Review: Loved Xander...LOVED
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review....M.S. Willis is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. I am totally in love with her Estate Series. And if you like a good dark read, then you will too.Ok, where do I start with this one?? Well, you know how you read a book tha leaves you reeling? One that gives you a big fat book hangover? One that no matter what you read next will not compare and you will will start and stop the next 5 until you have finally gotten over THAT one book????Well, welcome to HOPE RESTRAINED.....I really loved the first book in this series, Madeleine Abducted. And I was patiently waiting for the release of Hope Restrained. I got lucky enough to have an advanced readers copy...and Iam kinda sad, because I now have to wait longer for the next book....sigh... I know--- First World Problems....Anyway, Hope Restrained, picks up where Madeleine left off. And if you have not read Madeleine Abducted, you may want to stop reading this review now, because there is no way to share Hope Restrained without talking about all that happened in the first book.... so, here is your warning..... last chance.... spoilers to Madeleine Abducted ahead....We leave Maddy, Aaron, Jason and Xander in book one, trying to come up with a plan to end the madness that Aaron's father Joseph created. After Joseph is killed, there is a divide among the people left at the Estate. Most are on Aaron's side, but some are not willing or wanting to change. They have become to lost in the darkness that was created by Joseph's rule.Hope is a female assassin. Born and bred in a neighboring network. She has grown up hearing the horrors of what lies within the walls of The Estate. She is top of her field. A trained human weapon. One wrapped in a delicate looking beautiful package. Hope is sent to kill Aaron, when her attempt is blocked, she is in for the ride of her life hoping she makes it out alive--- and her sister's life depends on it.Xander is Aaron's right hand man. His best friend since childhood, Xander will lay down his life for Aaron or Maddy without a second thought. When Xander is tasked with finding out why Hope was sent to kill Aaron and who it was that sent her, Xander discovers more than he bargained for... What he thought would be an easy job, turns into a puzzle he is determined to solve. Because Hope won't break easily.Hope has been trained...trained to endure torture, rape, starvation, any cruelty used to extract information by the enemy. So Xander has to get creative...and his ways are a little unorthodox... but as Xander and Hope clash and battle for dominance, a love blooms...Xander loves Hope's fire and unbreakable spirit. Hope loves that she can give up control and trust Xander. His sadist is fed by her masochist..and they blend together seamlessly... Their story will leave you reeling... And the unexpected twists along the way will leave you shaking your head wondering what just happened..I must add, that I absolutely loved the way M.S. Willis ended this book...she has set it up brilliantly to be able to take the series in more than one direction. And I for one, can not wait to see what she does with the next book.