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bookstoashes's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
Minor: Gun violence and Kidnapping
kaynova's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cw// miscarriages and spoilers ahead
i love ccj's works, i will always find myself deeply enjoying her books. she helps me get out of my reading slumps when i read her novellas. now this book was enjoyable for the most part, but my biggest issue is the fast paced over something so big. i mean the kensa, our fmc, literally sent out divorce papers TWICE to denver's place of work, a kidnapping trip isn't enough to fix it. like the miscommunication trope isn't one of my favorites, but i tolerate it because i get the need for using it as a plot device, but here, it was more than miscommunication but also grief and unfortunately, that was not explored enough for me. now as always, the smut was great but even the beginning scenes made me upset because i'm like "y'all can fuck, but not talk?!" it left a weird taste in my mouth.
i will continue with the series because ccj has a way of roping you into her books with her vivid storytelling and i will not leave her books alone.
i love ccj's works, i will always find myself deeply enjoying her books. she helps me get out of my reading slumps when i read her novellas. now this book was enjoyable for the most part, but my biggest issue is the fast paced over something so big. i mean the kensa, our fmc, literally sent out divorce papers TWICE to denver's place of work, a kidnapping trip isn't enough to fix it. like the miscommunication trope isn't one of my favorites, but i tolerate it because i get the need for using it as a plot device, but here, it was more than miscommunication but also grief and unfortunately, that was not explored enough for me. now as always, the smut was great but even the beginning scenes made me upset because i'm like "y'all can fuck, but not talk?!" it left a weird taste in my mouth.
i will continue with the series because ccj has a way of roping you into her books with her vivid storytelling and i will not leave her books alone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Kidnapping
scoodle42's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Kensa and Denver are married. But not for long... or so Kensa thinks. The story opens with Kensa walking into her home, surprised to find her husband there, who's furious because she had him served with divorce papers. He doesn't want a divorce, but she says it's not up to him. How can he get his wife to see she's all he needs?
Okay, so the heat between them burned up my Kindle. Wow. They are so hot and their frustration and anger making them hotter was so very relatable and written perfectly. I do love me some forced proximity, and a little kidnapping goes a long way, lol. The beauty of CCJ is that you can see the layers in what she puts on the page. Because I knew from the beginning that besides being a mark of their incredible passion, that all of that anger was hiding some pain. And whoa it sure was. It broke my heart, and I almost teared up myself. Kensa and Denver getting swept away by grief and feeling guilty for drifting, and then piling anger on to cover it was a complete journey in such a short time and I felt every bit of it. The writing was so great. Their reconciliation including therapy was beautiful. And the vow renewal was special.
Plus, I connected a dot! Lol. Having read the Predator's series, I recognize Nessa. Reading how her and Blue got together should be fun.
Okay, so the heat between them burned up my Kindle. Wow. They are so hot and their frustration and anger making them hotter was so very relatable and written perfectly. I do love me some forced proximity, and a little kidnapping goes a long way, lol. The beauty of CCJ is that you can see the layers in what she puts on the page. Because I knew from the beginning that besides being a mark of their incredible passion, that all of that anger was hiding some pain. And whoa it sure was. It broke my heart, and I almost teared up myself. Kensa and Denver getting swept away by grief and feeling guilty for drifting, and then piling anger on to cover it was a complete journey in such a short time and I felt every bit of it. The writing was so great. Their reconciliation including therapy was beautiful. And the vow renewal was special.
Plus, I connected a dot! Lol. Having read the Predator's series, I recognize Nessa. Reading how her and Blue got together should be fun.
Content Warnings
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
marysbookinit's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility
jerusha's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy
The kidnapping is more in line with a forced vacation to fix marital issues than an abduction.
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