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kristinafh's review against another edition
1.0
There are a lot of things that I'll overlook however the deliberate abuse and misuse of power (sex addict group leader misusing a group member) is a disgrace. The fact that the "counselor" purposely set up the group member during one of the sessions to ferret out what he may not have been admitting to her in private was disgusting. I am sickened by this book.
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review
5.0
4.5 Cocktails
There was a lot that I loved about this book. The storyline was different, but it was engaging and captures a readers attention almost immediately. Sexual tension throughout this book was off the chart. There wasn't a lot of sex...considering our hero is a sex addict and the heroine is his sex addiction counselor, but the chemistry between Knox and McKenna is absolutely off the charts and the tension was almost a third character in the storyline because of it.
Knox is a character that could have gone either way. There were times when he came across as such as ass that you wanted McKenna to walk away from him. But then he would allow the layers he hides behind to peel away and we see a truly wonderful man. A man who at eighteen became a father figure to his younger brothers, providing them with a home and making sure they knew they were loved and had a sense of family. It was that version of Knox that helped me overlook the cocky ass he would turn into when his addiction pushed it's way forward.
McKenna was equally as complex as Knox. She comes across as being very naive and shy, but she really isn't. She is, as her roommate David says, a fixer. But it seems she focuses on helping others deal with their problems because it means she doesn't really need to deal with hers. And while there is a part of her that wants to "fix" Knox, there is also a part of her that draws her to him. The only thing that worries me is that while she knows she may have to walk away from Knox for her own well being, I don't see her doing that...no matter what he does.
The one thing I missed from the story was more of Knox and McKenna's back story. We get a tiny snippet of it, but it feels like there was a lot more that happened to each of them to mold them into the people they are now. I'm hoping we get more of that in the next book.
Kendall Ryan always manages to create characters and stories that grab readers (at least in my opinion). This was no exception. Definitely a book I recommend readers pick up.
There was a lot that I loved about this book. The storyline was different, but it was engaging and captures a readers attention almost immediately. Sexual tension throughout this book was off the chart. There wasn't a lot of sex...considering our hero is a sex addict and the heroine is his sex addiction counselor, but the chemistry between Knox and McKenna is absolutely off the charts and the tension was almost a third character in the storyline because of it.
Knox is a character that could have gone either way. There were times when he came across as such as ass that you wanted McKenna to walk away from him. But then he would allow the layers he hides behind to peel away and we see a truly wonderful man. A man who at eighteen became a father figure to his younger brothers, providing them with a home and making sure they knew they were loved and had a sense of family. It was that version of Knox that helped me overlook the cocky ass he would turn into when his addiction pushed it's way forward.
McKenna was equally as complex as Knox. She comes across as being very naive and shy, but she really isn't. She is, as her roommate David says, a fixer. But it seems she focuses on helping others deal with their problems because it means she doesn't really need to deal with hers. And while there is a part of her that wants to "fix" Knox, there is also a part of her that draws her to him. The only thing that worries me is that while she knows she may have to walk away from Knox for her own well being, I don't see her doing that...no matter what he does.
The one thing I missed from the story was more of Knox and McKenna's back story. We get a tiny snippet of it, but it feels like there was a lot more that happened to each of them to mold them into the people they are now. I'm hoping we get more of that in the next book.
Kendall Ryan always manages to create characters and stories that grab readers (at least in my opinion). This was no exception. Definitely a book I recommend readers pick up.
samantha_89's review
3.0
Good idea, poor execution. A sex addict and a sex addiction counselor. That might as well be New Adult fiction's version of Romeo and Juliet. I liked the concept of this book but I found the back and forth of the two narrator's perspectives clunky. The guy's narrative read like what you would hope guys think like, but probably don't. The story could have saved itself but it fell subject to the same problem I've been seeing in a lot of stories lately where the author has chosen to end the novel before any of the plots wrap up in order to write a sequel. I'm all for cliff hangers and characters not ending up together in the first book but there needs to be some kind of resolution in a story in order to make it a story and I wasn't feeling that here.
gayle78's review
4.0
Another great book Kendall. Just the right amount of angst and damn sexual tension. Can't wait for the next in the series.
kylieeason's review
5.0
Wasn't expecting it to end like that. Very quick read (like took maybe 2 hours). Full review to come
daisybox's review
3.0
It's just the beginning of the series so there's no much to tell. We discover the characters. I love Know already. Sex addict yeah ! Can't wait to read the next books !