Week 51 Reviews: Villains Are Made, Monsters Are Hidden, Vipers Are Forbidden

From Goodreads:

I know how villains are made.

I've watched their secrets rise from the ashes and emerge from the shadows.

As part of a family tree with roots so twisted, I'm strangled by their vine.

Imprisoned in a world of decadence and sin, I've seen Gods among men.

And he is one of them.

He is the villain.

He is the enemy who demands to be the lover.

He is the monster who has shown me pleasure but gives so much pain.

But something has changed…

He's different.

Darker.

Wildly possessive as his obsession with me grows to an inferno that can't be controlled.

Yes… he is the villain.

And he is the end of my beginning.

From Goodreads:

The problem with secrets is they create powerful monsters.

And even more dangerous enemies.

He's the keeper of all his family's secrets, the watcher of all.

He knows what I've done, what I've risked… the deadly choice I made.

The tangled vines of his mighty family tree are strangling me.

There is no escape.

I am locked away, captive to his twisted obsession and demands.

If I run, my hell will never end.

If I stay, he will devour me.

My only choice is to dare the monster to come out into the light,

before his darkness destroys us both.

Yes… he is the monster in hiding.

And he is the end of my beginning.

From Goodreads:

It's impossible to enter a pit full of vipers and not get bit.

Until you meet me, that is.

My venom is far more toxic than the four men who have declared me their enemy.

They seek vengeance and launch a twisted game of give and take.

I'll play in their dark world, because it's where I thrive.

I'll dance with their debauchery, for I surely know the steps.

But then I discover just how wrong I am. Their four, not only matches, but beats, my one.

With each wicked move they make, they become my obsession.

I crave them until they consume all thought.

The temptation to give them everything they desire becomes too much.

I'm entering their world, and there is no light to guide my way. My blindness full of lust will be my defeat.

Yes… they are the vipers and are forbidden.

And they are the end of my beginning.

My Review:


Author: Alta Hensley
Series: Gods Among Men #1, 2, 3
Read: December 14th, 14th, 14th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and I got the first book of the spin off series from NetGalley, and they're Preque & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books, and Vipers Are Forbidden is a End of Series 2025 Book!
Publisher: Alta Hensley
Published: January 17th 2023, April 4th 2023, July 5th 2023

Villains Are Made:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monsters Are Hidden:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Vipers Are Forbidden:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars