{"id":65722,"date":"2022-07-27T09:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65722"},"modified":"2022-07-27T09:25:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:25:45","slug":"release-arc-review-requiem-by-callie-hart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65722","title":{"rendered":"Release &#038; ARC Review:  Requiem by Callie Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=65723\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?fit=621%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"621,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Requiem Live\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?fit=150%2C223&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-65723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?resize=468%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?w=621&amp;ssl=1 621w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?resize=150%2C223&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Requiem-Live.jpg?resize=600%2C893&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Requiem by Callie Hart is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dramatic, sexy, unexpected and beautifully romantic with a stunning twist, this book kept me absolutely captivated, desperate to see what was going to happen, and I loved it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zBXrME\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Free in Kindle Unlimited<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\r\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-926be7b329969'\r\n                           data-rating='4.5'\r\n                           data-rater-starsize='32'>\r\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>SORRELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>He\u2019s going to pay for what he\u2019s done\u2026<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Theo Merchant was born into a kind of privilege I\u2019ve never known.<\/p>\n<p>He has everything I don\u2019t: Money. A private school education. Popularity. A bright and shiny future, full of success to look forward to. He took the only thing I had going for me\u2014my best friend, Rachel. Now that she\u2019s gone, I have nothing left to lose.<\/p>\n<p>I will infiltrate his world.<\/p>\n<p>I will cradle his worthless heart in my hands.<\/p>\n<p>I will burn down his entire life and destroy everything he holds dear.<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t enrolled at Toussaint Academy to learn.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come to destroy a monster\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and I won\u2019t leave until he\u2019s dead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>She has no idea what she\u2019s getting herself into\u2026<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sorrell Voss is intelligent, caustic as hell, and quite possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. She\u2019s also going to get herself f#cking killed.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a fool if she thinks I\u2019ll go easy on her just because she\u2019s broken.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t venture into the lion\u2019s den and walk away unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>She has her secrets. That\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n<p>*My* secrets will unravel her until she comes apart at the seams.<\/p>\n<p>She will bow to me, and she will break.<\/p>\n<p>Then, and only then, will I make her mine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/61436434-requiem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Add to Goodreads<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Review<\/b><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><b><i>\u201cTell me you\u2019re in love with me\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>4.5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy damn, Callie Hart! What a read! Dramatic, sexy, unexpected and beautifully romantic with a stunning twist, this book kept me absolutely captivated, desperate to see what was going to happen, and I loved it!<\/p>\n<p>Sorrell Voss is heading to her senior year at an exclusive high school, and she\u2019s on a mission of vengeance. She blames privileged Theo Merchant for the death of her best friend, and she\u2019s determined to do whatever it takes to bring him down. But on her arrival at Toussaint Academy, she is stunned by her reaction to Theo. Not only is he absolutely gorgeous, but he seems to hate her on sight. That, and it seems that he knows more about her and her reasons for being there than he should.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an intriguing set up that just gets better and better as the story unfolds. I won\u2019t give any details, because you need to go in blind and truly experience it, but it went in directions I wasn\u2019t expecting, and though I guessed some elements of it, parts of this story just blew me away.<\/p>\n<p>And while it\u2019s happening, the sparks between Sorrell and Theo are flying! What begins as hatred quickly morphs into an attraction, and then so much more. The chemistry is intense, and the connection between them is deep and profound. It\u2019s sweet, emotional and heartfelt and I could feel the shift between them as everything changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>I\u2019m overwhelmed, so brought to my knees, confused by the sheer power of this thing between us, that I can\u2019t for one second comprehend how the hell I\u2019m going to handle the sheer magnitude of <\/i>us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This may be a YA book, but it\u2019s VERY mature YA, and the sexy time absolutely sizzles off the page. But more than just their obvious sexual connection is the depth of emotion between them, the way they are with each other, the way they open up to each other, and the palpable connection that binds them so completely.<\/p>\n<p>This is not your usual romance. It\u2019s not a bully romance, it\u2019s not even an enemies-to-lovers romance. It\u2019s something that can\u2019t be pigeon-holed into a genre, and this love story absolutely owned my heart. It\u2019s dramatic and emotional, but there\u2019s also a wonderful sense of playfulness, and all of I is just gorgeous.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cDo not look at me like you\u2019re already in love with me, Theo Merchant. My heart can\u2019t take you looking at me like that yet \u2026 I need some time to prepare before I can handle you looking at me like that.\u201d<br \/>\nI pepper her forehead, and her temples, and her cheekbones with slow, lazy, feather-light kisses. \u201cAll right. Fine. I\u2019ll stop. But let me know when you\u2019re ready for it, Voss. \u2018Cause I\u2019m so gonna be waiting.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Theo Merchant. Holy wow, what a romantic hero! The way he loves Sorrell, the way he is there for her, fights for her and how utterly, blissfully lovestruck he is, absolutely stole my heart. He completely swept me off my feet, and I swooned so freaking hard over him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cI said I\u2019d wait until you were ready for me to love you, kid. I tried to stop myself, but I\u2019m <\/i>embarrassed<i> by how hard I failed.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The blend of drama, emotion, mystery, intrigue and yes, even a bit of fun, is beautifully written, all in a way that enhances the romance. All of the different elements of the story combine to create an intriguing, emotional story that drew me in deeper and deeper, with an unforgettable love story that I happily lost myself in, and I cherished every moment of Sorrell and Theo together.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cThis feels like coming home,\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou are home. <\/i>My<i> home.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Love this one &#8211; 4.5 stars<\/p>\n<p><i>An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>About the Author<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=31842\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?fit=1242%2C1239&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,1239\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Callie Hart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-31842 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?resize=197%2C196\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?w=1242 1242w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?resize=600%2C599 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?resize=650%2C648 650w\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"197\" data-attachment-id=\"31842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=31842\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?fit=1242%2C1239&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,1239\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Callie Hart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Callie-Hart.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" \/>Callie Hart is a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary and dark romance. Her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood &amp; Roses Series<\/a> is currently being translated into multiple languages all over the world. Having spent the last seven years living in Australia, Callie now calls Los Angeles home, where she enjoys hiking, spending time at the beach, daily hot yoga classes, and\u00a0generally pretending to be a hipster.<\/p>\n<p>Callie is often asked, \u2018What is dark romance?\u2019 Her reply is always the same: Dark romance is a story that makes you fall for the anti-hero. It is a story that will make you walk a tightrope, question your sanity, and have you checking your moral compass at the door. If you love a good story about a very bad boy, then dark romance is for you.\u2019 Under her legal name, Frankie Rose, Callie writes young adult fiction that has been globally recognized, and has received numerous awards for her \u2018Halo\u2019 series.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/calliehartauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/callie-hart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BOOKBUB<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2yDmr46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7771953.Callie_Hart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/calliehartauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_callie_hart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TWITTER<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subscribe to Callie\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/IzhzL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NEWSLETTER<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find more great reads on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?page_id=16630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callie Hart Author Spotlight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Requiem by Callie Hart is live! 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