The Queen of Carnage (Underestimated #1)
by Candice M. Wright
Stars 3.5/5
This book was a little slow for me on getting to the strong woman who Luna was. I didn’t buy into that she was this strong independent woman but the first night they “made her” stay with them she wakes up with men in her bed and she is okay with that or in an instant she thought, ‘I want to be with both of you’, later extending to one more person. Which I am all for the reverse harem, that wasn’t the problem.
The buildup on it was not existent. It was like the author was trying to portray her as this bad ass, but the moment the MC take her, she just jumps on board with multiple men. She’s free to come and go as she pleases but chooses to stay in the “kidnapped” state and at the end it revealed she has her own mercenary that included more men than just her brothers, but she doesn’t call for help. It hinted her brothers were away but if you have a whole team and that is your business there is no way you would allow someone to kidnap you.
Towards 75% in, it did have redeeming qualities and she helped save her friend who was also the sister of two of the members. And her bad ass personality had room to shine and the relationship between the four in their reverse harem group grew tighter with a surprise towards the end.
While some parts were missing for me it did towards the end make up for what it lacked in the beginning to make the character believable on how she wanted to be portrayed.
Description
The Kings of Carnage clubhouse is no place for a good girl, but I’m not the good girl they envision.
After getting tangled up in Carnage business, it isn’t long before I'm tangled up in their sheets.
All they see is my blonde hair and sweet smile and they want to dirty me up a little.
I'm a splash of pink within the leather-clad army, standing out like a tampon in a condom factory.
But it’s not my fault they underestimated me.
I might like girly things but I’m much more likely to spray you with bullets then sprinkle you with glitter.
I could just tell them they have me labeled all wrong.
But then, where’s the fun in that?
Please be advised that this book may cause shallow breathing, exploding ovaries and spontaneous disintegration of panties. As a result, all readers should be over the age of 18 and refrain from reading in public places.
Trigger warning: This book contains swearing, violence and sexy fun times with not one but three bikers