Great Series
I am officially a huge fan of Andria Large. I actually read her books in the wrong order: I read the Taboo Love series first, then the Renegade series, then the 1st book in the War trilogy, and then the Beck brother series, which I became curious about while reading the Renegade series bc Sebastian is in that book too. With each series, I have found that each book within the series gets better.
I think the author's strength is character development and The emotional intensity between the characters. I think a lot of the reviewers talk about loving the really smoking sex scenes, which I like but really she' so captures the emotional intensity between the couples that it is amazing!! Very few authors can write emotionally heart wrenching scenes like Ms Large. She also does an excellent job with addressing mental health issues in her books as well,from PTSD due to sexual trauma to panic attacks.
I also loved the relationships between the brothers, they were so realistically portrayed. They were fiercely loyal and supportive of each other, but they could also be real jerks too. All of the heroines were great, strong, independent, loving, but could more than handle the Beck men. In all of her series there has been a gay couple and each time she has done an excellent job exploring the young men coming to terms with their sexual identity, coming out to family and friends, and dealing with bigotry.
Like most romance novels, some of the situations and damsel/dude in distress moments are over the top, but that's ok, it's fiction and its a romance novel: some of its supposed to be fantasy!! The only thing I could wish for is that in her next book about a gay couple, I wish that both men know, from the beginning that they're gay. In each of her books, one or both of the men seem to have no clue about their sexual orientation until they meet the love of their life. I'm ok with that, because I realize that sexual orientation can be fluid, but if I were gay, I'd want to read a book about people who are certain and confident about their identity as well.
Great series, excellent author, I will miss the Beck brothers but look forward to continuing on with the Renegade and War series!