Review: Steamy read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
Holy smokes. Stormy Credence should be renamed Steamy, because there is a lot of sex in this novel. A LOT. And when there's not a sex scene, it's probably a sexual situation, and-if not that-then a discussion of sex. So, I would definitely rate this as super high on the heat level meter!Anyway, that aside, Stormy and her cousin Light have the unfortunate curse that any human they fall in love with will kick the bucket. So, easy solution: don't fall in love! Well... it should be that easy, but Knox Gunner had to go and be all sexy and amazing so that Stormy is thisclose to losing her heart and endangering Knox's well-being. When she breaks it off by breaking his heart, Knox is out to fight for what he wants-and he's not adverse to using some blackmail to do it.I really liked the women in this novel. Stormy is tough, Light is hilarious, and their dysfunctional relationship with their overprotective cougar mothers is pretty funny. Their scenes together were fantastic, and we got to learn more about them through their dialogue rather than being told. The opening scene to the novel really grabbed me, and that was with a tough ancestress who I'm glad we got to learn more about later in the novel. Yay for the women in this novel!I wasn't too much of a fan of the guys though. I love stories with overprotective alpha males going all caveman for their women, but this one caught me off guard. It deals with Dom/Subs, which also included some scenes of voyeurism and exhibitionism that I wasn't too crazy about. It didn't make sense to me how Knox could be so jealous and protective over her but then have her exposed to others in degrading ways. On the other hand, I love how Stormy took control of those situations and owned them, so maybe that's what the author was trying to highlight in those scenes. Irregardless, those scenes made me root for Stormy to show Knox his place, when I should have been rooting for them as a couple.I also wish that Knox would have opened up and told Stormy his secrets so they would have cleared up so many issues and misunderstandings at the start. Towards the later part of the novel, it was getting ridiculous that he was still keeping secrets.The story is entertaining and written well, and I liked the mystery plot line although it's left unresolved at the end (this being a series and all). So, although there is some closure, there are still questions I'd like to see answered. I should also mention the language is not clean so be prepared for raunchy talk and f-bombs galore! Overall, I'm giving this a 4 out of 5. Light's book is next, and I'd love to read about her story since she was so fun and has an interesting problem that I'm dying to know how she fixes!(Originally posted on my blog; I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)