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A review by megelizabeth
Takeover by Anna Zabo
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
"...the Sam of his high school and early college years was gone, replaced by someone with far more to lose. Far more to gain, too."
I absolutely loved this. I wasn't sure whether I would, with the boss/employee dynamic, but something had obviously drawn me to it and I'm so glad that it did, as that side of things is dealt with in a really healthy, nuanced way and I just completely fell in love with the characters and found myself rooting for them so hard both individually and as a couple. I'm also not generally super interested in corporate-workplace-type storylines, but I think I just connected so much to the characters and themes and the story in general that I didn't mind all the work-y stuff at all.
I will say that the BDSM stuff made me slightly uncomfortable at times, but again I thought it was dealt with thoughtfully and there was also lots of sexual and romantic tension outside of that. I'm not sure if I'll continue the series, as from what I can tell the BDSM ramps up a lot more than in this one (though I am tempted to just for more glimpses of Michael and Sam...) - but this was such a wonderfully pleasant surprise, given all the reasons I could've hated it, and I'm so, so glad that I read and loved it.
I absolutely loved this. I wasn't sure whether I would, with the boss/employee dynamic, but something had obviously drawn me to it and I'm so glad that it did, as that side of things is dealt with in a really healthy, nuanced way and I just completely fell in love with the characters and found myself rooting for them so hard both individually and as a couple. I'm also not generally super interested in corporate-workplace-type storylines, but I think I just connected so much to the characters and themes and the story in general that I didn't mind all the work-y stuff at all.
I will say that the BDSM stuff made me slightly uncomfortable at times, but again I thought it was dealt with thoughtfully and there was also lots of sexual and romantic tension outside of that. I'm not sure if I'll continue the series, as from what I can tell the BDSM ramps up a lot more than in this one (though I am tempted to just for more glimpses of Michael and Sam...) - but this was such a wonderfully pleasant surprise, given all the reasons I could've hated it, and I'm so, so glad that I read and loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Homophobia