Review: "Morbid filled ice cream cone dipped in psycho flavored sprinkles"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
“This is just a morbid filled ice cream cone dipped in psycho flavored sprinkles.”I am a fan of Christine Zolendz from the Grace Series and was interested to see what else she had available.  I am a little hesitant to read her work because of all the excessive profanity and sexual promiscuity, but when this one went on sale, I thought, “what the hey”.This is a somewhat dark story of two broken people; one afraid to live and the other living despite her fear.  Samantha was married to an abusive man and was able to escape with her bruised up body and best friend Jennifer.  They changed their names to Lainey and Bree and worked for Dylan at his strip club, seven hours away from where they believed they had killed Lainey’s abuser.  Zane witness a school shooting and is scarred and scared that he is filled with hate, fury and the need to be alone.  When he sees Lainey at his brother’s strip club, he is intrigued and immediately tries to alienate her with his abrasive personality.This is not a beautiful story of love and happiness.  Zane knows pain and tries to cause others to feel it as well.  He is a famous horror writer and a recluse.  He has never dealt with his trauma and is socially inept.  Lainey knows her life is in danger and that her time is limited, but she has the need to help/save people and she is determined to live her life while she can.  Lainey’s attitude helps Zane survive and gives him a reason to try.  He knows he will be destroyed if she ever leaves.Zane’s behavior towards Lainey may be abrasive, but his bad boy ways are as intriguing as any other bad boys:“I think the truth is that we are in love with the fantasy of being that one person who could inspire arouse or affect someone who is so untouchable to the rest of the world. It makes us feel special.”My god, if I could bottle the way that man looked at me, I’d never feel unattractive again.  It was an indulgent feeling, one I wanted to keep, sipping at it, swirl it around my tongue for a while, and then swallow.”When they finally come to a sexual agreement, there is still secrets between them and disagreements on what to share:“You’re adorable when you’re angry” he whispered, breathing heavily.Oh, really? Then get the hell off me, because I’m about to get gorgeous all over you’re a$$.”“I let go of my baggage, if you let go of yours or we’re going to hit each other with the heavy packages for the rest of our lives”This wasn’t my favorite book and I did find some of it unromantic, but it was realistic and raw.  If that is the sort of story you like to read, you will enjoy this one.Lots and Lots of Profanity (f-word all the time! Gd,”like a sailor” comes to mind, etc.) descriptive sex, masturbation, bondage.Would I/Did I buy it? Yes (.99)Would I read it again?  NoWould I recommend it to friends? Sure, with warnings stated above.