This book. Ugh.
I loved it so much. We get to see and spend time with characters we love, as well as fall in love with new ones. And this book is now the gold standard for “wild unhinged FMC”+”stoic buttoned-up MMC” love stories. I loved how Rosie has a thought once that “Sometimes the broody/standoffish types are just shy” and I feel like the world needs more of this benefit of the doubt. Also, the audio. Adam’s voice is 10/10 worth it for the audio. Rosie is an absolute queen.
I absolutely adore this series and this world is so precious! I will take 10 more books.

I loved this book, it was such a blast! I haven't read the first two in this series but it was still so enjoyable as a standalone. I'll definitely be going back to read them!

The narrators were fantastic, they brought Adam and Rosie to life in such a fun way! I listened in one sitting, it was too good to stop!

This was a fantasy rom-com set in the magical world of Tanria, home to dragons that are as docile as golden retrievers!

The immortal demigod Rosie and inventor Adam are forced into close quarters inside the Mist when the portals begin to fail. Their chemistry is palpable from the get-go!

This was a perfect blend of high-stakes adventure with humour, and a cozy, heartwarming romance!

Megan Bannen created something really special with this series. Every book has made me cry in the best way possible. The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam is a satisfying conclusion to the series and makes me love this found family even more.

Probably my least favorite in the series. Mostly because Rosie and Adam very quickly go from cute flirting to "I love you and can't live without you." I was more into the Zeddy and Duckers romance. Honestly, I'm struggling to write anything about this because I disliked the ending so much.

On a positive note, the narrator was fantastic.

This was a great end to the Tanrian Marshals trilogy. I was a big fan of Hart and Mercy and love the interaction with the pervious characters. The audiobook narrator, Kacie Rogers, had a great personality and spunk that made the character Rosie come to life.

I enjoyed learning Adam's backstory but I couldn't quite get attached to his and Rosie's relationship with the story laid out from their past interactions. I felt more invested in Duckers and Zeddie rekindling their relationship.

This was another fun installment in the series. I really liked Rosie and Adam, and it was great to see glimpses of past couples throughout. I’m not sure if there will be more stories set in this world, but I’m definitely looking forward to whatever the author does next.

This was another fun installment in the series. I really liked Rosie and Adam, and it was great to see glimpses of past couples throughout. I’m not sure if there will be more stories set in this world, but I’m definitely looking forward to whatever the author does next.

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam
Megan Bannen
3.5 stars

“If there is a smidgeon of like or love there, you may as well go for it. Those smidgeons can be hard to come by.”

✨️Cozy Romantasy
✨️3rd in a series
✨️Age gap
✨️Forced Proximity
✨️The best side characters.

Rosie Fox, demigod, is having a bit of a life slump. Everything is just the same. The portals the people depend on to travel to Tanira go out. Rosie shorted out the wires and died, but she's immortal and alive again, so it's okay. Uptight Adam, inventor of the portals, Rosie and her work partner, Duckers, go into the portals to try to fix them from the other side. Rosie can't keep her eyes to herself and is infatuated with Adam. On the other side, they run into Duckers, ex, Zeddie, and the four of them must now survive until the portals get fixed. The vines keeping them there are growing just as fast as Rosies and Adams' feelings for each other.

This is the conclusion of the standalone interconnected trilogy

I did enjoy this book, but I really wish it was about Zeddie and Duckers😔. They were such important side characters throughout the series, and they could have had a whole book for them. That being said, I did like Rosie and Adam. It was a much more insta-lust feeling that I would have preferred. It was a lot of Rosie checking Adam out and making comments about his body every chapter. There weren't many feelings coming from Adam until after the 60% mark, and they got together officially. I didn’t feel like they had enough built up to the relationship since there were so many other things going on in the story. There was a bit of open-door relation scenes, fairly mild in descriptions.
I do love the world that has been built up throughout these books.

There were a few cameos from Hart and Mercy (heart eyes). They are still my favorite story. It was a bittersweet ending to the series. I had the audiobook, and it was absolutely fantastic! The narrator did such a good job at bringing each character to life.

I was provided an early copy to read and honestly review. Thank you to Hachette Audio and Netgalley.

Rosie and Adam are my favorite couple so far! Megan Bannen pulled out all the stops with this third voyage into Tanria and completely won my heart in the process. I have loved and enjoyed every character in this world, each of the couples are endearing in so many ways, but something about Rosie and Adam had me hooked from the very beginning. I loved Rosies vulnerability and the humanity that she expressed, despite her immortal lifespan. Her interactions with those around her were never dull and I especially loved the self-love that she achieved through her character growth along the way. Despite her height being well outside of societal norms, she learned to love and appreciate herself for everything that she was and everything that she had to offer. Adam experienced similar growth himself, and I squealed with excitement when they finally stopped fighting the chemistry between them amidst their bid to save Tanria.
This book really took me through all the emotions, and I loved every minute of the journey. I've never experienced a world quite like Tanria before and I doubt I ever will again. There is such a unique mix of heartfelt romance, suspenseful unpredictability, and hold-on-to -your-hats adventure that there really wasn't a dull moment. Add in some excellent banter (one of my favorite things) and unique characters that don't fit the traditional mold, and you have a one-of-a-kind series with true "Hart" that I know I will still be thinking of for many years to come.
The audio for The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam was just as delightful as the other installments of the series have been. I love the way the narrators brought the characters to life and the way their inflections and tone really helped to fully immerse me into the story. Jim Frangione and Kacie Rogers both did an expert job and only heightened my enjoyment of the book.

Love this series and so happy to get back into this world, however the huge time jump between book 2 and book 3 was a bit jarring i feel like we missed a lot of getting to know Rosie and Duckers as a team and seeing how there friendship grew as Duckers is fantastic and needs all the page time he can get.

Overall I was disappointed with this book, honestly I expected more from Rosie as her character was displayed as a total BadAss in the previous books, in this one it felt like her whole personality was sexy underwear and dying without dying. To a point I understand why she is feeling down but we don’t get to see any of the joy from her life.

Adam was bland. His character while having some interesting moments was overall bland. I can’t even say anything else


I will say the narrator did do a great job at this and was able to get me sucked back into this world.

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank was a 5 star read for me, so I came in with high expectations. This one was fine, but I didn't love it like the first two.

I enjoyed Rosie as a character, her fearless struggle to stay alive, her infatuation with pretty undergarments, and her refusal to let her feelings about her "father" pop in and out of her life without voicing them.

I loved that we got more time with Duckers & Zeddie, and enjoyed the partnership & friendship between Rosie and Duckers. Unfortunately, Adam didn't pull me in, and although I enjoyed the unraveling of their history, I wasn't invested in their relationship; I didn't feel their chemistry building, so I had a hard time rooting for them the way I have in the previous books.

Overall, this series is really fun. I love the unique world, and appreciate that all three stories aren't rinse and repeat. We get completely different storylines and tropes, with little cameos from original characters.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the audiobook ARC. The narrator did a wonderful job, and I would absolutely listen to more books she narrates.

This one is really good. A fresh new whimsical story. I had no idea it was third in a series, and honestly, I don’t feel like I am missing anything. The banter! The FMC is SO GREAT with her banter. The extroverted confident tall immortal FMC meets short introverted quiet second MMC (there is another coupling set of MMCxMMC exes that is also adorable and fun to follow their drama). There is so much chemistry in each of the couples, you ship both right away. The world building is wonderful and well executed. The addition of dragons is also super fun – but not the whole focus of the story which is nice. The twist you may or may not see coming, but hey – it’s a romcom. We all love that we can guess what is going to happen. I am seriously going to go read the first two now, just because this one was so good. Oh, and a gold star for the name of her cat. Haha.

The narrator also did an amazing job with all of the characters in this. Her tone was smooth and it was easy to determine who was who. Great job!

What an absolute knockout of a conclusion to the Tanrian Marshals Trilogy. Chaotic, messy, and gloriously unfiltered in all the best ways.

Rosie is everything - a firecracker wrapped in immortal swagger, with emotional bravery to match. She might keep a few cards close, but the rest? Laid bare with a fierce take-me-or-leave-me confidence. And Adam… sweet, reserved, aching Adam. He’s her perfect foil - quiet and careful, scarred by a past that makes his slow, tentative unfurling feel sacred. Every time he lets down a wall, it’s like watching a red briar bloom which is fitting, since the briar metaphor is woven through the entire book with masterful precision.

The father-daughter storyline starts simple but lands with devastating weight. Not the first “ending,” but the ending - that moment of raw, aching validation we all secretly crave from our parents? It wrecked me. I cried with Rosie, and I’d do it again.

And let’s talk about the audiobook: flawless. Kacie Rogers is Rosie - she radiates attitude, wit, and charm with every word. Her ability to give each character a distinct, fitting voice was nothing short of magical. And Jim Frangione’s chapters as Adam? They hit like a whisper and a thunderclap all at once. Normally I’m a duet narration purist, but the switch here? Perfectly deliberate, perfectly executed.

This book was a gift. Rosie and Adam will live in my heart rent-free for a long, long time.

A great third book in the series, Bannen never fails to bring together a fun and whimsical sorry that keeps you engaged till the end. It’s rare but she was able to have me guessing on how this book was to end and I can happily say the ending is everything you want and more. The book it a perfect blend of Fantacy with that a sprinkle of romance and spice. I would recommend reading the other two book before this but is not a requirement.

5⭐️ 2🌶️ 5🎧

I am kinda speechless which is a problem because I’m supposed to be writing a review for this ALC. But what it comes down to is that I love the Tanrian Marshals series so much and I’m so sad it is over but what a way to close it out! This was such an incredibly satisfying series with characters I adored, amazing banter, beautiful depictions of love, and adventures that had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t have imagined a better ending for these characters I have grown to love so much.

Rosie and Adam were absolute perfection. I loved Rosie’s humor and nonchalant attitude about her mortality. I loved that even though she knew she was going to outlive her friends, it didn’t stop her from loving them. Her friendship with Penrose (Penny-D is seriously the cutest nickname ever) made me giddy. They were each other’s ride or d!e bestie.

I loved watching the tightly contained Adam slowly but surely come unglued when it came to Rosie. His history was so fascinating and made him a perfect match for Rosie. Both were so focused on helping others that it wasn’t until they were forced together for this mission that they were able to face their feelings and think about what made them happy. Both of them having an appreciation for the finer underthings in life was such a cute commonality.

I’m not going to lie, when I realized that this was the last book in the series and it wasn’t named after Penrose, I was a little worried because I have been waiting for his and Zeddy’s book since meeting them in Hart and Mercy. But this book was like two in one because Rosie wasn’t the only one to get her HEA.

I really enjoyed the audiobook. Jim Frangione and Kacie Rogers did a wonderful job bringing these characters to life.

I’m going to go stare into space for a while as I think about how much I have loved this series. I seriously can’t recommend it enough. I think it is time for a reread because I am not ready to leave Tanria yet.

Megan Bannen is 3 for 3 in this Hart and Mercy series. I have loved every book in it. She has created a wonderful fantasy world in Tanria with wonderful characters that you care about. The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam, involves our Tanrian marshal Rosie who seems to see a problem with the portal to Tanria and the Adam, an engineer and inventor of the portal. He seems to know more about the problem than he is letting on. This is a wonderful opposites-attract fantasy rom-com.

Thank-you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the advanced listener copy. The narrators, Jim Frangione and Katie Rogers brought the characters to life and kept me listening. I will miss this series, I enjoyed all of the characters and their heartwarming stories.

Honestly, this book was confusing. I know that they are interconnected standalones, but I still was lost when it came to the world this took place in. I found the characters to really hard to connect with, the dialogue wasn’t for me, and I didn’t really connect with the chemistry of the main characters.

Almost as good as the first book, and better than the second! Part adventure story, part slow-burn romance. Loveable main characters and well-developed side characters who bring dimension to the relationship and plot. The FMC and MMC are good foils for each other, which also helps with their individual development.
The plot was fun, with just the right amount of “oh no!” to keep things interesting.
Audio production was fantastic! Loved the narration!

I have enjoyed every single moment of this series, the characters are all so loveable, saying goodbye to Tanria hurts so good 😩

my favorite components of this story were the banter, the romance, the mystery sub plot, found family and of course...DUCKERS

I absolutely loved the narration and hated to have to hit the pause button. Bannen's writing is truly top tier and the narration brings the story to life so well.

Thank you to NetGalley, Hachette Audio, Orbit Books, & Megan Bannen for this chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is the third book in the Tanrian Series and I do not believe you should read it as a standalone. As a favor to your brain and heart- I truly believe a person should read the whole series. There is so much you won't appreciate without the lore of the first two books.

Each love story in this series has been so different from each other. It's taken us on such a ride through perspectives and priorities but still the spirit of this dystopian land has been the same. Everything is so witty, snarky, and perfect.

Rosie and Adam's story was everything I didn't know I needed. And getting MORE Zeddy and Ducker's?!? They have been the gift that keeps giving since book 1. I related to (and found comfort in) the examination of grief and the passage of time.

Narration was VERY well done. I especially liked the second narrator when they came in- they were used so wisely to put us in the second story!