Madness

Ruined Records, Book 2

De: Jillian West

Narrado por: Vanessa Moyen, Michael Gallagher, Drew Mehrtens

Lyric Sinclair has had a whirlwind couple of months.

She got sucked back into the industry she thought she was free of, she's in an exclusive relationship with a rock band, and her ex is back in the picture.

A whole new set of challenges arise as Lyric and her guys work through their grief. Moving on is never a simple task, but Lyric has back up, and these guys aren't afraid to fight for what they want most.

Danger is closer than ever… but Lyric is learning to face her demons rather than running at the first sign of trouble. She better figure it out. Or it'll be her biggest regret yet.

Madness is part two of the Ruined Records duet and has a happy ending. This is a reverse harem omegaverse that includes mild MM (one couple), but for the most part, everyone is focused on our heroine. There are growly men, knots, snarling, bonds, and you'll see the Sinclair pack come together.

©2022 Jillian West (P)2023 Podium Audio

Omegaverse done right!

Book Review:
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I loved this contemporary human omegaverse duet by author Jillian West. It is full of angst, drama, steam, and romance.

The whole pack is delicious, a mix of rock stars and security personnel, but I have a special thing for the sweet (and a bit domineering) beta Saint and the devil-may-care alpha Lachlan. We are given men that fit several tropes within the pack: friends to lovers, second chance, grumpy/sunshine, and a cinnamon roll MMC. Each of the guys brings something to the relationship that the FMC, Lyric, needs to feel complete.

Before Lyric gets packed up, she had never experienced a proper heat. I absolutely loved that there was a valid reason for Lyric to be taking heat suppressants – wanting to maintain her relationship with her beta boyfriend, Saint, without the need for an alpha. She felt that designations should not affect long-term commitments, and she loved Saint. Full Stop. It was only as that relationship faltered, and her suppressants started failing, that the need to find alphas arose, and time was fleeting before her heat set in.

Part two quickly reaches inferno levels of heat – maintaining that intensity throughout. This does not even include Lyric’s heat scenes, as she goes through several mini-heats before her big, coming off the suppressants-enhanced, heat. The sex ranges from soft and romantic to hot and debased, but always consensual. One very hot chase scene stands out (but so many scenes could be mentioned here). This duet contains MF scenes as well as MFM and group scenes. There is also MM and MMF.

I highly recommend this completed duet. It has a neurodivergent FMC and explores several mental health and drug issues amongst all the smut. Plus, there is a stalker, so it also has a thriller feel. It really has everything, in a nice omegaverse package.

Narration Review:
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The narrators blew this one of the water in this multi-cast dual narration-style performance of Madness.

New to me (and a new fav) narrator, Drew Mehrtens, has a fantastic deep voice that he used to bring the gruff-hearted Storm to life. I felt him in my soul and found myself blushing more than I expected during the spicy scenes.

Vanessa killed it, as always. She’s one of my favorite female narrators for a good reason - she is able to take on an amazing range of voices.

Michael Gallagher performed the other men in the pack to perfection. Another of my favorite voice actors. His Lachlan and Saint are swoon-worthy.

Genre: Contemporary Omegaverse
Tropes/Features: Rockstar MMCs, bodyguard, neurodivergent FMC, depression, learning to live after loss, second chance, grumpy/sunshine, cinnamon roll, drug use, 1st time delayed heat, knotting, scenting, high spice, stalker, ex drama
Narrator: Multiple 1st Person POV
Narration Style: Dual Narration Vanessa Moyen, Michael Gallagher, and Drew Mehrtens
Relationship Type: Why Choose MMFMMMM (new MM relationship in pack), Fast Burn, Super spicy
Book Type/Ending: Book Two in the Ruined Records duet, HEA
TW/CW: Available at the beginning of ebook/paperback

Emotional damage!

Honestly this book was a hard read for me. I normally go for the dark and depraved but light on the emotions. The emotional rollercoaster this duet put me through was hard but so worth it. I loved the characters and the growth they’ve all gone through in the duet. I felt like this totally could have been real life people and maybe that’s why I had a hard time with the depression and loss.

Still a fantastic read and being able to listen to it while I read was the best way to experience this book. The narrators that Jillian picks are always on point and this book/audiobook was no different!

Best Omegaverse!

Read and listened to this duet at least 20 times, and it never gets old. After years of reading most of the omegaverse books on the market, this one still remains in my top 5. Worth the read, worth the buy, worth the time.

I love this story

I love all the characters in this story. The struggles they all have in their personal lives are so real. Despite that they all come together and find themselves and each other. The narration was great also. Just love it.

All the feels

These 2 books…ugh my heart!!! I absolutely loved how it was written; the characters, though many, I don’t really think it was too much. Ok, maybe at one point, but the whole thing unfolded like so few stories I’ve read. There was history, depth, relatable topics, pain and healing. Everything…UGH!!!!! My HEART!!!!
This one had my heart in a vise and I TOTALLY dig it when authors include songs or a playlist of sorts within the story. I absolutely have a Ruined Records playlist now and I absolutely still ball my eyes out - weeks later- when some songs play and I remember the story/scene it was playing for or the bands sang. Ugh, I’ll never NOT cry when I hear Hold You Down after this book…so, thanks for that, Jillian.

Second part of the duology

Madness by Jillian West is the second, finale of the Ruined Records Duology. We're still following Lyric and her pack. Great steamy, smexy story. There are so many feelings - from happy, to sad, to top of the world feelings. Loved it. I have enjoyed everything Jillian West writes, and am happy to get to listen now too!

Amazing omegaverse

Love this omegaverse duet!! Books are amazing but in my opinion audiobook made it just that much better !! Lyric is truly my favorite omega

amazing ending!

this was a truly amazing ending! I loved book 1 and loved book 2! narrators did a amazing job! Jillian West did a amazing job on these two books! looking forward to more books by her!!!

Holy Awesomeness

I loved reading this duet from the first chapter. The second book is even better than the first! #CallumAndSaint for life. The narrators did such an amazing job! Drew Mehrtens was a shockingly brilliant addition. I cannot recommend this book enough. Now I just want a whole book on Saint and Callum’s journey. Insert dreamy sigh..

Delightful

I loved this audiobook even more than the first! Drew Mehrtens was AMAZING and new to me, so I definitely hope to listen to him in other books in the future! The cast was all incredible and the audio version really brings this duet to life in a new way!