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Damaged #1
Damaged and the Beast
New Adult Romance
Farah Smith dreams of attending college and becoming a teacher. After suffering through a rough childhood, she embraces a chance to start over at a small college in Kentucky. Her dream finally within reach, Farah plans to keep her head down, work hard, and live a safe dull life.
Until she meets Cooper Johansson, the gorgeous heir to a family business on the wrong side of legal. Sporting tattoos and a crude manner, he reminds Farah of a past she desperately wishes to forget. What begins as lust soon grows into something more powerful than either expects.
Can Farah tame the beast inside the bad boy she desires? And will Cooper heal the damage inside the girl of his dreams?
Warning: This novel contains scenes of a sexual nature, violent themes, and coarse language. It is intended for mature readers.
Farah Smith dreams of attending college and becoming a teacher. After suffering through a rough childhood, she embraces a chance to start over at a small college in Kentucky. Her dream finally within reach, Farah plans to keep her head down, work hard, and live a safe dull life.
Until she meets Cooper Johansson, the gorgeous heir to a family business on the wrong side of legal. Sporting tattoos and a crude manner, he reminds Farah of a past she desperately wishes to forget. What begins as lust soon grows into something more powerful than either expects.
Can Farah tame the beast inside the bad boy she desires? And will Cooper heal the damage inside the girl of his dreams?
Warning: This novel contains scenes of a sexual nature, violent themes, and coarse language. It is intended for mature readers.
270 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 16, 2013
About the author
Bijou Hunter
78 books946 followersAuthor of Contemporary ~ New Adult ~ Romantic Suspense
The Damaged series reading order
~ Beast
~ Knight
~ Cobra
~ Outlaw
~ Dragon
~ Bulldog
~ Saint
Little Memphis MC series reading order
~ Little Memphis
~ Broken Memphis
Standalone Romances
Gator ~ a story between an assassin and the woman he claims.
Used ~ ex con biker finds love and redemption with a club girl.
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The Damaged series reading order
~ Beast
~ Knight
~ Cobra
~ Outlaw
~ Dragon
~ Bulldog
~ Saint
Little Memphis MC series reading order
~ Little Memphis
~ Broken Memphis
Standalone Romances
Gator ~ a story between an assassin and the woman he claims.
Used ~ ex con biker finds love and redemption with a club girl.
I love interacting with readers. Contact me here:
Facebook: facebook.com/AuthorBijouHunter
Twitter: BijouBooks
Mailing List: bijouhunterbooks.com/mailing-list
Happy reading!!!
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April 25, 2013
This book fucking pissed me off. The h suffered from neglect and abuse by her parents all her life, and then because that's not enough her mom allowed some bikers to rape her to pay a debt. It is expected that she is going to have issues in life after going through what she did, but this author took every single stereotype of how a victim of rape may feel and applied them to this h. This h was portrayed as weak, immature, needy, she was whining all the time. It was too much. Meanwhile the H ran around like a stupid idiot calling her a bitch like it was a pet name. Never in my life have I read a heroine as TSTL as this one. The h was all over the place with how she acted, meek and scared victim one second, brazen hussy the next. I have whiplash now. I felt like I was reading a story about a bunch of immature 14 year olds and I'm convinced that my IQ has now dropped.
I like the crazy in love possessive hero's but in my opinion this H was just crazy. The relationship between these two was toxic if anything.
I like the crazy in love possessive hero's but in my opinion this H was just crazy. The relationship between these two was toxic if anything.
April 28, 2013
4 Stars!
Farah
Cooper
So where do I start...
Boy did I enjoy reading this book! It never slowed down, I was kept on my toes till I finished reading! Cooper, others may say he's an asshole but I loved him, he was all rugged, tattooed and buff! What not to love!
Farah has lived with her dad and younger sister her whole life, they've moved around a lot because their dad is gambler/con-artist. When her grandmother offers her the chance to go to college she doesn't think twice and takes it. But there's one condition she has to move in with her mother who lives in another town.
Farah and her mother Amy's relationship is strained almost hostile in the beginning with most of the bad vibes coming from her mother. I didn't really get why Farah hated her mother so much in the beginning which was frustrating.
Anyway so Farah meets Cooper on her first day off college and is instantly drawn to him but decides to stay away because he's rough looks and demeanor scare her. So I'm thinking are you blind!. But no she isn't, It's not clear what happened to Farah at this point all I new was she was scared of tattooed, muscled men on bikes???
But Cooper pursues her relentlessly and she finally caves. Cooper was badass and he didn't take any crap from anyone. His family is both respected and feared in the town they live in, which is part of the reason Farah doesn't want anything to do with him.
Okay this book was funny, frustrating and really hot but I had a few problems with it. Firstly Farah shies away from sex which was understandable but I hated the fact that she called it sex! She would say stuff like "I wonder if he wants sex" or "Should I ask for sex" and "We had sex against the kitchen cupboard" WTF! You love this guy and you called it sex! I wish the author had used the word make love, screw or fuck! Sex is so clinical!
And then the food, I have never read about characters eating so much in a book. They were snacking on barbecue salad and pasta salad and then an hour later they were eating steaks! Sheesh! And then the author would randomly include food in a conversation.
"Why do you look sad? Cooper asked, sitting across from me with a chicken leg in his hand"
And then there was Bailey Cooper's sister and Skye her "bff". They were so shallow I couldn't believe it! They gave the worst advice and Farah just ate it up! I could've smacked her!
I gave this book a 4 star rating because I was laughing, rolling my eyes and sighing in relief and frustration. I was hooked, couldn't put it down and for me that means it was good not perfect but definitely worth the time and money.
Farah
Cooper
So where do I start...
Boy did I enjoy reading this book! It never slowed down, I was kept on my toes till I finished reading! Cooper, others may say he's an asshole but I loved him, he was all rugged, tattooed and buff! What not to love!
Farah has lived with her dad and younger sister her whole life, they've moved around a lot because their dad is gambler/con-artist. When her grandmother offers her the chance to go to college she doesn't think twice and takes it. But there's one condition she has to move in with her mother who lives in another town.
Farah and her mother Amy's relationship is strained almost hostile in the beginning with most of the bad vibes coming from her mother. I didn't really get why Farah hated her mother so much in the beginning which was frustrating.
Anyway so Farah meets Cooper on her first day off college and is instantly drawn to him but decides to stay away because he's rough looks and demeanor scare her. So I'm thinking are you blind!. But no she isn't, It's not clear what happened to Farah at this point all I new was she was scared of tattooed, muscled men on bikes???
But Cooper pursues her relentlessly and she finally caves. Cooper was badass and he didn't take any crap from anyone. His family is both respected and feared in the town they live in, which is part of the reason Farah doesn't want anything to do with him.
Okay this book was funny, frustrating and really hot but I had a few problems with it. Firstly Farah shies away from sex which was understandable but I hated the fact that she called it sex! She would say stuff like "I wonder if he wants sex" or "Should I ask for sex" and "We had sex against the kitchen cupboard" WTF! You love this guy and you called it sex! I wish the author had used the word make love, screw or fuck! Sex is so clinical!
And then the food, I have never read about characters eating so much in a book. They were snacking on barbecue salad and pasta salad and then an hour later they were eating steaks! Sheesh! And then the author would randomly include food in a conversation.
"Why do you look sad? Cooper asked, sitting across from me with a chicken leg in his hand"
And then there was Bailey Cooper's sister and Skye her "bff". They were so shallow I couldn't believe it! They gave the worst advice and Farah just ate it up! I could've smacked her!
I gave this book a 4 star rating because I was laughing, rolling my eyes and sighing in relief and frustration. I was hooked, couldn't put it down and for me that means it was good not perfect but definitely worth the time and money.
April 10, 2024
she looked the part of anyone's grandma, but she had the devil in her heart. She told me this last part during a visit when I smiled at her for too long
Farah and her sister Tawny have been raised by wolves. Their grandma is the least of their problems. Their parents are small-time cons, low on brains and familial bonds. Her mother is the epitome of the animal that eats her young and her recklessness has already caused irreparable damage to her daughters, when they were the tender, vulnerable age of 12 and 13, hence the "damaged" of the title.
Mom stared at me for a minute. When I finally met her gaze, she smiled awkwardly.
-"You're not one to hold grudges, right?"
-"No, Mom."
This was the closest we would come to discussing the reason she hadn't been my mother for five years.
The "reason" Farah alludes to is an event that is so dark and traumatic that she has repressed it as deep down as she could, masking it with a heartbreakingly fake, sunny optimism and an obsession with succeeding at college in order to make herself into someone with "value."
At college, she meets Cooper, a local bad boy and heir to an outlaw motorcycle club that runs things in this small town. She is both attracted by and terrified of him. The unwelcome spark between the two of them might make her fall off course in her plan to rescue herself and her sister from a lifetime of dead ends. So she fights him off at every step, which of course fuels his desire to make her his.
Cooper is someone you hate and love at the same time. But I think that was so clever of the author to make him a real, living, breathing person instead of a cardboard cut out of a knight in shining armor who just rescues Farah.
They definitely butt heads and he says cruel things when he does not get his way but Farah, in her own way, stands up to him. She has been victimized in the past and she will not be victimized again, nor will she be bought, no matter that Cooper represents security, money, and all the things that could turn her life around, the easy way out.
The author does such a great job of showing that while Cooper helps Farah eventually, she rescues him right back, stifling the arrogant, immature, boy inside to allow him to be the man she deserves to have.
-"Every time you look at me... Hell, every fucking breath you take encourages me. Just knowing you exist encourages me because I can't get you out of my head and that doesn't happen with me. If I don't want to think about something, I just don't. I can't do that with you, so I'm not giving up until you let me show you who I am."
Farah and her sister Tawny have been raised by wolves. Their grandma is the least of their problems. Their parents are small-time cons, low on brains and familial bonds. Her mother is the epitome of the animal that eats her young and her recklessness has already caused irreparable damage to her daughters, when they were the tender, vulnerable age of 12 and 13, hence the "damaged" of the title.
Mom stared at me for a minute. When I finally met her gaze, she smiled awkwardly.
-"You're not one to hold grudges, right?"
-"No, Mom."
This was the closest we would come to discussing the reason she hadn't been my mother for five years.
The "reason" Farah alludes to is an event that is so dark and traumatic that she has repressed it as deep down as she could, masking it with a heartbreakingly fake, sunny optimism and an obsession with succeeding at college in order to make herself into someone with "value."
At college, she meets Cooper, a local bad boy and heir to an outlaw motorcycle club that runs things in this small town. She is both attracted by and terrified of him. The unwelcome spark between the two of them might make her fall off course in her plan to rescue herself and her sister from a lifetime of dead ends. So she fights him off at every step, which of course fuels his desire to make her his.
Cooper is someone you hate and love at the same time. But I think that was so clever of the author to make him a real, living, breathing person instead of a cardboard cut out of a knight in shining armor who just rescues Farah.
They definitely butt heads and he says cruel things when he does not get his way but Farah, in her own way, stands up to him. She has been victimized in the past and she will not be victimized again, nor will she be bought, no matter that Cooper represents security, money, and all the things that could turn her life around, the easy way out.
The author does such a great job of showing that while Cooper helps Farah eventually, she rescues him right back, stifling the arrogant, immature, boy inside to allow him to be the man she deserves to have.
-"Every time you look at me... Hell, every fucking breath you take encourages me. Just knowing you exist encourages me because I can't get you out of my head and that doesn't happen with me. If I don't want to think about something, I just don't. I can't do that with you, so I'm not giving up until you let me show you who I am."
April 30, 2013
I did not like this book at all....
Farah was a doormat. She was abused sexually when she was younger and was raised in motels with her sister being her only real friend. She promised herself that she would become a teacher ( I won't spoil why she wants to be a teacher) and have a better life for her and her sister. She spent years working and saving. She fought to fit in under the radar at school and worked hard. Once she gets to College and meets cooper she forgets all that hard work and lets Cooper distract her from her dreams.....all that sacrifice and hard work is forgotten in a matter of days...Stupid!!!
...and Cooper was a spoiled, whiny brat that used his money to get his way..And Farah let him. He was constantly begging Farah to ditch school and not go to work to be with him...even knowing that she needed the money to pay for rent and school...His solution....I pay you. I'll buy you clothes...I'll pay you what you would make working....I'll feed you...this should have come off as sweet and caring but it didn't...because of the way he did it....constantly reminding her that she was poor....frustrating!!
Oh and I forgot to mention that spending so much time with Cooper caused her to get poor grades...but Cooper still got great grades because while she was working..he was studying...after she told him she was failing he offered to help her study not because he wanted to help her but because she asked another guy to tutor her and he got jealous.
I'm not even touching on the sex scenes that were handled insensitively. I didn't feel any real connection other than Cooper was scary and handsome and Farah was beautiful...No connection whatsoever!!
The editing was really, really bad....sentences were often repeated and at times it seemed I was missing entire pages....
Farah was a doormat. She was abused sexually when she was younger and was raised in motels with her sister being her only real friend. She promised herself that she would become a teacher ( I won't spoil why she wants to be a teacher) and have a better life for her and her sister. She spent years working and saving. She fought to fit in under the radar at school and worked hard. Once she gets to College and meets cooper she forgets all that hard work and lets Cooper distract her from her dreams.....all that sacrifice and hard work is forgotten in a matter of days...Stupid!!!
...and Cooper was a spoiled, whiny brat that used his money to get his way..And Farah let him. He was constantly begging Farah to ditch school and not go to work to be with him...even knowing that she needed the money to pay for rent and school...His solution....I pay you. I'll buy you clothes...I'll pay you what you would make working....I'll feed you...this should have come off as sweet and caring but it didn't...because of the way he did it....constantly reminding her that she was poor....frustrating!!
Oh and I forgot to mention that spending so much time with Cooper caused her to get poor grades...but Cooper still got great grades because while she was working..he was studying...after she told him she was failing he offered to help her study not because he wanted to help her but because she asked another guy to tutor her and he got jealous.
I'm not even touching on the sex scenes that were handled insensitively. I didn't feel any real connection other than Cooper was scary and handsome and Farah was beautiful...No connection whatsoever!!
The editing was really, really bad....sentences were often repeated and at times it seemed I was missing entire pages....
November 14, 2023
**Re-read** You know a book is great when you like it as much if not more the second time around, and then find yourself getting all excited reading it!!
Farah just moved and started college but more than that she left her sister with their father and she moved in with her mother. Farah has horrible parents and had a horrible childhood but she wants a life for her sister and herself so she does what she has to to meet those goals. She knows that she has to finish college and she wants to be a teacher but most of all she wants her sister with her and away from their father and no where near their mother. Farah also has nice safe plans for her life and then she meets Cooper(sigh) and he does not fit in her plans he's not safe and scary and a little to much like her past, he makes her feel things she's never felt before both frightening and freeing. Copper is used to getting what he wants his family rule the small town and he is heir to his fathers not quite legal business and he has never wanted anyone like he wants Farah. Farah soon can't deny what she feels for Cooper but Farah has had to deal with more in her life than people three times her age and being with cooper will be one of the hardest things she's ever done, but it could also be the best thing she's ever done if she can move forward from her past.
So lets start with the most important part Cooper, wow what can I say he was intense from the get go, he was possessive, obsessive, over bearing, pushy, opinionated, and insanely hot. And I loved every second of Cooper Johansson. Once he saw Farah no other girl existed in the planet and he would do anything for Farah. He was impulsive and stupid at times and then when he thought he could loose Farah his world came crashing around him till he was sure that Farah would still love him. Farah was so damaged and she loved so deeply, her sister and Cooper were her world she finally found acceptance and safely that she never had in her life in Cooper. I loved Cooper and Farah together she was just what he needed and he was just what she needed, they couldn't have been more different or more perfect for each other. I will say that Coppers sister got on my nerves. I had a hard time finding anything redeeming about her and kept hoping we would finally see something but there was nothing there. Coopers sister cared about herself and got jealous of everyone and would get mad if she felt anyone had anything better than her. She was only happy when everyone was less than her.
Bijou Hunter wrote a beautiful book. The world building was great and I loved every second of this book. I found myself never wanting to put this book down. And when I had to step away from this book I was anxious till I could read more and see what would happened next. It was very obvious that Bijou not only cared about Cooper and Farah but about everyone in this book and she took pride in her characters. Everyone in this book came to life when I was reading this book. I wanted Farah and Cooper to find their happiness and I was so happy with how this book ended. I can't wait for book two, Farah's sister Tawny needs her happy ending as much as Farah and I also can't wait to see where we will go from there. This book was beautiful, and intense, and funny, and sad, and hopeful all jumbled up together and the end product was a beautiful love story.
Farah just moved and started college but more than that she left her sister with their father and she moved in with her mother. Farah has horrible parents and had a horrible childhood but she wants a life for her sister and herself so she does what she has to to meet those goals. She knows that she has to finish college and she wants to be a teacher but most of all she wants her sister with her and away from their father and no where near their mother. Farah also has nice safe plans for her life and then she meets Cooper(sigh) and he does not fit in her plans he's not safe and scary and a little to much like her past, he makes her feel things she's never felt before both frightening and freeing. Copper is used to getting what he wants his family rule the small town and he is heir to his fathers not quite legal business and he has never wanted anyone like he wants Farah. Farah soon can't deny what she feels for Cooper but Farah has had to deal with more in her life than people three times her age and being with cooper will be one of the hardest things she's ever done, but it could also be the best thing she's ever done if she can move forward from her past.
So lets start with the most important part Cooper, wow what can I say he was intense from the get go, he was possessive, obsessive, over bearing, pushy, opinionated, and insanely hot. And I loved every second of Cooper Johansson. Once he saw Farah no other girl existed in the planet and he would do anything for Farah. He was impulsive and stupid at times and then when he thought he could loose Farah his world came crashing around him till he was sure that Farah would still love him. Farah was so damaged and she loved so deeply, her sister and Cooper were her world she finally found acceptance and safely that she never had in her life in Cooper. I loved Cooper and Farah together she was just what he needed and he was just what she needed, they couldn't have been more different or more perfect for each other. I will say that Coppers sister got on my nerves. I had a hard time finding anything redeeming about her and kept hoping we would finally see something but there was nothing there. Coopers sister cared about herself and got jealous of everyone and would get mad if she felt anyone had anything better than her. She was only happy when everyone was less than her.
Bijou Hunter wrote a beautiful book. The world building was great and I loved every second of this book. I found myself never wanting to put this book down. And when I had to step away from this book I was anxious till I could read more and see what would happened next. It was very obvious that Bijou not only cared about Cooper and Farah but about everyone in this book and she took pride in her characters. Everyone in this book came to life when I was reading this book. I wanted Farah and Cooper to find their happiness and I was so happy with how this book ended. I can't wait for book two, Farah's sister Tawny needs her happy ending as much as Farah and I also can't wait to see where we will go from there. This book was beautiful, and intense, and funny, and sad, and hopeful all jumbled up together and the end product was a beautiful love story.
August 30, 2021
This book was a fun read, even though the Heroine (Farah) pissed me off 50% off the time. I loved Cooper and his possessiveness, I think he was great to Farah, helping her overcome the barriers thats why the three stars.
However here are some of the reasons why I hated Farah
1)She was too insecure
2)She seemed desperate asking cooper not to 'dump her' whenever she did something wrong even though he never once mentioned he was going to dump her, I found it cringe
3)She was always telling cooper "ill get better” whenever she didn’t know how to do something sexual, it was weird since he never expected anything from her
4)Lastly she was so weak. It's like she only had the courage to stand up to Cooper and argue with him at every turn but when it came to his sister saying so much shit to her she just replied with an "ok", like are you serious girl? Keep the same energy!!
However here are some of the reasons why I hated Farah
1)She was too insecure
2)She seemed desperate asking cooper not to 'dump her' whenever she did something wrong even though he never once mentioned he was going to dump her, I found it cringe
3)She was always telling cooper "ill get better” whenever she didn’t know how to do something sexual, it was weird since he never expected anything from her
4)Lastly she was so weak. It's like she only had the courage to stand up to Cooper and argue with him at every turn but when it came to his sister saying so much shit to her she just replied with an "ok", like are you serious girl? Keep the same energy!!
April 26, 2013
For Jamie McGuire and Kristen Ashley fans is this new crude, rude, New Adult novel about a deeply dysfunctional, effed-up romance between the future Godfather of the Kentucky Mafia "Management" (still in college) and the 18 year old daughter of grifters. As a point of reference, I dont like KA but liked Beautiful Disaster okay. This was a trainwreck for me, but I was expecting such from the reviews (GR rating is 3.40 as I write this.)
Not since I read Lunewulf Law (where the hero was literally a wolf) have I come across a book where the hero kept calling females "bitches" all the time. Unfortunately, this aint no Paranormal and unfortunately, that may be the least disturbing thing about this book. Both Hero and Heroine are so effed up but the bk portrayed EVERYONE as effed up that the H/h almost seems nice in comparison. That. in itself, is effed up.
I was able to deal with that initially by reading it like a White Trash Screwball Comedy. Hero is a psycho but a self-aware psycho:
“Look, I’m jealous. That’s not a bad thing, is it? If you saw me with some chick, wouldn’t you be jealous?”
“Yes, but I wouldn’t freak out and scare everyone.”
“That’s because you’re classy. I was raised to be a caveman though. I should get credit for not taking you by the hair and dragging you back to my cave. You know, after clubbing your boyfriend to death first.”
“You’re nuts.”
“I’m teasing you.”
“Not completely,” I said, staring at him in horror.
“No, not completely. Well, I’m not kidding about clubbing him to death, but I’d never drag you back to my cave. Me want woman to want it bad." (Page 120)
Amusing, but then Hero DOES beat up the "boyfriend" into the hospital and it wasnt as funny. :-/
What a trainwreck.
Not since I read Lunewulf Law (where the hero was literally a wolf) have I come across a book where the hero kept calling females "bitches" all the time. Unfortunately, this aint no Paranormal and unfortunately, that may be the least disturbing thing about this book. Both Hero and Heroine are so effed up but the bk portrayed EVERYONE as effed up that the H/h almost seems nice in comparison. That. in itself, is effed up.
I was able to deal with that initially by reading it like a White Trash Screwball Comedy. Hero is a psycho but a self-aware psycho:
“Look, I’m jealous. That’s not a bad thing, is it? If you saw me with some chick, wouldn’t you be jealous?”
“Yes, but I wouldn’t freak out and scare everyone.”
“That’s because you’re classy. I was raised to be a caveman though. I should get credit for not taking you by the hair and dragging you back to my cave. You know, after clubbing your boyfriend to death first.”
“You’re nuts.”
“I’m teasing you.”
“Not completely,” I said, staring at him in horror.
“No, not completely. Well, I’m not kidding about clubbing him to death, but I’d never drag you back to my cave. Me want woman to want it bad." (Page 120)
Amusing, but then Hero DOES beat up the "boyfriend" into the hospital and it wasnt as funny. :-/
What a trainwreck.
July 5, 2017
Jeeesus...
After such a promising blurb, I had my hopes pretty high...
but after so much whinning and crying and shit from the female character...
one can only stand for enough shit as it is!
And I couldn't stand it anymore...
I got annoyed, and it was in fact not worthy of my time...sad, but true
two stars, cause It held my interest for about 40%...after that, I didn't give a fuck
After such a promising blurb, I had my hopes pretty high...
but after so much whinning and crying and shit from the female character...
one can only stand for enough shit as it is!
And I couldn't stand it anymore...
I got annoyed, and it was in fact not worthy of my time...sad, but true
two stars, cause It held my interest for about 40%...after that, I didn't give a fuck
October 17, 2015
Soooooo, the first 10% of the book were like you go girl, Farah was fun, she talked back, and then here comes 11% and jeez this bish turned into the biggest pushover ever...
She thinks she is getting used by her so called friends, doesn't do crap about it...ohhh and the big one..she finally has sex and cries because she hates it sooo much but then goes Anastasia Steele on his ass and has sex 10 times in a row, but cries each time...but oh? and Cooper he keeps sticking it..UGH!
THIS BOOK WENT FROM FUN LIKE HA HA to OMG! This has got to be the dumbest ish ever!
So we have this cute little 5 year old sister of Coop's who comes running out asking if Farrah is his new whore? The girl is 5? Who raised these fkkers, wolfs?
I swear to you not this book was worse than the Jerry Springer Marathon...
A bit of this...
and a bit of this...
and a WHOLE lot of this...
June 30, 2016
*3.5 Stars*
This damn book had me all over the place. I liked it but man was some of it tough. There were things I loved and things I didn't like so much. I enjoyed the epilogue. I will definitely continue on with the series.
This damn book had me all over the place. I liked it but man was some of it tough. There were things I loved and things I didn't like so much. I enjoyed the epilogue. I will definitely continue on with the series.
November 5, 2014
3 Damaged Stars!
This has been on my kindle for ages now and I have just let it be.I think it was a free for a time on amazon and that's when I got it.Recently I decided to clean up my kindle since I just seem to keep adding more books and leaving behind the rest and without giving them a shot. I mainly started to work through my arc list but this was a random one I wanted to get through. Lying there at the bottom, being all neglected! So that's why I started reading it I hadn't really heard much about it so I thought meh why not?
Staring up at Cooper, I held his gaze and forced a smile. “I like you a lot. I don’t think we make any sense, but I wish we did.”
Farah Smith has had to leave her dad and sister behind and attend college which has always been her dream.Her life hasn't been easy not with what happened to her in the past and its not getting easier especially with the fact that she has to be away from her best friend or only friend and sister and start new with a mother who doesn't want her.
Cooper Johansson is a local bad boy that everyone wants or is afraid of.His family is respected and feared in the community. Cooper and Farah meet in class and they are drawn to each other yet Farah wants nothing to do with a scary looking, tattooed bad boy.
“This date. You’re really giving me a chance, right? I need for you to be open to things and not just playing along because I said I would keep chasing. I need a real chance because you’ve got me all messed up inside.”
I really liked Cooper even though he was an arsehole at times and did some stupid things he really did want more from her. Farah had me so annoyed at times like ahhh *Pulling my hair out* So whiny and awkward at times.It's like womaaaan there is a hot man who wants you. Embrace it haha. Then again I understood later on why she did certain things but still it wasn't enough.I wanted her to get some help and sort her past crap out.
There were some funny moments which I loved and this book had alot of potential.I just wanted Farah to be more uhmm...badass? something like that.Also Bailey? I bloody hated her.She isn't cute little sister kinda girl she is a bitch.So self absorbed as was Skye.Not good friends at all and their advice was stupid pft! I didn't really know what to rate this book 2.5 or 3 so because this book did have parts I truly did enjoy I will stick to 3 stars!
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This has been on my kindle for ages now and I have just let it be.I think it was a free for a time on amazon and that's when I got it.Recently I decided to clean up my kindle since I just seem to keep adding more books and leaving behind the rest and without giving them a shot. I mainly started to work through my arc list but this was a random one I wanted to get through. Lying there at the bottom, being all neglected! So that's why I started reading it I hadn't really heard much about it so I thought meh why not?
Staring up at Cooper, I held his gaze and forced a smile. “I like you a lot. I don’t think we make any sense, but I wish we did.”
Farah Smith has had to leave her dad and sister behind and attend college which has always been her dream.Her life hasn't been easy not with what happened to her in the past and its not getting easier especially with the fact that she has to be away from her best friend or only friend and sister and start new with a mother who doesn't want her.
Cooper Johansson is a local bad boy that everyone wants or is afraid of.His family is respected and feared in the community. Cooper and Farah meet in class and they are drawn to each other yet Farah wants nothing to do with a scary looking, tattooed bad boy.
“This date. You’re really giving me a chance, right? I need for you to be open to things and not just playing along because I said I would keep chasing. I need a real chance because you’ve got me all messed up inside.”
I really liked Cooper even though he was an arsehole at times and did some stupid things he really did want more from her. Farah had me so annoyed at times like ahhh *Pulling my hair out* So whiny and awkward at times.It's like womaaaan there is a hot man who wants you. Embrace it haha. Then again I understood later on why she did certain things but still it wasn't enough.I wanted her to get some help and sort her past crap out.
There were some funny moments which I loved and this book had alot of potential.I just wanted Farah to be more uhmm...badass? something like that.Also Bailey? I bloody hated her.She isn't cute little sister kinda girl she is a bitch.So self absorbed as was Skye.Not good friends at all and their advice was stupid pft! I didn't really know what to rate this book 2.5 or 3 so because this book did have parts I truly did enjoy I will stick to 3 stars!
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December 22, 2019
Just listened on Audible. Forgot how much I loved this book! It is NA, which is not always my jam. Sometime they are so immature and insecure it drives me batty. But I still loved the story!
Previous review
This was awesome! I mean there were some things that bugged me a bit but overall I really enjoyed the book. Cooper was a total crazy man! I almost felt sorry for how crazy in love he was! Not! I got this one FREE on Amazon and am moving on to the next in the series immediately.
Previous review
This was awesome! I mean there were some things that bugged me a bit but overall I really enjoyed the book. Cooper was a total crazy man! I almost felt sorry for how crazy in love he was! Not! I got this one FREE on Amazon and am moving on to the next in the series immediately.
July 27, 2022
Maybe if the entire story wasn't told from the heroine's pespective, I'd...
Maybe if the heroine could stop crying ON EVERY PAGE
Maybe if the hero was portrayed as something more than a bully I'd...
But alas, this book was chockfull of Farah whining, cringing, crying, running, crying, longing, crying, spazzing, crying, leaping to conclusions, crying...
You get it.
Maybe if the heroine could stop crying ON EVERY PAGE
Maybe if the hero was portrayed as something more than a bully I'd...
But alas, this book was chockfull of Farah whining, cringing, crying, running, crying, longing, crying, spazzing, crying, leaping to conclusions, crying...
You get it.
March 30, 2020
I'd give this 41/2 stars if I could. This is the story of Farah who's eighteen and has had a life we can hardly imagine both her parents are the worst kind of horrible. She reluctantly leaves her younger sister Tawny with her father, who's hiding out from criminals he owes money to and a life of living in motels. Farah goes to stay with a mother she's not seen in five years so she can attend college, she gets a job waitressing at Denny's saving every penny she can in order to bring Tawny to live with her once she's eighteen. All Farah wants is to have the kind of life we all take for granted, she works hard at college and Denny's, keeping her head down trying to blend in and have the average life she's dreamed about. Into this average dream charges Cooper who is anything but, he's georgous, smart, rich, tattooed and charismatic and used to girls falling at his feet. He's exactly what she tells herself she doesn't want but how long can she fight the amazing attraction she feels towards him. He's used to disposable girls so why does he want more from Farah. They battle this attraction, her past, her dreams and her parents as well as his future as heir to the family business, this book has great characters especially Tucker, well in fact all Cooper's family. I loved the story, their relationship, his relationship with his brother and family and the humour. Reading this reminded me a little of beautiful/ walking disaster both books I loved. The reason for the four and not five star rating is I felt Farah was just too much at times, she blew hot and cold, she likes him then she doesn't or does she no she doesn't, does she love him, yes, no, yes but she's leaving him, no she's not yes she is, and I felt all the crying was a little too much, this is a girl who's had an awful life, yes I know I can't imagine what she's been through and as a result she's built walls around herself to protect her and I know because of Cooper these walls are coming down but I still feel she wouldn't crumble quite so much. That said this is an excellent book and I can't wait for the next one.
November 7, 2014
***Update...after reading the second book in this series and thinking about this book all day...I have to up my rating to five stars. So what it's a guilty pleasure read...It was all pleasure!
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but ended up really liking it. I wasn't familiar with this author before but enjoyed her writing style. While I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, it definetely was a great read. The story was good from the very first page and once I started, I didn't want to put it down. I love a book where you just jump right in and it doesn't take multiple chapters for things to get good.
Although Cooper certainly had his hang ups, I'm a BIG Cooper fan. I'm addicted to alphas...it's not a bad problem to have! So what he was scary possessive, so what his family was sketchy...he was nothing but SEXY! Farah was a little harder to swallow. I felt sorry for her, I pulled for her, but for the love of GOD, that girl can cry. And saying she had low self esteem would be the understatment of the century. The bond she had with her sister and their dependence on each other was sweet. But I think if I had a "nest egg" in the bank, I would have taken my sister with me when I left or gone back for her. Even if we had to live in a shelter together, I wouldn't have left her...but I guess it did make the story more interesting.
Overall,Damaged by the Beast was a great surprise. I loved the story from beginning to end. I definitely loved Bijou Hunter's writing and look forward to reading more books from this talented author. I plan on reading the next book in this series very soon!
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but ended up really liking it. I wasn't familiar with this author before but enjoyed her writing style. While I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, it definetely was a great read. The story was good from the very first page and once I started, I didn't want to put it down. I love a book where you just jump right in and it doesn't take multiple chapters for things to get good.
Although Cooper certainly had his hang ups, I'm a BIG Cooper fan. I'm addicted to alphas...it's not a bad problem to have! So what he was scary possessive, so what his family was sketchy...he was nothing but SEXY! Farah was a little harder to swallow. I felt sorry for her, I pulled for her, but for the love of GOD, that girl can cry. And saying she had low self esteem would be the understatment of the century. The bond she had with her sister and their dependence on each other was sweet. But I think if I had a "nest egg" in the bank, I would have taken my sister with me when I left or gone back for her. Even if we had to live in a shelter together, I wouldn't have left her...but I guess it did make the story more interesting.
Overall,Damaged by the Beast was a great surprise. I loved the story from beginning to end. I definitely loved Bijou Hunter's writing and look forward to reading more books from this talented author. I plan on reading the next book in this series very soon!
Shelved as 'dnf'
March 27, 2022DNF @ 35% - not connecting with the characters - the tone is kind of goofy but in a try-hard way that isn’t working for me. The dialogue seems juvenile. He calls her “bitch” as an endearment. The H is as moody and needy and sensitive as a PMSing woman. She’s a rape victim who responds to everything like a scared rabbit. I don’t find any of this sexy. There’s tons of secondary characters and not a single one is likable to me.
This author has a particular style that I’m guessing isn’t for me. 🤷🏼♀️
This author has a particular style that I’m guessing isn’t for me. 🤷🏼♀️
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March 6, 2022
I really liked this book. But I'm getting too old for this New Adult crap so I had to deduct a few stars for that. But seriously, if you like NA books with a sweet h and a protective Alpha manwhore H, you will love this book. The MCs had an epic, addictive love. They just annoyed me with their immaturity, but that's just me. Their endless cycles of true love, anger and jealousy, did we break up? and then back together got old real fast.
Lastly, I was really turned off by the female friends of the h. They were horrible, selfish, mean girls. They would constantly tell Farah about all the girls that Cooper has slept with, like they're being helpful and she really wants to hear that crap. They were rude to her and gave her terrible advice. Is it too much to ask for this poor girl to have one decent, realistic female friendship?
Safety
Lastly, I was really turned off by the female friends of the h. They were horrible, selfish, mean girls. They would constantly tell Farah about all the girls that Cooper has slept with, like they're being helpful and she really wants to hear that crap. They were rude to her and gave her terrible advice. Is it too much to ask for this poor girl to have one decent, realistic female friendship?
Safety
September 4, 2015
I can not express enough how horrible this story was and how how much I hated it. Farah is heading off to collage, leaving her gambler and griffter father behind. Her childhood was hard and she seemed hard. Cooper is the collage bad boy, who's family controls all illegal activity in town. They meet in Spanish class and their unhealthy and destructive relationship starts. Farah is a doormat with no spirit, she talks tough but is always crying and apologizing. Cooper pushes her around and she lets him, the same thing with her friend Skye. She's scared of him, like he's going to punch her any minute, her worth is dictated by his behavior. Cooper is a jerk, he says he loves her but is angry with her when he doesn't get his way and scares her. They fight constantly. Farah's friends were ridiculous, they didn't support her or give her any worthwhile advice just pushed her to sleep with Cooper. Cooper claimed to be a stud, but couldn't satisfy Farah in bed, they didn't use protection, every time they had sex Farah cried and asked Cooper not to break up with her. Farah's past abuse was never adressed.
This was a terrible depiction of a relationship, Farah and Cooper should not have been together, I wanted them to break up. They were hazardous for each other.
This was a terrible depiction of a relationship, Farah and Cooper should not have been together, I wanted them to break up. They were hazardous for each other.
February 19, 2021
02/18/21 - Reread.
10/6/16- 4.5 Stars
I could not stop reading even though some parts of Farah's past are hard to get through. I love heroes like Cooper.
10/6/16- 4.5 Stars
I could not stop reading even though some parts of Farah's past are hard to get through. I love heroes like Cooper.
October 20, 2018
Loved it!
I was gripped from start to finish. I had moments I didn't like Farah but as I read more I came to understand why she was so insecure and afraid of a relationship with Cooper. Cooper was just adorable in every way.
I loved this story. I couldn't stop until I finished it.
I was gripped from start to finish. I had moments I didn't like Farah but as I read more I came to understand why she was so insecure and afraid of a relationship with Cooper. Cooper was just adorable in every way.
I loved this story. I couldn't stop until I finished it.
November 26, 2021
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads
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trainwreck
May 3, 2016
Farah Smith wants a normal life, her childhood prevented that. Although she can't bring her sister with her, she has a plan to hopefully do it soon. A freshman in college, she has a job and will be living with her estranged mother. Within her first week she meets Cooper Johansson, he is bad boy personified and not what she needs or wants. Cooper though is determined to sleep with Farah but as he begins to get to know her he knows in his gut she is his one.
Fantastic read. Cooper has no idea how to date or be in a relationship. He blunders and gets frustrated with Farah. He is trying to breakdown her walls, but Farah is not sure if she wants to put her heart out there. Excellent beginning in the Damaged series.
Fantastic read. Cooper has no idea how to date or be in a relationship. He blunders and gets frustrated with Farah. He is trying to breakdown her walls, but Farah is not sure if she wants to put her heart out there. Excellent beginning in the Damaged series.
August 6, 2014
To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it! In this case TWO!
He is a self-serving idiotic jackass who deserves to be neutered!
She is a weak, immature moron without personality!
The story is bloody gross and vile!I feel violated and abused after reading it! Goodbye and I hope we NEVER EVER meet again!
He is a self-serving idiotic jackass who deserves to be neutered!
She is a weak, immature moron without personality!
The story is bloody gross and vile!I feel violated and abused after reading it! Goodbye and I hope we NEVER EVER meet again!
February 8, 2019
I can't believe that i am the first to comment, because i am not so good in writing a review i will keep it short and simple as always:
WHOLY SHIT I LOVED IT! I seriously couldn't stop reading it, didn't expect it would be that good. It's a pretty dark story, at times I smiled so big it hurt, other times I was "awwww" and I even shed some tears of sadness and anger. I loved both characters, although sometimes i wanted to kick both of their asses. The chemistry was smoking and i loved the dialogue between Cooper and Farah.
I hope to read some more from this author
WHOLY SHIT I LOVED IT! I seriously couldn't stop reading it, didn't expect it would be that good. It's a pretty dark story, at times I smiled so big it hurt, other times I was "awwww" and I even shed some tears of sadness and anger. I loved both characters, although sometimes i wanted to kick both of their asses. The chemistry was smoking and i loved the dialogue between Cooper and Farah.
I hope to read some more from this author
March 20, 2016
DNF at 53%
So bloody awful. This girl is in a perpetual state of tears. Everyone is simplistic, one dimensional cardboard tropes. There is no story. The cliches abound wildly. The utter lack of Farsh's esteem and any semblance of reality in this book is unbearable. Not to mention, the abusive level of chauvinism from Cooper was not sexy. These books with rabid men are dangerous, not enticing.
Should have just stopped with Junkyard Dog, which was great.
So bloody awful. This girl is in a perpetual state of tears. Everyone is simplistic, one dimensional cardboard tropes. There is no story. The cliches abound wildly. The utter lack of Farsh's esteem and any semblance of reality in this book is unbearable. Not to mention, the abusive level of chauvinism from Cooper was not sexy. These books with rabid men are dangerous, not enticing.
Should have just stopped with Junkyard Dog, which was great.
July 16, 2013
I love a strong Alfa character but the "issue" in the story kind of set Cooper in a bad light for me at times. I liked both these characters and the storyline mostly except when the relationship seemed abusive in the sense she was the nervous GF who couldn't say no and he controlling. Farah's crying annoyed me. Those scenes were uncomfortable to read, I was thinking to myself what are you both doing!
3.5*
3.5*
July 2, 2018
Damaged and the Beast was the first book in the Damaged series by Bijou Hunter. I came across the characters in her Serrated Brothers MC series and knew I wanted their full story.
It was written from a single POV, Farah’s. Farah Smith was a freshman in college. She had a tough life living in a family of drunks and addicts. She had her younger sister, Tawny, but they were primarily on the run with their father until turning eighteen and could take care of themselves. She was focused but incredibly insecure and seeking approval and acceptance as a result.
Cooper Johansson was gorgeous, rich and entitled. He was the heir to his father’s illegal enterprises and had never been told no in his life. No’s to him always became yeses very quickly. The Johansson’s ruled the town. He spotted Farah immediately and wanted her. The story was the push and pull between the two.
I liked the premise of the story and I was pulling for Farah and her sister to have a better life; however, her insecurities got the better of her and I had a difficult time relating to her. I didn’t understand her tears at the drop of hat - they didn’t always make sense. In order to understand her better, I would have liked more information other than “the incident that won’t be discussed.” There were quite a few of those inferred so it kept the story confusing. With that said, once more was revealed near the end, I began to understand and like the story better. However, I did wish it had come earlier in the book.
Additionally, Cooper was hard to like at times. Sometimes he was an entitled prick with no respect for others - those were the moments I didn’t enjoy. However, there were other times where he was sensitive and loyal to Farah. Those moments were more endearing.
And the girls, Bailey and Skye. Yea, horrific. No friends at all and I’m supposed to see Bailey in another story of the series. Yea, couldn’t stand her. Couldn’t stand Farah after dealing with Bailey either. Total doormat. It was 2nd grade behavior with adult topics.
I loved how the story wrapped up for the last quarter of the book. I did wish the story would have turned sooner. For me, it would have been more enjoyable in totality. In the end, it was worth it and it made for a great segue to Tawny and Judd’s story in Damaged and the Knight.
It was written from a single POV, Farah’s. Farah Smith was a freshman in college. She had a tough life living in a family of drunks and addicts. She had her younger sister, Tawny, but they were primarily on the run with their father until turning eighteen and could take care of themselves. She was focused but incredibly insecure and seeking approval and acceptance as a result.
Cooper Johansson was gorgeous, rich and entitled. He was the heir to his father’s illegal enterprises and had never been told no in his life. No’s to him always became yeses very quickly. The Johansson’s ruled the town. He spotted Farah immediately and wanted her. The story was the push and pull between the two.
I liked the premise of the story and I was pulling for Farah and her sister to have a better life; however, her insecurities got the better of her and I had a difficult time relating to her. I didn’t understand her tears at the drop of hat - they didn’t always make sense. In order to understand her better, I would have liked more information other than “the incident that won’t be discussed.” There were quite a few of those inferred so it kept the story confusing. With that said, once more was revealed near the end, I began to understand and like the story better. However, I did wish it had come earlier in the book.
Additionally, Cooper was hard to like at times. Sometimes he was an entitled prick with no respect for others - those were the moments I didn’t enjoy. However, there were other times where he was sensitive and loyal to Farah. Those moments were more endearing.
And the girls, Bailey and Skye. Yea, horrific. No friends at all and I’m supposed to see Bailey in another story of the series. Yea, couldn’t stand her. Couldn’t stand Farah after dealing with Bailey either. Total doormat. It was 2nd grade behavior with adult topics.
I loved how the story wrapped up for the last quarter of the book. I did wish the story would have turned sooner. For me, it would have been more enjoyable in totality. In the end, it was worth it and it made for a great segue to Tawny and Judd’s story in Damaged and the Knight.
November 3, 2016
Welp...I'm not sure how to really rate this one. I mean, obviously I gave it a 3, but I'm not too sure. The book starts out good, it has an Alpha hero that decides no matter what, the heroine is his....but there are just some things that really irritated me and really drew away from the story in a really annoying way.
1. Hero's family. I get it, their all "oh we bad ass" but son of a bitch where they over the top cocky and thought their shit didn't stink. Not even in a funny way. In a way where you wanted, I dunno, someone..SOME FREAKING ONE to knock the shit outta the sister and the brother. The worst part is, the hero just EXPECTED the heroine to deal with it. He wanted her to be meek with his family, but to grow out of her shell with everything else. It made absolutely no sense. It was to the point that the author actually crossed the alpha over from alpha to bully. Especially with his family. The sister's attitude was pointless. I mean to make her that much of a bitch and for everyone to find it acceptable was just stupid. I didn't get it. There was no story plot for her here, so why make her character so hated. It wasn't cute. I mean....*shakes head*...just stupid.
2. Like I said, the entire book was about the hero trying to teach the heroine to trust him and to not run from him and to love him, but he only expected it where he wanted it and no where else. A true love alpha (IMO) would push her to do it with everything in her life - not just where he expected it.
3. The book waited to long with the sex thing. It was almost kind of ridiculous the amount of times they had sex and she just cried and he just went with it and all....I mean....it didn't play well for the book, just kind of made it weird.
4. I get that the heroine had obvious issues from a traumatic experience and a poor childhood, however, if you're going to write a book...make more progress. I felt like the author just dragged it out on and on and on and on and on and on and on....I just started skimming after about 50% waiting for actual development.
5. This Johansson family just owned the town. I mean to the point again of just irritability. There was no indication of why or how other than the "business" they ran, but it just was what it was and that was just supposed to make sense? Lame.
The ending was my favorite. I felt like the last 20% should have happened at about 50% and much more added to the story. It would have been much better.
The things I liked were just overshadowed by the above. It does have a HEA, a strong Alpha, a sweet heroine and no cheating.
I still look forward to reading the next books, I just hope the author spends a little more on actual development in the story instead of the characters just talking about it. And please dear sweet lord, let the sister get the shit beat outta her by Maddy and Farah. Hell, that Skye bitch too.
1. Hero's family. I get it, their all "oh we bad ass" but son of a bitch where they over the top cocky and thought their shit didn't stink. Not even in a funny way. In a way where you wanted, I dunno, someone..SOME FREAKING ONE to knock the shit outta the sister and the brother. The worst part is, the hero just EXPECTED the heroine to deal with it. He wanted her to be meek with his family, but to grow out of her shell with everything else. It made absolutely no sense. It was to the point that the author actually crossed the alpha over from alpha to bully. Especially with his family. The sister's attitude was pointless. I mean to make her that much of a bitch and for everyone to find it acceptable was just stupid. I didn't get it. There was no story plot for her here, so why make her character so hated. It wasn't cute. I mean....*shakes head*...just stupid.
2. Like I said, the entire book was about the hero trying to teach the heroine to trust him and to not run from him and to love him, but he only expected it where he wanted it and no where else. A true love alpha (IMO) would push her to do it with everything in her life - not just where he expected it.
3. The book waited to long with the sex thing. It was almost kind of ridiculous the amount of times they had sex and she just cried and he just went with it and all....I mean....it didn't play well for the book, just kind of made it weird.
4. I get that the heroine had obvious issues from a traumatic experience and a poor childhood, however, if you're going to write a book...make more progress. I felt like the author just dragged it out on and on and on and on and on and on and on....I just started skimming after about 50% waiting for actual development.
5. This Johansson family just owned the town. I mean to the point again of just irritability. There was no indication of why or how other than the "business" they ran, but it just was what it was and that was just supposed to make sense? Lame.
The ending was my favorite. I felt like the last 20% should have happened at about 50% and much more added to the story. It would have been much better.
The things I liked were just overshadowed by the above. It does have a HEA, a strong Alpha, a sweet heroine and no cheating.
I still look forward to reading the next books, I just hope the author spends a little more on actual development in the story instead of the characters just talking about it. And please dear sweet lord, let the sister get the shit beat outta her by Maddy and Farah. Hell, that Skye bitch too.
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April 20, 2013
This book had great potential. The H was very possessive, protective, and obsessive of the h. The secondary characters were so ridiculous. Other than Nick there were no normal characters. The h was very annoying, she would shift from being hot and cold. One minute she is arguing with the H and the next they are flirting. Plus, their dialogue was also weird; a mix of sarcasm and jokes. One thing that stuck out was the amount of eating in this story. I have never read a story where the characters were constantly eating or talking about food. My biggest issue was how intimacy was handled. The h suffered a horrific assault 5 years prior and has never been in a relationship. She forces herself to be intimate with the H and can't have sex without crying and freezing. Instead of dealing with problem the h repeatedly forces herself to be intimate with him and for more the 80% of the story we are subjected to numerous scenes of the H enjoying sex while the h is crying. This really bothered me. Her solution was to keep "practicing" and she would eventually become more comfortable. I was appalled by this reasoning. I am disappointed bc I thought this story would be better.
October 1, 2014
Ok so I read this authors newest book Little Memphis which I loved the shit out of that book by the way. So I see she has another series I am super excited. This book was even free!! Oh man did I regret starting it. This was horrible. The heroine was super weak. Now I know she has been through abuse and has lived poor in motels and I feel for her I really do I mean I'm not heartless. But I just did not connect with her. She was always crying, she cried during sex she cried during arguing. Ugh I couldn't stand it. Cooper ugh he was ok I guess but I don't know something was missing with him. Farah was such a doormat it wasn't funny. She would be like oh no I can't be with him then he'd show up and they'd get back together. Also she'd be this weak crying girl then the next sentence she's asking for sex even though she can't orgasm and cries through it. I skimed basically the last 60%. The only reason I did not put it on my DNF list is because usually the first book isn't the best of the bunch so I'm hopeing the others are better. In looking at the ratings it seems that way.
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