Tears of Revenge by Tanja Longoria

Tears of Revenge by Tanja Longoria | A Review

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Welcome to Quills and Pages. I am back with another book. Tears of Revenge is written by Tanja Longoria. This is a reverse harem vampire romance book and I got the book from Booksirens. So, let's start the review shall we;

BLURB

Avalon
Trapped in the hands of her abusive boyfriend, Avalon was struggling to escape. Until one night, her fate changed. Two ominous men saved her life, sweeping her away from everything she’s ever known.
Marcus and Varos
They never thought they’d see Avalon again. Yet, by some strange twist of fate, she stepped back into their lives. They quickly fell for the human who had them wrapped around her little finger.
But would they risk revealing the monsters they truly were?
Lysander
Hiding like a wolf in a sheep’s skin, Lysander was forced to watch idly as his friends fell for someone who could never uncover their secret. But when they save her life for a second time, he’s got no choice but to intervene—and fall for her in the process.

GENRE
RH Vampire Romance

THEME AND TONE
okay with some dark themes

LANGUAGE AND WRITING STYLE
Easy to Read

CHARACTERS
Multilayered Complex Characters

TROPES

☙ Innocent and cute FMC

☙ DV Survivor

☙ Multiple POV

☙ Vampire and Lycans

☙ 4 year gap

MY REVIEW
The book starts out great. The writing was good. The very first scene intrigued me to read more. I don't want to spoil it for you so I will keep it short and simple. The storyline is not heavy on the plot, there are no complex details to understand, it's a contemporary vampire RH smutty romance with some dark themes.

The story starts out great. I like the FMC, she is a pretty mellow and down-to-earth person who enjoys simple things in life. She survives an abusive relationship and makes a pretty good life for herself before her past catches up with her and now she has to survive some very tricky situations on top of the attention of 3 hot people.

Although it's 4 star read for me but I did not like some things in there. I felt the romance was pretty bland at times, especially between Varos Marcus and Avalon. But the dynamics of Avalon and Lysander were pretty great. I liked their relationship more. For Varos and Marcus, it was difficult to differentiate between them as an individual character every time their scenes came up 😅.

So if you are a smutty reader and in need to read plain old smut this is the book for you. Oh, and I loved the pictures the author added between chapters. They were really amazing.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★ | 4 Stars

Plot: ★★★★| 4 Stars

Characters:★★ | 2 Stars

Pacing: ★★★ | 3 Stars

Mystery: ★ | 1 Star

Ending: ★★★| 3 Stars

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tanja Longoria

Tanja is a spicy romance author who loves to write about strong female characters, loving love interests, and the occasional vampires and werewolves. Besides writing she is a mother and nursing student, with a hectic life and an ever-changing work schedule. Writing is her escape from reality in which she can let go of all the stress that comes with managing a family of three and balancing work and private life. You can find her here on Goodreads.

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