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Review by
Kait S, Reviewer
2.5 stars. If you love hyper alpha males and fast paced storylines with a lot of sexual buidup, this book is FOR you!
For me, it moved a little too fast. The book opens mid-scene with Hux already swooping in to save Phoebe. From there everything keeps speeding up. It was dizzying at times! Plus, the swiftness with which some of the plot events occurred were SO unrealistic (e.g. the house; overcoming her trauma) that it really took me out of the story. Much of their relationship actually reads like a formal sub/dom situation which I'm totally here for—except that wasn't discussed or established. It's just...how he in particular acts. Not a fan. There were also a lot of casual anti-sex worker comments that were completely unnecessary to ,make their point.
On the plus side, I'm a sucker for the build-up. I love when stories take their time getting to mutual pleasure and this book did that amazingly well. i also LOVED the side characters, especially Millie. And, TBH, I want more books in this universe. I want to read Hux's sister's second chance romance. I want each of his men to find their HEA. I would definitely read more even if they make me eye roll with the gender roles being too defined (at one point I literaly screamed, "OMG why can't he set the table?!"). And I do love the premise of this-it wasn't too scary but had that fun mystery element!
I received a free copy from the author/ publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
For me, it moved a little too fast. The book opens mid-scene with Hux already swooping in to save Phoebe. From there everything keeps speeding up. It was dizzying at times! Plus, the swiftness with which some of the plot events occurred were SO unrealistic (e.g. the house; overcoming her trauma) that it really took me out of the story. Much of their relationship actually reads like a formal sub/dom situation which I'm totally here for—except that wasn't discussed or established. It's just...how he in particular acts. Not a fan. There were also a lot of casual anti-sex worker comments that were completely unnecessary to ,make their point.
On the plus side, I'm a sucker for the build-up. I love when stories take their time getting to mutual pleasure and this book did that amazingly well. i also LOVED the side characters, especially Millie. And, TBH, I want more books in this universe. I want to read Hux's sister's second chance romance. I want each of his men to find their HEA. I would definitely read more even if they make me eye roll with the gender roles being too defined (at one point I literaly screamed, "OMG why can't he set the table?!"). And I do love the premise of this-it wasn't too scary but had that fun mystery element!
I received a free copy from the author/ publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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