Maja (The Nocturnal Library)'s Reviews > Breaking

I truly enjoyed the first book in this series, even though I'm generally unaccustomed to that level of angst. I loved Harper and Malachi and their dynamic and I wholeheartedly believed in their romance. The same did not hold true for this second couple, no matter how hard I tried.

Archer and Conrad are both dominant personalities, but they're nevertheless attracted to each other. However, since neither of them wants to give in, everything between them is turned into a struggle, a fight for dominance. I couldn't shake the feeling that they both saw the one who relented as the weaker one, and it didn't sit well with me at all. I suppose their first sexual encounter was supposed to be hot, but it made me severely uncomfortable because the word 'no' was spoken far too many times, when a single one should have been enough. It's not a word to be used lightly, and playing with saying no while he actually means yes is just plain stupid.

On top of it all, the plot required some major suspension of disbelief, which would have been perfectly fine had the romance been strong enough. As it is, with neither side of this story working properly, I lost my interest towards the final part and had to force myself to finish.
I'll read this author again in the future because I enjoyed several of her books, but this one just wasn't what I'm looking for in my romances at all.