feeling bad for Sin, let's see if we actually get to love him in this one! (I'll admit I kinda soured about him more in Bells than with the entombing scene)
July 18, 2025
had to stop reading in the middle for like two months bc i got broken up with and had to take a mental break (lmao) and it made me realize some things.... this book is cringy as hell on its own, but it's one of the better ones in the series, mainly because of sin's slowburn arc. if i hadn't taken that break i think i would've loved it more. but coming back to it after awhile everything became so cringy unfortunately
June 3, 2024
3.5 stars
I really love this series but it's starting to be too drawn out. I feel like two-three important plot points were worked on and 90% off the book was filler. Nothing really happened until 96% of the book and still nothing substantial actually happened. We still have the same questions and the same problems from the first four books. I love the storyline but I'm ready for it to be over.
I really love this series but it's starting to be too drawn out. I feel like two-three important plot points were worked on and 90% off the book was filler. Nothing really happened until 96% of the book and still nothing substantial actually happened. We still have the same questions and the same problems from the first four books. I love the storyline but I'm ready for it to be over.
May 31, 2024
Absolutely loved the book, been waiting for it for ages! This is one of my fave series. Only problem, I hated the end! Spoiler— the sin and Cady sleeping together? Completely put me off and now I don’t know if I can even read the next books when they come out🥴 really gutted because I’ve loved all the other books. Hopefully they didn’t actually sleep together and Adam was lying but from the way she described the guilt on sins face when he woke up they must of done. Not for me, pretty disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 1, 2024
This was so bad... All this girl does is pass out from "dire situations" and then as soon as she recovers she's having an orgy... Be so FORREAL!
This didn't need to be 500+ pages it's dragging now, so much random crap was going on and I wasn't even entertained!!! 😒
This didn't need to be 500+ pages it's dragging now, so much random crap was going on and I wasn't even entertained!!! 😒
June 5, 2024
Disjointed Writing and Over Written Book/Series
I really struggled with this book - not much happened to move the plot along in the grand scheme of things. Just a lot of meaningless, cold, boring sex scenes with no emotional importance. Unfortunately, the writing I enjoyed from this author when Black Falls High was first released is no longer present.
What did occur in this book did not need 400+ pages to drag it out.
We knew Sin was on the outs from the Watchers, we knew Asylum/Mirage/Seth complicated personalities and we knew Adam assaulted Sirena. We spent the whole book talking around and round this plot point without moving the story along.
*SPOILERS*
What made no sense was Sirena being unable to tell any of her loved ones who hurt her until the very last cliffhanger scenes where Adam somehow kidnapped Cady and Sin, forces them into sexual intercourse to 'save' Sirenas life. This all makes no sense and is just put there for dramatic shock value.
Sirena internal evolution from scared waif to emerging into her 'villain era' felt forced and sloppy.
Major editing and future plotting is needed to clean up this long drawn out story.
And the adding of more main characters to an already bloated cast where their motives for being important are never clearly explained, cheapens the premise of the Why Choose trope.
Why Bryce is been hinted at being added to the MMC when he brings nothing of importance to the story? I can only assume he is being used for titillation and the shock value of Sirena having potentially 8 men in her why choose harem.
I really struggled with this book - not much happened to move the plot along in the grand scheme of things. Just a lot of meaningless, cold, boring sex scenes with no emotional importance. Unfortunately, the writing I enjoyed from this author when Black Falls High was first released is no longer present.
What did occur in this book did not need 400+ pages to drag it out.
We knew Sin was on the outs from the Watchers, we knew Asylum/Mirage/Seth complicated personalities and we knew Adam assaulted Sirena. We spent the whole book talking around and round this plot point without moving the story along.
*SPOILERS*
What made no sense was Sirena being unable to tell any of her loved ones who hurt her until the very last cliffhanger scenes where Adam somehow kidnapped Cady and Sin, forces them into sexual intercourse to 'save' Sirenas life. This all makes no sense and is just put there for dramatic shock value.
Sirena internal evolution from scared waif to emerging into her 'villain era' felt forced and sloppy.
Major editing and future plotting is needed to clean up this long drawn out story.
And the adding of more main characters to an already bloated cast where their motives for being important are never clearly explained, cheapens the premise of the Why Choose trope.
Why Bryce is been hinted at being added to the MMC when he brings nothing of importance to the story? I can only assume he is being used for titillation and the shock value of Sirena having potentially 8 men in her why choose harem.
May 30, 2024
I loved this cliffy..i feel ok with the wait because ive been dancing with Sirena.. I love how things are falling into place and..... well I am not one to ruin a great universe like KG has built... if you haven't started any of these books and stumble on my review.. then do your research and read EVERYTHING KG writes because it will not disappoint
Trust the process 🤣😂
Trust the process 🤣😂
October 28, 2025
So I was given the opportunity to continue this series and I have to say that I’m still enjoying everything about it and love how it keeps developing more and more, I don’t really want to say much about the characters to not spoil anything but let’s just say I’m enjoying where this why choose is heading and are so curious for the next book 👀 and as always, the narrators absolutely smashed it and did an amazing job as always :)
July 24, 2024
My Rating: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Series Rating: TBD
We Have
✅ OTT Possessive MMC's..s.s.s.s.ssss
✅ Non-Con
✅ MMMMMMF Romance (seriously how many are we gonna have?)
✅ Backstories
✅ PTSD
✅ All the other shit from the other books
✅ oh... and Fucking Necrophilia... because we didn't already have enough weird shit in this series...
Here's the thing.... Now I fucking wait. I really don't like it when I jump into a series and it's not finished... I have no patience for this shit... Now I have to wait until twenty fucking twenty-five until I find out WTF is going on! Sigh... I'm not built like this.
Things I liked about this book: Backstories - some revelations were revealed, a few that made my jaw drop and I have a feeling Ms. Reuss is going to toss some more shit our way. We are finding out so many things. I loved the emotions these characters are showing. Fuck - they are really going THROUGH it. Some of it is heartbreaking. They are really evolving and I like where some of them are going. I love the mystery of a couple of the characters also - definitely not what they seem.
Things I don't like - Maybe it's me, maybe it's because I'm impatient - but I'm feeling like it's being dragged out a bit. Some of the characters are stupidly stuck in their ways and fml haven't they learned by now? Also the riddles are driving me insane. I want to know how this all ties in. If the next full book isn't the end of the story... I may just say fuck it. lol I also don't like how each book is named after a character buuuuut kind of doesn't really have that character as the "main" story. Like what they are going through, how they're feeling and their back story. I think that would have been a bit better than the way we're reading now - Just my opinion.
The spice is still spicing - but it's becoming repetitive and I understand. When there are a lot of scenes it gets hard to keep it interesting because I mean, they're gonna have sex, they're all gonna come and they are all gonna be breathless. lol It's even harder with RH and omg this is a RH fo yo ass!
Now we wait.... I guess... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I can see how one series ties into the next. It doesn't necessarily make me want to run and find out about the other books though.
Series Rating: TBD
We Have
✅ OTT Possessive MMC's..s.s.s.s.ssss
✅ Non-Con
✅ MMMMMMF Romance (seriously how many are we gonna have?)
✅ Backstories
✅ PTSD
✅ All the other shit from the other books
✅ oh... and Fucking Necrophilia... because we didn't already have enough weird shit in this series...
Here's the thing.... Now I fucking wait. I really don't like it when I jump into a series and it's not finished... I have no patience for this shit... Now I have to wait until twenty fucking twenty-five until I find out WTF is going on! Sigh... I'm not built like this.
Things I liked about this book: Backstories - some revelations were revealed, a few that made my jaw drop and I have a feeling Ms. Reuss is going to toss some more shit our way. We are finding out so many things. I loved the emotions these characters are showing. Fuck - they are really going THROUGH it. Some of it is heartbreaking. They are really evolving and I like where some of them are going. I love the mystery of a couple of the characters also - definitely not what they seem.
Things I don't like - Maybe it's me, maybe it's because I'm impatient - but I'm feeling like it's being dragged out a bit. Some of the characters are stupidly stuck in their ways and fml haven't they learned by now? Also the riddles are driving me insane. I want to know how this all ties in. If the next full book isn't the end of the story... I may just say fuck it. lol I also don't like how each book is named after a character buuuuut kind of doesn't really have that character as the "main" story. Like what they are going through, how they're feeling and their back story. I think that would have been a bit better than the way we're reading now - Just my opinion.
The spice is still spicing - but it's becoming repetitive and I understand. When there are a lot of scenes it gets hard to keep it interesting because I mean, they're gonna have sex, they're all gonna come and they are all gonna be breathless. lol It's even harder with RH and omg this is a RH fo yo ass!
Now we wait.... I guess... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I can see how one series ties into the next. It doesn't necessarily make me want to run and find out about the other books though.
January 6, 2025
Idk how a series can start off SO good with the first book being 5 stars and then just take an absolute nose dive the next 3 books. This is the most pointless s**t I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading. I don’t normally get angry with reading a book but this entire series with the exception of book 1 is absolutely horrific. I would sooner pluck my eyeballs from my head than read any more of this dragged out series.
Church has no redeeming qualities and continues to be horrible to the FMC after she was just tortured and r*ped by someone. Stitches was also tortured and r*ped and I feel like Church just didn’t actually give a s**t.
I can’t believe I subjected myself to this treachery of a series.
Spare yourself and don’t continue this series omg
Church has no redeeming qualities and continues to be horrible to the FMC after she was just tortured and r*ped by someone. Stitches was also tortured and r*ped and I feel like Church just didn’t actually give a s**t.
I can’t believe I subjected myself to this treachery of a series.
Spare yourself and don’t continue this series omg
June 4, 2025
The plot for this series is sooo long and drawn out. It really could have and should have been wrapped up at least two books ago. I kept picking the next one up thinking “maybe we’ll get some answers in this one” nope. Just more dialogue. More classes. More filler.
Probably won’t even bother picking up the next in the series when it comes out because there’s no point.
I’m glad we got the little bit we did, but it still felt like crumbs compared to the pile of plot that’s sitting and decaying that we’re just supposed to ignore?
Probably won’t even bother picking up the next in the series when it comes out because there’s no point.
I’m glad we got the little bit we did, but it still felt like crumbs compared to the pile of plot that’s sitting and decaying that we’re just supposed to ignore?
November 5, 2025
Sinful
Story: 4.5
Voice acting: 5
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Just finished Sinful by K.G. Reuss and I’m wrecked. 😭 Reverse harem, Dark Asylum Bully Romance. Every time I think I’m ready, K.G. drops another brutal cliffhanger that leaves me screaming for the next audiobook. Sin and Sirena’s story tore me apart, in the best way. No one does dark romance and emotional chaos like this series. This is 100% my favorite series right now!
All of the cast of voice actors deserve some award after this series! All of them are amazing! I love that they added a new voice actor as well!!
Story: 4.5
Voice acting: 5
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Just finished Sinful by K.G. Reuss and I’m wrecked. 😭 Reverse harem, Dark Asylum Bully Romance. Every time I think I’m ready, K.G. drops another brutal cliffhanger that leaves me screaming for the next audiobook. Sin and Sirena’s story tore me apart, in the best way. No one does dark romance and emotional chaos like this series. This is 100% my favorite series right now!
All of the cast of voice actors deserve some award after this series! All of them are amazing! I love that they added a new voice actor as well!!
October 27, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
K.G. Reuss just rolls out one amazing book after another. I absolutely couldn't wait for her to roll this audiobook out. It was an intense, absolutely gripping, haunting story, and I was there for it! Sin & Sirena and all they went through to find their heaven in their world of dark, chaos left my heart all twisted up in side. When I reached the end.....well let's just say it's a cliffhanger that will leave you hungry for more!
Things I adored:
•the twisted secrets
•touch her and the world will burn
•Sirena's monstrous defining moment
•the spice
•all the emotions
•the tension
•the darkness
•did I mention its spicy?
•Reuss worlds colliding
•the darkness
•men who absolutely go soft for their woman
Audiobook lovers will not want to miss this audiobook. The cast of characters are amazing, sure, but the narrators who lend their voices to perform these characters? Epic. Absolutely epic. Stella Ripley is amazing as Sirena. She captures the innocence & angelic Sirena masterfully! Joe Arden brings us Church and all his unhinged ways! Edward Black lends his voice to Ashes. Every flicker of gray in Ashes makes me melt! J.Tipstone as Stitches is perfection! He captures every emotion magnificently, delivering an epic time! Michael Gallagher....oh how that man brought us Sin! His performance broke me so many times! If you think Joe Arden is good at crazy characters, Sean Masters said hold my drink, and delivered crazy beautifully as Seth/Aslyum! And, in a surprise twist, Anthony Palmini is Shadow and oh what epicness that was! Definitely a beautiful cast of characters!
If you like dark, why choose romance, do not miss this one! Worlds collide, twists that love to turn, and emotions that absolutely wreck you!
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
K.G. Reuss just rolls out one amazing book after another. I absolutely couldn't wait for her to roll this audiobook out. It was an intense, absolutely gripping, haunting story, and I was there for it! Sin & Sirena and all they went through to find their heaven in their world of dark, chaos left my heart all twisted up in side. When I reached the end.....well let's just say it's a cliffhanger that will leave you hungry for more!
Things I adored:
•the twisted secrets
•touch her and the world will burn
•Sirena's monstrous defining moment
•the spice
•all the emotions
•the tension
•the darkness
•did I mention its spicy?
•Reuss worlds colliding
•the darkness
•men who absolutely go soft for their woman
Audiobook lovers will not want to miss this audiobook. The cast of characters are amazing, sure, but the narrators who lend their voices to perform these characters? Epic. Absolutely epic. Stella Ripley is amazing as Sirena. She captures the innocence & angelic Sirena masterfully! Joe Arden brings us Church and all his unhinged ways! Edward Black lends his voice to Ashes. Every flicker of gray in Ashes makes me melt! J.Tipstone as Stitches is perfection! He captures every emotion magnificently, delivering an epic time! Michael Gallagher....oh how that man brought us Sin! His performance broke me so many times! If you think Joe Arden is good at crazy characters, Sean Masters said hold my drink, and delivered crazy beautifully as Seth/Aslyum! And, in a surprise twist, Anthony Palmini is Shadow and oh what epicness that was! Definitely a beautiful cast of characters!
If you like dark, why choose romance, do not miss this one! Worlds collide, twists that love to turn, and emotions that absolutely wreck you!
August 5, 2024
Sin 😭❤️
I’m shooketh.
That ending has left me in a tailspin.
KG Reuss what the hell are you doing to your poor characters!?!?!? (And by extension me??)
My word.
I love it. Do it more. 😂
Ok.
Let me catch my breath.
We learn a lot of things in this book. Not everything. Not by a long way. But we start to see things falling into place.
Sin’s redemption arc has been a long, painful, tortured journey to date.
Give the man a break! For the love of all that is good in the world.
I love him so much, he’s come a long way.
The Villians in the series raise their heads a few times here….
My heart aches for all the guys and where they have come from and what they have been through.
And Serina and Cady. Sigh.
Asylum…Mirage…he/they are one of the most fascinating characters and I’m pretty sure I have their number now but every now and then something is said where I question if I’m right so I’m keen to see what the truth reveals there too.
Again, a phenomenal book, bring on the next.
I’m shooketh.
That ending has left me in a tailspin.
KG Reuss what the hell are you doing to your poor characters!?!?!? (And by extension me??)
My word.
I love it. Do it more. 😂
Ok.
Let me catch my breath.
We learn a lot of things in this book. Not everything. Not by a long way. But we start to see things falling into place.
Sin’s redemption arc has been a long, painful, tortured journey to date.
Give the man a break! For the love of all that is good in the world.
I love him so much, he’s come a long way.
The Villians in the series raise their heads a few times here….
My heart aches for all the guys and where they have come from and what they have been through.
And Serina and Cady. Sigh.
Asylum…Mirage…he/they are one of the most fascinating characters and I’m pretty sure I have their number now but every now and then something is said where I question if I’m right so I’m keen to see what the truth reveals there too.
Again, a phenomenal book, bring on the next.
January 31, 2025
I got this book right when it was released cause obviously I couldn't wait to read it but I also really wanted to save it. So I went back and forth like that for a while until I finally caved and couldn't wait any longer.
I think my favorite thing about this series is how slow it is. This is like book 4 and not much has happened plot wise, but and this is a big but, a lot has happened character wise. This series is character development done to perfection. None of these characters are the same people they were 4 books ago. I love slow and I love character development and this series is perfect.
I loved how much Sin we got in this. I was so happy to see Sirena and him fall in love and I really wanted him home where he belonged. I was happy to see Church let it go and listen to what Sirena wanted.
I liked this new side of Bryce that we got to see. I hope we get even more in the next book, I want more of his story. Cause I have a feeling we don't know him at all.
I liked seeing this darker side of Sirena. She's been so trapped inside herself for so long, seeing her fight back was amazing. Also hope we see more of that.
Can't wait for the next book.
I think my favorite thing about this series is how slow it is. This is like book 4 and not much has happened plot wise, but and this is a big but, a lot has happened character wise. This series is character development done to perfection. None of these characters are the same people they were 4 books ago. I love slow and I love character development and this series is perfect.
I loved how much Sin we got in this. I was so happy to see Sirena and him fall in love and I really wanted him home where he belonged. I was happy to see Church let it go and listen to what Sirena wanted.
I liked this new side of Bryce that we got to see. I hope we get even more in the next book, I want more of his story. Cause I have a feeling we don't know him at all.
I liked seeing this darker side of Sirena. She's been so trapped inside herself for so long, seeing her fight back was amazing. Also hope we see more of that.
Can't wait for the next book.
October 10, 2024
4🌶
Fruggin hell! Sh!t is getting serious now! What a book! What a series! I need the next book immediately, if not sooner 😂
These books took me on a hell of a ride. It didn't hold back its punches. AGAIN... this book is very dark so please check the TW'S.
This series just gets better and better. Bring on shadow, baby!
Fruggin hell! Sh!t is getting serious now! What a book! What a series! I need the next book immediately, if not sooner 😂
These books took me on a hell of a ride. It didn't hold back its punches. AGAIN... this book is very dark so please check the TW'S.
This series just gets better and better. Bring on shadow, baby!
September 8, 2024
All I can say is, new kinks unlocked 🥵
September 19, 2024
I’m mashing my review for the last three books into one on this one because I cannot be bothered to write multiple reviews which all kind of say the same thing. I also fully acknowledge I blacked out and read this series like eating bad junk food and apologize to all involved for my trashy reverse harem psychosis
First of all, why are these books so long??? None of these need to be the length they are. There are GIANT blocks of dialogue throughout all of them and it all runs together by the end. Whatever plot there is is lost in the copious amounts of sex and ramblings that are coming from let me remind you, highschool boys?? I genuinely can’t tell you what’s happening beyond all the trauma the MC goes through.
Speaking of the sex, girl be so for real. I can suspend my belief of what the body is capable of most of the time. But how is she WALKING around??? She has (at last count) 5 men going at her at every turn and somehow is capable of existing without crippling pain. At least try and make it reasonable??
And the five, count them five! men are all so confusing. Are Asylum Mirage and Seth the same person? Why does Mirage wear a fucking bunny mask (which is the least sexy thing ever btw)??? Why does Ashes have 0 personality in any of these books? And don’t get me started about Church, who might as well just be the series antagonist. My head is just spinning from the amount of characters we have to remember and which personality belongs to who. Our MC does not need to have a split personality because for the love of god we have enough of them.
TLDR; this is an insane ramble of a reverse harem and I wish I hadn’t exhausted my brain reading it
First of all, why are these books so long??? None of these need to be the length they are. There are GIANT blocks of dialogue throughout all of them and it all runs together by the end. Whatever plot there is is lost in the copious amounts of sex and ramblings that are coming from let me remind you, highschool boys?? I genuinely can’t tell you what’s happening beyond all the trauma the MC goes through.
Speaking of the sex, girl be so for real. I can suspend my belief of what the body is capable of most of the time. But how is she WALKING around??? She has (at last count) 5 men going at her at every turn and somehow is capable of existing without crippling pain. At least try and make it reasonable??
And the five, count them five! men are all so confusing. Are Asylum Mirage and Seth the same person? Why does Mirage wear a fucking bunny mask (which is the least sexy thing ever btw)??? Why does Ashes have 0 personality in any of these books? And don’t get me started about Church, who might as well just be the series antagonist. My head is just spinning from the amount of characters we have to remember and which personality belongs to who. Our MC does not need to have a split personality because for the love of god we have enough of them.
TLDR; this is an insane ramble of a reverse harem and I wish I hadn’t exhausted my brain reading it
August 25, 2024
This is starting to feel like the story that never ends. The end was just dumb and felt like it was done just for shock value. It was very rushed. Most frustrating thing is whyyyyyy didn’t she tell anyone Adam was the one who SA her!? I waited all book for the big reveal to happen, just to be disappointed over and over again.
She kept the secret about Adam so long that everything that happened at the end was most definitely her fault. I can just imagine the next book being her feeling guilty for not telling and Sin feeling guilty for sleeping with Cady.
She is such a pushover and hardly ever stands up for herself, she’s also so damn selfish by wanting all these different men and not being honest about it.
Removed another star by the time I finished my rant and realized just how much this book annoyed me. I doubt I’ll even read the next one when it comes out. It will likely be another 400 pages that tells a story that could have been done in 100 pages.
She kept the secret about Adam so long that everything that happened at the end was most definitely her fault. I can just imagine the next book being her feeling guilty for not telling and Sin feeling guilty for sleeping with Cady.
She is such a pushover and hardly ever stands up for herself, she’s also so damn selfish by wanting all these different men and not being honest about it.
Removed another star by the time I finished my rant and realized just how much this book annoyed me. I doubt I’ll even read the next one when it comes out. It will likely be another 400 pages that tells a story that could have been done in 100 pages.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2025
had trouble putting this down just like the rest
So good! Each book tops the last, gets spicier and Sin finally got the redemption he sought and deserved and got his Siren
So good! Each book tops the last, gets spicier and Sin finally got the redemption he sought and deserved and got his Siren
June 8, 2024
The answer is literally right in their face. Proved to me again men are just dumb.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 12, 2024
This was tough. I basically skimmed most of it because, like her other series, no plot actually happens.
April 18, 2025
₊꒰ ⊹ ࣪—˚Final thoughts
⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽
╭⊹ 𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡
Started: 17th April 2025
Finished 18th April 2025
CW:TW- Gut body talk, murder, rape, suicide talk deep, knife play
‧₊˚ ┊✦ This series just means everrything tto me having its ups and downs with some of the books like this onee i loved it so much just story here. was kinda bland not enough going it felt too slow considering how big the book is just felt eh.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ Church - I loved church so much it took me a while to get a connection with him but this book somehow took out his real emotions and i loved that he showed it alot in this book just shows he actuallyy does care and not always such a hard ass espcially when it comes to Sirena.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ Sirena - Some spoilers for sirena past/trauma events
i loved sireena so much shes such a badass considering how much ||Abuse she had tolerated from people even the watchers tormenting her with drugs etc i feel for her no wonderr why she had PTSD not wanting to talk at all only to certain people from the boys.|| I loved Cady, aka Sirena sister the fact she knows how much shes suffered shes still so considerate of her taking it slow not wanting to freak her out even more than neccessary.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ i loved the romance ddont get me wrong i am always a sucker for when it comes to reading smutt but this was whole another level like having 4 o 5 guys loving you in every way possible can take a mental toll on a person but Sirena loved every attention she ever got i mean even the smutt was like draw dropping moment at times
‧₊˚ ┊✦ I have to say even if it had it downfalls with this book im still happy how it tunrned out makes me excited to get my hands on the next book!
I cannot believe that ending though || Im happy shes happy with all the boys but now can we get revenge on churchs dad? PLEASE||
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⥼~-✰-~⥽ ☽ ˚•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙˚＊☾ ⥼~-✰-~⥽
╭⊹ 𐙚 ₊ ° ⊹ ♡
Started: 17th April 2025
Finished 18th April 2025
CW:TW- Gut body talk, murder, rape, suicide talk deep, knife play
‧₊˚ ┊✦ This series just means everrything tto me having its ups and downs with some of the books like this onee i loved it so much just story here. was kinda bland not enough going it felt too slow considering how big the book is just felt eh.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ Church - I loved church so much it took me a while to get a connection with him but this book somehow took out his real emotions and i loved that he showed it alot in this book just shows he actuallyy does care and not always such a hard ass espcially when it comes to Sirena.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ Sirena - Some spoilers for sirena past/trauma events
i loved sireena so much shes such a badass considering how much ||Abuse she had tolerated from people even the watchers tormenting her with drugs etc i feel for her no wonderr why she had PTSD not wanting to talk at all only to certain people from the boys.|| I loved Cady, aka Sirena sister the fact she knows how much shes suffered shes still so considerate of her taking it slow not wanting to freak her out even more than neccessary.
‧₊˚ ┊✦ i loved the romance ddont get me wrong i am always a sucker for when it comes to reading smutt but this was whole another level like having 4 o 5 guys loving you in every way possible can take a mental toll on a person but Sirena loved every attention she ever got i mean even the smutt was like draw dropping moment at times
‧₊˚ ┊✦ I have to say even if it had it downfalls with this book im still happy how it tunrned out makes me excited to get my hands on the next book!
I cannot believe that ending though || Im happy shes happy with all the boys but now can we get revenge on churchs dad? PLEASE||
💐⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆💐⋆⭒˚.⋆💐 ⋆⭒
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 26, 2025
“𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐢𝐧.”
We felt the ‘waiting’ pacing in the previous book and this one I believe, gave us what we needed! It’s given us a massive twist, and I am loving it. Let -S- reign down on everyone that has ever harmed them 🔥🔥
They all have been through so much, and I am following this series like a damn onlooker in the corner of this academy. I had so much hate for Sin, but also knew he was battling his demons with his actions. We have a breakthrough. We have found family coming together again, and we have a new character at play. Also, in classic Chapel Crest style, a cliffy.
Everything about this series is so intriguing. I understand pacing can be for the big build ups and I am trusting the process of all these insane characters.
They are so complex, deranged,.. and funny 😅
Pls. I love them. IDC
Again, the full cast of narrators killin’ it with their own unique flares to each of these characters!!
Bring on the next one!
Thank you for the alc BNA + K.G Reuss 🖤
VA’s: Stella Ripley, Edward Black, J. Tipstone, Joe Arden, Michael Gallagher, Anthony Palmini & Sean Masters
We felt the ‘waiting’ pacing in the previous book and this one I believe, gave us what we needed! It’s given us a massive twist, and I am loving it. Let -S- reign down on everyone that has ever harmed them 🔥🔥
They all have been through so much, and I am following this series like a damn onlooker in the corner of this academy. I had so much hate for Sin, but also knew he was battling his demons with his actions. We have a breakthrough. We have found family coming together again, and we have a new character at play. Also, in classic Chapel Crest style, a cliffy.
Everything about this series is so intriguing. I understand pacing can be for the big build ups and I am trusting the process of all these insane characters.
They are so complex, deranged,.. and funny 😅
Pls. I love them. IDC
Again, the full cast of narrators killin’ it with their own unique flares to each of these characters!!
Bring on the next one!
Thank you for the alc BNA + K.G Reuss 🖤
VA’s: Stella Ripley, Edward Black, J. Tipstone, Joe Arden, Michael Gallagher, Anthony Palmini & Sean Masters
August 5, 2024
Omg!!! Can I love these men any more than I already do!! I’m absolutely obsessed with this series. Sin is now my new favourite 😍 his character has developed the most beautifully and I just love him so much!! Asylum/mirage is definitely becoming a favourite too! He’s so unhinged and I love him more every book! Ashes and stitches will always have a place in my heart and Church is my original love from this series ♥️ I’m yet to like Bryce too much, I’m still struggling with how I feel about him.
Serina is growing in every book and becoming the queen she should be! I love her inner unhinged monster coming out to play and wanting revenge for the hurt she’s been caused.
K g reuss can do no wrong in my opinion. I can’t wait for the last 2 instalments to come out! I’m OBSESSED 😍😍😍
Serina is growing in every book and becoming the queen she should be! I love her inner unhinged monster coming out to play and wanting revenge for the hurt she’s been caused.
K g reuss can do no wrong in my opinion. I can’t wait for the last 2 instalments to come out! I’m OBSESSED 😍😍😍
May 30, 2024
Suspenseful!!!
After all this waiting, I wasn't disappointed. However, Church is definitely my least favorite. The overbearing, controlling this only works so much. Here, it was overkill. But Asylum is most definitely my favorite!!! I liked the fact that Sirena talks more but she could've simply written Adam's name earlier. Either way, I got the ending I was looking for. I can do without Cady. I don't even need to explain that one. She's definitely a useless side character. All in all, it was a wild ride!!!
After all this waiting, I wasn't disappointed. However, Church is definitely my least favorite. The overbearing, controlling this only works so much. Here, it was overkill. But Asylum is most definitely my favorite!!! I liked the fact that Sirena talks more but she could've simply written Adam's name earlier. Either way, I got the ending I was looking for. I can do without Cady. I don't even need to explain that one. She's definitely a useless side character. All in all, it was a wild ride!!!
November 11, 2025
oh boy ... i am still hooked with the boys.
i never thought i would say this but here i am. since i was an ashes girl from the very start and will probably always will be , i have a new second favorite watcher. Sinful ... i may be full of Sins but hell he was growing on me..he was so well written in this book, i loved every Minute with him. while sin got me growing in my love for him , my hate and despise for church is now of out of sight. i hate how he treats Serena and all of the others.
i never thought i would say this but here i am. since i was an ashes girl from the very start and will probably always will be , i have a new second favorite watcher. Sinful ... i may be full of Sins but hell he was growing on me..he was so well written in this book, i loved every Minute with him. while sin got me growing in my love for him , my hate and despise for church is now of out of sight. i hate how he treats Serena and all of the others.
June 2, 2024
As with most of Reuss’s books, she reveals just as many answers as new questions she brings up. I definitely felt like all the characters made more growth this book, and kind of finally see a little more light at the end of the proverbial tunnel which left me feeling a less frustrated than previous books (and I guess swayed me for the extra star). I can’t wait to see our FMC’s little monster bloom further in the next book and finally start getting her own vengeance as well as wielding the monsters at her side that are so willing to do her bidding. Brutal ending as always, though.
October 28, 2025
*Audiobook Review*
We finally get Sin's redemption arc. Bryce has caught my eye. Interested to see where his story takes us. This one ended in another heartbreaking cliffhanger. Ready for the next one.
Performed in full cast duet by Stella Ripley, Edward Black, J. Tipstone, Joe Arden, Michael Gallagher, Anthony Palmini & Sean Masters. Amazing cast!!
We finally get Sin's redemption arc. Bryce has caught my eye. Interested to see where his story takes us. This one ended in another heartbreaking cliffhanger. Ready for the next one.
Performed in full cast duet by Stella Ripley, Edward Black, J. Tipstone, Joe Arden, Michael Gallagher, Anthony Palmini & Sean Masters. Amazing cast!!
February 2, 2025
The story line just keeps getting better. Though it ends on a cliffhanger, I’m not devastated that I have a little wait for the next one. This is definitely a “trust the process” series, because I can’t wait to see how it ends!
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