Review: Wildly consuming and enthralling!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
*For unedited review and a lot more juiciness: [...]*Dang Jettie Woodruff...you put me under your voodoo spell once again! I willingly hopped aboard this intense emotional ride, which was both incredible and excruciating at the same time. Drew and Morgan's journey had me flirting on the edge of a tuck and roll off this crazy ride, but in the very next moment I was holding on with a deadly grip! Jettie Woodruff is a mad genius that will evoke every kind of emotion from you whether you want it or not. I was not merely blown away...I was knocked straight on my arse and I am still feeling the throbbing ache...which just like Morgan, I loved every second of. I was beyond thrilled when I heard there was going to be a second book after Underestimated and it was going to tell Drew's story. I didn't realize how much I wanted to explore the twisted mind of Drew Kelley, until I got a front row ticket to the effed up show. I loved how Jettie Woodruff went about telling his story. Instead of doing the book in the more obvious way, from Drew's POV or a mix of both of them, she told his story through their therapy sessions. Let me tell you, there were times I was yelling, gasping, blubbering like an idiot, and then I was cracking up laughing all within the same chapter. He did not spare one little detail or sugar coat one bit of his illicit past including all sexual trysts that didn't all involve Morgan. We left off in Underestimated with Morgan choosing the new and seemingly improved Drew and Morgan giving birth to their baby. Everything seemed that maybe they would get the rainbow and unicorn happily ever after right? Well Drew's demons weren't that easy to keep buried....and let's face it, Morgan and Drew were never your typical normal couple to begin with.Well even after some sunny days, the storm clouds eventually caught up to them. At least they both loved each other enough that they agreed to go to therapy in an attempt at working through their problems. Morgan was clearly more willing then Drew though, every time it came time to talk about his past, he fired the therapist. What a very Drew thing to do. Eventually they found a therapist that wasn't intimidated by Drew's aggressive bark and did not hesitate to put him in his place. After beginning to divulge his dark twisted past, it unravelled a deep seeded rage in him that he was unable to control. He unfortunately took out his frustrations on Morgan. Was unleashing those demons really a good idea, or was it begining to back fire on them? Either way, that harlot Pandora was now dead set on opening her box, and there was nothing they could do but hold on tight to that distant fading light of hope.There were definitely some ups and downs throughout the release of both of their demons. Meanwhile, Morgan tried to stay optimistic without reverting to the old Morgan who didn't stand up for herself. She also had to be strong for their son Nicholas' sake. She refused to continue the cycle of abuse with him. Mrs. Woodrfuff also was able to deliver more of that air of mystery in this book as well. While Drew was spilling his guts in therapy, Morgan found out that Drew was still hiding something and she was dedicated to find out what it was. I appreciated this part, because it effectively gave me an emotional breather between the tumultuous therapy sessions.Despite all their hard work in therapy, Drew still didn't seem to be strong enough to control his inner demon from lashing out. It took a horrible incident to finally push Drew to his breaking point. Will this finally pull them apart for good, or will it give Drew his final drive to fix himself and let go of his demons? I got to say that no matter how much I rooted for their HEA...I honestly didn't know if they were going to make it or not. It seemed like they could never catch a break.I can say with 100 percent conviction, that I loved every torrid, raw, effed up, gripping word of this book. I, in true Morgan fashion, relinquished complete control of my emotions to Jettie Woodruff. At first I could say, that it was quite disturbing how much I loved this book, but in the end I grabbed it by the balls and can now say it loudly and proudly! Many authors that decide to continue the story in a second book fail miserably at measuring up to the first one. This author not only lived up to the first book, but went way beyond my wildest expectations. The characters will stick with me for a long time, and the amazing storyline pushed all my former boundaries to new levels of awesomeness. Thank you Jettie Woodruff for pushing me to love something I didn't even realize I would love!Find me at:[...]Blog: [...]Goodreads: [...]