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lilyelement's review against another edition
4.0
Headmaster is book 2 in the Lessons From the Rack series. I rarely read erotica books mainly because I find the ones I've tried don't have a plot that keeps me entertained. This series though has a plot while still being super steamy and it all just works so well. I can't recommend this series enough.
This time around our lead characters are Lennox MacLure, the owner of the RACK Academy, and Mariela, a dance instructor at the academy. Lennox has sworn off being a dominant since an accident that happened in the past. Mariela can't help her attraction to Lennox but he just seems blind to it and has shut down his emotions. They get under each others skin so bad it was entertaining to see who would snap at the other next. That is until Lennox caves into his urges and they have a night neither can forget. I was mainly concerned on if our couple would put their baggage behind them and move on with their lives. It's a lot to ask but so much to gain if they're able to. This installment was full of emotions since our characters have a past and have been through really hard things in life together.
Headmaster is a stunning sequel to a series I adore. I was really curious about these characters in book 1 and so happy to see this would be their book. The emotions are going wild between our duo and the scenes sure get hot. Mariela pushes Lennox so much but he really needed a good push to move on. This was such a good read, if you're a fan of Erotica/BDSM books I think you'll love this series.
This time around our lead characters are Lennox MacLure, the owner of the RACK Academy, and Mariela, a dance instructor at the academy. Lennox has sworn off being a dominant since an accident that happened in the past. Mariela can't help her attraction to Lennox but he just seems blind to it and has shut down his emotions. They get under each others skin so bad it was entertaining to see who would snap at the other next. That is until Lennox caves into his urges and they have a night neither can forget. I was mainly concerned on if our couple would put their baggage behind them and move on with their lives. It's a lot to ask but so much to gain if they're able to. This installment was full of emotions since our characters have a past and have been through really hard things in life together.
Headmaster is a stunning sequel to a series I adore. I was really curious about these characters in book 1 and so happy to see this would be their book. The emotions are going wild between our duo and the scenes sure get hot. Mariela pushes Lennox so much but he really needed a good push to move on. This was such a good read, if you're a fan of Erotica/BDSM books I think you'll love this series.
glassesgirl79's review
3.0
This is a solid second book from Tara Sue Me’s RACK series focusing on the tenuous relationship between Lennox, the school’s owner and Mariela (Marie,) the school’s dance teach and best friend of Winnie, Lennox’s deceased former girlfriend.
As the novel progresses, we see that Lennox blames himself for Winnie’s death considering that he wanted her to become a submissive and she was unable to do so and after a heated argument between them two, she is killed in a car accident. Since Winnie’s death, Lennox has repressed his dominant desires and focuses only on running the academy.
Marie is a natural submissive and although she has too grieves the loss of her friend, she desires Lennox and with help from her friend Andie, they create a plan to help Lennox view Marie in a different way. Eventually Marie finds Winnie’s old journals and after reading it with Lennox realize that she had a role in Winnie’s death as well.
This was a pretty good read although I would’ve liked more steamy sex scenes. The characters were well written and the dialogue was realistic and honest.
As the novel progresses, we see that Lennox blames himself for Winnie’s death considering that he wanted her to become a submissive and she was unable to do so and after a heated argument between them two, she is killed in a car accident. Since Winnie’s death, Lennox has repressed his dominant desires and focuses only on running the academy.
Marie is a natural submissive and although she has too grieves the loss of her friend, she desires Lennox and with help from her friend Andie, they create a plan to help Lennox view Marie in a different way. Eventually Marie finds Winnie’s old journals and after reading it with Lennox realize that she had a role in Winnie’s death as well.
This was a pretty good read although I would’ve liked more steamy sex scenes. The characters were well written and the dialogue was realistic and honest.
naaytaashreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"He buried his nose in her hair and sniffed. She smelled like sex and sunshine, with a hint of lavender still lingering."
Before we get started on this review, with that ending, someone please tell me that there is a third book or a new series following up with that ending. PLEASE.
I am so glad that I actually enjoyed the second book more than the first one.
It feels like there was a 360 degree change.
In this plotline, we get more storytelling, more intense and interesting plotline, chemistry, emotional character development. I love it and enjoy it so much.
Can I also add, compared to the first one, this was much more spicy and fun. hehe.
Can't wait to read more of Tara Sue Me other books!
"Tears filled her eyes. How could he be so blind? Had she not basically thrown herself at him for the last three years? It hit her then - it was never going to happen between them. Never. They were never going to be together and she'd been counting on that fantasy for so long she didn't know how to live without it."
Before we get started on this review, with that ending, someone please tell me that there is a third book or a new series following up with that ending. PLEASE.
I am so glad that I actually enjoyed the second book more than the first one.
It feels like there was a 360 degree change.
In this plotline, we get more storytelling, more intense and interesting plotline, chemistry, emotional character development. I love it and enjoy it so much.
Can I also add, compared to the first one, this was much more spicy and fun. hehe.
Can't wait to read more of Tara Sue Me other books!
"Tears filled her eyes. How could he be so blind? Had she not basically thrown herself at him for the last three years? It hit her then - it was never going to happen between them. Never. They were never going to be together and she'd been counting on that fantasy for so long she didn't know how to live without it."
binarybabe28's review against another edition
4.0
Second book in series
I found this set of characters a little less interesting but I’m not a quitter lol. I’ll keep reading the series and hope the next book gets better
I found this set of characters a little less interesting but I’m not a quitter lol. I’ll keep reading the series and hope the next book gets better
lauraanne9's review
3.0
***ARC Provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley***
3.5 Stars
This was my first title by this author and I enjoyed it overall. Her writing style is a little different than other authors I have read, and while it took me a little bit to get used to it, I found that it was engaging and I was involved in the story.
Lennox and Marie have known one another for a while and he is her boss. Prior to this, he was the man involved with her best friend, Winnie, who was killed in a car accident 3 years before the events of the story.
Lennox is a dom, but one who is resisting who he is because he believes that it is the lifestyle that drive Winnie to her death, and he feels responsible.
Marie is a teacher in the school Lennox runs and, she has been in love with him the entire time she has known him. But, convincing Lennox that he is good enough for her is the challenge.
I liked the BDSM elements of this story and I enjoyed the way they were handled, that they were allowed to be important to both parties and that it was ok, accepted, and central to their lives. A lot of times in a story with elements of BDSM, it feels like it is tossed in, but in this book it felt like it was central and important to the characters.
I am definitely interested in reading other titles by this author and I recommend this one.
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3.5 Stars
This was my first title by this author and I enjoyed it overall. Her writing style is a little different than other authors I have read, and while it took me a little bit to get used to it, I found that it was engaging and I was involved in the story.
Lennox and Marie have known one another for a while and he is her boss. Prior to this, he was the man involved with her best friend, Winnie, who was killed in a car accident 3 years before the events of the story.
Lennox is a dom, but one who is resisting who he is because he believes that it is the lifestyle that drive Winnie to her death, and he feels responsible.
Marie is a teacher in the school Lennox runs and, she has been in love with him the entire time she has known him. But, convincing Lennox that he is good enough for her is the challenge.
I liked the BDSM elements of this story and I enjoyed the way they were handled, that they were allowed to be important to both parties and that it was ok, accepted, and central to their lives. A lot of times in a story with elements of BDSM, it feels like it is tossed in, but in this book it felt like it was central and important to the characters.
I am definitely interested in reading other titles by this author and I recommend this one.
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gerireads's review against another edition
3.0
Why hasn't she given up? Why was she still half in love with him after all these years?
Admittedly, this author is a hit-or-miss for me. He last few books have been misses but the moment I saw the blurb for Headmaster, I just couldn't help but read it. For one, I couldn't resist the good old unrequited love trope. Second, I also couldn't resist a dead ex trope. This book had both.
Headmaster falls smack dab in the middle of my like-dislike scale. There are certain things that I really didn't care much for while there are a few that I really, really liked.
Number one of my 'Really, really liked' list is the heroine, Mariela. She's hired by Lennox to teach in his BDSM academy, RACK. She's a submissive who's in love with the hero for a long time. And she also happens to be the best friend of Winnie, the hero's dead ex.
While she has been carrying a torch for the hero since the beginning, she wasn't a pushover. Her being a submissive is a choice. She's not timid or easily intimidated by the hero. She could hold her own. I liked how she admits her feelings for the hero without losing her independence or pitying herself, etc.
Mariela also made Lennox likable. I didn't like Lennox much but I love his banter with Mariela. I also liked the BDSM aspect to the book. It's there and it's a big part of the hero and heroine but it doesn't overwhelm the reader with the ins and outs of BDSM.
The plot was okay. There were high emotional points which I really enjoyed, while there are some stuff which I'm meh about. And that brings me to Lennox.
I'm torn about him. He's a tortured individual, so full of guilt because he chose the wrong girl and she died. His "I'm so tortured, I can't be a Dom and fall in love again" got tiring after a while. And if it hadn't been for Mariela, who I adored, I would've DNF'd this book. But to be fair, he did grow as a character.
That said there were moments where I'm not quite sure whether he fell in love with Mariela because she was more compatible than Winnie ever was. And I would totally understand if other readers would take issue with the fact that Lennox did choose Winnie over Mariela. She wasn't in his radar at all. He knew her as his girl Winnie's best friend for years. And I missed the moment where he starts to fall in love with her because at the start of the book, they already have this 'will they, won't they succumb to their feelings' thing going on.
Despite that, I still enjoyed this overall. I loved Mariela and liked their romance overall.
ARC provided by the publisher
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