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javalenciaph's review against another edition
5.0
Note: An ARC was provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR.
Well, will you look at that! It was going to take a whole lot of convincing for me to even believe someone like Macalister Hale was worthy of redemption, and Nikki Sloane more than showed me he was someone who could change for the better. Sloane whipped together one heck of a story for him and paired him up with a formidable female main character in Sophia Alby. I was intrigued from the beginning, became invested, and by the end, the story paid in dividends many times over. This author is able to switch from romantic comedies to darker romances with suspense and mystery mixed in, and she has yet to disappoint. The Redemption can be read on its own, but I highly recommend you read the first three novels--The Initiation, The Obsession, and The Deception--for a more well-rounded experience. Seriously, you will not regret doing so. Five-plus stars.
Well, will you look at that! It was going to take a whole lot of convincing for me to even believe someone like Macalister Hale was worthy of redemption, and Nikki Sloane more than showed me he was someone who could change for the better. Sloane whipped together one heck of a story for him and paired him up with a formidable female main character in Sophia Alby. I was intrigued from the beginning, became invested, and by the end, the story paid in dividends many times over. This author is able to switch from romantic comedies to darker romances with suspense and mystery mixed in, and she has yet to disappoint. The Redemption can be read on its own, but I highly recommend you read the first three novels--The Initiation, The Obsession, and The Deception--for a more well-rounded experience. Seriously, you will not regret doing so. Five-plus stars.
hmurphy11's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rihoward's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
While I still am a little disappointed that the hero hadn't ended up with Marist in the trilogy, I was glad he got a HEA. I did miss all his "deals" in this book and the grittier side to him. However, I did like watching him evolve and show some of his vulnerability.
Looking forward to Vance and his story. 2021 seems so far away though.
While I still am a little disappointed that the hero hadn't ended up with Marist in the trilogy, I was glad he got a HEA. I did miss all his "deals" in this book and the grittier side to him. However, I did like watching him evolve and show some of his vulnerability.
Looking forward to Vance and his story. 2021 seems so far away though.
refareads's review against another edition
5.0
I hated Macalister in the last two books, but I liked him in his own book.
bookmaniacforever's review against another edition
4.0
⭐️ 4.5 "I Wore This For You" Stars ⭐️
When I met Macalister Hale in the first three books of the Filthy Rich Americans Series, he was a man ready to win at all cost always using wicked tricks. It cost him almost everything: his company, his family and the respect of his community. The Redemption was the perfect setting for his resurgence in this wealthy world of pretense, secrets and manipulation.
Sophia Alby, that we met briefly in the previous novels, as an agenda. She needs the help of Macalister to realize her secret goal, but she’s not the only one mastering the art of duplicity. Despite her few decades younger than the man, they share an intense physical attraction that soon turns emotional. The more time they spend together, the more they discover the true person under their own persona. The banter between them is playful and always charged with lust and power. Macalister is still the same vicious and dominant man, but he also shows signs of regrets for his mistakes. I enjoyed being in his head and reading his thoughts about his first wife he loved so much, or how he deplores his actions toward his sons. As much as this man is bad in some ways, he’s also very good and dreamy in others. I easily fell under his charm.
Sophia was a very interesting heroine. She knows about Macalister’s past and wrong doings, but it doesn’t diminish her fascination with the man. Confronted to his very domineering ways, she just pushes back and it creates sparks. She’s fearless and sassy. I admired her personality that was the perfect complement to Macalister’s. The slow burn of their romance was flawlessly paced and made the anticipation for them to succumb to their desire so strong. They certainly share some pretty ardent sensual moments that burned up my kindle.
Nikki Sloane penned another compelling story that I devoured. This couple had the most amazing connection and the revelations were unexpected and thrilling. The Redemption was exactly the kind of story I was expecting! Every amateur of age gap, steamy romances with trace of mystery should get a copy now!
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
jessicar2017's review against another edition
2.0
I could maybe have enjoyed this book more with better audiobook narrators. The man’s voice was grating, and the woman was putting on some sort of valley girl type voice and almost slurring her words together. It was absolutely unbearable
juliereadsromance's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars. The sexy parts of this book are enjoyable and somewhat original. They’re well done. Apart from that, I didn’t enjoy this book. The male main character is flat. I just didn’t believe he was truly evolving. And his voice in the book is weird. He speaks in a formal way that felt more reminiscent of a different time period rather than reflective of his billionaire class, which I think is what the author was going for. I can see how many readers of dark romance will enjoy this, but it was not for me.