Review: What a ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
Let's get one thing out of the way - Dilvan doesn't have, nor will he ever have, any redeeming social value! Arrogant, spoiled, selfish, and rude are just a few of his traits that would lead me to push him into oncoming traffic. That being said, he is by far the best book villain I've come across in quite some time - the kind you love to hate!In an attempt to save him from himself, Dilvan's Sri Lankan mother forces him into an arranged marriage. He's furious, but it's either marry...or get cut off from the family fortune.  Dilvan is a much sought after male model and makes good money, but his extravagant lifestyle requires millions, so marry he does. And, he has to stay married for one year, with NO outside affairs. Enraged over the sudden turn his life has taken, Dilvan decides if he has to be miserable, then so will his new wife, Gabrielle, and with any luck she'll leave long before the year is over.The man is a monster! I won't go into details, but the emotional and mental abuse he subjects his wife to is nauseating! It's also stressful enough to send her through two miscarriages that he doesn't even know about. Gabrielle is so sweet, non-confrontational, speaks to him only when spoken to and never looks him in the eye. Why does she put up with him? Her family needed the money given to her by Dilvan's mother to marry him. (Personally, I still would have swung on him to at least make him back off. But, I cannot stand a bully.)Dilvan's family has suspicions about what goes on in his home, so when he's leaving town for a photo shot, his mom arranges to have his cousin, Tyson, stay at his home to "keep an eye on things". Dilvan doesn't like it one bit, afraid of what Gabrielle might say in his absence, but goes anyway. After coming to Gabi's aid during a medical emergency, she and Tyson become close. She also spills the beans to her mother-in-law and is moved out of Dilvan's house...and into Tyson's. SERIOUSLY???  Dilvan gets a HUGE revelation of his own and rushes home to find out the truth.Things really pick up from there, and along the way, Gabrielle finds her spine. Good for her!My only issues with this great story is Gabrielle's age - 21, and being caught in this "semi" triangle. I just don't feel she has the finesse OR can develop it yet for all that she needs to do. Her actions leave both men feeling betrayed, and while we couldn't even begin to care less about Dilvan's "feelings", Tyson is every woman's dream and has already been badly hurt emotionally. I am definitely #Team Tyson, and I want what's best for Gabi - I just don't feel SHE is the best thing for him - not in her current state.She has found her spine, maybe she finds some attitude next! Things will definitely get interesting.