Review: Bewildered??**SPOILERS**
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
Wow, what happened to Syn? and Ryder?  I have been impatiently waiting for the third book in the series which I absolutely love!!  I even waited 3 days to read it after downloading so I would not have any interruptions.  The first 2 chapters, great!  erotic! steamy!  Loved it!  Then bam - Syn becomes a "pet", "slave", "prisoner" and not in a good way.  I can't be the only reader to sense the abuse by Ryder.  Emotional and psychological!  Heck, the guy has destroyed her family, "killed" her first love, ripped her from her true parents and keeps her powers locked up, parades women around her and a fiancé, oh and on top of that she is pregnant.  Hello!  this screams trapped!  She is repeatedly told to just accept it, it is the fae way!  BS!  The Syn from the other books would have gutted Ryder, pregnant or not.  She loves Ryder, I get that but Ryder treats her like crap.  I went back to the other books, Ryder has never sacrificed anything for Syn.  Syn has given up EVERYTHING, this isn't love.  Ryder has become an abuser, obsessed with her power and whatever she is - he doesn't love her.  When anyone shows love towards Syn, he removes them from her life, Adam, Alden and Adrian.  The sense of being trapped throughout 50% of this book sickened me.  She has no recourse and no posse of friends to help her like she did in the other books.  I truly think the only one that loves her is Ristan.  He has shown compassion and courage, he even guided Ryder in how to woo her.  Ryder doesn't give up the "wifey" till her powers manifest and he doesn't want to lose her.  Or does he not want to lose her powers.  At first I was team Ryder all the way - yummy with extra sauce but now, he disgusts me.  Hey, a little BDSM okidoki, but the way he dominates her is abusive, not sexual or an emotional release.  The ending got better but she is still a slave to him.  I really want her to ask him straight out if he loves her.  Since he can not lie, the answer would prove interesting.  Maybe then she can move on to Ristan.  I know I will be in the minority on this review, and I really, really wanted to love the book but the Ryder and Syn from books 1 and 2 are gone.  The Ryder that had Syn pressed up against the Lamborghini in book 1 was so freakin hot, possessive and dominant in a good way it made my knees weak. I mean, that entire scene from start to finish is probably one of the best, erotic passages I have ever read (and reread and reread).  The Ryder from book 3 needs to be shot, decapitated and neutered, maybe not in that order.  I am really not sure if I will read the next book, this one really disturbed me and ruined my love of the characters.  I miss Syn's strength and kick ass attitude - heck pregnant doesn't just mean crying, it also means raving bitch hormones and flash temper.  That needs to present itself and Ryder needs a smack upside the head.  How about telling Ryder that Danu demands Syn has other lovers and Ryder just has to accept it "cause that is the fae way"! Would serve him right and lets put Ristan, Zahruk and Vlad in the mix.  Sorry - a little bitter here.  Also, what destiny is she escaping?  Syn is not escaping anything in this book.  I do like how she embraces her powers and heritage but it is still overshadowed by the torment from the rest of the book.