Exodus: The Hottest and Most Addictive Enemies to Lovers Romance You’ll Read All Year . . . (The Ravenhood, 2, Band 2)

Exodus is one heck of an addition to the Ravenhood trilogy. I spilled actual tears. This is a beautiful, yet heart-wrenching story. I thoroughly appreciate the plotting over the two books, and the fact that the twists are unpredictable. Up until the end, I had no clue what the conclusion would be. Despite the anxiety this gave me, it was also refreshing.In short, so well done. I'm a Kate Stewart fan.

I don't get the hype. It was incredibly boring.The first book was already boring but the storyline had potential. (Unfortunately I bought the trilogy.) But the second one got even worse.

I may have turned the last page on this book last night, but it absolutely finished me 🥲. I don’t even know where to begin—this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster, one I’d willingly ride all over again.Kate Stewart’s writing is nothing short of masterful. She draws you in with beautifully crafted characters and moments of joy—witty banter, lighthearted scenes—but just when you start to feel comfortable, she pulls the rug out from under you. Her ability to captivate and devastate in equal measure is unparalleled.Cecelia’s character growth in Exodus is breathtaking. In Flock, she was young and naive, but in this book, she’s pushed to grow in ways that break and rebuild her. By the end of Part 1, Cecelia is no longer the same person—and honestly, neither was I. The book’s structure makes perfect sense because the emotional shift between Parts 1 and 2 is monumental. While Part 1 kept me on edge, Part 2 had me in a puddle of tears.Then there’s The Frenchman. I’ll admit it—I disliked him for most of the book. He’s a villain, or at least he wants us to see him that way, and he plays the role so well. But somewhere along the way, my feelings shifted, which is a testament to how expertly Kate Stewart develops her characters.If you’re someone who loves morally gray, rebellious characters who live life brutally and without regret, Exodus is an absolute must-read. It’s raw, emotional, and unforgettable—one of the few contemporary romances I’ll recommend without hesitation.

I laugh, cry and get angry and all emotions along with the book and the characters.I totally understand Cecilia, what she did and what she's been doing. At first I think she is just a stupid left alone girl. But if I were her I would do the same. There are many parts of the books that say the right things in real life. I feel like I am the one who plays into this show. There is no a thing in "exoduse" that I disagree. It's totally true. I was wishing that Tobias and Cecilia stay a little stronger at his and her points, but somehow it's also beautiful that they enjoy the he'll together.The other part I also feel sad for Sean and Dominic. I would want all the of them like Cecilia. OMG how could I go on with my life after this series?I RECOMMEND THIS SERIES, ALL BOOKS OF IT!!!!!

This book absolutely wrecked me. I was in no way prepared for the plot of this book nor the gut wrenching betrayal of the characters relations with each other. Furthermore my favorite character died in this book halfway through and I wasn’t even sure that I could continue reading it. I am glad I did though. The last half of the book was just so emotional I could feel it in my stomach and in my tears for the fmc. And I was absolutely cheering for the fmc in her breakdown and baddie era. And the spice in this did not disappoint either.Would definitely recommend this book but remember tissues for your tears! I will have mine prepared for the last and final book in the Ravenhood series.

I love it, but it made me cry as well. So much happening and the frenchman changed everything.

Like so many other people I found this trilogy through TikTok. And what can I say... it’s truly heartbreaking. I love it and I can highly recommend it. It is an emotional rollercoaster and I don’t think I ever felt so many emotions reading a book.I will for ever love rainy days.

*SPOILERALARM*Nachdem in Band 1 eine sehr erfrischende, sinnliche und vor allem auch feinfühlig aufgebaute Dreiecksbeziehung im Mittelpunkt steht, taucht im Band 2 völlig unvermittelt ein neuer Hauptcharakter auf. Warum Cecilia und er sich wie zwei Magnete anziehen und praktisch sofort unsterblich verlieben, wird nicht wirklich klar. Außer man verlässt sich auf die völlig ausgeleierten Klischees, dass Sexy Mann prinzipiell "der schönste Mann ist, den sie je gesehen hat", außerdem unfassbar reich (daran ist im Kontext dieser Geschichte und der aktuellen Weltlage einfach alles sowas von falsch) und natürlich ist er auch noch sehr sehr groß und lächerlich muskulös (wie er es wohl neben seinen anderen zahlreichen Verpflichtungen schafft, noch ein tägliches Krafttraining einzubauen?)Warum die Charaktereigenschaften krankhaft eifersüchtig / besitzergreifend / extrem übergriffig wie in dutzenden anderen Erotikschnulzen als Beweis einer großen Liebe eines Mannes dauergebraucht werden - keine Ahnung. Jeder Paartherapeut würde die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen, jede halbwegs intelligente Frau ebenfalls. Eifersucht und Arroganz schließen sich in meiner Erfahrung zudem praktisch gegenseitig aus. Auch deshalb wirkt der Charakter unrealistisch und unsympathisch.Abgesehen davon schafft es die Autorin aber, die Geheimnisse der Hintergrundgeschichte geschickt erst ganz nach und nach zu lüften. Der Leser bleibt zusammen mit Cecilia lange am Rätseln.Fazit: ich hätte mir mehr von der ungewöhnlichen und unorthodoxen Liebesgeschichte aus Band 1 gewünscht, vor allem, weil mir das Thema Polyamorie so tatsächlich zum ersten mal in einem Liebesbuch begegnet. Der neue Erzählstrang bedient sich dagegen vorhersehbarer Bad-Boy-Stereotype. Schade!

Why do I keep doing this to myself.The book has been showing up on my Insta and TikTok for MONTHS! And I haven’t been reading it. Why u ask? No idea!The only thing I can say. I loved it! It is to this day my all time favorite book. Nothing can top this.I won’t spoil anything. But to read this book! Now! Do yourself the favor!“We love rainy days, don’t we baby?”Cry, Sob, Breakdown!

Book 2 didn't disappoint. The conclusion to Cecelia's story was great. At some point I even made peace with the fact that perhaps a happy ending wasn't waiting for them at the end and it was okay. But I'll let you read the book to discover how it ends. ;)Just one little downside to the story is the French translation. Why did authors never take it more seriously? I am pretty sure Kate Stewart used Google trad for the French part and it's always such a disappointment that authors don't put more effort into translation of foreign languages. It was still understandable but so not natural. Too bad.

The second book in The Ravenwood series was even better than the first one.Unbelievable emotional and dramatic from the first to the last page.Cecelia's story is like a car crash that is sometimes hard to read about.Her traumatic experiences are plaguing her the last 6 years and she finally snapped from the pretending mode and emotional stupor and is on the way to confront her past.What she finds at first is not what she is looking for, but she is stubborn and doesn't care for her safety anymore.Holy sh!t, this book was unbelievable nerve-wracking and maddeningly gripping.All the secrets, power games and of course the cursed love story, makes this book unbelievable fascinating.Don't let me start about Tobias.Yes, he is definitely...I don't even know how to describe him.Alpha, stubborn, moody, hot as hell sex on legs bastard? He made me so damn angry!Gosh, he is amazing ❤I just started the last book in the trilogy and I'm so glad it's Friday.It's not funny to work when you are constantly trying to read at least few pages in between .

"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝘖𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺."..In my review for Flock, I mentioned you should expect to fall in love with the characters, with the world, and with its setting. In the sequel though, you're introduced to a twist you could never have previously predicted. Hence, for Exodus, you should expect much more angst, much more intensity. Expect to feel torn between complete contradictory feelings and to be in awe of the author for being able to pull this one off. Be ready for heartbreak. Be ready to be overwhelmed, anxious, and even mad for just feeling 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩... "𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘈𝘯𝘥, 𝘴𝘰, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭, 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦. 𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦."..I'll be honest, I was so gutted by the events in Exodus that I didn't enjoy the book to its full extent the first time I read it. That's all I can say without giving out spoilers, but the characters created here have real-life depth. Just like it's not at all easy to interpret and fully understand human actions happening in our world, those of RH made me feel uneasy, angry, frustrated. And, even though there was no denying the mind-blowing excellence of the book’s quality, I still, after months, couldn't yet grasp the full intricacy of this novel. After being done wallowing in my book hangover from the duet, I dived in again and fell in love harder than ever, realizing I'd found a favorite heroine, a favorite fiction world, a favorite everything. And that's how you can tell you've read an exceptional book...There's no doubt in mind that The Ravenhood was not only my best read of 2020, but also the best contemporary romance I've read 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥, ever. I honestly can't wait a second longer before being able to read The Finish Line on January 26th...Expectations have never been higher for the evolution of a king.𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ★★★★★+

I have started and finished the Duet in a weekend. That was two days ago. I am still feeling very raw and tender, extremely emotional. During the day, while I work, I surprise myself thinking about how the Duet made me feel and I still feel the need to cry a little more.Let me be clear. I have read a few amazing books and felt them deeply, but this Duet - despite not being perfect - has left me reeling. It's jam-packed with feelings, light and heavy. Solitude, abandonment issues (the weight of caring for a fragile parent and the lack of relationship with her father even when physically present), friendship, love, lust, breaking the barriers of the comfort zone, anger, angst, mystery, learning to dig deeper into adulthood and what it means to not stop on the surface, interesting topics and conspiracy theories, shame, break-ups, separation, grief, inertia, trust issues, again so much anger and angst and conflicts and confrontation and pride, death and even more grief and anger.(SPOILERS)I felt my heart soar and break and mend and soar and break times and times again while reading it. I also felt incredibly hot and bothered and I could understand why she was so torn while feeling in love with one, two then three men at the same time. I thought that KS was amazing in sneaking characters under your skin so much that you could actually feel happiness, warmth and sunshine while being with Sean, and coolness, moodiness and "never-enoughness" (I know it's not a word) while being with Dominic. And then Tobias really threw everything in the air because when he came into the equation and started growing on you, KS had made Sean and Dom disappear so you started forgetting why you were so in love with them and that falling in love with Tobias actually made sense because he was so all-encompassing and annihilating and all man that you couldn't help it.I didn't always like Cecilia. I understood her, I understood where she was coming from (especially her relationship with her mother and how being her mother's mother crippled her for so long) and I appreciate that she was so young and impressionable but sometimes I couldn't stand her. I resented her young age and its clash against the maturity of the other characters, and the battle that they were fighting. But i liked the woman she became (even though 26 is still such a young age to accomplish all of that, even if it's implied she grew up very quickly, also because of the boys of summer). Her defining qualities for the majority of the books are her stunning beauty and her heart (which she uses as a mouthpiece. I loved that quote). Which, don't get me wrong, are two amazing qualities. And in the "now" part of the book she comes across as a shrewd business woman, and very brave. So I can appreciate her character development.I loved that one of the main characters died and that it was rather quick and that it was such a momentous plot twist.I loved how people are so cold with her once she comes back to Triple Falls. I started crying when Tyler shows up at Eddie's and that warmed my heart beyond words. It really gutted me for some reasons. And I love that she sees Sean only at the end. How he hugs her without thinking twice about it only to then put distance because every feelings comes back up again and not everything is magically forgiven and forgotten on the spot. And I loved how he gives her Dom's car and then goes back to her to mend the broken pieces before she leaves for good.I think that the ending was a little rushed. I honestly felt a little underwhelmed as I thought that there would have been some big showdown between the Ravenhood and Jerry Siegal or someone else. Perhaps it will be addressed in the bonus epilogues. I think that Tobias showing up 8 months later would have led to some more groveling and really I was extremely disappointed to just see them ride in the sunset towards her new home without a proper love scene as a parting gift.I wouldn't be surprised if the bonus epilogue would be a better glimpse into the new Ravenhood generation with Dominic Junior taking the helm. But who knows.I am also convinced that the pendant was from BOTH Dominic and Sean because they didn't want her to chose one of them and she belonged to both. That's my theory.I feel a lot about this book and I really don't know why but I can't stop thinking about it. I think these are the best kind of books.