Review: Dark, twisty, and sexy as can be!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Review for Hope Restrained (The Estate Series- No. 2) by MS WillisI have to start this review with saying if you haven’t read Madeleine, Abducted yet you absolutely must read it first. Yeah, you could probably pick up Hope Restrained and it would still be a fantastic read, but you’ll kick yourself in the teeth when you realize you missed out on the EPIC effed-up-ness that helped get The Estate to where you find it in Hope Restrained. Also, if you haven’t read it; this one will have serious spoilers for Maddy and Aaron’s story.The Estate Series is dark. It grabs you by the throat and forces you into the pits of hell. The entire time you are reading you’ll have thoughts as to why on earth you are torturing yourself. MS Willis is the queen of depravity. These books show some of the most vicious and creative crimes against humanity I have ever experienced in any movie or book. Despite the horrors that occur on the Estate, there are these beautiful moments of hope, redemption, and love in unexpected places that keep you emotionally tied to the characters. As I sit here thinking back on each of the stories written by Willis I can’t help comparing her to a spider. She weaves a perfect web that you don’t ever see coming until it’s too late and then you are caught, at her mercy until she decides to free you… or kill you.Hope Delacroix is an assassin. There is only one other like her and she has been tasked with killing him. Unfortunately, he is also the new ruler of the Estate and doesn’t die so easily. Xander Black is second in command of the Estate and sees Aaron as his brother. He would lay down his life to protect him. Hope’s attempted assassination of Aaron is thwarted and she is captured. Now at the mercy of Xander, she quickly learns that he will do anything to get the answers he seeks. Who wants Aaron dead?This book is written so incredibly well I literally lost myself in the story – time means absolutely nothing when reading a book by MS Willis. The characters are spot on. You will either love them or hate them. No in between. Well, I guess except that sometimes you love to hate them and hate to love them. Even the characters who only appear in a scene or two are so well developed you connect to them despite not knowing a thing about them. Willis had two surprise characters that are actually named after fans… I was shocked by how much these two small roles really stood out. Beautifully executed.Hope Restrained gets FIVE stars for storyline and even though I haven’t really discussed it there are FIVE drenched panties in this one too. Xander is one hot domineering man. He can sink his teeth into me any day. This is a MaBW certified MUST READ!Review by the Head Whore at Mommy’s a Book Whore.[...][...]