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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Preach. by Stylo Fantome
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

6 Royally F**KED UP Stars!!



I'm so sad its over, I want more!!

"If you weren't broken anymore, then I wouldn't be able to love you the way I do."

I know everyone says this, but PLEASE LISTEN!! This is NOT a story that you want to read spoilers on! I promise, It ends good and the ride is totally worth it! If you read spoilers, it really will kill it for you! JUST SAY NO!

This duet was simply the most unique and craziest story I have read in a long time. I was on the edge on my set the entire time saying to myself, "What the HELL is going on!!"
And I freaking LOVED IT!! I am not sure I can say that enough lol

"I have more faith in you than you do, yourself. How could I not? You're the other half of my soul."



I love stories with questionable "anti-heros" and dark material and obsessive dark romance. This story just took all that to an entirely new level.

"Commissioned for me, made for me. You've always been mine, even before we met."
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!!!!!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!

In this second part of our Church and Emma journey we delved a bit more into Churches thoughts with his POV being presented more than in "Church." We start where book 1 left off with Emma Being at the recovery facility, Sunshine Ranch Institution after her incident (view spoiler)[attempted suicide (hide spoiler)] and we hear from Church's POV, but have no idea where he is. Emma is angry at Church for basically abandoning her because she has not heard from him in 6 weeks. She is now under her mother's "guardianship" and doing her best to fake "Normal" so she can get out from under Margo's thumb.

It is so interesting, in this story, it seems like everyone Emma comes across in her life are just Cluster F**ks of people. You're not sure if it is because of her station in life or the type of person she is that she seems to attract the human garbage heaps all around her, but she does wonder that herself a few times during book. The therapists, who you would think would be the only good people in the story are two of the crappiest given their actions. (view spoiler)[ Drew Casperian, the patient rapist, and Dr. Rosenstein, the patient rapist's cover man. I can't get over the Rosenstein character! He was almost worse then Casperian. Saying he wanted to help and claiming to be an advocate for Emmas mental health, but the minute she brings up Casperian's extracurricular's its all about how Emma is a "troubled girl" and is making up stories no one will believe. Disgusting... He should have gotten some of the Emma Church Justice!) (hide spoiler)]

The story progresses and we see the lovers reunited, we learn more about Jerry (who was quickly becoming one of the most interesting characters), some new characters are introduced, and all around mayhem ensues.

This is why this was such a home run for me...

These characters are not good people, don't claim to be either. In fact they are quite honestly two of the most unquestionably morally bankrupt MC's I have ever read about. They did not get "better", or become better citizens, or have any great epiphanies on how they have overcome some personal trauma/obstacle and now they look at the world in a new light... In fact, I more thought the journey of the story was Emma letting go of her strangle hold on "normalcy" and learning to embrace her "Dark" side; to accept who she was really meant to be, a "monster". Much of the book is her personal journey of acceptance of that fact. Weather she was "made" that way by her mother's parenting skills (or lack there of) or simply born that way didn't matter. Just that she was and that's that.

As the reader you were somehow ok with how absolutely f**ked up these two MC's were because all the other characters were worse (view spoiler)[ Except for Ryan, I kinda felt bad for him. He wasn't all that bad, just sounded like a normal young guy with a bad drug problem. (hide spoiler)].

But, I FREAKING LOVED IT You are so happy in the end because they got away with everything and ride off into the sunset! Sign of a great author! To make you not only understand why the character does what they do, and cause the reader to commiserate with them, but to also be 100% on board when they are doing horrible awful things. Simply outstanding...


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Church. by Stylo Fantome
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER...
I am not even sure how to feel or think or be after this book...
I... I... I think I need a minute...






"Don't forget me," Emma whispered. "How could I forget my other half?" he whispered back"

WOW, wow, wow... I freaking LOVED this book! It was so dark and twisted and messed up and just AMAZING!

I was a little hesitant at first because UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT! I was not a fan of her Degradation series. Sorry, it just wasn't for me. All the "open relationship" BS... just... no....

So needless to say I was a little skittish coming into this thinking there might be some similar triggers for me, but seeing all the great reviews I just had to do it. DAMN, Am I glad I did!!
This is one of those books that gives you that anxious, excited feeling in your stomach the whole time you're reading it. Then when someone interrupts you you're like





I think I owe my 3 year old an apology...

Anyway! This book is freaking amazing.
Emma is a severely troubled young woman, who has become that way due to years (a lifetime really) of abuse and neglect and just shitty family and peers. She has had a rough go of it and it has created some deep seated psychological issues. The story begins with her living with her mother and new step-father and starting a new school. This takes place in a very small town so everyone at the school knows everyone else, as happens with all small towns. She introduces herself to us with inner dialogue that slowly shows you how broken down she is as a person.
Later that night after coming home late from a party she runs into her new step-brother at home, who she has yet to meet. Church doesn't speak. Not to anyone, but for some reason he speaks to her, albeit, very limited, but he does.
Something about church calls to Emma, and so begins her obsession and their very unhealthy relationship. I loved the way the writer was able to make you relate with Emma so well even though you know she is FAR "crazier", as she says, then the average bird. Throughout the whole story you can see the instability building, but she as the character knows its happening and acknowledges her it's ridiculousness so you can relate to her so well. You feel for her and can understand all her decisions.
"She wasn't stupid. What she felt for Church was moving so far beyond obsession, they hadn't even invented a name for it yet. Emotional cannibalism? She wanted to be inside his thoughts. His touches. His every waking moment."

To make the average reader relate to a character who is so far off the "normal" spectrum. It really is incredible writing and character development.

Church is most definitely my favorite type of "anti-hero" to read about. He is so mysterious through this whole thing even though there are parts of the story told from his POV. He is drawn to Emma, but really only wants to use her as a "tool" toward his end goal. Along the way he builds a deeper connection with her.

"For the first time ever, I'm scared. Scared of the thoughts I'm having, scared of the way she makes me feel. Like maybe she's not just someone else to play with. Maybe she's more. Maybe she was meant for me."


These characters were just beyond f**ked up, but somehow you root for them anyway and they just felt... epic

"Maybe we were meant to be great together."



"You don't know how to love," she croaked out. "But you're such a clever girl," he chuckled. "You taught me how, and I didn't even realize it."

There are twists and turns you don't see coming and suspense and emotion. And even though this book does have multiple sex scenes it doesn't feel smutty or overly graphic in the least. It's just perfect...

I think I waited all of 1 min to read the next in the duet and that is because I had to search and download it to my kindle...

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Review: Her Dirty Professor

Her Dirty Professor by Penny Wylder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Her Best Friend's Dad

Her Best Friend's Dad by Penny Wylder
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am kind of on some sort of novella kick right now so here is another one...

This was a really great novella! I started it mostly for the TABOO nature because I am finding that I am very into that genre at the moment

**who doesn't love a HOT older man who knows how to get shit done??? You can't find that person!**



but this one pleasantly surprised me.

With novellas I always expect the story to lack in several areas simply due to the lack of pages. However, this one had great character development, even given the length of the book I was able to connect and root for the MC's. I liked how it wasn't even insta-lust either. The characters had known and been into each other for many years and we are just coming into the story for the good parts 'wink-wink'

Very sexy, cute, some humor, and some characters to unleash your hate on, I thought this was one of the better novellas I have read recently!

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Badd Motherf*cker by Jasinda Wilder
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 Badd Satrs!! (in this case Badd means Fantastic!)

"My first thought the moment I laid eyes on you, was that you were an angel. You took my breath away then, and you've taken it away every single damn day since."

What was not to like about this book! 'Badd'ass heroine, reclusive bartender Hero shredded with muscles that call out to any tongue in a 50 mile radius, 7 (Yes! You heard right- SEVEN!) Equally delectable brothers to read about in subsequent books, great and witty writing, interesting plot points, and Holy Mother of Sexual Encounters! (this books is ...naughty...)



We start out with the wedding of our heroine who ends up heartbroken and running away because (view spoiler)[ Her PIECE OF SHIT fiance - and I stress PIECE OF SHIT - is found fucking the bridesmaid mere min. before the actual wedding ceremony... I mean WHO DOES THAT!!!! (hide spoiler)]
Dru (heroine) Ends up in an Alaskan dive bar where she meets Sebastian for the first time. They have an instantaneous physical attraction which Dru is intent on ignoring at first due to the obvious - Just ran out on my wedding yesterday even if it was because he was a TOTAL Douche Nozzel - heartbreak that was going on. It is really fun to see how their connection plays out and watch them grow closer through the story. Through the story the 7 brothers are returning home from their various life travels and it is hilarious to watch how all the brother interact.

There is this scene where Michael comes to the bar and I am like "Hell Yeah! He is coming back to try to win her back and she is about to say "Dude, Go and shove that apology right where your morals have been hiding cuz DONT NOBODY CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID ASS ANYMORE!! 'Excuse my outburst of emotion'
And I am sorry, but I have to do this...
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME MICHAEL!!!!!! I am glad this guy is fictional because if he was with me or any one of my peeps, he would be in serious danger of being slowly and painfully dismembered and thrown in the ocean with the sharks. That guy was an actual psycho. (I realize the irony of me calling him psycho after I just talked so casually of dismemberment, but READ IT and you will totally get me.


I loved the ending of this was sweet and just perfect for this story :) I loved that the epilogue is in Zane's POV and leads us into the next book. Can't wait to read about that delicious Navy Seal ;)</["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]>

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Review: The BFD: A Big Deal Romantic Comedy

The BFD: A Big Deal Romantic Comedy by Harper Bentley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cute and fun read that was perfect for my Vacation with a little light reading :)

This story was pretty funny and had no major angst in it which I loved for the moment. Calder was a great Hero! He was a realistic kind of alpha type. You know usually in books you have the Alpha who is like almost 'real life' scary? The 'Did you just look at my woman? I am gonna bash your face in now' type. Calder is the kind of Alpha who I would not be afraid to go to dinner with lol. (Don't get me wrong, I LOVE me a good scary jealous Alpha...in Books... and on fictional pages :P )
Rori was a fun character too. A little spitfire who wasn't about to let this womanizing jock take advantage of her. At some points in the book she got to be a little TOO much with the resisting to the point where I was like "well that's just mean for no real reason Rori", but she got over it and we were all happy in the end!


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