Review: Glad I bought this book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
At the time that I write this review only 13 other readers have reviewed this book.  I often find that with so few reviews, a reader is taking a chance that a 5 star rating actually means the book is worthy of 5 stars.  This book is worthy of 5 stars (and worthy of many other reviews).  This book is worth the $3.00 I spent to purchase.  Another reviewer gave this book 4 stars because of the lack of steamy scenes.  I actually found this refreshing.  The storyline itself was sufficient to keep my interest throughout this book and into book 2 when it is published.  Frankly I didn't even notice this as I was reading,  I was too involved in the story.Mild Spoilers Ahead:I loved how the author developed the characters as they weren't black and white characters but people with a whole lot of grey. The only character that was completely likeable was Chelsea.  Everybody else had realistic character flaws, yet they weren't annoying character flaws that I've often found in other books.  I found myself shifting between wanting Dom and Natalie's relationship to survive and wanting Natalie to run far away from him.  The slippery slope that Natalie found herself on was brilliantly outlined.  The reader could understand how each decision she made could seem to make sense to a woman Natalie's age until she finds herself way over her head.I must admit, I almost stopped reading the book at the point of the rape scene.  I found this too disturbing.  However I read through this and by the end of the book, could see how it adds to the overall story.  I'm currently reading another story that is quite dark and feel myself appalled by the darkness of the h.  I actually find the scenes in this other story unnecessarily violent and have considered leaving it half finished and requesting a refund; something I very seldom do.  However in this story, as disturbing as these scenes are, they are integral to how events unfold from there.  I loved watching the relationship post rape scene between Natalie and Britanny (I think that was the character's name).  I loved watching Natalie continue to dig herself out from the horrors in her mind.The relationship between Grant and Natalie (brother and sister) was beautifully imperfect as was the relationship with their mother.  I also thoroughly enjoyed the scene near the end of book 1 between the h and the H's mother.  I also loved the ending and the decisions that the h made.I wish there was a release date for book 2.  When I find a book in a series that I really enjoy, it frustrates me to not have a release date.  Yes, I can perhaps get a notice from Amazon, but I like to have a date in mind so that I can send myself a reminder to get the next book.  Usually I end up moving on to other books and forgetting to continue with a series, however when I send myself reminders I know that it was a series that I enjoyed enough that I want to see how it unfolds.  This author has left book 1 with so much potential for book 2!  There was enough of a story in book 1 that I don't feel that it was too short, and there was enough background and character development/plot lines that I have no idea where she is going to go from here.  I love that!!!!Thank you to the author for such an enjoyable read.