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A review by colleen_m
Hard Line by Sidney Bell
4.0
I will admit, it took me a while to get into this book. It started slow - there was very little about Sullivan and Tobias that kept me interested before they actually acknowledged their chemistry. However, once they started interacting romantically, their relationship became one of my favorite BDSM couples almost immediately. Their relationship was very... pure, for lack of a better word. So many BDSM themed novels lately just focus on the physical nature of the acts, not the emotional needs behind them. This book did not do that. It also showed the characters as both inherently flawed - not like tortured hero flawed, but focused on Tobias' fear of rejection and Sullivan's distrust of his own desires. I was captivated by their personalities and how they fit together.
In addition to the actual romantic story line, the mystery and character develop were top notch. I enjoyed that the story line carried over from the first book - which is something I guess I should mention - this is not really a stand alone. You will likely be confused if you didn't read Church and Miller's book - not that those characters play a huge roll in this book, but the mystery plot connects the two across time.
Other than that, I just cannot wait for Ghost's book. I was pretty well intrigued by Ghost the first time around, but now having read this book, there were points where I despised Ghost... so of course now I am even more interested in seeing his perspective.
The night before came back to him. He’d slept with Sullivan again. Jesus, he’d done more than that. He’d let Sullivan turn him into a wordless animal. Sullivan had torn him into little pieces, wrung him out, and then put him back together so completely that the only thing Tobias could say about the whole experience was thank you and again. That was the problem, actually. That little again. That itch beneath his skin was all about the again.
In addition to the actual romantic story line, the mystery and character develop were top notch. I enjoyed that the story line carried over from the first book - which is something I guess I should mention - this is not really a stand alone. You will likely be confused if you didn't read Church and Miller's book - not that those characters play a huge roll in this book, but the mystery plot connects the two across time.
Other than that, I just cannot wait for Ghost's book. I was pretty well intrigued by Ghost the first time around, but now having read this book, there were points where I despised Ghost... so of course now I am even more interested in seeing his perspective.