Reviews

Suit by Jettie Woodruff

dana_yamaguchi's review

3.0

2.5 stars

keeahruhhh's review

5.0

Holy shit. This was a hell of a mindfuck ride. I spent my entire day off from work wrapped up in Gabby & Paxton's fucked up-ness. As soon as I was finished, I had to buy the second one and I still have a bunch of questions...but I'm slowly figuring them out...right along with Gabby.

sonja_ahrb's review

5.0

Well, it's the morning after I finished Suit and I honestly still don't know what happened. One minute I think I have it figured out and then the next minute I remember some detail and I'm right back to where I started with the not knowing. Granted, I could be overthinking it but who knows - I sure don't and if you do figure it out - then my hat's off to you. All confusion aside, I absolutely loved this book! And absolutely isn't even the right word to describe it - I was just so in love with reading Suit and I wanted it to end, but at the same time I didn't want it to end!

I loved Gabriella - she's just awesome! I love how much she loves the girls and I love the way she challenges Paxton. She's fun and playful, a little sassy, a little feisty, and she's just herself. I can't tell you how or why Gabriella's so special - maybe it's because of how genuine she is and that she doesn't play games, but I think it's her heart that makes her so special. She has the best and biggest heart and I'm really rooting for her to get her happily ever after!

Now with Paxton - I'm not sure how I feel about him right now. He made me wonder several times if he was for real because he's crazy! Like seriously cray cray sometimes and oh my gosh, but he can be the biggest jerk in the world when he wants to be. But even if I tried to hate him, I wouldn't be able to because he's so wonderful with his girls and he can be sweet and thoughtful and playful and just UGH! That rat made me completely fall in love with him and then he broke my heart, stabbed it, ripped it out, and stomped on it, the jerk!!! I'm sure I still love Paxton, but I definitely need a break from him right now.

Suit took me up and down and all around. I thought I had it solved as I was reading it, but I never stopped questioning whether I was really right or not. I wanted to be right but at the same time I didn't want to be right and the same goes for wanting and not wanting the answers. Suit is definitely the best and most mindf**kiest book that I've ever read - it was so hot and sweet and full of passion. It's no wonder why I loved this book as much as I did and it is truly one of the best I've read this year!

Suit does end in a cliffhanger that will blow your mind, confuse what is left of it and then drive you crazy. I need Slut like right now, but at the same time I'm glad for the wait. I'm so excited and nervous for Slut because I honestly have no idea what to expect. Now, I'm going to go try to read another book and push Suit to the back of my mind so I can stay sane and stop obsessing.

~ Sonja, 5 Stars

anasatticbookblog's review

4.0

SUIT - SLUT - SOLID by Jettie Woodruff

Adult Dark Erotic Romance. These do not stand alone. 
I'm not usually a lover of dark and twisted, but sometimes I need to change things up. I had heard Suit by Jettie Woodruff was dark but not too dark. So I gave it a go, and I am so glad I did.

SUIT

Total. Mindfuck. I was glued to the pages and read it in one sitting, then desperately waited for the next book, Slut, to release. I ended Suit still confused and questioning everything, but in the best way. The cliffy almost made this series more fun.

Gabby and Paxton are not your average couple. It seems that Paxton is a total controlling asshole as Gabby runs out to get some milk for the kids right as a tropical storm is bearing down on them. She sees her twin sister, whom she never told her husband about and hasn't seen in 13 years. The next thing you know, Gabby is waking up in the hospital with no knowledge at all of her life before.

She doesn't know her husband, or her kids, but the way Paxton treats her is appalling! He tells her he owns her in every way. He is cruel sexually and emotionally. They don't even sleep in the same bed. She is thoroughly controlled by him.

"I was blessed with nice everything. A nice home. A nice car. Beautiful children. A pool right outside my room.... And… One fucked up marriage. I was a kept woman... I was a glorified whore."

But as Gabby's injuries heal, she begins to assert her true self, and she doesn't put up with the shit that Paxton throws at her the way she used to. While she strangely enjoys some of the abusive sex with her handsome husband, the rest? Not so much.

"Paxton did things to me. Things I couldn’t explain. My body reacted to him like- danger. A thrill seeker. That’s how I felt around him. Like jumping out of a plane. The ecstasy of it overpowering the danger."

She seems to be a totally different woman than the one before the accident. Paxton thinks she is faking, trying to change the rules of the cruel master/slave agreement they had, and the reader wonders if she is really Gabby, or perhaps not? He liked the marriage the way it was, with his unfeeling slave, but this Gabby who came home from the hospital was different. She challenged him, she was passionate, and she wanted him.

“I don’t want to love you, Gabriella. I want to take care of you financially, I want to give you everything you ever wanted, and I want you to be a good mother to my kids.”
“You want to control me.” His hands held mine, one on each side of my head. Our eyes stayed locked and our lips close. “It’s a tradeoff. One that worked just fine before you decided to do this. Why can’t you go back to being you? Being us?”
“Is that what you want?”
“No.”

So many questions left unanswered, even more questions arising from the massive cliffhanger ending....

I. LOVED. IT.
 

SLUT

"Stupid Little Fish"

So. Many. Layers.  Hold on to your kindles, it's a wild ride. Just when you think you know what's going on...BOOM, Slut twists you in another direction. Gabriella is starting to remember a few things. Things she'd rather not know, and things she wants to know more of.

"Tell me the truth. I’ve heard enough lies for a lifetime.”

But the more she remembers, the more confused everything gets.

"Just when I thought I could see a glow at the end of the tunnel, another obstruction blocked my view and everything went dark. A metaphor for my life."

While in Suit I didn't think I could ever find myself liking Paxton, in Slut I began to. But then I would hate him again. Then love him. Gabby felt much the same way.

Gabby was still very strong, and even stronger in Slut. And Pax lost a lot of his dominance and control. The couple actually began to have a beautiful family life. And I finally began to love this dysfunctional couple and root for their happiness.



But the more questions that were answered, the more that arose. As Slut ended, while it was a good ending, it left you wanting more. Luckily the day I finished Slut, Solid released!

 

SOLID

Slight spoiler for Suit:

Spoiler

Solid is a bonus told partially from Paxton's POV. It's not necessary but is a great addition to the series. As Gabriella remembers more bits and pieces of the past, she really struggles to separate the horrible, cruel Paxton in her memories and the new Paxton who is absolutely in love with his new Gabby.

More questions are answered. There is angst. I still wanted to punch Paxton in the face a few times, but at others I really liked him.

"Who says a solid foundation has to start from scratch? Sometimes you just have to let go of rock bottom, catch the bricks being thrown at you, and build your own foundation. Solid is built on trust, not lies and deceit, and nobody’s going to build it for you. I learned that the hard way."

Solid was a great addition to the series, but I still feel like there could be more to the story.

Series Likes:

• •Holy moly, what a roller coaster.


• •Completely out of the norm for me.


• •While billed as a "dark, erotic romance" I didn't find it very dark, but I found it very twisty.


• •Paxton was a total dick, I thought he wouldn't be redeemable, but Jettie redeemed him (almost).


• •The sex was totally hot, even though it felt wrong being turned on by it.


• •Every time you think you know what's happening you don't.


• •I loved the rocks, and Mi.


• •Completely different than anything I have ever read.


• •Seeing a bit of Paxton's point of view in Solid.

Series Dislikes:

• •There were a few too many errors in all three books, though I understand a new corrected version of Solid was uploaded.


• •Not every question was answered.


• •I could never let myself fully get over the asshole-ness of Paxton.

The Down & Dirty:

Suit - Slut- Solid may be my most unique reads of 2015. The story was so twisted and layered it's like nothing you ever read before. You don't know whether to love or hate the male lead or whether to trust the heroine. Just when you think you know what's going on, the rug is pulled from under you. The Twin duo series is engrossing, engaging and unputdownable. It's a mind-fuck of epic proportions that leaves you wondering about the character's real feelings, but even more so, it makes you wonder about your own.

Rating: 4.25-4.5 Stars (Suit, the first book, was closer to a 5), 4.75 Heat

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timitra's review

I just can't with this book...

bibliophile90's review

4.0

I had this book in my Cliffhangers folder and was waiting for Slut to be released before starting this book. I was kind of hesitant to read this series because I thought this would be just another erotica book. I was pleasantly surprised and so happy that it was so much more than that. I was sucked in from the first couple of pages. I had to know what happened and what was going on. There was so many secrets and Gabby having amnesia and Paxton not telling anything just added to the suspense. Another thing I loved was that they had children, I just love reading books including kids because it just adds another dimension to the characters. I probably would've hated Paxton if I didn't read how he was with his daughters. It makes him more redeemable. The flashbacks killed me, Gabby and Izzy been through so much in their lives it just broke my heart reading those parts. It ends with a cliffhanger but the next book is already released so I am able to dive right in!

hannas_heas47's review

5.0

Great book

Loved it! This book was an amazing ride as Gabriella and Paxton navigate through Gabi losing her memory. Five stars!

sammy234's review

4.0

I love when a book gives me chills. This book was a dark romance/ thriller, and it delivered fantastically in both genres. Gabby is an awesome narrator and Paxton is both fearsome and enigmatic. I just hope he doesn't die of a heart attack from being so pissed off all the time.

I have to warn you though. This book, while not as dark as I'm used to, could seriously not be everyone's cup of tea. I love reading about taboo and dark romantic relationships, but if you want the mushy gushy crap where everyone stays on the sunny side of morality, this book is not for you.

This book is rough and honest and sometimes uncomfortable. I loved it.
On to the sequel.

yaruz7's review

4.0

WTF WTF WTF just when I was starting to tolerate (I can even stretch it and say I was starting to like) Paxton Pierce the book ends. I didn't know this was part of a series a thought it was a standalone I hate cliffhangers. A have so many freaking questions. I have I feeling my mind is about to be freaking blown away with book two and I really hope it does just that.

I feel like I been running and running and running towards the answers and all I got was a dead end. So yes I have high expectations for Slut. I'm glad I don't have to wait to long.

luxmaerin's review

Spoiler spoiler spoiler

I should've known it was gonna end like that. I hate hate hate when the twin twist happens i don't want it to be real please