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Salt kiss by Sierra Simone

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sienasummerrreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This book follows Tristan 29 a previous army veteran with some past trauma that haunts him. Tristan took a role with his step-uncle, Mark Trevena a wealthy businessman. Being his bodyguard was meant to be easy but it’s not when feelings and temptation come into play.

This was getting down to business with delicious kinky spice. Twists turns and the MMC discovering his true intimate self. Mark Trevena just takes what he wants, deliciously dominates and honestly, I scream in his scenes. I will say though the red flag radar is going off when it comes to Mark there is just something in the back of my mind. Tristan internally wears his heart on his sleeve. He feels all the emotions and is such a gentle soul even though he has a stern exterior. I'm in love with Tristan as a character. Then Isolde comes into play and I'm weak. I need all three of them together! The narration by Oscar is brilliant. Starting the next book as soon as I can I need to know what's going to happen.

If you love:

🔹Love Triangle
🔹Bodyguard
🔹Forced Proximity
🔹Twists and Turns
🔹Secrets
🔹Delicious Kinky Spice

Genre/Type: Dark Adult Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook ALC
Audiobook Length: 9hrs 35mins
Narrators: Oscar Reyes - Solo
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Book Two In The Lyonesse Series
Tropes or Themes: Love Triangle, Bodyguard, Forced Proximity, Angsty, Nightmares, Taken Care Of, Grief, Trauma, Violence, Gun Violence, Injury, Blood, Sexual Content, MM, MF, Reverse Virgin, After Care, Dom, Sub, Bondage, Impact Play, Edge Play, Wax Play, Degradation, Breeding Kink, Waterfall and Chapel Scene
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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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clareasday's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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samara_surface's review against another edition

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4.0

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sarahjeanreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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renfyre's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Absolutely perfect in every way. Extremely sexy. Tristan is so baby girl it physicall hurts. Simone knocked it out of the park with this one. Just the right amount of angst and story and spice. And an MM romance that felt real and deeply explored before the addition of the FMC, which was such a good choice for these characters. Amazing.

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audreytwo's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. Ate it up (like I do all of Simone's work, tbh). Filthy, and depraved, and just right. I'm obsessed with Simone's prose and writing style, her descriptions that are so lifelike it's like you're living, breathing, experiencing the story. Her characters who break your heart and piss you off. The ability to write from all perspectives of sexuality.

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geagleson9's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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laylareadsthings's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Tristan!!! Omg what a sweetheart. Easily one of my new favorite book characters, I adore how he wears his heart of his sleeve and doesn’t question himself about it. It’s part of who he is and most of this book is him navigating the consequences of being so raw, but ultimately guarded by events from his past.

My only reason for not giving this five stars is

this book ends where Salt in the Wound does, so from a plot perspective you go almost nowhere. Yes it’s incredible to read from Tristan’s perspective, but if you’re a plot driven reader, you may find yourself frustrated by the end of this book. I also guessed the ‘twist’ at the end the moment Tristan and Isolde boarded the boat, so I wasn’t surprised at the cliffhanger (though it’s still a good one!!).

I think this book expertly lays the groundwork for the next one and I’m 100% confident that all the breadcrumbs laid in this book are going to pay off when the next is out. I just wish this hadn’t felt so much like a companion novella to Salt in the Wound vs. the first in a series!

I’m splitting hairs here with critiques, I blew through this in a single afternoon and did love it!! Excited for the next, hope the wait isn’t too long!

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mada_m's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't usually like reading books that are part of incomplete series. But who can resist a new story from Sierra Simone? And it's about mysterious Mark, of whom we got a glimpse in New Camelot... my fate was sealed as soon as I read Salt in the Wound, the prequel to Lyonnese.
Tristan is so real, sweet and adorable, you will feel immediately over protective of him, which is exceptionally weird, considering he is the bodyguard and a former soldier. The kink is everything in this book, which is to be expected from a story set in a kink club. The character development is beautifully done, in a very Sierra Simone style.
This book is impossible to put down and it will live rent free in your head for years to come.

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