Until Nox
by Layla Frost
Kindle Worlds: Happily Ever Alpha
Release date: April 3rd, 2018
Goodreads link: https://goo.gl/8UePB9
Blurb:
Not all heroes are good guys. With a body count on his soul and blood on his hands, Killian Nox lived in the gray. Ruthlessly single-minded, if he wanted something, it was his. And when it came to the gorgeous lass with a fiery attitude, he didn’t just want her. He needed her. With southern-bred manners and a snark all her own, Augusta ‘Gus’ Allan was a connoisseur of cheap wine, delicious Mexican food, and good TV. Unfortunately, her taste in men wasn’t as well-developed. When her knight in shining armor turned out to be a douche in tinfoil, Gus never expected her real hero to be a sexy-accented, tattooed beast of a man. But he was exactly who she needed. Gus had no clue how comforting a monster in the dark could be... Until Nox.
Warning: Recommended for readers 18+ due to awesome things like adult content and language... wink, wink, nudge, nudge. This Happily Ever Alpha Kindle World novella is a crossover of The Hyde Series and Aurora Rose Reynolds' Until Series. It features glimpses of familiar faces from Hyde and Seek, Best Kase Scenario, and Until November. However, it can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Review:
3.5-4 stars
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This was a pretty good book. Until Nox is part of Aurora Rose Reynold's Kindle world. This is Augusta/Gus and Killian Nox's story. When Augusta finds the guy she's dating, and reluctantly moving in with, cheating on her, she is left without a place to stay. Killian Nox, who lives across the hall, witnesses the destruction of her relationship. He is leaving on a three week work trip, so he offers Gus a place to stay in exchange for dog sitting his dog, Nolan. They feel an immediate attraction to each other and stay in touch while Nox is out of town. When he gets back, he lets Gus stay with him while she finds a new apartment. The two begin to fall for each other, but neither act on their feelings. When an accident happens, the two of them realize how much they mean to each other and that they are meant to be together.
Until Nox was entertaining and had an interesting story. I liked both Killian and Gus. Killian was from Scotland and Ireland, which I really liked, so he spoke with an accent. I personally don't love when a character's accent is written out phonetically, which his speech was. While I understood what he was saying, it just brought me out of the moment between the characters when the speech was written like that. There was 37 "fook"s and 42 "aye"s in this book. So that bothered me a little bit, but not enough to ruin the book. For a novella, this book was a little bit of a slow starter and a slow burn. It took me a good while to feel any chemistry between the couple and for anything physical to happen between them. Neither of them made a move on each other for the first part the book, despite an obvious attraction, and I didn't entirely understand why. But once Killian and Gus got together, I enjoyed the book much more. I wish there had been more time with them together. I loved Gus's grandmother, Meema, and Killian's dog, Nolan. They added a bit of humor and fun to the story.
Overall, this was an entertaining read with some humor, suspense and romance. While I have read and enjoyed all of Layla's books, but this one wasn't my very favorite. Still, I did find the book enjoyable overall and felt it made a good addition to this Kindle world series. I definitely recommend reading this book, along with the others in this fun series!
Author bio:
Layla Frost has always been a rebel. A true badass.
Growing up, Layla used to hide under her blanket with a flashlight to read the Sweet Valley High books she pilfered from her older sister. It wasn’t long before she was reading hidden Harlequins during class at school. This snowballed into pulling all-nighters after the promise of “just one more chapter”.
Her love of reading, especially the romance genre, took root early and has grown immeasurably.
In between reading and writing, Layla spends her free time rocking out (at concerts, on the couch, in the car… Anywhere is a stage if you get into it enough), watching TV (the nerdier the better!), and being a foodie. Though she lives in NY (the state, not the city), she’s an avid Red Sox fan.
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