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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
geo_ix's review
2.0
So this book is written pretty good. I enjoyed most of the sex, usually I hate how ‘dirty talk’ comes across, but I think the erotic scenes were when the most emotion came out in the writing.
I wouldn’t say I was bored reading this, but I also wouldn’t say that I couldn’t put it down. I think it was just a tad bit too long, but that also being said it was almost like there were two different stories. The stalker stuff and the erotic stuff. Obviously the stalker stuff is the suspense and the erotic stuff revolves around their romance, but for me it never really meshed well. All the stalker drama stopped while the romance was on, then after the bad guy strikes again and it just became a cycle.
I was slightly interested in Liam’s backstory and Eve and her husband but I think I’ll personally just read some reviews and call it a day because I don’t think the writing is really my thing and I’m trying not to cling onto series on my TBR that it’s going to take me years to want to pick up. I own the next book as I got the first three in a bundle, but I just don’t think I’ll get to it. But who knows, pretty sure I’ve said that about suspense books before then forced myself to read it.
I wouldn’t say I was bored reading this, but I also wouldn’t say that I couldn’t put it down. I think it was just a tad bit too long, but that also being said it was almost like there were two different stories. The stalker stuff and the erotic stuff. Obviously the stalker stuff is the suspense and the erotic stuff revolves around their romance, but for me it never really meshed well. All the stalker drama stopped while the romance was on, then after the bad guy strikes again and it just became a cycle.
I was slightly interested in Liam’s backstory and Eve and her husband but I think I’ll personally just read some reviews and call it a day because I don’t think the writing is really my thing and I’m trying not to cling onto series on my TBR that it’s going to take me years to want to pick up. I own the next book as I got the first three in a bundle, but I just don’t think I’ll get to it. But who knows, pretty sure I’ve said that about suspense books before then forced myself to read it.
judyvernon's review
4.0
This was another great story in this series. The dynamic between the three MC was exciting and not without a fair amount of trouble. His was an exciting and suspenseful story and I look forward to reading more about this group of characters
walokat2's review against another edition
4.0
This was much better than the first in the series, but once again I was annoyed by the quick turnaround from "we are perfect" to "clearly you are the bad guy". Both book 1 and book 2 had this annoying trope that really made me dislike the main characters for a bit.
But all in all, good book, spicy romance. Pretty sure I read this YEARS ago, maybe under Ellora's Cave or Samhain or something as it was all very familiar and also clearly aged (discussion of getting a PDA and these "new e-book things". Those were things when I was reading EC books when that publisher still existed, so I'm guessing this was self-published after the fact. Still good to read again since I didn't remember enough of the story to ruin it.
But all in all, good book, spicy romance. Pretty sure I read this YEARS ago, maybe under Ellora's Cave or Samhain or something as it was all very familiar and also clearly aged (discussion of getting a PDA and these "new e-book things". Those were things when I was reading EC books when that publisher still existed, so I'm guessing this was self-published after the fact. Still good to read again since I didn't remember enough of the story to ruin it.
panda89's review against another edition
5.0
10 out of 10!!!!! I absolutely love this book, I'm in love with this book. This book did not disappoint what so ever. I could read this book for a 1,000 times ALL day!!!! This is my absolute favorite book of ALL TIME. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this book, I loved everything about this book. Words will not be able to describe how much I love this book. Reading this book is one of the best decisions. This book took me on a emotional roller-coaster, and I was VERY VERY SHOCKED at who her real stalker was. Those last few chapter got to me.
justjameka's review against another edition
5.0
It's been a long time coming and I don't know why it took me so long to finally review this book. Yes, I can honestly say it took me well over 11 years to finally sit down and type up a review, but here we are!
This book has always gone down as one of my favorite books of all time. From the way it was written to the way the characters were developed and fleshed out, everything about this book was amazing. Over the years, I've gone back and reread this book multiple times because it's just that good. It may appear as if I'm exaggerating, but trust me, I'm not. I'm a harsh critic when it comes to the books I read, so believe me when I say this is one of the ones that I find to be the crème of the crop. This series began my love affair with the reverse harem trope. Well, this book in particular began my love affair with that trope actually. Reverse harem being one woman and multiple male love interests, of course.
Serena was a submissive and slightly docile female main character, but the author managed to make her likable despite that. There are certain authors who write characters like Serena but those characters aren't endearing to the audience. The audience doesn't bond with those characters in a way that allows us to love them. The author didn't have an issue with that, fortunately. There were times where Serena stood up for herself and had a voice when it was necessary, and that's truly all you can ask for as a reader in these situations. She felt like a fully actualized, realized, and fleshed out character. Adam and Jacob were perfect love interests; they were the exact opposite of each other but they balanced each other out so well. Jacob was slightly domineering but it worked! He was still likable enough to the point where him being so heavy-handed didn't take away from who he was as a character. Adam was an absolute sweetheart, who had his own insecurities and mental hang-ups that were realistic and didn't appear to be outlandish or unrealistic. For that, I thank the author because she could have thrown an asinine flaw at us in regards to Adam but she didn't.
All in all, I would highly recommend this book to reverse harem virgins because it's hot but it's still tame enough where it won't be too much for you if this is your first time reading something like this. I can't sign the praises of this book and its author enough! I highly encourage people to read this.
This book has always gone down as one of my favorite books of all time. From the way it was written to the way the characters were developed and fleshed out, everything about this book was amazing. Over the years, I've gone back and reread this book multiple times because it's just that good. It may appear as if I'm exaggerating, but trust me, I'm not. I'm a harsh critic when it comes to the books I read, so believe me when I say this is one of the ones that I find to be the crème of the crop. This series began my love affair with the reverse harem trope. Well, this book in particular began my love affair with that trope actually. Reverse harem being one woman and multiple male love interests, of course.
Serena was a submissive and slightly docile female main character, but the author managed to make her likable despite that. There are certain authors who write characters like Serena but those characters aren't endearing to the audience. The audience doesn't bond with those characters in a way that allows us to love them. The author didn't have an issue with that, fortunately. There were times where Serena stood up for herself and had a voice when it was necessary, and that's truly all you can ask for as a reader in these situations. She felt like a fully actualized, realized, and fleshed out character. Adam and Jacob were perfect love interests; they were the exact opposite of each other but they balanced each other out so well. Jacob was slightly domineering but it worked! He was still likable enough to the point where him being so heavy-handed didn't take away from who he was as a character. Adam was an absolute sweetheart, who had his own insecurities and mental hang-ups that were realistic and didn't appear to be outlandish or unrealistic. For that, I thank the author because she could have thrown an asinine flaw at us in regards to Adam but she didn't.
All in all, I would highly recommend this book to reverse harem virgins because it's hot but it's still tame enough where it won't be too much for you if this is your first time reading something like this. I can't sign the praises of this book and its author enough! I highly encourage people to read this.
psudelta's review against another edition
2.0
This review will be all over the place because my thoughts about this book are all over the place.
Picture this: two hot guys who share everything, including women, are in the market for a woman to spend the rest of their lives with. In walks said woman who just happens to want to be shared with two hot guys...let the games begin.
This is Adam, Jake, and Serena's love story. Serena is an erotic romance writer who is being stalked and needs a bodyguard. So, she gets two in Adam and Jake.
I've never read a book with a menage storyline because quite frankly, I just couldn't wrap my head around the concept. I can barely tolerate men individually so juggling two just seems like the very definition of madness to me. However, menage really was secondary to the story in my opinion.
What I didn't understand was something that I came across in "The Dom Who Loved Me" but that I chalked up to my somehow missing clues from the author. These are some of the outest Doms that I've ever read about. These Doms are in Bible-banging Texas where their D/s club has to be kept on the DL. Yet, Adam, Jake, and their Dom colleagues would drop lines like "she's such a good sub" or "this Dom isn't pleased" in the presence of people who were SO NOT in the life. I had to go back and reread scenes to see if I missed where the author said that the vanilla folks had left the room but no, they were there. So my question is, are these Doms supposed to be private or no?
And here's another thing, suppose the Doms are completely comfortable with allowing everybody that they encounter know that they're Doms. When did it become okay for them to make the decision to make their sub's preferences public knowledge? Serena, the heroine in this book, wasn't even in the life...she had only fantasized about it. Unless I missed it, there was no negotiation where she agreed to let Adam and Jake discuss her personal sex life with the world at large. Heck, she was being stalked so the whole point was to keep her out of the public eye as much as possible.
As I mentioned, I can't imagine juggling two men because quite frankly, men are just very large children with deep voices and facial hair. While I enjoyed Jake's evolution from "closed off emotionally skittish GI Joe" to "I can't live without her", Adam was frequently immature and petulant. He was like that in the first book in the series so at least he was consistent, but I would have liked for him to acquire a bit of maturity instead of the petulance that he seemed to favour.
Overall, the book is okay. Peel away the menage angle, and you have a fairly easy to guess "whodunit" coupled with the requisite "misunderstanding leads to breakup leads to makeup".
Picture this: two hot guys who share everything, including women, are in the market for a woman to spend the rest of their lives with. In walks said woman who just happens to want to be shared with two hot guys...let the games begin.
This is Adam, Jake, and Serena's love story. Serena is an erotic romance writer who is being stalked and needs a bodyguard. So, she gets two in Adam and Jake.
I've never read a book with a menage storyline because quite frankly, I just couldn't wrap my head around the concept. I can barely tolerate men individually so juggling two just seems like the very definition of madness to me. However, menage really was secondary to the story in my opinion.
What I didn't understand was something that I came across in "The Dom Who Loved Me" but that I chalked up to my somehow missing clues from the author. These are some of the outest Doms that I've ever read about. These Doms are in Bible-banging Texas where their D/s club has to be kept on the DL. Yet, Adam, Jake, and their Dom colleagues would drop lines like "she's such a good sub" or "this Dom isn't pleased" in the presence of people who were SO NOT in the life. I had to go back and reread scenes to see if I missed where the author said that the vanilla folks had left the room but no, they were there. So my question is, are these Doms supposed to be private or no?
And here's another thing, suppose the Doms are completely comfortable with allowing everybody that they encounter know that they're Doms. When did it become okay for them to make the decision to make their sub's preferences public knowledge? Serena, the heroine in this book, wasn't even in the life...she had only fantasized about it. Unless I missed it, there was no negotiation where she agreed to let Adam and Jake discuss her personal sex life with the world at large. Heck, she was being stalked so the whole point was to keep her out of the public eye as much as possible.
As I mentioned, I can't imagine juggling two men because quite frankly, men are just very large children with deep voices and facial hair. While I enjoyed Jake's evolution from "closed off emotionally skittish GI Joe" to "I can't live without her", Adam was frequently immature and petulant. He was like that in the first book in the series so at least he was consistent, but I would have liked for him to acquire a bit of maturity instead of the petulance that he seemed to favour.
Overall, the book is okay. Peel away the menage angle, and you have a fairly easy to guess "whodunit" coupled with the requisite "misunderstanding leads to breakup leads to makeup".
annyuwang's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
Lexi Blake is a writer who makes you love her characters. This is a ménage romance. I’m not usually into the Bdsm stuff and this is only lite, but she makes it fun. She mixes humor and angst and creates a fun community. Involves sweet FMC and two MMCs who adore her but make mistakes because of their past issues. Decent grovel and an HEA.
captkait's review against another edition
Really homophobic for menage
Also the author doesn't fucking know what bipolar is and keeps making it seem like it makes people crazy and evil and deranged
Like bad guys being bipolar r mentioned multiple times
When they think the stalker notes are maybe coming from 2 separate people they also speculate he might just be bipolar
What the actual fuck
Also the author doesn't fucking know what bipolar is and keeps making it seem like it makes people crazy and evil and deranged
Like bad guys being bipolar r mentioned multiple times
When they think the stalker notes are maybe coming from 2 separate people they also speculate he might just be bipolar
What the actual fuck
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking
Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia