Review: Yikes!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
If you picked up this book because of the uber-hot cover thinking you’re getting a sizzling hot romance, let me pop that bubble now. Collateral Damage is most definitely NOT a romance. There is passion, there is sex, there is even good and evil, but romance…NOPE! If your tastes in books run towards the dark, depraved and twisted erotic, Collateral Damage is right up your alley. I would love to elaborate on the blurb, but the temptation to throw spoilers out right and left is too powerful so I’ll just say Cyrus is up to his old tricks in a new twisted way.5 Stars. Once again, I am giving a book in this series a 5-star rating. However, this book I do know I enjoyed. Collateral Damage is not as viscously twisted as the first book but in its own way just as disturbing when you factor in Cyrus’ plan for the little boy in the story. When I learned his name, I definitely know I was in for another rollercoaster ride in the dark…minus the screaming soundtrack. Nicole was a fairly decent character and for the most part I did like her. The thing that really irritated me about her was her completely incredible ability to get over all the forced sex she has to endure. I’m sorry, you’re gang raped and you are completely functional afterwards?! I think not. Vince was my favorite from beginning to end. He’s not all bad, but then again, he’s not all good. He is definitely an interesting character, which is probably why I was able to relax and enjoy this story.5 Flames. Despite my feeling this book was less harsh than its predecessor was, it still is fairly violent. Majority of the sex is non-consensual and extremely violent. That goes for the M/F, M/M/F as well as the M/M action. That is of course on top of rape (including gang rape), beatings, anal, DP, D/s and voyeurism. Then there’s this whole power tool section (Sorry for the spoiler!) that I have no idea how to classify. There are a few moments between Nicole and Vince that are somewhat vanilla and nice but they are very few and very far between.As depraved as this series is I find I am really getting into it. This is definitely not a book (or series for that matter) for everyone. So once again, I will not commit to a recommendation but I will say this is a series that needs to be read in order to get the full experience. I will say this; my friends who have finished reading Deadly Captive are now clambering for Collateral Damage. Unfortunately, we will all be tortured together waiting for the next book. One hopes Ms. Sommerland does not pull a Cyrus, and subject us to endless torture waiting for its release.I received this book from JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.Stars – 5, Flames – 5