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Tears of Tess
by Pepper Winters
2 Sad Stars
I was so excited to read this, thinking it would be a very dark romance. To call it a romance is a stretch.
The characters are both awful and theres literally nothing redeeming about Tess. Q could be argued to be redeeming but I really don't think so. The plot is such a mystery that I literally lost interest. It is just like [b:Buttons & Lace|32585677|Buttons & Lace (Buttons, #1)|Penelope Sky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1476217949l/32585677._SY75_.jpg|53162890] except I hated it and loved Buttons & Lace. The sex scenes were barely fun and were just about pain, not riding on the edge of pain and pleasure. There was almost no intimacy at all. No aftercare. You have to really get into the stockholm syndrom for this book to sweep you away. And even IF you can escape into this world, Tess flips over and over, hating and loving Q and bringing out all the awful things about her situation.
Tess paints herself as a fighter, but every time something bad happens she just accepts it as fates punishment. She is insufferable! Let me walk you through Tess's inner monologue in the book:
SPOILERS AHEAD
It should be noted that Tess cries. A lot. At everything. I hated this book. I hated that the CNC scenes were so much like rape, as the lack of consent was there and they fought. When they brought out safewords and were both on the page of fighting, I loved the scenes. But I want that safety. When Tess was scared for her life and sobbing for the loss of hope and her life, I was not turned on by Q.
Fuck this book.
I was so excited to read this, thinking it would be a very dark romance. To call it a romance is a stretch.
The characters are both awful and theres literally nothing redeeming about Tess. Q could be argued to be redeeming but I really don't think so. The plot is such a mystery that I literally lost interest. It is just like [b:Buttons & Lace|32585677|Buttons & Lace (Buttons, #1)|Penelope Sky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1476217949l/32585677._SY75_.jpg|53162890] except I hated it and loved Buttons & Lace. The sex scenes were barely fun and were just about pain, not riding on the edge of pain and pleasure. There was almost no intimacy at all. No aftercare. You have to really get into the stockholm syndrom for this book to sweep you away. And even IF you can escape into this world, Tess flips over and over, hating and loving Q and bringing out all the awful things about her situation.
Tess paints herself as a fighter, but every time something bad happens she just accepts it as fates punishment. She is insufferable! Let me walk you through Tess's inner monologue in the book:
SPOILERS AHEAD
Spoiler
Holy hell, did I invite this by wanting to be rougher with Brax? Did my fate decide I had a life too perfect and granted my sick desires in the worst way possible?
I hated my stubbornness, my fight. I did this. Because of my stupidity, I ran into a situation that broke me.
I belonged to Q, yet he never stepped over the line from tormentor to rapist
I had to fix it. If I didn’t please Q, he’d throw me back to men like Brute and Driver. He’d withdraw his protection. His comfort. I didn’t know what to do.
Q hit me, fucked me, and turned me into a possession, yet somehow unlocked power inside me I didn’t even know was there.
Tears slid down my face. Running away had been a disaster. Anger flared toward Franco. This was all his fault. If he kept a better eye, I would never have been able to leave. He should’ve caught me, before I ruined so many lives. My thoughts jumped to Brax. Guilt engulfed me. How had the last months been for him? He must hate me for breaking my promise—I said I would never leave, and I did. The first time not on my own accord, but the second time—that was all me. I willingly sliced him from my thoughts, my heart, and made room for my master. Images of Brax, distraught and heartbroken, made my heart twist. My brain short-circuited refusing to think about him. Q consumed once again, and I slid down the wall, drawing my knees up to wrap my arms around them. What if the police had taken him into custody already? I would never see him again. Oh, God. Would I be made to testify? I couldn’t. I wouldn’t. No doubt, he would hate me for all eternity, wishing he’d let Brute kill and bury me with the potatoes. My heart died. I wanted everything from him. I wanted the domination. The anger. But I also wanted love. I needed the connection he offered only half an hour ago.
“Yes,” I breathed, and just like that, I became Q’s whore. His doting, willing, eager little whore.
Tears waterfalled and I sobbed. Sobbed for my past with this man. The knowledge I had changed completely, and could never go back. I would always live with Q in my heart; there was no longer room for Brax. But I had to pretend.
It should be noted that Tess cries. A lot. At everything. I hated this book. I hated that the CNC scenes were so much like rape, as the lack of consent was there and they fought. When they brought out safewords and were both on the page of fighting, I loved the scenes. But I want that safety. When Tess was scared for her life and sobbing for the loss of hope and her life, I was not turned on by Q.
Fuck this book.