Post by Samantha K on Aug 22, 2017 12:07:44 GMT -7
4 Stars
(ETA - I changed my rating to 5 stars on Amazon and GR because I enjoyed this book that much however that doesn't negate the way I felt about the overuse of the MC's name.)
I loved this book! This H has to be one of the most intense, obsessed, OTT jealous/possessive anti-hero's I've ever read. Ms. Knight hits it out of the ball park if you like this type of H. The h was strong and likeable and not a tstl doormat. I loved that she ran from the H because he behaved badly prior to the beginning of the book. (He had to search for her for 3 years!) Ms. Knight did not brush over his bad behavior and all was not forgiven with the simple (& annoying) I'm sorry. There's a lot of well done push/pull between the two & some angst here too. It was great.
However, this book is not for everyone. It's not a "safe" story. If you need that, you'll need to pass. (Trigger warnings -see spoiler below)
The only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is because it was written in 3rd person & the author waaaaaaay overused the main character's name. Every other sentence (it felt like) began with her name or had her name in it. It interfered with my enjoyment of the story. I had to mentally keep correcting this in order to read it. Normally, I wouldn't bother but the story was so awesome that I persevered. I hope the author will either fix this in future books or switch to first person.
TRIGGERS -
*****************spoiler warning******************
The H cheated on the h prior to the beginning of the book. (No cheating in the book.) The first time they have sex she had been sleeping, was unaware she wasn't dreaming & he took advantage. When she realized she wasn't dreaming, he was already inside her. She told him to stop and he didn't. She orgasmed but felt upset. The H lost it the next morning due to jealousy and grabbed her so roughly he bruised her. He bit her lip hard enough to make it swell and bleed and bruised her throat. This is the only time he treats her like this. There's also rape -by bad guy not H. The bad guy zip tied her hands, duct taped her mouth, dry humped her so hard he bruised her, hit her, shoved fingers inside her and tore her. Penile penetration is unclear and no semen found when she was examined by the Dr. This wasn't glossed over. Her trauma felt real. I loved how the H took care of her during this time.
(ETA - I changed my rating to 5 stars on Amazon and GR because I enjoyed this book that much however that doesn't negate the way I felt about the overuse of the MC's name.)
I loved this book! This H has to be one of the most intense, obsessed, OTT jealous/possessive anti-hero's I've ever read. Ms. Knight hits it out of the ball park if you like this type of H. The h was strong and likeable and not a tstl doormat. I loved that she ran from the H because he behaved badly prior to the beginning of the book. (He had to search for her for 3 years!) Ms. Knight did not brush over his bad behavior and all was not forgiven with the simple (& annoying) I'm sorry. There's a lot of well done push/pull between the two & some angst here too. It was great.
However, this book is not for everyone. It's not a "safe" story. If you need that, you'll need to pass. (Trigger warnings -see spoiler below)
The only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is because it was written in 3rd person & the author waaaaaaay overused the main character's name. Every other sentence (it felt like) began with her name or had her name in it. It interfered with my enjoyment of the story. I had to mentally keep correcting this in order to read it. Normally, I wouldn't bother but the story was so awesome that I persevered. I hope the author will either fix this in future books or switch to first person.
TRIGGERS -
*****************spoiler warning******************
The H cheated on the h prior to the beginning of the book. (No cheating in the book.) The first time they have sex she had been sleeping, was unaware she wasn't dreaming & he took advantage. When she realized she wasn't dreaming, he was already inside her. She told him to stop and he didn't. She orgasmed but felt upset. The H lost it the next morning due to jealousy and grabbed her so roughly he bruised her. He bit her lip hard enough to make it swell and bleed and bruised her throat. This is the only time he treats her like this. There's also rape -by bad guy not H. The bad guy zip tied her hands, duct taped her mouth, dry humped her so hard he bruised her, hit her, shoved fingers inside her and tore her. Penile penetration is unclear and no semen found when she was examined by the Dr. This wasn't glossed over. Her trauma felt real. I loved how the H took care of her during this time.
