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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I loved this book. It was a great start of a new series and I am looking forward to read the next installments.
What I liked most was that it was written in different perspectives, which usually causes me to stop reading, but in this case it was done really well. Through the other characters you got to know a lot more about Maddox especially in regards to how he became the man he is today. He suffers every night, but he doesn't do it alone and he is very much aware that he caused his punishment himself.
I really liked Ashlyn too. She wasn't the typical female character who needs a strong man to save her because she just can't stay out of trouble. She was very much a smart independent woman who found a man she loved despite his flawed.
Overall this was a very good first encounter with this author.
What I liked most was that it was written in different perspectives, which usually causes me to stop reading, but in this case it was done really well. Through the other characters you got to know a lot more about Maddox especially in regards to how he became the man he is today. He suffers every night, but he doesn't do it alone and he is very much aware that he caused his punishment himself.
I really liked Ashlyn too. She wasn't the typical female character who needs a strong man to save her because she just can't stay out of trouble. She was very much a smart independent woman who found a man she loved despite his flawed.
Overall this was a very good first encounter with this author.
Alright! So I’ve been trying to read this novel for over a YEAR. I’ve tried it, put it down, given it’s some time, tried again. This time I was beyond motivated to read it all. It’s very rare that I can’t get through a book. So, I started for the probably twentieth time. You’ll never guess what happened, after a week, I finished it. I’m not going to say this is my new favorite book or that I even really enjoyed it, but I didn’t hate it. I thought that this book was full of quick love and the writing though awesome, lacked what draws you into a story and leaves you wanting more. I felt like it didn’t draw you in. BUT I did enjoy the world that was beginning to build here and I’m going to give this book a pass and pick up the second. Possibly this book was too full of world building to delve into the love story. That being said, I’m starting the second book.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of the worst books I’ve finished in years. I should have dnf’d this. Awful book.
Characters are unlikable, romance and spicy scenes aren’t bad. Reads like poorly written fanfiction. The characters have terrible communication skills and important conversations keep getting interrupted so they can fight each other (sometimes literally). Like 80% of the book could have been resolved with conversation.
Also the characters have the collective IQ of a rock. Like add them all together and a squirrel is 10x smarter than the cast here. The MMC is an alpha jerk, and the MFC falls in inst love with him. They have a weird scene where she apologizes for her plain underwear and assures him she has “sexy” dress up costumes at home. He then goes down on her.This happens after she spends 12 hours vomiting and is still technically a prisoner. They have known each other for one day . It really highlights the vibe.
TRIGGER WARNING:one of the characters is possessed by the demon of pain, this causes him to self harm frequently. It happens on page and is referred to as happening as well. There are a lot of depictions of violence, blood, death, and one key part of the book is kidnapping. Despite that this isn’t treated like a “dark” romance.
Characters are unlikable, romance and spicy scenes aren’t bad. Reads like poorly written fanfiction. The characters have terrible communication skills and important conversations keep getting interrupted so they can fight each other (sometimes literally). Like 80% of the book could have been resolved with conversation.
Also the characters have the collective IQ of a rock. Like add them all together and a squirrel is 10x smarter than the cast here. The MMC is an alpha jerk, and the MFC falls in inst love with him. They have a weird scene where she apologizes for her plain underwear and assures him she has “sexy” dress up costumes at home. He then goes down on her.
TRIGGER WARNING:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment
Ok why am I now just reading this series???
OMG I fell in love with this book and ALL of the characters almost instantly!
story-line was so captivating I never wanted to put it down...dont know I cant wait for the next book to get here!!
I tend to get emational when I read but rarely do I ever cry from a book and at the end of this book I had tears falling lol!!
OMG I fell in love with this book and ALL of the characters almost instantly!
story-line was so captivating I never wanted to put it down...dont know I cant wait for the next book to get here!!
I tend to get emational when I read but rarely do I ever cry from a book and at the end of this book I had tears falling lol!!
Not amazing, but a decent dark, spicy page-turner. I’ll likely read more
Interesting new series!
It reminds me of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. This series doesn't have the same charm, but the romance, and the bromance, is pretty compelling.
It reminds me of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. This series doesn't have the same charm, but the romance, and the bromance, is pretty compelling.
This book answers the question “what if we romanticized toxic masculinity?” Please don’t accept this book as “romance.” There’s a good story buried underneath a nauseating infatuation-style attraction based on literally nothing. PWP fans, this’ll work for you. Anyone else, do not let this story take up space in your one precious life. You (and Ashlyn) deserve far better.
To be fair, this is not a genre I normally pick up.
It was recommended and loaned to me by a friend.
So far, I think it's kinda crap, although I certainly won't be telling my friend that. ;-)
The writing is slop, the premise is okay...the dialogue is banal, and there's just not enough motivations for these characters. They see each other and they wanna f*ck. It's porn. Classy-ish, stylized porn, but porn nonetheless.
Now that I have read all the sex scenes, my analysis has not changed much.
It was recommended and loaned to me by a friend.
So far, I think it's kinda crap, although I certainly won't be telling my friend that. ;-)
The writing is slop, the premise is okay...the dialogue is banal, and there's just not enough motivations for these characters. They see each other and they wanna f*ck. It's porn. Classy-ish, stylized porn, but porn nonetheless.
Now that I have read all the sex scenes, my analysis has not changed much.