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Hurting To Feel
Warning: No safe word allowed. Broken hero and an emotionally wounded heroine. One inflicts pain, one needs pain to feel. Both carry secrets that might destroy everything.
Nate Rafferty, grew up on the streets, fighting for survival and dominating everyone. Locked inside himself, he attempts to outrun the darkness that makes him hurt others for pleasure. Until Addison walks into his life and his fight or flight instincts threaten to ruin everything he wants…and he wants Addy.
Despite Addison Flints attraction to Nate Rafferty, her fear of having her secret uncovered prevents her from letting anyone close to her. But when Nate puts his hands on her, leaving her bruised and aching for more, she feels for the first time. And, when she feels, she's afraid of losing the hand that touches her.
Nate Rafferty, grew up on the streets, fighting for survival and dominating everyone. Locked inside himself, he attempts to outrun the darkness that makes him hurt others for pleasure. Until Addison walks into his life and his fight or flight instincts threaten to ruin everything he wants…and he wants Addy.
Despite Addison Flints attraction to Nate Rafferty, her fear of having her secret uncovered prevents her from letting anyone close to her. But when Nate puts his hands on her, leaving her bruised and aching for more, she feels for the first time. And, when she feels, she's afraid of losing the hand that touches her.
226 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 23, 2013
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February 8, 2013
What.the.fuck ????!!!
Edit : 02/Feb/2013
"We need rules."
"No rules." He planted his knee on the mattress, stretched toward her, and grabbed her ankle. "I told you how it would be between us. I proved how I knew you were the one, the only fucking way I know how. I don't take this lightly. You are the one who gets to see the real me and you agreed."
That was me when I first read the blurb ...
No safe words ... That should be interesting .. At least that's what I thought .
I guess what I really got in the end was not what I had bargained for !
Before I progress any further , let me just clarify certain things ...
a) I rated the book 2 stars . And according to Goodreads 2 stars = it was ok . And this book was ok .. Really , it was .
b) This review would probably turn out to be a mess , because I have no idea what I'm going to be talking about here . In the end you may just end up thinking , 'sheesh , this woman is out of her mind ! Talk about contradiction !!!! ' and whatnots .
Here we go ...
I'm gonna straight up cut to the chase here ! The biggest flaw that I figured out about this book was - the definite lack of chemistry between the lead characters , Nate/Nathan and Addison/Addy ! Especially in a story where the two lead characters are a pair straight out of the 'fucked ups ' , I couldn't see what actually ticked into place for them to fall in love * scoffs * If I can call it that ! Both of them were broken , Nate was a child not born out of love , he lived most of his life on the streets ,and grew up trying to survive the hardship that life threw on him . Addy , well , her dad never accepted her as his child and her mom always felt that Addy wasn't good enough . Addy felt ... rejected . So to see these two individuals really successful in their own spheres was like a really proud moment .
And then shit happened !!!!
Addy and Nate meet , and I didn't even realize what fueled their desire to be together . Its just one moment she's rescuing him from the heavy traffic and the next he is asking her out on a date and to be his partner for the evening and stuff . And then the next moment its like Addy cant stop thinking about Nate , even though it was SHE who gave him the cold shoulder treatment and told him she wasn't interested in him !!!
I really liked both Nate and Addy in the beginning . You know , Nate being this broody , dominating , control freak . The kind of man we love ... or should I say , gives me the chills and Addy , who took control of her own life and turned it into a much better place than her past !
It was nice to see both of them holding out strong on their different corners , but once the lust dam broke and all their sexual desires came pouring out , I was like .... WTF !!!
You see , Nate is a sadist . He enjoys watching people in pain . Couple that up with sexual elements , and you have a beast waiting to ravage anything that can be ravaged . He sets his sights on Addy . He tells her what he is all about , and she is like I think I can handle it . This is the part where the book features some really steamy sex scenes . Addy isn't looking for love , but she feels different with Nate and all jazz . But Nate isn't really satisfied and he wants more .. rougher than he usually is . But he is scared that Addy will run away and he cant let that happen . And I was like " Aww he cares" , But then I realized that I never really understood their attraction to each other .
I was okay with that , but then Nate is such a control freak that he starts stalking Addy . Let me explain , there is this scene where Addy goes out to meet this homeless unemployed woman who has a really sick daughter . Nate instantly interfers and forbids Addy to go that place and meet the woman . At first Addy was all adamant and stuff , but then she cracks down and starts sobbing , and then he softens up a bit and he is like it calm down . But then they get back home and Addy is like Nate dont leave me . Nate says , its okay i'm right here I'll just be back and Addy is adamant and refuses to let Nate go . The next thing you know Nate grabs a fistful of Addy's hair , pushes her down on her knees , unzips his trouser , and slaps her with his dick !!!! And if that isn't enough he tells her that he is the only one who can give her whatever she wants . And that she wouldn't meet that woman again ! At this point I was praying that Addy doesn't give in , but then she says yes and I'm all
And then there is the scene where he beats up this prostitute jut because he cant beat Addy up .... That insensitive jackass ..
After this it all became really irritating ..
* sigh * I'm tired just thinking about it ..
Edit : 02/Feb/2013
"We need rules."
"No rules." He planted his knee on the mattress, stretched toward her, and grabbed her ankle. "I told you how it would be between us. I proved how I knew you were the one, the only fucking way I know how. I don't take this lightly. You are the one who gets to see the real me and you agreed."
That was me when I first read the blurb ...
No safe words ... That should be interesting .. At least that's what I thought .
I guess what I really got in the end was not what I had bargained for !
Before I progress any further , let me just clarify certain things ...
a) I rated the book 2 stars . And according to Goodreads 2 stars = it was ok . And this book was ok .. Really , it was .
b) This review would probably turn out to be a mess , because I have no idea what I'm going to be talking about here . In the end you may just end up thinking , 'sheesh , this woman is out of her mind ! Talk about contradiction !!!! ' and whatnots .
Here we go ...
I'm gonna straight up cut to the chase here ! The biggest flaw that I figured out about this book was - the definite lack of chemistry between the lead characters , Nate/Nathan and Addison/Addy ! Especially in a story where the two lead characters are a pair straight out of the 'fucked ups ' , I couldn't see what actually ticked into place for them to fall in love * scoffs * If I can call it that ! Both of them were broken , Nate was a child not born out of love , he lived most of his life on the streets ,and grew up trying to survive the hardship that life threw on him . Addy , well , her dad never accepted her as his child and her mom always felt that Addy wasn't good enough . Addy felt ... rejected . So to see these two individuals really successful in their own spheres was like a really proud moment .
And then shit happened !!!!
Addy and Nate meet , and I didn't even realize what fueled their desire to be together . Its just one moment she's rescuing him from the heavy traffic and the next he is asking her out on a date and to be his partner for the evening and stuff . And then the next moment its like Addy cant stop thinking about Nate , even though it was SHE who gave him the cold shoulder treatment and told him she wasn't interested in him !!!
I really liked both Nate and Addy in the beginning . You know , Nate being this broody , dominating , control freak . The kind of man we love ... or should I say , gives me the chills and Addy , who took control of her own life and turned it into a much better place than her past !
It was nice to see both of them holding out strong on their different corners , but once the lust dam broke and all their sexual desires came pouring out , I was like .... WTF !!!
You see , Nate is a sadist . He enjoys watching people in pain . Couple that up with sexual elements , and you have a beast waiting to ravage anything that can be ravaged . He sets his sights on Addy . He tells her what he is all about , and she is like I think I can handle it . This is the part where the book features some really steamy sex scenes . Addy isn't looking for love , but she feels different with Nate and all jazz . But Nate isn't really satisfied and he wants more .. rougher than he usually is . But he is scared that Addy will run away and he cant let that happen . And I was like " Aww he cares" , But then I realized that I never really understood their attraction to each other .
I was okay with that , but then Nate is such a control freak that he starts stalking Addy . Let me explain , there is this scene where Addy goes out to meet this homeless unemployed woman who has a really sick daughter . Nate instantly interfers and forbids Addy to go that place and meet the woman . At first Addy was all adamant and stuff , but then she cracks down and starts sobbing , and then he softens up a bit and he is like it calm down . But then they get back home and Addy is like Nate dont leave me . Nate says , its okay i'm right here I'll just be back and Addy is adamant and refuses to let Nate go . The next thing you know Nate grabs a fistful of Addy's hair , pushes her down on her knees , unzips his trouser , and slaps her with his dick !!!! And if that isn't enough he tells her that he is the only one who can give her whatever she wants . And that she wouldn't meet that woman again ! At this point I was praying that Addy doesn't give in , but then she says yes and I'm all
And then there is the scene where he beats up this prostitute jut because he cant beat Addy up .... That insensitive jackass ..
After this it all became really irritating ..
* sigh * I'm tired just thinking about it ..
February 21, 2013
Abuse is not sexy, cute, hot or erotic!
First, I want to explain my two stars, because I feel like I'm being way too generous. I'm giving 2 stars only because the beginning was good and the cover is nice. At the same time, the cover is very misleading and way to vanilla for this type of story.
I thought the story is going to be about tortured hero. It kind of was, but I didn't expected for the story to take a turn to the crazy-town. I was keep hoping that Nathan will snap out of it, but he never did. It got worse with every page.
Without further ado, here are some of the things that pissed me off, because I could not understand what author was trying to accomplish by creating such characters:
"Nathan Rafferty really was a thug from the wrong side of town. A man who'd rather beat her than love her. Maybe then, he could get her out of his head and get his life back on track."
***
He said this after he broke in into her house. She found him sitting in the dark.
"There is something about surprising someone." He stretched out his legs and crossed his ankles. "I can almost smell the fear" he inhaled "and feel your heart hammering inside your chest from clear across the room."
***
His head lowered and he spoke into her ear. "Try to play me, doll," he whispered. "You want to know the real Nathan, I'll show you. You want to speed things up and take what I need instead of pussy footing around with what I was giving to you. I'll give it all to you."
And I know that that can sound hot, but it wasn't, because at that point she was scared out of her mind.
***
"I will die trying to get inside your head. You can't run from me. What you think, feel, fear, is now mine. I will know every secret you've buried and every worry you've fed and nurtured by yourself. You think I'm scary now, just know that I can make you or break you."
***
Then he was going to beat her to forget what seeing her here did to him.
***
"If I ever catch you talking, walking, looking at the people on the street, I will beat you until you're too sore to walk out the door."
***
His euphoria came from watching someone plead. He lived off delivering pain.
I get it, there are some people that get off on that. I don't know much about it, but as long as it's consensual, who cares and who am I to judge anyway. The scary part about it was that he wasn't kidding about it. He wasn't talking about inflicting some mild pain, he was talking about seeing a woman in agony and completely broken both emotionally and physically.
Heroine - I dont know what she is about. She owns a company called Carpool Dolls. For the life of me I could not understand what she did for a living. It's not an escort service, even though it sounded like it at first. They help men to get from point A to point B (???). I didn't get it.
You get the impression that she is with him willingly, but then again, she cries a lot, most of the time is confused and scared.
If she would stayed in his house. If she followed his commands. If she allowed herself to love him, she'd lose herself in the process, and she feared if she let him have everything from her, she'd never survive.
I'm not even sure what that means. But it doesn't sound right.
It felt like the whole book was translated from some foreign language using a google translate. Writing wasn't good, at all. It must be bad when someone like me notice it, because I'm not an expert on a subject matter.
Weird, infuriating and confusing story.
First, I want to explain my two stars, because I feel like I'm being way too generous. I'm giving 2 stars only because the beginning was good and the cover is nice. At the same time, the cover is very misleading and way to vanilla for this type of story.
I thought the story is going to be about tortured hero. It kind of was, but I didn't expected for the story to take a turn to the crazy-town. I was keep hoping that Nathan will snap out of it, but he never did. It got worse with every page.
Without further ado, here are some of the things that pissed me off, because I could not understand what author was trying to accomplish by creating such characters:
"Nathan Rafferty really was a thug from the wrong side of town. A man who'd rather beat her than love her. Maybe then, he could get her out of his head and get his life back on track."
***
He said this after he broke in into her house. She found him sitting in the dark.
"There is something about surprising someone." He stretched out his legs and crossed his ankles. "I can almost smell the fear" he inhaled "and feel your heart hammering inside your chest from clear across the room."
***
His head lowered and he spoke into her ear. "Try to play me, doll," he whispered. "You want to know the real Nathan, I'll show you. You want to speed things up and take what I need instead of pussy footing around with what I was giving to you. I'll give it all to you."
And I know that that can sound hot, but it wasn't, because at that point she was scared out of her mind.
***
"I will die trying to get inside your head. You can't run from me. What you think, feel, fear, is now mine. I will know every secret you've buried and every worry you've fed and nurtured by yourself. You think I'm scary now, just know that I can make you or break you."
***
Then he was going to beat her to forget what seeing her here did to him.
***
"If I ever catch you talking, walking, looking at the people on the street, I will beat you until you're too sore to walk out the door."
***
His euphoria came from watching someone plead. He lived off delivering pain.
I get it, there are some people that get off on that. I don't know much about it, but as long as it's consensual, who cares and who am I to judge anyway. The scary part about it was that he wasn't kidding about it. He wasn't talking about inflicting some mild pain, he was talking about seeing a woman in agony and completely broken both emotionally and physically.
Heroine - I dont know what she is about. She owns a company called Carpool Dolls. For the life of me I could not understand what she did for a living. It's not an escort service, even though it sounded like it at first. They help men to get from point A to point B (???). I didn't get it.
You get the impression that she is with him willingly, but then again, she cries a lot, most of the time is confused and scared.
If she would stayed in his house. If she followed his commands. If she allowed herself to love him, she'd lose herself in the process, and she feared if she let him have everything from her, she'd never survive.
I'm not even sure what that means. But it doesn't sound right.
It felt like the whole book was translated from some foreign language using a google translate. Writing wasn't good, at all. It must be bad when someone like me notice it, because I'm not an expert on a subject matter.
Weird, infuriating and confusing story.
March 13, 2013
Ugh. This will teach me not to reach the excerpt first. Another erotic romance that is really nothing more then a story about an abusive man and the Mary Sue he needs, wants, and eventually controls. Hero is a sadomasochistic who bullies heroine into a S&M slave/master relationship. No safe words or contracts are used because he needs it to feel "real."
He paused. "I don't play games. No club scenes, no safe words, no compromise. It's my way and you'll do what I ask of you."
Really? What woman wouldn't jump on that?
But our heroine does. Then she leaves. Then she comes back. Then she leaves. Then he hits her, tells her only he can give her what she wants and needs and she will obey him (paraphrasing here) and suddenly, is he's in nirvana. She gets it.
"If I ever catch you talking, walking, looking at the people on the street, I will beat you until you're too sore to walk out the door."
How romantic.
Let me be frank here, pain is NOT my scene but I don't judge anyone who engages in it. I do, however, judge those who don't respect their partners and engage in safe, consensual, BDSM. No safe word? No contract? No spelling out hard/soft limits? Not willing to discuss your partner's wants and needs? Tell that person to walk because they aren't respecting you and don't want to have a safe relationship with you.
I really feel this was not a romance. Our hero goes into it admitting he wants someone in his life on a permanent basis he can beat. 0_o I think if the book showed character growth-our hero calming down and getting to the root of his anger issues and the author being able to prove to me that the hero and heroine did indeed fall in love...then I would have been a little more satisfied with it. But that doesn't happen. He goes on and on about wanting to break her. Does that sound like love to you? Even his mentor admits that the best feeling he ever had was going to far and breaking a woman.
Egads.
This book left a bad taste in my mouth.
He paused. "I don't play games. No club scenes, no safe words, no compromise. It's my way and you'll do what I ask of you."
Really? What woman wouldn't jump on that?
But our heroine does. Then she leaves. Then she comes back. Then she leaves. Then he hits her, tells her only he can give her what she wants and needs and she will obey him (paraphrasing here) and suddenly, is he's in nirvana. She gets it.
"If I ever catch you talking, walking, looking at the people on the street, I will beat you until you're too sore to walk out the door."
How romantic.
Let me be frank here, pain is NOT my scene but I don't judge anyone who engages in it. I do, however, judge those who don't respect their partners and engage in safe, consensual, BDSM. No safe word? No contract? No spelling out hard/soft limits? Not willing to discuss your partner's wants and needs? Tell that person to walk because they aren't respecting you and don't want to have a safe relationship with you.
I really feel this was not a romance. Our hero goes into it admitting he wants someone in his life on a permanent basis he can beat. 0_o I think if the book showed character growth-our hero calming down and getting to the root of his anger issues and the author being able to prove to me that the hero and heroine did indeed fall in love...then I would have been a little more satisfied with it. But that doesn't happen. He goes on and on about wanting to break her. Does that sound like love to you? Even his mentor admits that the best feeling he ever had was going to far and breaking a woman.
Egads.
This book left a bad taste in my mouth.
January 25, 2013
DNF - Horrific ugly book that I recommend to no one. I love to read and will usually read anything I can get my hands on. However:
SPOILER
The H is a sadist. He abuses the h and I find nothing romantic or nice about it. He thinks he is going too fast for the h and is scaring her away, he has sex with h and then he leaves and goes and hires a prostitute and proceeds to beat the heck out her. This is the point where I am done. No redeeming this H...I can honestly say this book made me sick.
END SPOILER
This author is now on my permanent do not buy list. I am not a prude but this was just too much.
SPOILER
The H is a sadist. He abuses the h and I find nothing romantic or nice about it. He thinks he is going too fast for the h and is scaring her away, he has sex with h and then he leaves and goes and hires a prostitute and proceeds to beat the heck out her. This is the point where I am done. No redeeming this H...I can honestly say this book made me sick.
END SPOILER
This author is now on my permanent do not buy list. I am not a prude but this was just too much.
January 27, 2013
Just finished reading this book, my first thought? Pick anyone of the latest New Adult Heroes: Knight, Jesse, Horse, Deuce, etc...but on steroids! Both H and h were very dysfunctional, he needed to inflict pain to feel, and she didn't know what it was to have attention, so she thought that his attention was love. There is something seriously wrong with people who think that pain equals love, specially when she tried to save others from that fate, yet she felt loved when it was inflicted upon her. Actually, he showed better sense and tried to hold back, thinking that if he pushed too much she would leave him, showing that he knew what he did and the way he felt was wrong, unfortunately, it was Addison herself who insisted that she wanted all of what he could give her. Does that make her the more dysfunctional of the two?
I have a hard time claiming the ending was happy, but like one of my friends said, you hope that as they try to heal each other they come to the realization that there is more to life than pain, and seek professional help.
I have a hard time claiming the ending was happy, but like one of my friends said, you hope that as they try to heal each other they come to the realization that there is more to life than pain, and seek professional help.
Want to read
January 26, 2013WARNING: No safe word allowed. Broken hero and an emotionally wounded heroine. One inflicts pain, one needs pain to feel. Both carry secrets that might destroy everything.
hmmmmm.....from the review i read apparently H is sadist.... again hmmmm....
wondering should i read it or not, but i already know i will and that i will probably be NOT very happy...
but curiosity will kill the cat....
hmmmmm.....from the review i read apparently H is sadist.... again hmmmm....
wondering should i read it or not, but i already know i will and that i will probably be NOT very happy...
but curiosity will kill the cat....
February 5, 2013
I'm feeling a bit guilty at being the first one to review this book here on Goodreads, because I didn't like it.
It was the first book I read written by Abby Wood, and given the blurb, I thought I'd like it.
Addison Flint is a businesswoman, running a successful business providing clients with a passenger when they need to use carpool lane : Carpool Dolls. When she meets Nate Rafferty, Portland most elegible bachelor and powerful CEO, the chemestry is undeniable. As they begin a relationship, she quickly learns that Nate _ or Nathan _ needs violence to fulfill his needs and cope with the darkness inside his soul. She's intrigued and soon comes to crave his rough touch to feel the love she's never been given in her life. Yet, it'll both take them efforts to adapt to their growing relationship, and it's a long way to go for these two damaged people to reach completion...
And yet, I was disappointed. The hero was just a huge jerk for me _ no matter his excuses to behave that way _ and the heroine was simply a pushover. Don't get me wrong, I know what kind of kink this book would be about, but I thought things weren't well handled. What bothered me most was the dubious consent. I'm not bothered by erotic reads dealing with sexual violence, total power exchange, and rape fantasy. But I think it's essential, at some point, that both the dominant and the submissive not only know exactly what they get into but also both agree to it _ no matter what kind of relationship then develops between them. Here, I had the feeling that Nathan was forcing Addy's hand since the very beginning and all through the book. I didn't like it and it prevented me from really appreciating the plot development.
I also wasn't a big fan of the big family drama the heroine goes through. It was a bit confused to me, and I didn't think it brought anything particular to the storyplot.
Plus, well... the end was a big WTF-moment for me. It was rushed and abrupt. I don't know if there'll be a second book or not. This one doesn't precisely end on a cliffhanger, but it leaves an aftertaste of unfinished business.
There was two things I liked though : how both characters struggle with their pulsions and need _ and the writing was rather good.
It was the first book I read written by Abby Wood, and given the blurb, I thought I'd like it.
Addison Flint is a businesswoman, running a successful business providing clients with a passenger when they need to use carpool lane : Carpool Dolls. When she meets Nate Rafferty, Portland most elegible bachelor and powerful CEO, the chemestry is undeniable. As they begin a relationship, she quickly learns that Nate _ or Nathan _ needs violence to fulfill his needs and cope with the darkness inside his soul. She's intrigued and soon comes to crave his rough touch to feel the love she's never been given in her life. Yet, it'll both take them efforts to adapt to their growing relationship, and it's a long way to go for these two damaged people to reach completion...
And yet, I was disappointed. The hero was just a huge jerk for me _ no matter his excuses to behave that way _ and the heroine was simply a pushover. Don't get me wrong, I know what kind of kink this book would be about, but I thought things weren't well handled. What bothered me most was the dubious consent. I'm not bothered by erotic reads dealing with sexual violence, total power exchange, and rape fantasy. But I think it's essential, at some point, that both the dominant and the submissive not only know exactly what they get into but also both agree to it _ no matter what kind of relationship then develops between them. Here, I had the feeling that Nathan was forcing Addy's hand since the very beginning and all through the book. I didn't like it and it prevented me from really appreciating the plot development.
I also wasn't a big fan of the big family drama the heroine goes through. It was a bit confused to me, and I didn't think it brought anything particular to the storyplot.
Plus, well... the end was a big WTF-moment for me. It was rushed and abrupt. I don't know if there'll be a second book or not. This one doesn't precisely end on a cliffhanger, but it leaves an aftertaste of unfinished business.
There was two things I liked though : how both characters struggle with their pulsions and need _ and the writing was rather good.
February 16, 2015
This book does NOT deserve a review but a few choice sentences....
This book is sick...
It is loose and doesn't stay on track, the character development is seriously lacking.....
I judged this book by its cover and the summary, it was not up to even close to meeting my lowest expectations.....
Like two different story's with 4 different main characters crammed together and forced to fit, to become only 2 characters with different personalities, If this was a piece of art it would cause all onlookers to be physically sick.
This book is sick...
It is loose and doesn't stay on track, the character development is seriously lacking.....
I judged this book by its cover and the summary, it was not up to even close to meeting my lowest expectations.....
Like two different story's with 4 different main characters crammed together and forced to fit, to become only 2 characters with different personalities, If this was a piece of art it would cause all onlookers to be physically sick.
May 6, 2016
Not sure what I have just read?! This book was not a romance or even about a relationship it was just about a man need control and treating his partner like crap. Not my cup of tea at all! He didn't have any redeeming qualities.
March 13, 2022
Addison + Nathan
Addison was a flight risk till the very end. Even still, I don’t doubt she’ll be ready to pack up and leave whenever she gets upset. For all of Nathan’s talk about never letting her go, and he control this and that… he let her go a lot. I wanted to see some of that rage unleash, but oh well. I still loved it and will read again.
Addison was a flight risk till the very end. Even still, I don’t doubt she’ll be ready to pack up and leave whenever she gets upset. For all of Nathan’s talk about never letting her go, and he control this and that… he let her go a lot. I wanted to see some of that rage unleash, but oh well. I still loved it and will read again.
April 21, 2013
Hurting to feel is a very quick read. I have not read allot of BDSM erotica but from what little I have read and from reviews I have read on other popular books in the genre; I would classify this as a BDSM-lite erotic romance. The 2 main characters Nathan and Addy are pretty fucked up; and that is not in any way a comment on their sexual inclinations. Their issues are much bigger and run much deeper; with an offshoot of their general fucked-up'edness being that neither really understands or has a handle on their own sexuality. These 2 would benefit big time from a few years of therapy and perhaps a bit of xanax.
The story was just "alright" for me because I felt Nathan's character could have been more developed, Addy's backstory with regard to her mother and her paternity was ridiculous and her reaction to it made absolutely no sense at all. (Spoiler) A grown woman so afraid that a complete stranger was going to kill her if he found out he was her father (which in fact he actually wasn't) that she runs from a chance encounter and goes home to vomit? Really? (End Spoiler). I also found Nathan to have a bit of a twisted "poor me" quality to him. Always "Ooh my darkness, my darkness, no one can understand me, no one can handle me, I am destined to walk the earth alone". A bit melodramatic if you ask me.
The other thing that drove me crazy (and I know this is nitpicky, but it annoyed me) was the author's obsession with certain descriptors: chins and breaths to be exact. Midway through the story I was thinking that an audiobook version would make a perfect drinking game. The players would do a shot every time someone pointed their chin, lowered their chin, raised their chin, grabbed and pointed someone else's chin and again when someone hitched a breath, inhaled, blew out a breath, exhaled...be 3 sheets to the wind by the time the story was finished.
The story was just "alright" for me because I felt Nathan's character could have been more developed, Addy's backstory with regard to her mother and her paternity was ridiculous and her reaction to it made absolutely no sense at all. (Spoiler) A grown woman so afraid that a complete stranger was going to kill her if he found out he was her father (which in fact he actually wasn't) that she runs from a chance encounter and goes home to vomit? Really? (End Spoiler). I also found Nathan to have a bit of a twisted "poor me" quality to him. Always "Ooh my darkness, my darkness, no one can understand me, no one can handle me, I am destined to walk the earth alone". A bit melodramatic if you ask me.
The other thing that drove me crazy (and I know this is nitpicky, but it annoyed me) was the author's obsession with certain descriptors: chins and breaths to be exact. Midway through the story I was thinking that an audiobook version would make a perfect drinking game. The players would do a shot every time someone pointed their chin, lowered their chin, raised their chin, grabbed and pointed someone else's chin and again when someone hitched a breath, inhaled, blew out a breath, exhaled...be 3 sheets to the wind by the time the story was finished.
January 29, 2013
Ok when I bought this book there where two reviews one five stars one one star.
I give it 2
I don't have a problem with the sexual exploration in this book my issues where well one the H was always going then promising to stay and then the next sentence going an then stay and then going, and seriously it goes on and on. The entire book is her freakin going and then coming back.
It's not really sexually explicit in my opinion more like, ooh he's rough and I like it, he held my hips harrrd.
And then for the heck of it we'll throw in this random who is my father crap which felt like it was just trying to break up the story.
Concept ok but just boring really.
I give it 2
I don't have a problem with the sexual exploration in this book my issues where well one the H was always going then promising to stay and then the next sentence going an then stay and then going, and seriously it goes on and on. The entire book is her freakin going and then coming back.
It's not really sexually explicit in my opinion more like, ooh he's rough and I like it, he held my hips harrrd.
And then for the heck of it we'll throw in this random who is my father crap which felt like it was just trying to break up the story.
Concept ok but just boring really.
January 31, 2013
I am not sure what exactly I read. This book had a lot of potential but it was all over the place. The leading male in this book had all this anger and you never really knew why. He was over protective to the point it was almost psychotic. The leading female was just as nuts. She was weak and unsure of herself. This book could have been a lot better it had the right ingredients but it fell short, im still trying to figure out WTH I just read.
April 21, 2013
I did a lot of skipping around in the book. I don't know if it was the style of writing or the story line altogether. Eventually I just skipped to the end and was thoroughly happy I did not waste any more time reading this book. Maybe the author was going for the wow factor, but in the end there was really nothing enjoyable or entertaining about this book. I am very happy I did not spend money on it, I would have be very unhappy if I did.
January 29, 2013
I went into this book with low or no expectations. The previous reviews were not great, BUT I found it to be a good story of 2 broken individuals needing each other to heal. This book is not for the faint of heart and is not a all good, feel good love story, but it is a good glimpse into S&M and I found I quite enjoyed this book and the Author.
July 9, 2013
First and foremost, this book is not for everybody. I had to suspend my personal preferences to really enjoy the story. Hurting to Feel is not a "love" story by any stretch of the imagination. Instead, its about the finer points of "S&M". Once I got over how I just absolutely, positively COULDN'T hang in that type of relationship, I enjoyed the story.
Want to read
February 1, 2013A little nervous to read this one based on the reviews.
April 20, 2013
Even though this is a little tougher BDSM,erotic book I loved it.
Fast paced and kept me going cause I wasnt sure what happened next.
Fast paced and kept me going cause I wasnt sure what happened next.
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