Review: Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #2) by Pepper Winters

Book 1- Tears of Tess - My Review - Amazon UK | Amazon US

Book 2 - Quintessentially Q - (Review below) 

Book 3- Twisted Together - Amazon UK | Amazon US

Synopsis

The highly anticipated sequel to the Monsters in the Dark series. 

“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… screwed up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs do make a right." 

Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do. 

He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster. 

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My Review

4 Dark Stars!!

"You’re my obsession, I’m your possession. You own the deepest part of me."

I didn't understand Q at first, why he has such dark urges even with what he went through as a kid. I feel like we all have a choice in which path you take, to let or to keep away the darkness, to choose a different path. But then again some things aren't easily ignored some urges are too powerful. I guess he did try because he is helping these innocent women out.So there I was trying to analyse Q and thinking ooh maybe he should have found another outlet for his darkness something that wouldn't cause anyone else harm..well unless it was fighting that would have been okay hah!

“Because you’re my monster in the dark, and I’m yours.”

I felt like Q unknowingly caused Tess harm in the beginning it was degrading and she was uncomfortable with it all even though she said she wanted it there needs to be a certain level of trust for it all to work out.They were both testing the waters to see how far they could push each other or let themselves be pushed. They were both unsure and Q didn't know what was happening with what he was feeling with Tess and he needed some control back.

We broke each other, and the only way to stay whole was to entwine ourselves, gluing the jagged parts, stitching our souls into one.

Then there is a huge twist which changes everything! A new side of Q comes to light which I loved, he opens up more.You find out how much he loves Tess and her beauty, strength and much more.You also see a traumatised Tess.I felt sorry for her and what she faces and her response was pretty normal. But when reading Q's pov I was annoying and wanted to hug him and reassure him things would be okay.Near the end I just wanted to shake Tess I was getting really pissed off and then the ending aww!

There is another book and I felt like it could have ended here.But hey more is good I'm looking forward to see what will happen.Q and Tess babies would be cool ;)

**ARC provided by author for an honest review**

Review: Catch (Assassins #1) By Solange Poirier

Synopsis

Sometimes, being in the wrong place at the wrong time is where you need to be for the good things in life to fall into place.

Max Brady is a 25 year old, fresh out of college, ambitious woman that doesn't take crap from anyone, and often uses men before tiring and disposing of them. She’s landed her dream job at the internet search engine company Fiddle. Unfortunately, she is stuck working as an assistant to the company’s CEO, but she’s hopeful that if she plays nice, one day she’ll be promoted. 

Catch is an assassin. He’s been working this job for twelve years and now with his family taken care of he is ready to retire. All he wants to do is complete his last assignment, collect his large sum of cash, and then disappear to a nice, quiet place in another country. 

When Max makes the huge mistake of sleeping with her boss, she decides to copy some files from his computer to hold as leverage in the event that he may try to fire her. Little does she know, the files hold secrets that can take down her boss and the entire Fiddle company. 

That decision changes the course of both of their lives.

Catch is hired to kidnap and kill Max, but instead he chooses to save her life. They go on the run as he tries to formulate a plan to remove the hit on Max, because he believes that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. As they spend more time together, Catch’s motivation for saving her life changes with his realization that if anything happens to Max he may be unable to live without her.

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My Review

4 ASSASSIN LOVING, KICK-ASS, ACTION-PACKED STARS!! 

What happens when you are at the wrong place at the wrong time?

One little action can cause such a big catastrophe..

When Max has a drunken one night stand with her boss things are bad.Every assistant he sleeps with ends up fired.Max cant lose her job not after she worked so hard for it.Coming in early to talk and sort out the situation she has found herself in she overhears something she shouldn't and it gets worse she decided to copy the files from his computer to use against him if he wants to fire her.Little doesn't she know that her small action will lead to much bigger consequences.

Catch is an assassin but he doesn't want to live that life anymore, he wants to leave and he has one last hit to complete. He always asks about his hits, he always kills bad people only this time he doesn't ask.He just wants it over with but this time it is different, its kidnapping as well as murder.This is the hit that will change everything..

Max isn't a normal 25 year old woman she is pretty strong, independent, funny, stubborn woman and she doesn't back down.When she comes face to face with Catch who has kidnapped her nothing seems to make sense until she remembers the files she copied off her boss's computer.

Catch has a bad feeling about this, everything feels wrong about his target, she seems so innocent, feisty yet innocent.What could she have possibly done to get herself in this position.So when he takes off the gag to let her explain things change and he can't seem to leave her to be tortured.

Catch and Max are so funny together, they piss each other off yet they are perfect for each other.Max has always needed to be the strong one, the one who protects others so when she meets Catch things change. He can take care of her but will she let him?

The chemistry between Catch and Max is electric and the sexual tension is everywhere, will they succumb to their desires or is this a whole lot more?

In my opinion Catch was never bad/evil he was always trying to do the right thing even if he was an assassin he had his reason and he wasn't the killer you see on the outside.This book is in both Max's and Catch's POV and you get an insight to the assassin and how it all happened.

I liked how this book was fast-paced and I could imagine the scenes like a movie playing in my head.I liked the story and how it all came together except the 1-2 chapters before the end where I felt time moved too fast other things I just didn't want that there but hey the ending was good and all was well.

Soo I really wanted book 2 to have it continue Catch and Max's story but that's not happening, oh well Snitch seemed interesting too I wonder what his story is and I can't wait to find out!

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**ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for am honest review**

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Buy Links 

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F4MML5G

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Review: Tears of Tess (Tears of Tess #1) By Pepper Winters

Synopsis

A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.


“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.
Then it all changed.
I was sold.”


Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility. 

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror. 

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?

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My Review

4 What.The.Bloody.Fuck, Disturbing, Sparrow loving star!!

What would you do if you were taken?

Made to become a slave?

Would you submit and become numb to it all?

Or would you fight to survive?

This is a great debut novel for Pepper Winters! Bravo!

This is an incredible painful,broken story based around human trafficking, pain, pleasure, submission, ownership and belonging.

Tess was never normal with family that neglected and abandoned her stamping her as a mistake to her boyfriend Brax who cant accept her for who she is but also wont let her go as she is the only one he has to call family. She pushes her desires away as she feels embarrassed and feels hurt as Brax always puts her down makes her feel like what she wants is wrong..Is it so wrong that she wants to be tied up, spanked? That she wants him to dominate her?

"Brax wanted me. Brax was safe. I loved him in my own way."

What happens when her fantasies become reality? What happens when she has no say? When she meets evil, cold people who look at her as nothing but an object to satisfy their pleasure?..Nothing but a slave..

“I hadn’t gone Stockholmy- I hated him, knew what he did was wrong, but my body, shit, my body didn’t care.”

Things seem to be going well in Tess's life, well as good as they can be with Brax. He surprises her and takes her on holiday, Tess decides this is the time where she will share her fantasies with him..But nothing really goes as planned and she ends up being taken by some men and the last she sees of Brax is him laying in his own blood. Next thing you know and Tess has been sold..

Sold to a world of torture, pain and slavery..

How hard would you fight to escape?

“I want to hurt you.

I want to own you.

I want to devour you.

I want to make you mine.

I’m already yours.”

She is shipped of and arrives at a mansion and in steps Q her new master.The moment he sets eyes on her he knows she is different.And he knows he has to make her his.Tess sees Q as a mystery, a mysterious monster. Is he really evil or is there more to this powerful rich man than meets the eye?

"Only think of me and what I’m doing. There is intimacy in pain esclave. Let me make your pain my pleasure."

He has secrets of his own and demons he is trying to keep at bay. There are two sides to Q the monster and then there is the man.. what happens when the monster wants to take what he believes is rightfully his?

Tess is curious about her new master, why is he so angry or sad? What is it that he hides from everyone? How can he be a good person if he buys slaves? Ahh questions, questions..

What will happen when Tess collides into Q's world and turns everything upside down?

Will her need to escape from Q bring her more pain than she can handle?

When I finished this book I really had to stop and gather myself as my emotions were all over the place..I really couldn't tell you what I was feeling just a big bundle of fucked up emotions!I was like uhmmm is it wrong that I fell for Q in all his fucked up ways?

He is as broken as Tess they both need the pain as well as the pleasure. They are two pieces of a puzzle. They need to learn to accept who they are and be more open with each other and not let their pasts define their present.They both bury down their darkness their fantasies and act like they are normal.

I cant wait to find out how the story continues, how their relationship will grow or will it be broken?

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Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EV9LSJI

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Review: Consequences By Aleatha Romig

Synopsis

Book #1 of the Bestselling Consequences Series:

Anthony Rawlings had a plan—to teach Claire Nichols to behave.

Claire Nichols had a plan—to survive!

In an unfamiliar bedroom within a luxurious mansion, Claire Nichols wakes to memories of a brutal abduction. All of her recollections have one common denominator, the man she just met—Anthony Rawlings. Unbeknownst to Claire, Anthony has had her in his sights for a long time. Every action has consequences—and his actions resulted in their chance meeting. 

Facing incomprehensible circumstances, Claire must learn to survive as she comes to terms with her new reality—every aspect of her livelihood is now dependent upon the tall, dark-haired, dark-eyed tycoon. Anthony may appear to the world as a prosperous, benevolent, kind businessman, but in reality Claire learns he is also a menacing, controlling captor with very strict rules: do as your told, public failure is not an option, and don’t divulge private information. Failure to follow these rules and more, are met with serious consequences.

In an effort to earn her freedom, Claire learns her lessons well and before long, she unknowingly captivates her captor. Anthony/ Tony reluctantly becomes enthralled with Claire’s beauty, resilience and determination. Their interaction instigates strong emotions, including—fear, anger, love, and lust—as their journey flows into uncharted waters of intrigue and passion. 

From the opening criminal abduction, through the twists and turns, to the unlikely romantic thrills, the suspense climaxes as Aleatha Romig utilizes vivid detail, allowing this novel to unfold like a movie. 

Can you put the pieces of the puzzle together? Claire Nichols abduction wasn’t a random act—did she learn her lessons well enough? Will these unlikely lovers remain true--or will she learn the truth before it’s too late?

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My Review

WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK!!!

This book nearly killed me it was one hell of a rollercoaster ride! 

4.5 stars!

When i started the book i was like...

At the end i was like..

“Actions have consequences, I have told you that. Why is that difficult for you to understand?”

The ending was one hell of a shock!I did not expect that!

After all the reviews I read I was determined to find out what all the fuss was about. So when I finally got this book I couldn't wait to find out what actually happens..by the end of this book I had so many emotions running through me I was sure i would explode!

The book gets straight into it which i liked, Claire has been abducted by Anthony Rawling a handsome millionaire who everyone loves little do they know the real Anthony who is a sadistic, cold, evil man. I was rather confused as I started this book I kept wanting to know why? why would he do something like this?

The whole book is a big puzzle and we receive pieces throughout the book..

“Childhood was the past. It couldn't be changed, only remembered.”

Anthony Fukin Rawling where do i start? The part where he was a controlling sadistic arsehole? oh and he soo was bipolar one minute i wanted to kill him and bury him in the deepest pit

of hell and the next i was thinking oh he isn't that bad maybe he will change and be a better person....how wrong i was!

“I want you to make me a promise. A promise, that you will do your best to follow my rules. That you will do your best – to never give me cause to hurt you again.”

Claire was suffering from Stockholm syndrome..She had so many chances to run yet she stayed her character was sometimes annoying i really wanted her to stand up to him and well kick the shit out of him..meh wishful thinking..The book was pretty long but it was worth it in the end!

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