I thought I’d give it a while before reviewing this book as I was genuinely curious about whether any other readers felt the same. But by the looks of things it’s just me!

Firstly I just want to say that the genre of book is not the issue. The racier scenes are well written and ultimately they are likeable main characters. And I’ve read and enjoyed other books by the author. But I really struggled with the derogatory way that women were treated throughout the book. To the point that I went back to check whether the author was actually male because it was just constant. In the first chapter the men are discussing the women like they are meat and not in a ‘banter’ way which they learn from later on in the story. The female main character is looked down on for her plain looks by all the characters, but also sexually harassed and basically assaulted for not wanting to get with one of the men. Her background story is that she’s been through a horrific ordeal being kidnapped and escaping being raped but luckily for the main man her virginity remained intact. But what feels like 5 minutes later she’s kidnapped and nearly murdered again.

I like a ‘saved by the hero’ trope as much as the next person but this really puts the female protagonist through hell to get there. I am afraid I really didn’t enjoy this book!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. I really enjoyed this story even though there were times I felt male character was a little overbearing. Over all the story was fantastic and I really enjoyed it.

I thought that this was a great book!

It had action and romance, it was well written and punchy - it had a great pace and kept me hooked.

I thought that the characters were well developed and they had some great interaction too.

This was a book with the "wow" factor for me - it is 5 stars - no hesitation - very highly recommended!

I have laughed and cried with this book I absolutely loved this couldn't put it down. So well written and a great cast I was drawn in from the start, what a great writer.