Abel by Katee Robert is a steamy and captivating story that follows the intertwining lives of Abel, Eli, and Harper in the mysterious world of Sabine Valley. The book delves into themes of hate, revenge, transformation, and love, as the characters navigate through a complex web of factions, challenges, and relationships. With a fast-paced plot, well-written hate sex scenes, and a dark and dangerous setting, the story keeps readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.

Characters:

The characters are complex, with deep emotional arcs and dynamic relationships, featuring strong leads that balance each other in the narrative.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is steamy and emotionally driven, with strong character inner dialogues that enhance both engagement and plot development.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot is centered around power struggles in a dystopian world, featuring a character's journey through challenges and evolving relationships, including unexpected triads.

Setting:

The setting features a dystopian and post-apocalyptic USA, with diverse factions and a complex societal structure that remains somewhat unclear.

Pacing:

The pacing is generally fast and engaging, though some parts lag, affecting flow but maintaining interest in key areas.

We time our arrival perfectly. The feast is more than halfway over. The early fights—the ones people froth at the mouth for—have come and gone. By the low sound of voices in conversation, people have ...

Notes:

The story features a mix of genres including dystopian, fantasy, and romance.

Abel must fight for power in a turf war, reflecting a dark and dangerous world.

This book involves a unique marriage tradition where characters are handfasted for a year.

The main character, Abel, has a complex background with family trauma, including his father's murder.

The story includes multiple perspectives, focusing on three main characters: Abel, Eli, and Harlow.

The book has a strong emphasis on inner dialogue and emotional character development.

There are themes of enemies to lovers and friends to enemies relationships.

Katee Robert's writing is known for being steamy and engaging, often incorporating humor.

The world of Sabine Valley is described as confusing, lacking adequate exposition about its factions and politics.

Many readers found the pacing and sensuality of the book enjoyable despite its lack of world-building.

The author plans for a series about seven brothers, each with their own story.

This is the first book in the Sabine Valley series, laying the groundwork for future character developments.

The book includes mature themes and is described as 'very spicy' and 'ridiculously hot.'

Overall, readers found the dynamics of polyamory interesting but the world context lacking.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

The book includes themes of murder, physical abuse, consensual dubious situations, and past trauma, requiring careful consideration for sensitive readers.

Has Romance?

The book features a rich romantic plot with significant emotional and physical connections between characters.

explicit steam level

From The Publisher:

Seven Brothers. Seven Brides. A revenge seven years in the making. Eight years ago, my family was betrayed by those closest to us. Now we're back in Sabine Valley, staging our return during the feast of Lammas, where I step into the ring and ensure we're given what we're owed. Who we're owed.Our enemies send their seven best warriors against me. With each victory, I win a Bride for each of my brothers. And for me? I'm saving the best for last. My Bride is Harlow, the woman claimed by the man I used to call friend-the one responsible for our exile. Eli.And if Eli has a problem with it? Well, then I'll take him as my Bride, too. All the better to enact my revenge…and bring Sabine Valley to its knees.The Paine brothers are back, and we're here to stay.

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1 comment(s)

ColorfulLeo92

Loved It

2 months

3.7 stars. I liked it more than to give it a 3.5 stars but not enough for a whole 4 stars. I liked the romances and the smut, Katee Robert definitely knows how to write those. The plot was good to but not my favorite. I found myself not being as engaged to the story and had a hard time getting invested after putting it down but overall I liked it and very intrigued to read more of the series!

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Abel

Katee Robert

Book 1 in the series:Sabine Valley