Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Four
SERIES: The Republic #2
AUTHOR: Archer Kay Leah
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 320 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2016
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On the outside, Mayr seems to have it all: a successful career as Head of the Guard for a prominent politician, family and friends who adore him, and the attention of beautiful women. But appearances are a good way to bury secrets, including the fact that while Mayr is a romantic at heart, searching for the one person to share his life with, his lovers keep leaving him.
When his last girlfriend takes him back and suggests an intimate night with Tash, one of her lovers, Mayr reluctantly agrees. The last thing he expects is to fall hard for Tash, who is nothing like Mayr’s previous lovers—and about to undertake the Uldana Trials. If Tash fails, he’ll likely die. If he succeeds, he must give up Mayr, and become the latest to leave Mayr standing alone with a broken heart.
REVIEW:
We’re back with book #2 in this series and I liked it. There’s just something about the main character that was so endearing and you couldn’t help root for him in hope he got everything he wished for.
Mayr seems to have it together. He’s head of the guard, best friends with the leader, and just an all around guy. But when it comes to love, he can’t seem to win. Everyone seems to leave him after a short amount of time and it is wearing on the seemingly confident man. What people don’t know is, he isn’t confident at all. And the latest in break-ups has left him feeling lower than low. So when she comes back suggesting a threesome to make things better, he goes against his better judgement just to make her happy. What he doesn’t expect, is the man she brings takes Mayr’s breath away. Tash is beauty incarnate and Mayr can’t drink enough of him in. Things seem to progress between the two of them, but the priest trials start for Tash and put a severe strain on their budding relationship. Tash feels he has to do these for redemption of his past, but they are tearing Tash and Mayr apart. They have to decide what’s more important in life and if they can move past the pain and hurts.
Mayr has my heart in this one. He feels so worthless and full of guilt over the past. He feels like he’s not good enough for anyone and it gets worse every time he’s dumped. He tries so hard to be confident and happy and there for everyone, but he’s just miserable. When his ex suggested the threesome, he really didn’t want to do it. Just another way for him to feel inadequate. And his ex remained that. His ex. The three-way wasn’t good enough for her. What’s worse is he finally felt something come to life for him with Tash, and he knows it will turn out to be casual. Tash’s trials alone will make sure of that. But Mayr can’t stop his heart and it’s breaking all over again because of it. I just want poor Mayr to catch a break. He just wants love. So much. He just doesn’t realize Tash is as crazy for him. And then I feel for Tash because he feels like he has to do these trials as a priest to make up for all he’s done wrong in his life. He needs redemption. He needs peace. He needs to know he’s forgiven. But how does he choose between this and love? How does he choose between his other half of his soul and making things right? (Right in the heart….just pulls right at the heart.) These two have a lot they have to decide. They have to deal with the past, the hurts, and every drop of guilt. And then they have to decide if all of that is worth more than the love they have. They have a long road ahead.
Life is trying. It pulls and pulls at us until it seems like there is nothing left. And when something comes along to make it better, life tries to take it as well. But we have to decide what’s worth fighting for. And who. And hopefully in the end, we make the right choice.
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