A review by bookish_babe
Mr. X by Clarissa Wild

3.0

There was a ton of hype surrounding the release of Mr. X and I had very high expectations for this book. In some ways in delivered, the story was unique and engaging and the characters each had certain qualities I liked but at the same time, there were things about the book that just didn't do it for me. The way the story was written made it difficult to really connect. I felt like I was 'reading' the story rather than experiencing it. Also, while there were some character aspects I liked, neither character had many redeeming qualities. You want to like Mr. X because his story is tragic and you want to fix him but he just keeps being a bastard and not in an out of love sort of way. Jay starts out as a stripper and drug addict who turns into X's personal captive and play thing. The story is dark and twisted and at times I'm engaged but I also found myself skimming a lot. The plot was somewhat predictable and the ending wasn't as satisfying as I would have hoped. If you're a fan of the dark side of lust mixed with hatred and revenge then this could be for you but I don't think it really did it for me this time around.

2.5 Stars