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mindylou 's review for:
Sin for Me
by Jackie Ashenden
3.5 Stars
You know when a book has all the right things going for it except maybe a couple of things a reader personally dislikes? That's pretty much what happened here. I love Jackie Ashenden. I love her books. I love this series. I do not love when the heroine has to chase and beg the hero to love her.
Now, I know Gideon loves Zoe. It was obvious with how much he did for her to keep her safe but he wasn't willing to look at her as more than a foster sister.
Zoe has loved Gideon her whole life. She's dreamed of more with him, but was constantly placed firmly as the little sister. Zoe is now 25 and realizing that Gideon will never see here the way she wants. She tries to move on but Gideon is so firm on protecting her, even if it's from herself, she isn't able to move on.
I didn't like the unequal balance in power between these two. Zoe is basically protected and sheltered so much that she is a 25 year virgin who has to completely rely on Gideon. She's in love with him but has to watch him treat her like she is a kid all the while he has his own piece on the side.
Eventually, the shift in their relation changes, but it still felt very one sided for me. I'm glad I read the book since I've been curious about them from the start. Personally I just didn't enjoy how much Zoe had to push, beg and give of herself to get Gideon to love her like he should.
ARC provided by Netgalley.
You know when a book has all the right things going for it except maybe a couple of things a reader personally dislikes? That's pretty much what happened here. I love Jackie Ashenden. I love her books. I love this series. I do not love when the heroine has to chase and beg the hero to love her.
Now, I know Gideon loves Zoe. It was obvious with how much he did for her to keep her safe but he wasn't willing to look at her as more than a foster sister.
Zoe has loved Gideon her whole life. She's dreamed of more with him, but was constantly placed firmly as the little sister. Zoe is now 25 and realizing that Gideon will never see here the way she wants. She tries to move on but Gideon is so firm on protecting her, even if it's from herself, she isn't able to move on.
I didn't like the unequal balance in power between these two. Zoe is basically protected and sheltered so much that she is a 25 year virgin who has to completely rely on Gideon. She's in love with him but has to watch him treat her like she is a kid all the while he has his own piece on the side.
Eventually, the shift in their relation changes, but it still felt very one sided for me. I'm glad I read the book since I've been curious about them from the start. Personally I just didn't enjoy how much Zoe had to push, beg and give of herself to get Gideon to love her like he should.
ARC provided by Netgalley.