Review: I could not put this book down
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
I swear I don’t know what it says about me that I HAD to read this book by author Jackie Ashenden awardwhen the first book in this series left me mentally exhausted and a little bit crazy, but I had to and I did and let’s just say once again I’m mentally exhausted and a little bit crazy. It’s even in the “warning” on the book; “WTF Infirmary is booked up: please make an appointment before you read.” They aren’t kidding; this is another book that was arousing as it was confusing, it was sweet as it was hard core, and it was as honest as it was ‘effed up. But who will be standing in line when the next one comes out? Yep…that would be me, so I think I deserve a freakin’ wing named after me at the WTF Infirmary!We met both Kara Sinclair and Vincent Fox in the first book in this series. Kara is Ellie’s best friend and Vin is her older brother. There were enough hints in the last book that something was going on between them but holy hell; nothing prepared me for everything these two were dealing with. These two characters have some seriously messed up baggage and so putting them together quadruple their issues. But, I couldn’t leave it alone. I could not put this book down; it had me from the first chapter and despite a few parts where I wanted to strangle one or both of the main characters, so help me I loved this ugly, brutal, crazy messed up love story.Kara and Vin embark on a purely sexual relationship, one that benefits them both. However, it’s not a plain old vanilla relationship, oh hell no…it is one strange, mixed up, leave you inhibitions at the door and explore your kinky side relationship. I honestly think they were both a little shocked at how they dealt with being together but somehow it worked until it didn’t, and then wow some really interesting turn of events happen. They both have to deal with their past, what is going on right now, and the fallout from being together means for their future.I’d love to say more really I would because this book is just stuck in my brain but I can’t without giving too much away. Let me repeat that author Jackie Ashenden is a superb writer; her stories are emotionally gripping, they make you think and feel, and they are not pretty. However, Having Her will keep you entertained, it will more than likely have you saying WTF more than once, and it will definitely make you a fan. These books aren’t for people who want the fairy tale; these books are for people who know sometimes you’ve got to crawl through the trenches to come out on the other side alive, whole, and happy.Review copy provided for an honest review.