Scan barcode
A review by heabooknerd
Surviving The Storm by Jacey Davis, Jacey Davis
3.0
I was feeling like suspense romance so I picked up SURVIVING THE STORM and quickly read through it. Kai and Aspen are both likable characters and I enjoyed seeing the start of their relationship which ends on a HFN and continues into book 2.
Kai was a protective Dom with a hard exterior and a soft heart; he doesn't realize at first that he's been falling for Aspen but once he does he goes all in. After a horrific childhood, Aspen has worked hard to turn his life around and he has a job he loves, a safe place for his siblings, and a crush on his much older boss, Kai. Together these two were really sweet and I loved how Kai always checked in with Aspen and how they both valued consent so much because of the power dynamics and Aspen's past.
This book has a lot of dark themes but Aspen and Kai's relationship is filled with lots of hope. As for the suspense plot, it was fairly straightforward if a bit predictable.
Content Warning: past child abuse, torture, and child sex trafficking; on page PTSD
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Favorite Quotes:
"But at the end of the day, we wear these scars with pride. We keep our heads held high and dare anyone to try to put us down for our past. That’s because you and me, we’re fighters, Aspen. And all these scars show me is that you’ve been fighting one hell of a battle and still come out kicking in the end."
Kai was a protective Dom with a hard exterior and a soft heart; he doesn't realize at first that he's been falling for Aspen but once he does he goes all in. After a horrific childhood, Aspen has worked hard to turn his life around and he has a job he loves, a safe place for his siblings, and a crush on his much older boss, Kai. Together these two were really sweet and I loved how Kai always checked in with Aspen and how they both valued consent so much because of the power dynamics and Aspen's past.
This book has a lot of dark themes but Aspen and Kai's relationship is filled with lots of hope. As for the suspense plot, it was fairly straightforward if a bit predictable.
Content Warning: past child abuse, torture, and child sex trafficking; on page PTSD
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Favorite Quotes:
"But at the end of the day, we wear these scars with pride. We keep our heads held high and dare anyone to try to put us down for our past. That’s because you and me, we’re fighters, Aspen. And all these scars show me is that you’ve been fighting one hell of a battle and still come out kicking in the end."