Maaannnnnn, this book was so good!! I NEED book 3, I want to know what happens! Lots of romance, this book was a little darker emotionally and sexually. If you're easily triggered or don't like graphic sex scenes, skip this one. Otherwise, enjoy!!

I’ve never read a book by this author before but I absolutely loved it! Thank you so much for the ARC! I loved this story, it was extremely well written. Will definitely be on the lookout for more books by this author!

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5 stars! Thank you for allowing me to read your book!

3.5 stars but I have rounded up.

I loved the first in this series but actually struggled a little with this one. The characters fell flat for me and after a while it's the same scenario playing over and over and they're creating their own problems then complaining about it.

Over all I do like the story and the premise of this and we all know Sierra can write a spicy scene, which this is full of.

I was a little surprised by the ending of the book and it did make me curious as to how the next instalment would play out so for that alone I am likely to pick up the next one.

I'm hoping that this is just a case of what I call "middle book problems" where you have to pad out the story to explain what's going on before the last book.

This didn't feel like it had as much tension as the first installment, but I still really enjoyed it. The twists took me by surprise. I did find some of the word choice a bit off-putting at times.

Do you want something spicy? Well here it is. If you want something beautiful, gentle, puppy dog love well this is not for you. This is dark, emotional, and will have you at the edge of your seat. Would you bargain your body and soul to marry a man with dark secrets (maybe I would). After I read salt kiss I did not think you could get even better but I was wrong, the cliffhanger at the end will keep you waiting anxiously for the next installment.

This book has everything I’ve come to expect from Sierra Simone: angst, yearning, religious themes related to Catholicism, and super spicy scenes. In addition to being a compelling and page-turning romance, this book is also an exploration of why people want things they consider taboo. This book is also great if you are a fan of morally grey love interests.

This book is the second in a trilogy and I don’t think it will make sense without reading the first book. I am impatiently awaiting the promised Happily Ever After in the third book!

Mark and Tristan (the male love interests) experience attraction to both men and women, but their bisexual identities are not a primary part of the plot. Bisexuality is treated as completely normalized.

I would recommend reading trigger warnings before starting this book.

Highlights:
- poly romance (M/M/F) with bi love interests
- ends on a cliffhanger
- VERY spicy
-secrets, spies & political intrigue
- religious themes

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

This was not my favorite but I have many people I will be recommending this to!! I love the writing style and will keep trying her books!

I was so excited about this book that I read and listened to the story and when I say it was impossible to put down, I mean it was impossible. Lucky me that I could switch between the audio and the ebook. Salt Kiss ends with a bit of a cliffhanger and I couldn’t wait to see where Mark, Tristan, and Isolde’s story takes them. Sierra is not known for giving her characters and easy HEA so I knew this story would be intense. Honey Cut was all that and more! The subplot and suspense move the story along while the dynamic between the three characters drives the tension through the roof. Sierra takes her characters and her readers alike on a wild and dangerous journey. In audio, Oscar Reyes and Isabelle Ruther are spectacularly on point with their performances voicing the darkness, passion, and emotion of this amazing story.

Isolde arrives in America and to Mark with an agenda and more secrets than anyone else knows. She wears her persona as an heiress like a cloak to hide the assassin beneath. She may be marrying Mark, but she made vows long ago that make her a dangerous prize. Meanwhile, Tristan is left a broken man. Unable to have the two people he wants to the point of obsession, he is equally unable to walk away from them and has to endure watching them marry each other. In Lyonesse, the lines between husband and wife and bodyguard tangle. But each have pasts and hold their secrets deep in the shadows. As the truth slowly is revealed, it quickly becomes apparent that this game of chess isn’t what it always seemed.

The ending of this book simply left me wanting more and wondering where this story will go next. I adored how many twists and turns the story took and I was always wondering when the plot was going to thicken. I knew the legend of Tristan and Isolde before reading this series, but Sierra Simone as always made it her own and I loved every moment of it.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Sierra Simone is such an incredible author! Every time I read one of her books, my heart hurts in the best way. She just knows how to write such tortured and beautiful characters that you root her and fall in love with.

The three main characters, Mark, Tristan, and Isolde, were all complex characters and I love how scenes from this book will forever live rent free in my brain. I can't wait to see how this series ends!

Sierra Simone has once again proven why she's my absolute favorite writer in this genre. "Honey Cut," the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy, is an emotional rollercoaster that kept me captivated from start to finish. Simone's ability to blend intense, steamy scenes with deep, complex characters is unmatched.

The story picks up right where "Salt Kiss" left off, diving straight into the tangled relationships of Isolde, Mark, and Tristan. The dynamic between these three is as intriguing as it is tumultuous. Isolde's struggle with her duty to the church, her growing feelings for Mark, and her undeniable attraction to Tristan creates a rich tapestry of tension and desire. Mark's mysterious, controlling nature and Tristan's earnest, loving heart add layers of depth to this already intricate story.

What I love most about Sierra Simone's writing is her fearless exploration of themes like power, control, and forbidden love. The religious undertones in "Honey Cut" add a provocative edge that heightens the stakes for all involved. While some might find the incorporation of religion challenging, I appreciate how it adds complexity to the characters and their motivations.

The dual POVs from Isolde and Tristan provide a fascinating look into their inner worlds, making their struggles and passions feel incredibly real. And of course, the spice level is off the charts—Simone's descriptive prowess turns even the most explicit scenes into poetry.

The cliffhanger at the end left me anxious for the next installment. Knowing there's a happily-ever-after promised by Simone in her acknowledgments gives me some comfort, but the journey there is filled with so much uncertainty and heartache that I can’t help but feel every twist and turn deeply.

Sierra Simone is a must-buy for me, and "Honey Cut" solidifies her place as the queen of steamy lit. This book is a solid 5/5 stars, and I can't wait for the final chapter. If you're looking for a read that's as thought-provoking as it is spicy, "Honey Cut" should be at the top of your list.

I had to read the first one before this one. Now that I’ve done that… wow!

Love this series! The tension and angst, the wild love triangle, the smut. This was so fun to read!

Can’t wait for the third!

Book 2/3
Read the prequel Salt in the Wound before Salt Kiss
MMF romance
Taboo romance
Cheating
Bodyguard romance
Kink club
Dom/sub/sub
Praise and degradation
Humiliation kink
Impact play
Bondage
Toy play
Backdoor action
Breeding kink
Voyeurism/exhibitionism
MF/MM/MMF action
Phone sex / mutual masturbation

Sierra Simone can do no wrong. Except leave me hanging with that ending because how am I supposed to wait until 2025 for the last book?!

this was so good! i was anxiously anticipating the next release in the series after that cliffhanger in salt kiss and honey cut did not disappoint. there is so much tension between our trio that its hard to ignore. i felt for tristan, seeing him on the sidelines as he watches the loves of his life get married to each other. at the same time, i felt for isolde as she gets thrown into the world of lyonesse, trying to balance her attraction to tristan and her martial duties to mark. its. intense.

looking forward to book 3!

Let me tell you, this book was hot hot hot. It also destroyed me mentally, emotionally, and probably physically. But it was so worth it.

I didn't actually read Salt Kiss before Honey Cut (although I did read Salt in the Wound so I understood a bit about the characters going into it). Honey Cut was amazing and devastating. I really don't have many words for this book, other than I don't know how I'll be able to wait for the next book.

Honey Cut was everything I needed in a book like this and Sierra Simone delivered as always.

I was frothing at the mouth for a follow up to Salt Kiss and while my love for that book was hard to beat, Honey Cut gave it a red hot crack. It had all the things I loved from the first book, with their obsessive kind of longing and that all-consuming thought that you deserve to pay for your sins.

This time we get a lot more of a look into Isolde and we find out how she came to be where she is and why she does the things she does.
Like a lot of Sierra Simone’s books, there’s that theme of worship, sin, penance and punishment.

Needless to say, I am looking forward to book three, Bitter Burn. Hoping there’s a fourth, which I am sure will be called something like… Umami Hug… or something.

Thanks to #NetGallery and publisher for a copy of this book.

Genre: Romance/erotica
Format: Digital
POV: Dual
Tropes: internal suffering but make it hot, longing and pining, secrets and lies, three is not a crowd, is it really cheating if we’re all in love with each other?
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ /5
Age suggestion: 18+

This was pure Sierra Simone gold. It was a wild ride but I was intrigued the whole time. If you love taboo romances. Add this to your TBR.

Honey Cut is the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy, which I enjoyed but I think I didn't love this one as much as the first. We return to the story following Tristan, Isolde and Mark who dive further into forbidden territory as their relationships progress. We uncover more secrets and to say I was shocked by the ending was an understatement.

I think that the issue with this book is more me than anything else. I am not a huge fan of MMF relationships and especially not love triangles and that just a personal preference. I think if you love these tropes, then you'll love this series. Now this is not me saying I didn't enjoy this book, because I did, the subject matter just isn't for me. What I did love was Tristan (he just seems like such a genuine person and he is the best character IMO).

This book was hot and had tension and secrets and betrayal and I ate the plot UP. Overall, this one was good, just didn't enjoy the relationship tropes in this one. Will I pick up book 3? You bet.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sierra Simone and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for the eArc in exchange for an honest review. Honey Cut is available now!

I’m utterly destroyed. Sierra Simone done it again, she took my taped up heart and smashed it. I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. I love Tristan and Isolde so much and god this plot is amazing.

The first review I saw of this book before is started was basically “his book is so horny!” And I’m here to say that THIS BOOK IS SO HORNY! I’m absolutely obsessed with it. If I’ve said it once, I’ll say it 100 times that I have a baby and reading physical books is HARD, but I devoured this book in two days and it would have been even faster without my rugrat lol.

***Don’t read this next part if you haven’t read Salt Kiss because there’s some spoilers***

The romance, the pinning/angst, and the mystery had me GRIPPED! Finally getting Mark, Isolde, and Tristan interacting together was so exciting! (Also I totally think he knew about the boat - granted I thought this before Salt Kiss was over).

“That sometimes my noes and my yeses mix together, that I want to be made to do something I know is vile and hurtful and immoral on top of it all? That I will let him do whatever he wants to me even when I don’t know what I actually want myself?”

Sierra can write such poetic books, and while some I haven’t really enjoyed, I adored this book! I also loved how subtle she recapped what had happened in Salt Kiss & the interconnected universe with the New Camelot series 😍

Finally getting more of the plot (not just the romance) had me so confused cause ya girl has no idea where we’re going but I’m loving following along! The saints, spy’s, killers, and stalkers! Gimme more! (Having to wait for 2025 for book three is PAINFUL!)

“You are made of shadows and glass instead, and I am too. I hadn’t ever met someone else so much like me and I still haven’t and knew if I didn’t find a way to sever my attachment to you then, I would lose..”

💜Romantic Suspense/ Mystery
💙 Forbidden Romance
💚Age Gap Romance
💙LGBTQ+/ Polyamorous Relationships
💜 Book Two of Lyonesse Series/ “Trilogy” (not a standalone)

“Maybe I’m made wrong if for me love is being jealous of the air inside someone’s body and of the sunlight for touching their skin.”

Final Rating: 4.75⭐️, 4🌶️

THANK YOU NETGALLEY for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!