Intense, gripping, chest pounding, dazzling. I might could go on describing the river of emotions this book brought to me. I "wanna wrap it up and swim in it until I drown" - to quote a song by Nine Inch Nails that would the theme for this book, The Only Time; this book is all the sexy passion and angst and fervor of what a good dark romance should be.
Blaire doesn't want to disappoint her master, Maksim. Despite how he treats her, he's all she's known since she was child, in fact, can't even remember a time before Maksim was her master. He's trained her to be his "pet", maybe like an attack dog who gets rewarded with protecting its master. Then, she is 'sold' to Charlie for a term of 3 months to pay off a debt. With Charlie she learns a different way of life, of love, and tenderness and freedom. How can she ever go back to Maksim after the 3 months is over?I loved this story of Blaire, Maksim and Charlie so much that I dreamt of it.
If you're ok with some seriously messed up psychological thriller type story lines, and you're ok with blood and violence, violence against women, then you'll do fine with this book. Because, yes, the heroine of this book does get put through hell and back over the course of her story. BUT she is also a very strong woman, literally and figuratively. Blaire is emotionally strong, she can withstand anything that anyone throws at her and she has been trained to regulate her emotions, her breathing, her heart rate to assess any situation. I like a strong woman who calculates and strategizes her moves. She's very cautious with men, trying to analyze every possible motive for their actions. She has full situational awareness at all times, except when she's been drugged and even then she's aware she's been drugged and tries to mentally counter-act the symptoms. I mean, this chick is bad ass! And even when she does get a little softer when she starts living with Charlie, she's still just as bad ass for her strength in allowing herself to grow.
The book ends in a cliff-hanger BUT the 2nd one is not far off.
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Incredibly dark with a splash of black widow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2020
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INTOXICATINGLY DARK AND SEXY
Reviewed in Australia on January 24, 2017