The Book Beehive: Book Review and Giveaway for Reveling In Sin by Meghan March

REVELING IN SIN
by MEGHAN MARCH

Whitney Gable is the kind of woman you fight to the death to protect.

To keep.

To cherish.

I’ve finally learned my lesson, and it’s time to prove I’m the man who’s worthy of her.

I don’t care what it takes, because failure is not an option.

No matter who or what stands in our way—this time, she’ll be mine forever.

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REVIEW: 2 Very Disappointed Stars
"If it took me until my last breath, I was going to get my second chance with you."

There is a reason Meghan March sits on best seller lists. I am not going to deny that because it's TRUE. Combined with her gorgeous and sexy covers, she can write an intoxicating love, full of power and heat. She can entice you with one liners that make you weak in the knees. Case in point:

"I objected on her wedding day."

I mean, for real!! Do you see what I mean?? Riiight? It makes you want to pick up the book and wonder why he was chasing her if she was marrying someone else. Brilliant!! She draws you in and leaves you hanging on to her every word because she can write a mean story while dangling the HEA right in front of you, just out of reach....all the while teasing you through three books. She can build up anticipation, sprinkle in some hot and sexy lovin', and make you seek more from her words. Feel more for her characters' plight. She just knows how to draw you in. But, sometimes it falls short and this time, this one did exactly that.

And, darnit....seriously. Darnit. I don't understand how this one was so different for ME as opposed to all the other raving reviews. Now, she most likely deserves them, and I am not going to fault or hate on those well deserved accolades, but I do question how this is her 'best work yet' when I have read and recommended so many others. I will however tell you why this did not work for me on so many different levels. I will admit that I went through every range of emotion from being so excited to get Lincoln and Whitney's epic conclusion, to pissed off that the drama was so unnecessary and over the top, to resigned that I just didn't like this one, not even a little bit. Well, the covers are gorgeous, so one point for the covers.

I feel like I need to stress that I have enjoyed MANY of Meghan's books in the past. Quite a few series to be truthful. I've even been personally invited to review her books, which is a compliment in and of itself. I am very proud of that and love that my reviews have meant something to someone, at least enough to be noticed. Unfortunately, I also know that this review will most likely ban me from tours for her, and I respect that 100%. I will always give my honest opinion, popular or not, because I would hate to jump on a book that is being lauded as amazing only to find out I wasted $5 for a conclusion that made me angry and increasingly frustrated with an insane amount of unnecessary drama.

Real talk: her books are already short as it is, so the little information we gleaned from the second book could have been added to this third one, easily. We really didn't get the maximum effect of their true romance since the second book was so long and wordy without saying much, making it feel as though their story was stretched too thin, in turn eliminating some of the growing intensity of Lincoln and Whitney's mind-blowing love that was growing. All the stars in this review strictly go to the love that Lincoln showed Whitney (and maybe that cover). He loved her so much and I could feel that whole-heartedly. So kudos for writing a love worth following, because that's exactly what they had.

I think the biggest problem I had with this book was the multitude of plot points thrown in for good measure and added drama. I hate.....ha, no! I loathe drama for drama's sake and that's all this one had. Every single turn had a new twist that didn't add to their love story, but instead added to the 'what?!!' aspect of the story. When I say this was cliché, I mean it had every single possible twist you could possibly think of in a romance book. I likened it to a very long, drawn out soap opera where five+ different outlandish stories converged on each other for one epic finish. And not in a good way. I don't think you could throw a common plot point at me and it not potentially be in this book. It really was a fine line between comical and frustrating. I will stick with frustrating because I never would have thought March had to grasp at straws to come to this conclusion. Their love was enough! It was fabulous!! Enough to suck me in, all while there was plenty of family drama alone to keep the story going. So for adding in every other thing that was written in, this drama took away from their story. Their love. Their happily ever after. All this other stuff was, simply put - fluff and word count, hence the belief that this could have easily been a duet. Easily.

Meghan March has always been an easy read for me. I have always been excited to jump on a tour and pimp out her books because I just knew it would be a story I would enjoy remember for some time after. Almost a guaranteed great read for me even. So I think that's why this conclusion bothered me as much as it did. I feel very let down. The eye rolls and the head shakes and the frustration should have told me to walk away, especially after the second book being a coordinated waste of time for me. I will probably never learn my lesson because she is the queen of teasing when it comes to her books. Not gonna lie. And yet again, here she goes, priming us for Jericho Forge's story in the back of this one. Am I curious? Hell yes. Will I pick it up? Probably not. I am not sure I can waste another $14 on a trilogy that leaves me so upset and frustrated. This final book wasn't even worth the $5 price tag for me....but I will always stand by my word and gift a copy of this one out since I got it as an ARC. I will just suck it up and learn my lesson. I am literally and completely heartbroken. I hope you can understand how frustrated I am, but there is only so much I can say because it would spoil one of the many, many crazy plot twists she threw in this one.

In pain,
~BEE

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~MEET MEGHAN MARCH~

A New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty novels, 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.

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