A review by bryckklovesbooks
Willing by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

2.0

What did I just read?

In brief, we have Chloe, a young woman who was orphaned as a child and raised by a group of priests and nuns called The Order. Apparently, when Chloe took her first breath, she was damned and spent most of her life atoning for a sin that she knew nothing about. Enter soulless vampire: Asher. Chloe is his "soul-marked" and since the day she was born, she is destined to be his forever. He searched for 20 years to find the virginal Chloe, as she bares a specific mark that radiates her existence to him, and make her his forever mate, whether she is "willing" or not.

I was prepared for a sensual vampire romance, and I have no idea what I just read. Don't get me wrong... I am not a prude by any means. I love and freelance write erotica, but this was not what I signed up for. Asher was cruel and oftentimes barbaric. I didn't like him... at all. The love scenes were more like rape scenes and there was no sensuality in this story until 60% of the book was done. Instead of Chloe falling in love with Asher of her own free will, it seemed like he literally "pounded and thrusted" his way into her heart. In my opinion, Chloe fell in love with the "D", not the man! There was so much flesh tearing, forced bloodletting and consumption, and forced vampire-turning it seemed like there wasn't a human that stood a chance.

I had to check several times to make sure that I didn't stumble upon a dark romance and was being overly critical. It wasn't marketed as a dark romance. So why was it so brutal? The majority of this book made me very uncomfortable. The story was very hard to follow, and I feel as if we never got to see this couple really be in love. Truth is, when they did declare their love for one another, I didn't believe them!

If you like rough, brutal sex scenes that borderline on snuff, you will enjoy this story. Have at it!

But... Whew, Child!!!! It was just too much for me!