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abbyahart's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Drug use
mhumby123's review against another edition
1.0
Awful. Pathetic woman, don't see anything attractive about this woman other than her description, couldn't wait for it to be over
thatmoxiemermaid's review
slow-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
2.0
miavitula's review against another edition
4.0
This one was a little more cringy to me than the first one (I liked the first one a little more), but I still enjoyed it a lot!! Def excited to finish the series with the next book & see how it ends!!
cglamb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The last 40 pages were great. It was a struggle to get to that point though
sarah_juul's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
rellimreads's review against another edition
2.0
This is the second book in the Breathless Trilogy. The series is set around three 38yo Millionaire hoteliers. They’re best read in order - while each book focuses on one couple, there are storylines that span the series. This is best if you enjoy over the top controlling, alpha male paired with a without-means submissive woman.
There’s some pretty big plot holes in this one that Banks just runs over with no explanation. The biggest is the set up and it makes it hard to get into the story after that. Bethany is homeless. No car, living on the streets, no food for days, clothing falling apart homeless. But she’s supposedly working a huge catering gig at a high end hotel. Most hotels have their own staff for events. Luxury hotels have strict standards for dress & appearance. I can’t get over that there’s no way Bethany would be at this event as staff.
If I set that aside, Jace is a completely different character than he was in book 1. He went from sweet, protective older brother and fun loving business partner to raging, over-the-top, controlling jerk. I’m all for Pretty Woman/Cinderella, rich guy makes poor girl’s dreams come true. However, Jace just wanted to control every aspect of Bethany’s life and have sex all the time. I didn’t feel any *romance* here.
Bethany started off as one of Jace & Ash’s threesomes. Which didn’t bother me. But it definitely bothered Jace and he made everyone else pay for it with his attitude and spite. It wasn’t sexy possessiveness, it felt like cruel punishment. Especially given that Bethany is on such unequal footing given her lack of means/options.
While Jace came around at the end, it felt too easy and no different than many other apologies he gave throughout the book. There wasn’t really anything to solidify that he’d be better to Bethany in a week. Especially since the book only spanned a few weeks total. I did like how things were resolved with Bethany’s foster brother.
Banks’ writing was even more repetitive here than in the first book - a big factor in why this one was an hour and a half longer than Rush. Could have cut out at least 3 hours by not having internal dialogues and conversations belaboring points.
Narration:
I was OK with Adam Paul’s narration. He gives Gabe, Jace, & Ash unique voices that are consistent through the whole series.
There’s some pretty big plot holes in this one that Banks just runs over with no explanation. The biggest is the set up and it makes it hard to get into the story after that. Bethany is homeless. No car, living on the streets, no food for days, clothing falling apart homeless. But she’s supposedly working a huge catering gig at a high end hotel. Most hotels have their own staff for events. Luxury hotels have strict standards for dress & appearance. I can’t get over that there’s no way Bethany would be at this event as staff.
If I set that aside, Jace is a completely different character than he was in book 1. He went from sweet, protective older brother and fun loving business partner to raging, over-the-top, controlling jerk. I’m all for Pretty Woman/Cinderella, rich guy makes poor girl’s dreams come true. However, Jace just wanted to control every aspect of Bethany’s life and have sex all the time. I didn’t feel any *romance* here.
Bethany started off as one of Jace & Ash’s threesomes. Which didn’t bother me. But it definitely bothered Jace and he made everyone else pay for it with his attitude and spite. It wasn’t sexy possessiveness, it felt like cruel punishment. Especially given that Bethany is on such unequal footing given her lack of means/options.
While Jace came around at the end, it felt too easy and no different than many other apologies he gave throughout the book. There wasn’t really anything to solidify that he’d be better to Bethany in a week. Especially since the book only spanned a few weeks total. I did like how things were resolved with Bethany’s foster brother.
Banks’ writing was even more repetitive here than in the first book - a big factor in why this one was an hour and a half longer than Rush. Could have cut out at least 3 hours by not having internal dialogues and conversations belaboring points.
Narration:
I was OK with Adam Paul’s narration. He gives Gabe, Jace, & Ash unique voices that are consistent through the whole series.