RAW: Rebirth Review

4.5/5  Stars






“Once upon a time, in the land of gods and monsters, there lived an angel. And her name was Lexi.”



It’s been 24 hours since I’ve finished Raw: Rebirth and I still can’t grasp the idea that it is over. Fucking over. Reading the first chapter was so surreal I had to take little breaks. But once I got over myself. I didn’t stop. I think it was between 3 and 4 am when I finished this precious work of [author: Belle Aurora|6983012]

This finale was nothing like [book: RAW|20421367] or [book: Raw: Dirty|21403041]. Our beloved Characters are all grown, still grieving their King. Everyone seems to be settled-in in their new routines, but our babies all have tremendous traumas that they are still struggling with. Take Ana, I am so happy that Julius and Alejandra took a great part in this book, I was really invested in both, since [book: Raw: Dirty|21403041]
But we also met a lot of new characters that I am hoping to meet again.



It’s been six years and our favorite bad boy Twitch is back in town, albeit secretly. He’s been out and about trying to get his family a truly Happing Ending they all deserve and need, without any loose ends. Coming back home in one piece, to be with his family isn’t the real problem here. It’s Antonio ‘Twitch’ Falco, the King nothing to worry there.
But It’s time to win back his Angel’s, Alexa ‘Lexi’ Ballentine, heart and make up for lost time. In true Twitch style, of course.

They are so many great Characters in this book, but I want to concentrate on Twitch, Lexi and Ling here.

“I got down on my knees, spread her legs, lowered my head, and prayed.”




Antonio ‘Twitch’ Falco
Ahh yes, the maddest bad boy in the GAME. You guys, this muddafucker took me the fuck out in Raw. I couldn’t deal. I’m a bitch for a real anti-hero, that’s nothing new. But this guy. Ugh. I read [book: RAW|20421367] three times because of him.
“I would not take any more from this woman, not when she had already given me so much.”
Twitch is still Twitch, but he comes back all grown-up (he’s forty-one at this point, thank you very much) ready to be the man Lexi needs and deserves, ready to be Antonio Julius ‘A.J. Falco’s father.

“I’d found my religion. Lexi was my bible. And with her mercy, I would be reborn.”
I love how he gave Lexi time and space to deal with his ‘coming back from the dead’ instead of going all Twitch on her.
The way he speaks with A.J. and his parenting skills made my ovaries go boom. I felt like our Twitch changed beyond any recognition to be a ‘good man’. But then, ladies and gents, sexy time knocked on the door and my body was READY
“You keep looking at me like I’m a snack, I’m gonna have you on your knees.”

Alexa ‘Lexi’ Ballentine
Lexi frustrated me in Raw, a lot. I have to admit she never was my favorite Character in this series. But I’m positively surprised that there is no trace of our former doormat heroine Lexi. The Lexi we got to know in Raw: Rebirth is strong, fierce and doesn't take shit no more.
My name is Alexa Falco.
And I am not afraid anymore.
Come for us.
I dare you.
I will take you the fuck down.

Ling
My Queen.

Yo Lexi, I’m really happy for you and Imma let you finish but Ling Nyung is the true Queen of my heart, of all time. The Queen of My Heart, of all time. ¯\_(ツ)_/

“When are you fuckers gonna learn? Ling giveth...”

No for real, you guys. My broken, sad Queen I’d would give her the world and take away all her pain, but she’s so far gone, and she knows it. She’s reckless and heartbroken, always looking for a place on this godforsaken earth. I know she did a lot of damaged and hurt people, especially my baby Alejandra. She doesn’t need MY forgiveness, but I’m not over that particular decision she made.
I want to hug you, Belle Aurora so freaking tight, because you gave my girl a short romance (we can discuss, if her and Aslan’s feeling were genius. I doubt it, but like I
said It’s up for discussion) and the happy end, she truly needed.

“...Ling taketh away”

“Didn’t he see what I really was? A cancer on this world, plaguing every man I met. I was a sexually transmitted disease, and Aslan was just one of a long list of those infected” ”

“(…) Ling Nguyen was not a love swept teen. Ling Nguyen was a motherfucking queen, and if he didn’t let me use his face as a throne, I would impale myself on his broken, bloody spine until the raw pleasure made my body shake”

“It was days like this that I just wanted to relinquish the power I’d stupidly taken to become an untouchable and go back to being a ho without a care in the world.”


Some of My Favorite Quotes

He was something I needed more than I needed to breathe.”
“Yes, we were crazy. And that was okay. He would be my remedy. I would be his therapy. Because we were crazy in love.”
“Our love was insane. Like smiling into the face of a firing squad.”


“He had the horns of a demon, the eyes of an angel, and the mouth of a god.”

“I was a sinner, and she was my only prayer. A deity. The only goddess I worshipped."

“Because I’m your motherfucking king, and you are my beautiful queen. So be good, bow down to me—” His voice lowered a notch. “—and let me love you.”

“Every one of these marks is a love letter.”

“I wouldn’t provoke me, Papi.” Fern sat tall, a slight smirk pulling at the corner of her mouth. “I’m a woman.” Her eyes narrowed on Luka before she leaned back on the sofa, resting her arms over the back of it. “Been washing blood stains off my clothes since I was a teenager.”






*ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review.*

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