Review: And in this corner....demons!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
And in this corner....  Round three starts and Tara has to face her demons in challenges specifically designed for her.  Denial is the name of the game here.  She feels she's already conquered her demons with her many hours of therapy and this is in the bag!  Oh my, trouble is ahead.  Lucian sees she never really confronted them as she thinks she has and could possibly be an obstacle going through the challenges. He wants her to open up and trust him so he can help her but she doesn't. She doesn't want to address anything.  Little by little she is realizing that she could use his help and they can come up with a way to go forward  by working together.  The only time she lets her vulnerability show is during their sexcapades.  She truly forgets who she is and just feels.  But if she allows him to see the real her, he won't like all the ugliness there. Lucian, on the other hand, does want to see her like that-raw.  He loves that he makes her mask slip and vows to get her to trust in him and to not to deny who she really is. Tara sees that as a potential weakness so she tries to keep that mask on and stay focused on the task at hand.  I loved how attentive Lucian is throughout her challenges. He truly tries to make her realize that he doesn't really have an ulterior motive.  Yes he wants to win, but he just really wants to win her. How he has to push her to the breaking point and suffer the consequences after is very well written. It is a game shift and we will have to see how it pans out in the next book.  Book 4 is on Lucian's demons and we can only guess what is in store for us!  Bring it on!