Two Halves, One Brian

This is the fifth book in the series. For reviews of the previous books, check out the links below!

• Dark Fae, book 1
• Savage Fae, book 2
• Vicious Fae, book 3
• Broken Fae, book 4

Book Stats

• Series: Book 5 of the Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series
• Publication Date: 04/30/21
• Publisher: King’s Hollow
• Format: ebook
• Chapters: 64
• Pages: 955
• POV: 1st person, alternating between multiple main characters – Elise, Dante, Ryder, Leon, Gabriel, & Gareth
• On Kindle Unlimited 🖤

Book Rating

Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 5

Summary

In this final book of the series, things are still going awry. I mean, Elise is missing and the boys are all so in love that they can barely function without her. Their entire focus is on finding her. (I love the obsession for real)

The tension between gangs is also higher than ever after Ryder was seen helping Dante end Felix during the fight at the end of the last book. The Lunar Brotherhood is demanding blood, and they’re concerned that Ryder is a traitor.

And Elise? Well with the help of her men, she’s closer than ever to finally solving the mystery of Gareth’s death. But will it cost them all their lives?

Review

This was a really fun ending to a completely chaotic story. Things get even more intense and wild in this one and there’s really just never a dull moment!

This is book is by far the spiciest, as all the guys have accepted the fact that even though Elise is mated to Leon, they all still love her and are willing to share her affection.

We learn more about Eugene and his horrible luck. Honestly, it makes so much sense and makes me hate one character even more than I did previously. It’s always fun getting scenes with awkward little Eugene.

We also get a little more Cindy Poo in this one, which was delightful because the backlash she receives from the group is wonderful and well-deserved.

Most importantly, we get to learn who King is and what exactly happened to Gareth.

Oh, also! I’ve decided now that I’ve finished this portion of the series, my book boyfriend of the bunch would be Ryder.

• Leon – he’s a blast, but he’s often too much and I would NOT deal with those crazy moods
  
• Gabriel – he’s great, but I feel like we really don’t get to know him as well as the others
  
• Dante – he’s awesome and is my runner up, but he has a whole family to fall back on for love and support
  
• Ryder – That boy is broken. His character ARC is my absolute favorite of the series. He’s fiercely and dangerously protective, which I love, and has no one else. So watching him develop loving relationships with the others and especially Elise? I really enjoyed seeing him grow and open up. And the way he always supports Elise’s decision, KNOWING she’s capable of handling it is chef’s kiss. Plus, I love a psycho.

Favorite Quotes

• “Eating sea food should be a crime.”
  
  He barked a laugh. “Now that I agree with. Who was the first person to ever look at an oyster and think ooh that looks like a tasty treat, then cracked it open and sucked out the snotty goo inside?”
  
• “And if you put a tiny hat near me in any of my snake forms, I will shift into my biggest form and eat you whole. That isn’t a threat, that is a promise.”
  
  “Aww, look at us making pinkie promises, Elise would be so proud,” he said with a twitch of a smile.
  
• “Um, Mr Draconis?” Eugene said and I snapped around, making him flinch.
  
  “Don’t call me that, I’m not your fucking accountant.”
  
  “Okay, um, Mr Ryder…”
  
• “He’s not riding me,” Dante refused.
  
  “Like I’d ever ride you,” I muttered with my upper lip curling back and I walked over to Gabriel. “I’d ride your mamma though.”
  
  “What did you say about my mamma?!” Dante roared and I smirked.
  
• It just gets me all warm and fuzzy on the inside. And all hard and thrusty on the outside
  
• “What’s the Scorpio sign for?” I asked, pointing to the star sign lower down his arm and he grimaced.
  
  “That was fucking Gabriel being a dick. He pretended The Sight had shown him that it was really important for me to get that tattoo but all he did was trick me into marking my body with his fucking star sign.”
  
• “I’d fly to the moon and bring back a piece of it for you,” Gabriel said. “By the stars, do you think I could actually do that?” His eyes glazed for a moment then he frowned. “Apparently I’d die. But I’d die for you, Elise.”
  
  “I’d die for her harder, stronzo,” Dante said firmly.
  
  “I’d have all of my skin peeled off while I was still alive, then die for her,” I said smugly, slinging an arm over the back of the tub behind her.
  
  “Aww you guuuys,” Elise cooed.
  
• No matter who you are or where you’re from there will always be some asshole who wants to take a piss in your rainbow.
  
• “You stole from me when I was passed out in a ditch drunk – I could have died, what if the bears had come and dragged me off into the forest to eat me?” Leon roared.
  
  “That wasn’t a ditch, Leone, it was a fire pit two feet from my house which you crawled into while it was still burning because you said your feet were cold,” Dante snapped. “And half my pack slept out there with you anyway.”
  
• “Overreacting?” he gasped, grabbing the coffee table and throwing it across the room where it smashed against a wall. “How am I overreacting?!”
  
• “I am a psycho, baby,” he growled. “And unlike your other boyfriends with their moral high grounds and lines they refuse to cross, I want you to know that there isn’t any depth I wouldn’t sink to for you. I’m willing to trade my soul for you. I’d do anything to anyone. Don’t ever make the mistake of thinking I wouldn’t. So if it takes a sacrifice to find your brother and heal that hurt I feel in your heart then consider it done. No matter the cost, I’ll pay it. Even if I have to cut my own throat and bleed out at your feet, I’d die happy knowing it had been for you.”
  
• “Heads, shoulders, fleas in bows, fleas in bows. Heads, shoulders, fleas in bows, fleas in bows,” one guy sang mindlessly as he went. “And flies in ears and mouth and nose. Heads, shoulders, fleas in bows, fleas in bows.”
  
• “Hey, little monster,” Leon breathed. “Where do Faetalian gangsters live?” I rolled my eyes. Apparently he wasn’t done with the jokes even now.
  
  “Where?” Elise whispered.
  
  “The spaghetto,” Leon said then fell into silent chuckles at his own joke as he looked at me.
  
• This week had been a shit pit of mass proportions.
  
• I was gonna get a burger with fries, a side of onion rings, a bowl of coleslaw, extra cheese, extra sauce, extra mashed potato  – and a side salad as I didn’t wanna jeopardise my immaculate body.
  
• “It’s fine, dude,” I said. “It was just a joke. It was funny I guess, like, for a psycho.”
  
• “He’s not my boyfriend,” I scoffed and Scarlett looked over at me with a smirk. “He’s my boyfriend-in-law.”
  
• “It’s a Charisma potion, brewed from the essence of the strongest Lion I know,” Ryder said with a smirk playing around his mouth as he gave Leon a pointed look.
  
  Leon held a hand to his heart in horror. “You stole my essence? My Lion juice?”
  
• “Our brother isn’t here,” Kipling Senior commented.
  
  “The middle one,” Junior added and a collective sigh went up.
  
  “Well where could he have gotten to?” Bianca cried just as Leon gasped in horror.
  
  “Who was looking after the cake?” he demanded.
  
  “Oh no,” I breathed, catching Dante’s eye as a horrified look passed between us.
  
• No one ever told me that raising a teenager was akin to raising a demon sent from the depths of hell and moulding them into a functioning Fae.
  
• “You have to be shitting me,” Ryder snarled. “No way our girl is destined to end up with a cop.”
  
  “The stars really do hate us,” Dante breathed in horror.
  
  “What about my stolen riches?” Leon gasped. “What will he say of my riches?”
  
  “Are you sure about this Gabriel?” I asked tentatively.