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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
WHEW! I was REALLY scared there for a minute.
This book though! It's not very often that I can get so attached to characters in such a short amount of time, which is why I generally read series. But this is one of the exceptions.
I just feel awful for Rex. I hope he is able to move on and get a happy ending for himself.
This book though! It's not very often that I can get so attached to characters in such a short amount of time, which is why I generally read series. But this is one of the exceptions.
I just feel awful for Rex. I hope he is able to move on and get a happy ending for himself.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I actually can't believe I finished this book. The first 20% was fantastic, I thought it was going to awesome and then it turned into Bold & The Beautiful on steroids. The 'reason' was sooo weak. The agonising that each character did was repetitive and annoyed the crap out of me.
If I read 'fat tits' and grabbing the 'meat of her breast' ever again it will be too soon. The tampon scene had me rolling my eyes. Maybe if I was 14 it may have been new, but the whole book read like it was written by a 14yr - a cliche with horrible dialogue and unbelievable relationships between characters. Disappointing because the beginning idea was really interesting.
If I read 'fat tits' and grabbing the 'meat of her breast' ever again it will be too soon. The tampon scene had me rolling my eyes. Maybe if I was 14 it may have been new, but the whole book read like it was written by a 14yr - a cliche with horrible dialogue and unbelievable relationships between characters. Disappointing because the beginning idea was really interesting.
This didn’t end up being anything like I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a story about a woman named Mia who hires someone to fulfill her rape fantasy and then he like becomes obsessed with her. That’s what the description sounded like to me. But pretty early on we learn that’s not what it’s about at all. It’s about revenge.
Even so, I kept reading but my heart just wasn’t in it. It’s not a bad story and has all the elements to prove to be really interesting in a dark a twisted way. But frankly it moved along at a pace slower then molasses. So many times I thought about DNFing it. But I was curious enough to find out what would happen in the end. So I stuck it out.
Tax was an interesting character. He’s definitely cray-cray but not they craziest guy I’ve ever read. And I can do crazy. Sometimes I even fall hard the psycho crazy guys. I don’t think I’d classify him as a psychopath like he calls himself though. He doesn’t fit the definition of a psychopath. Psychopaths are born not made (sociopaths are made). But I don’t even think he would be classified as a sociopath either. He has too many emotions to be classified as either of those. He has remorse and feels sorry for at least some of his actions (which neither of these would feel in the least). So no, I don’t think he would be classified as either of those. But he’s definitely damaged to a dangerous degree.
Mia was…meh. I didn’t love her character. She’s very weak and pliant and doesn’t seem to have any kind of spine. I get that she likes pain with sex and all, but I don’t get her falling in love with Tax. It wasn’t believable to me. I totally could see her and Tax’s cock having a long term relationship. She’s obsessed with his most perfect cock (which, I’ll admit, did sound pretty fucking perfect). But Tax? I didn’t see the connection with him as a person.
Jude was the fucking crazy sociopath if there ever was one. And as crazy as it sounds, I’m pretty sure she was “in love” with her brother in unhealthy ways (although this isn’t outright admitted). I felt bad for what happened to her but still, that bitch was nutso.
The plot was pretty predictable and it took FOREVER to move forward. This book was way too long. So much time was spent on internal dialog and struggles about what the mystery is and why Tax can’t tell her and blah blah blah. At about 250 pages it seemed like it would’ve been a good time to just let the truth rip and finish out the book. But it continued…on…and on…and on. Until finally it did finish pretty much exactly how I expected it to from early on. Bummer predictable.
So basically it was predictable and slow. The sex was hot but that was about all it had going for it. The plot had potential, but it only would’ve succeeded if it had been tightened up and told at a better pace.
Even so, I kept reading but my heart just wasn’t in it. It’s not a bad story and has all the elements to prove to be really interesting in a dark a twisted way. But frankly it moved along at a pace slower then molasses. So many times I thought about DNFing it. But I was curious enough to find out what would happen in the end. So I stuck it out.
Tax was an interesting character. He’s definitely cray-cray but not they craziest guy I’ve ever read. And I can do crazy. Sometimes I even fall hard the psycho crazy guys. I don’t think I’d classify him as a psychopath like he calls himself though. He doesn’t fit the definition of a psychopath. Psychopaths are born not made (sociopaths are made). But I don’t even think he would be classified as a sociopath either. He has too many emotions to be classified as either of those. He has remorse and feels sorry for at least some of his actions (which neither of these would feel in the least). So no, I don’t think he would be classified as either of those. But he’s definitely damaged to a dangerous degree.
Mia was…meh. I didn’t love her character. She’s very weak and pliant and doesn’t seem to have any kind of spine. I get that she likes pain with sex and all, but I don’t get her falling in love with Tax. It wasn’t believable to me. I totally could see her and Tax’s cock having a long term relationship. She’s obsessed with his most perfect cock (which, I’ll admit, did sound pretty fucking perfect). But Tax? I didn’t see the connection with him as a person.
Jude was the fucking crazy sociopath if there ever was one. And as crazy as it sounds, I’m pretty sure she was “in love” with her brother in unhealthy ways (although this isn’t outright admitted). I felt bad for what happened to her but still, that bitch was nutso.
The plot was pretty predictable and it took FOREVER to move forward. This book was way too long. So much time was spent on internal dialog and struggles about what the mystery is and why Tax can’t tell her and blah blah blah. At about 250 pages it seemed like it would’ve been a good time to just let the truth rip and finish out the book. But it continued…on…and on…and on. Until finally it did finish pretty much exactly how I expected it to from early on. Bummer predictable.
So basically it was predictable and slow. The sex was hot but that was about all it had going for it. The plot had potential, but it only would’ve succeeded if it had been tightened up and told at a better pace.
Wow. That was a mind-fa. Cluster-fa. All fa's that exist. Four stars! A very daring book.
I reread this book after first reading it in 2014 and I still love this book as much as I did almost 7 years ago. The chemistry between Tax and Mia is off the charts and there is so much pain, love, and betrayal in this book. If you love dark romance and somewhat Dubcon/noncon please read this book!
what an amazing book I loved it. I was not sure if it was going to be for me when I first started it, boy was I wrong.