Review: WICKEDLY GOOD BEGINNING TO CUBA & DOVEY'S STORY
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
"...this was just the beginning. A very wicked beginning."Ilsa Madden-Mills couldn't have given her fans a more perfect surprise present than giving us this prequel novella for Very Wicked Things. It might be a short read but it packs all of the heart wrenching emotions that I have come to love about Ilsa Madden-Mills writing."I don't play pranks. We have a connection. I knew it the moment I sat down with you. You want to resist me that's fine. I like it. It's like foreplay."VERY WICKED BEGINNINGS tells the story of when our hero, Cuba Hudson, and heroine, Dovey Beckham, first meet in the halls of Briarcrest Academy. While they might have attended the same school for the last few years, it wasn't until his junior year that star defensive end player, Cuba "Hollywood" Hudson, notices ballerina, Dovey Beckham, during ballet practice. Cuba is immediately mesmerized by Dovey's sculpted ballerina body and elegant dance moves. Being one of the biggest womanizers in school, Cuba sets his eyes on adding Dovey's name to the long list of girls he's been with at Briarcrest Academy. But as soon as he sees that Dovey isn't anything like the other girls in his school, Cuba realizes that he might be falling into something more wicked than he had ever planned."I blame myself for a lot of things. Loving her wasn't one of them."VERY WICKED BEGINNINGS will get your taste buds salivating for what's to come in Very Wicked Things. As I said earlier, Ilsa Madden-Mills packs in a lot of heart wrenching emotions in this short novella. Madden-Mills gives is a very clear glimpse of what makes Cuba's past so heart-wrenchingly painful, and why he does what he does to try to mask the pain he hides. Ilsa touches on a very serious and delicate subject in this short story and it will definitely leave you a bit breathless from the hard gut punch she throws at you."...there's nothing like being as low as you can get and then getting that spark that tells you it's not over yet, that you still have fight left in you."This short novella will make your heart bleed for this playboy and have you craving for more of Cuba and Dovey in Very Wicked Things. Not only is VERY WICKED BEGINNINGS a definite must read in this series, but your purchase of the novella will also go towards a very good cause. Make sure you purchase this book the same day as when Very Wicked Things is released. You will love every extra minute you get with Cuba and Dovey.