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Avalon Trilogy #2
Destined to Feel
Another thrilling erotic adventure from the author of Destined to Play.
Life was going well for psychologist Alexandra Blake.
Her career has taken off and she has been exploring her darkest sexual fantasies with her lover Jeremy Quinn. But her bliss is rudely interrupted when she is abducted in London, caught up in a dangerous struggle between unscrupulous corporations.
Her captors want her to help them with their sexual experiments - pushing the boundaries of convention in the search for a drug to stimulate the female libido. But at what cost?
How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity, both professional and personal?
What will she have to do to escape, and - more importantly - does she want to?
Life was going well for psychologist Alexandra Blake.
Her career has taken off and she has been exploring her darkest sexual fantasies with her lover Jeremy Quinn. But her bliss is rudely interrupted when she is abducted in London, caught up in a dangerous struggle between unscrupulous corporations.
Her captors want her to help them with their sexual experiments - pushing the boundaries of convention in the search for a drug to stimulate the female libido. But at what cost?
How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity, both professional and personal?
What will she have to do to escape, and - more importantly - does she want to?
288 pages, ebook
Published February 12, 2013
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Indigo Bloome
24 books304 followersIndigo Bloome is married with two children. She has lived and worked in Sydney and the United Kingdom, with a successful career in the finance industry. Indigo recently traded city life with a move to regional Australia, which provided her with an opportunity to explore her previously undiscovered creative side. Her love of reading, deciphering dreams, stimulating conversation and the intrigue of the human mind led her to writing her first novel, Destined to Play.
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December 31, 2013
First off, this trilogy is NOTHING like Fifty Shades of Grey so if you're thinking of buying these because of the FSOG references then you're going to be disappointed.
I'm not sure what the author was trying to achieve with this trilogy. It seemed a tangled effort of his and her POV's and flashbacks and I didn't think the story flowed at all.
Neither of the main characters were likeable..she was just a nodding dog and he was just a freaky scientist getting his kicks with medical experiments. I've just finished this book 2 minutes ago and I can't even remember their names!!
This wasn't a love story, wasn't a romance, wasn't an anything really. It was just plain weird!!
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone and I think the book is selling due to the FSOG references, which are leading people to believe it's going to be something that it is most definately not! I'm not even going to bother with book 3 as I really don't care what happens to the characters!!
I'm not sure what the author was trying to achieve with this trilogy. It seemed a tangled effort of his and her POV's and flashbacks and I didn't think the story flowed at all.
Neither of the main characters were likeable..she was just a nodding dog and he was just a freaky scientist getting his kicks with medical experiments. I've just finished this book 2 minutes ago and I can't even remember their names!!
This wasn't a love story, wasn't a romance, wasn't an anything really. It was just plain weird!!
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone and I think the book is selling due to the FSOG references, which are leading people to believe it's going to be something that it is most definately not! I'm not even going to bother with book 3 as I really don't care what happens to the characters!!
February 8, 2014
I started with this book because I was so curious to see what is going to happen next after the cliffhanger and the end of book 1.
My goodness!!! I only came to the part where she accepted the Queen Bitch's proposal and thought... nuh-uh!! Not going to torment myself any further.. What a disturbing, scary (in a very disturbing way) book!?
Can't help to worry about the mental well being of the author, seriously. Will not even attempt to read book #3. *shivers* gave me nightmares :(
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My goodness!!! I only came to the part where she accepted the Queen Bitch's proposal and thought... nuh-uh!! Not going to torment myself any further.. What a disturbing, scary (in a very disturbing way) book!?
Can't help to worry about the mental well being of the author, seriously. Will not even attempt to read book #3. *shivers* gave me nightmares :(
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August 7, 2024
Sırf merakımı gidermek için okudum..
Alexa bir ilaç firması tarafından kaçırılıyor.. 3 gün boyunca üzerinde deneyler yapılacak ve ardından serbest bırakılacak..
Jeremy de bu sıralarda onu aramakla meşgul..
286 sayfalık kitabın geneli bu 3 günden oluşuyor.. Aralarda geçmiş günleri hatırlama sayfaları var ekstradan..
Neyse son kitabı da okuyup şu seriye biran önce son vermek istiyorum.. Gidişata bakılırsa son kitap belki şunlara göre daha okunası olabilir..
Alexa bir ilaç firması tarafından kaçırılıyor.. 3 gün boyunca üzerinde deneyler yapılacak ve ardından serbest bırakılacak..
Jeremy de bu sıralarda onu aramakla meşgul..
286 sayfalık kitabın geneli bu 3 günden oluşuyor.. Aralarda geçmiş günleri hatırlama sayfaları var ekstradan..
Neyse son kitabı da okuyup şu seriye biran önce son vermek istiyorum.. Gidişata bakılırsa son kitap belki şunlara göre daha okunası olabilir..
November 3, 2012
This was sent to me by Avon and unfortunately I haven't read the first book in the series, so I'll have to just give you my thoughts on the second book. Let me first say this, this book was definitely in the same vain as the Fifty Shades trilogy but with some nice background story and written nicely. Being as this is the second book in a series, I wasn't sure how I'd take to it as a stand alone book. Sometimes when you pick a book up that's in the middle of a series, you don't get the full impact of the story because too much has gone on before but that wasn't the case with this. The story does a good job of showing flash backs to what I assume are major moments in the first book while explaining what has gone on so far in the story. I did at times feel a little behind but it was soon explained and I felt comfortable in the story.
The blurb above gives you the gist of the story but I'll summarize for you. You have two people Dr. Blake (our heroine) and Dr. Quinn (the hero). They are lovers who have reconnected after years apart. Dr. Blake (Alex), is married but her husband has come out of the closet and is OK with her reestablishing her old relationship with Dr. Quinn (Jeremy). So the book starts out with Alex flying to London for some business and will then meet up with Jeremy later on. What Jeremy doesn't tell her, is that he has caught an earlier flight and plans on surprising her at the airport. Not knowing this, Alex lands in London and is shocked to see a limo waiting for her. She immediately goes to the car but turns to see Jeremy walking fast to meet her but she is shoved into the car and kidnapped. Jeremy is beside himself and being the alpha male type, flips his lid because his woman is gone. In the meantime, Alex is swiftly bound, gaged and drugged all in an effort to transport her safely to some rival drug company's HQ. They have decided that they want Alex to participate in helping them come up with a Viagra for women and they won't take no for an answer.
In and among the sex, sexy flashbacks, BDSM, experimentation, kidnapping and eventual happy reunion, this book definitely has an underlying message that takes a swing at the pharmaceutical companies and really makes you think about how the drugs/prescriptions we take are actually tested. The ordeal Alex goes through is a bit frightening even though there's eroticism laced throughout and it shows the very ugly side of drug testing. As Alex says at one point "I think about how we stumbled upon drugs for HIV, chemotherapy.....Then more specifically for women, the contraceptive pill, the IUD and now hormone infused implants, among other things; how readily we accept chemical solutions to manipulate our natural hormonal cycles. Someone has to test them; indeed, many people trial new drugs. Now I've become one of those people." It is actually very scary to think hard on how much testing it takes to bring these drugs to market and who they test them on. At one point one of the characters even says "Some testing is worse than others, but drugs do have to be tested on humans at some stage. How else would they get to market?"
Totally food for thought.
All in all, I did enjoy the book and would recommend the series to those of you who like your "mommy porn" like I do *grin*.
The blurb above gives you the gist of the story but I'll summarize for you. You have two people Dr. Blake (our heroine) and Dr. Quinn (the hero). They are lovers who have reconnected after years apart. Dr. Blake (Alex), is married but her husband has come out of the closet and is OK with her reestablishing her old relationship with Dr. Quinn (Jeremy). So the book starts out with Alex flying to London for some business and will then meet up with Jeremy later on. What Jeremy doesn't tell her, is that he has caught an earlier flight and plans on surprising her at the airport. Not knowing this, Alex lands in London and is shocked to see a limo waiting for her. She immediately goes to the car but turns to see Jeremy walking fast to meet her but she is shoved into the car and kidnapped. Jeremy is beside himself and being the alpha male type, flips his lid because his woman is gone. In the meantime, Alex is swiftly bound, gaged and drugged all in an effort to transport her safely to some rival drug company's HQ. They have decided that they want Alex to participate in helping them come up with a Viagra for women and they won't take no for an answer.
In and among the sex, sexy flashbacks, BDSM, experimentation, kidnapping and eventual happy reunion, this book definitely has an underlying message that takes a swing at the pharmaceutical companies and really makes you think about how the drugs/prescriptions we take are actually tested. The ordeal Alex goes through is a bit frightening even though there's eroticism laced throughout and it shows the very ugly side of drug testing. As Alex says at one point "I think about how we stumbled upon drugs for HIV, chemotherapy.....Then more specifically for women, the contraceptive pill, the IUD and now hormone infused implants, among other things; how readily we accept chemical solutions to manipulate our natural hormonal cycles. Someone has to test them; indeed, many people trial new drugs. Now I've become one of those people." It is actually very scary to think hard on how much testing it takes to bring these drugs to market and who they test them on. At one point one of the characters even says "Some testing is worse than others, but drugs do have to be tested on humans at some stage. How else would they get to market?"
Totally food for thought.
All in all, I did enjoy the book and would recommend the series to those of you who like your "mommy porn" like I do *grin*.
March 8, 2016
De verdad pocas veces me he topado con libros como este, no logro entender que las referencias que tenía le den 4 y 5 estrellas y hablen de que es una historia muy romántica, cuando realmente se trata de un libro perturbador.
La protagonista realmente no solo no me generó empatía, sino que hasta cierto pundo me hizo sentir repulsión. No logro concebir que una mujer que sea secuestrada y chantajeada decida participar de muy buen agrado en una serie de experimentos donde no sabe si está exponiendo su vida o la de su familia.
Ahora recuerdo por qué cuando leí el primer libro no quise leer los demás. Hay novelas con tramas para todos los gustos, y definitivamente esta no es una que yo quisiera leer nunca más en mi vida.
La protagonista realmente no solo no me generó empatía, sino que hasta cierto pundo me hizo sentir repulsión. No logro concebir que una mujer que sea secuestrada y chantajeada decida participar de muy buen agrado en una serie de experimentos donde no sabe si está exponiendo su vida o la de su familia.
Ahora recuerdo por qué cuando leí el primer libro no quise leer los demás. Hay novelas con tramas para todos los gustos, y definitivamente esta no es una que yo quisiera leer nunca más en mi vida.
December 19, 2019
I really enjoyed this book, it was hard to put down as we continue the journey with Alexa. Now to look the the third and I think last book of this series to see where the journey finishes.
January 23, 2013
IL GRAN RITORNO DELLA DOTTORESSA ORGASMO
Secondo volume di una trilogia sempre più assurda.
Motivazioni per cui una persona, nel pieno delle sue facoltà mentali, dovrebbe leggere il secondo volume di una trilogia sempre più assurda:
A) Ti hanno visto leggere il primo volume, e ti hanno gentilmente omaggiato del secondo; e tu non vuoi deludere il prossimo;
B) Il tizio che ti piace se l’è legata al dito perché hai dato una sola stellina al primo volume, cioè al suo regalo, e tu non vuoi deludere ulteriormente il tizio che ti piace;
C) Dopo aver chiuso il primo volume, hai momentaneamente smarrito lo spadone per fare harakiri;
D) Sei una buonista, per cui bisogna concedere a tutti una seconda possibilità!
E) Ammettilo: sei un filino masochista e ti piace farti del male….
A prescindere dalla risposta, siete avvisati: dopo Incontri Proibiti. La seduzione, arriva – udite, udite – Incontri Proibiti. La tentazione, ovvero il gran ritorno della Dottoressa Orgasmo.
In precedenza, la valorosa AB aveva allegramente abbandonato marito, figli e carriera per assecondare la missione umanitaria del suo grande amore di gioventù, lo scienziato pazzo (e fortemente viscido) Jeremy.
Si tratta di un progetto medico che potrebbe salvare l’umanità: partendo dai fluidi secreti da AB in pieno orgasmo, si potrà sviluppare un farmaco capace di curare depressione e altre malattie.
Finora sembra uno scherzo, ma non lo è. AB ci crede davvero, e nel mentre che sta ritornando da Jeremy per “sperimentare” ancora insieme, viene miseramente rapita da crudeli (e ugualmente viscidi) scienziati pazzi di una multinazionale concorrente, ansiosi e vogliosi di utilizzare la loro bella cavia.
E la cavia? Ovviamente, visto che comunque di una nobile causa si tratta, AB – pur a malincuore – non si risparmia, ansimando e dando tutta se stessa per la ricerca della formula.
Ma, nonostante il desiderio incontenibile di aiutare la scienza, AB vuol tornare da Jeremy perché lo ama sinceramente. Come si può non amare un uomo che ti dice che tu sei “L’unica che non sono riuscito a togliermi dalla testa nemmeno mentre venivo soddisfatto da due bionde tutte curve in California o mentre una rossa focosa con una bocca da sballo mi faceva un p…... Eri sempre tu, il tuo corpo, il tuo cervello, il tuo cuore, a tornarmi in mente in quei momenti di piacere occasionale….”
Val la pena di girare il mondo per trovare un Principe Azzurro come questo!
Quindi occhio alle scene di sesso, se siete deboli di cuore: qui si parte dall’alluce e non c’è n’è per nessuno…
Che dire? Nonostante la trama, raramente ho letto libri altrettanto soporiferi.
In ogni caso, ecco come annientare ogni briciola di autostima in una donna: tu sei lì a destreggiarti tra figli, marito e carriera, e poi arriva AB, che gode ininterrottamente per 24 ore su 24, anche senza ausilio di inutile maschio al seguito, e salva pure il mondo…..
Secondo volume di una trilogia sempre più assurda.
Motivazioni per cui una persona, nel pieno delle sue facoltà mentali, dovrebbe leggere il secondo volume di una trilogia sempre più assurda:
A) Ti hanno visto leggere il primo volume, e ti hanno gentilmente omaggiato del secondo; e tu non vuoi deludere il prossimo;
B) Il tizio che ti piace se l’è legata al dito perché hai dato una sola stellina al primo volume, cioè al suo regalo, e tu non vuoi deludere ulteriormente il tizio che ti piace;
C) Dopo aver chiuso il primo volume, hai momentaneamente smarrito lo spadone per fare harakiri;
D) Sei una buonista, per cui bisogna concedere a tutti una seconda possibilità!
E) Ammettilo: sei un filino masochista e ti piace farti del male….
A prescindere dalla risposta, siete avvisati: dopo Incontri Proibiti. La seduzione, arriva – udite, udite – Incontri Proibiti. La tentazione, ovvero il gran ritorno della Dottoressa Orgasmo.
In precedenza, la valorosa AB aveva allegramente abbandonato marito, figli e carriera per assecondare la missione umanitaria del suo grande amore di gioventù, lo scienziato pazzo (e fortemente viscido) Jeremy.
Si tratta di un progetto medico che potrebbe salvare l’umanità: partendo dai fluidi secreti da AB in pieno orgasmo, si potrà sviluppare un farmaco capace di curare depressione e altre malattie.
Finora sembra uno scherzo, ma non lo è. AB ci crede davvero, e nel mentre che sta ritornando da Jeremy per “sperimentare” ancora insieme, viene miseramente rapita da crudeli (e ugualmente viscidi) scienziati pazzi di una multinazionale concorrente, ansiosi e vogliosi di utilizzare la loro bella cavia.
E la cavia? Ovviamente, visto che comunque di una nobile causa si tratta, AB – pur a malincuore – non si risparmia, ansimando e dando tutta se stessa per la ricerca della formula.
Ma, nonostante il desiderio incontenibile di aiutare la scienza, AB vuol tornare da Jeremy perché lo ama sinceramente. Come si può non amare un uomo che ti dice che tu sei “L’unica che non sono riuscito a togliermi dalla testa nemmeno mentre venivo soddisfatto da due bionde tutte curve in California o mentre una rossa focosa con una bocca da sballo mi faceva un p…... Eri sempre tu, il tuo corpo, il tuo cervello, il tuo cuore, a tornarmi in mente in quei momenti di piacere occasionale….”
Val la pena di girare il mondo per trovare un Principe Azzurro come questo!
Quindi occhio alle scene di sesso, se siete deboli di cuore: qui si parte dall’alluce e non c’è n’è per nessuno…
Che dire? Nonostante la trama, raramente ho letto libri altrettanto soporiferi.
In ogni caso, ecco come annientare ogni briciola di autostima in una donna: tu sei lì a destreggiarti tra figli, marito e carriera, e poi arriva AB, che gode ininterrottamente per 24 ore su 24, anche senza ausilio di inutile maschio al seguito, e salva pure il mondo…..
April 3, 2020
Dit boek was beter dan het eerste deel, maar ik kan er nog steeds niet met mijn hoofd bij dat iemand heeft bedacht dat er farmaceutische bedrijven zijn die mensen ontvoeren om hun orgasmes te onderzoeken. De fantasie van deze auteur is op hol geslagen en ik vind het verontrustend.
Waar Jeremy in het eerste deel van de Avalon-trilogie een echte egocentrische, obsessieve, dwangmatige, manipulatieve klootzak was die Alexa vooral voor zijn eigen genot en onderzoek gebruikte, lijkt hij in dit boek menselijker te worden. Zijn liefde voor haar gaat diep, ook wel weer erg obsessief en dwangmatig, maar enigszins begrijpelijk gezien het gevaar waarin hij haar heeft gebracht. De reactie van de ex-man op het overspel van Alexa wordt verklaard en dat vind ik nog het meest realistisch in dit hele gebeuren. Aan het eind van het tweede boek lijkt Jeremy ook in te zien dat hij met zijn manipulatieve gedrag niet alles van Alexa heeft kunnen ontdekken en het beter is als zij ook inspraak heeft in hun seksuele spelletjes. Eindelijk! Maar ik blijf de kriebels van hem krijgen.
De kinderen van Alexa worden nu ook vaker aangehaald. En gelukkig maar. In het eerste deel dacht ik dat Alexa eigenlijk helemaal geen gelukkige moeder was, maar nu blijkt dat ze er heel bewust voor heeft gekozen om moeder te worden en dat ze zielsveel van haar kinderen houdt. Gelukkig maar. Ik ging me al zorgen maken. Ook Jeremy lijkt er meer bewust van dat Alexa gewoon een leven had tot hij weer op het toneel verscheen.
Maar ik vind Alexa nog steeds geen geloofwaardig personage. Ze maakt keuzes die ik niet kan begrijpen. Ik begrijp haar nieuwsgierigheid, maar ik had haar ontdekkingstocht naar haar seksualiteit liever in een ander jasje gezien. Waarom gaat ze zo ver voor onderzoeken? Waarom doet ze niet harder haar best om er onder uit te komen? Ze laat ons denken dat ze twijfelt, maar ik heb het idee dat ze geen moment twijfelt over de keuzes die ze maakt. En dat had ik ook prima gevonden: at ze erkent dat ze een seksueel wezen is en erg nieuwsgierig is. De twijfel was erg gemaakt, alsof ze vond dat ze moest twijfelen, maar eigenlijk niet twijfelde.
Aan het einde maakt Alexa een beslissing en ik denk al te weten wat die beslissing is. Omdat ik het niet aankan om een serie niet uit te lezen, wil ik boek 3 wel lezen, maar ik ben er minder nieuwsgierig naar dan ik na boek 1 was over boek 2.
Als je niet houdt van erotische boeken waarin veel seks voorkomt, lees deze boeken dan niet. Als je het wel interessant vind, probeer het, maar het zijn niet de meest geloofwaardige boeken. Zelfs FSOG was meer geloofwaardig.
Waar Jeremy in het eerste deel van de Avalon-trilogie een echte egocentrische, obsessieve, dwangmatige, manipulatieve klootzak was die Alexa vooral voor zijn eigen genot en onderzoek gebruikte, lijkt hij in dit boek menselijker te worden. Zijn liefde voor haar gaat diep, ook wel weer erg obsessief en dwangmatig, maar enigszins begrijpelijk gezien het gevaar waarin hij haar heeft gebracht. De reactie van de ex-man op het overspel van Alexa wordt verklaard en dat vind ik nog het meest realistisch in dit hele gebeuren. Aan het eind van het tweede boek lijkt Jeremy ook in te zien dat hij met zijn manipulatieve gedrag niet alles van Alexa heeft kunnen ontdekken en het beter is als zij ook inspraak heeft in hun seksuele spelletjes. Eindelijk! Maar ik blijf de kriebels van hem krijgen.
De kinderen van Alexa worden nu ook vaker aangehaald. En gelukkig maar. In het eerste deel dacht ik dat Alexa eigenlijk helemaal geen gelukkige moeder was, maar nu blijkt dat ze er heel bewust voor heeft gekozen om moeder te worden en dat ze zielsveel van haar kinderen houdt. Gelukkig maar. Ik ging me al zorgen maken. Ook Jeremy lijkt er meer bewust van dat Alexa gewoon een leven had tot hij weer op het toneel verscheen.
Maar ik vind Alexa nog steeds geen geloofwaardig personage. Ze maakt keuzes die ik niet kan begrijpen. Ik begrijp haar nieuwsgierigheid, maar ik had haar ontdekkingstocht naar haar seksualiteit liever in een ander jasje gezien. Waarom gaat ze zo ver voor onderzoeken? Waarom doet ze niet harder haar best om er onder uit te komen? Ze laat ons denken dat ze twijfelt, maar ik heb het idee dat ze geen moment twijfelt over de keuzes die ze maakt. En dat had ik ook prima gevonden: at ze erkent dat ze een seksueel wezen is en erg nieuwsgierig is. De twijfel was erg gemaakt, alsof ze vond dat ze moest twijfelen, maar eigenlijk niet twijfelde.
Aan het einde maakt Alexa een beslissing en ik denk al te weten wat die beslissing is. Omdat ik het niet aankan om een serie niet uit te lezen, wil ik boek 3 wel lezen, maar ik ben er minder nieuwsgierig naar dan ik na boek 1 was over boek 2.
Als je niet houdt van erotische boeken waarin veel seks voorkomt, lees deze boeken dan niet. Als je het wel interessant vind, probeer het, maar het zijn niet de meest geloofwaardige boeken. Zelfs FSOG was meer geloofwaardig.
July 22, 2016
Sexy, suspenseful and, in places, completely ludicrous, the second novel in Indigo Bloome's Avalon trilogy makes interesting bedtime reading. Picking up from the cliffhanger ending of Destined to Play, Destined to Feel opens with Dr Alexandra Blake being abducted in London. Her captors? The owner of a pharmaceutical company who want to develop a drug that they believe will be the female equivalent to Viagra. Alex is the perfect woman to test their new drug, due to the comprehensive and well documented experiments that her lover, Dr Jeremy Quinn conducted during their weekend together, and the fact that she has a rare blood type. Taken to an underground testing facility, Alex is asked to take part in a series of increasingly odd sexual experiments. But the big question is, does Alex really want to escape? (You know, I'm really starting to wonder why Indigo Bloome is planning for the third book in the series.)
Destined to Feel is far more suspenseful than its prequel. I enjoyed the chapters that featured Jeremy searching through Europe for his lover. The author tries hard in a limited amount of space to make Alex and Jeremy feel more well-rounded and sympathetic characters--for example in this volume Alex thinks of her children constantly (and Jeremy gives them a little thought as well). However, it is hard to feel sympathy for characters whose lives seem to be driven by their sexuality--Alex appears to have no shame or inhibitions about the 'experiments' made on her body in the name of science. (It's no wonder she was so desperately sought for the research.)
A suspenseful sexy read that should not be taken too seriously.
This review previously appeared on my blog, Kathryn's Inbox
Destined to Feel is far more suspenseful than its prequel. I enjoyed the chapters that featured Jeremy searching through Europe for his lover. The author tries hard in a limited amount of space to make Alex and Jeremy feel more well-rounded and sympathetic characters--for example in this volume Alex thinks of her children constantly (and Jeremy gives them a little thought as well). However, it is hard to feel sympathy for characters whose lives seem to be driven by their sexuality--Alex appears to have no shame or inhibitions about the 'experiments' made on her body in the name of science. (It's no wonder she was so desperately sought for the research.)
A suspenseful sexy read that should not be taken too seriously.
This review previously appeared on my blog, Kathryn's Inbox
September 25, 2013
I read Destined to Feel immediately after finishing the first book. The subject matter of both books is completely beyond belief which leads to my dilemma in what to think of the books. They are like the Glee mash ups of popular fiction. Take S&M erotica, mash it with a little scientific sci-fi and throw in a bit of psychological thriller for good measure. The author is obviously trying to write on the coat tails of FSOG but trying to make it different by adding the scientific breakthrough angle and then decides to add in a little kidnapping intrigue to the second book. I feel like the sex scenes were written by a man with a thesaurus and a subscription to pornhub or redtube. Her descriptions of the parts of the anatomy felt like she was going down the list in her thesaurus for synonyms for vagina, penis and desire.
The storyline was interesting enough to want to finish the book but my main criticism is with the lack of character development of the main characters. I couldn't connect with either Alex or Jeremy on any level because their actions were too unrealistic. I connected more with the Slovenian doctor because his actions were at least heroic. I even wanted more insight into the CEO of the pharmaceutical company because her evil character was fascinating.
The writing changes throughout the books with the sex scenes becoming a chore to read while the action of the experiments is interesting.
Maybe she should leave the erotica genre to the experts and stick to writing thrillers.
The storyline was interesting enough to want to finish the book but my main criticism is with the lack of character development of the main characters. I couldn't connect with either Alex or Jeremy on any level because their actions were too unrealistic. I connected more with the Slovenian doctor because his actions were at least heroic. I even wanted more insight into the CEO of the pharmaceutical company because her evil character was fascinating.
The writing changes throughout the books with the sex scenes becoming a chore to read while the action of the experiments is interesting.
Maybe she should leave the erotica genre to the experts and stick to writing thrillers.
November 23, 2012
Purchased at half price along side Destined to Play, the first book in the series. Encouraged to buy by W H Smith who have large posters in their windows stating that "if you liked FSOG you'll love this" and an image of Destined to Feel, which on further investigation, inside the store, I thought was a little odd as Play is the first in the series - why promote a second in series book? Oh well.
Read Play within 24 hours, it was okay - certainly not as good as FSOG or Sylvia Day's Crossfire series but non the less it was finished and a review has been left. I did think I wouldn't bother with Feel as I really didn't enjoy Play that much. However as I'd got it and a couple of hours to spare I thought why not!
The book is total tosh - the characters continue to behave in a way that is just unrealistic, as is the way the supposed fictional drug companies who feature, bordering on sci-fi in parts, this being something I would never, ever choose to read.
Erotic human experimentation abounds in space age suits (sci-fi) with the "guinea pigs" being magnetized to the walls and a "baddie" who may be better suited to an Ian Flemming novel.
I didn't finish the book and have no desire to do so. Yes, it was half price but still a waste of money.
Read Play within 24 hours, it was okay - certainly not as good as FSOG or Sylvia Day's Crossfire series but non the less it was finished and a review has been left. I did think I wouldn't bother with Feel as I really didn't enjoy Play that much. However as I'd got it and a couple of hours to spare I thought why not!
The book is total tosh - the characters continue to behave in a way that is just unrealistic, as is the way the supposed fictional drug companies who feature, bordering on sci-fi in parts, this being something I would never, ever choose to read.
Erotic human experimentation abounds in space age suits (sci-fi) with the "guinea pigs" being magnetized to the walls and a "baddie" who may be better suited to an Ian Flemming novel.
I didn't finish the book and have no desire to do so. Yes, it was half price but still a waste of money.
November 10, 2012
I was quite intrigued by the first in the series and picked up the second one today just to see where it all went. I read it in one session this afternoon and now wish I'd have spent the afternoon cleaning the house instead of reading this utter tosh.
with hindsight, the thing that made the first book better was the interplay between the characters - they are really into one another. Unfortunately for all but the last 30 pages of this book the characters are separated, so the only action is experienced in flashback.
The characters are separated by Alexa's abduction and subsequent stay in a secret Eastern European orgasm factory. This is not intended as a spoiler, but rather to demonstrate the sort of book this is. Had I have known that, perhaps I would now be sitting in a nice clean house this evening rather than wondering why I instead wasted my afternoon reading this.
The plot is preposterous and full of holes. I will not be bothering with the third one in this series.
with hindsight, the thing that made the first book better was the interplay between the characters - they are really into one another. Unfortunately for all but the last 30 pages of this book the characters are separated, so the only action is experienced in flashback.
The characters are separated by Alexa's abduction and subsequent stay in a secret Eastern European orgasm factory. This is not intended as a spoiler, but rather to demonstrate the sort of book this is. Had I have known that, perhaps I would now be sitting in a nice clean house this evening rather than wondering why I instead wasted my afternoon reading this.
The plot is preposterous and full of holes. I will not be bothering with the third one in this series.
November 10, 2016
I actually enjoyed this installment more than the first one. And I did enjoy the first one. Its been nearly 2 years since I read Destined to Play so I'm glad Destined to Feel gives a very brief recap from both our main characters perspectives.
I was somewhat disappointed that the actual experiments with Xsade were fairly glossed over and that we see the entire experimentation in one chapter. After all Alexa's captivity is supposed to be a huge part of the book, and despite being kidnapped right at the start we don't get the ins and outs of what Xsade are planning until halfway through the book. Instead we get most of our erotica from flashbacks that the main characters have although this is no bad thing.
We've been left on a bit of a cliffhanger although I think I already know what Alexa's decision will be.
I was somewhat disappointed that the actual experiments with Xsade were fairly glossed over and that we see the entire experimentation in one chapter. After all Alexa's captivity is supposed to be a huge part of the book, and despite being kidnapped right at the start we don't get the ins and outs of what Xsade are planning until halfway through the book. Instead we get most of our erotica from flashbacks that the main characters have although this is no bad thing.
We've been left on a bit of a cliffhanger although I think I already know what Alexa's decision will be.
May 27, 2013
Hace 10 minutos q lo termine de leer y todavía no sé si me gustó o no....la historia va y viene en el tiempo, relata experiencias pasadas y actuales. A mi tantas interrupciones no me gustan. La intriga y suspenso son buenos y originales, es interesante leerlos. Pero de alguna manera y en ciertos momentos me agobiaba y a veces me saltaba lineas. No me gusta para nada los finales tipo continuará, no me gusta q me quieran enganchar con el final de un libro...en definitiva si la escritora es buena no necesita hacerlo...
July 3, 2015
Todas las expectativas que se generaron con el final del 1er libro se deshicieron en cada página de este segundo libro.
Casi todo libro cuenta como la Dra Black permanece secuestrada para realizarle mayores estudios porque resulta que su tipo de sangre es único y actúa de determinada manera de acuerdo a cada experiencia sexual vivida.
El Dr Quinn la busca por cielo y tierra, con los recursos interminables de su amigo millonario Leo. Montan una operación de rescate y luego de resguardo de toda su familia.
Aburrido y tedioso, espero que el final levante un poco.
Casi todo libro cuenta como la Dra Black permanece secuestrada para realizarle mayores estudios porque resulta que su tipo de sangre es único y actúa de determinada manera de acuerdo a cada experiencia sexual vivida.
El Dr Quinn la busca por cielo y tierra, con los recursos interminables de su amigo millonario Leo. Montan una operación de rescate y luego de resguardo de toda su familia.
Aburrido y tedioso, espero que el final levante un poco.
May 20, 2020
Wow, this was so boring. I had so many problems with the first book, but I'll give it some props: at least it wasn't this. This book is so divorced from the first book that you don't have to read it at all. If you're after a sexy romance book, don't look here. 200ish pages of this book is literally the main character being kidnapped and not really being too bothered about it. Also how do you make an orgasm factory boring? An ORGASM FACTORY. Honestly, I don't even know what to say except, why bother?
September 19, 2021
Por como empieza, parecía que iba estar más interesante que el primero ya que me ha gustado que también pusieran partes de los pensamientos del protagonista, pero a medida que iba pasando las páginas se me ha vuelto hacer lento y pesado de leer, tanto que hasta por veces me daba sueño y se me cerraban los ojos, algo que jamás me ha pasado con un libro. Otra vez termina interesante y te deja con ganas de saber como termina esta historia, así que a ver que nos depara el tercer y último libro, quiero tener esperanzas de que este si va estar bien.
November 11, 2012
I liked having the story told from the two perspectives of Alex and Jeremy. I was a little annoyed with Alex's abduction and her consequent reaction to it. Overall, though I liked the book and will be reading the final part due to, once again, a clever twist/cliffhanger at the end! Also sorta wish I had a love like Jeremy and Alex's - finally a romantic connection that's built up over years not mere weeks!!
October 13, 2012
Absolutely loved it. Will definately be reading the next addition to this series. Indigo has done another awesome job. I love how much Jeremy adores Alexa and am so glad he has finally realised what he has been missing all those years. I so hope they will finally get their happy ever after.
February 1, 2013
In book 2 of Avalon series, we are opening up our eyes to more than normal. We are experiencing to feel things we don't usually see. Another great in depth way of seeing a woman and her sexual experience using visual images, being touched and watching other people.
November 2, 2012
An easy read for the times when you don't want to think.
March 21, 2013
Just as I expected... The story continued the journey better than I had thought it would and left me wanting more.... Fantastic style of writing...
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August 14, 2014I can't.
I read 20 pages and I just can't. I hated the first book. not even in the name of winning a competition could you get me to finish this one.
I read 20 pages and I just can't. I hated the first book. not even in the name of winning a competition could you get me to finish this one.
May 27, 2023
Easy listen brain out book, the last one of the trilogy isn’t on borrowbox, but don’t think I’ll bother buying it.
May 18, 2025
3.5/5⭐️
I feel the series itself is experimental, with merging of genres like romance, suspense and eroticism. I didn't know it was the 2nd book in the trilogy but I went ahead and read it, and to be honest I liked it, only enough. It is more oriented towards sexual themes and feels to me rather an imitation of 50 shades of grey (speaking only through guess since I haven't read it too).
I feel the series itself is experimental, with merging of genres like romance, suspense and eroticism. I didn't know it was the 2nd book in the trilogy but I went ahead and read it, and to be honest I liked it, only enough. It is more oriented towards sexual themes and feels to me rather an imitation of 50 shades of grey (speaking only through guess since I haven't read it too).
June 19, 2013
Overview
The second in the intensely erotic Avalon series that started with Destined to Play. Perfect for anyone who was seduced by 50 Shades of Grey.
Psychologist Alexandra Blake has been awakened sexually by her lover, Jeremy Quinn. Their erotic journey has seen Alexandra explore her innermost sexual fantasies and pushed her boundaries to their very limit.
Her world is plunged into uncertainty when she is abducted in London and Alexandra finds herself caught up in a dangerous game being played out in the shadows. Her captors want to use her to explore the darkest enigma of female sexuality and Alexandra is powerless to escape—but does she even want to? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game gone too far, or is there still everything to play for. . . .
Destined to Feel is the second book in the Avalon trilogy exploring the intricate relationships between trust and betrayal, desire and love, risk . . . and reward. If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you will love Destined to Feel.
My Thoughts
I don't know how to say this, cause i really didn't want it to be the case, but i couldn't wait for the book to be finished, and that's not in a good way.
So, as we know from the end of Book 1, Alex and Jeremy have figured out that they can make their relationship work because of circumstances in their lives, and it's all on an upswing right? Alex and her husband have an agreement now because we know what his inclinations are and things seem to be smelling of roses.
Of course that means that the anxiety and hints that we got at the end of book 1 were going to come true. One of the best parts that i found from the first installment was the tail end, where they imply that there's a lot going on behind the scenes to all this drug development and that Alex's life and that of her family may be at risk. I liked that there was a hint of mystery and trouble in the background. Well that comes out to us in full force at the onset of this story.
Alex is on her way to a forum with all of the people involved in the development of the depression drug when she's intercepted by 2 folks posing as her drivers and she's 'kidnapped' and taken to places unknown. She's medicated, tied up, stuffed in a suitcase and all this happens without anyone else knowing about it. interesting right?
What i didn't quite understand though is how she was so calm throughout all this stuff and how she was so quick to agree to what they were asking her to do and believe what they said about Jeremy. Personally, i got the sense from the first book that she thought a LOT more about things and didn't necessarily trust what was in front of her but all that kind of fell to the way side. There was also a lot of stuff that was far fetched that i really wasn't buying into it.
Then we can take a look at the sensual nature of this book. where we had started on this journey with a steamy romance between Jeremy and Alex, where we got present day accounts as well as those hot and heavy flashbacks, everything in this book was an experiment. nothing was real, there was no feeling behind it, just clinical stuff and human responses. i felt like it was just lacking a real connection that i wanted to get.
We also didn't really get to know ANYONE in this book besides those that we knew already. there were a few doctors and a few folks that Jeremy knew that we saw from time to time, but no real deep insight into them, their relationships and their roles.
The ending of this installment was also quite typical and expected, especially since we know that it's a trilogy, although i was waiting for a bit more of an exciting jump off to keep us on the edge of our seat until the next book was available. (in this case it's out already so if i choose to finish the trilogy, i have it already).
So, my questions
1) what's going to happen to Alex and Jeremy?
2) What's going to happen with the Xsade folks ?
3) will Alex's kids get kidnapped?
4) who else is a traitor?
5) should i even bother reading the finale to the trilogy?
The second in the intensely erotic Avalon series that started with Destined to Play. Perfect for anyone who was seduced by 50 Shades of Grey.
Psychologist Alexandra Blake has been awakened sexually by her lover, Jeremy Quinn. Their erotic journey has seen Alexandra explore her innermost sexual fantasies and pushed her boundaries to their very limit.
Her world is plunged into uncertainty when she is abducted in London and Alexandra finds herself caught up in a dangerous game being played out in the shadows. Her captors want to use her to explore the darkest enigma of female sexuality and Alexandra is powerless to escape—but does she even want to? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game gone too far, or is there still everything to play for. . . .
Destined to Feel is the second book in the Avalon trilogy exploring the intricate relationships between trust and betrayal, desire and love, risk . . . and reward. If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you will love Destined to Feel.
My Thoughts
I don't know how to say this, cause i really didn't want it to be the case, but i couldn't wait for the book to be finished, and that's not in a good way.
So, as we know from the end of Book 1, Alex and Jeremy have figured out that they can make their relationship work because of circumstances in their lives, and it's all on an upswing right? Alex and her husband have an agreement now because we know what his inclinations are and things seem to be smelling of roses.
Of course that means that the anxiety and hints that we got at the end of book 1 were going to come true. One of the best parts that i found from the first installment was the tail end, where they imply that there's a lot going on behind the scenes to all this drug development and that Alex's life and that of her family may be at risk. I liked that there was a hint of mystery and trouble in the background. Well that comes out to us in full force at the onset of this story.
Alex is on her way to a forum with all of the people involved in the development of the depression drug when she's intercepted by 2 folks posing as her drivers and she's 'kidnapped' and taken to places unknown. She's medicated, tied up, stuffed in a suitcase and all this happens without anyone else knowing about it. interesting right?
What i didn't quite understand though is how she was so calm throughout all this stuff and how she was so quick to agree to what they were asking her to do and believe what they said about Jeremy. Personally, i got the sense from the first book that she thought a LOT more about things and didn't necessarily trust what was in front of her but all that kind of fell to the way side. There was also a lot of stuff that was far fetched that i really wasn't buying into it.
Then we can take a look at the sensual nature of this book. where we had started on this journey with a steamy romance between Jeremy and Alex, where we got present day accounts as well as those hot and heavy flashbacks, everything in this book was an experiment. nothing was real, there was no feeling behind it, just clinical stuff and human responses. i felt like it was just lacking a real connection that i wanted to get.
We also didn't really get to know ANYONE in this book besides those that we knew already. there were a few doctors and a few folks that Jeremy knew that we saw from time to time, but no real deep insight into them, their relationships and their roles.
The ending of this installment was also quite typical and expected, especially since we know that it's a trilogy, although i was waiting for a bit more of an exciting jump off to keep us on the edge of our seat until the next book was available. (in this case it's out already so if i choose to finish the trilogy, i have it already).
So, my questions
1) what's going to happen to Alex and Jeremy?
2) What's going to happen with the Xsade folks ?
3) will Alex's kids get kidnapped?
4) who else is a traitor?
5) should i even bother reading the finale to the trilogy?
January 12, 2013
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DESTINED TO FEEL: As Much Thriller as Erotica, with A Cliff at the End
DESTINED TO FEEL
An Avalon Novel
Indigo Bloome
Harper Collins/Avon Red
0000000000000, 0062243608
CD/Audio with Louise Crawford (Bolinda)January 15, 2013
Trade Paperback/E-Book February 12, 2013
336 pages
E-galley loaned by Avon/Harper Collins via Edelweiss in expectation that any review would be fair. No remuneration exchanged. Except as noted, all opinions herein are my own.
The second in the intensely erotic Avalon series that started with Destined to Play. Perfect for anyone who was seduced by 50 Shades of Grey. Psychologist Alexandra Blake has been awakened sexually by her lover, Jeremy Quinn. Their erotic journey has seen Alexandra explore her innermost sexual fantasies and pushed her boundaries to their very limit. Her world is plunged into uncertainty when she is abducted in London and Alexandra finds herself caught up in a dangerous game being played out in the shadows. Her captors want to use her to explore the darkest enigma of female sexuality and Alexandra is powerless to escape—but does she even want to? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game gone too far, or is there still everything to play for. . . . Destined to Feel is the second book in the Avalon trilogy exploring the intricate relationships between trust and betrayal, desire and love, risk . . . and reward. If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you will love Destined to Feel.
http://www.avonromance.com
My Take:
Highly sexually charged. I found DESTINED TO FEEL, the second volume in this series, as disturbing as the first. I found both books were scarier than they were erotic. But they were also impossible to put down once I began to read them. The story is in a two-head first-persons immediate-past tense and past tense narrative, The voices the author writes in remind me of a statement to the police reporting every step of an incident. Somewhere off mic there's a lawyer asking the narrators questions like, "And, Dr. Blake, what did the kidnappers do then?"
It's not quite "tell" versus "show" but, while not unique, it is unusual. Sometimes it feels like a series of sexual vignettes linked by a thriller plot. Sometimes the sex is erotic and elusive and other times its on the ground or up against a rock. There's a lot of memory of experiences and a lot of immediate encounters where Alexandra is without Jeremy and is forced to confront her sexuality.
It truly is a surreal sexual fantasy, where you aren't really sure what's happening to the character. She is so manipulated in this book, and was also in the last, that I don't know that she would know which end was up. At least in this book, the man who provided the mysterious and exciting experience, Jeremy, is experiencing facing his own worse fear.
I find the female character amazing in her willingness to explore her sexuality. Amazing as in too unreal; I don't believe it.
Where the science felt sketchy in the first book, DESTINED TO PLAY, it felt off the rails here. The heroine, Dr. Blake, has a the A/B Blood type that is apparently special in terms of sexuality. But, the idea that it may cure cancer because of an allele - a type of alternate DNA, just goes too far.
Honestly, i wanted to read this book because the last ended on an amazing cliff hanger. It is resolved, but we're left with an only slightly less precarious cliff hanger at the end of this.
Yeah, I will have to read the next one too. Like I said - I couldn't put them down.How do you feel about cliffhangers?
DESTINED TO FEEL: As Much Thriller as Erotica, with A Cliff at the End
DESTINED TO FEEL
An Avalon Novel
Indigo Bloome
Harper Collins/Avon Red
0000000000000, 0062243608
CD/Audio with Louise Crawford (Bolinda)January 15, 2013
Trade Paperback/E-Book February 12, 2013
336 pages
E-galley loaned by Avon/Harper Collins via Edelweiss in expectation that any review would be fair. No remuneration exchanged. Except as noted, all opinions herein are my own.
The second in the intensely erotic Avalon series that started with Destined to Play. Perfect for anyone who was seduced by 50 Shades of Grey. Psychologist Alexandra Blake has been awakened sexually by her lover, Jeremy Quinn. Their erotic journey has seen Alexandra explore her innermost sexual fantasies and pushed her boundaries to their very limit. Her world is plunged into uncertainty when she is abducted in London and Alexandra finds herself caught up in a dangerous game being played out in the shadows. Her captors want to use her to explore the darkest enigma of female sexuality and Alexandra is powerless to escape—but does she even want to? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game gone too far, or is there still everything to play for. . . . Destined to Feel is the second book in the Avalon trilogy exploring the intricate relationships between trust and betrayal, desire and love, risk . . . and reward. If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you will love Destined to Feel.
http://www.avonromance.com
My Take:
Highly sexually charged. I found DESTINED TO FEEL, the second volume in this series, as disturbing as the first. I found both books were scarier than they were erotic. But they were also impossible to put down once I began to read them. The story is in a two-head first-persons immediate-past tense and past tense narrative, The voices the author writes in remind me of a statement to the police reporting every step of an incident. Somewhere off mic there's a lawyer asking the narrators questions like, "And, Dr. Blake, what did the kidnappers do then?"
It's not quite "tell" versus "show" but, while not unique, it is unusual. Sometimes it feels like a series of sexual vignettes linked by a thriller plot. Sometimes the sex is erotic and elusive and other times its on the ground or up against a rock. There's a lot of memory of experiences and a lot of immediate encounters where Alexandra is without Jeremy and is forced to confront her sexuality.
It truly is a surreal sexual fantasy, where you aren't really sure what's happening to the character. She is so manipulated in this book, and was also in the last, that I don't know that she would know which end was up. At least in this book, the man who provided the mysterious and exciting experience, Jeremy, is experiencing facing his own worse fear.
I find the female character amazing in her willingness to explore her sexuality. Amazing as in too unreal; I don't believe it.
Where the science felt sketchy in the first book, DESTINED TO PLAY, it felt off the rails here. The heroine, Dr. Blake, has a the A/B Blood type that is apparently special in terms of sexuality. But, the idea that it may cure cancer because of an allele - a type of alternate DNA, just goes too far.
Honestly, i wanted to read this book because the last ended on an amazing cliff hanger. It is resolved, but we're left with an only slightly less precarious cliff hanger at the end of this.
Yeah, I will have to read the next one too. Like I said - I couldn't put them down.How do you feel about cliffhangers?
March 21, 2022
So far, I've been VERY disappointed. But maybe it's me, maybe if I read the first bk again, I wouldn't like it now either.
In 'Destined to play', I felt the female main character was a bit melodramatic in her dialogue, & feelings expressed privately in her inner monologues, but this 2nd book has taken it to a whole new level. Because of the 2 main characters situation, you get to hear a lot more about what they think of each other - & it's cringe worthy. Each keeps waxing lyrical about the other, going on & on about how amazing they are in their profession... fabulous in their relationships... incredible in their personalities...& perfect in their appearance... etc, it's nauseating-ly OTT unrealistic & feels juvenile + one dimensional. Worst of all the MC are portrayed so very earnestly, with no real humour. It all just takes me out of my imaginings of the story - it's also really hard to keep reading, with my eyes rolling so often!
BTW there is no romance in this book, & I didn't find it at all erotic.
My advice would be to read the first novel if you want, but don't bother with the 2nd (or just borrow it from a library if you don't trust me - don't waste your money). I haven't read the 3rd, & I actually got it with the 2nd, after reading 1st book. But now I don't know if I can stomach finishing this one, let alone the 3rd & finale. I usually hate not finishing books/series, but I'm almost dreading having to read any more of this 💩.
The next part are all spoilers, but they illustrate my frustration & disbelief of the OTT storyline, the ridiculous character depictions & the awful, awful writing.
TBC
In 'Destined to play', I felt the female main character was a bit melodramatic in her dialogue, & feelings expressed privately in her inner monologues, but this 2nd book has taken it to a whole new level. Because of the 2 main characters situation, you get to hear a lot more about what they think of each other - & it's cringe worthy. Each keeps waxing lyrical about the other, going on & on about how amazing they are in their profession... fabulous in their relationships... incredible in their personalities...& perfect in their appearance... etc, it's nauseating-ly OTT unrealistic & feels juvenile + one dimensional. Worst of all the MC are portrayed so very earnestly, with no real humour. It all just takes me out of my imaginings of the story - it's also really hard to keep reading, with my eyes rolling so often!
BTW there is no romance in this book, & I didn't find it at all erotic.
My advice would be to read the first novel if you want, but don't bother with the 2nd (or just borrow it from a library if you don't trust me - don't waste your money). I haven't read the 3rd, & I actually got it with the 2nd, after reading 1st book. But now I don't know if I can stomach finishing this one, let alone the 3rd & finale. I usually hate not finishing books/series, but I'm almost dreading having to read any more of this 💩.
The next part are all spoilers, but they illustrate my frustration & disbelief of the OTT storyline, the ridiculous character depictions & the awful, awful writing.
TBC
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2013
*** Spoiler alert ***
This is the second of the Avalon Trilogy I have read. The first book was amazing. I am not quite so fond of the second one. In book one Jeremy was portraied as a man who is sure of himself and can handle everything and is ever so secure and cool in everything he does. He also knew how to ride a motor bike, parachute, etc. He was just your perfect guy. In book two we get to see a very unsure of himself Jeremy who bumbles along silly, hurts himself and half the time doesn't help the situation. I understand that Alexandra has been kidnapped. But he is alomst reduced to someone whose hand needs to be held by a girl security person. A little pathetic.
In the audio book versions the first book is read exclusively by a female reader, who could win an oscar with her voice. Very seductive. She also read out all Jeremy's parts and gave him such a great voice as well.
In book two they brought in a second reader. Then it becomes confusing. Although the woman reader still reads Jeremy's words in the chapters about Alexandra, in the chapters about Jeremy a male reader takes over.
This is confusing and his voice actually contributes to the "whimpy" appearance Jeremy makes in this book. It was a disappointment from a listening perspective. I might have enjoyed this book more had I read it in hard copy and relied on the female reader's voice from memory to have the characters come alive.
I'll hang in there and will read book three as well, but sure hope there will only be one reader.
This is the second of the Avalon Trilogy I have read. The first book was amazing. I am not quite so fond of the second one. In book one Jeremy was portraied as a man who is sure of himself and can handle everything and is ever so secure and cool in everything he does. He also knew how to ride a motor bike, parachute, etc. He was just your perfect guy. In book two we get to see a very unsure of himself Jeremy who bumbles along silly, hurts himself and half the time doesn't help the situation. I understand that Alexandra has been kidnapped. But he is alomst reduced to someone whose hand needs to be held by a girl security person. A little pathetic.
In the audio book versions the first book is read exclusively by a female reader, who could win an oscar with her voice. Very seductive. She also read out all Jeremy's parts and gave him such a great voice as well.
In book two they brought in a second reader. Then it becomes confusing. Although the woman reader still reads Jeremy's words in the chapters about Alexandra, in the chapters about Jeremy a male reader takes over.
This is confusing and his voice actually contributes to the "whimpy" appearance Jeremy makes in this book. It was a disappointment from a listening perspective. I might have enjoyed this book more had I read it in hard copy and relied on the female reader's voice from memory to have the characters come alive.
I'll hang in there and will read book three as well, but sure hope there will only be one reader.
April 5, 2013
The almost unbearable excitement of meeting up with her lover devolves into terror for Dr. Alexandra Blake when her travel plans take on a very sinister turn. She has no idea who wants her or why. She only prays she will live to see her children again.
Absolute horror consumes Dr. Jeremy Quinn when he sees Alexa disappear before his eyes. He knows instantly that his research has put her in harm’s way, and he will stop at nothing to have her safely back in his arms.
This whole situation is beyond surreal, which makes Alexa wonder if she is somehow dreaming the entire thing. Unfortunately, it becomes all too apparent that what these people want from her is very much real. Their terms seem reasonable enough, yet despite how much her body is enjoying their experiments, Alexa is well aware there is nothing she can do to stop them. Jeremy is nearly out of his mind trying to find Alexa, knowing if he does, nothing will keep him from her ever again.
Ms. Bloome is an amazing author, with the ability to put you right in the moment with her characters, which in this case makes me very uncomfortable. The whole situation Alexa is in is so unnerving that to see her actually enjoy it feels completely off. While it may be stimulating, in the basest most clinical way, there is very little about this storyline that I find passionate or sensual. In my opinion, only Jeremy’s actions fit the situation to perfection, and every ounce of fear and terror he feels comes across loud and clear.
Lototy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Absolute horror consumes Dr. Jeremy Quinn when he sees Alexa disappear before his eyes. He knows instantly that his research has put her in harm’s way, and he will stop at nothing to have her safely back in his arms.
This whole situation is beyond surreal, which makes Alexa wonder if she is somehow dreaming the entire thing. Unfortunately, it becomes all too apparent that what these people want from her is very much real. Their terms seem reasonable enough, yet despite how much her body is enjoying their experiments, Alexa is well aware there is nothing she can do to stop them. Jeremy is nearly out of his mind trying to find Alexa, knowing if he does, nothing will keep him from her ever again.
Ms. Bloome is an amazing author, with the ability to put you right in the moment with her characters, which in this case makes me very uncomfortable. The whole situation Alexa is in is so unnerving that to see her actually enjoy it feels completely off. While it may be stimulating, in the basest most clinical way, there is very little about this storyline that I find passionate or sensual. In my opinion, only Jeremy’s actions fit the situation to perfection, and every ounce of fear and terror he feels comes across loud and clear.
Lototy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
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