After reading Saint View Psychos, I was so excited to read Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe. Unfortunately, it took me way too long to actually sit down and give the series a read. That has been fixed now since I recently did exactly that. Of course, the series did not disappoint, and it’s actually really difficult for me to choose a favorite. Though, it is why choose right?
Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe
Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe is a why choose dark romance series where the first book came out on August 1st, 2023. The books are right around that 400 page mark and can be found on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, or on the author’s website here.
Order of books:
Premise
Life had been a bag of shit for Rebel lately, and to make it worse, her mother collapsed and died shortly after saying her vows to Rebel’s new step-father. Seconds later he also died, leaving Rebel and her new step-brother confused and questioning everything. Accusations were being flung around due to a surprise inclusion in her would be step-father’s will and she’s days from being evicted from her apartment.
What was a woman to do besides move into her new step-brother’s house, the one that she owned half of according to the will. Now she must navigate the trauma after her attack, the trauma of losing her mother, and learning about her two new roommates – Vaughn and Kian. She also needs to keep control of Fang, the biker who wants more, after he finds the fading bruises all over her and vows to get revenge on whoever put them there, because that revenge was hers.
Triggers
List the Triggers found in the series.
- Human Trafficking
- Rape
- Kidnapping
- Murder, death, and violence.
- Sexually explicit scenes
My Thoughts
Elle Thorpe always delivers. I was already a fan of Rebel from Saint View Psychos and was thrilled to find out she was getting her own series as well. I almost always binge the Saint View books, and this was no exception. It kept me up too late reading and there was no way I was putting it down.
There were several laugh out loud moments, some that made my grab the tissues, and quite a few steamy moments. Each relationship had it’s own thing but together they were amazing. I especially loved how easily the men seemed to mesh with each other just as much as they did with Rebel.
“Kian gave off an overgrown teddy bear with golden retriever energy sort of vibe. It was hard to feel scared around a man who encouraged you to jump on his bed.” – Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe
Being a why choose there was plenty of spice to be had in this series. There were individual and a few group scenes too. The way the two MMC’s were with each other, as well as all of them with Rebel, were extremely sweet too.
I will not give away any spoilers. I will not give away any spoilers. The character growth!! Flawed characters learning to love themselves and each other. Even giving us points of hurt and care as the four main characters navigated their relationship. It was freaking perfection.
“Rebel panted beside me, completely out of breath. She leaned over, one hand on her leg, the other holding up one finger, indicating to give her a minute. I shook my head. “Kian is right. You really do need to do more cardio.” She flipped her finger around. Rude.” – Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe
There were two side characters that I absolutely adored and their books are coming up in the next series, which is so an Elle thing to do. Hayden and Hawk will appear in Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners.
Found family mixed with a revenge plot is always a winner for me and Saint View Rebels delivers exactly that. Not just in the main characters either, we see characters from previous Saint View series, like Saint View Psychos, come in and play a major role. To see the whole crew sort of coming together to back our badass FMC, Rebel, is so beautifully done.
““That might be true but, bitch, my panties are still wet with his cum. Are yours?”” – Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe
To make things even better, the twists were twisting from beginning to end. I was grateful that I had waited until the entire series was out, as well as the next one that I’m currently reading, before picking it up. Otherwise I would be in such a massive book slump as I waited to find out what happened next.
Who Would Like Saint View Rebels by Elle Thorpe?
Tropes included in Saint View Rebels:
- Found Family
- Strangers to Enemies to Lovers
- Motorcycle Club
- Strong FMC
- Why Choose
If you liked the Madison Kate series by Tate James or The Harlequin Crew series by Caroline Pechham and Susanne Valenti, you’ll likely love this series and every other series in the universe so far. It’s got obsessive and protective men, a strong bad ass FMC, and a heartbreaking and healing story to keep you flipping those pages late into the night.
Check out these posts on the other series in the Saint View Universe:
If you’ve read Saint View Rebels, or if you added it to your TBR, let me know in the comments. I love interacting with other readers about books I loved.