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A review by erinarkin20
Magnate by Celia Aaron
4.0
Magnate by Celia Aaron is a book I happened across while scrolling through NetGalley and I was immediately intrigued by what I read in the summary. Since this was a book two, I immediately went to purchase book one so I could get fully caught up in this story. If you haven’t read book one, you might want to hold off on reading this review as I don’t want to ruin anything. With that said, this book is probably not for everyone so be warned.
This book picks up shortly after book one ends. Stella has chosen Lucius after being pushed too far by Sinclair and even though Lucius tries to pretend he will make things better for Stella, he isn’t going to pull her from the trials. The way he looks at it, he can do what is required within the competition and save Sinclair from having to make the hard decisions. In the end, that doesn’t change anything for Stella. The only difference is that now she can pretend she doesn’t care what happens to her father…even though deep down she still does.
This book does explore the feelings that Stella and Sinclair have for each other a bit more and it delves deeper into some of the pieces of The Acquisition but we still don’t know all the details. I did like that we learned more about the Vinemont family and how they ended up within the upper end of society as well as what the boys’ mother went through the year she participated…as well as where it has now left her.
I thought Aaron did a great job of tying Dylan into this story and it was interesting to see how he changed by being absorbed in this environment and how much of a shift his character took when everything came to a head. I am curious to see what happens with him (if anything) in the next installment.
I am glad I came across this book (and series). There is more to this one than the erotica pieces which I appreciate. Don’t get me wrong, the rest of it is twisted and not for everyone but I still found myself turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next for Stella.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.
This book picks up shortly after book one ends. Stella has chosen Lucius after being pushed too far by Sinclair and even though Lucius tries to pretend he will make things better for Stella, he isn’t going to pull her from the trials. The way he looks at it, he can do what is required within the competition and save Sinclair from having to make the hard decisions. In the end, that doesn’t change anything for Stella. The only difference is that now she can pretend she doesn’t care what happens to her father…even though deep down she still does.
This book does explore the feelings that Stella and Sinclair have for each other a bit more and it delves deeper into some of the pieces of The Acquisition but we still don’t know all the details. I did like that we learned more about the Vinemont family and how they ended up within the upper end of society as well as what the boys’ mother went through the year she participated…as well as where it has now left her.
I thought Aaron did a great job of tying Dylan into this story and it was interesting to see how he changed by being absorbed in this environment and how much of a shift his character took when everything came to a head. I am curious to see what happens with him (if anything) in the next installment.
I am glad I came across this book (and series). There is more to this one than the erotica pieces which I appreciate. Don’t get me wrong, the rest of it is twisted and not for everyone but I still found myself turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next for Stella.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.