Leigh's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 stars 
 Readers of the Reaper's books have seen Painter for years and if they're anything like me, they've formed a sort of love/hate relationship with him. When we first met him as a prospect, way back in Reaper's Property, he was just a little baby Reaper, lusting after Em, the President's daughter. 
 Watching him infatuated with Em and doing nothing about it was frustrating and annoying. But in Reaper's Fall, we get to see a completely different side to Painter. He truly grows up, takes on responsibilities, and even though he makes a lot of mistakes (and still causes some of those love/hate feelings), we get to see him grow into a man. 
 I have to admit, at first I didn't really recall who Melanie was. I naturally assumed that Painter would get paired up with Jessica, and I was thankful for Joanna Wylde's Reaper's and Bastards anthology which contained a story showing the beginning of their friendship. I needed it to jog my memory! And I found that I liked Mel. She wasn't from the MC world and she reacted the way any normal person would to the idiosyncrasies of club life. She was perplexed by the decisions Painter would make, seeming to choose the club over family, and I liked seeing a heroine that asked the same questions that I would, got angry over the same things I would. She didn't put up with Painter's nonsense and I think that's the reason Painter fell in love with her. 
 She was just flat out good for him and what he needed, and I felt that she made Painter into a better man. He grew from a newbie club member to a man with obligations and responsibilities and a future. 
 I actually found this book to have a different feel than any of the other Reaper's books. Maybe because it took place over such a long span of time, but it felt more all encompassing than the prior stories. And while this book could be read without reading any prior Reaper's novels, a lot of things would be missed without knowing the other brothers and their old ladies. Knowing and loving them all, and getting to see them again definitely added to the appeal of this book. 
 Fans of the Reapers and the Silver Bastards will not be disappointed by this story. We get more Horse, more Ruger, Puck, Hunter and Picnic. Did I mention more Horse? And more of Picnic's crazy daughter Kit, who sounds like a blast! But we also get a better introduction to more of the brothers that haven't had much attention paid to them before, especially Gage and Taz. While makes me hold out hope that we'll get books on these guys next! 
 Reaper's Fall was truly a pleasure to read. It was a trip back to see all of the men I love, in a world that Ms. Wylde has made so real, I can almost smell the leather, testosterone and motor oil, and I impatiently wait for the next installment to come. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.