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melcheslog's review
5.0
This story was raw and dark as hell!! Eleni and Gabriel are amazing characters. The plot is thick with twists and turns. This book was haunting and thrilling. The violence and love is so well written I could feel it all. I loved this collaboration of these two authors! This is very well written and absolutely a fantastic piece of literature!
fallen_for_books30's review
5.0
An amazing book by Lily White and Dawn Robertson!!
I loved Lily White's first book and I loved Dawn Robertson's Hers and I knew two favorite authors would write an fantastic book together!!
I would say this book was totally different from what I expected. It had a very strong story about the characters. It was almost painful to read.This book was totally different form the other books in the way how it was written and the story itself is different. Two broken people...Hate,love,lust,need,revenge,desire,pain,pleasure revenge all mixed in one book and beautifully written in a way that you can't really stop from reading.
Eleni is an alcoholic and Gabriel hates people who drinks and takes upon himself to solve the problem!
Now this is where the story begins!
I don't want to say anything else expect that this is strong book bout two broken people trying mend each other. The flow,pace and characters are well developed. The story is unpredictable is also a plus point. You will be like oh my..Did this really happen ?
Read it! I don't want to give anything else away! :)
I loved Lily White's first book and I loved Dawn Robertson's Hers and I knew two favorite authors would write an fantastic book together!!
I would say this book was totally different from what I expected. It had a very strong story about the characters. It was almost painful to read.This book was totally different form the other books in the way how it was written and the story itself is different. Two broken people...Hate,love,lust,need,revenge,desire,pain,pleasure revenge all mixed in one book and beautifully written in a way that you can't really stop from reading.
Eleni is an alcoholic and Gabriel hates people who drinks and takes upon himself to solve the problem!
Now this is where the story begins!
I don't want to say anything else expect that this is strong book bout two broken people trying mend each other. The flow,pace and characters are well developed. The story is unpredictable is also a plus point. You will be like oh my..Did this really happen ?
Read it! I don't want to give anything else away! :)
jst1morechapter's review
4.0
dark and disturbing...
So... I'm not sure where to begin with this review...
Let me start by saying that the two main characters are both mentally ill and very unstable and could actually do with getting some professional help... It was brutal in it's content and there were parts where I didn't want to read any further because of what I feared would happen next.
Saying that, the reason for my 4 star rating... the writing was gripping and very well done... I ploughed through hoping for some light at the end of that very dark tunnel, and I wasn't disappointed, although how they get there is a dubious thing indeed!
As this was listed as erotica I thought I'd give it a whirl... blimey, I think it's in the wrong section...
I have heard since reading that this is one of Lily White's tamer reads... all I can say is if that is the case I won't be reading them... this was borderline for me... I found it disturbing and far too dark for my pallet, but I can't bring myself to give this a bad star rating just because it wasn't to my taste...
If you think this is anything like 50 Shades or the Crossfire series then you'll be wrong... you have to be very open minded, understanding and forgiving to enjoy a book like this... I'm not sure that I did!
So... I'm not sure where to begin with this review...
Let me start by saying that the two main characters are both mentally ill and very unstable and could actually do with getting some professional help... It was brutal in it's content and there were parts where I didn't want to read any further because of what I feared would happen next.
Saying that, the reason for my 4 star rating... the writing was gripping and very well done... I ploughed through hoping for some light at the end of that very dark tunnel, and I wasn't disappointed, although how they get there is a dubious thing indeed!
As this was listed as erotica I thought I'd give it a whirl... blimey, I think it's in the wrong section...
I have heard since reading that this is one of Lily White's tamer reads... all I can say is if that is the case I won't be reading them... this was borderline for me... I found it disturbing and far too dark for my pallet, but I can't bring myself to give this a bad star rating just because it wasn't to my taste...
If you think this is anything like 50 Shades or the Crossfire series then you'll be wrong... you have to be very open minded, understanding and forgiving to enjoy a book like this... I'm not sure that I did!
nissahh's review
5.0
5 WTF did I just read stars.
I don't even know where to start from, I completely suck at writing reviews, so fair warning, this isn't going to be a good review like the others.
I was already looking forward to this book because it was written by two of my favorite authors, so I knew it was going to be good, but not this god. Words can't describe how I'm feeling right now after finishing The Good Girl. At first I couldn't understand why it was called that(I can be a little slow when it comes to book titles sometimes, don't judge me), but as the story continued I understood why. It's a very fitting title.
I loved/hate the characters, they felt so realistic that it was somewhat scary. I can't pretend I know what problems they face, though I do understand the whole 'battling your inner demons' a little to well. I felt connected to Eleni, but at the same time, in the beginning, I couldn't stand her. I guess it was like Gabriel said, that she was wasting away her life. I see myself a lot in Eleni, I figure that's why I probably don't like her, because she reminded me of myself. Even though I don't drink and covered in tattoos (I only have one), I understand where she comes from and why she turned towards alcohol for a release. Towards the ending, I came to like her and admire her when she changed for the better.
Gabriel was the complete opposite, I loved him in the beginning, even though he was slightly creepy, and as the story went on, I understood why he did the things he did. At the same time I started liking Eleni, I started hating Gabriel for what he was doing, letting his demons win. But at the very end, I'm so happy for him, and once again I love him, which makes it so confusing, because apart of me still hates him.
The writing was exceptional, the descriptions were good and I could somewhat picture the surroundings (next time I won't listen to music while reading, Sing by Ed Sheeran and The Good Girl don't mix and I found myself laughing at the most random and horrifying parts in the book). I loved being inside the mind of two people who are fighting two different type of demons (oddly enough I thought of Criminal Minds while reading this).
I read somewhere on Facebook that they're writing another book together and I honestly can't wait for it.
I don't even know where to start from, I completely suck at writing reviews, so fair warning, this isn't going to be a good review like the others.
I was already looking forward to this book because it was written by two of my favorite authors, so I knew it was going to be good, but not this god. Words can't describe how I'm feeling right now after finishing The Good Girl. At first I couldn't understand why it was called that(I can be a little slow when it comes to book titles sometimes, don't judge me), but as the story continued I understood why. It's a very fitting title.
I loved/hate the characters, they felt so realistic that it was somewhat scary. I can't pretend I know what problems they face, though I do understand the whole 'battling your inner demons' a little to well. I felt connected to Eleni, but at the same time, in the beginning, I couldn't stand her. I guess it was like Gabriel said, that she was wasting away her life. I see myself a lot in Eleni, I figure that's why I probably don't like her, because she reminded me of myself. Even though I don't drink and covered in tattoos (I only have one), I understand where she comes from and why she turned towards alcohol for a release. Towards the ending, I came to like her and admire her when she changed for the better.
Gabriel was the complete opposite, I loved him in the beginning, even though he was slightly creepy, and as the story went on, I understood why he did the things he did. At the same time I started liking Eleni, I started hating Gabriel for what he was doing, letting his demons win. But at the very end, I'm so happy for him, and once again I love him, which makes it so confusing, because apart of me still hates him.
The writing was exceptional, the descriptions were good and I could somewhat picture the surroundings (next time I won't listen to music while reading, Sing by Ed Sheeran and The Good Girl don't mix and I found myself laughing at the most random and horrifying parts in the book). I loved being inside the mind of two people who are fighting two different type of demons (oddly enough I thought of Criminal Minds while reading this).
I read somewhere on Facebook that they're writing another book together and I honestly can't wait for it.
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