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yourbookishbff's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Note: there is a reflection on parental physical abuse. There is on-page use of consensual pain in a Dom/sub relationship between the main characters.serialbookstarter's review against another edition
3.0
Grayson co owns a sex club where he pretends to be a Dom. He married Eliza because he though she was A Domme. However her mothers boarding school training made Eliza pretend to be a docile submissive wife. That’s a big turn off to Grayson. He leaves Eliza at their country estate and lives at his club. Eventually she goes back to his club for a visit figures it all out, straps him and they are hea.
loe_ming's review against another edition
2.0
2/5 stars
the story is short, not much development of plot and characters, just smut
the story is short, not much development of plot and characters, just smut
geo_ix's review
5.0
I’m shocked I loved this so much even though it was short. It had just enough length and worked well with an already established relationship. Great writing & I loved the characters.
max_pink's review against another edition
4.0
I don't have a ton of thoughts about this, but I had a very good time. The exploration of female dominance and male submission was pretty solid, and the sex scenes were great
—Devil: A very depressed submissive. Not a ton of personality outside of shame regarding his kinky side, but he was all right. 6/10
—Eliza: A little more interesting than Devil. Trying to accept her dominant side and avoid her awful, nagging, utterly horrid mother. And girl learns to use a dang cane. 7/10.
—Smut: the true reason to read this book. Sexy times abound, and with some variety and toys that are a bit hard to find in historicals. 8/10
—Plot: The climax (no pun intended) wasn't as bananas as book one, but worked well with the Marriage In Trouble resolution. Perfectly acceptable, but more emotionally driven than externally. 6/10
—Audiobook reading by Carmen Rose was pretty solid
—Overall, if you liked the first one or are interested in a submissive hero, you should give this a shot. It's a novella, after all. You'll finish it in a day.
—Devil: A very depressed submissive. Not a ton of personality outside of shame regarding his kinky side, but he was all right. 6/10
—Eliza: A little more interesting than Devil. Trying to accept her dominant side and avoid her awful, nagging, utterly horrid mother. And girl learns to use a dang cane. 7/10.
—Smut: the true reason to read this book. Sexy times abound, and with some variety and toys that are a bit hard to find in historicals. 8/10
—Plot: The climax (no pun intended) wasn't as bananas as book one, but worked well with the Marriage In Trouble resolution. Perfectly acceptable, but more emotionally driven than externally. 6/10
—Audiobook reading by Carmen Rose was pretty solid
—Overall, if you liked the first one or are interested in a submissive hero, you should give this a shot. It's a novella, after all. You'll finish it in a day.
lassarina's review
3.0
I liked this well enough, but everything about it felt rushed, as though the author was just hitting the high points of the plot rather than laying things out with the detail I thought the emotional connections deserved - it's much more erotica than romance, which is fine, just not quite what I was expecting. The erotica was very tasty, though.
michellesantiago's review
2.0
I love the marriage in trouble trope so I picked this up. I listened to the audiobook entirely and I speeded it up to 2x speed (my usual speed is 1.5x) the last hour because I just wanted to be done already. It was meh.
danaherrmann's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0