A masterpiece, honestly I can't get enough of the writing, add in the playlist and the use of footnotes, I think it should be a mandatory addition to ebooks!

Thank you to NetGalley and Katee Robert for giving me this ARC in exchange of an honest review.

This review is only for Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert.
Actual rating 3.75 ⭐️

What I always loved about Katee Robert and will continue to love forever is how easy her books are to read.
I loved Ruby and the MMC and I enjoyed so much how this book was written. I really wasn't expecting that twist at the end so I was pleasantly surprised.
As all of Katee's other books this one was soooo smutty and sooo good.
I loved the mafia lore but the end was a little to quickly done. I really wanted to know what happens with the Bellamontes and the other family and of course with Rose's friend and the other side characters.

Straightforward joyful smut. Both entries deliver on promised vibe. You have to be in the headspace for these stories, but if you are, delightful.

4 ⭐️ for Wicked Pursuit
2 ⭐️ for Divine Intervention

Wicked Pursuit is a dark reimagining of Red Riding Hood. Quick novella about Red who is a mafia princess and Wolf who is stalking her and killing anyone she hooks up with. Slightly reminded me of Haunting Adeline because of that but there’s a lots of unique aspects to this story to separate the two. The plot twists in this book really made it for me. There’s a TON of smut but I didn’t see the plot twists coming.

Divine Intervention is a dark Goldilocks remix where they are angels and demons. This book had a unique world that was hard for me to grasp in such a short amount of time. Also there was only a tiny mention of the Black Auction Market. I was expecting a little more ties to the series than that. I wasn't a big fan of the authors writing style.The sex scenes were just as boring as the plot was for me. I wanted to DNF many times but because of the length I decided to continue however I didn't find that it got better.

This is a special edition, and it sure is a special treat reading two stories in one book. Katee's story was my favorite, and I was drawn into the book immediately. RM's took longer for me to grasp. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you so much for the chance to ARC read this book. I was so excited as Katee Robert is one of my guilty pleasure authors with Neon Gods being a favorite of mine. I want to discuss these parts separately because I feel they both had strengths before jumping into the overall vibes.

For Wicked Pursuit, I genuinely wish this was drawn out more. I really enjoyed the world set up, the lore, the charaters, and the twist with Wolf. The smut was well done (as always), and I really appreciated Robert bringing in subspace and subspace drop. Ruby was an interesting character that I wanted to see fleshed out more. I wish, in reality, both of these were longer sections to this Duel book. I am so invested in Ruby's friends as well.

For Divine Intervention, this is a concept I would have loved a multi-part series of. I feel like the building of this magic system and world needed more page time, and this concept deserved more page time. Tlalli could have easily been a FMC in her own series had Virtue decided to go that route. I feel like the ending was a bit rushed and a bit of a cliffhanger. Overall, I feel like this section of the book suffered the most from the issues I am about to address.

My issue lies with these two books together. I do not feel like there is a connection between them other than the Black Rose Auction and Tlalli mentioning, very briefly, seeing Ruby during the viewing. The worlds the authors built felt very disconnected from each other when it is infact meant to be the same world. I, personally, do not feel footwork was properly put into these two stories to connect them.

To drop a full magic system in Divine Intervention without a set up being done in Wicked Pursuit felt very almost random, especially when Wicker Pursuit also leaves the reader with this sense of "what happens now" between the mafias and heirs. I understand the concept they both were aiming for here and I appreciated the two books separately for what they were, but I would not say they are connected in any other sense than Reaper and the Auction are mentioned. I feel like that situation could have avoided had this been to separate books released together instead of two books in one.

The writing in both of these parts did feel weak as well, but again, I think that's due to this book being so few pages it did not allow either author to fully complete the story. It feels as if they limited themselves in these retellings and did not truly get to explore and build their worlds, especially in Divine Intervention, which I feel has a lot of potential as a romantasy.

Again, I do see what Robert and Virtue were aiming for with the concept of 2 books in one that is going to really appeal to some readers, especially with how beautiful these covers are. I just do not feel this concept was executed as well as it could have been had it been done in two separate books. Overall, I can only give these 3 stars due to how it read together as a whole and the weakness in the overall writing style due to the limitations. Both of these stories have so much potential, though, so I do not want to drop it to lower than 3 stars.

I’m a simple girl. I see Katee Robert’s, I read. Once again she has not let me down. I’ve never read anything by R.M. Virtues before so this was a good chance too.

Two stories in one book: A little red riding hood remix and a goldilocks remix.... Of course it's not the usual fairy tale but a super steamy one. Not for everyone but good for readers who like their books sexy and steamy. A quickie for readers who are in the mood for more steamy reads.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Thank you to Katee Roberts, R. M. Virtues, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.


This read like a wattpad fanfiction. The writing was weak and basic but might work well as a palette cleanser for some people. Not for me unfortunately and had to dnf.