Kind of meh. It is sorta entertaining, but mostly bland. If you are looking for scary, this is not it. If you are looking for rActual Rating: 2.5 stars
Kind of meh. It is sorta entertaining, but mostly bland. If you are looking for scary, this is not it. If you are looking for romance, this is not it. If you are looking for a riveting mystery, this is not it. If you are looking for rational characters, this is not it.
I was never invested in the story or connected to the characters. One of the things that really bothered me here is the main protagonists. I find them very unlikable, specially Sophie since we are seeing everything from her perspective. Sophie's feelings towards her husband make no sense to me since they don't know each other AT ALL, so it is all insta-love with no development whatsoever, it just is. Sophie's thoughts and actions towards Rose frustrated me to no end since the very beginning and throughout all the book. Since the beginning Sophie is passive and submissive towards others, specially Rose. You could excuse this as someone in a new situation with new people, taking everything in, being cautious and observing to learn first about her new environment so she can later act accordingly having being appropriately informed. But no, that was not it, her thoughts were submissive and passive from a cowering victim perspective, from a poor me I am so weak perspective, which made me very angry and frustrated since I did not like that one bit. Then, suddenly, at the end she is all lets throw self-preservation out of the window and be brave, confrontational and TSTL because you know, looove towards her unethical lying husband/stranger.
If you are looking for a more entertaining mystery, with some scares, a romance and set in and old house, I recommend you check this book out: Halton Cray by N.B. Roberts...more
It is not that there is something wrong here, it is simply that I don't find this story interesting. I am not into the inveDNF I stop listening at 70%.
It is not that there is something wrong here, it is simply that I don't find this story interesting. I am not into the investigation because the suspense is barely existent,it has nothing juicy enough to keep me intrigued there, and I have been waiting too long for the romance. After a 70% of the story, a few hints about a romantic interest are not sufficient for me. That, coupled with the fact that I couldn't care less for the plot, made me loose my patience and I decided not to keep wasting my time with a book I wasn't really enjoying. ...more
The background of the story is beautiful. However, there is no romance part, there is just instant lust and from there, to sex and being in a relationThe background of the story is beautiful. However, there is no romance part, there is just instant lust and from there, to sex and being in a relationship, without any kind of buildup or falling in love or even getting to know each other. The premisa had a lot of potencial, the delivery was a disappointment....more
Note about the series in general: The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females anNote about the series in general: The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females and males, lack judgment and in some cases, intelligence. There is chauvinism here and the men are controlling and impulsive. Despite this, the books are worth reading and thus, I'll keep following this series....more
The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females anNote about the series in general:
The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females and males, lack judgment and in some cases, intelligence. There is chauvinism here and the men are controlling and impulsive. Despite this, the books are worth reading and thus, I´ll keep following this series....more
Note about the series in general: The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females anNote about the series in general: The love stories in this series are pretty good. I have enjoyed all of them. However, the characters, both females and males, lack judgment and in some cases, intelligence. There is chauvinism here and the men are controlling and impulsive. Despite this, the books are worth reading and thus, I´ll keep following this series....more
Damn, but this book was INCREDIBLE!! I have no words to describe how FASCINATING and ENTHRALLINAMAZING, AMAZING AMAZING!!!!! Loved, loved looooooved it!
Damn, but this book was INCREDIBLE!! I have no words to describe how FASCINATING and ENTHRALLING and EVERYTHING this book is! My heart is pounding uncontrollably, jeez but it was good! Excellent.
It surprises me how much I loved every second of it.
The scheming, the war play, the verbal exchange, the banter, the strategy and the adventure, all was riveting and exciting. The way the events unfold is just perfect, PERFECT!
Fascinating and OUTSTANDING CHARACTERS. Damen is our window to this world, we are him, and so he has my loyalty and care. He is strong and powerful, a protector, I can’t help but feel for him. I love him! Laurent is plain SENSATIONAL. Intelligent, self-sufficient, arrogant, mysterious, reserve, powerful, strong, devious, unstoppable, and yet I can’t help but to see his vulnerability and worry for him. I love him!
The relationship between Damon and Laurent is incredibly well done, engaging to no end, it SEDUCES you, captivates you, mesmerizes you; it is filled with tension and desire, with underlying emotion. It offers you the succulent fruit to your lips just to take it away in the last moment. It grips you and doesn't let go. And what’s very important, it SATISFIES you.
I have a few issues with this book of course, but right now I am so high in exhilaration that I can’t remember them. Puff, gone!
Why o why is not the third book out yet, WHY?!!! I neeeed it, I crave it, I have to read it NOW!!! I need more, I need to know! Could it have ended in a more interesting way? Impossible! It was BRILLIANT, fascinating! MORE, GIVE ME MOOORE! I am desperate for the third book! Desperate I tell you! What am I going to do now?!
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