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Sabotage

Shantel Tessier

3.68 AVERAGE

annams_library's review

4.0
dark fast-paced
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’d rate this as a 2.5

I listened to the audiobook and was hesitant about the male narrator but ended up liking him.

I am a HUGE fan of the L.O.R.D.S. series! However, I wasn’t a fan of this book because it lacked a plot and this is coming from someone who is all about the smut, which this book has.

It’s not worth the credit.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes
challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My first book from Shantel Tessier and wow... 100% a dark, DARK romance. A bit hard to categorise this as a college romance since there wasn't a single scene where any of the characters were actually attending school. The school was just briefly mentioned a handful of times in passing. No matter.

The book immediately starts in the deep end, no toe-dipping whatsoever. The relationship between Colt and Raylee was fked up and twisted, throwing in the stepsibling relationship, combined with friend-sharing, it was hella spicy. I couldn't look away.

The darkness took a different turn when Raylee was SA-ed and I actually really appreciated how Ms Shantel wrote this. There was no denying that it was a horrible and incredibly traumatic act, no matter how kinky and rough Raylee usually is with her sexual experiences. It did not matter her body count nor the level of kinkiness she has participated in, the SA was still very traumatizing and she needed a lot of time to recover from it. 

The reason I highlight this is because a lot of dark romances usually ghost past or gloss over SA but it is very important to know the difference between a dark kinky consensual act and an SA. Thank you to Ms Shantel for not brushing it under the rug or implying it was something she could easily move on from with a bit of TLC. Colt was amazingly understanding and supportive with Raylee's needs and her road to recovery. 

I'll definitely check out the rest of the LORDS series and other books from Ms Shantel, she really left a wonderful impression on me with this book. 

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