Title: Incandescent
Author: River
Savage
Genre: New Adult,
Erotica, Suspense, Romance
Series or Standalone: Standalone Series (Knight’s
Rebel MC #1)
Rating:
Review
Motorcycle Club (MC) books, they’re a guilty
pleasure for me, but one that I don’t feel even remotely guilty about. So
whenever I catch a new one that peaks my interest, I’m pretty quick to dive in
and get my bad boy biker on.
Incandescent was no different.
Right off the blurb, I got a Jax Teller vibe from
Nix. He wanted to do right by his club. Get them away from the illegal dealings
and into something straight. Sue me, but I’m a sucker for the guy wanting to do
the right thing, even if it’s something dark that pushes him in that direction
to begin with, and he’s got to go even darker to achieve it. I become invested
in characters like that and so I became instantly invested in Nix.
Add in the bonus of him being a caring father and
man, I couldn’t devour his story fast enough.
But no romance, least of all one of this nature
can run on one character alone. You need to have a character built just as
strongly as he is to compliment him. To take what was already pretty awesome and
make it that much more so. For this story, that character was his son’s
teacher, Kadence.
I’m not entirely sure what it was about her that
spoke to me first, whether it be what she went through and survived or the way
she handled Nix upon first meeting him, but I was drawn to her right away. She
didn’t appear weak willed. There was a toughness about her, most likely
stemming from the horror that she lived through, that made me like her, and by
association, the two of them together.
They played well off each other, each one giving
as good as they got and keeping each other on their toes at all times. She let
him have it on more than one occasion, and he was persistent with her. Unable
to understand himself why he needed to be around her as much as he did, but not
giving up despite it.
What I liked most about Nix was that he had more
of a softer side than is present in most MC stories. The way he dealt with
Kadence’s fears over her scars, how he treated her when they were together, how
he worshipped her, both in the bedroom and out of it, it was a nice change. I
liked seeing the alpha kind of merge with the best parts of a beta here. It
didn’t make him weak to me, it made him unique.
Knowing nothing of the lifestyle, I can’t speak to
how true to form the club interactions were, like how realistic it all was, but
what I can say is that what was here, I bought into. I got behind all of the
characters in this story, and found myself rooting for them all (though not the
psycho ex. He got what he deserved).
The family vibe was strong in this story,
especially with the way Kadence took to Nix’s son, almost as if she was the
mother he should have had from the start. It was a beautiful thing to be a part
of and turned a good story, into something great.
This was a fast paced, edge of your seat, sexy yet
sweet, easy flowing read and one that I’m so glad that I came across because it
gave me everything I wanted. River Savage, you officially have a new fan. I can’t
wait to see where you take this MC next.
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