Review: AMAZING, GRITTY, RAW!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
WOW! This novella is one of THOSE books that once you start you Do Not want to put it down. This is not your mama's romance story. Do expect to become totally invested in Sugar (Sasha) and Adam as the story unfolds. UNFILTERED & UNLAWFUL is not a sweet comfortable love story that just has a few minor bumps before the couple lives happily ever after. It's dirty, and shameful, and gut wrenching. It's a look at what life, death and love look like for people that live hard lives. Drugs, rough sex, and murder don't make for a fairy tale romance but it sure makes for one heck of a good story. I've never read anything written by these two authors but from this point on I will be.At times the book made me uncomfortable because it felt so real. I found myself wanting Sasha to have the strength to pull herself out of her addiction to drugs and her ex-boyfriend's abuse. Wanted her to see that she did deserve better, that Adam was the better she could have.Twelve people in a coffee shop are going to be forever linked because of a murder they all witness and help cover up. The decisions all twelve make that night are going to change their lives forever and the lives of the people that are involved with them.Sasha's story is the first in The Unfiltered Series. If the authors can maintain the same excellence that they've achieved with Sasha's tale it's going to be one series that begs to be read by a huge audience. The characters come alive in this story. The dialogue feels so true to the roles each person plays in the unfolding drama. It's not a cozy read but so very compelling that it's hard to put down and walk away from. Do yourself a favor and don't walk away from this series.HIGHLY RECOMMEND to anyone 18 and older. There is depiction of drug use, profane language, and sexual situations.