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Heart of Stone #3
Resolution
The third and final installment of the ‘Heart of Stone’ trilogy
‘You’ll always own my heart Mason, because you hold the broken pieces in your clenched fist…Don’t let the dust slip through your fingers’
Fighting for her life and her Freedom, Ava has to once again rely on her inner strength to escape Dane’s hold.
Her and Masons relationship hits a new level of lethal and Ava soon discovers just how much Mason is struggling to keep clean. His mood swings are volatile and his erratic sexual desires begin to put a strain on their relationship and when Ava discovers just how bad Mason’s addiction is, she must finally decide if Mason is what she needs or if she must break free of his grip on her heart.
Sometimes, Love is just that little bit too destructive
This book contains explicit sex scenes, Strong Language, violence and drug abuse…and one hell of a hot alpha male!
‘You’ll always own my heart Mason, because you hold the broken pieces in your clenched fist…Don’t let the dust slip through your fingers’
Fighting for her life and her Freedom, Ava has to once again rely on her inner strength to escape Dane’s hold.
Her and Masons relationship hits a new level of lethal and Ava soon discovers just how much Mason is struggling to keep clean. His mood swings are volatile and his erratic sexual desires begin to put a strain on their relationship and when Ava discovers just how bad Mason’s addiction is, she must finally decide if Mason is what she needs or if she must break free of his grip on her heart.
Sometimes, Love is just that little bit too destructive
This book contains explicit sex scenes, Strong Language, violence and drug abuse…and one hell of a hot alpha male!
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First published April 3, 2013
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April 13, 2013
What the hell happened to this story? This whole book just ends up reading like a sex-fest. There is very little storyline it was literally just sex, drugs, drunkeness and vomit all the way through!
What should have been a powerful ending to their story just ended up being page after page of endless inconsequential moments and far too much sex, literally every other page! And what I find sad about that is, it totally drew me away from the story as I was getting crosser and crosser with the endless pages of sex, drunken behaviour, drugs and vomit, whereas I should have been enjoying the story, but the actual story would have finished nicely in about 200 pages which probably equates to half of this book size.
Add to that another whole pile of crap situations thrown at Ava, it really was beyond me to be able to put up with the fact that this girl has literally had EVERY possible bad happen to her than you could imagine........... it was too much. No heroine ever needs to have had this amount of trauma and sexual situations in her 22 years of living, it's just totally unthinkable. It was as though the author had to outdo each of every bad act with something that they thought was better traumatically wise and it just doesn't work on the scale that is within these three books. Half of it would have sufficed to keep the reader in tune with Ava, what kept happening to her just literally tuned me out of her and I know I've struggled with this in the past two books as I written in my reviews but heck I really found it beyond the plausible in this book.
I was extremely disappointed in this book three, yes I had issues in the previous two books but the story got me over the issues mostly, in this book it's too much and I couldn't get over the typos, grammar, and past the over indulgence of all the things I said above.
What should have been a powerful ending to their story just ended up being page after page of endless inconsequential moments and far too much sex, literally every other page! And what I find sad about that is, it totally drew me away from the story as I was getting crosser and crosser with the endless pages of sex, drunken behaviour, drugs and vomit, whereas I should have been enjoying the story, but the actual story would have finished nicely in about 200 pages which probably equates to half of this book size.
Add to that another whole pile of crap situations thrown at Ava, it really was beyond me to be able to put up with the fact that this girl has literally had EVERY possible bad happen to her than you could imagine........... it was too much. No heroine ever needs to have had this amount of trauma and sexual situations in her 22 years of living, it's just totally unthinkable. It was as though the author had to outdo each of every bad act with something that they thought was better traumatically wise and it just doesn't work on the scale that is within these three books. Half of it would have sufficed to keep the reader in tune with Ava, what kept happening to her just literally tuned me out of her and I know I've struggled with this in the past two books as I written in my reviews but heck I really found it beyond the plausible in this book.
I was extremely disappointed in this book three, yes I had issues in the previous two books but the story got me over the issues mostly, in this book it's too much and I couldn't get over the typos, grammar, and past the over indulgence of all the things I said above.
April 10, 2017
Oh where to begin with this book. The series started out good. It was full of drama and angst, romance, passion, all of that good stuff, but each book became more and more unbelievable. Ava can't seem to catch a break. She's in one dilemma after another, whether she's being attacked or fighting with Mason or fighting her attraction for some random guy. There's so much going on, you become desensitized to the drama and lose empathy for the characters. I actually began to route against a HEA. That should never happen in a romance. I wanted to just be done with Mason and Ava's tumultuous relationship. He was so insensitive to her and I get that he had a heroin addiction, which is why he did the things he did, but if he was my man, his ass would have been gone in book 2 of the series. And at the risk of sounding insensitive, how many times can a person get raped??? Damn, what was it, four times in the series or maybe it was three, with an almost rape in club bathroom. Really? Again I say, too much drama. Also, who stays with a man who gets so high, he rapes her and literally almost rips her throat out with his damn teeth?? Manson cheated on her several times and she would hate him with her entire being for half a day, swearing she would never let him hurt her again, and then she ran right back to him, telling him she can't live without him. WTF? I'm so confused. And why is it that Ava was uncontrollably horny? She wanted to bang at least three other guys besides Mason and succeeded in sleeping with two of them during the series! And Mason says she's not a whore! Apparently I need to revisit that whole definition. I was also disturbed with how they both could sleep with other people -unprotected mind you- and then sleep with each other immediately following that. Eeew! I'm just saying! And I find it hard to believe that after Ava was raped repeatedly, beaten and tortured for an entire week, she would want to immediately have sex with Mason when she is rescued. That was one of the biggest, "Wait. What?" moments for me. Ava made dumb choices, such as running off on her own when someone was trying to kill her also. The characters just become unlikable and I hate that I feel that way, but it is what it is. I know this review sounds really negative, but it just felt like the author tried to shove any and all kind of horrible catastrophes in the story to keep it going. I also found the author to be unreliable, because after Ava's uterus ruptures and she has a hysterectomy, she proceeds to have sex and describes Mason hitting her cervix. As an OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner, I know that if your uterus ruptures and you have a hysterectomy, they are not taking the time to preserve your cervix while you bleed to death. Uterus and cervix all come out. Whew, I think I'm done. Oh wait, one more thing for the author, please, please, please hire an editor for future books. The dialogue is not formatted correctly and you have no idea who is talking half the time. So I bet you're wondering why I gave this book three stars. Well for one, because the story actually had potential and started off good and I think the author genuinely has good ideas and also because the sex scenes were off the chart, smokin' hot!!
April 13, 2017
**Spoilers-DNF**
Someone put me out of my misery and erase this series from my brain!
I can't even take this series any longer. After two and a half books I just can't take any more of this ridiculous plot and Mason screwing up over and over and Ava going right back to him like he didn't just rip her fucking heart out and stomp it on the ground. What else could possibly happen to Ava is what I wanna know. It's so not even plausible any more because everything bad that can happen... happens. Rape, kidnapping, rape, beatings, rape, lied to, rape, cheated on, rape, miscarriage, rape, have best-friend set on fire, rape, branded, rape, torture, and more fucking rape and more fucking horrible things.
I mean... What. The. Fuck.
And what finally made me give up and decide not to even finish this last book? The fact that Mason accuses Ava of "liking" the sick and twisted shit her kidnapper did to her, then he goes missing for well over a week why she is trying to heal from this horrifying shit she just went through and really needed him, he leaves her and his children defenseless, he gets fucked up and high, and cheats on Ava with his ex. Of course Ava swears she is done and she has "hardened" her heart from Mason and she can't "possibly" do it any longer... but of course the next day he shows up and he gives her an orgasm and it's like nothing ever fucking happened.
Again... What. The. Fuck.
And that shit happens over and over and she takes him back like nothing ever happens. Nothing!
JUST MAKE IT STOP!
Oh! And lets not forget Ava getting "wet" just by glancing at any attractive male in her vicinity. I mean come the hell on, she just went through a straight week of rape and torture and yet she tries to fuck Mason and her new body guard right after it happens. And she has no side affects of this shit she went through either. You think she would need some major therapy or something... but nope, not Ava. It's just a day in the life.
I'm gonna say it again... What. The. Fuck.
I just can't even deal. This book is beyond ridiculous and the romance is a fucking joke. Maybe I might come back one day and finish it just to see how it all plays out... but we'll see. I would not recommend.
Someone put me out of my misery and erase this series from my brain!
I can't even take this series any longer. After two and a half books I just can't take any more of this ridiculous plot and Mason screwing up over and over and Ava going right back to him like he didn't just rip her fucking heart out and stomp it on the ground. What else could possibly happen to Ava is what I wanna know. It's so not even plausible any more because everything bad that can happen... happens. Rape, kidnapping, rape, beatings, rape, lied to, rape, cheated on, rape, miscarriage, rape, have best-friend set on fire, rape, branded, rape, torture, and more fucking rape and more fucking horrible things.
I mean... What. The. Fuck.
And what finally made me give up and decide not to even finish this last book? The fact that Mason accuses Ava of "liking" the sick and twisted shit her kidnapper did to her, then he goes missing for well over a week why she is trying to heal from this horrifying shit she just went through and really needed him, he leaves her and his children defenseless, he gets fucked up and high, and cheats on Ava with his ex. Of course Ava swears she is done and she has "hardened" her heart from Mason and she can't "possibly" do it any longer... but of course the next day he shows up and he gives her an orgasm and it's like nothing ever fucking happened.
Again... What. The. Fuck.
And that shit happens over and over and she takes him back like nothing ever happens. Nothing!
JUST MAKE IT STOP!
Oh! And lets not forget Ava getting "wet" just by glancing at any attractive male in her vicinity. I mean come the hell on, she just went through a straight week of rape and torture and yet she tries to fuck Mason and her new body guard right after it happens. And she has no side affects of this shit she went through either. You think she would need some major therapy or something... but nope, not Ava. It's just a day in the life.
I'm gonna say it again... What. The. Fuck.
I just can't even deal. This book is beyond ridiculous and the romance is a fucking joke. Maybe I might come back one day and finish it just to see how it all plays out... but we'll see. I would not recommend.
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February 17, 2020
I have spent half the book freaking out, I have read it relentlessly and in each chapter I was more astonished. After the second book I thought Mason can no longer hurt Ava more than he already had? WRONG!!!!
The smaller thing is that he cheats on her with Rebeca(twice) and this is NOTHING compared to the rest.
There have been times that I have wondered why Ava’s friends don’t slap her when she accepts all his crap and keeps forgiving him. Ok! Here we go.
The book begins with Ava and Dane ( Mason’s ex-best friend, who raped and beaten Ava until her loses her first baby). Dane keeps her kidnapped for 9 days where he torture and rape her incessantly (Ava has been raped for a lifetime, there are many occasions in these books), meanwhile Mason tries to find her while taking drugs nonstop ( first he was addicted to coke and the heroin).
“ I knew Mason would be going insane and he had probably scored by now. It was this particular notion that enraged me; not the fact I was handcuffed to a dingy bed in a filthy room, being raped and beaten every day but the fact that Dane’s actions would have forced Mason back onto the cocaine and I hated him for it. It had been three months since Mason had got high and I had been so proud of him and the fact that Dane taking me would now set him back, once again having to see Mason struggle with the daily cravings and the hunger angered me.” ( you are kidnapped, you are been torture and rape and what goes trough you head is THIS????).
Dane also kidnaps Greg, but Ava takes advantage of the fact that Dane is distracted raping her in the shower and manages to beat him up and escape. They take her to the hospital where Mason enters her room, sees her and without a word leaves to get high again.
“Shush, I know he’s back on the coke Kerrie, I know,” I said gently. “He thinks you hate him Ava, he blames himself and he can’t cope with what Dane did to you. He hates himself for not finishing him when he . . . when you lost the baby and he knows none of this would have happened if he’d followed it through to the end,” ( people that justify the actions of Mason leaves me crazy).
Ava arrives home and asks Mason to make love to her ( after the torture that Ava has gone trough I don’t understand it, but well, she has been raped a thousand times) and here comes another Mason crap, he thinks Ava has enjoyed while being raped.
“My eyes widened as realisation sunk in. Mason thought I had asked Dane to bite me in throws of passion, knowing that was my ultimate orgasm trigger. His face closed down and I looked away, his ultimate betrayal hadn’t been the drugs, or the women or his secrets . . . it was this.”
“I felt myself harden inside, refusing to let my heart, mind and body ever be free to anyone else again.” ( LIES,LIES,LIES. Ava every time Mason breaks her heart she says never again but most of the times the anger lasts one day).
“How many fucking times are you gonna let him fuck you up and then fucking defend him, Ava?” ( GREAT QUESTION, the answer is every time).
“Well guess what Mason, this time you fucked up by gigantic proportions and we are now officially finished. Where the fuck have you been anyway and how many women have you screwed this time?” He flinched, guilt exploded on his face and my heart clenched. “Oh no, no, no Mason. Not again,” I choked out, “Please, no!” “Ava . . . I . . . I don’t think I did but I was high and . . . and I . . . well I need to tell you before she does,”“Tell me before who does?”“My head was fucked Ava . . . I . . . well, I woke up and she . . . she was there . . . in my bed.” My blood froze. “Who was?”“I need to tell you before she does because I know she will.” “WHO?” I yelled. “Rebecca. I don’t think I did though Ava. I mean I know I was high but I’m positive I didn’t sleep with her baby, in fact I know I didn’t. I think I would know the next morning.” (LIAR,LIAR). “DON’T YOU FUCKING CALL ME THAT EVER AGAIN, NOW GET THE FUCK OUT!” I screamed at him. “Ava no, I’m sorry,” he declared. I picked up my glass and threw it against the wall. “GET FUCKING OUT YOU BASTARD!”
But attention that not only forgives him but she excuses his behavior.
“I know, I miss you too but you hurt me too much this time, Mason. I know you slept with Rebecca. And I know it was the coke that made you sleep with her otherwise we’d be over. That’s why I need you to come off the drugs before I come back home, me and the babies. The blonde, you were high; the awful things you said to me, you were high or just coming down, Rebecca . . . you were high. The way you left me in that hospital room alone and hurt . . . you were fucking high . . .” My voice got louder as I begged him to see. “But you used each of those moments as an excuse to use more. I want you to promise that you’ll come to me, wherever I am if you need a hit, I don’t care what I’m doing or where I am. It helped you last time and if it wasn’t for Dane I think you’d still be clean.”
“I hadn’t anticipated just how addicted Mason was. His obvious need and craving to score at every single little problem in his life made me realise he had a serious problem and I didn’t know who to turn to. Why the fuck had he needed to get high? We just rowed like every other fucking couple, yes it was a bad argument but it wasn’t a relationship threatening one. “Mason . . . he got high and . . . and, he raped me Nate.”
And she gets back for more, even she decides to help him go cold turkey, and how does she thank her? Wait for it.
“You told me to tell you how I was feeling Mason, you told me to tell you exactly what was on my mind and when I do you can’t handle it and go lose yourself in either drugs, booze or HER! . . . Every fucking time and I have to leave our children in the middle of the night and come looking for you, crippled with worry and frightened to death what I am gonna find you like and I find you with your tongue stuck in her fucking gaping hole . . . every single fucking time!” I declared with both sadness and anger. “Tell me Mason, tell me what the attraction is with her because I’m really struggling to see exactly what it is. Do you love her? ” I asked, bracing myself for his answer, still unsure after nearly two years exactly what he felt for her. “Because if you do, tell me now before you completely crush me and I can walk out of that door and give you all the permission you need!”I DO NOT LOVE REBECCA; I LOVE YOU AND ONLY YOU!”“Then why do you keep going back to her?”“Because she’s easy when I need it,”“Is she another of your addictions, Mason?”“It’s not like that Ava, but she’s always there when I wanna get obliterated or high. She’s the one that . . . that understands what I go through.”“In future when you get a fucking craving go and find her, I’m sure she’s more understanding than I have ever been! Now do you understand ME?”I screamed and clawed at Nate; Mason’s betrayal and complete disregard for what I had gone through, in the garage with him, putting my heart and soul on the line for him. “There’s nothing left Mason. There’s nothing left for you to destroy. You’ll always own my heart Mason because you hold the pieces in your clenched fist. Don’t let the dust slip through your fingers,” I told him honestly as I slipped my engagement ring off and placed it delicately on the table.
I know this review seems like a negative criticism and it is towards certain attitudes of the characters, especially Ava, there are times I would ask her, and your babies deserve this? But I have to say that the series has me hooked. What can I say? I’m a little masochist that keep coming back for more Mason Fox.
The smaller thing is that he cheats on her with Rebeca(twice) and this is NOTHING compared to the rest.
There have been times that I have wondered why Ava’s friends don’t slap her when she accepts all his crap and keeps forgiving him. Ok! Here we go.
The book begins with Ava and Dane ( Mason’s ex-best friend, who raped and beaten Ava until her loses her first baby). Dane keeps her kidnapped for 9 days where he torture and rape her incessantly (Ava has been raped for a lifetime, there are many occasions in these books), meanwhile Mason tries to find her while taking drugs nonstop ( first he was addicted to coke and the heroin).
“ I knew Mason would be going insane and he had probably scored by now. It was this particular notion that enraged me; not the fact I was handcuffed to a dingy bed in a filthy room, being raped and beaten every day but the fact that Dane’s actions would have forced Mason back onto the cocaine and I hated him for it. It had been three months since Mason had got high and I had been so proud of him and the fact that Dane taking me would now set him back, once again having to see Mason struggle with the daily cravings and the hunger angered me.” ( you are kidnapped, you are been torture and rape and what goes trough you head is THIS????).
Dane also kidnaps Greg, but Ava takes advantage of the fact that Dane is distracted raping her in the shower and manages to beat him up and escape. They take her to the hospital where Mason enters her room, sees her and without a word leaves to get high again.
“Shush, I know he’s back on the coke Kerrie, I know,” I said gently. “He thinks you hate him Ava, he blames himself and he can’t cope with what Dane did to you. He hates himself for not finishing him when he . . . when you lost the baby and he knows none of this would have happened if he’d followed it through to the end,” ( people that justify the actions of Mason leaves me crazy).
Ava arrives home and asks Mason to make love to her ( after the torture that Ava has gone trough I don’t understand it, but well, she has been raped a thousand times) and here comes another Mason crap, he thinks Ava has enjoyed while being raped.
“My eyes widened as realisation sunk in. Mason thought I had asked Dane to bite me in throws of passion, knowing that was my ultimate orgasm trigger. His face closed down and I looked away, his ultimate betrayal hadn’t been the drugs, or the women or his secrets . . . it was this.”
“I felt myself harden inside, refusing to let my heart, mind and body ever be free to anyone else again.” ( LIES,LIES,LIES. Ava every time Mason breaks her heart she says never again but most of the times the anger lasts one day).
“How many fucking times are you gonna let him fuck you up and then fucking defend him, Ava?” ( GREAT QUESTION, the answer is every time).
“Well guess what Mason, this time you fucked up by gigantic proportions and we are now officially finished. Where the fuck have you been anyway and how many women have you screwed this time?” He flinched, guilt exploded on his face and my heart clenched. “Oh no, no, no Mason. Not again,” I choked out, “Please, no!” “Ava . . . I . . . I don’t think I did but I was high and . . . and I . . . well I need to tell you before she does,”“Tell me before who does?”“My head was fucked Ava . . . I . . . well, I woke up and she . . . she was there . . . in my bed.” My blood froze. “Who was?”“I need to tell you before she does because I know she will.” “WHO?” I yelled. “Rebecca. I don’t think I did though Ava. I mean I know I was high but I’m positive I didn’t sleep with her baby, in fact I know I didn’t. I think I would know the next morning.” (LIAR,LIAR). “DON’T YOU FUCKING CALL ME THAT EVER AGAIN, NOW GET THE FUCK OUT!” I screamed at him. “Ava no, I’m sorry,” he declared. I picked up my glass and threw it against the wall. “GET FUCKING OUT YOU BASTARD!”
But attention that not only forgives him but she excuses his behavior.
“I know, I miss you too but you hurt me too much this time, Mason. I know you slept with Rebecca. And I know it was the coke that made you sleep with her otherwise we’d be over. That’s why I need you to come off the drugs before I come back home, me and the babies. The blonde, you were high; the awful things you said to me, you were high or just coming down, Rebecca . . . you were high. The way you left me in that hospital room alone and hurt . . . you were fucking high . . .” My voice got louder as I begged him to see. “But you used each of those moments as an excuse to use more. I want you to promise that you’ll come to me, wherever I am if you need a hit, I don’t care what I’m doing or where I am. It helped you last time and if it wasn’t for Dane I think you’d still be clean.”
“I hadn’t anticipated just how addicted Mason was. His obvious need and craving to score at every single little problem in his life made me realise he had a serious problem and I didn’t know who to turn to. Why the fuck had he needed to get high? We just rowed like every other fucking couple, yes it was a bad argument but it wasn’t a relationship threatening one. “Mason . . . he got high and . . . and, he raped me Nate.”
And she gets back for more, even she decides to help him go cold turkey, and how does she thank her? Wait for it.
“You told me to tell you how I was feeling Mason, you told me to tell you exactly what was on my mind and when I do you can’t handle it and go lose yourself in either drugs, booze or HER! . . . Every fucking time and I have to leave our children in the middle of the night and come looking for you, crippled with worry and frightened to death what I am gonna find you like and I find you with your tongue stuck in her fucking gaping hole . . . every single fucking time!” I declared with both sadness and anger. “Tell me Mason, tell me what the attraction is with her because I’m really struggling to see exactly what it is. Do you love her? ” I asked, bracing myself for his answer, still unsure after nearly two years exactly what he felt for her. “Because if you do, tell me now before you completely crush me and I can walk out of that door and give you all the permission you need!”I DO NOT LOVE REBECCA; I LOVE YOU AND ONLY YOU!”“Then why do you keep going back to her?”“Because she’s easy when I need it,”“Is she another of your addictions, Mason?”“It’s not like that Ava, but she’s always there when I wanna get obliterated or high. She’s the one that . . . that understands what I go through.”“In future when you get a fucking craving go and find her, I’m sure she’s more understanding than I have ever been! Now do you understand ME?”I screamed and clawed at Nate; Mason’s betrayal and complete disregard for what I had gone through, in the garage with him, putting my heart and soul on the line for him. “There’s nothing left Mason. There’s nothing left for you to destroy. You’ll always own my heart Mason because you hold the pieces in your clenched fist. Don’t let the dust slip through your fingers,” I told him honestly as I slipped my engagement ring off and placed it delicately on the table.
I know this review seems like a negative criticism and it is towards certain attitudes of the characters, especially Ava, there are times I would ask her, and your babies deserve this? But I have to say that the series has me hooked. What can I say? I’m a little masochist that keep coming back for more Mason Fox.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 27, 2013
Intense, dark and heartbreaking, the best way to describe all three books. This book will suck you in the dark place with Ava and leave you spinning, kicking and screaming all the way until the end.
Oh Ava, my heart breaks for her and the turmoil that is called her life. Mason doesn’t deserve her but the fire and passion is just too much for then. Being together is toxic but being apart is death for them. Mason and his drug problem is the root of the problem but she never and I mean never thinks about herself and what she feels and needs in her life. Everything revolved around Mason and what she needs to do to help him. I wanted to slap her and shake her but the love she has for Mason is beyond words to describe.
Mason, oh what an alpha male but the pain he brings to the relationship makes you speechless, makes you want to line up with all his other friends and beat the crap out of him and show him the light because he will lose it all and the only person to blame is himself.
This book has a lot of sex, steamy hot sex and group sex to divert your attention and show how close this group of best friends really are with each other. Courtney is always there for Ava and you just love her for it. Kade makes a brief appearance and stirs the pot like only he can and the relationship develops more with Nate. We also get a glimpse of Liv and the hard life she had before Nate.
This was a hard book to put down and after you read each one you just have to sit and let it all sink in. The intense painful life that Ava has lived you just wonder why she never left and took her babies and escape to George’s and start all over again. But Ava is a fighter to the very end and finally gets to have that happy life she is overdue to have.
Oh Ava, my heart breaks for her and the turmoil that is called her life. Mason doesn’t deserve her but the fire and passion is just too much for then. Being together is toxic but being apart is death for them. Mason and his drug problem is the root of the problem but she never and I mean never thinks about herself and what she feels and needs in her life. Everything revolved around Mason and what she needs to do to help him. I wanted to slap her and shake her but the love she has for Mason is beyond words to describe.
Mason, oh what an alpha male but the pain he brings to the relationship makes you speechless, makes you want to line up with all his other friends and beat the crap out of him and show him the light because he will lose it all and the only person to blame is himself.
This book has a lot of sex, steamy hot sex and group sex to divert your attention and show how close this group of best friends really are with each other. Courtney is always there for Ava and you just love her for it. Kade makes a brief appearance and stirs the pot like only he can and the relationship develops more with Nate. We also get a glimpse of Liv and the hard life she had before Nate.
This was a hard book to put down and after you read each one you just have to sit and let it all sink in. The intense painful life that Ava has lived you just wonder why she never left and took her babies and escape to George’s and start all over again. But Ava is a fighter to the very end and finally gets to have that happy life she is overdue to have.
August 24, 2013
Oh my oh my oh my....where do I begin.....I'm honestly lost for words as I'm unable to give this book a rating....this review is not simply for this book but for the entire trilogy as I find it imposible to rate each book on it's own....I'm not going to recap the story here u will find out what happens when u read it..what i will do is try my best to explain my feelings and the emotions i felt while i was reading this book....I both loved and hated this trilogy at times...i was frustrated to hell and i screamed many times....there were times i actually thought that the author was probably a schizophrenic! the emotions the main characters displayed were extreme and changed rather quickly...one thing that irritated me was how every man who came into contact with the heroine seem to fall for her like some kindda spell....there were times i felt the story took on a labyrinth feel and i fought to get out the maze...are u confused by my review...well trust me it's quite fitting for this book...having said all of that i could not put this book down no matter how hard i tried...i stayed up to 4am for 2 consecutive nights and there were many times when i would say that's it i'm done but 5 minutes later i was reading the book again and so it went until the very end...at which point I said halle-frigging-lu-jah!!!!! lol personally i think the author is a crazy genius and a little bit cuckoo(no disrespect) love it or hate it I'm giving this book 4.5* frigging fleeping stars...because as much as i tried and believe me i tried and usually if a book annoy me i would simply stop reading but with this i simply couldnt....so go ahead read the trilogy and make up ur own mind!!! :)
October 9, 2013
Oh Shoot me now!
I swear the biggest threat to these characters are themselves. Can a set of people be any more messed up and wrong for each other? I am starting to doubt their love and that ending was straight out rubbish!!!
What in the hell was that? 4 months Ava? To top it all off, the scoundrel knows what he is doing. He has admitted to his major screw ups and then turn around and do the same things again? What in the hell is wrong with these characters and author??? O.O
If I was Ava, I would stop screwing everything with a penis, because it gets you no where! These characters continue to constantly hurt each other. When they are together, my God is it explosive! But then life happens and it's all down the crapper again.
Then that ending ... sometimes love is enough?! You have got to be kidding me!! I am a little apprehensive for a fourth book, because I would prefer for them to end on their fairy tale high, because what in heavens could he possibly drum up to put her through again? Not that he can't, but why?!!! Live your happily ever and stop with the drugs, sex and heartbreak. If one thing I can credit this story with, is that their is no lies.
Then again, there is no privacy either. This isn't only a volatile couple, it is a volatile story! Everyone keeps saying ... "Oh he loves you" ... "He's a mess without you" ... "Does anything else matter but your love?"
And I'm like ... "Are we talking about Mason Fox" -_-
People claimed to have 'fell back in love with Mason' after reading this story, all I did was hate his rotten guts more! God was I grinning and fist pumping when she smacked him into tomorrow and finally grew a back bone! But then how long did that last? -_-
This story is abusive, crazy, nerve wracking and my depraved mind loved every bit of it! The writing is the same as book 1, but we have gotten a few more landmarks and scenery as they actually ventured out of their bedrooms.
Regardless of this plot and the way the characters annoy you to no end, you are captured. If I was to judge this book on the characters, series of events and story line alone, then it would probably get one star. But if I am to add the way it draws me in and won't let go until I see a 100%, then at least 4 stars is in the works.
I must say some things in this novel are unbelievable, especially the amount of chances and rapes, but so much is going on you just move on and it seems to numb you after a while. I am starting to expect every man in this chick life to rape her at some point!
If not rape her, I expect her to jump them, because she is like a dog in heat! But then you have moments where she is alpha and omega in her domain and it is hot! I love when she takes matters into her own hands and the scenes where she cares for Mason is quite real, raw and touching. Passion these characters have. Anything else is up for discussion.
There was a little too much repetitive sex in this book for me, but I though the 4 way and playing with Mason's anal fantasies was hawt!! It must be the two sexual experiences through this book that I didn't mind that much. I love that the 4 way added some fun and careful excitement in this really dreary tale of Ava and Mason's love. The only thing these two seem to get right, was the making of the peanuts and hurting each other. I would also love a job like Ava's, because she seems to get more free time than the owner!
I could spend all day regaling you with this novel, but that time we both don't have. Grab a copy, but be prepared to go through the ringer and throw your book, kindle or nook through a wall because this journey ain't easy and not everyone can survive or tolerate the love of this series. Apparently, there is more to come. o.O
I swear the biggest threat to these characters are themselves. Can a set of people be any more messed up and wrong for each other? I am starting to doubt their love and that ending was straight out rubbish!!!
What in the hell was that? 4 months Ava? To top it all off, the scoundrel knows what he is doing. He has admitted to his major screw ups and then turn around and do the same things again? What in the hell is wrong with these characters and author??? O.O
If I was Ava, I would stop screwing everything with a penis, because it gets you no where! These characters continue to constantly hurt each other. When they are together, my God is it explosive! But then life happens and it's all down the crapper again.
Then that ending ... sometimes love is enough?! You have got to be kidding me!! I am a little apprehensive for a fourth book, because I would prefer for them to end on their fairy tale high, because what in heavens could he possibly drum up to put her through again? Not that he can't, but why?!!! Live your happily ever and stop with the drugs, sex and heartbreak. If one thing I can credit this story with, is that their is no lies.
Then again, there is no privacy either. This isn't only a volatile couple, it is a volatile story! Everyone keeps saying ... "Oh he loves you" ... "He's a mess without you" ... "Does anything else matter but your love?"
And I'm like ... "Are we talking about Mason Fox" -_-
People claimed to have 'fell back in love with Mason' after reading this story, all I did was hate his rotten guts more! God was I grinning and fist pumping when she smacked him into tomorrow and finally grew a back bone! But then how long did that last? -_-
This story is abusive, crazy, nerve wracking and my depraved mind loved every bit of it! The writing is the same as book 1, but we have gotten a few more landmarks and scenery as they actually ventured out of their bedrooms.
Regardless of this plot and the way the characters annoy you to no end, you are captured. If I was to judge this book on the characters, series of events and story line alone, then it would probably get one star. But if I am to add the way it draws me in and won't let go until I see a 100%, then at least 4 stars is in the works.
I must say some things in this novel are unbelievable, especially the amount of chances and rapes, but so much is going on you just move on and it seems to numb you after a while. I am starting to expect every man in this chick life to rape her at some point!
If not rape her, I expect her to jump them, because she is like a dog in heat! But then you have moments where she is alpha and omega in her domain and it is hot! I love when she takes matters into her own hands and the scenes where she cares for Mason is quite real, raw and touching. Passion these characters have. Anything else is up for discussion.
There was a little too much repetitive sex in this book for me, but I though the 4 way and playing with Mason's anal fantasies was hawt!! It must be the two sexual experiences through this book that I didn't mind that much. I love that the 4 way added some fun and careful excitement in this really dreary tale of Ava and Mason's love. The only thing these two seem to get right, was the making of the peanuts and hurting each other. I would also love a job like Ava's, because she seems to get more free time than the owner!
I could spend all day regaling you with this novel, but that time we both don't have. Grab a copy, but be prepared to go through the ringer and throw your book, kindle or nook through a wall because this journey ain't easy and not everyone can survive or tolerate the love of this series. Apparently, there is more to come. o.O
June 12, 2013
After everything i just can't get my head around it. It feels to me Ava must be a beacon of beauty and attract every man in a good/ bad way, you know i really liked the story line. Until the point where it repeated itself and i think maybe two books would have been better instead of three with more information. I mean book two was the best for me, i was crying with laughter and sadness. But by about a quarter in to this book i had real doubts. They broke up fixed up broke up fixed up and one long kiss could make everything okay, at the start of the trilogy this book was raw and needed editing but i overlooked this although i can't overlook the fact that the repetition of everything and how it sort of started to repeat itself made me rethink the whole book. I really think two books would have been great but i mean
August 19, 2013
It just went over the top in this the final of the trilogy really if I was Ava I''d be in a mental institution! Honestly I doubted all along if this would have a HEA, two people who loved each other so intensely that constantly hurt each other with there actions and addictions. However praise does go to the author for the fact that true to drug addiction it doesn't just go away and I think that aspect in these books was perfectly written and dealt with although it made me want to slap Mason myself!! I think what would have made these books better was if we had had masons POV occasionally. By far the best chapter in these books was chapter 31, when Ava finally decides that she can't compete with his drug addictions and the heartfelt speech she gives to Mason.
Overall in this trilogy some really hot sexual scenes but just a bit over the top, for me this book had similarities with LD Davis Accidentally On Purpose, which also dealt with a relationship where drug addiction was a factor, but I'm afraid that as a reader I just didn't feel the same heartbreak, pain and emotion that was portrayed by LD Davis.
Overall in this trilogy some really hot sexual scenes but just a bit over the top, for me this book had similarities with LD Davis Accidentally On Purpose, which also dealt with a relationship where drug addiction was a factor, but I'm afraid that as a reader I just didn't feel the same heartbreak, pain and emotion that was portrayed by LD Davis.
November 20, 2014
This is a HARD book to rate and review.
Because while it frustrates, it entertains.
The characters are two idiots who deserve each other.
I wasn't sure they would even end up together at the end because they were bad for each other. Mason, especially, fucked up in the relationship time and time again.
The author could've used an editor, but the sex scenes were well-written. Better than a lot of professionally published erotica authors.
Everything was constantly dramatic. When Mason and Ava weren't screwing like crazy, they were experiencing miserable drama. Again and again and again. The misery was never-ending.
I would definitely read more of this author just to see what craziness she can come up with next.
Because while it frustrates, it entertains.
The characters are two idiots who deserve each other.
I wasn't sure they would even end up together at the end because they were bad for each other. Mason, especially, fucked up in the relationship time and time again.
The author could've used an editor, but the sex scenes were well-written. Better than a lot of professionally published erotica authors.
Everything was constantly dramatic. When Mason and Ava weren't screwing like crazy, they were experiencing miserable drama. Again and again and again. The misery was never-ending.
I would definitely read more of this author just to see what craziness she can come up with next.
May 10, 2013
Loved this series. I recommened it to a friend. The last two books are so different from the first one. I was dissappointed at first about that, but I got over it. A lot of drama, sex, violence and drug use. Not for the faint at heart. I do enjoy the dark reads and this is off the charts with that! I am suprised that more people have not reviewed and read this series. What a bargain for 99 cents for each book. I would have paid more! Don't tell the author! LOL! It is the kind of book when you are looking at all the books on your kindle and cannot remember what that book was about, well believe me you will remember what this book was about! Will most likely reread this series again! Great job to the author!
June 28, 2013
Hmmmm...well I felt like this was a porn film gone wrong. This no longer was about the development of any characters but how much sex could Ava and Mason have with as many partners. The transitions were horrible, the grammar and structure was just so bad that some of the meaning of the book was lost. Such build up to side stories that just never finished...it was like reading a high schoolers story and they just got bored with it so wrote fluff just to fill the page. Too bad it could have been a good story.
December 10, 2013
Fantastic series. Hot alpha males and steamy erotic sex. Mason is the man Eva loves but doesn't always like him; he is dominant, aggressive and hurtful when having his drug fuelled times but loves Eva forever. You know when a book is well written when you feel the character's pain and emotions and there is physical/emotional pain in buckets throughout this series. Dark times for both Mason and Eva.
Will their relationship survive to the end of this series or will Mason's past catch up with him and break them temporarily or forever?
Will their relationship survive to the end of this series or will Mason's past catch up with him and break them temporarily or forever?
April 28, 2013
Book 3. How do I describe my emotions in this book. Angry, disappointed, hopeful, happy. I think these are probably the most screwed up characters I ever read about. This was a fantastic series! One chapter I wanted to give this book 3 stars and the next 5 stars. That's the roller coaster ride I experience with this book. Whatever you do, give this series a chance. I was reluctant at first. You're gonna love it!
May 11, 2013
I only read it because I needed to see how it played out. if the truth be told wouldn't get reccomended as it was so far fetched . How can one character be raped, near raped , beaten and demoralised so much. it became a joke.
I must of tutted out loud so much even my hubby noticed. 3 somes with your best mate , hot tub parties are not all the normal, this girl lives one hell of a life for a repeatedly raped survivor!
Too much sex not enough story. sorry
I must of tutted out loud so much even my hubby noticed. 3 somes with your best mate , hot tub parties are not all the normal, this girl lives one hell of a life for a repeatedly raped survivor!
Too much sex not enough story. sorry
October 30, 2013
Enough! About time.....
I guess she had her limits after all, so many times I've screamed at Ava to not roll over and take anymore, I can't comprehend a love that strong that you could overlook any of what Mason did!
He came out the other side though, for the better, but for how long???
Whilst book 3 seems to close this story off, there is actually one more, let's see what happens.....
Highly recommended
I guess she had her limits after all, so many times I've screamed at Ava to not roll over and take anymore, I can't comprehend a love that strong that you could overlook any of what Mason did!
He came out the other side though, for the better, but for how long???
Whilst book 3 seems to close this story off, there is actually one more, let's see what happens.....
Highly recommended
October 10, 2014
3.5 this book was ridiculous. Mason & Ava are off and on more times than a light switch. It pissed me off. There's lots of rasping, snarling and lunging going on too, the sex scenes are all the same and Ava must be so fucking hot if every man she comes into contact with 'wants to be inside' her!! Having said all that I couldn't put it down so I supposed that makes it a good book?! On with book 4......
April 28, 2013
I'm scratching my head not knowing what to say about book 3 in this series. As a matter of facts, the whole series was just unrealistic to me. I'm going to give it a 2.5 stars. The whole book was very dark, frustrating, annoying and just draining. All I'm going to say is that the author has a wild imagination
June 20, 2013
Violence, drugs, rape and infidelity. So dark and disturbing I can't even describe it. It was too much for me to wrap my head around. Angst is one thing but to take it to this level is beyond disturbing. I can't recommend this series. It was just too much.
August 24, 2015
THREE STARS
January 20, 2020
Another 5 star read
Yet again this author does not disappoint me with this series.
The devastating ordeals that this couple went through on a weekly shit somethings daily.
Will they ever come out the other side whole!
I've fallen in love with mason big time despite all that he is and does.
Ava is a true warrior.
And their family is just as strong.
Looking forward to more of this power couple and possible other characters stories. (crossing my fingers)
Definitely 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Yet again this author does not disappoint me with this series.
The devastating ordeals that this couple went through on a weekly shit somethings daily.
Will they ever come out the other side whole!
I've fallen in love with mason big time despite all that he is and does.
Ava is a true warrior.
And their family is just as strong.
Looking forward to more of this power couple and possible other characters stories. (crossing my fingers)
Definitely 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
March 22, 2019
Omg I couldn’t handle Ava not catching a break. I’m not trying to be insensitive but how many times can a girl get raped? In book two I was like, again? Book three I was like ok I can’t.
3 stars for me and I forced myself to finish this book. Not taking away from author, it’s good writing just too too much drama. My opinion. I speak only for myself.
3 stars for me and I forced myself to finish this book. Not taking away from author, it’s good writing just too too much drama. My opinion. I speak only for myself.
July 10, 2021
Accepting Mason had an addictive personality was Ava's first step, Rebecca was also one of them. Would of loved a fly on the wall take on what Ava did to Dane. But I am just glad the angst has finally gone.
March 11, 2024
this ava is the biggest doormat ever, he legit cheats on her, rapes her, abuses her, treats her like a whore yet this bitch takes him back jsut coz she is horny. absolute no spine at all i dont know why authors create such female characters, its just embarrassing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 2, 2018
⭐️⭐️⭐️ this one was just too drawn out.
August 11, 2018
Great Read
With twists and turns this story captivates you. The constant push and pull of the two characters and their relationship keeps you on the edge of your seat.
With twists and turns this story captivates you. The constant push and pull of the two characters and their relationship keeps you on the edge of your seat.
April 1, 2014
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Finally, I can pause reading this series for a while!! More from the book world's most dysfunctional couple, Mason and Ava. The third book in the series focuses on catching the threat that wants to see Ava dead and Mason's issues. My favorite scene by far was the 'garage recovery' scene. It was expertly written that I felt I was in the garage with them watching their pain. Well done! There were a few, out of so many, hot scenes...wow! . Wow. Hot as hell!!!
As for Mason and Ava, still a hot mess, but trying to get their shit together. Still a lot of break-up to make-up goin' on. There were times where I wanted Ava to be done with him for good and other times, I wanted Mason to walk away from her. In the end, I still wanted them to be together because who else could deal with them?
Looks like there is a book 4 and a few novellas. Since this had an epilogue, I feel comfortable walking away from this series for now. I will come back and continue reading, but I truly need a break from this highly dysfunctional couple.
Why Not 5 Stars?
What the hell happened to the threat? There were zero details. Since there will be a few additional books, perhaps it will be explained. However, if this was originally the final book, the scene should have been played out or at the least, a description as to what happened.
Weak Epilogue still left many open questions. It was short and left me wanting to know more. What happened to the threat? Kade? Courtney and Greg? Mason's sister...is she OK? Mason's mother...what was their issue? Simon, what happened to him? The bartender, what was his deal? Elijah and company? Hoping this will be addressed in the next books.
Edit, Edit, Edit - Better than the previous books, but it's still very distracting.
Finally, I can pause reading this series for a while!! More from the book world's most dysfunctional couple, Mason and Ava. The third book in the series focuses on catching the threat that wants to see Ava dead and Mason's issues. My favorite scene by far was the 'garage recovery' scene. It was expertly written that I felt I was in the garage with them watching their pain. Well done! There were a few, out of so many, hot scenes...wow! . Wow. Hot as hell!!!
As for Mason and Ava, still a hot mess, but trying to get their shit together. Still a lot of break-up to make-up goin' on. There were times where I wanted Ava to be done with him for good and other times, I wanted Mason to walk away from her. In the end, I still wanted them to be together because who else could deal with them?
Looks like there is a book 4 and a few novellas. Since this had an epilogue, I feel comfortable walking away from this series for now. I will come back and continue reading, but I truly need a break from this highly dysfunctional couple.
Why Not 5 Stars?
What the hell happened to the threat? There were zero details. Since there will be a few additional books, perhaps it will be explained. However, if this was originally the final book, the scene should have been played out or at the least, a description as to what happened.
Weak Epilogue still left many open questions. It was short and left me wanting to know more. What happened to the threat? Kade? Courtney and Greg? Mason's sister...is she OK? Mason's mother...what was their issue? Simon, what happened to him? The bartender, what was his deal? Elijah and company? Hoping this will be addressed in the next books.
Edit, Edit, Edit - Better than the previous books, but it's still very distracting.
December 11, 2013
I just can't finish this .
I won't deny that this trilogy has had me gripped until now hence the three stars...but only as car crash writing would.
That anyone, could be so stupid and senseless as the heroine defies logic.The woman is exactly what she fears she is ....a whore .She is supposed to have this abiding love for Mason the so called hero and yet anything with a penis she seems unable to resist .As for Mason ....she's raped ,tortured ,abused repeatedly and yet she just jumps right back in with his jealous shit.
She is overwhelmed with so called desire one night for Masons sisters HUSBAND long before she knows that they are on the rocks but does that stop her ? Not a bit of it,despite his sister having cancer and being a friend of Ava's .She admits its just sex she wants from Kade yet after one session in a pool house we are to believe that Kade loves her.
George flies in and then flies out a couple of times without doing a damn thing to prevent all the hurt and abuse his so called "step daughter" is going through.
Even after nine days of hell where yet again Mason lets her down totally she just jumps right back on him .I've never been so disgusted with a so called heroine before and frankly they deserve each other.Shame she didn't have a hysterectomy before she got pregnant because she isn't fit to be a mother.Thank god she's not real.
It seems perfectly acceptable in this novel to blow people brains out or beat the hell out of someone without the slightest worry of repercussion and the so called loving mother does her fair share too.
I won't deny that this trilogy certainly gets to your emotions but sadly in all the wrong ways. .
I won't deny that this trilogy has had me gripped until now hence the three stars...but only as car crash writing would.
That anyone, could be so stupid and senseless as the heroine defies logic.The woman is exactly what she fears she is ....a whore .She is supposed to have this abiding love for Mason the so called hero and yet anything with a penis she seems unable to resist .As for Mason ....she's raped ,tortured ,abused repeatedly and yet she just jumps right back in with his jealous shit.
She is overwhelmed with so called desire one night for Masons sisters HUSBAND long before she knows that they are on the rocks but does that stop her ? Not a bit of it,despite his sister having cancer and being a friend of Ava's .She admits its just sex she wants from Kade yet after one session in a pool house we are to believe that Kade loves her.
George flies in and then flies out a couple of times without doing a damn thing to prevent all the hurt and abuse his so called "step daughter" is going through.
Even after nine days of hell where yet again Mason lets her down totally she just jumps right back on him .I've never been so disgusted with a so called heroine before and frankly they deserve each other.Shame she didn't have a hysterectomy before she got pregnant because she isn't fit to be a mother.Thank god she's not real.
It seems perfectly acceptable in this novel to blow people brains out or beat the hell out of someone without the slightest worry of repercussion and the so called loving mother does her fair share too.
I won't deny that this trilogy certainly gets to your emotions but sadly in all the wrong ways. .
December 17, 2013
If you are bothered by cheating, drug use, rape and violence, this book is NOT for you. Please read the author’s warning before you give this book a try.
This review may contain slight spoilers, if you have not read book one and two of this series please don’t read this review.
This Book continues on Ava and Mason’s story. A very Dark story of two people who love each other but can’t seem to find a happy place. Ava goes through so so much in this book. My heart ached for her at times. She is raped, multiple times. She is beaten, whipped, brutalized, and at times left so broken. Her love for Mason was undying that is for sure. I don’t think I could have put up with all the shit she does in this book. The things that not only Dane, but Mason puts her through would leave anyone broken. She forgives Mason for so many things. I don’t think I could have forgiven him for some of the things he done to her, love or not. They love of her babies, Courtney, Nate, George, and the rest of Mason’s crew keeps her going.
Mason done so many wrong things in this book it is hard to see how he could make them right. It goes to show just how bad drugs can destroy lives. He almost destroyed the one person who loves him with everything she has. He almost lost her more times than I can count to. Some of the things he done was unforgiveable in my eyes. Maybe the next book will find them in a happy place.
This review may contain slight spoilers, if you have not read book one and two of this series please don’t read this review.
This Book continues on Ava and Mason’s story. A very Dark story of two people who love each other but can’t seem to find a happy place. Ava goes through so so much in this book. My heart ached for her at times. She is raped, multiple times. She is beaten, whipped, brutalized, and at times left so broken. Her love for Mason was undying that is for sure. I don’t think I could have put up with all the shit she does in this book. The things that not only Dane, but Mason puts her through would leave anyone broken. She forgives Mason for so many things. I don’t think I could have forgiven him for some of the things he done to her, love or not. They love of her babies, Courtney, Nate, George, and the rest of Mason’s crew keeps her going.
Mason done so many wrong things in this book it is hard to see how he could make them right. It goes to show just how bad drugs can destroy lives. He almost destroyed the one person who loves him with everything she has. He almost lost her more times than I can count to. Some of the things he done was unforgiveable in my eyes. Maybe the next book will find them in a happy place.
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