Well the conclusion of Maddox and lila was as beautiful as expected. For me its 3.5 star But i must mention i like the 2nd half of the book better than the 1st half of the book. It was good, romantic, full of angst love, pain, emotional , bit funny, i love the way their relationship grow and became stronger. I enjoyed the book thoroughly.
If you love young adult and like to read enemy to friend and friend to love romance book then this book is for you
Highschool/College Romance? Alpha-hole? One very sassy and feisty heroine? Sexual tension? LOTS OF ANGST?
Ever since Lylah James shared the Blurb of this book, since then I was hooked to every thing related to this book And it was become my Most anticipated book by lylah. I Loved her writing style from the beginning when I first stumble on her book The Mafia and His Angel: Part 1 .
As far as this book Do You Dare? is concern then let me tell you that, This was the best college romance I have ever read. I honestly loved every single bit of this book. There are many words that i want to write down to describe my feeling about this book but right now I am dumbstruck to write bcoz I couldn’t find appropriate words to describe the charm of this book. It was so damn beautiful, so pure, full of innocence, love , care, angst pain , sincerity, loyalties, fear , protectivness, empathy , infect every emotion and feelings a person would gone through in his/her life,You will found it in this exquisite tale of two true best friend. Both were broken, but strong at the same time they hide their weakness by being bold , feisty, and competitive, they were so different to each other but also seems like same. Both fought their true feelings for each other by thinking they would lose every thing that was between them. i love Maddox and Lilah first encounter in coffee shop, and it’s all started to despise each other and the way their story gradual evolved from enemy to friend then best friend . Then eventually friend to love , lylah described every phase (enemy to friend then love) of their life very beautifully. I would love to tell you more but I don’t want to spoil the fun and you have to experience it all by yourself Bcoz it’s worth it.
Highly recommended to those who are into high school ,enemy to friend and hate to love Romance with full of so many beautiful and some ugly twists and turns.
P.s I thought it was a standalone but when it end on cliff hanger it made me crazy. I hope I don’t have to wait too long for the conclusion of Maddox and lilah tale
This book is undoubtedly another master piece by Pepper Winters. Every time she gave us some unique and very different new story that no body before her probably thought about to write. This is a second book in “Master of trickery” named The Living Canvas and book one is . The Body Painter
As far as this story is concern it’s poignant, portrayal of some dark and disturbing reality. Even though the main character Gilbert Clark deal with colours but his own lives colours was fading day by day. It tells that sometimes love of your life is in reach but you are so helpless to have them and to protect them.
This book is about love, trust, deal with loss and helplessness, and it takes great effort to deal with all the emotions and feelings I mention prior. Where at one hand it shows us some bitter aspect of life but on the other hand it shows there is some hope still left. If the world is full of cruel, bad and vile people but there are still some of goodness left in the form of the people who take care of others and give anything to anyone selflessly and when it comes to deal with their friends and family they would do anything to accommodate their needs.
And as usual pepper winters story never end without any lesson to learn, and the moral of this story was, to be silent on some very crucial incidents in your life which impacts bitterly not only on your life but others as well, is crime, and it took sometimes very precious time and moments from your life, it also tells never ever hesitate to ask for help, and always share things that is unbearable in your life with your love ones and friends so that you can save yourself from some serious consequences.
At the end of this review I must say I like the book and its unique concept but there were some loopholes in the story and some stretched love scenes. like, in UK, school requires to be informed in case of unable to attend the school, second if absence happens more than 2 days then we need to give them some valid reasons for kids absences, otherwise authorities took matter in their hand and involves in this matter and in this story kid was absent from school for a years and plus kid father also voluntarily or part time teach painting at his kid’s school but they didn’t take any action or notice about either of their absence. But if we ignore this thing by considering this is not a real but fiction story then all is good.
Overall it was a good read, I liked it. It has some mystery and suspense elements also some thrilling action and the anticipation of what would happen between GIL AND OLIN , if they sorted out their differences or not and come to their sense that they couldn’t be without each other or chose different paths of their lives that would keep you busy in reading until the conclusion. all in all its worth read this book. if you are into some unique love stories that depicts life bitterness and reality and also shows its pleasant aspect then its completely recommended.
Ever Since Pepper Winters share the idea of The Body Painter very 1st time years ago I want to grab a hold on that book . It was my Most Awaited and very highly anticipated book of the Year. And I must say it was totally different than I anticipated beyond my expectations. Story is as usual Very unique with completely new concept that one never could think about, Gripping, heart wrenching , soul shattering, full of thrill, suspense and mystery, unable to put down, very captivating and extremely painfully beautiful. Pepper winters’ s word has magic that took you straight into the world she created. Where we felt all the emotions which characters were dealing. This book just sucked me whole in and I am totaly consumed By the emotions it awoke inside me. Such as Emotions of Love specifically the agony of true and pure love ,hatred towards cruelty ,anger towards ignorant and abusive family, fierce wrath on those who took advantage of vulnerability.
Let me warn you, it’s a love story but not like fairy tales kind of with full of swoonworthy romance but the opposite, twisted and dark, with full of pain , abuse, helplessness, sadness, lonlines , an agonising tale of two lonely soul who love each other immensely but the bitter and cruel reality come between them no matter how strongly they fought with the brutality of their fate but it never let them together with peace and love.
I love equally both Gil and Olin. Both were lonely , damaged, broken. I loved The way their childhood love start, the structure of their love in the Past was sooo pure, Innocent and cute that made me want to protect them from evil and wicked world but cruelity intervene and tainted their pure love and in Present their Love for each other made me cried and killed me thousand time knowing they want to be together but they couldn’t, I felt the pain every time one rejected other’s love and kindness and the one who was dismissing other one ‘s love was dealing the great pain than the one who is rejected .
One hand Olin was Soft , kind hearted, selfless, helpfull ,empathetic broken but strong. On the other hand Gil was strong but vulnerable, damaged, protective for his Loveones.
Book is written in past and present context very skilfully. There was lots of twist and turns with the tinge of Suspense and mystery that would shocked you and the end of th book one is so mind blowing, the cliff hanger just killed me. Now the wait for the 2nd book The Living Canvas is become so excruciating. I couldn’t get peace until I know the conclusion of Gil and Olin’s heart wrenching tale of love.
Undoubtedly 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read. It’s a must MUST READ. You won’t be disappointed. And HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. All in all it was just amazing and outstanding book. An other MASTER piece in litrature by PEPPER Winters .
I am so proud to say it was worth waiting The Most awaiting and highly anticipated book when the outcome is so outstanding that after finishing the book you still want more. It was way better than my expectations. It was Dark, full of thrilling twists, it’s about undying brutle, agonizing love of two sad and broken soul. This was one hell of a book while reading you have been through all sort of emotions that one could endure in the span of his/her life.
“I was Cosima Ruth Lombardi. Born August 24th 1998 in Napoli, Italian to Caprice Maria Lombardi and Amadeo Vitale Salvatore. I was not a victim. I was a survivor.
This is a story about enslavement, depravity of the elite secret society. Story of Master and his slave, it’s about the sacrifices one made for the Love ones. It’s about the Predator who was also a prey, it depicts some dark , cruel, and fucked up aspect of the bitter Reality that made your skin crawl.
““This is who you are,” he whispered into my ear, tracing the gold thorns around my throat so that I shivered. “Not just a slave, a trinket to own and flaunt and punish, but my slave, my topolina. A woman so beautiful it makes me ache. A warrior so powerful Joan and Artemis would shudder at your feet. Do you know how it makes me feel to make you sweat and cum and cry? It makes me feel like a God, fierce enough to deserve you, and a peasant, wholly unworthy of such a magnificent gift.”
As much it’s dark as it also evolve around a passionate love that start under fucked up situation and seems unhealthy but there were loyalty and sincerity in it. And then gradually it become everything a love should have
““You are mine, topolina,” he vowed with the same solemnity he had spoken his vows at our wedding. “I know this because everyone is a slave to something, and I am enslaved by you.”
““Where ever you are, however far away for whatever length of time, I’m yours.”
There’s way to much to say but won’t enough or should I say my words won’t enough to describe the beauty of the book,other than that it was undoubtedly a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ star book, unable to put down, kept you on edge till end with anticipation. And HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those who binge themselves in dark a d twisted romance read .
It was the worst day of my life.
I know most people say that about something obviously horrific—a first heartbreak, the discovery of a fatal illness, or the funeral of a loved one—but my situation was a little different.
Not only was it my wedding day, but it was also the day I chose to die.
Two men.
The first, my Master, my captor, and my impossible love.
The other, his brother, a mafioso I was meant to ensnare and ruin.
If I had any hope of living a normal life reunited with my family, I had to make a choice.
End my old life as I knew it and start fresh, or take down the monsters that hunted me and haunted my Master.
In the end, the decision was never really mine to make. Because Alexander Davenport would come to claim me even in death.
** The Enslaved Duet is a standalone dark romance duet about Cosima Lombardi from The Evolution of Sin Trilogy.**
Wow! Let me tell you before i give you my complete review that it is undoubtedly 5 star read. Outstanding. You won’t be disappointed for what you read in this. Everything in this book is completely justified. Very captivated, intense, brutal,darkest, disturbing, sinfully twisted, even though I love dark read, darker the best but some of the content was extremely unpleasant to read but according to the story it has to be that way which makes the book more thrilling to read.
This book showed the ugly face of British aristocrat, a depraved secret society who thrive on degradation of women by controlling,humiliating,abusing and gaining power on them.
The Lord Thornton, The Alexander Davenport, is British aristocrat who is brutally Ruthless, aggressive, possessive, arrogant, conceiated, powerful Alpha male. No matter how handsome he was , how rich and powerful was he , doesn’t make me stop to hate him at The beginning. I hated him and wish to kill him by myself if cosima couldn’t get the chance herself. But as the story grow, I come to understand his nature, and it was understandable why he was that way.
““This is lesson two, bella. I am your Master, yes, but the game of Domination and submission is not the only one we play. We also play the one of life and death. If you cannot learn to obey me when you must, forces beyond my control will certainly kill you, and probably me too.”
Even though he hurt her , broke her , and treat her very inhumanly, but deep down he has a soft corner in his heart, it was his job to be cruel to her and for the survival of her and his sanity. He was monster but he was her monster, no buddy can hurt her but He. When I come to see his softer side and the reasons behind his behaviour make me fall in love with him.
Cosima Lombardi young , strong, courageous , feisty, selfless women who is very much family oriented, love her family and will go any length to save and protect her family wether she has to become a sex slave even she had the choice to not to be a slave. I Loved her and felt everything what she gone through. She has not only beautiful but her innerself was beyond beautiful.
Overall I enjoy this book thoroughly, every brutal act make my blood cold and chill running down my spine by turning every single page with the anticipation what more has to come. The way this book end make me crave for more. And can’t wait to see how this story end. Will be restless until I got Enamoured in my hand
It was the biggest day of my life.I know most people say that about something joyous; a graduation, a wedding ceremony, the birth of their first child. My situation was a little different. Sure, it was my eighteenth birthday, but it was also the day that I was sold. Sold to a man with hair like a crown of gold and eyes blacker than the darkest pits of Hell. He bought me to own me, to control me, and to use me as a means to an end. I was his tool and his weapon.And through it all, somehow, I also became his salvation.
Couple of minutes ago i finished “Chase The Butterflies” i am just out of words right now to describe my feelings. I am so over whelmed by all sort of emotions. I cried last half of the book till end. And my heart still feel the urge to cry . I just want someone to hold me. GOD DAMN what an outstanding book Monica James has created Literally its out of this world.
It was poignant, sad , very emotional, romentic, mysterious,so poetic, and beautifuly Magical. Very skillfuly written. It has held all my attention from the prologue.as soon as i started to read a smile appear on my face but that wasnt last long and left me in shock. Well 1st half was good but some certain things were not clear in the begining and described vaguely that allure you to dive in deep to understand their meaning. And when you past the 57% of the book it has become more and more interesting. There were some unexpected turns and events took places in the book that most definatly left you dejected and stunned. And Oh man! What a magnificent End was, it was extraordinary.The End was beyond my expactations honestly I anticipated something differnt but i bet monica just nailed it and left me in an emotional mess.
I wish i could describe the beauty of the book, because sometimes i am unable to do so, the reasons are, 1st some books are so damn good that render me speachless and dumbstruck that your brain couldnt function and this is one of those book that left you in a emotional mess and 2nd english is my not 1st language so sometimes i find my self out of words to describe it appropriatly but nonetheless i do try always when it comes to the books i like the most. Well all the praises to Monica James for producing such a marvelous book. I thoroughly enjoyed and loved it. In my opinion this book comes in the category of #MustRead books. I would definitly recommend this book because its a worth read.
BLURB:
“Victoria, will you marry me?”
Those words changed my life forever…just not in the way it would for most. I had it all until one fateful evening transformed my life in ways I never imagined.
Nine months later, I move to a sleepy little town, hoping to escape the demons of my past. As I attempt to claim back my life, Jude Montgomery enters my world, and things begin to change.
I thought running would appease the nightmares, but I soon discover my past won’t let go. Things are not what they seem, and I begin to question the world as I know it. Jude may hold the answers, but will my love for him blind me to the truth?
Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? In my case, yes, it does.
Will the truth set me free? Or will it imprison us both?
My name is Victoria Armstrong, and this is my story…I think.
Bio Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson. When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life. She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K. Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.
I love the book but lill bit disappointed on some facts that needed to be wraped up neatly as it was a final conclusion of a murder mystery plus mackinzy and Baz love story . It was highly-anticipated for me. I won’t say that I didn’t enjoy the book infect it was captivating with full of unexpected twists and turns, and also it was angsty, emotional, nerve wrecking , heart wrenching tale but with a HEA you would love to read.
As much as I want to write my full detailed review but I couldn’t because I am afraid I will spoil the fun for other readers coz the book is yet to be released And the things that was bit disappointing for me probably won’t be for other readers regardless of that it was interesting and unable to put down.
P.S: My hands are itching to write down the issue that realy disappointed me and made me give this book one less star though I actualy wanna give 3.5 star but I settled for 4 star. BUT I CAN’T. probably after one month of release I will write down with spoiler tag.
Recommended to all the readers who love dark , angsty, emotional book with tinge of Suspense , mystery and thriller.
BLURB:
Stuck between life and death, Mackenzie is hell-bent on proving her innocence, and getting revenge on the men who murdered her sister. With one series of unfortunate events after another, Mackenzie must outrun her own fate—death.
When secrets unravel and lies become twisted betrayals, Mackenzie finds herself in more danger than she could’ve realized. Her only saving grace is Baz, the elusive playboy she’s given her heart to. But will placing her trust in a man like Baz be her downfall?
S.M. Soto was born and raised in Northern, California where she currently resides with her son. Her love for reading began when she was a young girl, and has only continued to grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a romance junkie. S.M. loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts that will surely lead to her demise.
Ever since I read the blurb it intrigued me and when I see the mind blowing video teaser it intensify it even more. I knew that I have to read this book. And it didn’t disappoint me at all. Damn! what a gritty, gripping and engrossing Book was this. Guaranteed page turning book that keep you glued to every chapter till end.
A gruesome crime that took place years ago changed Mackenzie life completely. My heart laterally bleed for her , for what she endured she has almost lost everything. Death of her sister became a chronic wound on her soul that couldn’t be cured until she found justice for her sister. She was beyond broken but obsessed and determined to solve the mystery of Madison death and for that she will go any length to prove what she was telling the whole time. Whether She had to put her heart,soul and even life on stake.
The book got me by the ball from the prologue, all the Characters were very interesting and intriguing. Especially BAZ and Mackenzie character were so strong, there was very intense chemistry between them which was palpable through out the book. And the rest of the boys all have similar qualities and habits. They all were filthy rich, intimidating and formidable. By look they all were hot and handsome and they have eligible playboy persona. Even though they were handsome but there was some sinister aura around them. They way S.M. Soto depicted them made me hate them worse. Like Mack I have doubted all of them But the twist at the end shaken me to death. I didn’t expected that, It’s was unbelievably twisted and fucked up. I don’t do good when story end on cliff hanger. I love you S.M.Soto but SORRY right now I hate you for that bcoz I wanted the book keep going until I got my all answers . Regardless of that Hats off to you for this incredible book . You did an outstanding job
P.s though I loved the book but there were things that bother me through out the book that mack recognised them all after years but the savages/ boy how come they couldn’t recognise her but that thing soto clear at the end of the book that they were making her fool by not recognising her. 2nd Mackenzie childhood friend Winne she was disappeared like she never existed author only mention her in prologue but after that nada I can only guess probably author left her part to be mentioned in 2nd book.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I will definitely recommend this to all my book fellows.
Blurb:
Two sisters. One unsolved murder. A sickening plot for revenge.
When Mackenzie Wright attends her first real high school party, held somewhere deep in the woods of her small California town, no one expects to wake up the next morning to news of a gruesome murder. Especially not her own sister’s.
No suspects. No motive. No convictions. Just one unsolved murder and whatever’s left of the now deserted town.
Mackenzie has spent years with her sister’s death weighing heavily on her shoulders, but it isn’t until she stumbles across a photograph that changes everything for her. The memories, everything from that night, come flashing back in high-speed technicolor and Mackenzie soon finds herself obsessed with the truth.
Determined to find out what really happened to her sister, Mackenzie relies on that one photograph to give her the answers she needs by embedding herself into the lives of five of the wealthiest men in Los Angeles. Consumed by her need for revenge, Mackenzie infiltrates the world of the rich and elite, only to come face-to-face with an alluring complication in the form an elusive playboy.
When enemy lines are drawn, Mackenzie has to choose between her loyalty to her sister and the man who has stolen her heart.
S.M. Soto was born and raised in Northern, California where she currently resides with her son. Her love for reading began when she was a young girl, and has only continued to grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a romance junkie. S.M. loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts that will surely lead to her demise.
It was a good romance read. Again for me it was 3.5 star. I enjoyed the book. The story development was even better but if I have to honest it was bit of a clichè. A stereotypical billionaire romance. Well the good thing was it made us believe (at some extent it’s true ) that love is all about secrifices. Coz to get our true love one make to prioritize his/her choices and also put the love of their life best interest 1st than them .
And as the big Sebastian mention “you get what you expect” so if we expect that we found true love then we will . So what do you all think? Was he Right?
In the book it was though.
Well if you want to be swoon by Scott Sebastian. And love billionaire romance trope then go pick this duet up to read .
Yet there’s no place for me in his glittering world of half-truths.
With all our secrets in the open, I should stop trying. What I’ve learned should send me running far away. I can’t keep pining for a man in love if I’m not the woman he’s in love with.
But it’s not that easy to escape the Sebastians. I already knew they owned this city.
