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emma71662837's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second in the Ravage MC spin off series and continues to deliver another winner. This story feature Deke who left the MC and is currently living his life as a mechanic/fighter and Rylie who is the security expert with a feisty personality. I loved how this story developed with some great twists and turns you did not see coming. Deke and Rylie have some explosive chemistry and it is fantastic to see how they work together as a couple. You also catch up with the mc and catch up with past characters. With a well written story and character development I highly recommend both this book and series and for one cannot wait to read the next book in this series
diloretobeth89's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing
Rylie and Deke are perfect for each other. I absolutely can not wait for more from this author. Definite five star read
Rylie and Deke are perfect for each other. I absolutely can not wait for more from this author. Definite five star read
loverofromance's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
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Relationship Building: πππ.5
Heart & Feels:πππ.5
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: πππ
Page Turner Level:ππππ
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Overall View: β¨β¨β¨.5
First Impressions
Bound By Desire is a fascinating and highly emotional of a MC romance. This is a story that I knew would have plenty of angst in reference to the emotional drama especially in what we saw happening with the hero in the first book in the series. Deke is a hero that is a tough hero, because he is so full of anger and has such a tortured soul and this book just broke my heart seeing how his family treats him and I just knew that there was so much more to his story than meets the eye and when everything is revealed, it will sweep you away into a vast arrays of intense emotions. You really see another side to this family and the MC and you just want to cheer Deke on to his road of happiness that he deserves and that Ravage just doesn't appreciate him. The romance is a delight though and really enjoyed how well these two get along together. They really fit just right.
First Line
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Deke
He is the son of G.T. and Casey. (Book 2 of the original MC series), as a teen he got lost in drug abuse but has now been clean for years and is away from his Ravage family. He is full of anger and devastation.
The Heroine: (Heroine's Name)
Rylie is a fighter and a warrior of her own. She works in security and knows how to fight and defend herself. She is strong, independent and lives a simple content life but yearns for something more with a man to love.
Summary
Deke Gavelson has moved on from the Ravage MC or so he thought. He lives to win in his fights and try to live with the anger that lives inside of him over the betrayal from the only family he has ever known. When his cousin gets into some trouble and comes to him, he is brought back into the Ravage MC and is faced with some tough decisions and having a battle that wages inside him over the truths of the past and never feeling like he is good enough for Ravage. And then he meets Rylie. Rylie works in security and knows how to fight and lives for it. She is brought into the Ravage MC fold with Princess which is where she meets Deke, whom she is drawn to and that anger that is buidling within him. As the truth becomes revealed, so will an enemy; Deke and Rylie will be faced with a challenge they won't be expecting but will their fierce love be enough to survive it?
What I Loved
Bound By Desire was such a interesting installment and is the most emotional of anything I have read from this author before. And it also showed a different perspective than what we normally see within this series. This is where we see another side to the MC which is a bit self righteous and you will struggle right along with Deke and his inner battles with his family at Ravage. For most of the book you wonder why the family is so against Deke. Yes he made mistakes as a teen, but doesn't everyone? I personally didn't really understand especially his father's position. I adored how his mother never loses faith in him though and sees the good in him even if everyone else doesn't.
The romance that develops is really well done. I will be honest in that I wasn't a fan of the heroine in the first half. She was so uniform and almost military in how she lives. She just didn't have much personality other than being able to kick ass. Which this is my issue with many kick ass heroines to be honest, they don't really show their vulnerabilities. Eventually we do get to see her shed those vulnerabilities and start to have true character when she meets Deke. Both Deke and Rylie are able to shed their tough shells and truly reveal themselves to each other. But Rylie was very hard to like through much of the story. She is very much like "Princess" and not my cup of tea but I did like her eventually in the third act.
The whole plot surrounding Deke was so fascinating. I really enjoyed how everything gets revealed and out of all the cousins, I just adored Cooper. I loved that he is able to set his reservations aside and get to the truth of what happened. Unlike many other members of the MC including Deke's Father. I really struggled with G.T. in this one and I couldn't understand why he was so bitter against his son. Deke is so hurt and damaged by the harm his father caused him. Seeing him work through that emotional damage and find his place among the MC. And his devotion and love for Rylie was so inspiring and I can't wait to read his cousins story because whew that one is going to be intense and wild.
What I Struggled With
The heroine!!! haha I struggled so much with her character and much of it is because she has NO life. haha She is almost military in how she lives her life. She pretty much lives to fight and nothing else.
Narration
I adored this narration so much! This author picked such good narrators to narrate her stories, they just pull me into the stories so well. And are definitely a plus to how much I enjoyed the story. They really portray the characters so well in such a relatable way and builds on the intensity of the world building of the story.
Overall View
Bound By Desire is such a fantastic installment that delivers on deep emotion, tugs at your heartstrings and builds in its climax for a vibrant level of intensity.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Character Types: MMA Fighter, Bodyguard/Security, Bikers, Tortured Hero
Themes: Motorcycle Club, Kick Ass
Book Perspective
Duo POV's
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Plot Conflict, relationship conflict is minimal
Song This Book Inspires
I'm Going Show You Crazy by Bebe Rexha
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes, I do recommend reading this series in order. You can read as standalone, but you will get more from these books if you read them in order due to the character connections.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Narrators:
Aiden Snow
Tatiana Sokolov
Book Evaluation:
Plot: ποΈποΈποΈποΈ
World Building:ππππ
Cover:ππππ
Hero: π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»
Heroine:π¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈ.5
Intimacy Level: π₯π₯π₯π₯
Relationship Building: πππ.5
Heart & Feels:πππ.5
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: πππ
Page Turner Level:ππππ
Narration:π§π§π§π§π§
Ending:π§§π§§π§§π§§
Overall View: β¨β¨β¨.5
First Impressions
Bound By Desire is a fascinating and highly emotional of a MC romance. This is a story that I knew would have plenty of angst in reference to the emotional drama especially in what we saw happening with the hero in the first book in the series. Deke is a hero that is a tough hero, because he is so full of anger and has such a tortured soul and this book just broke my heart seeing how his family treats him and I just knew that there was so much more to his story than meets the eye and when everything is revealed, it will sweep you away into a vast arrays of intense emotions. You really see another side to this family and the MC and you just want to cheer Deke on to his road of happiness that he deserves and that Ravage just doesn't appreciate him. The romance is a delight though and really enjoyed how well these two get along together. They really fit just right.
First Line
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Deke
He is the son of G.T. and Casey. (Book 2 of the original MC series), as a teen he got lost in drug abuse but has now been clean for years and is away from his Ravage family. He is full of anger and devastation.
The Heroine: (Heroine's Name)
Rylie is a fighter and a warrior of her own. She works in security and knows how to fight and defend herself. She is strong, independent and lives a simple content life but yearns for something more with a man to love.
Summary
Deke Gavelson has moved on from the Ravage MC or so he thought. He lives to win in his fights and try to live with the anger that lives inside of him over the betrayal from the only family he has ever known. When his cousin gets into some trouble and comes to him, he is brought back into the Ravage MC and is faced with some tough decisions and having a battle that wages inside him over the truths of the past and never feeling like he is good enough for Ravage. And then he meets Rylie. Rylie works in security and knows how to fight and lives for it. She is brought into the Ravage MC fold with Princess which is where she meets Deke, whom she is drawn to and that anger that is buidling within him. As the truth becomes revealed, so will an enemy; Deke and Rylie will be faced with a challenge they won't be expecting but will their fierce love be enough to survive it?
What I Loved
Bound By Desire was such a interesting installment and is the most emotional of anything I have read from this author before. And it also showed a different perspective than what we normally see within this series. This is where we see another side to the MC which is a bit self righteous and you will struggle right along with Deke and his inner battles with his family at Ravage. For most of the book you wonder why the family is so against Deke. Yes he made mistakes as a teen, but doesn't everyone? I personally didn't really understand especially his father's position. I adored how his mother never loses faith in him though and sees the good in him even if everyone else doesn't.
The romance that develops is really well done. I will be honest in that I wasn't a fan of the heroine in the first half. She was so uniform and almost military in how she lives. She just didn't have much personality other than being able to kick ass. Which this is my issue with many kick ass heroines to be honest, they don't really show their vulnerabilities. Eventually we do get to see her shed those vulnerabilities and start to have true character when she meets Deke. Both Deke and Rylie are able to shed their tough shells and truly reveal themselves to each other. But Rylie was very hard to like through much of the story. She is very much like "Princess" and not my cup of tea but I did like her eventually in the third act.
The whole plot surrounding Deke was so fascinating. I really enjoyed how everything gets revealed and out of all the cousins, I just adored Cooper. I loved that he is able to set his reservations aside and get to the truth of what happened. Unlike many other members of the MC including Deke's Father. I really struggled with G.T. in this one and I couldn't understand why he was so bitter against his son. Deke is so hurt and damaged by the harm his father caused him. Seeing him work through that emotional damage and find his place among the MC. And his devotion and love for Rylie was so inspiring and I can't wait to read his cousins story because whew that one is going to be intense and wild.
What I Struggled With
The heroine!!! haha I struggled so much with her character and much of it is because she has NO life. haha She is almost military in how she lives her life. She pretty much lives to fight and nothing else.
Narration
I adored this narration so much! This author picked such good narrators to narrate her stories, they just pull me into the stories so well. And are definitely a plus to how much I enjoyed the story. They really portray the characters so well in such a relatable way and builds on the intensity of the world building of the story.
Overall View
Bound By Desire is such a fantastic installment that delivers on deep emotion, tugs at your heartstrings and builds in its climax for a vibrant level of intensity.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Character Types: MMA Fighter, Bodyguard/Security, Bikers, Tortured Hero
Themes: Motorcycle Club, Kick Ass
Book Perspective
Duo POV's
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Plot Conflict, relationship conflict is minimal
Song This Book Inspires
I'm Going Show You Crazy by Bebe Rexha
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes, I do recommend reading this series in order. You can read as standalone, but you will get more from these books if you read them in order due to the character connections.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Narrators:
Aiden Snow
Tatiana Sokolov
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