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The Cabin
by Alice Ward
Zoe is a wannabe best selling author and troubled daughter, locking herself away from humanity on a snowy Montana mountain. Grey is a mastermind security coder, troubled by grief and guilt he locks himself away in his luxurious cabin with only his dog for company.
In a sudden snowstorm Zoe finds herself in a horrific car accident and by chance Grey sees this and goes, like the knight he is, to save her. Here begins The Cabin, a story of two troubled and hurt
people who wanted to be away from everyone but ended up finding 'someone'.
I first came across this book by the way of Kindle Unlimited, I saw some high ratings and positive reviews so decided to give it a go. I have a bit of a history with New Adult books so adult 'erotica' wasn't too far out of my comfort zone.
The story itself is one that may have been told a thousand times before. Take two people who have been hurt, throw them together via a crazy situation and wait for the love to spark. This story differs from most due to the ways the characters were hurt. Zoe is dealing with a disturbed mother, a porn queen intent on bringing her daughter into what she hopes to be a family business. Grey is widowed and is dealing with incredible guilt over the circumstances surrounding her death.
As with many self published works the editing and typos were present but didn't affect my reading flow. I would have enjoyed more development as the characters grew as a couple. Although there was an epilogue the ending felt a bit rushed and I was surprised it ended where it did, I wanted more!
Annoying feminist hat on here, there is a fair bit of slut shaming. Zoe is dealing with her mothers sex work by being totally repulsed by the whole trade. Whilst this is understandable given her past it can be sad to read as an outsiders POV.
Another thing that I couldn't get past was the use of the term 'goddess' as a term of endearment, has this ever happened in real life? It was all a bit too 50 shades for my liking.
The slight stalking aspect in this disturbed me too. Whilst it is addressed by the characters I can't help but feel any woman I know would have massive issues with being secretly filmed and photographs. Come on Zoe, ask for more!
Overall it's a decent adult romance book. It has saucy, swoon and sad, all the major ingredients of a romance.
In a sudden snowstorm Zoe finds herself in a horrific car accident and by chance Grey sees this and goes, like the knight he is, to save her. Here begins The Cabin, a story of two troubled and hurt
people who wanted to be away from everyone but ended up finding 'someone'.
I first came across this book by the way of Kindle Unlimited, I saw some high ratings and positive reviews so decided to give it a go. I have a bit of a history with New Adult books so adult 'erotica' wasn't too far out of my comfort zone.
The story itself is one that may have been told a thousand times before. Take two people who have been hurt, throw them together via a crazy situation and wait for the love to spark. This story differs from most due to the ways the characters were hurt. Zoe is dealing with a disturbed mother, a porn queen intent on bringing her daughter into what she hopes to be a family business. Grey is widowed and is dealing with incredible guilt over the circumstances surrounding her death.
As with many self published works the editing and typos were present but didn't affect my reading flow. I would have enjoyed more development as the characters grew as a couple. Although there was an epilogue the ending felt a bit rushed and I was surprised it ended where it did, I wanted more!
Annoying feminist hat on here, there is a fair bit of slut shaming. Zoe is dealing with her mothers sex work by being totally repulsed by the whole trade. Whilst this is understandable given her past it can be sad to read as an outsiders POV.
Another thing that I couldn't get past was the use of the term 'goddess' as a term of endearment, has this ever happened in real life? It was all a bit too 50 shades for my liking.
The slight stalking aspect in this disturbed me too. Whilst it is addressed by the characters I can't help but feel any woman I know would have massive issues with being secretly filmed and photographs. Come on Zoe, ask for more!
Overall it's a decent adult romance book. It has saucy, swoon and sad, all the major ingredients of a romance.