Control by Olivia Ryann
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 Kidnapped Stars!!


"You belong to me now, Fiore. I own you. I can do whatever I want to you, whenever I want it."


This genre is right up my alley, LOVE IT, Can't get enough stories like this! I am new to Olivia Ryann, but if she has more stuff like this, then stop the train cuz I am buyin a ticket for first class!

Loved the plot, loved the writing, loved the characters and can't wait to see where this goes. And Holy Cliffhanger Batman!! I had to literally scold myself to calm down and write the review BEFORE jumping into the next book!





So, As you can tell, I'm excited. However, I will try to calm my tits long enough to get a good review out, even though I am dying to settle that cliffhanger ending right now.

Control ends where we left off in the Prequel Capture. We have little Katherine running from the big bad "cops" learning that her family has sold her into sex slavery. She is ultimately captured for the second time and taken to a holding facility, then to an auction. This is where she is bought by
Arsen. Tall, Dark, and handsome with steal grey eyes and a rich Greek accent, He sounds like a dream boat! Unfortunately ladies, he runs a thriving crime organization, enjoys slaughtering his enemies or anyone who gets in his way, and apparently kidnapping, torturing, and killing young girls for revenge. He is pretty much an all around bad guy, according to his own inner dialogue.

Arsen takes his merchandise to his compound in Columbia. The story follows both characters as he adjusts to Fiore/Katherine being his new captive and she adjust to Arsen/Monster being her new captor and her mansion prison. There is quite a bit of steam mixed with a purposeful lack of emotional attachment.
It will be fun to watch these characters grow closer in the coming books in the series.

So Why not 5 stars given all these things I have excitedly recited??
Arsen
Don't get me wrong, I love a semi sadistic, dominant, possessive Alpha male who does't give a crap about the heroine, but changes because they are soulmates. HOWEVER, I feel like his character is a little inconsistent.
He portrays himself through his inner dialogue and different actions as being a real sadistic bastard.
"I'm going to enjoy slowly breaking her bones and swiftly crushing her spirit. Let her know that no one is coming to save her. When she weeps for her father and brothers, I will whip her for ever caring that they existed."

"After I have stripped her of her will to live, she will beg me for the release that death brings."

"I'll kill her. Turn my protective embrace into a slow strangulation. Yes, it's fucked up, but that's the thought that makes my cock hard."

He says things like this a lot during his inner dialogue, but then when he deals with Fiore/Katherine he ends up being pretty damn gentle. Never forces her or hurts her necessarily. The worst thing he does is "the Box" and he is emotionally a jerk face! Not that I want him to be crazy and 'rapey' and hurt her AT ALL . I just think it is a little conflicting for the character.

All in all, LOVED it and on to the next!!



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