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Gypsy Brothers: The Complete Series
The entire USA Today Bestselling series, now available in a paperback omnibus!
This paperback is 828 pages long and contains all installments of the Gypsy Brothers: Seven Sons, Six Brothers, Five Miles, Four Score, Three Years, Two Roads, One Love, Zero Hour & bonus novella Alternate.
My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man. As the leader of the Gypsy Brothers MC, he was guilty of many things. But he died for a crime that he didn’t commit, framed by an enemy within who then stole his club and everything he had ever worked to protect.
Including my innocence.
When Dornan Ross framed my father, he set into motion a series of events that could never be undone. My father was murdered by Dornan Ross and his sons when I was fifteen years old.
Before my father died, Dornan and his sons stole my innocence, branded my skin and in doing so, ensured that their lives would be prematurely cut short. That they would suffer.
I’ve just turned twenty-one, and I’m out for blood. I'm out for revenge.
But I didn't expect to fall for Jase, the youngest brother in the club.
I didn't expect that he would turn my world upside down, yank my heart out of my chest and ride away into the sunset with it.
Now, I'm faced with an impossible choice - Jase, or avenging my fathers death?
*Please note this series is dark romance and deals with serious themes. It is intended for an 18+ audience and contains subject matter which may distress some readers.*
This paperback is 828 pages long and contains all installments of the Gypsy Brothers: Seven Sons, Six Brothers, Five Miles, Four Score, Three Years, Two Roads, One Love, Zero Hour & bonus novella Alternate.
My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man. As the leader of the Gypsy Brothers MC, he was guilty of many things. But he died for a crime that he didn’t commit, framed by an enemy within who then stole his club and everything he had ever worked to protect.
Including my innocence.
When Dornan Ross framed my father, he set into motion a series of events that could never be undone. My father was murdered by Dornan Ross and his sons when I was fifteen years old.
Before my father died, Dornan and his sons stole my innocence, branded my skin and in doing so, ensured that their lives would be prematurely cut short. That they would suffer.
I’ve just turned twenty-one, and I’m out for blood. I'm out for revenge.
But I didn't expect to fall for Jase, the youngest brother in the club.
I didn't expect that he would turn my world upside down, yank my heart out of my chest and ride away into the sunset with it.
Now, I'm faced with an impossible choice - Jase, or avenging my fathers death?
*Please note this series is dark romance and deals with serious themes. It is intended for an 18+ audience and contains subject matter which may distress some readers.*
828 pages, Paperback
First published January 14, 2015
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About the author
Lili St. Germain
44 books4,336 followersLili is a USA Today bestselling hybrid author who has sold over a million books since January 2014. She writes stories about vengeful girls and villainous men, with readers crowning her "The Queen of Darkness" and "The best when it comes to dark, brooding and bloody romance."
Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.
She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.
Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.
She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.
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December 25, 2021
– 2.09375 stars
Eight books read
Seven hours it took
Six rapists dead
Five tequila shots
Four hours of sleep
Three days wasted
Two bland main characters
One story
Zero braincells left
Guys, I had a whole rant planned out for this series, but then I looked at the date and was "nah bitch you're not ending your review year with this shitty series", so now I'm trying to find something good to read first and might come back later to this in the new year. ✌️
But bc I already took a screenshot of this picture, I'm going to leave it here, bc it's Christmas and I'm nothing but generous gifting this beautiful screenshot of all the covers in one frame. 😌♥️
It never fails to amaze me that revenge books have the most gorgeous covers and fonts ever created <3
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GYPSY BROTHERS SERIES
#1 Seven Sons – 3 stars
#2 Six Brothers – 2.75 stars
#3 Five Miles – 2.5 stars
#4 Four Score – 2.25 stars
#5 Three Years – 1 star
#6 Two Roads – 2 stars
#7 One Love – 1.75 stars
#8 Zero Hour – 1.5 stars
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Eight books read
Seven hours it took
Six rapists dead
Five tequila shots
Four hours of sleep
Three days wasted
Two bland main characters
One story
Zero braincells left
Guys, I had a whole rant planned out for this series, but then I looked at the date and was "nah bitch you're not ending your review year with this shitty series", so now I'm trying to find something good to read first and might come back later to this in the new year. ✌️
But bc I already took a screenshot of this picture, I'm going to leave it here, bc it's Christmas and I'm nothing but generous gifting this beautiful screenshot of all the covers in one frame. 😌♥️
It never fails to amaze me that revenge books have the most gorgeous covers and fonts ever created <3
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GYPSY BROTHERS SERIES
#1 Seven Sons – 3 stars
#2 Six Brothers – 2.75 stars
#3 Five Miles – 2.5 stars
#4 Four Score – 2.25 stars
#5 Three Years – 1 star
#6 Two Roads – 2 stars
#7 One Love – 1.75 stars
#8 Zero Hour – 1.5 stars
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September 10, 2015
The review is about ALTERNATE, the Gypsy Brothers novella.
This novella includes three male POVs from the Gypsy Brothers Series. Dornan, Elliot & Jace.
Dornan's POV was really interesting to read, because you could see his thoughts about Julz when he met her or when he found out about her. You could see what he thought about her past self and her nowadays. It was very fascinating to see what was into his head and somehow I'm now intrigued to read Cartel.
Elliot's POV was placed 3 years before the Gypsy Brothers series, when he had ran away with Julz, but he was struggling with her, because of what she had become, back then. We can see his breaking point and that was really heartbreaking to see what led him away from her.
Jace's POV was the most shocking in my humble opinion. I definitely did NOT expect to read that! We could see his thoughts about everyone, past, present, future. We saw what he went through after Julz' incident six years ago, when they had him locked. We saw a different side of Jace and his POV made me really intrigued for Zero Hour. I'm looking forward to this book, because for the first time, I was scared of Jace.
Well done, Lili. With just a small novella you managed to capture my interest once again and make me impatient for more.
Arc was kindly provided by TRSOR Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
This novella includes three male POVs from the Gypsy Brothers Series. Dornan, Elliot & Jace.
I fuck them to hurt them, and if they bleed, it's even better. Blood and pain and fucking are so inexplicably linked for me, that I'll take a woman to the brink of death just to make myself feel alive for that split second of release.
Dornan's POV was really interesting to read, because you could see his thoughts about Julz when he met her or when he found out about her. You could see what he thought about her past self and her nowadays. It was very fascinating to see what was into his head and somehow I'm now intrigued to read Cartel.
“It’s okay, Elliot,”
“I’d leave me too, if I could.”
Elliot's POV was placed 3 years before the Gypsy Brothers series, when he had ran away with Julz, but he was struggling with her, because of what she had become, back then. We can see his breaking point and that was really heartbreaking to see what led him away from her.
I might look like a good person on the surface, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m Dornan Ross’s son.
Jace's POV was the most shocking in my humble opinion. I definitely did NOT expect to read that! We could see his thoughts about everyone, past, present, future. We saw what he went through after Julz' incident six years ago, when they had him locked. We saw a different side of Jace and his POV made me really intrigued for Zero Hour. I'm looking forward to this book, because for the first time, I was scared of Jace.
Well done, Lili. With just a small novella you managed to capture my interest once again and make me impatient for more.
Arc was kindly provided by TRSOR Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
November 20, 2016
A 15 years old girl is gang-raped by Dornan and his 6 sons. That was an action of revenge. Dornan hated Juliette’s dad, his ex-best friend and president of the notorious Gypsy Brothers Motorcycle Club.
6 years after Juliette is back with a different name and a different face and body. She has already planned HER revenge and she will not hesitate to sleep with the devil and to laugh over the seven corpses of the men who destroyed her life.
This is Juliette’s sad, crazy, fucked up, whole story with some additional points of view from the three main male characters.
6 years after Juliette is back with a different name and a different face and body. She has already planned HER revenge and she will not hesitate to sleep with the devil and to laugh over the seven corpses of the men who destroyed her life.
This is Juliette’s sad, crazy, fucked up, whole story with some additional points of view from the three main male characters.
October 11, 2019
• Book 1 - ‘Seven Sons’ - 4 ⭐️
“What was born as fear and grief has long since blossomed into hatred and rage.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 2 - ‘Six Brothers’ - 4 ⭐️
“The stupid thing is, I’m not even sure what I want more right now—to get my revenge on the Gypsy Brothers?
Or to be not so fucking alone.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 3 - ‘Five Miles’ - 4 ⭐️
“I felt nothing except pure, unadulterated relief.
Relieved that I wasn’t a ghost girl, after all, living in the shadows, haunting that poor boy who’d saved me from certain death.
Relieved that I had been lucky enough to be found by someone who could put me back together, piece by shattered piece.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 4 - ‘Four Score’ - 4 ⭐️
“No, I am not terrified of death. I came close enough to it once that I know it intimately. Death itself is not what terrifies me.
I am afraid that I’ll never feel alive again.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 5 - ‘Three Years’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“I’ve got nothing left inside. I don’t want to fight anymore. I don’t want revenge.
I just want to die.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 6 - ‘Two Roads’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“Who am I anymore?
I look away from the mirror. I can’t bear to see any more. The weak, thin girl with the swollen belly, the girl who carries the weight of her lies inside her like a toxic virus. I’m tired. I’m desperate.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 7 - ‘One Love’ - 4 ⭐️
“Everything I have done, every life I have taken, every drop of blood I have spilled.
It was all for this moment right here.
We are broken, the two of us.
He builds me back up, piece by piece.
I will never be whole again.
But I am okay.
I am happy.
I am loved.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 7.5 - ‘Alternate’ - 4 ⭐️
“Time was supposed to heal all wounds.
But it didn’t heal Juliette’s.
Time gave her too much time; Time to relive the horrors that those sick, twisted fucks had subjected her to. She lived through them every single day without a moment’s peace. And monsters was a poor word. I couldn’t think of a word that adequately conveyed just how heinous they were. Beasts? Yeah. Maybe beasts was more accurate.”
- Elliot McRae
• Book 8- ‘Zero Hour’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“All I care about is this moment, this very second, with the boy I love.
We lost each other once.
We almost lost each other twice.
We’ll never lose each other again.”
- Juliette Portland
“What was born as fear and grief has long since blossomed into hatred and rage.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 2 - ‘Six Brothers’ - 4 ⭐️
“The stupid thing is, I’m not even sure what I want more right now—to get my revenge on the Gypsy Brothers?
Or to be not so fucking alone.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 3 - ‘Five Miles’ - 4 ⭐️
“I felt nothing except pure, unadulterated relief.
Relieved that I wasn’t a ghost girl, after all, living in the shadows, haunting that poor boy who’d saved me from certain death.
Relieved that I had been lucky enough to be found by someone who could put me back together, piece by shattered piece.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 4 - ‘Four Score’ - 4 ⭐️
“No, I am not terrified of death. I came close enough to it once that I know it intimately. Death itself is not what terrifies me.
I am afraid that I’ll never feel alive again.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 5 - ‘Three Years’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“I’ve got nothing left inside. I don’t want to fight anymore. I don’t want revenge.
I just want to die.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 6 - ‘Two Roads’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“Who am I anymore?
I look away from the mirror. I can’t bear to see any more. The weak, thin girl with the swollen belly, the girl who carries the weight of her lies inside her like a toxic virus. I’m tired. I’m desperate.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 7 - ‘One Love’ - 4 ⭐️
“Everything I have done, every life I have taken, every drop of blood I have spilled.
It was all for this moment right here.
We are broken, the two of us.
He builds me back up, piece by piece.
I will never be whole again.
But I am okay.
I am happy.
I am loved.”
- Juliette Portland
• Book 7.5 - ‘Alternate’ - 4 ⭐️
“Time was supposed to heal all wounds.
But it didn’t heal Juliette’s.
Time gave her too much time; Time to relive the horrors that those sick, twisted fucks had subjected her to. She lived through them every single day without a moment’s peace. And monsters was a poor word. I couldn’t think of a word that adequately conveyed just how heinous they were. Beasts? Yeah. Maybe beasts was more accurate.”
- Elliot McRae
• Book 8- ‘Zero Hour’ - 4.5 ⭐️
“All I care about is this moment, this very second, with the boy I love.
We lost each other once.
We almost lost each other twice.
We’ll never lose each other again.”
- Juliette Portland
October 5, 2015
THIS A REVIEW FOR ALTERNATE ONLY
I read all 7 books of the Gypsy Brothers at the beginning of 2015. So when I heard that the author wanted to release a small novella about alternate pov of Dornan, Elliott and Jase, I wanted to put my hand on it.
Dornan pov doesn't make him look too different from who he really is. I makes him maybe a alittle more "human". It makes me want to read Cartel to understand what happened to him.
At the end of One Love I wasn't sure I wanted to read his story but now with Alternate, I'm more curious.
"She thought she could outplay me, the fucking President of the Gypsy Brothers? The Kingpin of Venice Beach?"
Elliot pov is short and doesn't add a lot to what I was alread thinking about him.
When he saved Juliette, he doesn't know it's a lost cause. He tries to do what's right but they are no real good to do. The poor guy never stood a chance.
It's strengh was to leave even if it was out of jealousy
“It’s okay, Elliot,” “I’d leave me too, if I could.”
Jase pov was my most anticipated one. I'm dyin' to read his story with Julz (Zero Ground)
And believe me, after reading this It's even more true.
"I was turning into my father, and I didn’t even care."
We get a glimpse of what happened to him during 3 years. It's sickening. It's a true nightmare.
And it's a real interesting prequel for what's to come in his book.
"Normal men don’t want to hurt the women they love. Normal men don’t have this darkness inside them"
ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review
I read all 7 books of the Gypsy Brothers at the beginning of 2015. So when I heard that the author wanted to release a small novella about alternate pov of Dornan, Elliott and Jase, I wanted to put my hand on it.
Dornan pov doesn't make him look too different from who he really is. I makes him maybe a alittle more "human". It makes me want to read Cartel to understand what happened to him.
At the end of One Love I wasn't sure I wanted to read his story but now with Alternate, I'm more curious.
"She thought she could outplay me, the fucking President of the Gypsy Brothers? The Kingpin of Venice Beach?"
Elliot pov is short and doesn't add a lot to what I was alread thinking about him.
When he saved Juliette, he doesn't know it's a lost cause. He tries to do what's right but they are no real good to do. The poor guy never stood a chance.
It's strengh was to leave even if it was out of jealousy
“It’s okay, Elliot,” “I’d leave me too, if I could.”
Jase pov was my most anticipated one. I'm dyin' to read his story with Julz (Zero Ground)
And believe me, after reading this It's even more true.
"I was turning into my father, and I didn’t even care."
We get a glimpse of what happened to him during 3 years. It's sickening. It's a true nightmare.
And it's a real interesting prequel for what's to come in his book.
"Normal men don’t want to hurt the women they love. Normal men don’t have this darkness inside them"
ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review
February 25, 2018
When Juliette shows up on the doorstep of Gypsy Brothers MC, President Dorman Ross falls in lust at first sight. The apex predator has unknowingly become the prey.
The Good:
1. Juliette is The Bride from “Kill Bill" re-imagined. I loved this crazy, sometimes selfish bitch.
2. This boxset is the best way to read this series. It includes everything including the novellas offered on the author's website for free.
3. Dorman Ross is the perfect villain. You find yourself drawn to his special kind of scary sadism.
The Bad:
1. This is so dark, and even the little romance included doesn't fit the genre. It didn't bother me, but know many looking for biker romance will be horrified by this series. Consider that your trigger warning.
Final Thoughts:
When I first began didn't think it possible to keep the original premise viable through to the end. This was flawlessly executed. A must read for any dark erotica fan.
December 29, 2022
The Gypsy Brothers by Lili St. Germain is a series that has been on my bucket list for a long time. When I first started reading, I picked up this series and it just wasn't the right time for me to follow through. Everything about the series is raw, violent, rough, and ugly, and yet, beauty exists deep within the complexity of the story. Each book in the series builds up the suspense and the stakes could not be higher for these characters.
Julz has been broken, beaten, and branded by the men she considered her family. When her father was murdered and she was left for dead, she manages to put her life back together with one goal in mind- get revenge on the Gypsy MC. She doesn't care about the cost or if she will even walk out alive all she cares about is finding peace by killing the men who took her father away and broke her in the most inhumane ways. However, Julz was not counting on rekindling all of the love and desire for her first love who happens to be the youngest of the clan! When all of the blood is shed, will they be able to find a future together?
Overall, The Gypsy Brothers will appeal to readers who are not afraid of blood, violence, vengeance, and one kick-ass heroine. There were so many moments that I had to take a quick break in order to collect my feelings and yet, in the end, I powered through this series with more vigor and enthusiasm like a brand new reader all over again! I simply could not get enough. Because this was such an enjoyable read, I look forward to revisiting all of the books I DNF towards the beginning of my reading journey. You just never know what story might grab you and stay with you forever!
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January 13, 2023
I'll do this review for all of the books together even tho I updated the ratings for each installment.
2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
Now, I have always had a fascination for psychos and sociopaths and serial killers, etc. I liked ST Abby's Mind F*ck series. Not sure I would still like it if I read it again... I recall that the MC guy was kind of stupid, which is not my cuppa. But the heroine was badass.
This series is a pale imitation.
SPOILERS AHEAD
There are some unexpected twists and turns, mainly how violent and unpredictable Dornan gets. And if you've read my other reviews and updates on this series, you know that I only care about Dornan, who is the DEVIL, EVIL incarnate in this series.
Sort of.
His character actually has some depth and potential. He loved (supposedly, as much as a controlling psycho manwhore killer can feel that way), was betrayed (when his woman, one of many, fell for his best friend and tried to take his son by another woman away from him bc clearly he's no sort of good parental guidance for anyone, and also took "his" money, which isn't even a lot of $ for all the ppl who died for this, a measley $5M in the end).
After the betrayal, he shot the bestie in the dick (and the guy bleeds out and is killed by head shot as a mercy by Dornan's son). He has all his 6 sons including himself for last, rape the virgin 15 year old daughter of the dick-shot bestie for hours on end, put her in the hospital and was going to kill her except she was rescued by a cop gone rogue. Since that day, that girl has been plotting revenge after trying to kill herself 3 times unsuccessfully.
This is our heroine Juliette.
We come to find out over the course of the story that Dornan was like a father to her. She loved him. Was close to him in a diff way vs her own father. Apparently, it was Dornan who took her home from the hospital when she was born and even named her. He was her protector. After doing what he did to her, he supposedly regretted it.
Maybe for all of a minute.
Julie has always apparently loved the youngest son Jase, the one her father and Dornan's mistress were trying to take away along with Julie. Jase was tortured in a diff way than Julie, for 3 years to be exact. Which we find out in the last book of the series just exactly what happened to him. Even after finding all that out, I just don't care for Jase. He's like a young, callow version of Dornan without the balls.
Grow a pair! DIE! Such a useless whiny little shit. At least Julie plotted her bold revenge, tho I feel like her way of going about it - basically becoming Dornan's little whore - is stupid. And I think some part of her liked it.
Point being, all 3 of them are twisted out the wazu, but I think Dornan is the only one who accepts himself and owns it. I think Julie and Jase are are both still kiddies playing in an adult game and it's annoying as hell. What this author doesn't do is paint a pic of why we should like or even love either of the MCs. They're flat characters.
But in the end, all I want to know more about is Dornan. I don't even hate him. I'm just curious how he became this way and what goes through his head. And sure, maybe he's delusional, maybe he's a psychopathic narcissist, etc. with no true remorse, but he repeated himself many times - he doesn't lie, he doesn't bluff. He stared death in the eye. He regrets (briefly) but doesn't try to change who he is.
Juxtaposed with Jase who repeatedly says "I don't want to hurt you..." Actually he DOES want to hurt women. It might have always been part of who he is. He's not normal. But Dornan owns his savagery and darkness. And that's what makes him more compelling, evil as he is.
So, it was just overall not satisfying. I wish Julie and jase owned their dark sides in the end, grew a pair in the case of Jase, and grew some brain cells in the case of Julie and GREW UP. Maybe start their own MC and dominate the world just like Dornan used to. That would be poetic justice, no apologies.
Instead, they're wasting the $5M they found (which is peanuts really). And have no point in life except fucking each other violently.
The end.
2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
Now, I have always had a fascination for psychos and sociopaths and serial killers, etc. I liked ST Abby's Mind F*ck series. Not sure I would still like it if I read it again... I recall that the MC guy was kind of stupid, which is not my cuppa. But the heroine was badass.
This series is a pale imitation.
SPOILERS AHEAD
There are some unexpected twists and turns, mainly how violent and unpredictable Dornan gets. And if you've read my other reviews and updates on this series, you know that I only care about Dornan, who is the DEVIL, EVIL incarnate in this series.
Sort of.
His character actually has some depth and potential. He loved (supposedly, as much as a controlling psycho manwhore killer can feel that way), was betrayed (when his woman, one of many, fell for his best friend and tried to take his son by another woman away from him bc clearly he's no sort of good parental guidance for anyone, and also took "his" money, which isn't even a lot of $ for all the ppl who died for this, a measley $5M in the end).
After the betrayal, he shot the bestie in the dick (and the guy bleeds out and is killed by head shot as a mercy by Dornan's son). He has all his 6 sons including himself for last, rape the virgin 15 year old daughter of the dick-shot bestie for hours on end, put her in the hospital and was going to kill her except she was rescued by a cop gone rogue. Since that day, that girl has been plotting revenge after trying to kill herself 3 times unsuccessfully.
This is our heroine Juliette.
We come to find out over the course of the story that Dornan was like a father to her. She loved him. Was close to him in a diff way vs her own father. Apparently, it was Dornan who took her home from the hospital when she was born and even named her. He was her protector. After doing what he did to her, he supposedly regretted it.
Maybe for all of a minute.
Julie has always apparently loved the youngest son Jase, the one her father and Dornan's mistress were trying to take away along with Julie. Jase was tortured in a diff way than Julie, for 3 years to be exact. Which we find out in the last book of the series just exactly what happened to him. Even after finding all that out, I just don't care for Jase. He's like a young, callow version of Dornan without the balls.
Grow a pair! DIE! Such a useless whiny little shit. At least Julie plotted her bold revenge, tho I feel like her way of going about it - basically becoming Dornan's little whore - is stupid. And I think some part of her liked it.
Point being, all 3 of them are twisted out the wazu, but I think Dornan is the only one who accepts himself and owns it. I think Julie and Jase are are both still kiddies playing in an adult game and it's annoying as hell. What this author doesn't do is paint a pic of why we should like or even love either of the MCs. They're flat characters.
But in the end, all I want to know more about is Dornan. I don't even hate him. I'm just curious how he became this way and what goes through his head. And sure, maybe he's delusional, maybe he's a psychopathic narcissist, etc. with no true remorse, but he repeated himself many times - he doesn't lie, he doesn't bluff. He stared death in the eye. He regrets (briefly) but doesn't try to change who he is.
Juxtaposed with Jase who repeatedly says "I don't want to hurt you..." Actually he DOES want to hurt women. It might have always been part of who he is. He's not normal. But Dornan owns his savagery and darkness. And that's what makes him more compelling, evil as he is.
So, it was just overall not satisfying. I wish Julie and jase owned their dark sides in the end, grew a pair in the case of Jase, and grew some brain cells in the case of Julie and GREW UP. Maybe start their own MC and dominate the world just like Dornan used to. That would be poetic justice, no apologies.
Instead, they're wasting the $5M they found (which is peanuts really). And have no point in life except fucking each other violently.
The end.
September 6, 2015
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"Gypsy Brothers" was the first serial novella series I read and to this day, it is up there with my all time favourites. The storyline was captivating, thrilling, it was harrowing and it was ugly and if you're looking for a conventional love story.. well you won't find it here. Nope, this was story about PAYBACK pure and simple. It's about the great lengths one woman would go to, to exact revenge on those who not only wronged her but also wronged those she held close. She was a woman on a mission and god help you if you got in her way. Nothing about this series was predictable and just as I thought I knew which way this story was going to go, the author switched things up and completely shock me by taking a different route. Dark, dirty, gritty, gruesome, harrowing and very occasionally heart felt are all words I would use to describe "Gypsy Brothers" and honestly, I couldn't wait to get my hands on each instalment, I was addicted, captivated, obsessed even and so when Lili announced we'd be getting an extra novella from the boys POV, I was beyond excited.
I couldn't wait to get into the heads of Elliott, Jase and Dornan. Each of them were very different characters and each had already elicited very different emotions from me.. from love all the way to hate. The question was, would this novella make me feel any different about them? Well the answer was yes!!! There was an element of sympathy I never expected to feel. I'm not sure whether part of that is because I've read "Cartel" I'm not sure but it surprised the hell out of me. I was also given an insight into what Jase went through during the first three years after Juliette's "death" and to say my heart broke is an understatement. He was left a broken man and he turned out the way he did i have no idea. And Elliott... beautiful Elliott who gave so much. He sacrificed it all to save the life of a girl. and he did it without question. Each time I read parts that he featured in, that noose around my heart grew that little bit tighter. His story was not an easy one to read and I really hope he gets his own book.
This "Alternate" novella was a fantastic addition to this Series. It was everything I had grown to know, expect and love from a Gypsy Brothers novella and so much more. It was hard hitting that's for sure and definitely packed quite the punch. If you loved the series, this instalment is not to be missed. Go click while it's available for a limited time.
I rated "Alternate" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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"Gypsy Brothers" was the first serial novella series I read and to this day, it is up there with my all time favourites. The storyline was captivating, thrilling, it was harrowing and it was ugly and if you're looking for a conventional love story.. well you won't find it here. Nope, this was story about PAYBACK pure and simple. It's about the great lengths one woman would go to, to exact revenge on those who not only wronged her but also wronged those she held close. She was a woman on a mission and god help you if you got in her way. Nothing about this series was predictable and just as I thought I knew which way this story was going to go, the author switched things up and completely shock me by taking a different route. Dark, dirty, gritty, gruesome, harrowing and very occasionally heart felt are all words I would use to describe "Gypsy Brothers" and honestly, I couldn't wait to get my hands on each instalment, I was addicted, captivated, obsessed even and so when Lili announced we'd be getting an extra novella from the boys POV, I was beyond excited.
I couldn't wait to get into the heads of Elliott, Jase and Dornan. Each of them were very different characters and each had already elicited very different emotions from me.. from love all the way to hate. The question was, would this novella make me feel any different about them? Well the answer was yes!!! There was an element of sympathy I never expected to feel. I'm not sure whether part of that is because I've read "Cartel" I'm not sure but it surprised the hell out of me. I was also given an insight into what Jase went through during the first three years after Juliette's "death" and to say my heart broke is an understatement. He was left a broken man and he turned out the way he did i have no idea. And Elliott... beautiful Elliott who gave so much. He sacrificed it all to save the life of a girl. and he did it without question. Each time I read parts that he featured in, that noose around my heart grew that little bit tighter. His story was not an easy one to read and I really hope he gets his own book.
This "Alternate" novella was a fantastic addition to this Series. It was everything I had grown to know, expect and love from a Gypsy Brothers novella and so much more. It was hard hitting that's for sure and definitely packed quite the punch. If you loved the series, this instalment is not to be missed. Go click while it's available for a limited time.
I rated "Alternate" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
October 19, 2015
Overall, the series was probably like a 3.5 star for me, I really enjoyed the last few installments but the first ones were kind of mehhh for me.
Dornan Ross was a character that I actually really liked. He was so awful and he had no remorse, he thought his actions were justified. He was unashamed of being a monster, but then again Julz was too. I really felt like Dornan and Julz are two halves of the same coin. They kind of deserved each other, and I was a bit bummed with the way that things between them ended.
Jase was almost the light to Julz’s dark though he wasn’t totally innocent. I really liked that their young innocent love brought them together again and was a constant in their lives even while they were separated. They never truly fell out of love with one another. I felt like Jase balanced her in a good way.
This series consisted of quite a few short installments, and if you made it all the way to One Love then you know the story isn’t totally over yet. This series started out a bit rocky for me, Julz was pretty badass and I respected her dedication to revenge.
What bothered me was her lack of planning, she had six years of just sitting around stewing in her anger and she eventually decided on revenge. She had plenty of time to plot her revenge but she didn’t really make it any farther than “change my face and gain access to the Gypsy Brothers”. It was poorly thought out, all of her killings seemed spur of the moment, they were situations that presented themselves and she scrambled to make them work for her.
I didn't have to sell Dornan Ross my soul. He already owned it. And once I've killed him, maybe I can get it back.
Dornan Ross was a character that I actually really liked. He was so awful and he had no remorse, he thought his actions were justified. He was unashamed of being a monster, but then again Julz was too. I really felt like Dornan and Julz are two halves of the same coin. They kind of deserved each other, and I was a bit bummed with the way that things between them ended.
Born into treachery, raised among darkness so vile, so toxic, our souls are unlike any others
Jase was almost the light to Julz’s dark though he wasn’t totally innocent. I really liked that their young innocent love brought them together again and was a constant in their lives even while they were separated. They never truly fell out of love with one another. I felt like Jase balanced her in a good way.
My favorite part of the whole series was the three chapters at the end, one from Dornan’s POV, one from Elliott’s POV, and one from Jase’s POV. They were AMAZING. By far my favorite part of the stories. I would have loved to have had more chapters from their POV’s.
July 25, 2018
5 Bloody Final STARS
Gypsy Brothers fue un serial que me volvió loca en el 2014, 7 volúmenes que salían cada dos meses y que eran una droga para mi. Se que voy a releerla la historia completa algún día, y le hare su merecida reseña, ahora solo tengo reseñas de el primer y ultimo volumen.
Y de este pequeño volumen extra:
Reseña solo del libro ALTERNATE
Lili Saint Germain:
Ok para ser honesta, si dude de ti y mucho.
¿Tenía ganas de leer este libro? SI
¿Estaba emocionada? NO
Les cuento que Gypsy Brothers fue mi serie favorita del 2014, y me hiso amar a Lili St. Germain.
Llegue al 2015 con muchas expectativas para sus siguientes libros, Cartel paso sin pena ni gloria y aún seguimos sin saber cuándo publicara la continuación.
Y Hells Kitchen un libro que ansiaba demasiado, me defraudo, he igual seguimos sin saber para cuando la continuación.
Lili, prometió mucho y delibero poco.
Ahora retoma la serie con la que se dio a conocer y la que nos hiso enamorarnos de su forma de escribir.
Y si lo logro, ALTERNATE, es una pequeña visión de la mente de los 3 protagonista de la serie Dornan, Elliot y Jase.
SPOILERT ALERT
Dornan:
Después de 8 libros (7 de Gypsy brothers y Cartel) sigo amando que te odio y odiando que te amo. Eres un maldito bastardo. La escena en que recuerda cuando llevo a Julz a la feria fue demasiado retorcida, recordar como amaba a Julz cuando era niña tanto que la veía como su hija pero aun así seguir torturándola y violándola.
Lo que me deja más intrigada es saber más sobre la historia de Mariana y John, plis necesito leer KINGPIN porque quiero ver cómo es que todo se fue a la mierda entre esos 3 personajes.
Eliot:
Igual reitere mis sentimientos por él, fue horrible ver y recordar todo lo que perdió y todo lo que sufrió solo por conocer a Julz, rompió mi corazón y honestamente creo que le soporto mucho.
Jase:
Sin duda su perspectiva fue lo mejor y peor de todo. Lo que su papa y hermanos le hicieron, simplemente no tengo palabras para describir lo que me hiso sentir. Repulsión, asco, pena, amargura y sobre todo mucho enojo.
Maldito Chad espero que te estés pudriendo en el infierno.
Algo que también me sorprendió fue que los otros hermanos no eran taaaan malos como creí. Ellos solo seguían las ordenes de su padre y bien dice Jase que ninguno pudo mirar a la cara a Julz cuando la violaron, no que eso los haga menos culpables pero igual me dejo pensando que solo fueron víctimas de Dornan al igual que Julz y Jase.
En conclusión: seguiré leyendo todo lo que Lili escriba (menos su libro de vampiros).
Gypsy Brothers fue un serial que me volvió loca en el 2014, 7 volúmenes que salían cada dos meses y que eran una droga para mi. Se que voy a releerla la historia completa algún día, y le hare su merecida reseña, ahora solo tengo reseñas de el primer y ultimo volumen.
Y de este pequeño volumen extra:
Reseña solo del libro ALTERNATE
Lili Saint Germain:
Ok para ser honesta, si dude de ti y mucho.
¿Tenía ganas de leer este libro? SI
¿Estaba emocionada? NO
Les cuento que Gypsy Brothers fue mi serie favorita del 2014, y me hiso amar a Lili St. Germain.
Llegue al 2015 con muchas expectativas para sus siguientes libros, Cartel paso sin pena ni gloria y aún seguimos sin saber cuándo publicara la continuación.
Y Hells Kitchen un libro que ansiaba demasiado, me defraudo, he igual seguimos sin saber para cuando la continuación.
Lili, prometió mucho y delibero poco.
Ahora retoma la serie con la que se dio a conocer y la que nos hiso enamorarnos de su forma de escribir.
Y si lo logro, ALTERNATE, es una pequeña visión de la mente de los 3 protagonista de la serie Dornan, Elliot y Jase.
SPOILERT ALERT
Dornan:
Después de 8 libros (7 de Gypsy brothers y Cartel) sigo amando que te odio y odiando que te amo. Eres un maldito bastardo. La escena en que recuerda cuando llevo a Julz a la feria fue demasiado retorcida, recordar como amaba a Julz cuando era niña tanto que la veía como su hija pero aun así seguir torturándola y violándola.
Lo que me deja más intrigada es saber más sobre la historia de Mariana y John, plis necesito leer KINGPIN porque quiero ver cómo es que todo se fue a la mierda entre esos 3 personajes.
Eliot:
Igual reitere mis sentimientos por él, fue horrible ver y recordar todo lo que perdió y todo lo que sufrió solo por conocer a Julz, rompió mi corazón y honestamente creo que le soporto mucho.
Jase:
Sin duda su perspectiva fue lo mejor y peor de todo. Lo que su papa y hermanos le hicieron, simplemente no tengo palabras para describir lo que me hiso sentir. Repulsión, asco, pena, amargura y sobre todo mucho enojo.
Maldito Chad espero que te estés pudriendo en el infierno.
Algo que también me sorprendió fue que los otros hermanos no eran taaaan malos como creí. Ellos solo seguían las ordenes de su padre y bien dice Jase que ninguno pudo mirar a la cara a Julz cuando la violaron, no que eso los haga menos culpables pero igual me dejo pensando que solo fueron víctimas de Dornan al igual que Julz y Jase.
En conclusión: seguiré leyendo todo lo que Lili escriba (menos su libro de vampiros).
May 6, 2023
Gypsy Brothers: The Complete Series (Gypsy Brothers #1-8)
By: Lili St. Germain
5 Stars
I’ve finally popped my Lili St. Germain cherry! Bopping myself upside the head now trying to figure out why I waited so long. This series, WOW!!! Once I opened the kindle to read this fantastic story, I could not stop. In the back of my head though, I am so thankful that I waited to read this because I definitely know I wouldn’t have survived with the cliffies that come with each book.
Dead….
no longer alive.
"a dead body"
synonyms: deceased, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away; late, lost, lamented; perished, fallen, slain, slaughtered, killed, murdered; lifeless, not breathing, having breathed one's last, defunct, extinct, inanimate, insentient, insensate, inert.
Just to clear things up…dead in the Gypsy Brothers stories doesn’t mean this at all! Juliette is one of the strongest, most determined, out for revenge character I’ve ever read about. She has died more than one time but still manages to come back and wreak havoc on the Gypsy Brothers who changed her life that one day when she was just 15 years old.
This is a dark read that at times turned my stomach and gave me the chills. How anyone can survive the devil known as Dornan and his tactics is a miracle.
Absolutely a must read series! Loved the bonus scenes at the end of the book and now heading to find Zero Hour. I am having a hard time letting Jase and Juliette go!
By: Lili St. Germain
5 Stars
I’ve finally popped my Lili St. Germain cherry! Bopping myself upside the head now trying to figure out why I waited so long. This series, WOW!!! Once I opened the kindle to read this fantastic story, I could not stop. In the back of my head though, I am so thankful that I waited to read this because I definitely know I wouldn’t have survived with the cliffies that come with each book.
Dead….
no longer alive.
"a dead body"
synonyms: deceased, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away; late, lost, lamented; perished, fallen, slain, slaughtered, killed, murdered; lifeless, not breathing, having breathed one's last, defunct, extinct, inanimate, insentient, insensate, inert.
Just to clear things up…dead in the Gypsy Brothers stories doesn’t mean this at all! Juliette is one of the strongest, most determined, out for revenge character I’ve ever read about. She has died more than one time but still manages to come back and wreak havoc on the Gypsy Brothers who changed her life that one day when she was just 15 years old.
This is a dark read that at times turned my stomach and gave me the chills. How anyone can survive the devil known as Dornan and his tactics is a miracle.
Absolutely a must read series! Loved the bonus scenes at the end of the book and now heading to find Zero Hour. I am having a hard time letting Jase and Juliette go!
September 13, 2015
5 STARS FOR ALTERNATE. DAMM IT!!!
WHY WHY WHY??? WHY THE OTHERS BOOKS DID NOT HAVE THESE POV?
THIS WAS THE JASE I WAS EXPECTING...
ELLIOT, YOU BROKE MY HEART AGAIN. *LOVE HIM*
AND DORNAN, AHHHHH. LOVED LOVED BEING IN HIS HEAD. PERIOD.
WHY WHY WHY??? WHY THE OTHERS BOOKS DID NOT HAVE THESE POV?
THIS WAS THE JASE I WAS EXPECTING...
ELLIOT, YOU BROKE MY HEART AGAIN. *LOVE HIM*
AND DORNAN, AHHHHH. LOVED LOVED BEING IN HIS HEAD. PERIOD.
February 26, 2017
"If you prick us do we not bleed? If you poison us we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? "
(William Shakespeare-The Merchant of Venice)
Wow, akhirnya perjuangan panjang membaca tujuh novelas epic dari seri Gypsy Brothers Lili St Germain selesai juga. Seri termasuk dalam jenis kisah yang sulit untuk dilupakan apalagi direview.
"Revenge is beautifull"
Kisah tentang pembalasan dendam mungkin sudah biasa kita baca, tapi kisah hidup Juliette Portland mungkin adalah mimpi buruk setiap wanita. Di usia 15 tahun, dia diperkosa secara sadis oleh Dornan Ross dan ke-6 anak lelakinya di depan mata Jason Ross. Anak bungsu pria itu, sekaligus kekasih Juliette. Tahun-tahun penuh trauma dan depresi menghancurkan hidup gadis ini, tapi kemudian dia tumbuh dewasa, bangkit dari kematian untuk membalas dendam.
Gosh.. Transformasi heroine tipe Phoenix , Juliette membuatku merinding. Gadis yang hancur luar dalam ini sudah mengalami semua hal, melawan banyak pihak, tapi dibalik semua mimpi buruk yang dialami, dia selalu berhasil kembali tampil lebih kuat. Perjuangannya membuatku ngeri, patah hati, dan berdebar cemas di setiap chapternya.
Agak berbeda dari buku-buku sejenisnya Juliette si heroine berbagi spotlight sama besar justru dengan si Villain, Dornan. Interaksi mereka berdua sangat panas, twisted dan menegangkan. Jason si hero utama dan Elliot si hero pendamping, muncul sejak awal seri tapi nyaris tidak banyak berperan sampai buku ketiga. Tapi yang menarik adalah bagaimana mereka berempat berbagi chemisty dan membangun tensi yang terasa kuat dari awal chapter.
Kisah dark intens ini memberikan banyak momen gore, konflik penuh twist dan cliffhanger tanpa henti. Aku bersyukur membaca seri ini setelah tamat. Gypsy Brothers juga akan memenuhi jiwa haus darahmu terhadap momen keadilan, aksi laga seru penuh intrik, dan momen emosional yang merontokan hati.
Dan mengenai ending alternatif HEAnya, seperti kata si pengarang: "This story wasn’t a love story. This was a story about love, yes, but it wasn’t a love story. It was a story about vengeance, about redemption, about retribution. That story was the battle between Juliette and Dornan."
My rating :
Star : 4.5/5
Bikini : 3.5/5
(William Shakespeare-The Merchant of Venice)
Wow, akhirnya perjuangan panjang membaca tujuh novelas epic dari seri Gypsy Brothers Lili St Germain selesai juga. Seri termasuk dalam jenis kisah yang sulit untuk dilupakan apalagi direview.
"Revenge is beautifull"
Kisah tentang pembalasan dendam mungkin sudah biasa kita baca, tapi kisah hidup Juliette Portland mungkin adalah mimpi buruk setiap wanita. Di usia 15 tahun, dia diperkosa secara sadis oleh Dornan Ross dan ke-6 anak lelakinya di depan mata Jason Ross. Anak bungsu pria itu, sekaligus kekasih Juliette. Tahun-tahun penuh trauma dan depresi menghancurkan hidup gadis ini, tapi kemudian dia tumbuh dewasa, bangkit dari kematian untuk membalas dendam.
Gosh.. Transformasi heroine tipe Phoenix , Juliette membuatku merinding. Gadis yang hancur luar dalam ini sudah mengalami semua hal, melawan banyak pihak, tapi dibalik semua mimpi buruk yang dialami, dia selalu berhasil kembali tampil lebih kuat. Perjuangannya membuatku ngeri, patah hati, dan berdebar cemas di setiap chapternya.
Agak berbeda dari buku-buku sejenisnya Juliette si heroine berbagi spotlight sama besar justru dengan si Villain, Dornan. Interaksi mereka berdua sangat panas, twisted dan menegangkan. Jason si hero utama dan Elliot si hero pendamping, muncul sejak awal seri tapi nyaris tidak banyak berperan sampai buku ketiga. Tapi yang menarik adalah bagaimana mereka berempat berbagi chemisty dan membangun tensi yang terasa kuat dari awal chapter.
Kisah dark intens ini memberikan banyak momen gore, konflik penuh twist dan cliffhanger tanpa henti. Aku bersyukur membaca seri ini setelah tamat. Gypsy Brothers juga akan memenuhi jiwa haus darahmu terhadap momen keadilan, aksi laga seru penuh intrik, dan momen emosional yang merontokan hati.
Dan mengenai ending alternatif HEAnya, seperti kata si pengarang: "This story wasn’t a love story. This was a story about love, yes, but it wasn’t a love story. It was a story about vengeance, about redemption, about retribution. That story was the battle between Juliette and Dornan."
My rating :
Star : 4.5/5
Bikini : 3.5/5
September 18, 2015
Great series!
I thought this was an amazing series and very well written. While there are a few elements of a romance throughout the series, it is mostly based on revenge and vengeance. So if you are going into this thinking it's going to be sweet and romantic story you will be shockingly surprised. This series is dark and brutal but the details given are needed in order to understand where Julz is coming from. I would highly recommend buying the series as a bundle because once you start book one you won't want to stop reading.
I thought this was an amazing series and very well written. While there are a few elements of a romance throughout the series, it is mostly based on revenge and vengeance. So if you are going into this thinking it's going to be sweet and romantic story you will be shockingly surprised. This series is dark and brutal but the details given are needed in order to understand where Julz is coming from. I would highly recommend buying the series as a bundle because once you start book one you won't want to stop reading.
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August 6, 2018
Wow, what a gripping and gritty ride.
This box set is such a thrilling dark and gripping ride so for any reader that loves grit, dark and a lot of angst it's definitely for you.
A bit about the plot
Julz is a young girl who is brought up by the Gypsy brothers MC and at the age of 15 is left for near death and raped by all the brothers accept one her best friend Jason. On Dornan's orders, she is brutally raped and left for dead and all for the sins of her father. Julz was a part of the Gypsy brothers was held by Dornan as a baby and had looked up to him like a father.
Betrayal and acts of pure evil turn a girl into a killer.
Julz is rescued, changes her I.D and appearance and goes on a revenge mission killing the brothers one by one.
Jase is the boy Juliette grew up who thinks she died 6 years ago he is also the boy she left behind who still grieves her and the boy she loved. jules has to go back into the lion's den to complete her mission and is now Samantha and can't let Jason recognise her or blow her cover.
Juliette is one girl on a mission and won't stop until she has her vengeance.
Each book gets more intense and absolutely anything can happen at any time it is completely unpredictable with the twists and turns in the plot.
The Gypsy brothers box set contains eight books that cannot be read as a standalone, each book continues the story starting first with Julz and what she has endured then goes onto the vengeance mission one brother at a time and then continues onto more dangerous and gripping stuff as she has addition help and they go for Dornan the President of the Gypsy brothers.
All I wanted throughout was for Jules to finally be free, get her Vengeance and the boy she was meant to be with but it was one hell of a ride before she got there.
A DARK AND GRITTY READ FROM START TO FINISH
Dark, intense, a second chance romance, many twists and turns. Told in First persons pov. Contains dark and gritty scenes so not for the faint-hearted.
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This box set is such a thrilling dark and gripping ride so for any reader that loves grit, dark and a lot of angst it's definitely for you.
A bit about the plot
Julz is a young girl who is brought up by the Gypsy brothers MC and at the age of 15 is left for near death and raped by all the brothers accept one her best friend Jason. On Dornan's orders, she is brutally raped and left for dead and all for the sins of her father. Julz was a part of the Gypsy brothers was held by Dornan as a baby and had looked up to him like a father.
Betrayal and acts of pure evil turn a girl into a killer.
Julz is rescued, changes her I.D and appearance and goes on a revenge mission killing the brothers one by one.
Jase is the boy Juliette grew up who thinks she died 6 years ago he is also the boy she left behind who still grieves her and the boy she loved. jules has to go back into the lion's den to complete her mission and is now Samantha and can't let Jason recognise her or blow her cover.
Juliette is one girl on a mission and won't stop until she has her vengeance.
Each book gets more intense and absolutely anything can happen at any time it is completely unpredictable with the twists and turns in the plot.
The Gypsy brothers box set contains eight books that cannot be read as a standalone, each book continues the story starting first with Julz and what she has endured then goes onto the vengeance mission one brother at a time and then continues onto more dangerous and gripping stuff as she has addition help and they go for Dornan the President of the Gypsy brothers.
All I wanted throughout was for Jules to finally be free, get her Vengeance and the boy she was meant to be with but it was one hell of a ride before she got there.
A DARK AND GRITTY READ FROM START TO FINISH
Dark, intense, a second chance romance, many twists and turns. Told in First persons pov. Contains dark and gritty scenes so not for the faint-hearted.
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August 11, 2020
This Complete Series was very long, and so very worth the days it took to read it!
Gypsy Brothers are a very ruthless MC and when Juliette was 15 her life was devastated by Dornan and his sons. They are a brutal band of men.
Through each of these books the reader's heart breaks and the reader becomes a sobbing mess, until the anger takes over. Then they want to help his heroine deliver her justice.
Heed the warning for this series, they are gut wrenching and sometimes are painfully tragic.
Gypsy Brothers are a very ruthless MC and when Juliette was 15 her life was devastated by Dornan and his sons. They are a brutal band of men.
Through each of these books the reader's heart breaks and the reader becomes a sobbing mess, until the anger takes over. Then they want to help his heroine deliver her justice.
Heed the warning for this series, they are gut wrenching and sometimes are painfully tragic.
February 25, 2018
Addicting Series
Wow! This was an addicting series. I didn't expect this to consume all of my free time. Revenge is a a dagger with two blades at the end. You get your satisfaction but you'll also get hurt in the process. Be prepared to go on a dark journey with Juliette in this series.
Wow! This was an addicting series. I didn't expect this to consume all of my free time. Revenge is a a dagger with two blades at the end. You get your satisfaction but you'll also get hurt in the process. Be prepared to go on a dark journey with Juliette in this series.
September 7, 2015
☆ I received an ARC of this title ++ 'Alternate' via the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you SO, SO MUCH!!!! ☆
The Gypsy Brothers series was first and foremost a tale of indictment, revenge, and redemption. While there is an element of romance in it, it is the least of the whole point of this serial in its entirety.
Those of you who have read the entire series, and even Dornan’s story in Cartel which is a prelude to everything, will understand the general proximity of where Juliette, the book’s main true heroine, gains her motive to commit since risky and heinous undertakings.
An eye for an eye. And with hell having scathed this particular woman’s scorn, she will stop at nothing to take out Dornan, his sons, and burn everything that means dear to him into the ground.
There is only one catch, Jase….Dornan’s youngest son and Juliette’s first love, who may or may not, ruin her plans altogether....
So now back to ‘Alternate.’ ‘Alternate’ is what we do and don’t see and into the perspectives of Dornan, Elliott, and Jase up until now. Ohoho, this is going to be good!
I can tell you, as a reader, I felt many conflicting feelings and emotions and was even shocked by some of the revelations that were divulged in it. I can’t give you a play by play as to what you can really expect to get from this, as this is a novella (much like all of the Gypsy Brothers installments), and by doing so would instill spoilers.
What I can tell you, is that it is worth the picking up. You really get into the heads of each characters, their alternating thought processes and backgrounds, as well as, from the moment they meet Juliette and what they go through there on after.
I highly recommend this special treat to all of you hardcore GB fans and can guarantee that you will not be disappointed!!
It has everything from grit, blood, vengeance, grief, and sacrifice! Don’t miss out on this, ladies!!
The Gypsy Brothers series was first and foremost a tale of indictment, revenge, and redemption. While there is an element of romance in it, it is the least of the whole point of this serial in its entirety.
Those of you who have read the entire series, and even Dornan’s story in Cartel which is a prelude to everything, will understand the general proximity of where Juliette, the book’s main true heroine, gains her motive to commit since risky and heinous undertakings.
An eye for an eye. And with hell having scathed this particular woman’s scorn, she will stop at nothing to take out Dornan, his sons, and burn everything that means dear to him into the ground.
There is only one catch, Jase….Dornan’s youngest son and Juliette’s first love, who may or may not, ruin her plans altogether....
So now back to ‘Alternate.’ ‘Alternate’ is what we do and don’t see and into the perspectives of Dornan, Elliott, and Jase up until now. Ohoho, this is going to be good!
I can tell you, as a reader, I felt many conflicting feelings and emotions and was even shocked by some of the revelations that were divulged in it. I can’t give you a play by play as to what you can really expect to get from this, as this is a novella (much like all of the Gypsy Brothers installments), and by doing so would instill spoilers.
What I can tell you, is that it is worth the picking up. You really get into the heads of each characters, their alternating thought processes and backgrounds, as well as, from the moment they meet Juliette and what they go through there on after.
I highly recommend this special treat to all of you hardcore GB fans and can guarantee that you will not be disappointed!!
It has everything from grit, blood, vengeance, grief, and sacrifice! Don’t miss out on this, ladies!!
September 9, 2015
When you prepare yourself for The Gypsy Brothers Series, give yourself a good three days to read, then a few more to recuperate and think about what the f^&k you just read. Dark reads are my favorite and with this series being Lili's first venture into the realm, she does not disappoint. Dornan Ross and his six sons are some of the sickest characters I've ever read and I loved every twisted word of this series.
This is not a romance. This is a tale of vengeance of the worst kind. Juliette's innocence is ripped from her and six years later, she's out for blood. She's not stopping until Dornan and his sons are gone and the Gypsy Brothers are disbanded. She's not expecting to rekindle the love of her life in Dornan's youngest son Jase, but it happens.
Included in this series is the Alternate novella with special POVs from Dornan, Elliot and Jase. These chapters are absolutely essential to the story. We realize Dornan's sick mind is even worse than we thought. We find out the hell Elliot McRae goes through while trying to heal Julz from the aftermath. Jase gives us an insight into the three years after Juliette's attack and what he went through.
This series isn't for the faint of heart. It's twisty, dark, bloody and absolutely amazing. Go in with an open mind and you will be glad you did.
This is not a romance. This is a tale of vengeance of the worst kind. Juliette's innocence is ripped from her and six years later, she's out for blood. She's not stopping until Dornan and his sons are gone and the Gypsy Brothers are disbanded. She's not expecting to rekindle the love of her life in Dornan's youngest son Jase, but it happens.
Included in this series is the Alternate novella with special POVs from Dornan, Elliot and Jase. These chapters are absolutely essential to the story. We realize Dornan's sick mind is even worse than we thought. We find out the hell Elliot McRae goes through while trying to heal Julz from the aftermath. Jase gives us an insight into the three years after Juliette's attack and what he went through.
This series isn't for the faint of heart. It's twisty, dark, bloody and absolutely amazing. Go in with an open mind and you will be glad you did.
September 25, 2015
I was taken in by the premise of this story, and I have nothing to say about the writing style. I confess that I didn't read this whole series, in fact I had to stop when I got to the bit where the lead female character allows the 'bad guy' to have sex with her, and then within the space of a few pages, it is on again.
I get the need for revenge, for justice for those who did horrific things to Juliette, but I couldn't get past how she began this quest. Violence against women is such a big issue in our world, that in fiction I have a need to see women use others means to exact justice, and be strong, other than through sex.
Look, perhaps the rest of this story is good and I am missing out, but with women being murdered on a weekly basis through violence and abuse in my country, I couldn't go any further.
Others will no doubt have different views, I respect that.
Sorry Lili St Germain, your writing style is fine.
I get the need for revenge, for justice for those who did horrific things to Juliette, but I couldn't get past how she began this quest. Violence against women is such a big issue in our world, that in fiction I have a need to see women use others means to exact justice, and be strong, other than through sex.
Look, perhaps the rest of this story is good and I am missing out, but with women being murdered on a weekly basis through violence and abuse in my country, I couldn't go any further.
Others will no doubt have different views, I respect that.
Sorry Lili St Germain, your writing style is fine.
September 22, 2015
I read these books as they out (up to book 4) and then grabbed this collection for books 5 - 7. I still rated them individually. The whole series, I'll give 3 stars. It started out really strong for me and I was completely hooked on it. Then, around book 4 it just lost the magic for me. It was just so out of control and completely unbelievable with major plotholes everywhere. I did enjoy reading the quick bits on Elliott, Dornan, and Jace's POV at the end. They were quick but didn't really add much to what I already knew about them except for Jace.... his was enlightening.
I'm glad I finished it, not going to read more in this series. I've had all I can take of their craziness.
I'm glad I finished it, not going to read more in this series. I've had all I can take of their craziness.
December 30, 2015
A dark book on revenge and doing anything to get it... Even if it is so wrong.
December 29, 2015
dark and gritty can't go wrong
July 16, 2016
Dark, Twisted. Deep, Tragic, Heart Wrenching, Engrossing, Violent, Gritty & Shocking! A Fantastic Series! I Loved It!
06-reasons
October 8, 2017On hold for the moment. Read up to book 4.
January 25, 2021
3.5 Vengeance stars
There are 8 novellas. Each was around 90+ pages
I had read 800+ pages from this series alone.
This book is really dark, and the things the h had to go through will leave u wondering how any human could go through what she did, and still stay as strong.
This series is about Vengeance, Redemption, love.
You will be following the journey of Juliet in her quest for revenge.
She was raped by 7 men; A father and 6 sons.
While reading this, I thought this would have been a really really good to bring into television, the plots were intricate enough to leave u at the edge of your seats.
This author is really good at developing the plot and characters, I didn't felt any character was more advantageous than others; it was an equal playing field.
It's a fantastic story with revenge being the main focus point, love does play a part in this story, but it takes a backseat in this case.
Great for anyone who doesn't mind the nitty and gritty, cause this is all kinds of fucked up
There are 8 novellas. Each was around 90+ pages
I had read 800+ pages from this series alone.
This book is really dark, and the things the h had to go through will leave u wondering how any human could go through what she did, and still stay as strong.
This series is about Vengeance, Redemption, love.
You will be following the journey of Juliet in her quest for revenge.
She was raped by 7 men; A father and 6 sons.
While reading this, I thought this would have been a really really good to bring into television, the plots were intricate enough to leave u at the edge of your seats.
This author is really good at developing the plot and characters, I didn't felt any character was more advantageous than others; it was an equal playing field.
It's a fantastic story with revenge being the main focus point, love does play a part in this story, but it takes a backseat in this case.
Great for anyone who doesn't mind the nitty and gritty, cause this is all kinds of fucked up
November 4, 2025
DNF 65% 2.5 stars
It was a good start - with shock value and an FMC willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge, including surgically changing her face and sleeping with the enemy. But - now that I'm in ch 19/21 of book 6 (two roads), with one love and zero hour left of the series, it's gotten a bit... ridiculous?
I mean, how does the bad guy just NOT die? Everyone else has. The FMC made some stupid decisions and wasn't careful and now she just seems to be falling apart. I dunno. I just lost steam and now that it's been on hold for a while, I've just lost interest.
It's a bit of a commitment and the story is a bit longer than it needs to be IMO. I didn't hate it but just needed it to be half the length and not to drag out the storyline so long.
**I skimmed the remainder of the books just now. No change in my opinion.
It was a good start - with shock value and an FMC willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge, including surgically changing her face and sleeping with the enemy. But - now that I'm in ch 19/21 of book 6 (two roads), with one love and zero hour left of the series, it's gotten a bit... ridiculous?
I mean, how does the bad guy just NOT die? Everyone else has. The FMC made some stupid decisions and wasn't careful and now she just seems to be falling apart. I dunno. I just lost steam and now that it's been on hold for a while, I've just lost interest.
It's a bit of a commitment and the story is a bit longer than it needs to be IMO. I didn't hate it but just needed it to be half the length and not to drag out the storyline so long.
**I skimmed the remainder of the books just now. No change in my opinion.
July 5, 2019
An Amazing Surprise Read
I am not usually a fan of The MC sub genre of romance but I happened to see another reader in my reading group was reading this Ominbus edition of the Gypsy Brothers. MC Group, meh, but girl set on avenging the wrongs they did to her and her family, Yes Please!
What was even better than some great flawed dark characters, even the H and h, was that all the books were included. It was hard to put this down when reading, it might have killed me to wait on installments.
Ms. St. Germain has crafted a dark world of sex, drugs and death. This book should definitely have trigger warnings and never expect a HEA. Yeah there is romance but this is more about a young woman extracting revenge on the family that broke her.
I am not usually a fan of The MC sub genre of romance but I happened to see another reader in my reading group was reading this Ominbus edition of the Gypsy Brothers. MC Group, meh, but girl set on avenging the wrongs they did to her and her family, Yes Please!
What was even better than some great flawed dark characters, even the H and h, was that all the books were included. It was hard to put this down when reading, it might have killed me to wait on installments.
Ms. St. Germain has crafted a dark world of sex, drugs and death. This book should definitely have trigger warnings and never expect a HEA. Yeah there is romance but this is more about a young woman extracting revenge on the family that broke her.
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