Review: Kim's 3 Star Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
NOTE: Please do not read this review unless you’ve read the first book in this series…USED. This is the sequel and it will contain spoilers that will ruin the story for you.“I want to drain my head of all the bad, all the f****d up, all the ugly.”FREED picks up right where USED leaves off. Greer and Denver’s “friendship” is in limbo. She knows they can never be together as a couple but she feels like they still have unfinished business. She truly does miss him as a friend and I get it. They have been friends since they were 8 years old so it’s hard to let it go. HOWEVER, after what Greer did to her in the first book…I just don’t understand how she could be so forgiving of that situation. Denver felt more upset and betrayed over Greer being the one to start the rumors about her in high school. And yes these rumors completely ruined her reputation, which again I get. He was the one person she thought she could trust so I’d be pissed as hell too. BUT he raped her. No matter how she tries to reason with herself or justify what he did…he raped her…plain and simple. I’m sorry but no matter how long you’ve been friends, something like this is unforgivable.While we wait to find out how what will go down between her and Greer, Denver decides to give her relationship with Ransom a shot. I have to admit that at the end of the first book, I was a little turned off by Ransom and what he did while she was sleeping in the next room. However, I think he definitely redeems himself in this book. I really liked him and was happy she was going to give it a shot. They have some really sweet moments together but I felt like their relationship was rushed. Also Ransom wants to take their relationship to a Dom/Sub one in the bedroom, but something about it was off and didn’t feel right to me. A couple of the things they do reminded me a bit of another book and I think that may have thrown me off as well.Honestly, I really enjoyed USED and I have to say I’m disappointed in this book. The more I read, the more I found myself disconnecting from it. We find out a couple things and I felt like none of them really added up. They either fell flat or just didn’t fit right with the story. I’m assuming/hoping there will be a third book to tie up the loose ends.I received a complimentary copy from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.