by MEGHAN MARCH
I do what I want and who I want. I don’t follow anyone’s rules—even my own.
I knew I shouldn’t touch her, but it didn’t stop me.
Didn’t stop me the second time either. Only made me want a third.
My lifestyle suits the savage I am, and she doesn’t.
But Temperance Ransom is my newest addiction, and I’m nowhere near ready to quit her yet.
I’ll have her my way, even if it means dragging her into the darkness.
Hopefully it doesn’t kill us both.
"It's him. This man wears raw power and confidence easier than he does his suit jacket."
I feel very lucky that I got to read an early copy of this book, but I feel like a cruel joke has been played on me as well!! I mean, I still have to wait to get Iron Princess, and well....that is plain torture!!! I really enjoyed this book. I smiled throughout while reading it, and that was a nice change from all the heavy I have been reading and enjoying lately. I am not entirely sure what to say for this review because of all the shrouded secrecy behind every corner in this book, but I can and easily will recommend it....but dammit, this wait is going to SUCK.
One thing I loved about this one was that Meghan dropped clues all through the book. They could mean what she said, but more often than not, they could have meant something entirely different as well. I loved trying to decipher all of them and the purported 'other' meanings too. I mean, I knew a lot of the facts already, because #Mount, but I also liked wading through her words and watching it all unfold. I breezed through this book rather quickly because I was wrapped up in all the goings-on.
Suffice it to say, I was thoroughly entertained by this one because it kept me smiling. Was it heavy or deep? Not even a little bit, and that's probably why I enjoyed it so much. Oftentimes it wasn't realistic in some aspects when the facts were being told, but it was probably because whatever was happening, that 'something' we will learn more about....at a later date. We met Temperance in The Anti-Heroes Collection and so we already had an understanding of her. MY take on her was vastly different based on the first book, so now I am a little confused but optimistic. I know that there is more going on behind the scenes, so I am super curious as to how this will all play out. Having said that, I was a little tentative on this one while I read it, but I cannot deny the smile that was plastered to my face the entire time I read it.
Our stranger, he was definitely a mystery for all intents and purposes, but I loved seeing the side of him that didn't have any control over the desires he had -- and I giggled like a school girl! The mystery behind him was great to see and I loved that aspect of it....it provided a little give and pull, some questions, tit for tat in some ways. And with that, it allowed us to see a little sexy defiance in Temperance and that made me smile because of the double take it caused. There were so many different little clues and nuances about this book that I had to follow to catch on to some of the hidden messages. Nothing that wasn't easily followable, by any means, but it provided a little bit of secrecy and it just made it fun to follow along.
The fun of Meghan March's books are that they are told in mini-series fashion to me. I get a quick paced, entertaining read, and then I get left hanging for a few weeks.....all until I am given the luxury of the next installment. She is so good at drawing me in and I don't know what it is about her writing, but it is super easy to enjoy! I really enjoyed this book. Some questions still remain, but the possibilities for this story are high. I am looking forward to more and was literally freaking out when I got to the end of this one because the story got just a little more complicated!! I have my own theories on how this is going to play out and now I just need to read the next two books and see what I get right and what I clearly missed the clues on. To say this was a good book, that's an easy YES.
"I shouldn't have touched her that first time at the club....or the second...or the third, but how the hell was I supposed to stop myself?"
~BEE
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~MEET MEGHAN MARCH~
Meghan March has been known to wear camo face paint and tromp around in woods wearing mud-covered boots, all while sporting a perfect manicure. She's also impulsive, easily entertained, and absolutely unapologetic about the fact that she loves to read and write smut. Her past lives include slinging auto parts, selling lingerie, making custom jewelry, and practicing corporate law. Writing books about dirty talking alpha males and the strong, sassy women who bring them to their knees is by far the most fabulous job she's ever had. She loves hearing from her readers at meghanmarchbooks@gmail.com.
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