Once again Pam Godwin captured my attention with this dark and taboo read! I always expect to think outside of the box when I *****4.5 Stars!!!!!*****
Once again Pam Godwin captured my attention with this dark and taboo read! I always expect to think outside of the box when I read one of her stories. This whole series has brought me out of my comfort zone and yet I still loved it all! I will warn readers that these books are not to be taken lightly. There is rape, kidnapping, and major violence... but within all of that depravity, love is found and from the ashes happiness comes!
In this instalment, you can expect a ménage relationship, as well as male/ male sex. If this isn’t your thing then you definitely want to pass on it. For me, I absolutely fell in love with the relationship between Tula, Martin, and Ricky. It was sooo intense and their sexual encounters were blazing hot!!! Their story was one I devoured and just couldn’t put it down! I only had a small complaint and that was I felt the conclusion was kind of rushed. Other than that I gobbled this right up!
If you are someone that loves dark reads, then this series is one you don’t want to miss!
Thank you to my dear Buddy Reader Steph!!! Sorry I rushed ahead but I couldn’t help myself
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*****4.5 Stars!!!!!*****
Once again Pam Godwin captured my attention with this dark and taboo read! I always expect to think outside of the box when I read one of her stories. This whole series has brought me out of my comfort zone and yet I still loved it all! I will warn readers that these books are not to be taken lightly. There is rape, kidnapping, and major violence... but within all of that depravity, love is found and from the ashes happiness comes!
In this instalment, you can expect a ménage relationship, as well as male/ male sex. If this isn’t your thing then you definitely want to pass on it. For me, I absolutely fell in love with the relationship between Tula, Martin, and Ricky. It was sooo intense and their sexual encounters were blazing hot!!! Their story was one I devoured and just couldn’t put it down! I only had a small complaint and that was I felt the conclusion was kind of rushed. Other than that I gobbled this right up!
If you are someone that loves dark reads, then this series is one you don’t want to miss!
Thank you to my dear Buddy Reader Steph!!! Sorry I rushed ahead but I couldn’t help myself...more
I have always loved Pam Godwin’s writing! Any book she puts out, I one click immediately! This series has been absolutely amazing, and if you enjoy reI have always loved Pam Godwin’s writing! Any book she puts out, I one click immediately! This series has been absolutely amazing, and if you enjoy really dark themes... then definitely pick this up! In saying all that though, this particular started off intriguing me like all of the others... but then towards the end, I became disappointed. There were theories that were coming up in my head about who was responsible for certain things, and then by the end it became a bit irrelevant to the main characters. It was a great set up for Cole’s book( which I am dying to read!!) but as far as the main couple went, I feel like they were cheated of an epic ended to their story.
I won’t go into detail, because I don’t ever risk giving anything away.. especially in a book like this!! I just felt let down by the conclusion of everything that went down. Even with that disappointment, I did give it a four stars because believe me, this author can write! I did enjoy the first part of the journey, it just became a bumpy ride later on!
Thank you to my sweet Buddy Reader Steph! I have loved reading this series with you, and I can’t believe we are coming to the end of it in March!
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I have always loved Pam Godwin’s writing! Any book she puts out, I one click immediately! This series has been absolutely amazing, and if you enjoy really dark themes... then definitely pick this up! In saying all that though, this particular started off intriguing me like all of the others... but then towards the end, I became disappointed. There were theories that were coming up in my head about who was responsible for certain things, and then by the end it became a bit irrelevant to the main characters. It was a great set up for Cole’s book( which I am dying to read!!) but as far as the main couple went, I feel like they were cheated of an epic ended to their story.
I won’t go into detail, because I don’t ever risk giving anything away.. especially in a book like this!! I just felt let down by the conclusion of everything that went down. Even with that disappointment, I did give it a four stars because believe me, this author can write! I did enjoy the first part of the journey, it just became a bumpy ride later on!
Thank you to my sweet Buddy Reader Steph! I have loved reading this series with you, and I can’t believe we are coming to the end of it in March!...more
I can’t believe this is the end of the series! What a rocky ride this journey was!! I loved it all... even the painful parts. I have to admit, it was I can’t believe this is the end of the series! What a rocky ride this journey was!! I loved it all... even the painful parts. I have to admit, it was a huge relief to finally see Cole get his HEA! After many years of grief and loneliness, he finally got some payback. At first I wasn’t sure if I cared much for his heroine; but in true Pam Godwin style... she was able to make me like the villain!!! I had said to Steph ( my Buddy reader) that if she can make us come to love Van, then she can make us love anyone!!!...more
I have to be honest and say that this was just an ok read for me. For a large portion of this story, I was bored... and I quite honestly feel that I wI have to be honest and say that this was just an ok read for me. For a large portion of this story, I was bored... and I quite honestly feel that I would have been just fine having read the first two books in the trilogy. This third instalment felt like a recap of everything that I had already read. For die hard fans, I’m sure they would love more insight into Tobias’s POV, and what he went through when he was away from his woman.. Also, there are flashbacks into Dom and Tobias’s childhood that was interesting to learn.
On the whole for me though, I would have preferred to get more Romance in this book, and more good times between our main characters... mainly because I felt that has also lacked in the first two instalments as well.
I am more than ready to move on! When a book begins to feel like a chore to read, I know it’s time to move on! I know I am in the minority when it comes to this book, so please don’t let it deter you from checking it out! I will say that this author is very talented, and the quality of her writing deserves high ratings for sure!
Thanks to my dear Buddy Reader, Steph for enduring this with me!! lol! Fingers crossed our next BR will be the epic one we are searching to find!...more
What a crazy read this book was! A bit slow on getting started, but once it picked up it was impossible to put it down! As with most of Tarryn Fisher’What a crazy read this book was! A bit slow on getting started, but once it picked up it was impossible to put it down! As with most of Tarryn Fisher’s books, this was unique and hard to predict what exactly is going on! For this reason, I will not be giving any details on the story! It is important to go into this book blind!!! These types of stories are always best when you have no clue what is going on!
I highly recommend this to readers who enjoy a great thriller!
Thank you to the lovely Steph who is my favourite Buddy reader partner around ! ...more
This was a very unique gothic style read with a heartwarming romance thrown in. I love a read that keeps me guessing, and I definitely had a ton of quThis was a very unique gothic style read with a heartwarming romance thrown in. I love a read that keeps me guessing, and I definitely had a ton of questions the whole way through. My only complaint was that for the first 70% the pacing of the story was slow. It’s weird though, because even though it was slow going, I wasn’t necessarily bored!...more
This was a short, sweet, Christmas novella about our favourite couple in Alaska! We get treated to spending a little more time with Jonah and Calla asThis was a short, sweet, Christmas novella about our favourite couple in Alaska! We get treated to spending a little more time with Jonah and Calla as they get ready for family to join them for the holidays!
As with all short stories I read, I always want more if I am loving it! In this case, I certainly don’t like leaving this world and characters that I have grown to love in this series. I highly recommend this series, it is one of my all time favourites!!
Thank you Steph, for Buddy reading this story with me! It truly was a heartwarming experience!❤️...more
WOW!!! What an amazing book! It’s going down as one of my best reads this year! There haven’t been many! This story was dark and twisted!!! It had an WOW!!! What an amazing book! It’s going down as one of my best reads this year! There haven’t been many! This story was dark and twisted!!! It had an intriguing cast of characters that were all unique and just a little f-cked up!!! ( I am being nice!! They were all off the wall crazy but had their own code of honour they lived by!!) I immediately was taken in by this world and once the story began, it literally took me on a ride full of twists and turns that I never saw coming! I’m usually good at guessing the secrets etc... but I can honestly say Tillie Cole did an awesome job at surprising me at every turn!!! Gah! The reveals had me jumping up and down yelling my surprise at my Kindle!...more
I just finished this book right now and I am not quite sure how I’m feeling about^. What I will say is that I was a bit disappointed in the pacing of I just finished this book right now and I am not quite sure how I’m feeling about^. What I will say is that I was a bit disappointed in the pacing of the book. It was very slow for the whole book... having said that.. I was still eager to keep reading to find any answers that I can. I ended up overthinking everything I was reading, and because of that I kept interested.
As for the ending, I am honestly confused!! Lol! So of course I now need to dive into the next one right away! I’m really hoping that things are going to pick up and start making sense!!!
I rated this rather high considering that I felt nothing major happened through out the story. The fact is I thought the quality of writing was super, and I was hooked from the very beginning wanting to find out the secrets!
Thanks Steph for another wonderful buddy read!❤️❤️❤️...more
This was a light hearted, feel good kind of book! I quite enjoyed it, and I fell in love with the sexy, fire fighter hero that starred in this story!
KThis was a light hearted, feel good kind of book! I quite enjoyed it, and I fell in love with the sexy, fire fighter hero that starred in this story!
KA Tucker is always able to transport me into her worlds that she creates! Her romances are usually the kind that make butterflies in my stomach flutter, and puts warmth in my heart. She also creates a sexy read, and in this story adds a slow burn that had me begging for more!
This was a second chance romance between Shane and Scarlett. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for them though. They had more than a few hurdles to cross. Will they be able to jump the hurdles or will they crash? It was definitely enjoyable to find out! I absolutely recommend this book if you are looking for low angst and a feel good story! My only complaint would be the ending. It ended abruptly and would have been much better with a nice epilogue!
Thanks Steph for another wonderful Buddy Read! This was a good one!❤️...more
Ok, this is really hard for me.. I have been battling what to rate this book as I have never rated any of Tillie’s stories below a four star. The thinOk, this is really hard for me.. I have been battling what to rate this book as I have never rated any of Tillie’s stories below a four star. The thing is that even though the writing was just fine, and there were some laugh out loud moments... this was just an ok read for me.
The first part of the story didn’t grab my attention at all. At times I felt like I was reading two separate stories at times as well. The scenes at “Nox” just didn’t capture my attention at all, and the feel that the setting in the club was so different than what was going on elsewhere.
When Faith and Harry’s scenes became more prominent, I for sure enjoyed the story more. If I am being honest, I was way more interested in them than what was happening with Maître.
All in all, it ended up just an ok read for me. I never did become enraptured, nor fully invested in the over all book.
Thanks Steph for buddy reading this with me!❤️...more
I am a huge fan of T.M. Frazier..but I have got to be honest with my feelings regarding this book. I was very surprised with all of the editing issuesI am a huge fan of T.M. Frazier..but I have got to be honest with my feelings regarding this book. I was very surprised with all of the editing issues in this story. There were so many, and it wasn't just spelling errors. An example was when Pike put a gun in his pocket, and in the next sentence it was propped against the door. Another was they were about to "get it on" near the water, then it's mentioned they were on the counter...then all of a sudden they were back on the sand. It became very distracting, and these examples are just a few.. In good conscience, I can't just ignore those kind of mistakes as I do expect more from this author.
I will say on a positive note that there were definitely some huge reveals, and twists that had me dumbfounded. A lot of times when I read a book, I can guess what is coming; but in this one I was definitely thrown for a loop. Sadly though, I did have a hard time connecting with Pike and Mickey's relationship. A big part of that was that I found they didn't get a lot of page time together. The few times they did, they were just having sex. I just didn't get to experience any deep emotion from them.
I am going to chalk this final book in the duet a loss for me. I am very sad about this; but I have to be honest. I do thank my buddy Steph for reading this with me..and it was nice to have someone who was seeing the same mistakes as I was. I felt validated in my feelings and I thank you very much for that Steph!!! Time for me to move on!...more
I have been avoiding writing my review, because honestly...I have what is probably going to be an unpopular view on this overall story. Let me start bI have been avoiding writing my review, because honestly...I have what is probably going to be an unpopular view on this overall story. Let me start by saying that Tillie Cole is an amazing writer. She really is, and in no way does my opinion include her talent in writing. In fact, I think because her writing is so intense, and vivid that it makes it so that I feel for the characters so much harder than normal. With Maddie and Flame, they have been a couple that I absolutely cherished throughout this whole series. Their first book melted my heart, and I hold a very special place in it just for them.
This second book, left me with a bad taste in my mouth. It truly did. It was so dark, depressing, and hopeless, I actually thought of putting it down more than once. I know that this series is intense, and dark...but what I have always loved about it was there was a balance between the darkness, and the lightness. I would cry and feel hopeless, but down the road there were such feel good moments that made the awful fade. Not so in this story. Certain scenes were so hard to take, I literally felt sick to my stomach. I was so upset by two particular scenes that I had to stop....and wondered if I even wanted to continue. Thank God this was a Buddy Read for me so that I could dump my feelings on poor Steph!!!! I actually feel sorry for her...because I was a mess!!! She has yet to hear my rant about Ash!! ( I am waiting until she finishes...LOL)
Another thing that became a bit annoying for me was the repetition of poor Flames issues. I mean, I feel so bad for what he has endured in his lifetime...but we went through all of that in the first book with him and Maddie. We seemed to have to go through it all over again...and then it was constantly brought up through the majority of the book. I'm not kidding...By 75%, we were still hearing the same issues. My new rule for authors is this: please if you are going to give a dark, emotional story...make it for the first half of the book...but then let the second half have a lighter tone to it...pretty please!!!
On a more positive note, it was nice to see all of my favorite couples...( thank God for Steph's notes from past books or I would easily forget who was who!!!) I love the friendships that have developed with all of our characters... I have to do a shout out to Viking as he was the only comic relief to be found in this story. His humor is crass; but I was willing to take anything I could get at that point...LOL
All in all, not my favorite book out of the series. Personally, this wouldn't be a book I would ever want to reread. There just wasn't enough feel good moments in it for me. I hated having to write this review, as I have always adored everything that TC writes. I can't go against my over all feeling of the book though. Now, I strongly need a lighthearted book...desperately!!!
Thank you so much Steph for Buddy Reading this with me. Your notes are so valuable, and you are too!! I couldn't imagine not having you to be able to vent to through out this highly upsetting story. Let's hope the next one isn't quite so heavy, and as for when Ash's book every comes out...I don't know what I will do!!!...more
Since this series began I had high hopes for it only to be let down with each book. The main reason for my disappointment is that *** 3.5 Stars!!!!***
Since this series began I had high hopes for it only to be let down with each book. The main reason for my disappointment is that for majority of each book there isn’t a ton that goes on.. Usually I end up somewhat bored for a large portion of the story. I continue on with the series because the characters are very likeable and I always hold on to hope that the storylines will pick up. In the case with this instalment, I hoped for the best for the overall story. Unfortunately the storyline coasted along until about 80+ % where it finally exploded wide!
I will continue with this series for now because I am a diehard Devney Perry fan! I do hope that the next book will be a lot more exciting and promising for the series as a whole!
Thanks Steph for another wonderful buddy read!...more
I am not going to say a lot about this one, but what I will say is that I was disappointed. The first half of the story was sooo boring. I actually thI am not going to say a lot about this one, but what I will say is that I was disappointed. The first half of the story was sooo boring. I actually thought about not finishing it but I am one of those people that can’t not finish a book once I have started it!!! I also had trouble with feeling any great emotions for the main characters. I didn’t get a huge romance vibe through out this whole book. Isaiah definitely deserved a more epic story in my opinion.
Once the second half came, I was already feeling blah about the story, and then something really big happened. To say I was shocked, would be a huge understatement!!!! By that point, I became a little more into everything but my overall feeling of the book was set.
All in all, I was disappointed. I had no issues with the quality of writing though. I have always loved this author’s books... I am hoping the next instalment will be much better.
I want to thank Steph for another great Buddy Read! We still need to search for a five star read for this year Steph!!! ❤️❤️❤️...more
Holy hell!!! What an ending!!!! I am actually kind of speechless right now!!! This thriller written by Tarryn Fisher had me guessing what was going onHoly hell!!! What an ending!!!! I am actually kind of speechless right now!!! This thriller written by Tarryn Fisher had me guessing what was going on through out the whole book... right until the very last page!!! This book is not a romance... it is very suspenseful though and even though you will have a ton of theories running through your head; I can pretty much guarantee you won’t guess what is totally going on!!! I don’t know about you... but I love a story that keeps me guessing!!
Considering all the chaos and uncertainty in the world right now, I highly recommend this book to take you out of reality for a bit. At this time we all need to be able to escape... even if it only takes us out for a bit!! Love, hugs and prayers to you all!❤️
Thanks Steph for the wonderful Buddy Read!! Sorry it took so long for me to get through it!!!...more
I absolutely loved this book! It was a fabulous read that put a smile on my face, and warm feelings in my heart!! With the two authors that co-wrote tI absolutely loved this book! It was a fabulous read that put a smile on my face, and warm feelings in my heart!! With the two authors that co-wrote this book, I should have known it would be a brilliant story! Both Samantha Young and Kristen Callihan have written stories in the past that I have enjoyed. Now that they put their heads together, they could not fail! My fingers are crossed that they will continue on with this world and characters they created!
As for the main characters; Rhys and Parker, I fell in love with them immediately! They started out as pretend boyfriend/girlfriend, but it didn’t take long for them to realize their feelings were becoming more real rather than pretend! Rhys is going on my favourite heroes list! There wasn’t anything that I didn’t like about him!! When this couple was together they were so entertaining! They made me laugh out loud more than once! The paintball scene was perfect and the sand snake scene was absolutely hilarious!
I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a fairly low angst read with a bunch of humour mixed in! I am definitely marking this story as my best of 2019! Now my fingers are crossed for a story about Carlos falling in love, and Rhys’s brother Dean could use a lady too! LOL!!
Thanks Steph for letting me jump in with you to buddy read it together! We have both been so busy in our lives lately but it was so nice to do a quick read with you again!❤️...more
This sequel was another brilliantly written story by KA Tucker! I absolutely loved going on Calla’s journey of finding herself and how she fits into tThis sequel was another brilliantly written story by KA Tucker! I absolutely loved going on Calla’s journey of finding herself and how she fits into the “Alaska Wild!” She had so much to get used to, whether it be learning how to garden, fighting off her fear of goats..( or grumpy neighbor for that matter!...more