This story of Ariadne and her Minotaur is not the usual love story. They got their HEA but I wonder if they will reappear later in the series as the other main characters have.

The Minotaur is all about protecting Ariadne, and proving his worth as a protector.

Ariadne is trying to walk the tightrope of Olympus politics and trying to save herself, her brother and the Minotaur.

This book kept me turning pages to find out what happened next and the action was spot on. Looking forward to the next book as the epilogue leaves you wanting more.

Dark Restraint by Katee Robert is a dark, steamy romance set in the Dark Olympus universe. It follows Ariadne in a dangerous love triangle with Dionysus and the Minotaur, exploring power, desire, and trust.
Trope highlights: dark romance, love triangle, enemies-to-lovers, myth retelling, power dynamics.

Holy cow, this book is naughty and hot. I loved every word! This author seems to push the envelope with every installment of this series, and it keeps getting better and better.

I’ve been all-in on the Dark Olympus series, but Dark Restraint didn’t fully land for me. Ariadne’s betrayal, the political intrigue, and that obsessive pull from the Minotaur—these plot elements are wild and compelling. The romance is intense—like toxic-swoon level—but the relationship never quite clicked emotionally. And while the world-building and series arc still kept me turning pages, the pacing felt off, and I wish the romance had more depth instead of just possessive intensity. It wasn’t my favorite, but I’m still curious to see where this mythology-meets-dark-romance story goes next.

Holy moly! What a ride.

I loved how this book took a darker turn than the previous books in this series have yet to go. The relationship between Minotaur and Ariadne is one of respect and admiration, but also very possessive, obsessive, and twisted at the same time. This book was truly the turning point of the series and I'm so excited to see where it goes next.

I want to thank Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this early (and I apologize that I'm about a year late to finally getting it done).

What I liked most about this book was that I wasn't constantly in anticipation for the smut, I was more interested in the plot developing. We learned about Ariadne and Minotaur's struggles from when they were young till now with Minos. I liked Minotaur's POV, his inner narration shows his soft side. It was also nice reading characters in the Dark Olympus world who are looking out for themselves and not for the city.

Katee Robert does it again with the spice....CHEFS KISS!! Not only does she write romance well, but she's able to make a book spicy while keeping the plot going. Sometimes we want more than just smut. And Katee does!

I have been reading this series for quite some time and it never gets old. The romance had me kicking my feet. You never know who’s next to get together in the city of Olympus. Katee Robert’s does it again. I am impatiently waiting for the next books in the series.

Did I expect this to be a thriller? Absolutely not, but I will follow Katee Robert wherever. This injected some pep into the very long series and furthered the plot while we got some deliciously spicy scenes. Right now, it's one of my favorites of the series.

All the stars!
Katee Robert has a way of completely overtaking whatever’s happening in my life when she releases a new novel. Same thing has happened with all of her Dark Olympus series, and same thing happened with Dark Restraint.
The writing keeps getting better and better, I love how complex and truly humane (pun intended) her characters are, and I love seeing old protagonists make cameos. It’s one of the best things in series like these!
I’m not sure how much I can talk about the smut without spoiling but.. 🥵

This book is the next installment of the Dark Olympus series and I do enjoy seeing how this world continues to build and I did enjoy the plot in this book a lot but overall this book wasnt my favorite in the series. The writing still captivated me and made me want to continue and I am looking forward to the next book!

HOT HOT HOT, I love this series by Katee Robert and each book just makes me love the lore and world more. I never want it to end.

Whilst I would read Katee Robert’s grocery list, I fear that Dark Restraint is not my favourite of her works. The Minatour and Ariadne were a relationship i’d be waiting for and it unfortunately fell flat under those expectations. Fingers crossed Icarus and Poseidon bring it back around.

Loved seeing the other side in this series, though it's getting on a bit. I'm ready for the conclusion now. I definitely love the angst and spice though.

Ariadne and the Minotaur have been separately and secretly each other’s since they were teenagers. The two of them go through a lot to get to each other. A book full of double crossing, wars, and love. Makes me want to read more about the gods of Olympus as I am still new to the world.

I love this next chapter in Katee Robert’s dark Olympus. All of the books have been fantastic with the characters having more and more depth as she goes further in.

Anything that Katee Roberts writes is wonderful in a sexy sorta way. I have adored her writing since Neon Gods , but with that
I do have to say . I do have the habit of reading books out of order , so when I picked up this book I was still curious. I had already
picked up several follow up books from neon gods.
But I do have to say , this is one of the most will draw you in stories but I do recommend reading the books before this one to truly
understand the series and the characters that are together and their backstories. So I was reading and trying to understand off reading
just one book. With some of the characters it was easy to understand but at the same time , I was confused with some interworking's so I definitely recommend reading the other novels so this one is easier to understand all the backstories.

Oh man this is another great installment in this series about Ariadne and the Minotaur that I didn't see coming. I loved this and it was great to see an outsiders perspective on the gods and I love a curvy main character. I love how there relationship grows and weathers what the Minotaur has to do for Minos. I loved all the side characters and getting to learn more about the conflicts brewing in Olympus. This was another fun and fast read.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

I was a little anxious going into this one with how the minotaur was portrayed in the series up to this point but as soon as his first chapter hit I fell in love with him! I love him and Ariadne. I hate how awful their lives (and Icarus's) have been thanks to their evil, no good father/benefactor Minos but their feelings for each other are so pure. This is probably up there with Neon Gods and Wicked Beauty for my faves in the series.

katee has once AGAIN knocked a book out of the park!! I loved reading about the Minotaur and Ariadne, and how their relationship grows. I really liked being able to see the Olympians from an outsider perspective, because we get to see how the characters we've read about already percieve and treat the outsiders, and it gives the court politics a nice extra layer. I loved seeing a plus sized FMC be absolutely worshiped and I loved being able to see the character development between Minos's people.