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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
rstanfield96's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
author_runa's review
5.0
Well, Ella...
You did it again! How am I supposed to talk about this book without giving spoilers? Dax's book is going to forever hold a special place in my heart! Between him and Emma, the emotions between the two! Ugh! I wish I could have something that hot and heavy! Okay... Maybe not. Dax is psycho and I don't know how much of that I could actually handle irl. Lol.
I loved it and I can't wait for more!
You did it again! How am I supposed to talk about this book without giving spoilers? Dax's book is going to forever hold a special place in my heart! Between him and Emma, the emotions between the two! Ugh! I wish I could have something that hot and heavy! Okay... Maybe not. Dax is psycho and I don't know how much of that I could actually handle irl. Lol.
I loved it and I can't wait for more!
obsessiveaddictedreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
4.0
Ch.5 (p.32-36) collar, chained to the floor and forced to eat out of a dog bowl at his feet
Ch.6 (p.40-41) he tattoos her
Ch.9 (p.53-59) eating out of a bowl - kneeling / crawling on a leash / mindgames - subspace
Ch.11 (p.66-72) routine and degradation
Ch.12 (p.74-81) piercing her pussy (so he can seal it shut)
Ch.14 (p.96)
Ch.15 (p.97-102) first time anal ๐๐
Ch.16 (p.103-109) kissing his boots; ๐ฌ๏ธ๐
Ch.17 (p.110-115) leather mask - canโt speak
Ch.18 (p.120-122) eating out of a bowl-kissing boots
Ch.19 (p.125-127) ๐ฌ๏ธ๐while he tortures another woman
Ch.20 (p.132-133) he seals her pussy shut
Ch.22 (p.157-162)
Ch.23 (p.163-173) ๐๐
Ch.26 (p.202-203)
Ch.29 (p.215-220) Dax bought her
Ch.31 (p.225-231) first time ๐๐
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Tropes
- Dark
- Adbuction
- Dub con/Non con
- Captor x Captive
- Submissive Training
- Possessive MMC
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Dirty talk
- Anal
- Humiliation
- Degradation
- Property (object)
kn_cozy_bookworm's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Oh Dax and Emma. I knew I was going to love this one just from my exposure to Dax in Take Me.
I love how different a feel Break Me was from Take Me (book 1). While Take Me was more clinical in the way the FMCs training occurred, we get more of a relationship vibe with this one. From beginning to end, both Dax and Emma develop their own version of devotion to each other. Both are resistant to it, to the point that they almost lose each other at the end.
Dax was firm, sometimes brutal in his training of Ella, but it had notes of underlying care. Even when he tries to push her away and teach her a lesson, he canโt quite bring himself to go all the way. She slowly becomes his and his alone. He cannot part with her.
Emma shows defiance here and there but she is no match for the combination of Daxโs training and utter focus as he brings out her true self. By the end she cannot fathom a life without him and Dax and Emma get their version of HEA.
Ella is an amazing writer and immerses her readers into the minds of her characters as she weaves the story. She is a superb writer of pitch black and captive romance.
This is a captive romance and will not be for everyone, and as always with these, the HEAโs are not traditional and may even not be categorized as such. Heed authorโs content warnings before proceeding.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ:
๐ค Captor x Captive
๐ค Dom/sub
๐ค Kidnapping
๐ค Dub con/non con
๐ค Possessive (touch her and de)
๐ค Stockholm Syndrome
๐ค Forced Tattoo
๐ค Slow Burn
torirosejreads's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
5.0
โ๏ธ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ต๐ต๐ช ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ธ๐ซ๐ผโ๏ธ
โ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐.โ
๐ค๐๐ฟ๐ช๐ฒ๐ต๐ช๐ซ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐๐ค
๐๐ป๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ป https://a.co/d/0SNDWh3
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๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ1/2
This book went above and beyond my expectationsโฆI loved it! This book literally kept me prisoner until the end I absolutely love the relationship built between Dax and Emma. It was perfection! We also get a hint of whatโs in store for the next book which is Dorinโs bookโฆthat one is gonna be crazy because he seems to be the most unhinged of all the trainers!
In this book we follow Emma who is on a vacation with her boyfriend who ridicules her for her dark desires when she confessed them to him on a night out. A man approaches her having overheard her confession and is convinced sheโs a natural submissive. He of course then kidnaps her and locks her up in a cell to be a gift for a man named Dax. From there her training beginsโฆ
This book for me was even better than the first one because I feel like we got to see Dax and Emmaโs relationship grow and flourish while her training was happening. I absolutely loved reading from both perspectives and seeing how they both struggled to realize their true feelings for the other. Yes some of the training and scenes were quite extreme and the psychological conditioning was more in the forefront in this book, so make sure to check the triggers before going into this one!
Overall, Iโd absolutely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys some pitch black romance. It was incredibly well written and just such an amazing story๐ค
โ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐.โ
๐ค๐๐ฟ๐ช๐ฒ๐ต๐ช๐ซ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐๐ค
๐๐ป๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ป https://a.co/d/0SNDWh3
๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐
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๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ1/2
This book went above and beyond my expectationsโฆI loved it! This book literally kept me prisoner until the end I absolutely love the relationship built between Dax and Emma. It was perfection! We also get a hint of whatโs in store for the next book which is Dorinโs bookโฆthat one is gonna be crazy because he seems to be the most unhinged of all the trainers!
In this book we follow Emma who is on a vacation with her boyfriend who ridicules her for her dark desires when she confessed them to him on a night out. A man approaches her having overheard her confession and is convinced sheโs a natural submissive. He of course then kidnaps her and locks her up in a cell to be a gift for a man named Dax. From there her training beginsโฆ
This book for me was even better than the first one because I feel like we got to see Dax and Emmaโs relationship grow and flourish while her training was happening. I absolutely loved reading from both perspectives and seeing how they both struggled to realize their true feelings for the other. Yes some of the training and scenes were quite extreme and the psychological conditioning was more in the forefront in this book, so make sure to check the triggers before going into this one!
Overall, Iโd absolutely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys some pitch black romance. It was incredibly well written and just such an amazing story๐ค
Content Warnings
Make sure to check the trigger warnings before you go into this one!๐ค
onceuponafrida's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
This is the seventh (?), yeah I think this is the seventh book by Jacobs that Iโve had the pleasure to read and review, and like with the rest, I get to experience a pitch black romance that truly strip your mind down to itโs core and then builds it back up. Jacobs is extremely skilled with her writing and use of words, that can make you feel for a person thatโs essentially a horribly bad person. Dark romance getโs such a bad rep, especially now coming of the drama from one of youtubes biggest creators literally talking smack about the โbooktok peopleโ who enjoy reading these types of books. Thereโs NOTHING wrong with enjoying a dark romance. Lots of SA and DV survivors use this type of literature to overcome their fears, to control the narrative and experience it in a safe place. Itโs so important to talk about this, and something that unfortunately needs to be said over, and over, and over again. And thereโs so much, especially in Jacobs books, emotional depth in the story. We truly get under the skin of both the victim and the aggressor. What makes them tick, why do they want the things they want, and how does that make them feel. Itโs very raw and exposed. Itโs a reading experience I cherish, and that donโt make me any less feminist or pro womenโs rights. Itโs simply an intricate, and raw experience, that I get to have from the safety of my home, and mind. Thank you Ella ๐ค