I sort of enjoyed it. Although, it felt very strange at times.
The writing is kind of bad and juvenile and the whole thing is pretty cheese. There are I sort of enjoyed it. Although, it felt very strange at times.
The writing is kind of bad and juvenile and the whole thing is pretty cheese. There are a few plots going on simultaneously here, some worked, some did't, but non felt well integrated with one another. I quite liked the first part of the book, later on, the romance went into a very odd territory for me, it wasn't my thing, but I was curious about it, nevertheless. The mafia plot was very badly executed from beginning to end, I did not like it.
I would have liked more time spent on the development of the emotional relationship between the two main characters, I feel like that took a second place to the physical aspect of their relationship, so I was left wanting and feeling like something was missing. Also, I would have liked more on Miles, we get very invested in him for a big chunk of the book, he is an central character in the story, but again, once the sex starts, Miles is left on the back burner like an afterthought. There should have been more there, and way less about the terribly done mafia aspect.
Overall, I would say it was a wear book, but I am not mad at it....more
I enjoyed it and read it very quickly since it kept my interest the whole time. But there were a few things that prevented meActual Rating: 3.5 stars.
I enjoyed it and read it very quickly since it kept my interest the whole time. But there were a few things that prevented me from giving it a higher rating:
The motivations of the female lead to resist Lynx became too repetitive and ridiculous after a while, considering the circumstances they were in, she went into stupid territory for me. (view spoiler)[I did like that Rebel respected Lynx enough not to ask him to quit his job, but ghosting him instead of telling him how she felt about it all was very affectively irresponsible and immature. (hide spoiler)] There is this thing called COMMUNICATION, hello?
Seeing how this is smut, I felt like it could have gone further and be more exiting. Rebel's thoughts were too monogamous and traditional for my taste, specially under those circumstances (read the blurb). I would have liked less old fashioned ways of looking at love and more pushing boundaries. They tease a possible menage and instead of getting an steaming and enjoyable scene, we get a nothing scene based on jealousy and thoughts like "if he loved me he won't like seeing me with another man...yada, yada, yada,..." and things like that that I can't stand and couldn't disagree more with. How about trying some COMPERSION for a chance, shall we? Also, let's just enjoy our sexuality instead of pilling on connotations and prejudices to it.
We are reading basically porn mixed in with a love story, why can't we get something less vanilla? We are talking about a bunch of gorgeous men all living under the same roof who masturbate online for money here. We can still get the traditional HEA in the end, with less tradicional love and monogamous values in the middle..., just saying.
It needs so much editing that it is difficult to read for many, many reasons, including how incredibly repActual Rating: 1.5 stars
This was really bad.
It needs so much editing that it is difficult to read for many, many reasons, including how incredibly repetitive it is. It is a rough draft not a finished book. Originally, I was attracted by the premise of the book, however the execution of it was a let down, mainly because the main characters thoughts and readings are beyond ridiculous. I can handle some absurdity, specially within erotic romances, but what I cannot candle is dumbness and this was so so dumb. I skipped many things, specially after the first half of the book. All the lame mob stuff is tedious.
I actually think, that with enough editing, this could be a decent read. As it stands, is not worth reading at all....more
I loved it. So many feelings, so much tension and angst. Exactly what I like. I admit I felt disappointed that the romance diActual Rating: 4.5 stars.
I loved it. So many feelings, so much tension and angst. Exactly what I like. I admit I felt disappointed that the romance didn't go towards a polyamorous relationship, but it ended up being really good anyways.
After reading the first two books of this series and seeing how the stories push sexual boundaries, and enjoying it, I still can't help but wish the mentality behind all of it was more open minded. There is too much mention of jealousy and overall too monogamous ideologically for my preference. For such forward thinking situations, I feel that the monogamous ideals surrounding it all get in the way of having a more natural, aware and healthier progression of the relationships.
In this book there is mention of cheating, but I just can't see those situations as cheating. What happens is more complex than that. To simplify it and confine it that way is, in my opinion, the erroneous perspective from where to approach those situations and as such there is missing an actual mindfulness. Showing a more forwards thinking towards the typical monogamous ideals and expanding those confines, would have made these stories more valuable in my opinion. Then again, most people looking for romance books aren't that open to any kind of polyamorous mentality...
I quite enjoyed this book. I just wish it was more kinky, that pushed even more, it had great potential for it.
I liked how the jealousy aspect was soI quite enjoyed this book. I just wish it was more kinky, that pushed even more, it had great potential for it.
I liked how the jealousy aspect was sort of treated here. (view spoiler)[Obviously, I didn't like or agree with Callum's jealousy, however, his retreat from the relationship so she wouldn't be affected by it and his issues, felt to me, like the right thing to do, as well as his decision to work on himself and his problems (hide spoiler)].
However, I had trouble believing that Oaklyn is only 19 years old. She is way too mature and secure in her sexuality, I just don't see that behavior from a normal 19 year old girl.
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