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Salt Kiss

Sierra Simone

4.02 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

Spicy!!!
adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 that ending book two is gonna be so good

I think we all know we can count on Sierra Simone for the SPICE, but phewwwwwwww I am sweating. And deciding to end the book like that? Bold. So bold. I’m dying to see what happens next.
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional 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: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every time I read something by Sierra I have to ask why it took me so long to get around to it. Seriously, I would read her shopping lists.

I don’t know how Sierra Simone does it, she just makes you fall so desperately in love with her characters.

Tristan, a recent veteran with PTSD, finds renewed purpose as his new uncle-in-law’s bodyguard. His very charming, handsome uncle-in-law. Who also happens to own a kink club for the wealthy, famous, and powerful. Tristan falls quickly into heated obsession and becomes Mark’s submissive. But Mark has his secrets, and Tristan isn’t sure how long their relationship will last, or how long it’ll take for Mark’s secrets to catch up with him.

The spice was fun and HOT. Melted wax hot. And Tristan and Mark’s chemistry? PIPING. Ha. Mark’s growing affection for Tristan just made the spicy scenes increasingly better and better.

I am also sooo invested in the slow burn plot. The danger juxtaposes the kink so nicely. I can’t say much without giving too much away, but IT IS SO GOOD. I just love how we spiral with Tristan into obsession; the pacing, the metaphors, the relevance of dreams, it all just weaves such a compelling story of love and lust.

My only critique is not everyone can be in love with Mark… can they?