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Unleashing Mayhem by Grae Bryan 😈 Monster who feeds on fear x human who is afraid of the world (for good reason) 😈 Bad things happening to bad people 😈 Monsterfucking 😈 Introducing the Nightmare monster to horror movies 😈 Actually sweeter than it sounds based on above points 😈 Book 4 in the series, and probably best read in order

* High Achiever es el 3º libro de la saga omegaverse Extra credit de Grae Bryan. Tenía altas expectativas por la promo y no me ha decepcionado. Para mí ha sido una lección magistral sobre cómo hacer funcionar relaciones poliamorosas (trieja) centradas en conflictos de baja tensión, fácil resolución y muy buen rollo, que es lo que aspiro a escribir con igual resultado: que enganche cosa mala y se disfrute cosa buena.

I have GOT to be honest with you guys, this was a 5 star read. Grae Bryan strikes again. I’ve always enjoyed her writing but this story was told so well. I love omegaverse, I loved the characters, I LOVED SPENCER!!! I couldn’t even come on here and bitch at you guys like I usually do because it was just so good I don’t have anything bitchy to say. Like I might even cry that I’ve finished it.

I really have a soft spot for himbos and Spencer gave very Brad from 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love vibes but in his own way, of course, because he’s Spencer. Ash was the perfect amount of bristly that made me love him. Ryder was so grounding, and he tied them all together perfectly.

I could kiss Grae Bryan’s big beautiful brain for cooking up this word baby, I genuinely loved it so much. Read it all the way through today, no breaks, because I couldn’t put it down.

Unleashing Mayhem - Grae Bryan (Demon Bound, book 4)

ynopsis

Matteo’s been running scared for so long he’s forgotten what it’s like to feel safe. Or maybe he never knew in the first place. Raised by a cruel man, tormented by an even crueler one, and recently rescued by a demon, Matty’s still jumping at shadows around every corner. When he sees a familiar face from the past and realizes his ghosts really have come back to haunt him, Matty does the only reasonable thing he can think of.

He summons someone even worse.

Nightmare is a solitary demon by nature. He’s never needed a companion or a lover or a friend, and he’s never minded being feared by others of his kind. But one taste of Matteo’s sweet, terrified soul and Nightmare needs more. When he’s finally summoned to Matteo’s side, Nightmare finds himself exactly where he wants to be. Now it’s only a matter of patience, seduction, and convincing his little human that one contract isn’t enough.

What they really need is an eternity.

Unleashing Mayhem is a heated MM paranormal romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a sweet human afraid of everyone but the monster at his side, a demon so possessive even other demons run scared, a found family made of mobsters and monsters, and a summoning gone right (for once). While each book focuses on a different couple, the series is best enjoyed in order.

My Thoughts

Of all the books, it’s fitting that Matty’s story is the one that closes out this series. Matty is the most traumatized of our traumatized men, and with good reason. Matty has the most to be afraid of, and well. He’s sick of being afraid. Sascha and Kai may have adopted him as one of their own, but Matty wants to stand up for himself. And he knows of the best way that He can.

Matty intentionally summons the demon that other demons run from – Nightmare. Nightmare who vows to protect and cherish Matty for all of eternity. Nightmare whom the other mated demons are wary of, who treats Matty so gently and so softly, which is exactly what he needs. And what Matty needs most to feel protected is to have the root cause of his actual nightmares eliminated. A task Nightmare is all too willing to take on.

Matty learns just how cherished he his by his new found family when they all get together (even with their trepidations about Nightmare) to ensure his safety and his security once and for all. It’s a boost of confidence that Matty doesn’t quite know what to do with yet, but is more than willing to wield like the weapon it is.

I honestly loved seeing the family of mobsters and demons come together the way they did. I loved watching Sascha, Ivan, Cooper, and Matty fight for their happy endings in their own ways. I loved watching them take the futures they thought they were inevitably dealt and flip them on their heads.

Calling Chaos - Grae Bryan (Demon Bound, book 3)

Synopsis

Cooper didn’t mean to summon a demon. He may be a hacker for the Mafia, but he’s not exactly brave or adventurous by nature. He was only trying to do a small, easy job for his terrifying boss and then get back to not leaving the house for days on end. Only now that the demon’s here, promising to be Cooper’s friend for as long as he needs one, Cooper might just be lonely enough to let him.

Chaos knew it was finally his time to get summoned. No more being stuck in the boring Void, no more hanging out with the same three dull demons. It’s time for madness and mayhem and answering to no one but himself. Except Chaos didn’t expect his newest summoner to be quite so…timid. And sweet. And willing to cater to every single one of Chaos’s many wants and whims. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to stick around for an eternity or two.

Now Chaos just needs to convince his new friend that it really isn’t all that scary to be mated to a demon, even one who loves to play with fire.

Calling Chaos is a heated MM paranormal romance. It feature a lonely, socially anxious hacker and the wily, wicked, and slightly feral demon who wants to play with him forever. It also contains “it’s just practice” bedroom lessons, Mafia meetings gone awry, and the joys of stealing your not-boyfriend’s hoodies.

My Thoughts

Cooper being a socially anxious recluse resonated with me hard. He keeps himself contained, and tries to draw as little attention to himself as possible. So it’s only natural that the demon he accidentally summons is his exact opposite in oddly complimentary ways.

I can see how Cooper and Chaos work well together. I can see how well they truly do balance each other out. But Chaos was still just a little much for me – a little too rambunctious, manipulative, and chaotic.

But I will give credit where credit is due, he did respect Cooper and his boundaries, and he did own up to being a little shit when caught. Despite these redeeming qualities, I couldn’t quite warm to him as I have Kai and Nix.

However, I did enjoy seeing Chaos support Cooper in a way that truly allowed Cooper to grow comfortable with himself. I did enjoy seeing Cooper shine. He just needed a little push. Or, in chaos’ case, a massive one.