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Raze (Riven Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Roan Parrish (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Sometimes the walls we build to save ourselves have to come tumbling down.

For the last ten years, Huey has built his life around his sobriety. If that means he doesn't give a damn about finding love or companionship for himself, well, it's probably better that way. After all, the last thing he wants is to hurt anyone else. Until Felix Rainey walks into his bar, fresh-faced, unbearably sweet--and, for some reason Huey can't fathom, interested in him.
 
As the eldest of five kids, Felix Rainey spent his childhood cooking dinner, checking homework, and working after-school jobs. Now in his twenties, he's still scrambling to make ends meet and wondering what the hell he's doing with his life. When he meets Huey, he's intimidated . . . and enamored. Huey's strong and confident, he owns his own business--hell, he's friends with rock stars. What could he ever see in Felix?
 
As Huey and Felix get closer, the spark catches and soon they can't get enough of each other. But Huey's worked hard to avoid intimacy, and Felix threatens his carefully constructed defenses. Huey realizes he needs to change if he wants to truly put his past behind him--and build a future with Felix. 

Roan Parrish's pitch-perfect Riven novels can be read together or separately:
RIVEN * REND * RAZE
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Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre. When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her friends hair, meandering through whatever city shes in while listening to torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown it out the window in a fit of pique.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07J479G9R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Loveswept (2 July 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 972 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
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Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre.

When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her friends’ hair, meandering through whatever city she’s in while listening to torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown it out the window in a fit of pique.

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Beezie Reads Romance
5.0 out of 5 stars Genuinely brilliant
Reviewed in Australia on 8 July 2019
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I already posted this to Twitter but I realised today that what I love most about Roan Parrish novels is the way she allows her characters be so vulnerable and raw and so genuinely human that you can't help but see a bit of yourself in every one of them.
I am Felix's fear of never figuring out who he is, of giving up little bits of himself for the benefit of everyone else; I am Huey's numbness and fear of having no control.

As always, the writing is superb and the characters are warmly flawed and human; the love between the main characters is intense and all consuming, but somehow still so real. I just loved it.

If you haven't read a book by Roan Parrish before, what are you waiting for!
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Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect story!
Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2019
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I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did! The main characters were fully formed with solid backstories that were slowly revealed. While Felix was young, needy, and transparent, Huey was impassive, tightly controlled, and shuttered. A classic odd-coupling sympathetically portrayed.
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Sue.55
5.0 out of 5 stars Sue.55
Reviewed in Australia on 8 March 2021
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Another very emotional story about Dane/Huey and Felix. I love the incorporation of the main characters from Riven and Rend and how they are interwoven into this story. I couldn’t put this down and now feel sad that their stories are complete. The insight into addictions was very sad but with great promise. A must read.
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AmandaS
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved Huey and Felix
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2019
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To me, this is another huge win for Roan Parrish-- one of my 3 favorite m/m authors. I can always count on an RP book not taking the easy way out; dealing with truly difficult situations and imperfect characters; including more character development; and just plain ol' beautiful writing of a quality levels above what you (unfortunately) usually find in this genre.

So thoughts on specifics?
-- When I looked at Goodreads reviews, I could see that Felix was something of a polarizing character because of his neediness. I loved his neediness. I know a lot of people who are needy like that. It reads to me as very authentic. Does it make Felix less than a perfect person? Yep. That's what makes Roan Parrish books so good: She deals in real, imperfect people. Indeed, I find it strange that many reviewers seem to have more of a problem with the flaw of neediness than with the flaws of severe mental illness or severe addiction from which RP's characters often suffer. Yes, neediness could be an annoying trait in a character if it were never mentioned or acknowledged by the author or any of the characters (indeed, this is true of too many romance novels I read), but so would passing out stone-cold drunk every night if nobody in a book seemed to look askance at that and the character had no interest in changing. The point is that Felix's neediness -- when it takes the form of not believing enough in his ability to stand on his own or not believing he can be loved -- is his particular bete noire, what he needs to overcome to be happy and successful in life, and much of the book focuses on that struggle-- to beautiful effect.
-- I loved Huey's struggle too: Having to understand the trauma of his addiction and how it led him to control every facet of his life for fear of losing all control again; having to let go of the control to live the life he deserved. Everybody I know who has had a problem with addiction -- whether it's to drugs or to food or anything else -- really has gone through that. The fear that if they somehow step over the line, it will all come crumbling down. The fear that lack-of-control might be right around the corner ready to pounce on them again. The way this manifested for Huey was both universal in that way and unique to him as a person, which is the hallmark of a believable character. I just wanted to hug him and Felix all the time.
-- One reviewer I read was highly critical of the fact that Roan Parrish wouldn't say what kind of music Riven plays because RP wanted readers to imagine it in whatever way they wanted. This reviewer seemed to think that this made her characters generic. I totally disagree with this. There's nothing generic about RP's characters. Each one is totally unique, just like real people are. They like different things, and have different issues. In fact, sometimes they're annoying particularly because they're unique, because I know their politics and disagree, or because they really like a TV show that I think is beneath them, or they believe in things that I find stupidly unscientific, or the like. If they were just cardboard cut-outs on which readers could cast whatever preferences they held, there'd never be that desire to yell at them about their bad taste in ethical theories.
-- This book doesn't have as much sex in it as most of RP's books. Some won't miss it, some will be glad, but I missed it. I don't like when books substitute a lot sex scenes for character development, but that's never a problem in an RP book. And her sex scenes are some of the most enjoyable and creative in the genre. For me, therefore, I think the high-water point in this regard is still Jude and Faron in Invitation to the Blues, and I'd like to see more in RP's next outing. Relatedly, I also thought that the sex scenes in this one often arose weirdly-- usually, the characters would be talking about something really serious and the mood wouldn't seem at all sexy and in the next second with very little segue they'd be tearing off each others clothes. But, honestly, these are just small niggles-- I thought the characters were still incredibly hot together. :)
-- Finally, it seems popular to rank the books in the series. I've loved them all. Many folks seem to love Riven best, but it was actually my least favorite. It has nothing to do with the quality of the book, just with my own interests (really not music), preferences, kinds of characters I relate to, etc. This one and Rend probably tie for me as favorites. I love Matty and Rhys in Rend-- again, having nothing to do with better quality, just because we all have people or struggles that we particularly relate to or respond to; in Rend, my heart goes out to Matty so much, and Rhys breaks my heart with his desire to "fix things" for the person he loves. And I feel so much like I know Felix in Raze -- that I've been that person -- and love the gentle giant he ends up with. But all of the books in the series are amazing-- I've read both Riven and Rend more than a dozen times, and will be doing the same with Raze as well. It's that good and worthy of being read.
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Anja
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful love story
Reviewed in Germany on 3 October 2019
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I don't usually shed tears when reading. But Roan Parrish makes me. Not because there is heartbreak and pain, not because there is drama. Just because her stories are so relatable. They are touching.
After reading Rend, I didn't think I could love one of her characters more than Matt, who touched me deeply. Maybe I don't love Felix (and Dane) more, but I know I love Felix just the same.
Many reviewers seem to have found Felix too needy, too whiny. I don't see him that way at all. Yes, he has many needs, often he is ashamed he does, so? There is nothing wrong with that to me, quite the opposite, admitting we have needs while not forcing them on others is a-ok to me.
That's what I like so much about Felix and Dane's story, admitting needs and finding that it's not a bad thing, that giving and taking in equal measures is what brings us together, makes us stay together, makes us whole and stronger.
As always, Roan Parrish's writing is great. I just love the way she builds her world, her characters, how believable and understandable her stories are.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Favourites
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2019
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Truthfully, this book straight-up RUINED ME. It dealt with the themes of addiction and recovery so beautifully (Huey and his Sharpie made me cry because REAL). Felix’s feelings about his sister, his family, and the direction of his own life were so honest and relatable. I highlighted almost the entire book because the language and characterisation were stunning. This will probably be like the third time I’ve called a Roan Parrish book a masterpiece but I’M SERIOUS, OKAY.

If you enjoy books that emotionally gut you and wrap you up in a warm, fluffy blanket of love and support all at the same time, you will live and die for Raze.

FAVE QUOTES

“You want to hang out with me.” He didn’t say it like a question, but like he was double-checking an order.

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Felix seemed like a map folded up small and perfect that would sprawl when unfurled, and show you everything.

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His words pulsed through me, hot sweetness stealing through my veins. My name on his lips left me reeling.

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“Rituals are kinda their own magic, aren’t they?” Felix said. “Maybe they don’t do anything, but they remind you what you want.”

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Was there something about me that made me so easy to forget? To push aside? To put last?

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Just because people have opinions doesn’t mean their opinions matter. You have to not let them matter.
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Michaela D.
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!
Reviewed in Germany on 24 March 2022
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I loved this book - and the whole series! The characters are well developed and come with an intricate backstory that makes it easy to connect with them. I suffered with them and I smiled with joy when things went well. There were many hankerchiefs needed, but it was worth it!
Thank you for writing stories like that one and PLEASE keep writing :)
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Bibliophilic Lab Rat
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully emotional
Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2019
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Roan Parrish has a talent for writing emotionally heavy books but which have such a satisfying conclusion. Huey has been a repeat face in the Riven series, first as Caleb’s friend and sponsor then as a friend of Rhys’. From early on I hoped to learn Huey’s story, and Raze did not disappoint.

Huey has been sober for over ten years, and in that time he has sponsored many people and is used to being relied on and not relying on others himself. He meets Felix one night when Felix and his sister Sofia come to his bar to sing karaoke and he feels Felix would be a good fit for the band Riven since Theo left the limelight. Felix is also used to being the one relied upon, having helped his mother with bills and his younger siblings from the moment he was old enough to get a job. He and Sofia have always been a team, but he will always sacrifice everything for her dreams, and in that way he gets Sofia connected with Riven as their temporary lead singer.

Both Felix and Huey have a lot of baggage to unpack and histories of sacrificing themselves on different ways to work on. Huey is used to distancing himself, which is part of what has made him such a good sponsor, but lately he’s found cracks are appearing and he’s starting to feel. Felix worries about being seen as needy if he asks for anything because he’s so accustomed to being the one constantly giving.

I really enjoyed this book and seeing the ways Felix and Huey learn to heal and learn healthy habits, and especially love their support networks and the ways they support one another. As much as I enjoyed it, though, it didn’t feel as emotionally satisfying as others by Parrish, almost as though Raze is too similar to others in the series. It was a satisfying story around addiction, healing, and learning to want for oneself, and I definitely recommend it but it wasn’t my favorite book by Parrish.
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