Review: This book blew my mind!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
WOW, I am speechless at the moment. I have never read anything like this book and it blew my mind. Original and captivating story, intense and messed up hero, brilliant writing. EXCELLENT COMBINATION!I loved Otherwise Alone and I was extremely excited to read this sequel. Otherwise Alone is really short but attention-grabbing novella you definitely need to read before diving into this amazing book!In Otherwise Occupied, Evan Arden tries to get back to good grace of his mob boss after he messed up big time couple of months ago and was sent to exile. Now back in Chicago, Evan gets easily annoyed, prefers to be on his own and keeps thinking about Lia, woman he met while hiding in cabin when being in exile but cannot have. But when nightmares from his military days force him to stay awake every night and make him uncapable of doing his job properly, he seeks distraction in the most unlikely person. How long can he keep pretenses and avoid inevitable???No one can write such dangerous, jerk-like but irresistible heroes as Shay Savage. You know you should not like them but you end up accepting them anyway because they are honest and so damn charismatic no matter what they do. And that is exactly the case with Evan Arden in whose POV is this whole book written. All the time I was telling myself that probably I should not like this extremely dangerous exmilitary-turned-hitman but I could not help myself. Evan was never intentionally cruel and being in his head helped me to see things from his perspective. Even if it was quite messed up perspective. I just accepted him the way he is.It takes very talented writer to achieve what Shay Savage did with this book. She took me on emotional and adrenalin ride and I was still able to enjoy it immensely. Otherwise Occupied is rough, raw and heartbreaking story without restraints. Kudos to author for creating this un-down-puttable and unforgettable story!If you are looking for traditional "bad boy falling in love" romance kind of story, you will not find it in this book. But if you want to read something trully original with brilliant writing and fascinating insight into damaged and messed up man, definitely go for this book. It will leave you thinking long after you finish it!