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jeslowe115's review against another edition
5.0
I was provided a copy of this book so that I could leave an honest review.
I loved this book. I love all the Nikki and Damien books. All the twists and turns makes me not want to put the book down. It kept me hooked until the end. I can not wait for more books. This is one of my all time favorite series.
I loved this book. I love all the Nikki and Damien books. All the twists and turns makes me not want to put the book down. It kept me hooked until the end. I can not wait for more books. This is one of my all time favorite series.
nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
We have always seen this series from Nikki's eyes - but this time we get to see it through Damien's and J. Kenner did not disappoint. Damien has always been this strong, career driven man who has had to deal with his own set of baggage. His love for Nikki is like no other but nothing can compare to the love he has for his little girls. When his strength is tested the reader finally can see him as a vulnerable, unsure man who thinks he is failing his family. It takes the strength of his wife to turn his thoughts around proving that there are two sides to every coin. Seeing Damien Stark emotional and needing others to survive was wonderful to read. I only wish J. Kenner would have re-create the entire Stark series from Damien's POV.
geoemily's review against another edition
4.0
ARC PROVIDED FOR HONEST REVIEW
I loved this book! Even though we are so many books and novellas deep into Nikki and Damien’s story, it doesn’t feel old or stale.
Reading more about their life feels like coming home. Being able to read from Damien’s perspective and get inside his mind a little was amazing! I only wish it had been in first person and not third, because I personally think it would have allowed a bit more insight. But still amazing!
I didn’t see the twist coming at the end and I had to go back and read the last couple of chapters again to make sure I wasn’t imagining it! Damien was so well written and full of suspense.
I hope we get more books from Damien’s perspective in the future!
I loved this book! Even though we are so many books and novellas deep into Nikki and Damien’s story, it doesn’t feel old or stale.
Reading more about their life feels like coming home. Being able to read from Damien’s perspective and get inside his mind a little was amazing! I only wish it had been in first person and not third, because I personally think it would have allowed a bit more insight. But still amazing!
I didn’t see the twist coming at the end and I had to go back and read the last couple of chapters again to make sure I wasn’t imagining it! Damien was so well written and full of suspense.
I hope we get more books from Damien’s perspective in the future!
dorothy0426's review against another edition
5.0
Loved loved being able to get into Damien's head and see his POV. They overcome so many obstacles and each time their connection gets stronger and more intense. I have loved Damien and Nikki right from book one and will continue to do so. One of my favorite couples of all time. Can't wait to see what is in store for them next.
kellisromancereadingnook's review
5.0
What a ending
I've been reading the whole series and yes I know this some small enough was after this point and another book coming in October but wow what a twist J. kenner is one of my favorite authors
I've been reading the whole series and yes I know this some small enough was after this point and another book coming in October but wow what a twist J. kenner is one of my favorite authors
shn808's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.0
bookaddictreviews's review against another edition
5.0
This is the book I have been waiting for, but didn’t even know I needed. Up until this book we have experienced Nikki and Damien’s story all through Nikki’s point of view, but now we finally got the glimpse into Damien’s mind.
If you haven’t read books 1-5 I would highly recommend going back and doing that or else a lot of this book wouldn’t make sense. The events of this story take place right after the events of Lost with Me (book #5).
I absolutely loved being inside Damien’s mind. I felt like we got insights into events of the past that we didn’t in previous books. I loved loved loved reading about the first moment he saw Nikki. I still have a strong dislike towards Sofia, though a part of me does feel bad for her after everything she has experienced, but I can’t bring myself to like her (if you’ve read the previous books and Damien you will totally understand what I am talking about). Regardless, this story made me fall more and more in love with Nikki, Damien, their family and all their friends.
This is one I would highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of the Stark universe.
If you haven’t read books 1-5 I would highly recommend going back and doing that or else a lot of this book wouldn’t make sense. The events of this story take place right after the events of Lost with Me (book #5).
I absolutely loved being inside Damien’s mind. I felt like we got insights into events of the past that we didn’t in previous books. I loved loved loved reading about the first moment he saw Nikki. I still have a strong dislike towards Sofia, though a part of me does feel bad for her after everything she has experienced, but I can’t bring myself to like her (if you’ve read the previous books and Damien you will totally understand what I am talking about). Regardless, this story made me fall more and more in love with Nikki, Damien, their family and all their friends.
This is one I would highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of the Stark universe.
rohina_sharma's review against another edition
DNF at 45%
I've never made it a secret that I love this series and J. Kenner giving us all those novellas were just the kind of icing I wanted and couldn't have enough of but now at this stage, I think it is time to give up on these characters.
With this book, Kenner was giving us insight into Damien's mind and I don't know... It just didn't seem convincing and honestly, I have a few issues with this book:
1) What is the need to fill page after page after page with sex? And not only that, okay, they had sex and we are not two pages later they have sex again? Why? Yes, the physical aspect of the relationship is important but I want more but I want them to talk. I want a full-fledged conversation between two people who love each other, that they understand what is happening and just a general understanding of each other.
2) We all know Sophie, Damien's childhood friend whom he's had sex with and the whole she-bang and honestly, this is one character that has been stretched for WAAAAAYYY too long.
Damien got over-protective when Nikki's best friend Oliver hung out with her but God's sake, Nikki has to be okay with it because Sophie needs help? Because she is too damaged by her past? There are only so many times you can use that excuse before it starts feeling like a cop-out.
3) Damien planning a dinner with Sophie and one other mutual friend of theirs while the kids are home... WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK DAMIEN?! You know that Nikki does not trust her and you know the lengths at which Sophie is has gone to hurt Nikki and yet you invite her to your home?
4) Nikki being a tad too complacent and way too submissive when it came to Damien and Sophie's relationship. How can you forgive the man you love so easily, who constantly brings Sophie who by this point in the series is a full-fledged Other Woman? How does not anyone see the manipulative and emotionally abusive person she is.
I haven't read the rest of the book but knowing myself and given that it is Nikki and Damien, Imay go back and skim through it. But I can say it with certainty, that I am not going to be enjoying this one.
Sorry, it just isn't for me.
I've never made it a secret that I love this series and J. Kenner giving us all those novellas were just the kind of icing I wanted and couldn't have enough of but now at this stage, I think it is time to give up on these characters.
With this book, Kenner was giving us insight into Damien's mind and I don't know... It just didn't seem convincing and honestly, I have a few issues with this book:
1) What is the need to fill page after page after page with sex? And not only that, okay, they had sex and we are not two pages later they have sex again? Why? Yes, the physical aspect of the relationship is important but I want more but I want them to talk. I want a full-fledged conversation between two people who love each other, that they understand what is happening and just a general understanding of each other.
2) We all know Sophie, Damien's childhood friend whom he's had sex with and the whole she-bang and honestly, this is one character that has been stretched for WAAAAAYYY too long.
Damien got over-protective when Nikki's best friend Oliver hung out with her but God's sake, Nikki has to be okay with it because Sophie needs help? Because she is too damaged by her past? There are only so many times you can use that excuse before it starts feeling like a cop-out.
3) Damien planning a dinner with Sophie and one other mutual friend of theirs while the kids are home... WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK DAMIEN?! You know that Nikki does not trust her and you know the lengths at which Sophie is has gone to hurt Nikki and yet you invite her to your home?
4) Nikki being a tad too complacent and way too submissive when it came to Damien and Sophie's relationship. How can you forgive the man you love so easily, who constantly brings Sophie who by this point in the series is a full-fledged Other Woman? How does not anyone see the manipulative and emotionally abusive person she is.
I haven't read the rest of the book but knowing myself and given that it is Nikki and Damien, Imay go back and skim through it. But I can say it with certainty, that I am not going to be enjoying this one.
Sorry, it just isn't for me.
shell74's review against another edition
4.0
See the full review at HarlequinJunkie.com
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
This is what fans of J. Kenner’s Stark saga have been waiting for–Damien’s book, told strictly from his POV!! And oh just you wait until you get an up close and personal look into the fascinating mind of this business legend and his thoughts on his wife and daughters, the loves of his life. One word: swoon.
Damien Stark has become one of those larger than life characters who instantly steals the show whenever J. Kenner adds him to a scene in her many spinoffs from his and Nikki’s original series. He’s enigmatic, sexy as sin, and such an incredibly good man that how can you not help but fall for him? And that was *before* seeing things from Damien’s direct POV. Read More
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
This is what fans of J. Kenner’s Stark saga have been waiting for–Damien’s book, told strictly from his POV!! And oh just you wait until you get an up close and personal look into the fascinating mind of this business legend and his thoughts on his wife and daughters, the loves of his life. One word: swoon.
Damien Stark has become one of those larger than life characters who instantly steals the show whenever J. Kenner adds him to a scene in her many spinoffs from his and Nikki’s original series. He’s enigmatic, sexy as sin, and such an incredibly good man that how can you not help but fall for him? And that was *before* seeing things from Damien’s direct POV. Read More