Review: It's hard to root for such unlikable characters
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
Where to start.  There is so, so, so much angst in this book it's ridiculous.  I am so tired of the guy in the story getting to be the manwhore while the woman has to be some kind of virginal victim.The first part of the book is about Evan beginning in his teens.  He decides he's a Dom, but is all conflicted about it.  He decides vanilla is what he need so he gets a "normal" girlfriend and tries to suppress his Dom side.  Except he decides he can't.  Instead of telling this to his girlfriend he just decides to have secret Dom sex with lots of different women at BDSM clubs while he's still with his girlfriend.  FOR A YEAR.  I completely hated him after that.  I mean, the guy is having oral sex with several different women a week, then is kissing his girlfriend with that mouth?  Gross!  I'm not even mentioning the actual sex he's having with other women (at least those encounters involved condoms).  He's not even apologetic once she finds out.  He's mad because no one sees Damian for the evil villain he is, but when he goes after his sister he tries (a little bit) to protect her and then just washes his hands of her.  But of course after she dies the rest of his life is one "woe-is-me" moment after another.The second part of the book is Julie's tale.  I liked her at first, actually up until she meets Evan.  Then she just seemed to turn from a smart, capable woman into a needy, pathetic mess.  She's a smart businesswoman who makes stupid decisions after Evan comes into her life.  Honestly, she would have been better off without him.The third part of the book is Evan and Julie together.  Two huge drama queens!  Evan understands her so well, knows she needs lots and lots of time to trust him.  So they are together about a week before he has her crawl on the floor for him, collars her and takes her to a club to have sex in front of lots of people.  That's really easing her into it!  But Evan is all-knowing super-Dom apparently.  Evan's constant mantra that he won't ever hurt Julie is laughable, since that is all he seems to do throughout the book.  If he's the example of what a "good" Dom is, then that's fairly frightening.Damian makes another super evil villain appearance near the end of the book (thanks to Evan's supreme stupidity), evading all law enforcement for years and all but tying Julie to the railroad tracks while twirling his mustache.  But by this time, I'm so over the childish drama I kind of hope he kills everyone.I don't know, it's not as if the book isn't well written, it's just that the only emotion these characters can make me feel is irritation and hate.  I need someone to root for and there just isn't anyone in this book.