RIOT ACT REVIEW

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

 A ROLLERCOASTER THIS BOOK WAS!!

One minute I was laughing my ass off and the next I wanted curl and cry my eyes out. This was an interesting book, though.

I was waiting to read Pax since I read RIOT House and it did not disappoint. Pax was a complex and a likeable anti-hero. And I wrote anti-hero but he could very well be hero, too. Because he classifies as both, he's hateful as fuck, but then at the then he cares A LOT.

This book DOES CONTAIN triggers although there's been some troubles because the author, Callie Hart forgot to put the triggers warnings at the beginning there are some very disturbing scenes in this book, that may be very difficult to read for some, I'll list some of the events:
● Rape by her half-brother
● Beaten Up by her half-brother
● Slit her wrist by her half-brother
● Half-brother almost beaten up to death by Pax
These are mainly the most triggering events of the book, if you're a sensible person then you may prefer not reading this book.

Now, let's go to my favourite part of reviewing, the part that I liked and disliked/hated of a book = THE LISTING!! (I'm fucking smiling right now! 🤪)

I'm happy to announce that I enjoyed this book a lot and liked a lot of things, so the list will be longer in the positive side this time, yuhuuu!! Things that I liked and enjoyed:
○ PAX (H), he's an incredible character, he's funny, sassy, an asshole, doesn't let society believes drive him... he's just spectacular, some special guy here!
○ Mother-son relationship, so this may seem weird but i have to confess the crazy banter between them was funny and relatable, I liked their interactions in the present (not his past memories, those were horrible), how they would piss each off, push each other bottoms, how Pax played that stunt with the ashes...
○ The boys relationship was GOLD, I really liked it, they would seem angry at each other but then they would have each other backs, they would take care of each other... And Pax thoughts on his friends where hilarious 😂, the BEST!
○ WRENLODIE I liked having a peek to their life together again, seeing how cute they still are and how strong they are still going.
○ In overall I had a lot of fun reading this book, which made reading this book enjoyable and a light reading, I always like when books aren't dragging and LOOONG.

Let's start with the things I disliked or hated, there are a few, but there’s still some:
■ I really have mixed feelings about Presley, something horrible happened to her and she should be healing, asking for help or trying to recompone herself but making as if nothing happened or if the "shadows" aren't there, I really couldn't relate to her, rape and abuse are such important matters. Mental health is of supreme importance in these cases.
■ I personally didn't like that at the end Presley was saved by the hero, Pax, in this case. I truly hoped she would save herself, she would talk to her doctor, her father or the police... I mean women don't need a knight in shining armour to save them. And I hoped Presley would do that, save herself.
■ Again the same as always... what's with the tooo much SEX!! There's 20% plot and 80% SEX WHY?? Why do authors keep doing this?? No romance feelings at all, the sex between them, great, very fluid, very aggressive I must add too but the romance 0.

In overall I DID enjoy/like this book, there's even a high possibility of rereading in the future.
I highly recommend this book to those who can read it and aren't sensible to the triggers. Hope you enjoy and happy reading!!! 💜💜💗💗

I will leave here some of my favourites quotes from the book.

QUOTES:

"There's something respectable about getting hit in the face a bunch of times. Being Tased is like getting struck by lightning and it's a fifty/fifty whether you piss yourself or not. Fuck it, though, right? You only live once."

She genuinely sounds annoyed that I’m reacting badly to this. But what theactualfuck? “The urn containing my father’s ashes has been banging around in my backpack all day? My dead father? You’ve lost your fucking mind!”


"There's something just plain wrong about Lord Dashiell Lovett IV being so domesticated."

Somewhere upstairs, Wren is painting his next masterpiece. I figured, since he fell in love with Elodie and got all fucking happy on us (or as happy as Wren Jacobi ever gets), his work would change to reflect the shift in his life. His art is still as turbulent and dark as ever, though. The moody blues, black, white and greys still slash and swirl together to create what I’ve always thought to be depictions of the end of the fucking world.