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annmarief's review
1.0
*** This book was given to me by IndiGo in exchange for an unbiased review ***
***Edited review to drop this to 1 star since it's been 2.5 years, the second has not been released and I hate cliffhangers***
3 stars (2.5 stars really but I will read the second book in the series so I’ll go with 3)
I struggled to write my review for Submission (Submit for Redemption Book 1) by Robert Cage and Katherine Sparrow. I had some expectations going in from the blurb and some of the posts I read on the blog tour but I don’t think the book delivered as advertised. I was not aware that there was the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers to end this installment of the series, so perhaps the review would be better written after all of the books are released (I might re-visit).
As for this book, I think my main problem was the fact that I simply did not like Reggie or Finny or Colonel or whatever. I started liking him at one point but that didn’t last long at all and by the end I thoroughly disliked him. Finny has issues from childhood and his father, is ultra-wealthy, is a sadist well-known in the BDSM community and has a business that performs shady tasks on a contract basis. Everett (Ev) is the other main character, a captain in the US military who seeks punishment as a result of a botched bomb defusing situation that led to the deaths of several of his men. The relationship begins on a foundation of lies because Finny has been hired to gain a false confession from Ev for the bombing event. The relationship escalates very quickly and we are to believe that the men fell in love with each other in a matter of hours. While I have read books that have successfully portrayed this scenario, I didn’t find it believable in this case, which I think goes back to the fact that I disliked Finny for most of the book.
Most of the secondary characters, with the exception of Habib, Carson and the other subs, are despicable and Finny’s association with them brings him down in my opinion. Hector is an especially terrible character. While I think the book was well-written, there was so much not addressed fully (details about the bombing, who hired Finny and why, and the cliffhanger ending). I am confident that all will be resolved at the completion of the series but for now I didn’t love the book.
***Edited review to drop this to 1 star since it's been 2.5 years, the second has not been released and I hate cliffhangers***
3 stars (2.5 stars really but I will read the second book in the series so I’ll go with 3)
I struggled to write my review for Submission (Submit for Redemption Book 1) by Robert Cage and Katherine Sparrow. I had some expectations going in from the blurb and some of the posts I read on the blog tour but I don’t think the book delivered as advertised. I was not aware that there was the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers to end this installment of the series, so perhaps the review would be better written after all of the books are released (I might re-visit).
As for this book, I think my main problem was the fact that I simply did not like Reggie or Finny or Colonel or whatever. I started liking him at one point but that didn’t last long at all and by the end I thoroughly disliked him. Finny has issues from childhood and his father, is ultra-wealthy, is a sadist well-known in the BDSM community and has a business that performs shady tasks on a contract basis. Everett (Ev) is the other main character, a captain in the US military who seeks punishment as a result of a botched bomb defusing situation that led to the deaths of several of his men. The relationship begins on a foundation of lies because Finny has been hired to gain a false confession from Ev for the bombing event. The relationship escalates very quickly and we are to believe that the men fell in love with each other in a matter of hours. While I have read books that have successfully portrayed this scenario, I didn’t find it believable in this case, which I think goes back to the fact that I disliked Finny for most of the book.
Most of the secondary characters, with the exception of Habib, Carson and the other subs, are despicable and Finny’s association with them brings him down in my opinion. Hector is an especially terrible character. While I think the book was well-written, there was so much not addressed fully (details about the bombing, who hired Finny and why, and the cliffhanger ending). I am confident that all will be resolved at the completion of the series but for now I didn’t love the book.
emmajaye's review
4.0
This book was given to me by IndiGo in exchange for an unbiased review.
I agree with some of the other reviews that the speed of the relationship between a straight american army captain and a British gay aristocrat who earns his money gaining confessions for money was too quick. That aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this tale, just please stop having everyone calling a Duke (who doesn't have to be royalty because of his title but could be) 'Excellency'. The proper form of address for a duke is 'Your Grace'. If Finny is as stuck on protocol as the story suggests, he'd insist on proper address.
The dynamic between the pair was compulsive reading, and if the next book had been out, I would have clicked on it as I was dying to see a little more aristocratic 'dom' action, even if Finny is a compete, almost cartoon caricature of British aristocracy. Great way to spend a few hours.
I agree with some of the other reviews that the speed of the relationship between a straight american army captain and a British gay aristocrat who earns his money gaining confessions for money was too quick. That aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this tale, just please stop having everyone calling a Duke (who doesn't have to be royalty because of his title but could be) 'Excellency'. The proper form of address for a duke is 'Your Grace'. If Finny is as stuck on protocol as the story suggests, he'd insist on proper address.
The dynamic between the pair was compulsive reading, and if the next book had been out, I would have clicked on it as I was dying to see a little more aristocratic 'dom' action, even if Finny is a compete, almost cartoon caricature of British aristocracy. Great way to spend a few hours.
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