Review: Amazing, Edgy, Dark, Twisted, Loved!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
I'm having trouble finding the words for this review. I loved these guys so much in Don't, but this just blasted that out of the water for me. There is so much more involved here that we only just got a taste of in Don't.Jack, with his disorders, has been coping fairly well and finally seemed to find the perfect balance between Gray, who knows and reads him so well, and Jan, who provides him with the sweet vanilla loving side that Jack doesn't get from Gray. They make the perfect triad.But, things go horribly wrong when Jack and Jan are kidnapped. This is very rough going. There are a lot of rapes and torturous behavior, all apparently in the guise of psychologically reconditioning Jack out of his phobias. My heart breaks for Jack over and over as he struggles and is forced to face his issues in ways that go against how he has learned to cope.And, poor Jan. He has to endure so much himself, let alone being forced to watch Jack go through it, and even made to be a part of Jack's reconditioning. Thankfully, he is strong enough when it counts to get them through.Yet, even after they are safe, the damage that has been done seems irreparable. More layers to Jack are revealed as these three try to resume their lives that have now so drastically changed. Jack is an absolutely fascinating character. With so many layers and issues, you just want to jump in and help him yourself. But then we meet Martin, and that feeling of how bad things must be for him to make appearances.I could go on and on, but suffice to say, I didn't want this to end. I was not ready for this to end when it did. The story telling is amazing. There are so many details and twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat, heart in my throat, and wrung out at the end. I absolutely love when a book does that to me, and for that reason alone, this one goes to the top of my fave reads list. I cannot wait for the continuation of this story. In the meantime, I will catch up on Lynn Kelling's Deliver Us series to tide me over.