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kirstyreadsblog's review against another edition
4.0
CW for violence, death, and bdsm sex scenes.
So if you haven't read a Rebekah Weatherspoon book by now or at least added one to your TBR what the heck are you playing at? Her books are incredible.
After being attacked by a former client Liz needs to go into hiding for fear of her life. So she goes to upstate New York to stay on a farm with her coworkers brother, Silas, who is a huge grump. But he has 5 dogs, so it's not all bad.
So the romance is so good. If you like hate to love/fake dating this is 100% for you, especially if you like some really heavy sex scenes.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/sanctuary-by-rebekah-weatherspoon
So if you haven't read a Rebekah Weatherspoon book by now or at least added one to your TBR what the heck are you playing at? Her books are incredible.
After being attacked by a former client Liz needs to go into hiding for fear of her life. So she goes to upstate New York to stay on a farm with her coworkers brother, Silas, who is a huge grump. But he has 5 dogs, so it's not all bad.
So the romance is so good. If you like hate to love/fake dating this is 100% for you, especially if you like some really heavy sex scenes.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/sanctuary-by-rebekah-weatherspoon
amcloughlin's review against another edition
4.0
I’m glad I read this volume of the trilogy first, because I liked it far and away the best! It convinced me to give action/thriller romances a shot, even though this is probably a very mild entrant in that subgenre.
morganreadsoccasionally's review against another edition
4.0
Si and Liz (Ebie) are the cutest.
Like the rest of this series, they are thrown together by unusual circumstances. There is so much heart and understanding though (which is the biggest theme in these books.)
I really enjoyed this overall.
There are some aspects about Si that I wish went in to more detail but he is written very well. His "differences" aren't used as a plot device and Liz doesn't treat him differently for them.
I really like the dual pov though.
Like the rest of this series, they are thrown together by unusual circumstances. There is so much heart and understanding though (which is the biggest theme in these books.)
I really enjoyed this overall.
There are some aspects about Si that I wish went in to more detail but he is written very well. His "differences" aren't used as a plot device and Liz doesn't treat him differently for them.
I really like the dual pov though.
monkeysbecausewhynot's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
anabelsbrother's review
2.0
2.5 stars
I experienced the same thing with Sanctuary like I did with Haven; the story started with a bang and then sort of fizzled out for me. Unlike Haven (which redeemed itself at the final half of the story for me), I didn't manage to connect with Sanctuary at all, and it made me so frustrated.
For more spoilery frustration venting:
- I love Liz and Silas as individual characters, but as a couple they didn't do it for me. I understand the lust they have for each other, but like...........I can't see how they might fall in love with each other. I just can't connect with their romance.
- The fake relationship thing feels so forced to me? it came out of nowhere like Scott dumped Liz at his estranged brother's front step and said that Silas should pretend that Liz was his online girlfriend to avoid questions????? like wouldn't it be less troublesome to just say she's a friend of Scott who ran into some trouble and need a place to stay low and everybody in town can just mind their own fucking biz-
- Silas is so annoying????? like he obviously had baggage, but I just......couldn't care less, he's still annoying. I love Liz for not taking his shit and call him out immediately for his asshole behaviour.
- I forgot that Liz is a domme, haha. Dommes/subs are not my kink, so yea while I acknowledged that the sexy times in this book are hot, I couldn't appreciate them fully, yknow what I mean?
So yea my main problem with this book is that I can't connect to the romance or the sex (hahaha sorry), so there's little left for me to enjoy.
Plus points:
- The cover is hot
- The DOGS. Silas' dogs have their own personalities lmao I love them so much. I saw Rebekah shared inspiration pics of them on Twitter and I awww'd.
Overall, sadly I'm starting to think that maybe this series is not for me, but I'm also still holding out hope that book 3 will be the lucky one for me.
E-ARC is received thanks to the wonderful author.
I experienced the same thing with Sanctuary like I did with Haven; the story started with a bang and then sort of fizzled out for me. Unlike Haven (which redeemed itself at the final half of the story for me), I didn't manage to connect with Sanctuary at all, and it made me so frustrated.
For more spoilery frustration venting:
Spoiler
- I love Liz and Silas as individual characters, but as a couple they didn't do it for me. I understand the lust they have for each other, but like...........I can't see how they might fall in love with each other. I just can't connect with their romance.
- The fake relationship thing feels so forced to me? it came out of nowhere like Scott dumped Liz at his estranged brother's front step and said that Silas should pretend that Liz was his online girlfriend to avoid questions????? like wouldn't it be less troublesome to just say she's a friend of Scott who ran into some trouble and need a place to stay low and everybody in town can just mind their own fucking biz-
- Silas is so annoying????? like he obviously had baggage, but I just......couldn't care less, he's still annoying. I love Liz for not taking his shit and call him out immediately for his asshole behaviour.
- I forgot that Liz is a domme, haha. Dommes/subs are not my kink, so yea while I acknowledged that the sexy times in this book are hot, I couldn't appreciate them fully, yknow what I mean?
So yea my main problem with this book is that I can't connect to the romance or the sex (hahaha sorry), so there's little left for me to enjoy.
Plus points:
- The cover is hot
- The DOGS. Silas' dogs have their own personalities lmao I love them so much. I saw Rebekah shared inspiration pics of them on Twitter and I awww'd.
Overall, sadly I'm starting to think that maybe this series is not for me, but I'm also still holding out hope that book 3 will be the lucky one for me.
E-ARC is received thanks to the wonderful author.
ijeamaka_anyene's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
meghanlew_'s review
emotional
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? Yes
4.0