Review: I'm beyond words...just wow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2013
"It's an expression, Gabriel. I don't really think you'd drive me crazy. It's a distinct possibility that I'd end up as a depraved nympho, but whether that's a mental illness or not is entirely open to debate.""A depraved nympho? It might be all kinds of wrong, Kitten, but I'd really like to see that..."Ummm, Wow. This review is gonna be a struggle, I'm at a complete loss here. Totally floored. I CANNOT BELIEVE this is a debut novel. I'm very much looking forward to a whole lot more from this author, if terrified at the same time.This is NOT your average love story, hell I don't know what I could classify it as. Dark, definitely that. Intense, provocative, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, shocking, and oh yeah-Dark...have I mentioned that? It most certainly is not light hearted. You will giggle, blush, cringe, curse & cry, so sooo many emotions. Oh & by the way, I am totally in love with Jax, just sayin. Don't worry, you'll meet him ;)'She was so wholesome and innocent she made his teeth ache. He wanted to break her.'I can't really dive too deeply into the plot, this really is one of those stories you just have to let unfold to truly experience it properly. It will take you places emotionally, it will be uncomfortable at times, but you have to let it play out. Gabriel is just so damaged he will tear you apart. You will feel terrible for him, you will love him & hate him, you will struggle to understand him & desperately want to fix him."You're a dangerous man, Gabriel Hallow." She said quietly, after a moments thought. It was thrilling to have a conversation with someone so clearly intelligent, but his subversive ideas, especially when presented with such rational clarity, were speaking to some dark places inside that made her uncomfortable."Only to you kitten. I will persuade you to abandon yourself to me.""I'm a school teacher. I don't do wild things. I don't go out drinking or take risks. I'm pretty sure I'll never forget who I am long enough to let go completely."He let out a low, rumbling chuckle that stirred her libido and she knew she was lost. "We'll see kitten. We'll see..."Noelle was beyond words. Her kind-hearted nature & innocence is what draws him to her in the first place & his desire to break her into submission. What I loved about her is she doesn't bend quietly or meekly. She doesn't understand her reactions to his dominance, so she openly questions it to him & often. She's discovering a whole different version of herself and she struggles to accept it. Her inner turmoil is gut wrenching. She likes what he does to her, though she hates to admit, even to herself, and is ashamed of it."I've never met anyone like you before. You're so...sinful. I don't know why I let you do the things you do. I'm ashamed to think of them in the cold light of day. I hardly know you, and yet I let you go down on me in the back seat of a car. You just...overwhelm me."But the ending?!? Freakin hell, the ending destroyed me. Knocked me on my a**, kicked me in the stomach & ripped my heart out. I never, EVER, expected that. I think I'm still in complete shock, it just doesn't seem real. Which is just ridiculous, I know, I mean it's just a book right?? But that is what this author does to you. She completely pulled me into this story, totally submerged, and then she drowned me, left me gasping. I am gonna be climbing the walls with a death-grip on my sanity waiting for the next book & it wasn't even a cliffhanger. I'm just desperate to see what happens next.'For my demons...I shall slay you one by one. And I shall drown no more.'