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A review by amandamant
The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-Mills
5.0
I loved this book! I thought it was flat out adorable and I could not put it down. River was wonderful. I absolutely loved that he had learning disabilities, but was still very smart. It’s a lot more common than people realize and I love the way it was handled here.
People have complained about him being with other women and frankly they can stick a fork in it. River and Ana were not together until she broke up with Donovan. They both were well within their rights to sleep with or not sleep with whoever they wanted. You can want one person and sleep with another...it’s a loneliness thing. It doesn’t make him a jerk or a cheater...it makes him human. These people did not cheat. At all. And she had less experience because she didn’t want more experience. I mean for goodness sake - why do people who judge characters for having sex lives read romance novels? Go read ‘clean’ romance if you can’t handle college kids with hormones.
And seriously, I would like to borrow Ana’s confidence and wardrobe. She was absolutely wonderful!
The burn was slow and the pacing felt a tiny bit off. Things happened months between each other and in flashbacks in the beginning, but in days near the end. So, it’s a slow burn, but a fast resolution if that makes sense.
I want to read Benji and Lila’s story, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Just for the record though, Benji is a 10 and I love that he got his HEA.
Also, 50 Shades ruined the name Anastasia. Completely. It works in this story because it’s her name, but frankly every time he said it I heard Jamie Dornan...and I didn’t want to because book Christian was superior. But I digress. This is more advice for future and for other authors...steer clear of the name Anastasia.
Overall, I loved this book. 5 stars for sure!
People have complained about him being with other women and frankly they can stick a fork in it. River and Ana were not together until she broke up with Donovan. They both were well within their rights to sleep with or not sleep with whoever they wanted. You can want one person and sleep with another...it’s a loneliness thing. It doesn’t make him a jerk or a cheater...it makes him human. These people did not cheat. At all. And she had less experience because she didn’t want more experience. I mean for goodness sake - why do people who judge characters for having sex lives read romance novels? Go read ‘clean’ romance if you can’t handle college kids with hormones.
And seriously, I would like to borrow Ana’s confidence and wardrobe. She was absolutely wonderful!
The burn was slow and the pacing felt a tiny bit off. Things happened months between each other and in flashbacks in the beginning, but in days near the end. So, it’s a slow burn, but a fast resolution if that makes sense.
I want to read Benji and Lila’s story, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Just for the record though, Benji is a 10 and I love that he got his HEA.
Also, 50 Shades ruined the name Anastasia. Completely. It works in this story because it’s her name, but frankly every time he said it I heard Jamie Dornan...and I didn’t want to because book Christian was superior. But I digress. This is more advice for future and for other authors...steer clear of the name Anastasia.
Overall, I loved this book. 5 stars for sure!