Some part of me thought being murdered in front of my mate was rock bottom. It was the delusional part.
Because I didn’t stay dead. Instead, I woke up tethered to my psychotic ex who still insists we’re soul mates. I insist he seek immediate medical attention.
To top things off, my actual mate will stop at nothing to get me back – even if it costs him everything. It’s a good thing I don’t have anxiety issues, or this might be terrible for my mental health. (Sarcasm).
My captors think they can control me, but they have no idea how far I’ll go to keep my loved ones safe. After all, it’s amazing how many options open up when you have nothing left to lose.
He wanted to carve me into his perfect, obedient wife. Instead, he cut away the last threads of my sanity. And I’ve never been more dangerous.
Melody is a Canadian author of dark romantasy novels, who loves to write about unhinged, strong FMCs that will have you laughing one moment and wondering if the author might need therapy the next.
When she’s not wrangling her three young children, she’s either writing or binge-reading (because the PhD is finally done—WOO!).
When the warmer weather sets in, she likes to plant fields of flowers and adopt more animals for her hobby farm.
Melody writes because she can’t afford her book addiction.
I need this book out like NOW!! THE CLIFFHANGER ON THE 2ND BOOK OMG! Pleaseee pleaaseeee I need my destroyer and Viv!!!!
April 29th, 2026. Ok I've read the book.... I'm not gonna say I didn't like it because it's a lil strong but ... It didn't captivate me like the other 2, the previous books I will devour, not wanting to put it down, this one? I got bored at times, I don't know why, I kinda disappointed to be honest....
Rule #1: Do NOT start this book if you have to be up early tomorrow.
Seriously. Clear your schedule, cancel your plans, and prepare to be emotionally wrecked in the best possible way.
This story shattered my heart into a thousand pieces… then somehow pieced it back together, leaving me sobbing. 😭
I barely slept for two days straight. Rude? Absolutely. Worth it? 100% without a doubt. 🖤
Viv is me. I am Viv.
That moment she realizes she never truly knew what love felt like? It broke me open and had me in tears. To grow, sometimes you have to be shattered first — and this book captures that truth so beautifully it hurts. Seriously.
Leon is every infuriating ego we’ve ever wanted to scream at. F*** him. Can I say that here? I don’t care… cause I am saying it. I will never hear the word “pet” the same way again. Ever.
The dynamic between the destroyer we love and the creator we’ve all been at our most broken moments is pure perfection. Reading this felt like being transported to another universe entirely — one where I laughed out loud, ugly-cried, screamed into pillows, and felt every raw unfiltered emotion.
The character growth is beautiful. Watching them learn to embrace their emotions, stop hiding from the pain, and step into their truth is absolutely Awe-inspiring.
And the sass and the unapologetic feminine rage? Divine. Chef’s kiss. Glorious. No notes.
If you want a series that will ruin you, heal you, and leave you changed by the end of it — this is it. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. 😏
I cannot express enough how much I love this series and how much these books mean to me.
Not only do I think the writing, the plot and the characters are amazing, which they are! But these books have had such an effect on me emotionally and mentally and I am so grateful to Melody for writing these books and these characters.
I’ve never related so much to a character as I have with Vivian. Her insecurities, the way she’s had to deal with things that have happened and some of the things she’s been through. It felt like I was reading about parts of my life, it was definitely emotional. But then the healing begins and I was just in awe of her. Some of the things that were said to Vivian where things I never heard personally but didn’t realise just how much I needed those words until I read them. Vivi’s story has healed a part of me that I’ve been trying to heal for years and I am so grateful 🖤
Thank you Melody for these beautiful books! I can’t wait to read more of these characters in your next series 🥰
Here are some of my favourite quotes from the book.
“While I wonder what the shipping policy is from the Otherworld to the Shadow Realm. Would a dismembered penis be too rotten by the time it arrives? Asking for a friend.”
“She is a Reaper. Nothing can hold her.”
“I smile, and it’s genuine. Of course, the hellhound wants belly rubs.”
“Your pain and your fear are valid. No matter what others have gone through, what you experienced was real. It was terrifying and traumatic. You’re hurting, and you’re allowed to grieve. You deserve to be held through it, not judged - especially not by yourself.”
TLDR: It's a cute book with a happy end but the author tries too hard which inevitably leads to some plot holes.
so I still have an issue with the whole "kitten" thing which is lowkey icky but all-in-all Vivian's and Sin's love story is pretty cute. We do love a guy who asks for consent (bare minimum but yk it's not even in the real world a given). What I actually have issues with is that the book is trying too hard. Melody picks up a lot of different mythologies, insinuates a bunch of couples and brings a lot of different people into play without fully developing their characters so you are left wanting. There are a bunch of characters like Rosie, Morgana, Sarah, Ragna, Nymara etc. that are potentially super interesting and hold a lot of promise but since there are so many, they all fall a bit flat indeed. Which is especially underwhelming when it comes to the villains of this story. Need and Leon are made out to be simply power-hungry people who therefore do terrible things. But you never really get to understand what their characters are all about. For example Leon: he is clearly a misogynistic asshole who is obsessed with Vivian. That is totally fine since there are a lot of men like that but in the first book you learn that he has a complicated history with the council so you have to ask yourself why exactly would he be so comfortable with working with them? Leon seems very manipulative in the first book and super comfortable with gaslighting so why is his character in the second and third book merely a caricature of a misogynistic pig. Why didn't he try to manipulate Vivian more into loving him? And even after her repeatedly telling him that she doesn't want him why was he still so fixated on getting her instead of being angry enough to just kill her? We learn what Need is and what she is doing thanks to Nymara but why isn't there more of a backstory? it would have been great to learn more about her motivation and her end goal and what exactly her plans are. Female villains are awesome and it would have been great to see the same female rage we see in Vivian mirrored in her but just expressed in a different way. I also feel like a lot of the magic wasn't properly explained or just plainly didn't make any sense. For example: Sin is a destroyer so why is he able to summon chains or hands? Isn't he supposed to be able to influence someone's mind? So tell why instead of diving into that you give him abilities that literally make no sense. Another example: What's up with Vivian's storm's and the lightning? Is this due to her creator powers? but why was she then able to do all that even before they had fully developed? Some relationship between the characters were also never really explored and I am not only talking about the romantic kind. Vivian and Ari simply skipped over all of the confusing feelings about her not being Cassandra anymore even though she had been so worried before about that. The relationship between Vivian and her mum fell kinda flat. the relationship between Morgana and Sin was also never fully shown and he is just pissed at her about her agreeing to help Vivian at the end of book one but haven't they been bonded to each other for centuries?
spoilers ahead: the thing that annoyed me the most though is something I have seen over and over again in fantasy books: they want the fmc to be an all powerful being and give her insane powers. I felt like the creator powers and reaper powers were already enough, why did we have to bring her being a demi-god into play? especially since it was only important so she could safe Sin. It's just unnecessarily complicated. She doesn't need a god father or a goddess aunt especially since we don't explore that part of her at all. it would have been so much better if the moon goddess Cassandra worked for her had shown up and saved them. Like "oh wow there is my former acolyte, let's help her out" or sth like that. We never get to fully understand what her being a demi-god really means and what influences that has had on her. Why hasn't she presented any power her whole life before she started seeing ghosts? Her half-sister also being a reaper is fun, but does that mean she is a reaper because she is a demi-god? Also would she have always been lowkey immortal and why didn't need realize what she was after all the time they spent together? need is a titan, shouldn't she have realized what Vivian was? The whole ascension-thing was also never really explained. The confusing mix of different mythologies was also never fully explained. We have Greek and Norse gods and even angels which kinda implies that Christianity and their beliefs also have an influence? Also what's up with the Fates? are they the overlord-creators? what happened with the youngest fate? after they showed up and ate Sin's soul why didn't they attack again after Vivian brought back his soul?
Conclusion: The book was cute but Melody just tried too hard. The author included a lot of unnecessary shit and it feels like she lost the plot a bit after the first book if you know what I mean? it feels like she made stuff up as she was writing without fully considering if it worked well with the previous books she had already written.
I felt this took my agessss I really want to put this as a four only cause i love Sin but that’s literally it I was wondering how on earth can they wrap up the series in this book after what we read at the end of the second book.
Leon, i have zero words i don’t think i can ever look at someone named leon and think anything nice
I was kinda confused of all these realms and how she was attached to them, it felt a bit messy and rushed but it was cool to see ( i still don’t know what she was and how much power she held) The last 40% of the book had me hooked, anything before that was a drag to read
There’s so many questions that I have but i don’t think they are worth my time, i liked how it ended that’s pretty much it
I don't even have a quote to start this off. This dragggggggged me through gravel from basically 30% to 80%. I actually enjoyed how crafty she was when she was kidnapped. I feel like we got back to the character we started this series with. And I really enjoyed her in the beginning! But then -- this whole "I dropped in a letter that I loved Sin AND HE DIDN'T SAY IT BACK WHILE I WAS KIDNAPPED so obviously he doesn't love me" makes me want to puke. That was so unnecessary. Sin was ready to move heaven and earth to get you away from Leon, you told him not to, AND SO HE DIDN'T. But woeeeee he doesn't love me. So I can't take a piece of his soul because I'm a marytr and no one can help me. Puke. We also have that her soul is fractured and therefore her powers are unstable. We hear that, nothing happens until suddenly she loses control twice in the span of like 15 pages and its a catastrophe. What's the point of her father being from the Beast Realm? Still don't get that. And what happened with Need's daughter? She just gone. and Rosie and Irena? and Ariana? and the trio of Shifter boys that I am about 90% sure are being set up for a why-choose spin off. Just so many plot holes to end on. I have never wanted an epilogue more in my life, and I usually hate epilogues. Lowkey do love that she ends up being a goddess. Kinda a cool HEA concept.
I'm being honest, if in the first two books it was okay, I could not stand the FMC in this last book. And the end felt extremely rushed. I had two parts in the book I really liked, but the rest just wasn't as good as the first two. It feels a little like when someone changes rules in the middle of the game just to make sure they win.
3.5 rounded down. Parts of this were great and the overall story I loved but it was overly long and could definitely have been trimmed down. Smutty bits were top tier!
I have been struggling to write this review, not for lack of wanting to. More of a…how do I not write a novel of my own for this masterpiece.
I can be selective in my books, while keeping a decent variety of genres.
This series…while skeptical at first, knocked me onto my ass and kept me there.
The final book in Vivian and Sin’s world, it connected in a way that helped me rethink certain aspects of my life while reminding myself to not give up.
Enough about me…
Melody, Ms. Ma’am!
Chapter 58?!?! The raw emotions, the vulnerability, this was everything.
If you’re looking for a ride with sass, snark, kick ass women, real life emotional whiplash with real life healing, protective overbearing assholes you just want to throw on a table an…you get the picture. Plus so so much more.
Look, I didn’t know what to expect. And I am grateful for the rec, I didn’t know I needed this in my life. This will be a constant reread in my life.
If you haven’t read this yet…what is wrong with you? Get to it!
Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Kitten, go get the book. “Now, spread this book nice and wide, and turn the page.” -MJ
AHHHH!!! I LOVED IT!! Were there some moments where I thought that things were fucked and it wasn't going to end well for Vivi? absolutely. was it a wild ride regardless? YES Is the broken souls trilogy my favorite dark romantasy trilogy?? ALSO YES!!! (maybe tied with Anathema)
This is definitely dark fantasy romance SMUT. I was kindly sent ARC copy before the release date (which has been moved forward! 🥳) I was desperate to find out how the journey between Vivian & Sin would conclude and I was not left disappointed, I demolished this book in 1 sitting! Freedom’s Fury has such a good blend of dark romance, fantasy and comedy. I love how the whole trilogy explores mating bonds and toxic, abusive relationships, these books and especially this one delves into the behaviours of an abuser and their victim and we bare witness to Vivian’s personal growth and her journey to standing up for herself and believing she deserves a HEA. I really loved the journey and how the trilogy came together and ended in Freedoms Fury, while we don’t get answers to EVERYTHING as Melody Joanne has another series which I hope will answer some of the last questions, the end of the battle came together really well. If I had ONE criticism it would be there is a LOT of SMUT however that’s to be expected by the dedication and this is purely a personal preference and has no impact on my overall review because I still loved this book, a lot of sex talk just isn’t for me. I’m so grateful I was able to read this as an ARC reader and I’m super excited to see what Melody Joanne publishes next!
Thank you Melody and her team for the ARC. I literally read this in two sittings hihihi
This was a wild ride and I loved every second of it.
I am not a fan of the separation trope, especially when it’s all sad and depressing and boring. But the part where Vivian was captured was actually pretty funny and good. And traumatic, but, details, details. 🤭
This series made me feel so seen. The insecurities of Vivian felt like my own, sometimes. And her not knowing her own potential because “no one told me!!!” is actually too relatable lol
I almost gave this 4 stars because I ended this book with so many questions unanswered… and then Melody teased us about a new series explaining the rest, and now I’m hyped. Ari POV finally????
Thanks for making me cry, again. Forever my favourite series.
I absolutely loved loved loved this book! I’ve been here since book one and one of the things I love so much is you can see how much the author Melody has grown and improved throughout writing this series!
Vivian is extremely relatable to me which is something that doesn’t happen often with the books I read (mainly romantasy), so I found myself saying saaaame girl pretty often 😂
Viv and Sins relationship made my heart hurt I loved them so much! And seeing Vivian not only start to deal with her trauma but fight the fuck back against it made me prouder of her than words can possible say!
If you haven’t read book 1 and 2 (Creations Captive & Destructions Desire) I strongly recommend you get those read before this book comes out!
Whilst I’m extremely sad to be at the end of Viv & Sin’s story, I’m so excited for this universe and so much more to come from all of these characters! My first 5⭐️ read of the year and I’m expecting nothing but good things from Melody in the future! ❤️
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be an ARC reader for books 2 and 3, and I hope to continue to ARC read for all your future series ❤️
Loved this book! Loved the series! And I love a good ending which this one had. I wish I knew what the consequences were at the end, I won’t say to what but iykyk.
Why is it over!!! The start is slow and redundant but I understand why. I had 200 pages left and thought there’s no way we’re wrapping this up in what’s left but she managed to tie it up nicely.
I mean after the cliffhanger in book 2, and waiting so long… I feel like if I read all 3 books in one go it could have been a 4 star? But the ending was good.
The writing got better with each book. Some of the character growth and the conflicts were still a bit childish. I enjoyed the conflict throughout and the over all storyline. There were some aspects that could have been better, more developed and more thought out. But over all not a bad story.
I got 40% of the way through and couldn’t do it anymore. I read the first and second books and liked them but this one is so long. The fmc is “powerless” for the third time and is honestly really annoying.
I usually like to only read one book at a time but this book made me want to DNF or just simply put it down. The other two books felt so much better than this one. This one was still pretty good but felt like a drag.
What a wild ride! I love the mix of modern times with Fae and magic and realms. I’m excited that she will be writing another series from a different character’s perspective 🪄 Highly recommend this series!!
Ummm okay so much happened in the past quarter of the book????
- lowkey everyone was being sus (ie. Morgana brushing off Arianna being MISSING before the battle?) - not the two fates popping up out of no where to slurp up Sin’s soul and then dipping???💀 - Vivian went through all that torment and torture, her mate being killed, and that’s when she just evaporates Leon and Need?? - LOVE how diehard Arianna is for Vivian. No questions asked, whatever her goddess wants
things still unfinished - - Rayna still hasn’t told Vivian about her family heritage? Who tf is her dad? - Where tf did Vivian’s half-sister go? - why was her sister planned by Need but the Fates had their father go have a one-night-stand with a mortal the year prior? - wtf is Rosie doing? How’d she get Irene’s freed? Why did she agree to kill her mom for her sister when her sister wanted the throne?? - where the FUCK did Varian, Magnus and Damien go?? I wanna believe they’re off having a threesome but they’re def up to some shit, it’s WEIRD
Ofc I love the smut, my bf does too (maybe this is how I get him into reading - keep showing him random parts of the book where there’s smut? We’ll see lol)
Will be reading the next series🫡
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Honestly I have never been angrier when reading. Need. Leon. Despised from the beginning.
Honestly idk how this was three books. So much was talking or smut. The fmc really never grew and was a door mat for a long time. Things happen to her or those she cares about as the only devices to move the story and always resolved in their favor.
The war. Can we call it that when it was really a battle? Anyways let down. Plus never see how they change things for the better so annoying.
I’m very sad to give this a 3 star. The first two books were 5 star for me and I LOVED the story line. This one seemed like it was rushed to get out and there was too much stuff added in here.
I don’t understand why Morgana and Sin visited and seen Vivian with Leon and literally did nothing. So much for Sin burning the world down for her.
Leon was made out to be a totally gullible person and having Dr Parnard do therapy was weird.
I’m glad she finally escaped.
There was way too many parts about Sin and Vivian being all over each other and someone saying “get a room.”
I LOVED Sins POV when he took Vivian to Morganas castle. Favorite part!
I feel like Leon and Needs death was so quick. Like blast and now they are gone.
Where is Nymara?
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First of all why is the FMC so self depreacting. Like I understand trauma, but this seemed like overkill. The plot just did not move enough for me. 75% through I DNFd the book and read a summary online. I didn't like how Sin or Vivian acted in the third book. Leon was as annoying as ever and written to be so dumb and unobservant it was unbelievable. The final culmination of the entire plot was lack luster and was brought to fruition in a few sentences! Also, for the love of God how many powers can Vivian just magically have and suddenly know how to use or doesn't even bother to learn how to use?!
TLDR: read at your own peril
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