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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3 stars
How do I start this? Ugh, it was me, not you? I can't say that I didn't like the story as a whole, but it just wasn't as exciting and interesting as book 1 and the novella. Add to that the fact that I just couldn't get myself to like Jake no matter how much I tried and here we are, 10 hours later and I still have no idea how I fell about it. But here it goes. I guess.
Spoilers ahead~
The only things that made me finish the book was the absolutely unhinged killer (points for not making it obvious) and Kallie- especially Kallie's humor. She was such a mood sometimes that it almost made it worth it losing 4 hours of my life ("She wouldn't be getting her throat ripped out tonight, and wasn't that a shame.") Courageous and a protective friend, Kallie was a sweetheart. I also enjoyed her talking back. Here are some quotes:
"More? Please. Sir." And may God strike you dead if you keep this up."
"So, so sorry. Really sorry. Master. Sir. Emperor of the world. God of the Universe." She managed to clamp her mouth shut before adding, Fucking sadistic bastard." And if you listen close enough, you can still hear me cackling in the distance.
I also partially liked how the book treated Kallie's abandonment issues, but the whole they-loved-you-all-along thing seemed a bit forced and I just can't help but think that it would've made better sense to have her last foster parents genuinely not like her and have her find a loving and accepting family at last. The family talk broke my little black heart and made me cry.
Nitpickings and other things that pulled me out of the story:
-Jake referred to women as 'wenches' in the beginning; I get that he was trying to be funny but I was instantly transported to a historical novel with pirates.
-Kallie insisting that she's a professional and wanting to prove herself, only to jump straight into kinky sex with Jake not even 10 minutes later.
-Jake's sexist comments about Kallie's way of dressing (I would've put his head through a wall, soldier or not soldier. I don't care about men who tell their women how to dress like their opinion matter whatsoever.)
-the he-likes-you girl talk, this time provided by Becca;
-I guessed the reason why Mimi died the moment the killer appeared;
-the sex scenes- to be honest, I've read fanfics that had better written sex scenes.
Oh, well. I'm off to read Virgil's novella. Peace out✌
How do I start this? Ugh, it was me, not you? I can't say that I didn't like the story as a whole, but it just wasn't as exciting and interesting as book 1 and the novella. Add to that the fact that I just couldn't get myself to like Jake no matter how much I tried and here we are, 10 hours later and I still have no idea how I fell about it. But here it goes. I guess.
Spoilers ahead~
The only things that made me finish the book was the absolutely unhinged killer (points for not making it obvious) and Kallie- especially Kallie's humor. She was such a mood sometimes that it almost made it worth it losing 4 hours of my life ("She wouldn't be getting her throat ripped out tonight, and wasn't that a shame.") Courageous and a protective friend, Kallie was a sweetheart. I also enjoyed her talking back. Here are some quotes:
"More? Please. Sir." And may God strike you dead if you keep this up."
"So, so sorry. Really sorry. Master. Sir. Emperor of the world. God of the Universe." She managed to clamp her mouth shut before adding, Fucking sadistic bastard." And if you listen close enough, you can still hear me cackling in the distance.
I also partially liked how the book treated Kallie's abandonment issues, but the whole they-loved-you-all-along thing seemed a bit forced and I just can't help but think that it would've made better sense to have her last foster parents genuinely not like her and have her find a loving and accepting family at last. The family talk broke my little black heart and made me cry.
Nitpickings and other things that pulled me out of the story:
-Jake referred to women as 'wenches' in the beginning; I get that he was trying to be funny but I was instantly transported to a historical novel with pirates.
-Kallie insisting that she's a professional and wanting to prove herself, only to jump straight into kinky sex with Jake not even 10 minutes later.
-Jake's sexist comments about Kallie's way of dressing (I would've put his head through a wall, soldier or not soldier. I don't care about men who tell their women how to dress like their opinion matter whatsoever.)
-the he-likes-you girl talk, this time provided by Becca;
-I guessed the reason why Mimi died the moment the killer appeared;
-the sex scenes- to be honest, I've read fanfics that had better written sex scenes.
Oh, well. I'm off to read Virgil's novella. Peace out✌
I didn't love this one as much as the first book in the series. Kallie and Jake were good together, very strong and fiery. I just didn't relate to them as much, I guess. Also, the play started pretty hard core pretty early in the story. the whole group/ public sex thing is still gross to me, too, so that's always distracting. and I didn't like the sections of the book told from the Watcher's perspective. I hate giving voice to murderers or other villains. I'm not saying the parts were badly written. without them, I'm not sure the serial killer aspect of the story would have worked. I just liked the first book, sans serial killer, a bit better.
All this grumbling sounds like I didn't like it--not liking it as much as I liked the first one doesn't mean I didn't like it, though. I read through this in about 2 days, and mostly enjoyed it. Just because I didn't love it like Master of the Mountain doesn't mean it's bad. It was still a fun and interesting read (full of a bunch of stuff I don't think I'd ever want to try). And of course, the mountains and wildlife and pets figure into these stories in a beautiful way. the sense of setting is very strong, and the main characters are all the more human and likable for their interactions with kids and animals. not sorry I read this. Cherise Sinclair has me hooked.
All this grumbling sounds like I didn't like it--not liking it as much as I liked the first one doesn't mean I didn't like it, though. I read through this in about 2 days, and mostly enjoyed it. Just because I didn't love it like Master of the Mountain doesn't mean it's bad. It was still a fun and interesting read (full of a bunch of stuff I don't think I'd ever want to try). And of course, the mountains and wildlife and pets figure into these stories in a beautiful way. the sense of setting is very strong, and the main characters are all the more human and likable for their interactions with kids and animals. not sorry I read this. Cherise Sinclair has me hooked.
I liked this one, but didn't love it. I wasn't really a fan of the h, mostly because I don't like "tomboy" heroines, but it's still worth the read!
Re read 2022
4 Stars
Great addition to the series.
I loved Kallie and how independent she was. I did feel for her as I felt Jake, while not meaning to, played with her feelings with his back and forth.
The storyline was engaging and made it a quick easy read.
4 Stars
Great addition to the series.
I loved Kallie and how independent she was. I did feel for her as I felt Jake, while not meaning to, played with her feelings with his back and forth.
The storyline was engaging and made it a quick easy read.
Ok I always love this authors writing and this is up there with one of my favourites! Kallie is a tomboy who has secretly lusted after Jake hunt for years. Of course because she is a tomboy, and Jake is a one night only man ho, he hasn't looked at her twice. All this changes when kallie gets herself in a bar fight protecting her friends and Jake picks her up off the floor, realises she is both female and submissive and hey presto our love story begins! I loved both of these characters . Kallie gives her love freely to all her friends (and even Jake) but truly doesn't believe they could love her in return. Jakes last slave committed suicide and he takes the blame fully on his shoulders as he had just uncollared her. Because of this he truly doesn't want to feel anything for kallie and she accepts that as she doesn't feel he will love her anyway. This book has the emotionally damaged characters that I expect from Sinclair, and I loved seeing them working towards their HEA. The BDSM is light and the sex scenes smoking hot as per usual! At first the side plot of the psycho who was after Kallie was more annoying than enjoyable but when the danger levels increased so did my interest!
A winner for me!
A winner for me!
I could have done without the crime subplot and the neat resolution of the hero's reluctance to commit but still enjoyed the heck out of this
