Post by Samantha K on Aug 28, 2018 9:17:36 GMT -7
Alphahole
Rec - ***For fans of office romances, bully-to-lovers romance and/or slow burn romance.***
4.5 Stars!
H - An alpha-hole (lol). He's a man whore and an a*s. He's controlling, arrogant, a jerk and a j/p alpha.
h - I liked her. She's beautiful, smart, funny, loyal and determined to not be walked on by anyone ever again. My only complaint with her was her inner monologue. While initially great, it became redundant. Less inner monologue would've been better.
1st person POV with POV from H and h
sex - delayed until about 70% but steamy when it happens.
triggers - none
ow - Some ow drama. H hates ow. There are times when the ow resurfaces only for the H to end whatever drama she tries to stir up quickly. He's not interested in ow.
hea
epilogue - short but satisfying
FYI - This book is aptly named. If you don't like alpha-holes, you might want to steer clear. I like alpha-holes and so it was with utter glee that I began reading this book and DeeDee Prince did not disappoint.
When the H and h meet, he had just finished having sex (& recording it without the ow's consent). The h walks in on the scene as this ow is getting dressed. She immediately becomes aware that her "roommate" is a man-whore and an ass due to the way he treated the ow. She then becomes intimately acquainted with his obnoxious behavior. The things he did to her!! Urgh! It was kind of ridiculous and immature in many way and yet when you finally learn some of his history and WHY he did what he did, it seemed more understandable though no less immature and ridiculous. Sabotaging her at work? Really??? Yet would we expect anything less from an alpha-hole? Lol! I think not.
When the H "made his move" on the h, he was no less of an alpha-hole.
Brief excerpt:
" "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Step back," I ordered.
He moved in closer. His body is now directly against me.
My face goes red.
"Enough of this sh*t with us. I want you," he says.
I choke on my shock. And I shove.
"Listen," he commands, pinning me again.
"Get your hands off me," I snap.
"Let's go home. Get this out of our systems. We both want this." "
A few paragraphs later -
" "Now, Aiden. Let go of me. Or, I call the cops instead and have you charged with assault."
He steps back but only about half a foot. "This is gonna happen.."
As time went on, slowly, the H began to realize he was wrong about the h and then he realized that he'd majorly messed up any chance he had of being with her. That was great! I really appreciated the fact that the h had a brain and did not just jump into bed with the H because he was gorgeous and he wanted her. It took time for the H to work his way into her bed and into her heart. I loved that! It made the story much more believable to me. I also loved that the H was possessive of the h before they were together as a couple. He warned his brother off from dating her and later was jealous when he saw her dancing with another guy at a nightclub. That was so much fun to read!
Excerpt from when he saw her dancing with another man:
"efff this. I'm on the move. I'm in the thick of the group of people moving, bumping into me, but I have a single-minded focus of getting those hands off what's mine."
Thankfully, this H's a*shole behavior while truly appalling at times was no where near what I've read in some books. He was tame by comparison. I didn't hate him, felt he redeemed himself and was beyond ready for them to finally "seal the deal".
Those of you who love office romances, bully-to-lovers romance and/or slow burn romance will probably love this story. I'm not an office romance fan and I still enjoyed this one. There were some great humorous scenes and plenty of moments where I wanted to kill the H. Not that I'm vindictive or anything, lol.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.**
Rec - ***For fans of office romances, bully-to-lovers romance and/or slow burn romance.***
4.5 Stars!
H - An alpha-hole (lol). He's a man whore and an a*s. He's controlling, arrogant, a jerk and a j/p alpha.
h - I liked her. She's beautiful, smart, funny, loyal and determined to not be walked on by anyone ever again. My only complaint with her was her inner monologue. While initially great, it became redundant. Less inner monologue would've been better.
1st person POV with POV from H and h
sex - delayed until about 70% but steamy when it happens.
triggers - none
ow - Some ow drama. H hates ow. There are times when the ow resurfaces only for the H to end whatever drama she tries to stir up quickly. He's not interested in ow.
hea
epilogue - short but satisfying
FYI - This book is aptly named. If you don't like alpha-holes, you might want to steer clear. I like alpha-holes and so it was with utter glee that I began reading this book and DeeDee Prince did not disappoint.
When the H and h meet, he had just finished having sex (& recording it without the ow's consent). The h walks in on the scene as this ow is getting dressed. She immediately becomes aware that her "roommate" is a man-whore and an ass due to the way he treated the ow. She then becomes intimately acquainted with his obnoxious behavior. The things he did to her!! Urgh! It was kind of ridiculous and immature in many way and yet when you finally learn some of his history and WHY he did what he did, it seemed more understandable though no less immature and ridiculous. Sabotaging her at work? Really??? Yet would we expect anything less from an alpha-hole? Lol! I think not.
When the H "made his move" on the h, he was no less of an alpha-hole.
Brief excerpt:
" "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Step back," I ordered.
He moved in closer. His body is now directly against me.
My face goes red.
"Enough of this sh*t with us. I want you," he says.
I choke on my shock. And I shove.
"Listen," he commands, pinning me again.
"Get your hands off me," I snap.
"Let's go home. Get this out of our systems. We both want this." "
A few paragraphs later -
" "Now, Aiden. Let go of me. Or, I call the cops instead and have you charged with assault."
He steps back but only about half a foot. "This is gonna happen.."
As time went on, slowly, the H began to realize he was wrong about the h and then he realized that he'd majorly messed up any chance he had of being with her. That was great! I really appreciated the fact that the h had a brain and did not just jump into bed with the H because he was gorgeous and he wanted her. It took time for the H to work his way into her bed and into her heart. I loved that! It made the story much more believable to me. I also loved that the H was possessive of the h before they were together as a couple. He warned his brother off from dating her and later was jealous when he saw her dancing with another guy at a nightclub. That was so much fun to read!
Excerpt from when he saw her dancing with another man:
"efff this. I'm on the move. I'm in the thick of the group of people moving, bumping into me, but I have a single-minded focus of getting those hands off what's mine."
Thankfully, this H's a*shole behavior while truly appalling at times was no where near what I've read in some books. He was tame by comparison. I didn't hate him, felt he redeemed himself and was beyond ready for them to finally "seal the deal".
Those of you who love office romances, bully-to-lovers romance and/or slow burn romance will probably love this story. I'm not an office romance fan and I still enjoyed this one. There were some great humorous scenes and plenty of moments where I wanted to kill the H. Not that I'm vindictive or anything, lol.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.**