Riot Act - Review
Riot Act
Crooked Sinners Book 3
by Callie Hart
Release Date: October 11th, 2021
USA Today Bestselling Author, Callie Hart, delivers a twisted and edgy new interconnected standalone dark romance, featuring a girl with nothing left to lose and a broken boy with a heart as black as his soul.
Want something? Pax will take it from you.
Love something? Pax will destroy it.
Love him? Heaven help you. You’d have to be the stupidest person to walk the face of the earth.
PAX
I don’t do complicated. I sure as hell don’t do love. With graduation in sight, I’ve made it almost four years at Wolf Hall without getting tangled up in BS with girls.
I especially want nothing to do with her:
Presley. Maria. Witton. Chase.
The timid little mouse with the red hair, who can’t even look my way without hyperventilating. She’s nothing to me. Beautiful, sure, but I’ve had plenty of beautiful women.
I’m perfectly content ignoring her…
…until her life is suddenly in my hands.
PRES
I’ve loved him from the moment I laid eyes on him.
The cruel, inked anarchist of Riot House.
He’s wicked, and he’s cold, and there’s nothing good left in him.
I fear him almost as much as I crave him.
With only a few weeks left until graduation, all I have to do is keep my head down, and then I’ll be free; I can leave Mountain Lakes and my obsession with Pax Davis in my rearview mirror.
But the demons I’ve been hiding for years now are growing restless…
…and Pax is thing that will keep them at bay.
This is not an act of kindness.
Not an act of love.
Not an act of forgiveness.
You’ll find no redemption here.
This is the final riot.
ACT ACCORDINGLY.
RIOT ACT is a 137,000-word standalone book in the Crooked Sinners Series and does not end on a cliffhanger. This book contains dark content that may be considered a trigger for some readers, and as such is recommended for readers 17+
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Amount of sex 3.5 / 5
How explicit are the sex scenes 3.5 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Riot Act is the third book in the Crooked Sinners series, written by author Callie Hart. The Crooked Sinners series takes place in a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire. Dash (Riot House), Wren (Riot Rules), and Pax (Riot Act) are best friends that live in a house near the school, which they call the Riot House. After reading Dash and Wren’s stories, I’ve been looking forward to reading Pax’s story for some time now. In case you’re not aware, each book in the series tells the story of a different couple and can be read as a standalone romance. Even though this is true, I believe you will better appreciate the storyline by reading the book in chronological order. Just know that it’s only a suggestion.
Riot Act tells the story of Pax Davis and Presley Chase, and as soon as I turned that first page, I was immediately sucked in! I’m dying to fill you in on all of the details, but this is one series that you need to read and experience yourself. However, I can tell you that the storyline is dark, emotional, intense, and full of angst. Presley is such a strong female character, and I loved her from the beginning. Pax is such a complex character, and he’s such a brooding anti-hero.
Another fabulous book from the amazing Callie Hart!
Riot House
Crooked Sinners Book 1
by Callie Hart
Release Date: April 29th, 2020
They might be richer than gods, but they’re morally bankrupt.
As far as the boys who run America’s most exclusive international academy are concerned, I’m an unwelcome interloper, an inconvenience, and they’re determined to make my life a living hell.
When Wren Jacobi sets eyes on Wolf Hall Academy’s newest inductee, all he sees is an easy mark. A reserved little girl with a target painted on her back. He knows nothing of my troubled past, though. Nothing of my mother’s suspicious death, or the horrific treatment I’ve had to endure at the hands of my psychotic father.
And he has no idea of the lengths that I, unassuming little Elodie Stillwater, will go to in order to break the savage beast who dreams of breaking me first.
There’s a wolf stalking the forests that surround my new school.
Little does he know…
There are far scarier predators lurking out there in the dark.
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Amount of sex 2.5 / 5
How explicit are the sex scenes 3.5 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Another fabulous book from the amazing Callie Hart!
I can’t fully describe how giddy I feel before opening one of Callie’s books. She has taken me on many adventures, and I have loved them all. She has become an automatic one-click buy for me.
Riot House is an enemies-to-lovers romance, and the storyline is dark, intense, and full of angst. It tells the story of Wren Jacobi and Elodie Stillwater, and they go to a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire. Elodie’s father abruptly sent her to the Wolf Hall Academy, and she met Wren the evening that she arrived. Wren, along with his best friends Dash and Pax, lives in a house near the school, and they call it the Riot House.
Wren is such a brooding anti-hero, and Elodie is a strong female character. I liked her from the very beginning, and their romance was intense. I became completely engrossed from the first page and was on the edge of my chair.
I just absolutely loved this story, and I’m looking forward to reading Dash and Pax’s story!
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Riot Rules
Crooked Sinners Book 2
by Callie Hart
Release Date: January 1st, 2021
CARRIE
You think you know me, but you’re wrong.
You look at me and see Carrie, the girl with the wild hair and the wild clothes.
Reliable Carrie. Friendly. Quirky. Perhaps a little strange.
What do you really know about me, though?
The details of my past are up for debate.
I’ve been careful to hide my sins, and even more careful to follow the rules.
I do as I’m told. I keep to myself. I don’t mess around with boys, and I’m always ready to run.
At least that’s what I tell myself, anyway.
Since I met him, I’ve broken every single rule in the book.
He’s impossible. Arrogant. Terrifying.
If I’m not careful, Wolf Hall’s golden boy will do more than make me break the rules. He’ll wind up breaking me.
DASH
First, they hate me, then they hate themselves for wanting me. That’s how it always goes.
I’m the smart one. The charming one. The guy with the accent that makes girls go weak at the knees. As a resident of Riot House, I’m destined to rule Wolf Hall. Doesn’t matter where you come from. How much money you have. What your future holds. Cross the path of a Riot House Boy and you’re guaranteed to pay the price.
The girl isn’t special. She’s just another cog, turning in the wheel. So why, then, am I protecting her? And why am I keeping her a secret?
Call me a monster.
Call me a fiend.
Call me reprehensible.
Call me Lord Dashiell Lovett IV.
*Riot Rules is book two in the Crooked Sinners Series. It is a complete 135,000 word story that can be read as a standalone, or in conjunction with the other books in the series.
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Amount of sex 3 / 5
How explicit are the sex scenes 3.5 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Fabulous!
Riot Rules is the second book in the Crooked Sinners series, written by author Callie Hart. Each book in the series tells the story of a different couple and can be read as a standalone romance. Even though this is true, I believe you will better understand and appreciate the storyline by reading the books in order. Just know that it’s only a suggestion, but know that Riot House is also an amazing book!
Riot Rules tells Carina Mendoza and Dashiell Lovett’s story, and it begins several months before Riot House, which is Wren and Elodie’s story. Elodie does appear mid-way through this book, and at that point, some of the events may be familiar if you’ve read the first book. However, it’s not confusing for those that have not read their story.
I’ve been looking forward to reading Dash’s story, and it was so worth the wait! As soon as I turned that first page, I was immediately sucked in! The storyline was emotional at times, and I did not want to put it down. Now, I can’t wait to read Pax’s story!
A definite add to your TBR list!
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About the Author:
Callie Hart is a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary and dark romance. Her Blood & Roses Series is currently being translated into multiple languages all over the world. Having spent the last seven years living in Australia, Callie now calls Los Angeles home, where she enjoys hiking, spending time at the beach, daily hot yoga classes, and generally pretending to be a hipster.
Callie is often asked, ‘What is dark romance?’ Her reply is always the same: Dark romance is a story that makes you fall for the anti-hero. It is a story that will make you walk a tightrope, question your sanity, and have you checking your moral compass at the door. If you love a good story about a very bad boy, then dark romance is for you.’
Under her legal name, Frankie Rose, Callie writes young adult fiction that has been globally recognized, and has received numerous awards for her ‘Halo’ series.
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