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jayss's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 rating
Disclaimer: I haven't read the previous books and I got this one as a gift.
The beginning of the book was pretty ok, I really like how Danielle and Rafael already have a past, but then it goes downhill. The characters are unrelatable and unlikeable; the only way I can describe Rafe is 'virile male' and 'ran-through', and Dani a red-haired Barbie doll with little thought and personality. The plot is very tepid too.
The abuse is rampant, it starts from page 100, picks up around 130, and just continues getting worse, with Rafe. I can very clearly see that the author wanted it to be smexy and hot and stuff since Dani is 'unsure whether she likes it' (a miserable failure, it wasn't executed well) but judging by the majority of reviews, we can all agree it's stomach-turning.
After the abuse died down and the two 'started falling in love', the plot grew even more boring and ridiculous, one plot hole after another, and nothing had time to develop. It's safe to assume the author was rushing to write the book and publish it. The writing is middle-school level.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the previous books and I got this one as a gift.
The beginning of the book was pretty ok, I really like how Danielle and Rafael already have a past, but then it goes downhill. The characters are unrelatable and unlikeable; the only way I can describe Rafe is 'virile male' and 'ran-through', and Dani a red-haired Barbie doll with little thought and personality. The plot is very tepid too.
The abuse is rampant, it starts from page 100, picks up around 130, and just continues getting worse, with Rafe
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forcing himself on Dani whenever it's possible, her protests weak, and her aunt condoning the abuseAfter the abuse died down and the two 'started falling in love', the plot grew even more boring and ridiculous, one plot hole after another, and nothing had time to develop. It's safe to assume the author was rushing to write the book and publish it. The writing is middle-school level.
tulgey_wood's review against another edition
A lot of reviews said the guy was a jerk. In the first 111 pages I thought he was ok. But then I got to page 112 and noped right out of there. I am not going to bother finishing it. I don't know why so many authors think abuse is romantic. It's not. Stop it.
juliaem's review against another edition
2.0
This was...fine. Except the hero is obnoxiously domineering for the first half of the book. 2.5 stars might be more accurate, because there are some romance novels I've picked up and then been completely turned off to reading anymore by that author, but I wouldn't write the other 2 in this series off my list. I just don't know that I'd go seek them out.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Great way to end a series, I really enjoyed this book!
zeey's review against another edition
1.0
Good God, this book was everywhere. The characters had no actual depth, the heroine was just so blah and the hero equally so.
I may have been able to give it another half star if the whole Dani's secret thing hadnt been washed away the way it was. Dont get me wrong I love
I may have been able to give it another half star if the whole Dani's secret thing hadnt been washed away the way it was. Dont get me wrong I love
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happy endings with babies and all and can gladly get behind miracle babies and miracle womb healings but my problem is the way Rafe reacts to it and how it made Dani look in my eyes to have hidden it from him in some weird idea of revenge??? Like what if he didn't have hero armor and was some despicable cad who would have taken it out of your hide that you would keep something like this from him?? Tf woman! And then she suspects her husband and her MIL of wanting to get rid of her.... and then...then she decides she wants to divorce him...it's all about me me me me me!!!! OMFG! I was screaming by this time I could have maybe maybe been more sympathetic if the actual arc had more depth to it but it didnt.
dreamofwinter's review against another edition
4.0
Some farfetched elements but I really liked it nonetheless!
Who doesn't love a redemption story?
Who doesn't love a redemption story?
merrybelletrist's review against another edition
5.0
I greatly enjoyed this book. I had been wanting to read it for awhile, so I bought it one day on the Harlequin site along with a slew of other ebooks. It was few months before I actually read it though.
The premise is an interesting one. Rafe believes that his betrothed betrayed and he leaves her for five long years. When they meet again it's a function and they still have that undeniable attraction between them.
Unfortunately Dani has become engaged to an American business and she travels with her lady maid and her aunt to the country to marry him and of course Rafe follows her.
What I liked the most about this book was how realistic the characters seemed. Rafe and Dani shared a passion, but both were hesitant to fall in love with each other.
There were a few mysteries going on the book, if you can call them that. Maybe the correct word would be intrigues? There's a subplot with Dani's maid, Caro Loon and a man she originally meet in the Americas. I thought it was well done as well.
I wasn't aware that there were two previous books to this series. I usually try to start with the first book. I thoroughly enjoyed and I will be buying the other two books in the series. Look out for review of those.
The premise is an interesting one. Rafe believes that his betrothed betrayed and he leaves her for five long years. When they meet again it's a function and they still have that undeniable attraction between them.
Unfortunately Dani has become engaged to an American business and she travels with her lady maid and her aunt to the country to marry him and of course Rafe follows her.
What I liked the most about this book was how realistic the characters seemed. Rafe and Dani shared a passion, but both were hesitant to fall in love with each other.
There were a few mysteries going on the book, if you can call them that. Maybe the correct word would be intrigues? There's a subplot with Dani's maid, Caro Loon and a man she originally meet in the Americas. I thought it was well done as well.
I wasn't aware that there were two previous books to this series. I usually try to start with the first book. I thoroughly enjoyed and I will be buying the other two books in the series. Look out for review of those.