Elements of Desire (Hijinks Harem #3)

What an epic ending to this trilogy! Ari and her men kept me in stitches the whole time! This book took off right from the ending of book 2, which was really nice. There was no…. \”But what HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THAT ENDING?\” I don\’t want to give anything away, but they did go on their honeymoon down under where so many fun things happened. Some punches maybe happened, someone got their just desserts… *cough* Gemma *cough* Joan *cough* In fact, Joan has been such a wench that when someone is being a jerk, I call them Joan. #NotSorry #SoWorthIt Ari came through and was awesome with her powers and her men followed through. HEA! Although, it would\’ve been fun to see a cliffy on the ending of a trilogy because I can be salty like that sometimes. And the Unseelie Queen? She was to die for funny! You want a good laugh? This is the book. You want lots of sex? This is the book for you. You want a woman who takes charge? This is the book for you.

Pros: Always hilarious. Sexy as hell. A bit more background on Ari HEA Cons: Political comments throughout the book Felt a bit rushed Ive been a part of this series since the beginning. Cm stunich and Tate James are my all time favorite RH authors and the first two books sucked me in with the heavy puns, sexy scenes and a fantastic storyline. I was so excited to read this final book but sad to say goodbye to the sexy plumbers and ari. I loved ari and the havoc she is in but the book felt a little rushed. There were some loose ends that kind of made me frown with the way they ended but also some things that I was surprised and happy they ended the way they did. My biggest issue were the political statements. I get feminism and progression, I have beliefs that border the very same but they were very heavy handed on the politics and it pulled me out of the story to the point that I almost didnt want to read anymore. Not that I agree or disagree just not things I enjoy reading about for my escape. Other than those things I will be so sad to see this series come to an end. I love ari. I love the sept and I love the m/m action! My favorite authors are definitely talented. Now could we please get a Britt book?

I was really disappointed in this series because I usually love the books these authors write. This series just didn\’t work for me. While I enjoyed the story line, there were things so distracting that I couldn\’t move past them. For example, the constant \”plumbing\” jokes. I\’m not saying some of them weren\’t funny. But after a few dozen of them it got a bit old and the humor wasn\’t there anymore. Another thing that got old were the constant \”feminist\” comments. Actually, they weren\’t just comments. They were like complete inner and outer dialogues about not slut shaming, or never having a baby, etc. I have no problem with a woman being a feminist. I just felt like this series was using its characters to push the authors personal beliefs. And the authors ideals just seemed to be a little too pushy. The authors even brought their hate for Trump into the third book. While I personally don\’t care how the author feels about Trump, I am tired of all the Trump bashing in the real world. When I\’m reading I want to get away from reality. I don\’t want my fantasy novels to bring the real world into them. So I found that really distracting too. I just felt that the authors used the characters to push their personal agenda…like promoting their personal beliefs. I really wish they hadn\’t done that. It ruined a perfectly good story for me. That being said, I did like the story line. Arizona was kind of stupid and irritating. But the story itself was interesting.

The bare bones of a good story line were there. It\’s why I plodded through the first, to the second, and, regretfully, the third book. A fantastical world could have been created. I kept hoping. But, this trilogy padded the bare bones with bad puns, acronyms worthy of a 12 year old, element completions that spelled out they were simply gratuitous, and yawn worthy sex scenes. And did I mention \”orange man bad\” woven into the third installment? I don\’t suppose their editor told them that adding current political affairs to a fantasy novel dates it and ensures it\’s short-lived. More so if you end of on the wrong side of history at a later date. Frankly that\’s probably a plus for this set. Readers want to escape in fantasy fiction. I love books that make me laugh and carry me away with their stories. A writer has to know when to say when. This felt more like a case of one-upmanship in absurdity than a novel. I don\’t regret spending the money for the trilogy, however. It\’s always good to know who not to buy in the future.

What a way to end this hilarious and sexy RH trilogy. Ari has been such a hoot throughout all the books. I learned so many plumber puns that I never thought I would need to know before this! Do I use some of them on my boyfriend now? You bet I do! In Elements of Desire, we get everything wrapped up nicely with a pretty bow on top. My favorite parts include all of the steamy scenes (so. much. hotness.), some of the sweeter moments between Ari and her men, and of course some very satisfying occurrences with my two least favorite characters EVER, Gemma and Joan. I also adore Britt! Her lines always have me giggling. She\’s a true friend! I also can\’t forget to mention the men in Ari\’s life. Sigh. I love them all for different reasons, but my favorites are still totally Dustin and Reg. I\’m going to miss them! My favorite thing about this trilogy it has all the humor and none of the darkness that I usually love to read. It\’s nice to have a series like this in between those heavy books to help with my anxiety and give me all the laughs and romance that I need. The ending was absolute perfection. I look forward to many more trilogies and series from this writing duo. They are magic together!

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