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Claim the Dark
Once upon a time, I agreed to be hunted by the Blackwell Butchers.
Now we're hunting together .
Now we're hunting together .
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 6, 2026
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January 6, 2026
I am sadly disappointed with this last book. Ran hard and put away wet.
**SPOILER ALERT**
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Now. Don't get me wrong. There's an ending, but waaaay too quickly and with so many holes. (Sorry, Sadie) My biggest issue is, WHY did we not get the inside scoop of the last hunt? That was one of the MAIN draws of this being a darker series. Then, just with a snap of the finger, it's done. Fade out. Goodnight. AND on top of that, there is SO much potential for it(The Butchers) to continue with the MULTIPLE loose threads. I hated having that 1 odd chapter in Dec. Rodriguez's POV. Don't get me started on having Ethans POV either. I've never read a book that allowed POVs from anyone other than the protagonists when it comes to RH. When his POV started coming into the series, I was like... "Uh, please tell me he isn't going to end up joining the harem!?!?". INMHO, the ending left too MUCH to be desired. I feel like if it had been pushed back even 2 or 3 weeks to add 3 or 4 chapters, I wouldn't feel like I was cheated of the proper ending. Honestly, it might as well be half HEA & half cliffhanger. I KNOW Blackwell is a multiple series world, but this book, in particular, had characters introduced for no real reason as far as I can see. And then there was no conclusion for them IE all of Poe's family. This was a book I was up waiting for, checking for release at 1am, 2am and 3am. I reread 1 & 2 yesterday. It wasn't released until I woke up at 9am, and I did devoured it. My point is,... I was EXCITED and very much looking forward to this conclusion. Maybe that's why I'm feeling so let down.
On another note, the 3rd installment plot was almost washed out by how much spice was in it. So, if that's your thing, read on Little Bird!
**SPOILER ALERT**
.
.
.
Now. Don't get me wrong. There's an ending, but waaaay too quickly and with so many holes. (Sorry, Sadie) My biggest issue is, WHY did we not get the inside scoop of the last hunt? That was one of the MAIN draws of this being a darker series. Then, just with a snap of the finger, it's done. Fade out. Goodnight. AND on top of that, there is SO much potential for it(The Butchers) to continue with the MULTIPLE loose threads. I hated having that 1 odd chapter in Dec. Rodriguez's POV. Don't get me started on having Ethans POV either. I've never read a book that allowed POVs from anyone other than the protagonists when it comes to RH. When his POV started coming into the series, I was like... "Uh, please tell me he isn't going to end up joining the harem!?!?". INMHO, the ending left too MUCH to be desired. I feel like if it had been pushed back even 2 or 3 weeks to add 3 or 4 chapters, I wouldn't feel like I was cheated of the proper ending. Honestly, it might as well be half HEA & half cliffhanger. I KNOW Blackwell is a multiple series world, but this book, in particular, had characters introduced for no real reason as far as I can see. And then there was no conclusion for them IE all of Poe's family. This was a book I was up waiting for, checking for release at 1am, 2am and 3am. I reread 1 & 2 yesterday. It wasn't released until I woke up at 9am, and I did devoured it. My point is,... I was EXCITED and very much looking forward to this conclusion. Maybe that's why I'm feeling so let down.
On another note, the 3rd installment plot was almost washed out by how much spice was in it. So, if that's your thing, read on Little Bird!
January 13, 2026
The entire book was so vague, aside from one well-written manifesto about the harmfulness of the manosphere. It is so vague that it reads like an outline that was filled in by a 3rd party - not saying that's what happened. But the second and then this book fall so wildly short from the well written first book that something just feels off.
The sudden vagueness around the guys sexuality was so out of character and came out of nowhere - and then left vague without any exploration or curiosity or even emotional investment.
The fmc's relationship with the guys falls flat. While there's a good amount of on page explicit sex, there isn't much energy or emotional weight to it.
Then finally the big conclusion of the big bad is handled completely off page. Maybe there's some wisdom to that, that the author didn't want to give last moments to this disgusting villain, but wow does that kind of an ending really take the wind right out of your sails!
So while I loved book 1 I would never recommend this series to anyone because the two books following (including this) were so disappointing.
The sudden vagueness around the guys sexuality was so out of character and came out of nowhere - and then left vague without any exploration or curiosity or even emotional investment.
The fmc's relationship with the guys falls flat. While there's a good amount of on page explicit sex, there isn't much energy or emotional weight to it.
Then finally the big conclusion of the big bad is handled completely off page. Maybe there's some wisdom to that, that the author didn't want to give last moments to this disgusting villain, but wow does that kind of an ending really take the wind right out of your sails!
So while I loved book 1 I would never recommend this series to anyone because the two books following (including this) were so disappointing.
January 20, 2026
Claim the Dark
by Sadie Hunt
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Participating Trophy goes to chapter 41 in Claim the Dark! Let’s just say I didn’t see that coming and I’m here for it.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
Claim the Dark is the last book in the Blackwell Butchers Trilogy. In all three books we follow Maeve, Bram, Poe, Remy and their common enemy Ethan. I love that we get the POV not only of our three MMC, our FMC, but also our nemesis Ethan, this gives us so much insight and adds so much more to the story. It was so well done and had me glued to the book.
When Maeve couldn’t exact revenge and kill the man who was responsible for her sisters death, she decides to enlist in an underground hunt in the Blackwell tunnels underneath the city, if she can make it 24 hours without being caught by three masked men, then she will get one wish, but if she is caught by the masked men known as the Blackwell Butchers she will be theirs for three months.
The Blackwell Butchers Trilogy is a dark romance why choose that is part of the Blackwell Universe. You can read this trilogy as a standalone or read from the beginning, as there are crossover characters from each trilogy throughout the Blackwell Universe.
Reading Order:
1. Aventine University
2. Blackwell Beast
3. Blackwell Bastards
4. Blackwell Butchers
More to come!
by Sadie Hunt
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Participating Trophy goes to chapter 41 in Claim the Dark! Let’s just say I didn’t see that coming and I’m here for it.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵
Claim the Dark is the last book in the Blackwell Butchers Trilogy. In all three books we follow Maeve, Bram, Poe, Remy and their common enemy Ethan. I love that we get the POV not only of our three MMC, our FMC, but also our nemesis Ethan, this gives us so much insight and adds so much more to the story. It was so well done and had me glued to the book.
When Maeve couldn’t exact revenge and kill the man who was responsible for her sisters death, she decides to enlist in an underground hunt in the Blackwell tunnels underneath the city, if she can make it 24 hours without being caught by three masked men, then she will get one wish, but if she is caught by the masked men known as the Blackwell Butchers she will be theirs for three months.
The Blackwell Butchers Trilogy is a dark romance why choose that is part of the Blackwell Universe. You can read this trilogy as a standalone or read from the beginning, as there are crossover characters from each trilogy throughout the Blackwell Universe.
Reading Order:
1. Aventine University
2. Blackwell Beast
3. Blackwell Bastards
4. Blackwell Butchers
More to come!
January 7, 2026
The sudden change in sexual dynamics didn't work for me. I'd have preferred MFMM the entire book, instead of the sudden turn that 'swords can freely cross' Wow. She changed their sexuality? The characterization felt off--the villain would never refer to one of his underlings as an incel. The word would be abhorrent to him. I do not understand why the detective's POV was used; that chapter was pointless. At one sexy time scene, I think there was a mix up of what body parts were being utilized . And like all the butcher books, the book cover suggests a dark read, when in truth the trilogy reads as sweet spice with some woman in peril elements
I did like the mix, but some readers may expect a truly dark romance---not movies references, birthday parties, snuggles and picnics. The karma ending happened behind the scenes, refusing to claim the dark openly--more like "Ashamed of the dark. " The missing commas didn't bother me, though they were rampant. Lots of Bram. Wanted a bit more of the other boys. Replacing the detective chapter with a remy chap would have worked. The villain already had a POV, so the info on his intentions was already in play. Disappointed.
I did like the mix, but some readers may expect a truly dark romance---not movies references, birthday parties, snuggles and picnics. The karma ending happened behind the scenes, refusing to claim the dark openly--more like "Ashamed of the dark. " The missing commas didn't bother me, though they were rampant. Lots of Bram. Wanted a bit more of the other boys. Replacing the detective chapter with a remy chap would have worked. The villain already had a POV, so the info on his intentions was already in play. Disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2026
I’m feeling a little underwhelmed by this book, unfortunately 🥲 I had such high hopes and was very excited to get my hands on it after binging the first 2 books…
I feel like the ending was very rushed and not at all what I’m used to, after having experienced the other books in the series. In comparison, this book just seems like it was written to meet a deadline :/ We skip what happens to Ethan…even though the whole book was about getting revenge on Ethan and what would happen when he’s finally found by the Butchers and Maeve. The last chapter is a throwaway to say they’re happy, then the end. It’s all very abrupt. No slow transition to end the book, just “we got Ethan so life is good, bye”.
I also didn’t enjoy the fact that only now, in this last book, do some of the Butchers touch each other during a 🌶️ scene…and then we completely skip over it like its normal and been happening this whole time…which we know it hasn’t as it has never been mentioned and even the butchers speak like it was a nee dynamic between them. Adding that layer to their dynamic could have been fun but it just seemed so weird snd out of place given that it was just thrown in there and barely acknowledged as a new development in their relationship.
Overall, I really really enjoyed the series! I just think this last book was a bit too rushed for my liking and had some plot holes that took me out of it 😕
I feel like the ending was very rushed and not at all what I’m used to, after having experienced the other books in the series. In comparison, this book just seems like it was written to meet a deadline :/ We skip what happens to Ethan…even though the whole book was about getting revenge on Ethan and what would happen when he’s finally found by the Butchers and Maeve. The last chapter is a throwaway to say they’re happy, then the end. It’s all very abrupt. No slow transition to end the book, just “we got Ethan so life is good, bye”.
I also didn’t enjoy the fact that only now, in this last book, do some of the Butchers touch each other during a 🌶️ scene…and then we completely skip over it like its normal and been happening this whole time…which we know it hasn’t as it has never been mentioned and even the butchers speak like it was a nee dynamic between them. Adding that layer to their dynamic could have been fun but it just seemed so weird snd out of place given that it was just thrown in there and barely acknowledged as a new development in their relationship.
Overall, I really really enjoyed the series! I just think this last book was a bit too rushed for my liking and had some plot holes that took me out of it 😕
January 13, 2026
I was really looking forward to this book after finishing the other two but I was bummed when I finished. The ending seemed rushed after a big build up. In my opinion atleast. Still a great series but I have questions I still need answered 😬
January 12, 2026
Once again, Sadie has delivered. This book…this series…is a legitimate 5 ⭐️ experience.
I am absolutely a woman who is here for the why choose, the darkness, and the slow-burn character development and progression…and Sadie delivers on every single front. She pushes into new territory in this series, exploring themes she hasn’t before, and as a reader, I am completely here for it. As an author, she deserves applause for staying unapologetically true to herself, never shying away from topics that others might label taboo or politically charged.
One of the things I loved most about this series as a whole is how it sheds light on the manosphere mentality, weaving it seamlessly into the narrative to create a villain so deeply detestable that Ethan becomes truly unforgettable in the worst way.
This book picks up exactly where book two leaves off, plunging us straight into the aftermath of Maeve’s capture. Bram, Poe, and Remy along with the help of some beloved familiar faces like Rafe, Jude, Nolan, Lilah, The Kings, and more, come together in a way that feels powerful and earned. I adore the cameos in this series and the way everyone shows up for each other and for Blackwell Falls.
Maeve is a phenomenally crafted FMC. She is strong, resilient, and unyielding. She doesn’t sit around waiting to be rescued. She fights. She survives. She claws her way back to what’s hers, and I loved her all the more for it.
Bram’s character development from book one to book three is nothing short of beautiful. I hate to say it, Neo, but you’ve officially been dethroned as my favorite Sadie man. Bram stole my heart…not just with his ferocity, but with the depth of his love and the way he learns how to show it once he truly understands it.
As for that final hunt… while it may not have ended exactly how everyone wanted, reading and writing are subjective. I loved that Sadie left it open enough for readers to envision their own version of the ending. Mine personally would have involved a great deal more pain…but we absolutely know what those women did to him, and he deserved every single second of it.
Dark. Seductive. Powerful. This series will stay with me for a long time.
Overall this book and this series are 5⭐️ reads for me and the spice in this one …hold my chili peppas 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I am absolutely a woman who is here for the why choose, the darkness, and the slow-burn character development and progression…and Sadie delivers on every single front. She pushes into new territory in this series, exploring themes she hasn’t before, and as a reader, I am completely here for it. As an author, she deserves applause for staying unapologetically true to herself, never shying away from topics that others might label taboo or politically charged.
One of the things I loved most about this series as a whole is how it sheds light on the manosphere mentality, weaving it seamlessly into the narrative to create a villain so deeply detestable that Ethan becomes truly unforgettable in the worst way.
This book picks up exactly where book two leaves off, plunging us straight into the aftermath of Maeve’s capture. Bram, Poe, and Remy along with the help of some beloved familiar faces like Rafe, Jude, Nolan, Lilah, The Kings, and more, come together in a way that feels powerful and earned. I adore the cameos in this series and the way everyone shows up for each other and for Blackwell Falls.
Maeve is a phenomenally crafted FMC. She is strong, resilient, and unyielding. She doesn’t sit around waiting to be rescued. She fights. She survives. She claws her way back to what’s hers, and I loved her all the more for it.
Bram’s character development from book one to book three is nothing short of beautiful. I hate to say it, Neo, but you’ve officially been dethroned as my favorite Sadie man. Bram stole my heart…not just with his ferocity, but with the depth of his love and the way he learns how to show it once he truly understands it.
As for that final hunt… while it may not have ended exactly how everyone wanted, reading and writing are subjective. I loved that Sadie left it open enough for readers to envision their own version of the ending. Mine personally would have involved a great deal more pain…but we absolutely know what those women did to him, and he deserved every single second of it.
Dark. Seductive. Powerful. This series will stay with me for a long time.
Overall this book and this series are 5⭐️ reads for me and the spice in this one …hold my chili peppas 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
January 9, 2026
Review of advance copy received from Author
Claim The Dark is the final book in the Blackwell Butchers series this one is a WILD ride. I love a book where the FMC isn’t all “Help, I’m helpless, please save me, wahhh.” Immediate no. Instead, we get Maeve—who takes zero crap, handles business, and doesn’t wait around for permission. A certified BAMF. A queen. A menace (affectionate). You go, girl. THE. SPICE. OH. MY. GOD. 🥵 I simply was not prepared. Poe, Bram, and Remy getting very comfortable with each other? Yeah. I saw that. I loved that. I will be thinking about that. Sadie Hunt, consider this me on my knees begging for MORE MORE MORE of that energy.
My food theory? OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. Apples. Black Forest cake. Ice cream. Coincidence?? Absolutely not. It’s basically the sacred summoning ritual for Maeve and her Butchers
The ending was exactly what we needed. Ethan and his entire trash clan can choke. Justice was served hot, bloody, and extremely satisfying. No crumbs left. No notes. Five stars. 🔥🖤
Read if you enjoy: dark romance, why choose, and fictional men you’d absolutely not trust in real life 😌🖤
Claim The Dark is the final book in the Blackwell Butchers series this one is a WILD ride. I love a book where the FMC isn’t all “Help, I’m helpless, please save me, wahhh.” Immediate no. Instead, we get Maeve—who takes zero crap, handles business, and doesn’t wait around for permission. A certified BAMF. A queen. A menace (affectionate). You go, girl. THE. SPICE. OH. MY. GOD. 🥵 I simply was not prepared. Poe, Bram, and Remy getting very comfortable with each other? Yeah. I saw that. I loved that. I will be thinking about that. Sadie Hunt, consider this me on my knees begging for MORE MORE MORE of that energy.
My food theory? OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. Apples. Black Forest cake. Ice cream. Coincidence?? Absolutely not. It’s basically the sacred summoning ritual for Maeve and her Butchers
The ending was exactly what we needed. Ethan and his entire trash clan can choke. Justice was served hot, bloody, and extremely satisfying. No crumbs left. No notes. Five stars. 🔥🖤
Read if you enjoy: dark romance, why choose, and fictional men you’d absolutely not trust in real life 😌🖤
May 7, 2026
The third and final book in this series was action packed and full of drama as suspected. I finished it slightly disappointed tho. The ending felt completely rushed: 1. While Maeve told her mother about her “why choose” relationship with The Butchers, she never told her Dad. Maeve met all of the guys families but never introduced her family to them. 2. Chasing down Ethan Todd for three books and he was taken so easily at the end of book and thrown into a hunt. There was no details about the hunt once it started, you just had to assume a lot. 3. No follow-up with the detectives. 4. Books 1 and 2 had no swords crossing but in book 3, things changed without any explanation. It was weird. 5. No epilogue. The book just ended. Abruptly.
Overall the series was good. I like a “why choose” book. The 4 of them just worked well with each other. I did love how they brought back the other 2 polyamorous (couples?) from her other series.
I think book 2 was my favorite in this series.
“When you got right down to it, we were just animals. And now we hunted together.”- Maeve
3⭐️
4🌶️
4🚩
Overall the series was good. I like a “why choose” book. The 4 of them just worked well with each other. I did love how they brought back the other 2 polyamorous (couples?) from her other series.
I think book 2 was my favorite in this series.
“When you got right down to it, we were just animals. And now we hunted together.”- Maeve
3⭐️
4🌶️
4🚩
February 18, 2026
First 2 amazing- book three dissapoints.
I really enjoyed the love story and spice, but the plot drug a little.
In this final book we are given a quick rescue but then a whole lot of filler.
The whole thing with Remy being accident prone was just weird. I kept waiting for a reason. It just didn't fit the vibes of the three men.
There was so much build up for revenge we get nothing! Super cool that it takes place in the tunnels, but we don't get anythand ng. We dont need all of the gory details but give us something to confirm his suffering or death.
Why all the talk about her parents meeting them and accepting their lifestyle but not giving the reader the satisfaction of a meeting scene. An epilogue would have even worked.
Still enjoyed the series but disappointed at how it ended.
I really enjoyed the love story and spice, but the plot drug a little.
In this final book we are given a quick rescue but then a whole lot of filler.
The whole thing with Remy being accident prone was just weird. I kept waiting for a reason. It just didn't fit the vibes of the three men.
There was so much build up for revenge we get nothing! Super cool that it takes place in the tunnels, but we don't get anythand ng. We dont need all of the gory details but give us something to confirm his suffering or death.
Why all the talk about her parents meeting them and accepting their lifestyle but not giving the reader the satisfaction of a meeting scene. An epilogue would have even worked.
Still enjoyed the series but disappointed at how it ended.
January 6, 2026
Wow I wish I could give them book more than five stars. Sadie absolutely writes the best RH books ever. And the little hand job in this book that wasn’t in any other book was 🥵 Like I didn’t see that coming. And I don’t know if you can call that a ⚔️ moment or not 🤔🤔 with way it was mouth watering 🔥🫦
Bram came so damn close to knocking my Remy out of my #1 Butcher spot. I might have slapped my table while reading this book cause OMFG!! And that phone call the best thing ever.
Bram and the demon cat was amazing too. And has a cat mom. Cats are absolutely demons but so love able.
I loved more of the family time with Maeve and her sister and mom.
Spice level is probably a solid 3 pepper
Can’t wait for the Hawks it’s going to be another amazing ride, or shall I say hunt.
Bram came so damn close to knocking my Remy out of my #1 Butcher spot. I might have slapped my table while reading this book cause OMFG!! And that phone call the best thing ever.
Bram and the demon cat was amazing too. And has a cat mom. Cats are absolutely demons but so love able.
I loved more of the family time with Maeve and her sister and mom.
Spice level is probably a solid 3 pepper
Can’t wait for the Hawks it’s going to be another amazing ride, or shall I say hunt.
January 7, 2026
I would give this a million stars if I could. Maeve is a FIGHTER, and her strength and growth really shows through out this book, as well as Bram having deep character development. He easily slides into first place in my eyes, though to be fair he was since the first book. Taking the journey with him realizing his feelings over the entire series was **chefs kiss**. He would do literally anything for her and it shows.
The spice.....omfg. The spice was HOOTTTTTT. They all got a little ... comfortable .. with each other and I was defffff here for it 100%. Did I reread that chapter a few times....maybe. IYKYK.
I am already missing The Butchers. This is a MUST READ for all dark romance, why choose lovers out there.
The spice.....omfg. The spice was HOOTTTTTT. They all got a little ... comfortable .. with each other and I was defffff here for it 100%. Did I reread that chapter a few times....maybe. IYKYK.
I am already missing The Butchers. This is a MUST READ for all dark romance, why choose lovers out there.
April 12, 2026
4.5 stars
The only reason I knocked it down was because it dragged on a tad long, and there were a couple of small things unresolved at the end, which I’m guessing will continue into another series.
I really enjoyed this whole series though. I think if other people were going to read them I’d recommend starting at the first series in the world. I didn’t realise it was a world when I started and you don’t need to but I felt like I was missing background with side characters.
The only reason I knocked it down was because it dragged on a tad long, and there were a couple of small things unresolved at the end, which I’m guessing will continue into another series.
I really enjoyed this whole series though. I think if other people were going to read them I’d recommend starting at the first series in the world. I didn’t realise it was a world when I started and you don’t need to but I felt like I was missing background with side characters.
January 10, 2026
I loved the Butchers and Maeve!!!
This was a great conclusion to the Butchers Trilogy I am sad they are done but I am sure we will see them in the next series!!!
Loved how they all came together and went after what they wanted in this one. I do wish we had more detail of what happened with Ethan but I’m still glad he got what he deserved!!
I also loved the concept of Maeve getting to hunt that was great!!
Can’t wait to see what comes next!!
This was a great conclusion to the Butchers Trilogy I am sad they are done but I am sure we will see them in the next series!!!
Loved how they all came together and went after what they wanted in this one. I do wish we had more detail of what happened with Ethan but I’m still glad he got what he deserved!!
I also loved the concept of Maeve getting to hunt that was great!!
Can’t wait to see what comes next!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 3, 2026
for the work book club 🤭 i DEVOUREDDDD this series. its smutty, entertaining, and you get THREE delicious men to choose from. what more could a girl want?
March 12, 2026
ATE! Wrap up this why choose trilogy with our butchers rescuing Maeve -don’t worry she FIGHTS- and our continued plot to get Ethan. Freaking loved how Sadie handled his ☠️
April 11, 2026
Satisfying story overall. I tried to read another series by her and couldn't get into it, but this one worked!
January 15, 2026
love mmc who will 🔥the 🌎 down for fmc‼️💯❤️🔥
January 16, 2026
Did I miss something?
I loved this series! Loved these books. But I don’t know if I missed it somehow, if my kindle skipped some chapters or what happened. I’ve very disappointed because I feel like this book was rushed and half done. What happened to the hunt? What was done to Todd? How did Meave feel during the hunt? How did the guys enjoy watching her? Then there’s the question of when and how and how was it when meave introduced her parents and family to the guys? Where was that? I’ve very disappointed and feel like so much was missed out that were very very important parts of the story since past 2 books led up to these moments that never got written.
I loved this series! Loved these books. But I don’t know if I missed it somehow, if my kindle skipped some chapters or what happened. I’ve very disappointed because I feel like this book was rushed and half done. What happened to the hunt? What was done to Todd? How did Meave feel during the hunt? How did the guys enjoy watching her? Then there’s the question of when and how and how was it when meave introduced her parents and family to the guys? Where was that? I’ve very disappointed and feel like so much was missed out that were very very important parts of the story since past 2 books led up to these moments that never got written.
January 12, 2026
**SPOILERS**
I really enjoyed this series, but to get through three freaking books of this and then not see her get her revenge was the biggest letdown ever. Was there an ending? yeah, I guess… but I feel kind of like the kid from Princess Bride- “WHO GETS HUMPERDINK?!”
As a reader *I* needed the closure of knowing he’s gone for real and I feel like that was taken from me and I don’t really know if I believe it. We know the author has no problem killing on page, so I thought maybe it was that she didn’t want to turn something she used as sexual (the hunt) into something deadly… but then she should have just had the guys do it? Idk I’m feeling really unsatisfied and unsettled. I devoured the first two books then waited for this one to be released, and then waited again when the date got pushed, and now I don’t feel like we got the ending we deserved. I would have rather she moved the date out even more and given us another 20 pages of revenge.
I really enjoyed this series, but to get through three freaking books of this and then not see her get her revenge was the biggest letdown ever. Was there an ending? yeah, I guess… but I feel kind of like the kid from Princess Bride- “WHO GETS HUMPERDINK?!”
As a reader *I* needed the closure of knowing he’s gone for real and I feel like that was taken from me and I don’t really know if I believe it. We know the author has no problem killing on page, so I thought maybe it was that she didn’t want to turn something she used as sexual (the hunt) into something deadly… but then she should have just had the guys do it? Idk I’m feeling really unsatisfied and unsettled. I devoured the first two books then waited for this one to be released, and then waited again when the date got pushed, and now I don’t feel like we got the ending we deserved. I would have rather she moved the date out even more and given us another 20 pages of revenge.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2026
Everything I said about the first two books still applies here, so I'm not going to go into that again.
I will say the ending felt a bit random and abrupt and there were quite a few loose threads I wish were wrapped up.
The ending: Sure I'm all in for a reverse Hunt where Ethan is the hunted and Maeve and other women do the hunting - in a safe, watched-over by the guys, environment. But not only do we not see any of the Hunt, I have no idea who the other women are. It seemed that they were just random women - maybe participants of the last Hunt since all the groups were there. And their motive to join the Hunt was that Ethan was a piece of shit who theoretically was a danger to all women? Each woman joined the Hunt to have someone killed - specifically a man since the Hunt doesn't do women and children. Unless they all were there coincidentally to kill Ethan, why invite them? Now they know that you'll bend the rules for someone who lost, so why not them? That's not a bad idea tbh. Maybe every 2-3 Hunts we just let the women Hunt their prey. If they gave an inkling of that being the case, it would make sense. If not, why not bring back the chat Maeve was part of (and of which we only had 1-2 mentions) and have them do it? Or other women who were victimized by Ethan directly? Other than Maeve, no one there was really getting revenge for anything other than maybe a revenge on men in general.
I would've liked to see the men meet Maeve's family. Get some closure on their relationship. See these big men be all uncomfortable when faced with her parents. That would've been cute. Maybe a dinner/BBQ down the line where all the families are invited. That could've also tied up the "parents shouldn't outlive their children" plotline that we see with both Poe's grandparents and Maeve's parents. They could've shared in their grief and understanding. I honestly thought that's what would happen when we met Poe's grandparents in the first book, and the fact that it didn't was a missed opportunity. I know there's a Bonus Epilogue, but the link doesn't work for me and I can't find it otherwise. Also, it should've been part of the book. Adding a bonus spicy scene/POV as a link is one thing. Finishing the story is another.
What happened to the missing women? We hear about Rain (and nameless others) but we never follow up. It could be the plot line of the next series, but it would've been nice to have some acknowledgement of them still looking into it, and not just seemingly dropping it when we catch Ethan. Does that mean that he has nothing to do with it and had no information either?
Det. Rodriguez served no purpose in this story and her inclusion was pointless. She didn't follow-up on the interview. She didn't even really ask any questions other than "did you know girls are missing". Again, maybe this will come back in a future series, but as of right now it seems a waste of a few chapters where we could've been developing the relationships.
I will say the ending felt a bit random and abrupt and there were quite a few loose threads I wish were wrapped up.
The ending: Sure I'm all in for a reverse Hunt where Ethan is the hunted and Maeve and other women do the hunting - in a safe, watched-over by the guys, environment. But not only do we not see any of the Hunt, I have no idea who the other women are. It seemed that they were just random women - maybe participants of the last Hunt since all the groups were there. And their motive to join the Hunt was that Ethan was a piece of shit who theoretically was a danger to all women? Each woman joined the Hunt to have someone killed - specifically a man since the Hunt doesn't do women and children. Unless they all were there coincidentally to kill Ethan, why invite them? Now they know that you'll bend the rules for someone who lost, so why not them? That's not a bad idea tbh. Maybe every 2-3 Hunts we just let the women Hunt their prey. If they gave an inkling of that being the case, it would make sense. If not, why not bring back the chat Maeve was part of (and of which we only had 1-2 mentions) and have them do it? Or other women who were victimized by Ethan directly? Other than Maeve, no one there was really getting revenge for anything other than maybe a revenge on men in general.
I would've liked to see the men meet Maeve's family. Get some closure on their relationship. See these big men be all uncomfortable when faced with her parents. That would've been cute. Maybe a dinner/BBQ down the line where all the families are invited. That could've also tied up the "parents shouldn't outlive their children" plotline that we see with both Poe's grandparents and Maeve's parents. They could've shared in their grief and understanding. I honestly thought that's what would happen when we met Poe's grandparents in the first book, and the fact that it didn't was a missed opportunity. I know there's a Bonus Epilogue, but the link doesn't work for me and I can't find it otherwise. Also, it should've been part of the book. Adding a bonus spicy scene/POV as a link is one thing. Finishing the story is another.
What happened to the missing women? We hear about Rain (and nameless others) but we never follow up. It could be the plot line of the next series, but it would've been nice to have some acknowledgement of them still looking into it, and not just seemingly dropping it when we catch Ethan. Does that mean that he has nothing to do with it and had no information either?
Det. Rodriguez served no purpose in this story and her inclusion was pointless. She didn't follow-up on the interview. She didn't even really ask any questions other than "did you know girls are missing". Again, maybe this will come back in a future series, but as of right now it seems a waste of a few chapters where we could've been developing the relationships.
January 8, 2026
Screaming with how perfect Claim the Dark finished one of my favorite trilogies! The tension starts in the first few pages and does not let up until the very end. Revenge is the name of the game and Maeve and her Butchers always win. I fully fell in love with these characters (not you Ethan Todd!) and the world of Blackwell Falls. I am sad the story is over, it was such a wonderful place to visit and I will miss it, but this feeling is why I read. This masked men, why choose, female vengeance, enemies to lovers tale is an amazing read!
Claim the Dark picks up straight from Bleed the Shadows left off. There is no slow build, the action and tension are there immediately putting me back in that awful moment with the Butchers and Maeve. A new hunt has begun for the Butchers and they will literally burn the world to find their girl. Maeve goes through it in this book, but she is resilient, strong and refuses to lose.
Maeve endures so much and I really got to witness Maeve stepping into her own in this book. While Maeve was always strong-willed and driven, she was consumed by her grief and her path for vengeance. I loved the depiction of grief displayed by Maeve and her journey, culminating in her accepting that she can allow herself to be happy, it will never be happiness the way it was before, but that doesn’t mean she should deny it.
Our Butchers, what more can be said about these three men? They are done avoiding the truth, Maeve is theirs and they will do everything to bring peace and joy to her life. Bram, he was my favorite from the very beginning and the way he showed up emotionally in this book… I knew I was right! While Remy, our handsome golden retriever, and Poe, our brooding creative, have accepted what Maeve is to them long ago, Bram took more time. Much like Maeve, it was safer to deny himself happiness and stay in the dark, but when he finally decides to stop running and accept what Maeve is to him, God help you if you cause her harm in any way.
The pacing of the story and the balance between action and romance is on point (oh and the spice, let’s not forget about that…hot!). I became more obsessed with the turn of every page! The way I was able to experience strong emotional responses to what was unfolding before my eyes; everything from sadness, absolute loathing, and that indescribable feeling of when love is present is what has ingrained this series to me. I highly recommend this book (and do..., a lot) to readers who like a strong woman out for revenge, morally grey men who are obsessed and protective, and a story that just doesn’t quit.
Claim the Dark picks up straight from Bleed the Shadows left off. There is no slow build, the action and tension are there immediately putting me back in that awful moment with the Butchers and Maeve. A new hunt has begun for the Butchers and they will literally burn the world to find their girl. Maeve goes through it in this book, but she is resilient, strong and refuses to lose.
Maeve endures so much and I really got to witness Maeve stepping into her own in this book. While Maeve was always strong-willed and driven, she was consumed by her grief and her path for vengeance. I loved the depiction of grief displayed by Maeve and her journey, culminating in her accepting that she can allow herself to be happy, it will never be happiness the way it was before, but that doesn’t mean she should deny it.
Our Butchers, what more can be said about these three men? They are done avoiding the truth, Maeve is theirs and they will do everything to bring peace and joy to her life. Bram, he was my favorite from the very beginning and the way he showed up emotionally in this book… I knew I was right! While Remy, our handsome golden retriever, and Poe, our brooding creative, have accepted what Maeve is to them long ago, Bram took more time. Much like Maeve, it was safer to deny himself happiness and stay in the dark, but when he finally decides to stop running and accept what Maeve is to him, God help you if you cause her harm in any way.
The pacing of the story and the balance between action and romance is on point (oh and the spice, let’s not forget about that…hot!). I became more obsessed with the turn of every page! The way I was able to experience strong emotional responses to what was unfolding before my eyes; everything from sadness, absolute loathing, and that indescribable feeling of when love is present is what has ingrained this series to me. I highly recommend this book (and do..., a lot) to readers who like a strong woman out for revenge, morally grey men who are obsessed and protective, and a story that just doesn’t quit.
January 11, 2026
Great last book
This book tied up the story of Maeve and her Blackwell Butchers, No spoilers here.
Spice 3.5/5 as the last two books, she has sex with all three men at the same time. There isn't exactly mm but two of them go down on her together, their tongues touching, she mentions or hints that when they're in the moments things happen they get carried away but nothing that would turn you off if it's not something you like.
The men are very secure in their manhood and 100% all about Maeve.
She gets moments with each men alone which helps her connect to them.
She finally tells her mom about them or rather she is with three men but isn't sure she'd like who they are...mom just wants meet them.
The men go to rescue her from Ethan Todd in Romania, he gets away so they have to hunt him down and figure out how to take him out
Trust me it's worth the wait.
Of course an HEA. No future, no epilogue. I read this series first then realizes the Blackwell Beasts is the first series, then Kings of Aventine both groups help our butcher's and Maeve out, so better to read those first.
It says the next series is the Hawks, which Maeve met in the tunnels and Cassie Bram's sister who he's kept away from his world ends up in the tunnel and I'm guessing caught by the Hawks.
Maybe in that book we might learn a bit more about Maeve, Bram, Remy and Poe?
I haven't read the first series so I don't know how Sadie Hunt writes, if she leaves the endings open to give you a little in the next or what, I definitely need to know if they knock her up, if she opens a bakery or something...I want to see them happier which we usually see in epilogues so fingers crossed with The Blackwell Hawks and hey Maeves bestie deserves to find happiness too....
It's not often a series holds my attention enough to make me want to read the next series from the author but Sadie Hunt did this right!!
This book tied up the story of Maeve and her Blackwell Butchers, No spoilers here.
Spice 3.5/5 as the last two books, she has sex with all three men at the same time. There isn't exactly mm but two of them go down on her together, their tongues touching, she mentions or hints that when they're in the moments things happen they get carried away but nothing that would turn you off if it's not something you like.
The men are very secure in their manhood and 100% all about Maeve.
She gets moments with each men alone which helps her connect to them.
She finally tells her mom about them or rather she is with three men but isn't sure she'd like who they are...mom just wants meet them.
The men go to rescue her from Ethan Todd in Romania, he gets away so they have to hunt him down and figure out how to take him out
Trust me it's worth the wait.
Of course an HEA. No future, no epilogue. I read this series first then realizes the Blackwell Beasts is the first series, then Kings of Aventine both groups help our butcher's and Maeve out, so better to read those first.
It says the next series is the Hawks, which Maeve met in the tunnels and Cassie Bram's sister who he's kept away from his world ends up in the tunnel and I'm guessing caught by the Hawks.
Maybe in that book we might learn a bit more about Maeve, Bram, Remy and Poe?
I haven't read the first series so I don't know how Sadie Hunt writes, if she leaves the endings open to give you a little in the next or what, I definitely need to know if they knock her up, if she opens a bakery or something...I want to see them happier which we usually see in epilogues so fingers crossed with The Blackwell Hawks and hey Maeves bestie deserves to find happiness too....
It's not often a series holds my attention enough to make me want to read the next series from the author but Sadie Hunt did this right!!
January 7, 2026
Claim the Dark is the perfect, devastating, delicious finale to the Blackwell Falls Butchers trilogy — dark, funny, emotionally loaded, and everything I hoped Maeve’s story would become.
After the end of book two, when the Butchers set out to kill Ethan Todd, everything goes sideways. Ethan gets wind of their plan and kidnaps Maeve, and the first half of this book is a tense, brutal, heart‑in‑throat rescue mission. The lengths Poe, Remy, and Bram go to in order to get her back — with help from familiar faces from Sadie’s other works — is nothing short of feral devotion. It adds a whole new layer to their bond and shows exactly what Maeve means to them.
Maeve has already lost so much, including her sister June and both rounds of the Hunt that could have given her the revenge she’s been chasing. But what she gains — Poe, Remy, and Bram — is something far more powerful. They’re not just her hunters; they’re the men who adore her, who see her, and who would burn the world down if she asked. Their vow to take Ethan down for her is fierce, emotional, and beautifully unhinged.
Each of the four main characters carries their own trauma, grief, and jagged edges, yet together they work. Somehow this mismatched, feared, chaotic little unit becomes a family. And yes, it’s dark. Yes, there are triggers. But there’s also so much love, unexpected softness, and laugh‑out‑loud moments — mostly courtesy of Remy, who remains an absolute menace in the best way. Add in a touch of MM, a sprinkle of smut, and Sadie Hunt’s signature emotional punch, and you’ve got a finale that hits every mark.
Sadie is a master of her craft, and I’m genuinely devastated this trilogy has ended. But with the Blackwell Hawks arriving in April 2026, I’m holding onto hope that we haven’t seen the last of these characters.
A phenomenal ending to a phenomenal series. Five‑star perfection.
After the end of book two, when the Butchers set out to kill Ethan Todd, everything goes sideways. Ethan gets wind of their plan and kidnaps Maeve, and the first half of this book is a tense, brutal, heart‑in‑throat rescue mission. The lengths Poe, Remy, and Bram go to in order to get her back — with help from familiar faces from Sadie’s other works — is nothing short of feral devotion. It adds a whole new layer to their bond and shows exactly what Maeve means to them.
Maeve has already lost so much, including her sister June and both rounds of the Hunt that could have given her the revenge she’s been chasing. But what she gains — Poe, Remy, and Bram — is something far more powerful. They’re not just her hunters; they’re the men who adore her, who see her, and who would burn the world down if she asked. Their vow to take Ethan down for her is fierce, emotional, and beautifully unhinged.
Each of the four main characters carries their own trauma, grief, and jagged edges, yet together they work. Somehow this mismatched, feared, chaotic little unit becomes a family. And yes, it’s dark. Yes, there are triggers. But there’s also so much love, unexpected softness, and laugh‑out‑loud moments — mostly courtesy of Remy, who remains an absolute menace in the best way. Add in a touch of MM, a sprinkle of smut, and Sadie Hunt’s signature emotional punch, and you’ve got a finale that hits every mark.
Sadie is a master of her craft, and I’m genuinely devastated this trilogy has ended. But with the Blackwell Hawks arriving in April 2026, I’m holding onto hope that we haven’t seen the last of these characters.
A phenomenal ending to a phenomenal series. Five‑star perfection.
January 13, 2026
Claim the Dark is the third and final story for the Blackwell Butchers trilogy written by Sadie Hunt. The story starts during book two’s cliffhanger, is action packed, and does not stop said action until the book’s conclusion. The novel spans around the world. We start reading at a castle in Bucharest and finish with a hunt. I will say that I loved the conclusion and it was how I hoped the series would end.
It’s honestly hard to write much detail about this story without giving away spoilers due to the content being an expansion of books one and two. But I can focus on the characters relationship. I absolutely loved getting to know each character in this series. Maeve is a strong FMC who had to endure so much already in her young life and instead of being weak, she fought and became a survivor. As a result, she is exactly the match each of the butchers need. She completes them. Remy, Poe, and Bram are not related by blood but are brothers in every other sense. Maeve came into their lives at the exact moment each of them needed her. Bram acts as the protector and is almost like their older brother. Poe is tranquility, until he is tested. Remy is the goofball, clumsy, and adds a comedic factor. All three bond with Maeve in a way that is beautiful. They create a family, complete with a dog and cat.
This is a dark romance. I would recommend paying close attention to the trigger warnings prior to reading. I want to make note that one topic mentioned in this story is the evil that is human trafficking. I am super proud of the author for writing about this topic and including some facts and statistics that help shed light on this very real-world problem.
I recommend this novel for mature audiences only due to sexual content and violence.
I received this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.
It’s honestly hard to write much detail about this story without giving away spoilers due to the content being an expansion of books one and two. But I can focus on the characters relationship. I absolutely loved getting to know each character in this series. Maeve is a strong FMC who had to endure so much already in her young life and instead of being weak, she fought and became a survivor. As a result, she is exactly the match each of the butchers need. She completes them. Remy, Poe, and Bram are not related by blood but are brothers in every other sense. Maeve came into their lives at the exact moment each of them needed her. Bram acts as the protector and is almost like their older brother. Poe is tranquility, until he is tested. Remy is the goofball, clumsy, and adds a comedic factor. All three bond with Maeve in a way that is beautiful. They create a family, complete with a dog and cat.
This is a dark romance. I would recommend paying close attention to the trigger warnings prior to reading. I want to make note that one topic mentioned in this story is the evil that is human trafficking. I am super proud of the author for writing about this topic and including some facts and statistics that help shed light on this very real-world problem.
I recommend this novel for mature audiences only due to sexual content and violence.
I received this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
✨Claim the Dark
If you love:
🔹Why Choose
🔹Masked Men
🔹Touch her and die SLOWLY
🔹Forced Proximity
🔹Bully with a sweet tooth
🔹Golden Retriever
Oh my goodness… Claim the Dark was epically delicious, packed with scorching spice, jaw-dropping twists, and revelations that kept coming like punches to the chest. After the brutal cliffhanger in the previous book, I was perched on the edge of my seat the entire time. Nails bitten. Heart racing. Anxiety buzzing. 😮💨🔥 I needed to know how the Butchers were going to get Maeve back.
And honestly? I should have known better. Of course they’d cross oceans, scorch the earth, and burn the world to ash to reclaim what’s theirs. And oh boy… they absolutely did. 😈🌍🔥
I loved watching them finally find family, love, and comfort in each other. Maeve’s strength was everything. Her refusal to show fear, her instinct to fight back every single time? Iconic. 💪🖤 And her sharp comebacks toward that prick, Ethan? Pure satisfaction. Karma really said clock in, because he got exactly what was coming to him. 😌⚖️
This book wraps up the series beautifully, but I have a feeling the Butchers aren’t done with us yet and we’ll be seeing them again in future installments of the Blackwell Saga. Sadie Hunt, you absolutely delivered another hit. I cannot wait to dive back into this world with Blackwell Hawks. 🖤📚✨
Genre/Type: Dark Why Choose Romance
APK: Kindle ARC
Pages: 362
Rating: 5🌟
Spice: 5🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Blackwell Butchers, book 3
Tropes or themes: why choose; forced proximity; touch her and die; dangerous, spicy hunt; masked men
Check Triggers ⚠️Violence; kidnapping; drugging; extreme misogynism; mention of human trafficking; assault; murder✨
If you love:
🔹Why Choose
🔹Masked Men
🔹Touch her and die SLOWLY
🔹Forced Proximity
🔹Bully with a sweet tooth
🔹Golden Retriever
Oh my goodness… Claim the Dark was epically delicious, packed with scorching spice, jaw-dropping twists, and revelations that kept coming like punches to the chest. After the brutal cliffhanger in the previous book, I was perched on the edge of my seat the entire time. Nails bitten. Heart racing. Anxiety buzzing. 😮💨🔥 I needed to know how the Butchers were going to get Maeve back.
And honestly? I should have known better. Of course they’d cross oceans, scorch the earth, and burn the world to ash to reclaim what’s theirs. And oh boy… they absolutely did. 😈🌍🔥
I loved watching them finally find family, love, and comfort in each other. Maeve’s strength was everything. Her refusal to show fear, her instinct to fight back every single time? Iconic. 💪🖤 And her sharp comebacks toward that prick, Ethan? Pure satisfaction. Karma really said clock in, because he got exactly what was coming to him. 😌⚖️
This book wraps up the series beautifully, but I have a feeling the Butchers aren’t done with us yet and we’ll be seeing them again in future installments of the Blackwell Saga. Sadie Hunt, you absolutely delivered another hit. I cannot wait to dive back into this world with Blackwell Hawks. 🖤📚✨
Genre/Type: Dark Why Choose Romance
APK: Kindle ARC
Pages: 362
Rating: 5🌟
Spice: 5🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Blackwell Butchers, book 3
Tropes or themes: why choose; forced proximity; touch her and die; dangerous, spicy hunt; masked men
Check Triggers ⚠️Violence; kidnapping; drugging; extreme misogynism; mention of human trafficking; assault; murder✨
January 15, 2026
5-STAR READ!!! Without a DOUBT!!
I am done.
The Blackwell Butcher’s trilogy is complete. Claim the Dark has been the best of twists and turns, and it is my favorite book in the trilogy. I want to get on this rollercoaster ride again! To be loved the way Bram loves Maeve; or adored by Remy; or cherished and protected by Poe. OMG! Sadie captured the uniqueness of the whole relationship but also managed to still capture the individual relationships Maeve had with each of the Butchers as well. I am so sad that it is over. Who is my fave Butcher?? … I love them ALL!
Maeve’s’ strength continued to grow in this book and we do see her evolve. She continued to cope with her own anxieties and fears, went through more harrowing experiences and trauma. Our FMC went through it!!! Ethan Todd!! UGH! Ethan Todd!! I do not want to give away any spoilers but the number of times, I wanted to slap him. LOL! OMG! Definitely triggers in this book and intense reverse harem scenes so just be aware. Also, there was some great growth between Maeve and her mother and sister. It was beautiful to read it.
A lot happens in this book, y'alll and Sadie did NOT hold back on the conclusion to the Butcher’s trilogy. I am OBSESSED!! She is forever an auto-buy author. I cannot recommend this dark romance , reverse harem, read enough!!!! 5-STARS!! I would give it Infinity stars if I could just because of the emotional rollercoaster it had me on. I screamed, I laughed (oh Remy!) and I cried. I was anxious, sitting on the edge of my seat worried/nervous and I was absolutely pissed off mad at times. What an experience!!
And I’m ready for the next Blackwell series!! Sadie Hunt ? - Love her!!
I am done.
The Blackwell Butcher’s trilogy is complete. Claim the Dark has been the best of twists and turns, and it is my favorite book in the trilogy. I want to get on this rollercoaster ride again! To be loved the way Bram loves Maeve; or adored by Remy; or cherished and protected by Poe. OMG! Sadie captured the uniqueness of the whole relationship but also managed to still capture the individual relationships Maeve had with each of the Butchers as well. I am so sad that it is over. Who is my fave Butcher?? … I love them ALL!
Maeve’s’ strength continued to grow in this book and we do see her evolve. She continued to cope with her own anxieties and fears, went through more harrowing experiences and trauma. Our FMC went through it!!! Ethan Todd!! UGH! Ethan Todd!! I do not want to give away any spoilers but the number of times, I wanted to slap him. LOL! OMG! Definitely triggers in this book and intense reverse harem scenes so just be aware. Also, there was some great growth between Maeve and her mother and sister. It was beautiful to read it.
A lot happens in this book, y'alll and Sadie did NOT hold back on the conclusion to the Butcher’s trilogy. I am OBSESSED!! She is forever an auto-buy author. I cannot recommend this dark romance , reverse harem, read enough!!!! 5-STARS!! I would give it Infinity stars if I could just because of the emotional rollercoaster it had me on. I screamed, I laughed (oh Remy!) and I cried. I was anxious, sitting on the edge of my seat worried/nervous and I was absolutely pissed off mad at times. What an experience!!
And I’m ready for the next Blackwell series!! Sadie Hunt ? - Love her!!
May 12, 2026
Good lawd, you have owned me with this series. Book three was everything I hoped for and more! Maeve, Poe, Remy and Bram, my sweet yet grumpy teddy bear of a man, are such emotionally scarred, in-depth characters. You ache for their pain and struggles. Their rawness and vulnerability, it's such a beautiful thing when they willingly show it to each other. To see their growth together over these three books, it. Was. Everything!
Each one is uniquely different yet a perfect piece of four halves that are meant to be together, forming an impenetrable whole. The love is their shield. And they love with their whole heart and soul when they finally give in, and boy, was it ever perfection when they all gave in to the love that irrevocably changed their lives in the most unexpected of ways. The way in which Poe, Remy and Bram feel for Maeve, how they nurture, support, protect, would ride through the fiery pits of Hades for her, would give up their very lives for her, there's nothing more beautiful or real. It's utter perfection!!
Through out the series, I screamed at my tablet, wanting and needing Ethan to get his. That man was horrendous in every possible way. Not ashamed to admit I was rooting for his end and hoping it was the most awful experience ever.
Ms. Hunt, you have delivered another incredible, captivating series, one that will stay with me for a very long time. Like everything you write, it's obvious you put your heart and soul into every word, and I couldn't be more grateful that you share such talent with the world. You really are a gift to the writing world, and I am a forever fan!
Each one is uniquely different yet a perfect piece of four halves that are meant to be together, forming an impenetrable whole. The love is their shield. And they love with their whole heart and soul when they finally give in, and boy, was it ever perfection when they all gave in to the love that irrevocably changed their lives in the most unexpected of ways. The way in which Poe, Remy and Bram feel for Maeve, how they nurture, support, protect, would ride through the fiery pits of Hades for her, would give up their very lives for her, there's nothing more beautiful or real. It's utter perfection!!
Through out the series, I screamed at my tablet, wanting and needing Ethan to get his. That man was horrendous in every possible way. Not ashamed to admit I was rooting for his end and hoping it was the most awful experience ever.
Ms. Hunt, you have delivered another incredible, captivating series, one that will stay with me for a very long time. Like everything you write, it's obvious you put your heart and soul into every word, and I couldn't be more grateful that you share such talent with the world. You really are a gift to the writing world, and I am a forever fan!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Fair warning: Your heart will be in your throat for at least the first seventeen chapters of this book. And I’m not exaggerating that number. I double checked before I began writing this review. It’s worth every agonizing minute but holy hell, man…
We are in the home stretch, people. The hunt for Ethan Todd is officially on and he is a dead man walking. If Maeve’s original reason to want the man pushing up daisies weren’t enough, she’s got a brand new bucket of fuel for that fire, and now the Butchers’ want his neck in a noose, too. So they’re searching. As a result, we end up doing a teency bit of globe trotting in this book, which was fun, but it was for less-than-sparkly reasons, which was less fun. Without saying too much, you should keep your peepers open for a date night abroad. In a book riddled with incredible moments, it’s toward the top of my favorites list.
And that brings me to my top favorite incredible moment. The best ending ever… Claim the Dark might have the most satisfying ending I've ever read. I was applauding my ereader screen and yelling F**KING YESSSSSSSSSSSS B**CH!!!!! You know the drill. No spoilers but omg you guys! No lies. It was awesome. Best. Ending. EVER.
Claim the Dark was a deeply satisfying ending to the Blackwell Butchers trilogy, and this trilogy is now tied as my favorite with Aventine University. The story line felt… cathartic. On a few fronts. I can’t recommend the book (or the series) enough if you’re into dangerous dark romance that leaves you clinging to the edge of your seat at every page turn.
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
We are in the home stretch, people. The hunt for Ethan Todd is officially on and he is a dead man walking. If Maeve’s original reason to want the man pushing up daisies weren’t enough, she’s got a brand new bucket of fuel for that fire, and now the Butchers’ want his neck in a noose, too. So they’re searching. As a result, we end up doing a teency bit of globe trotting in this book, which was fun, but it was for less-than-sparkly reasons, which was less fun. Without saying too much, you should keep your peepers open for a date night abroad. In a book riddled with incredible moments, it’s toward the top of my favorites list.
And that brings me to my top favorite incredible moment. The best ending ever… Claim the Dark might have the most satisfying ending I've ever read. I was applauding my ereader screen and yelling F**KING YESSSSSSSSSSSS B**CH!!!!! You know the drill. No spoilers but omg you guys! No lies. It was awesome. Best. Ending. EVER.
Claim the Dark was a deeply satisfying ending to the Blackwell Butchers trilogy, and this trilogy is now tied as my favorite with Aventine University. The story line felt… cathartic. On a few fronts. I can’t recommend the book (or the series) enough if you’re into dangerous dark romance that leaves you clinging to the edge of your seat at every page turn.
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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