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Consumed
I knew Seth Marc was trouble the moment I laid eyes on him. His arresting presence rippled through me and I felt his chaos deep in my bones as our gazes met across the expanse of my father's gym.
The alluring fighter wasn't my type with his athletic torso, long, ropy arms, and powerful fists built to destroy men weaker than him, but every fiber in my being was fixated on him.
I craved him.
And although I knew he was the kind of guy who left a trail of shattered hearts in his wake, I wanted him.
I needed him.
I had to have him.
For the first time in my life, I decided to take a walk on the wild side, consequences be damned.
The alluring fighter wasn't my type with his athletic torso, long, ropy arms, and powerful fists built to destroy men weaker than him, but every fiber in my being was fixated on him.
I craved him.
And although I knew he was the kind of guy who left a trail of shattered hearts in his wake, I wanted him.
I needed him.
I had to have him.
For the first time in my life, I decided to take a walk on the wild side, consequences be damned.
422 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 11, 2013
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Skyla Madi
59 books2,066 followersSkyla Madi is a twenty-something international bestselling author of a mixed bag of hot romance!
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Though signed with Hawaiian based publishing companies, Limitless Publishing & Crave publishing, Skyla lives in sunny Queensland, Australia, where she spends most her time indoors writing with one hand and raising her three children with the other.
Other hobbies and passions include:
- Drinking coffee
- Reading romance
- Eating cake
- and writing for her husband's independent comic book series.
Skyla is available and open to messages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and here on Goodreads, and you can also contact her via email @ skylamadi@outlook.com
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September 22, 2013
3.5 Fighting Stars
Olivia (finally!) breaks up with her boyfriend of six years whom being cheating in a regular basis.
When she goes to her father’s gym to ease the stress she meets Seth, hot-as-hell MMA fighter and ultimate male whore.
She knows she can’t have him, she had enough of guys in her life wanting to jump in everything that moves… but unfortunately her body and her subconscious don’t know that.
Seth also wants Olivia, but for the first time in his life he wants more than sex from a woman and he believes that she is too good for him, especially a man with a past like his.
But he doesn’t want to give up on her and he has to find out how to become the man she needs… without losing her in the process.
Although I liked the story and it was an enjoyable reading, there were some things that didn’t quite work for me.
First it was Olivia. She annoyed me to no end, not because she was whiny or stubborn or anything like that: She was completely unprofessional!! I don’t know how she didn’t get fired before.
And sometimes the dialogue was too unnatural, the plot to predictable and the supportive characters didn’t do anything for me.
And Seth talked about his very bad past, okay, is bad… but let’s not make something way worse than it really is.
However, if you’re into books with steam, romance and badass MMA fighters… you’ll probably like this one ;)
Olivia (finally!) breaks up with her boyfriend of six years whom being cheating in a regular basis.
When she goes to her father’s gym to ease the stress she meets Seth, hot-as-hell MMA fighter and ultimate male whore.
She knows she can’t have him, she had enough of guys in her life wanting to jump in everything that moves… but unfortunately her body and her subconscious don’t know that.
Seth also wants Olivia, but for the first time in his life he wants more than sex from a woman and he believes that she is too good for him, especially a man with a past like his.
But he doesn’t want to give up on her and he has to find out how to become the man she needs… without losing her in the process.
Although I liked the story and it was an enjoyable reading, there were some things that didn’t quite work for me.
First it was Olivia. She annoyed me to no end, not because she was whiny or stubborn or anything like that: She was completely unprofessional!! I don’t know how she didn’t get fired before.
And sometimes the dialogue was too unnatural, the plot to predictable and the supportive characters didn’t do anything for me.
And Seth talked about his very bad past, okay, is bad… but let’s not make something way worse than it really is.
However, if you’re into books with steam, romance and badass MMA fighters… you’ll probably like this one ;)
October 7, 2021
The reason this book rates so low is primarily because the FMC has more character flaws than a 1970 Gremlin..
FMC Doormat?
She's handed her proverbial last straw in a six year relationship full of cheating, emotional blackmail, and verbal abuse.
Yeah, she kinda lota sorta is. But, I do get it.. Douchebag was her first and only.
I'm good.
Quivering Ovary FMC
The very next AM after breakup of her 6-year relationship, she is ogling the finest piece of man meat she's ever seen, AKA the upfront manwhore, Seth.
Okay. We are moving a bit fast, but I'll play insta-lust. Damn, girl can't help that her ovaries are quivering and ...
But, as the endless mental drivel about how hot Seth is continues, I'm ready to slap some duct tape on this chick's ovaries and brain.
Prima Donna FMC
Likability is getting difficult.
Endless Slut Slamming FMC
Weren't you the chick mentally fucking this dude from the moment you laid eyes on him? And, wtf are her morals when she's throwing her puss and boots at him not long later?
Likability is in the toilet.
TSTL FMC
Yet, moments later she's thinking about clear player Seth..
She just broke up with a cheating manwhore. She's now enamored with an upfront manwhore. Go figure.
Seth turns out to be a great guy underneath it all, but she didn't fucking know that.
Later she QUITS her job so that she can be there for Seth. *shakes head*
Passive Aggressive Judgmental Bitch
I'm actually a people watcher, too. I love to silently observe people, but my God this chuck is such a judgmental bitch to everyone.
She has an obsession with pointing out everyone has fake boobs & that it either makes them a slut or old lady trying to be young. FMC should just wear a shirt and save us some time...
She also has an age tic of calling people "old." Forties are old, hum. A driver is so old he shouldn't be driving and she wasn't going to pay full price because he kept missing turns. Old lady taking a shower requires her to close her eyes.
By 14%, "lesbian" is used twice as a joking insult between the FMC & her BFF. So unnecessary to use the term in negative connotation.
Ehh, tight red dress = whore.
Wishy-Washy FMC
Wait, five minutes ago you said...
Later, she punches a girl in the face at a club.
She's The Most Sexually Irresistible Plain & Boring Chick Evah
She's so plain and boring, or so we hear. Yet....
She breaks up w/ 6-year douche and has showdowns with him as he pulls her from a guy mauling her on a dance floor.
Her 40-year-old boss has such a crush on her that she can just not show up for work and have friends visit with a purse full of alcohol.
She's roofied at a bar.
She's almost sexually assaulted by a blind date, but is saved because she accidentally texts Seth during the date.
Don, another MMA fighter, aggressively hits on her FOUR separate times.
Some Unbelievable Plot Points
Years ago and hundreds of miles away in Seattle, Seth just happened to have fucked his father's therapist's wife. And said therapist is none other than the FMC's boss now.
And, what happens directly after this revelation? She initiates their first sex scene, of course. That was so mistimed and out of place following her finding out he has fucked married women, specifically her kind boss's ex wife.
Oh, and I would love to have a boss that just lets me miss work any time I want and have my drunken BFF throw back wine IN A DOCTOR's office. Laughable.
The Writing
I've read worse. I've read much better.
Way too many typos and grammatical errors for this to be under a publishing company and have an "editor" thanked in the acknowledgements.
Trite shit like flashing eyes, heated crotches, electrical currents, gazes, lust-laden lids, clenching insides, are overdone.
A lot of repetition - how hot he is, how aroused she is, how "good" she is, etc.
Too much time spent on clothing changes and getting ready.
Overwritten plot points (such as the number of times some man messes with the FMC.)
It Wasn't All Bad
While there is a tremendous amount of push/pull angst u relationship shit, the FMC & MMC didn't let problems fester. There were no miscommunication or 'I'm going to ignore you' devices here. I very much appreciate that.
The MMC is frustratingly hot and cold and very difficult to like for a good portion of the book. It's somewhat explained and somewhat understandable. I appreciated that there were NO OW sex scenes, and no OW at all after he commits to going after the FMC. Overall, Seth becomes a likable character trying his best to woo and develop a relationship with her once he decides she's his.
Lust and obsession are instant, but the ILYs don't come until the end. Again, I appreciate this not being insta love. Both characters had mental shit to work through first.
For non-erotica sex scenes, these were well done, a good length, and with good spacing. Most traditional romance readers will be more than satisfied here.
The MMA plot line was well done.
Nice ending. HFN w/ promise of HEA.
Bottom Line
2 1/2 generous stars
FMC Doormat?
She's handed her proverbial last straw in a six year relationship full of cheating, emotional blackmail, and verbal abuse.
Yeah, she kinda lota sorta is. But, I do get it.. Douchebag was her first and only.
I'm good.
Quivering Ovary FMC
The very next AM after breakup of her 6-year relationship, she is ogling the finest piece of man meat she's ever seen, AKA the upfront manwhore, Seth.
Okay. We are moving a bit fast, but I'll play insta-lust. Damn, girl can't help that her ovaries are quivering and ...
But, as the endless mental drivel about how hot Seth is continues, I'm ready to slap some duct tape on this chick's ovaries and brain.
Prima Donna FMC
"My older brother Chase gets to run around the world unbothered by our parents because he's serving our country. God forbid I do something for myself.
Likability is getting difficult.
Endless Slut Slamming FMC
".. a bouncy brunette enters the gym and demands attention. In her tight tube dress and with heels, no doubt higher than her morals (I'm aware that's not an accepted form of measurement but it makes me feel better thinking it,) she prances right over to Seth.
Weren't you the chick mentally fucking this dude from the moment you laid eyes on him? And, wtf are her morals when she's throwing her puss and boots at him not long later?
Likability is in the toilet.
TSTL FMC
"There's just something about a healthy love and a happy ending that inspires me."
Yet, moments later she's thinking about clear player Seth..
"I'm a little angry that he so openly flirted with me when is {his} girlfriend was in the same building. That is not okay and I hate myself for being weak. I never want to be the girl a guy cheats with because I know what it's like to be the girl that gets cheated on and it sucks. I can fantasize and perve on him in a gym though, can't I. I mean where's the harm in that? ... He's definitely the kind of guy moms warn their daughters about - the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him."
She just broke up with a cheating manwhore. She's now enamored with an upfront manwhore. Go figure.
Seth turns out to be a great guy underneath it all, but she didn't fucking know that.
Later she QUITS her job so that she can be there for Seth. *shakes head*
Passive Aggressive Judgmental Bitch
"Trying to read people without getting to know them is a habit of mine. "
I'm actually a people watcher, too. I love to silently observe people, but my God this chuck is such a judgmental bitch to everyone.
She has an obsession with pointing out everyone has fake boobs & that it either makes them a slut or old lady trying to be young. FMC should just wear a shirt and save us some time...
She also has an age tic of calling people "old." Forties are old, hum. A driver is so old he shouldn't be driving and she wasn't going to pay full price because he kept missing turns. Old lady taking a shower requires her to close her eyes.
By 14%, "lesbian" is used twice as a joking insult between the FMC & her BFF. So unnecessary to use the term in negative connotation.
Ehh, tight red dress = whore.
"I've never wanted a tattoo. They've always seemed so dirty to me."
Wishy-Washy FMC
"I don't like fighting - play, practice or otherwise and being in the presence of someone who does it for a living makes me uncomfortable. "
Wait, five minutes ago you said...
"I used to take boxing classes when I was younger." " I love boxing."
Later, she punches a girl in the face at a club.
She's The Most Sexually Irresistible Plain & Boring Chick Evah
She's so plain and boring, or so we hear. Yet....
She breaks up w/ 6-year douche and has showdowns with him as he pulls her from a guy mauling her on a dance floor.
Her 40-year-old boss has such a crush on her that she can just not show up for work and have friends visit with a purse full of alcohol.
She's roofied at a bar.
She's almost sexually assaulted by a blind date, but is saved because she accidentally texts Seth during the date.
Don, another MMA fighter, aggressively hits on her FOUR separate times.
Some Unbelievable Plot Points
Years ago and hundreds of miles away in Seattle, Seth just happened to have fucked his father's therapist's wife. And said therapist is none other than the FMC's boss now.
And, what happens directly after this revelation? She initiates their first sex scene, of course. That was so mistimed and out of place following her finding out he has fucked married women, specifically her kind boss's ex wife.
Oh, and I would love to have a boss that just lets me miss work any time I want and have my drunken BFF throw back wine IN A DOCTOR's office. Laughable.
The Writing
I've read worse. I've read much better.
Way too many typos and grammatical errors for this to be under a publishing company and have an "editor" thanked in the acknowledgements.
Trite shit like flashing eyes, heated crotches, electrical currents, gazes, lust-laden lids, clenching insides, are overdone.
A lot of repetition - how hot he is, how aroused she is, how "good" she is, etc.
Too much time spent on clothing changes and getting ready.
Overwritten plot points (such as the number of times some man messes with the FMC.)
It Wasn't All Bad
While there is a tremendous amount of push/pull angst u relationship shit, the FMC & MMC didn't let problems fester. There were no miscommunication or 'I'm going to ignore you' devices here. I very much appreciate that.
The MMC is frustratingly hot and cold and very difficult to like for a good portion of the book. It's somewhat explained and somewhat understandable. I appreciated that there were NO OW sex scenes, and no OW at all after he commits to going after the FMC. Overall, Seth becomes a likable character trying his best to woo and develop a relationship with her once he decides she's his.
Lust and obsession are instant, but the ILYs don't come until the end. Again, I appreciate this not being insta love. Both characters had mental shit to work through first.
For non-erotica sex scenes, these were well done, a good length, and with good spacing. Most traditional romance readers will be more than satisfied here.
The MMA plot line was well done.
Nice ending. HFN w/ promise of HEA.
Bottom Line
2 1/2 generous stars
September 15, 2013
4.5--SURPRISING--Stars!
I really, really liked this one. Going in to it, I had no idea what to expect. I hadn't read a book about an a MMA fighter in awhile so I was optimistic. What I really liked about this one was the banter between the characters. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny.
The story begins with Olivia finally kicking her loser, cheating boyfriend Blade to the curb. During a visit to her dad's gym she meets Seth. Seth is an MMA fighter. I will say it was insta-attraction for Seth and Olivia but I don't think it was insta-love. Seth makes it known from the beginning that he doesn't do relationships.
Seth and Olivia continue to run in to each other and before long they give in to that attraction. Seth is still hesitant to commit to Olivia but you can see his feelings gradually changing. Seth and Olivia were super HOT together. The majority of the book follows Seth on his quest to go pro.
Olivia....
That was just comical. How she wasn't fired from her job sooner is beyond me.
I loved all of the secondary characters too. I know a lot of people didn't like her BFF Selena but I thought she was hilarious...yes, she did a lot of this
and she was a bit DITZY!
But I still thought she was funny. I hope the next book is about her and Jackson.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one. It wasn't over the top drama and it had me laughing and swooning. It was a standalone with a HEA...other books will be about other characters.
I really, really liked this one. Going in to it, I had no idea what to expect. I hadn't read a book about an a MMA fighter in awhile so I was optimistic. What I really liked about this one was the banter between the characters. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny.
The story begins with Olivia finally kicking her loser, cheating boyfriend Blade to the curb. During a visit to her dad's gym she meets Seth. Seth is an MMA fighter. I will say it was insta-attraction for Seth and Olivia but I don't think it was insta-love. Seth makes it known from the beginning that he doesn't do relationships.
Seth and Olivia continue to run in to each other and before long they give in to that attraction. Seth is still hesitant to commit to Olivia but you can see his feelings gradually changing. Seth and Olivia were super HOT together. The majority of the book follows Seth on his quest to go pro.
Olivia....
That was just comical. How she wasn't fired from her job sooner is beyond me.
I loved all of the secondary characters too. I know a lot of people didn't like her BFF Selena but I thought she was hilarious...yes, she did a lot of this
and she was a bit DITZY!
But I still thought she was funny. I hope the next book is about her and Jackson.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one. It wasn't over the top drama and it had me laughing and swooning. It was a standalone with a HEA...other books will be about other characters.
September 19, 2013
Let's start with a mantra I live by..I LOVE FIGHTERS and especially MMA boys..Seth..mmmmmmm
Seth is the typical slam bam thank you ma'am lover that doesn't do the second time around and doesn't hang out to even care enough to get your name.
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”He’s definitely the kind of guy moms warn their daughters about-the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him”
Why this makes my panties wet? I will never know but I love me a bad boy.. And Seth delivered starting out with the initial eyes set on each other and sparks fly..but being the consummate bad boy he “doesn’t do the girlfriend thing.” Do any of them? Until the one girl who gets under their skin and CONSUMES him..
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Queue Olivia, loyal to a fault has been with one guy for the last 6 years that treats her like she is disposable. Fed up with the cheating and lies she finally calls it quits with all she has ever known and starts to remember who she is. I can appreciate being stuck in a rut you know with all your heart this is not what you deserve but the safety of the situation is almost comforting. Some people see this as weak but the ins and outs of life can do this to the best of us. So I enjoyed Olivia and felt her naivety was part of her charm and not an annoyance, for me. Plus her ditched douchebag was named Blade..really? What are you a fucking Power Ranger?
Even when all signs were pointing to these two being right for each other, Seth had to do something or say something to derail the whole situation..and I felt O stayed true to what she knew she wanted. Having already experienced what she definitely did not deserve.
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”You can take your dinner, your apology and your heads up and you can shove them up your ass because I don’t want you.”
True? No but she didn’t want the treatment he was known for dispensing so you preach it Olivia. I enjoyed the surrounding and supporting cast and felt connected to the story. If you like bad boy fighters, alpha demanders and sweaty muscled up sex..read this book. If you are more Shakespeare and poetry I think your reading the wrong reviewer..
**copy kindly given to us by author in exchange for honest reviews by the girls at www.sizzlingpages.com ** Another fighter boy I love it!
For more reviews please visit us at www.sizzlingpages.com
Seth is the typical slam bam thank you ma'am lover that doesn't do the second time around and doesn't hang out to even care enough to get your name.
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”He’s definitely the kind of guy moms warn their daughters about-the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him”
Why this makes my panties wet? I will never know but I love me a bad boy.. And Seth delivered starting out with the initial eyes set on each other and sparks fly..but being the consummate bad boy he “doesn’t do the girlfriend thing.” Do any of them? Until the one girl who gets under their skin and CONSUMES him..
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Queue Olivia, loyal to a fault has been with one guy for the last 6 years that treats her like she is disposable. Fed up with the cheating and lies she finally calls it quits with all she has ever known and starts to remember who she is. I can appreciate being stuck in a rut you know with all your heart this is not what you deserve but the safety of the situation is almost comforting. Some people see this as weak but the ins and outs of life can do this to the best of us. So I enjoyed Olivia and felt her naivety was part of her charm and not an annoyance, for me. Plus her ditched douchebag was named Blade..really? What are you a fucking Power Ranger?
Even when all signs were pointing to these two being right for each other, Seth had to do something or say something to derail the whole situation..and I felt O stayed true to what she knew she wanted. Having already experienced what she definitely did not deserve.
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”You can take your dinner, your apology and your heads up and you can shove them up your ass because I don’t want you.”
True? No but she didn’t want the treatment he was known for dispensing so you preach it Olivia. I enjoyed the surrounding and supporting cast and felt connected to the story. If you like bad boy fighters, alpha demanders and sweaty muscled up sex..read this book. If you are more Shakespeare and poetry I think your reading the wrong reviewer..
**copy kindly given to us by author in exchange for honest reviews by the girls at www.sizzlingpages.com ** Another fighter boy I love it!
For more reviews please visit us at www.sizzlingpages.com
September 13, 2013
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The first time Olivia saw Seth in the gym punching a blue bag:
"Whoa.
A shiver instantly shoots down my spine, igniting something dark and sinister deep down in my core. I helplessly drink in the strangers features, gaping at him like an idiot."
Seth is also instantly pulled towards Olivia but he sees her as "good" and according to Seth; "Wholesome girls like you have no business being with boys like me.” Seth couldn't promise anything to Olivia at the same time he claims her as his.
Let's just say, Seth is effing HOT and their story is HOT! Now here's one HOT MMA fighter romance novel! Thank God or rather, thank you Skyla Madi!!!! It completely had me from start to finished. I loved it!
The first time Olivia saw Seth in the gym punching a blue bag:
"Whoa.
A shiver instantly shoots down my spine, igniting something dark and sinister deep down in my core. I helplessly drink in the strangers features, gaping at him like an idiot."
Seth is also instantly pulled towards Olivia but he sees her as "good" and according to Seth; "Wholesome girls like you have no business being with boys like me.” Seth couldn't promise anything to Olivia at the same time he claims her as his.
Let's just say, Seth is effing HOT and their story is HOT! Now here's one HOT MMA fighter romance novel! Thank God or rather, thank you Skyla Madi!!!! It completely had me from start to finished. I loved it!
February 10, 2016
DNF @ 83%
I can't stand when Hs go to strip clubs after getting together with h.
***Will not continue series. Apparently this same H cheats on h in book #3 (after they're married) by kissing two OW. He also wants her to abort their baby.
I can't stand when Hs go to strip clubs after getting together with h.
***Will not continue series. Apparently this same H cheats on h in book #3 (after they're married) by kissing two OW. He also wants her to abort their baby.
September 12, 2013
“What are you thinking?” She asks me, searching my eyes. If I press harder against her, she’ll be able to feel me and put two and two together. Instead, I smile. “It isn’t very PG, I’ll tell you that.” - Lol!! So naughty Seth!! ;)
The good: Solid, intriguing, and engaging read! The story line is intriguing, the characters are likable, and there was just enough "smutt" to keep me sated. ;)
The bad: Had some typical elements that we come across in reads: good girl meets bad boy; bad boy thinks he's not good enough for whatever reason; some pushing and pulling going on between them; characters give in to their attraction; some drama occurs; they live happily ever after.
MY THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
Overview:
"Consumed" was a lovely, lovely read to pass the time. I swear, whenever I had free time I would grab my e-reader in between my babysitting gig and would sneak away to read me some more of Seth Marc!! I was that obsessed with finishing this! lol.
I also appreciated the fact that "Consumed" wasn't all about sex and had kept this part of Seth and Olivia's relationship steamy yet tasteful. Sometimes in these kinds of reads that's all I come across and it's annoying and redundant at times. Makes me skim or skip over a lot of the sex/love scenes which thankfully never happened in this book!!
The Characters:
I liked how Olivia, "O" or "Oli", was so easy to relate with. She, to me, was like the most of us in how she reacted or took things. Plus too, she actually had backbone!! Wohoo!! How refreshing!!
"I saved his number into my phone, but I’m yet to glance at it. I don’t really want to hear what he’s got to say. I’m not in the mood for his ‘I care, but I don’t care’ with the ‘I want you, but I can’t let myself have you’ kind of speeches."
My only qualm though with her is that she has to be the worst employee ever! So unprofessional! She's lucky Mason (her boss) was really sweet on her or else the amount of days she took off from work or got interrupted during work hours would have cost Olivia her job real fast with a normal employer!
As for Seth , well, he was sort of typical in the personality I will admit. Confident, ruggedly handsome, and a cocky attitude to boot, Seth is a MMA fighter that definitely has his pick of women.
The thing that won me over with Seth was that although he felt he wasn't good enough to be with someone so untainted like Olivia, I loved that he had many admirable qualities to rule out the bad. Seth was...:
- very straight up and could admit his faults/short-comings
"I’m a mess. I’m stubborn, selfish, spoiled and a little too proud. I act like I don’t give a f*ck—and most of the time I don’t, but there’s a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea and it has been driving me f*cking insane.”
-always tried to be a better man for Olivia
“I’m trying change, O. I want to be there for you like you are for me even though I close you out.”
- had heart. <3
“It’ll be yours. You can control everything that happens to it. I know you love that place...” “You’d do that for me?”Seth steps forward, planting a kiss on my forehead. “I’d do anything for you."
“I’d fly to the moon and back to comfort you when you need it.”
- AND, NOT TO MENTION the fact that he was an ALPHA MALE!! *Squee!!* He was so possessive and overprotective of Olivia.
“We might not be using the titles, but I still claim you as mine.”“Yours?” Normally, I hate when people refer to other people as a possession, but when Seth says it there’s something extremely sexy and alluring about it.“Damn straight.” He grips my hips, pulling me into him. “You are mine and I’ll make sure every single person in the club knows it.”
SO, MY VERDICT:
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Consumed" for those of you looking for a hot, MMA fighter, with a heart of gold!
"Consumed" will literally consume your life for a couple of hours. It was that addictive for me. I'm not saying that it's completely mind-blowing and life changing but a couple parts were it was really touching and made you think/re-evaluate your life and it's priorities.
"When you think back on your childhood or your life last week even, you don’t remember the hours you slaved at work or doing things you hate. You remember going outside. You remember being with your friends and loving life. I want to look back on my life and not regret it. If Seth becomes a distant memory I want to be able to honestly say I had the time of my life."- Olivia
“After today—and especially what you said in the car—I realized there are too many things in this world that can drive us apart. Right now, we don’t owe each other anything. If we want to go separate ways, we don’t even have to supply the other with an explanation and I don’t like that. I want to owe you things. I want to owe you explanations..."- Seth
I'm really hoping that Ms. Madi will write more books and make this into a series. Perhaps, make book two about Jackson and Selena, book two on Chase (Olivia's brother whom I have already developed a mini crush on!), and book three on Seth's mysterious sister and her rock star boyfriend??
*crosses fingers* please make it happen if possible!!
Anyways, I'll conclude my review here with a random thought. How cute but true was it when Olivia's brother, Chase, points this out about Seth because it suits how much Seth is enamored with Olivia as well as fits into the book's title:
“He seems like a good guy. I mean, sometimes he looks at you like he wants to consume you, but you are beautiful so I’m not going to hold that against him.”
Interesting, don't you think? Seth wants to consume Olivia? I think it goes both ways honey!! They have a 'consuming love.'
-Buahahahaha!! I just had to add this in!! It was so hilarious!!
The good: Solid, intriguing, and engaging read! The story line is intriguing, the characters are likable, and there was just enough "smutt" to keep me sated. ;)
The bad: Had some typical elements that we come across in reads: good girl meets bad boy; bad boy thinks he's not good enough for whatever reason; some pushing and pulling going on between them; characters give in to their attraction; some drama occurs; they live happily ever after.
MY THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
Overview:
"Consumed" was a lovely, lovely read to pass the time. I swear, whenever I had free time I would grab my e-reader in between my babysitting gig and would sneak away to read me some more of Seth Marc!! I was that obsessed with finishing this! lol.
I also appreciated the fact that "Consumed" wasn't all about sex and had kept this part of Seth and Olivia's relationship steamy yet tasteful. Sometimes in these kinds of reads that's all I come across and it's annoying and redundant at times. Makes me skim or skip over a lot of the sex/love scenes which thankfully never happened in this book!!
The Characters:
I liked how Olivia, "O" or "Oli", was so easy to relate with. She, to me, was like the most of us in how she reacted or took things. Plus too, she actually had backbone!! Wohoo!! How refreshing!!
"I saved his number into my phone, but I’m yet to glance at it. I don’t really want to hear what he’s got to say. I’m not in the mood for his ‘I care, but I don’t care’ with the ‘I want you, but I can’t let myself have you’ kind of speeches."
My only qualm though with her is that she has to be the worst employee ever! So unprofessional! She's lucky Mason (her boss) was really sweet on her or else the amount of days she took off from work or got interrupted during work hours would have cost Olivia her job real fast with a normal employer!
As for Seth , well, he was sort of typical in the personality I will admit. Confident, ruggedly handsome, and a cocky attitude to boot, Seth is a MMA fighter that definitely has his pick of women.
The thing that won me over with Seth was that although he felt he wasn't good enough to be with someone so untainted like Olivia, I loved that he had many admirable qualities to rule out the bad. Seth was...:
- very straight up and could admit his faults/short-comings
"I’m a mess. I’m stubborn, selfish, spoiled and a little too proud. I act like I don’t give a f*ck—and most of the time I don’t, but there’s a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea and it has been driving me f*cking insane.”
-always tried to be a better man for Olivia
“I’m trying change, O. I want to be there for you like you are for me even though I close you out.”
- had heart. <3
“It’ll be yours. You can control everything that happens to it. I know you love that place...” “You’d do that for me?”Seth steps forward, planting a kiss on my forehead. “I’d do anything for you."
“I’d fly to the moon and back to comfort you when you need it.”
- AND, NOT TO MENTION the fact that he was an ALPHA MALE!! *Squee!!* He was so possessive and overprotective of Olivia.
“We might not be using the titles, but I still claim you as mine.”“Yours?” Normally, I hate when people refer to other people as a possession, but when Seth says it there’s something extremely sexy and alluring about it.“Damn straight.” He grips my hips, pulling me into him. “You are mine and I’ll make sure every single person in the club knows it.”
SO, MY VERDICT:
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Consumed" for those of you looking for a hot, MMA fighter, with a heart of gold!
"Consumed" will literally consume your life for a couple of hours. It was that addictive for me. I'm not saying that it's completely mind-blowing and life changing but a couple parts were it was really touching and made you think/re-evaluate your life and it's priorities.
"When you think back on your childhood or your life last week even, you don’t remember the hours you slaved at work or doing things you hate. You remember going outside. You remember being with your friends and loving life. I want to look back on my life and not regret it. If Seth becomes a distant memory I want to be able to honestly say I had the time of my life."- Olivia
“After today—and especially what you said in the car—I realized there are too many things in this world that can drive us apart. Right now, we don’t owe each other anything. If we want to go separate ways, we don’t even have to supply the other with an explanation and I don’t like that. I want to owe you things. I want to owe you explanations..."- Seth
I'm really hoping that Ms. Madi will write more books and make this into a series. Perhaps, make book two about Jackson and Selena, book two on Chase (Olivia's brother whom I have already developed a mini crush on!), and book three on Seth's mysterious sister and her rock star boyfriend??
*crosses fingers* please make it happen if possible!!
Anyways, I'll conclude my review here with a random thought. How cute but true was it when Olivia's brother, Chase, points this out about Seth because it suits how much Seth is enamored with Olivia as well as fits into the book's title:
“He seems like a good guy. I mean, sometimes he looks at you like he wants to consume you, but you are beautiful so I’m not going to hold that against him.”
Interesting, don't you think? Seth wants to consume Olivia? I think it goes both ways honey!! They have a 'consuming love.'
-Buahahahaha!! I just had to add this in!! It was so hilarious!!
November 9, 2013
On a fighter bingeeee
And yes cover lust binge too LOL
And yes cover lust binge too LOL
October 18, 2013
ARC Provided by author in return for an honest review.
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4 out of 5 stars
What do you get when you take a good girl who has suffered from a broken heart and a sexy, muscled bound womanizer that’s a tattooed MMA fighter? A 4 star hot romance.
Olivia James is unlucky in love. She’s involved in a six-year relationship with Blade - a cheating, good for nothing loser bastard. Olivia becomes fed up, decides to dump his cheating ass and declares she is done with love, men and relationships.
Cue in Seth Marc.
He’s a fighter, a man whore with sexy tats, lickable muscles and a self-proclaimed “stubborn, selfish, spoiled and a little too proud” type of guy. Uhm…bells and whistles should be going off with this dude, Olivia. But, as luck would have it, Seth trains at her dad’s gym. There is no escape from this bad boy and no chance of her fighting off a strong sexual attraction to him.
Seth can’t seem to tear himself away from Olivia (aka O). He is an enigma – on one hand, confessing he is a commitment phobe, a lothario, who is satisfied with an endless string of one night stands – offering women nothing more than a “wham, bam, thank you ma’am” encounter. On the other, he’s magnetically drawn to O…. needing to touch her, kiss her, spend any available moment in her presence. But just as things heat up, and O is determined to give into a one-night stand, Seth pushes her away. WHY?? Because Olivia is a good girl pretending to be bad and Seth refuses to corrupt her.
“Look, you can’t keep holding a grudge against me because I didn’t sleep with you and before your girl brain over-thinks what I’m saying—you’re not ugly, you’re not fat and it’s not because you threw yourself at me….If I let you have me I’m almost certain you wouldn’t be able to handle me….I act like I don’t give a fuck—and most of the time I don’t, but there’s a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea and it has been driving me fucking insane….I can’t have good...because I don’t deserve good.”
Seth, a Casanova with morals, it’s just what O does not need.
He cares for Olivia; she brings light into his life, even though he believes he is not worthy of her affections. Oh Seth, you hunk of man, you wormed your way into my heart and now hold the top spot of favorite storybook fighter.
Olivia and Seth manage to work through all their relationship fears, tear down their walls, and fall in love. Their love carries them through the most difficult of times and grows stronger. Their love for each other is all consuming. Seth has truly reformed his ways and is absolutely committed his heart to O…
She affects me and I love it. I love her. When someone affects you so much that you can’t sleep at night without them, you can’t think straight whenever they’re in the room and you’d risk it all for them, you go for it. You take no risks.
I enjoyed reading CONSUMED. The main characters were lovable and Seth is a swoon worthy bad boy turned one woman lovin’ Romeo. It was so easy to fall in love with him. I would have liked to learn more about his dark past and an explanation as to why he was adamant about not drinking. Perhaps that will be explored further in the sequel. Until then, I will be patiently waiting to see what happens next in COMSUMED #2.
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4 out of 5 stars
What do you get when you take a good girl who has suffered from a broken heart and a sexy, muscled bound womanizer that’s a tattooed MMA fighter? A 4 star hot romance.
Olivia James is unlucky in love. She’s involved in a six-year relationship with Blade - a cheating, good for nothing loser bastard. Olivia becomes fed up, decides to dump his cheating ass and declares she is done with love, men and relationships.
Cue in Seth Marc.
He’s a fighter, a man whore with sexy tats, lickable muscles and a self-proclaimed “stubborn, selfish, spoiled and a little too proud” type of guy. Uhm…bells and whistles should be going off with this dude, Olivia. But, as luck would have it, Seth trains at her dad’s gym. There is no escape from this bad boy and no chance of her fighting off a strong sexual attraction to him.
Seth can’t seem to tear himself away from Olivia (aka O). He is an enigma – on one hand, confessing he is a commitment phobe, a lothario, who is satisfied with an endless string of one night stands – offering women nothing more than a “wham, bam, thank you ma’am” encounter. On the other, he’s magnetically drawn to O…. needing to touch her, kiss her, spend any available moment in her presence. But just as things heat up, and O is determined to give into a one-night stand, Seth pushes her away. WHY?? Because Olivia is a good girl pretending to be bad and Seth refuses to corrupt her.
“Look, you can’t keep holding a grudge against me because I didn’t sleep with you and before your girl brain over-thinks what I’m saying—you’re not ugly, you’re not fat and it’s not because you threw yourself at me….If I let you have me I’m almost certain you wouldn’t be able to handle me….I act like I don’t give a fuck—and most of the time I don’t, but there’s a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea and it has been driving me fucking insane….I can’t have good...because I don’t deserve good.”
Seth, a Casanova with morals, it’s just what O does not need.
He cares for Olivia; she brings light into his life, even though he believes he is not worthy of her affections. Oh Seth, you hunk of man, you wormed your way into my heart and now hold the top spot of favorite storybook fighter.
Olivia and Seth manage to work through all their relationship fears, tear down their walls, and fall in love. Their love carries them through the most difficult of times and grows stronger. Their love for each other is all consuming. Seth has truly reformed his ways and is absolutely committed his heart to O…
She affects me and I love it. I love her. When someone affects you so much that you can’t sleep at night without them, you can’t think straight whenever they’re in the room and you’d risk it all for them, you go for it. You take no risks.
I enjoyed reading CONSUMED. The main characters were lovable and Seth is a swoon worthy bad boy turned one woman lovin’ Romeo. It was so easy to fall in love with him. I would have liked to learn more about his dark past and an explanation as to why he was adamant about not drinking. Perhaps that will be explored further in the sequel. Until then, I will be patiently waiting to see what happens next in COMSUMED #2.
July 27, 2015
5 "well, hello there, Seth baby" stars
oh, boy! this is like reading about my Remy in younger suit...LOL (apart from the )
Yes, Seth Marc is another fighter that comes aboard my team, hell it's gonna be difficult to keep them all maintained...LOL
Anyway, the story was nothing new, well nothing that wasn't already familiar to start with - a troubled fighter dealing with his own mistakes from the past decides to change scenery to try out for a second chance shot at winning the Amateur MMAC Tournament and he's doing the focusing hard on his training while keeping his "troubles" under control until she walks into the gym...
Olivia/Olly/O is a 23 year old woman who played a doormat of a forgiving fool for her boyfriend of six years Blade. He's a compulsive cheater and she's a fool and she's aware of it and then she wakes up (thank fuck she did!) and for the "good old times" sake she brakes things off with him never expecting for her life to change so quickly...
Deciding to turn her life around she sets her life to a more firm course of making herself stronger for her sake. By entering her father's gym, she never expected to be thrown to her feet so soon after the heartbrake...and she fights the attraction against strong, muscular, hard body and a set of deep intimidating dark eyes...
She sees the ways of a fighter's lifestyle (manwhore) and she refuses to be one of the bed post notches...so she fights him...
BUT not for long...
They are both changing and slowly molding into each other's space after they actually admit to themselves and to each other that there's unmistakable chemistry between them and that it is worth of exploring its limits and how far could it go...the "friends with benefits" is a first label they throw into the air but very soon that theory doesn't hold the strings of their hearts anymore...
it grows deeper until the limits are melted away...
"I'd do anything for you."
I'd fly to the moon and back to comfort you when you need it."
and I have just the right song to cover this basis...
She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
Guess she knows from the smiles and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory about the bitter one
They're saying mamma never loved her much
And, daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
And she'll say to him
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?...
To the moon and back by Savage Garden
I love Ms. Madi's writting, she makes it flow easily and effortlessly and I know it takes a true master to do that...to have a way with words that you can just get lost in a story that you read fast being light and satisfying which will leave you with a question mark over your head thinking "when did this end?"
I want more...
so, I am headed to the second part...
oh, boy! this is like reading about my Remy in younger suit...LOL (apart from the )
Yes, Seth Marc is another fighter that comes aboard my team, hell it's gonna be difficult to keep them all maintained...LOL
Anyway, the story was nothing new, well nothing that wasn't already familiar to start with - a troubled fighter dealing with his own mistakes from the past decides to change scenery to try out for a second chance shot at winning the Amateur MMAC Tournament and he's doing the focusing hard on his training while keeping his "troubles" under control until she walks into the gym...
Olivia/Olly/O is a 23 year old woman who played a doormat of a forgiving fool for her boyfriend of six years Blade. He's a compulsive cheater and she's a fool and she's aware of it and then she wakes up (thank fuck she did!) and for the "good old times" sake she brakes things off with him never expecting for her life to change so quickly...
Deciding to turn her life around she sets her life to a more firm course of making herself stronger for her sake. By entering her father's gym, she never expected to be thrown to her feet so soon after the heartbrake...and she fights the attraction against strong, muscular, hard body and a set of deep intimidating dark eyes...
She sees the ways of a fighter's lifestyle (manwhore) and she refuses to be one of the bed post notches...so she fights him...
BUT not for long...
They are both changing and slowly molding into each other's space after they actually admit to themselves and to each other that there's unmistakable chemistry between them and that it is worth of exploring its limits and how far could it go...the "friends with benefits" is a first label they throw into the air but very soon that theory doesn't hold the strings of their hearts anymore...
it grows deeper until the limits are melted away...
"I'd do anything for you."
I'd fly to the moon and back to comfort you when you need it."
and I have just the right song to cover this basis...
She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
Guess she knows from the smiles and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory about the bitter one
They're saying mamma never loved her much
And, daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come
And she'll say to him
I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?...
To the moon and back by Savage Garden
I love Ms. Madi's writting, she makes it flow easily and effortlessly and I know it takes a true master to do that...to have a way with words that you can just get lost in a story that you read fast being light and satisfying which will leave you with a question mark over your head thinking "when did this end?"
I want more...
so, I am headed to the second part...
November 14, 2013
3 stars
Another one of those okay reads for me. It was good but nothing really mind-blowing. This one is definitely better than other MMA books out there with likable characters.
Don't let my rating fool you though. I know for a fact a lot of people will fall in love with Seth Marc. This one is definitely worth looking into.
Another one of those okay reads for me. It was good but nothing really mind-blowing. This one is definitely better than other MMA books out there with likable characters.
Don't let my rating fool you though. I know for a fact a lot of people will fall in love with Seth Marc. This one is definitely worth looking into.
February 19, 2017
✱4.5 STARS!✱
Forever one of my favorite fighter series :)
Forever one of my favorite fighter series :)
September 13, 2013
Seth is a hot MMA Fighter who Olivia sees in the gym... What???
This is me....
This was a cute but sometimes cheesy book... Olivia like NEVER went to work! NEVER! She must not be too worried about making it on her own since she was an awful employee! But her boss let her get away with wayyy tooo much stuff as well. He was just as unprofessional as she was.
Olivia's friend Selena was a shitty friend for running her mouth to Blade and also needs to attend meetings...I mean how many ppl are drinking at 11 a.m.?
Anyways this was a cute short read and I enjoyed it for the most part.
This is me....
This was a cute but sometimes cheesy book... Olivia like NEVER went to work! NEVER! She must not be too worried about making it on her own since she was an awful employee! But her boss let her get away with wayyy tooo much stuff as well. He was just as unprofessional as she was.
Olivia's friend Selena was a shitty friend for running her mouth to Blade and also needs to attend meetings...I mean how many ppl are drinking at 11 a.m.?
Anyways this was a cute short read and I enjoyed it for the most part.
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September 14, 2013
I started off not sure about this book. Olivia breaks up with her boyfriend of 6 years (4 of which she knew he been cheating on her!) And then BAM the insta love... Hmm!
But I'm glad I carried on because the relationship between Seth, a MMA fighter, and Olivia was nicely done.
Remember that I don't do girlfriends and I don't do feelings. If you get hurt, it's on you
I loved the sexy time and the fight scenes. I thought Olivia will be one of those heroines (how wrong was I!) Seth was a mystery but of course he has a sweet side,
“I’d fly to the moon and back to comfort you when you need it.”
I normally love side characters, but I didn't like Selena (the BFF). A great attempt for a debut
but there was times my attention wondered off.
If you like an MMA fighter with good girl meets bad boy cute/sexy no excessive drama type book... This would be the one. Enjoy! X
September 14, 2013
ITs no secret I love anything with a bad boy,MMA fighter or just all around cocky guy.With that said I also enjoy a well wrote story to go along with all my swooning and this girls is it.I devoured this story the characters were so relatable it made the reading just fly by.
Lets talk Seth..I love him and actually plan on having little MMA babies with him.Troubled guy with past who thinks he deserves not to have anything good in life until he meets the one person that makes him want that good in his life.Hes all bad boy,protective,hot and cold I want you but cant have you smirking man god.
Olivia is the good girl she just came out of a 6 year relationship with an ass who cheated on her more times than she can count.Recently single she walks into her dads gym and sees Seth who is all man oozing sex appeal.This is where the journey for these two starts.SHe couldnt escape him even if she wanted to and lets be honest why would she want too.
Although Seth made the story for me I enjoyed reading about a female who was not weak.She made her mind up and went after what she wanted.I loved watching Seth brought to his knees over a girl and then slowly watch these two fall in love.
I act like I don't give a fuck- and most of the time I don't,but there's a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion
So yes I know this is another fighter book but trust me its so worth the read.Its a feel good fall in love with a hard ass and cheer on the female story with some kick ass back characters.Did I mention Im having Seth MMA babies..
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Lets talk Seth..I love him and actually plan on having little MMA babies with him.Troubled guy with past who thinks he deserves not to have anything good in life until he meets the one person that makes him want that good in his life.Hes all bad boy,protective,hot and cold I want you but cant have you smirking man god.
Olivia is the good girl she just came out of a 6 year relationship with an ass who cheated on her more times than she can count.Recently single she walks into her dads gym and sees Seth who is all man oozing sex appeal.This is where the journey for these two starts.SHe couldnt escape him even if she wanted to and lets be honest why would she want too.
Although Seth made the story for me I enjoyed reading about a female who was not weak.She made her mind up and went after what she wanted.I loved watching Seth brought to his knees over a girl and then slowly watch these two fall in love.
I act like I don't give a fuck- and most of the time I don't,but there's a small portion of me that cares too much and for some reason...you fall into that portion
So yes I know this is another fighter book but trust me its so worth the read.Its a feel good fall in love with a hard ass and cheer on the female story with some kick ass back characters.Did I mention Im having Seth MMA babies..
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September 15, 2013
4 Alpha male sexy fighter stars
Twenty-three year old Olivia has only been with one man from the age of seventeen, (drop kick) Blade..She doesn't know what it's like to be with anyone other than him..
Good girl Olivia has never been one to walk on the wild side, at least not until she meets Seth Marc, a know it all sexy as sin, cocky fighter at her father’s gym..
When she first encounters Seth it was like he'd come straight out of some hot steamy, erotic woman's magazine and she couldn't stop eye balling him..
At the age of twenty-one he competed in an amateur MMA comp but dropped out seconds before the championship bout, due to family drama, now he's back to give it another shot..
Seth is the kind of guy Mum's warn their daughters about-the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him but one we'd all like a chance at taming..
Seth doesn't do girlfriends, or feelings, he's cocky as all hell, sexy as buggery, men want to be him and woman just want to fuck him..Be prepared to be CONSUMED by all that is SETH!!
Definitely recommend this hotter than hot alpha make fighter book!! Can't wait for book 2!!
Twenty-three year old Olivia has only been with one man from the age of seventeen, (drop kick) Blade..She doesn't know what it's like to be with anyone other than him..
Good girl Olivia has never been one to walk on the wild side, at least not until she meets Seth Marc, a know it all sexy as sin, cocky fighter at her father’s gym..
When she first encounters Seth it was like he'd come straight out of some hot steamy, erotic woman's magazine and she couldn't stop eye balling him..
At the age of twenty-one he competed in an amateur MMA comp but dropped out seconds before the championship bout, due to family drama, now he's back to give it another shot..
Seth is the kind of guy Mum's warn their daughters about-the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him but one we'd all like a chance at taming..
Seth doesn't do girlfriends, or feelings, he's cocky as all hell, sexy as buggery, men want to be him and woman just want to fuck him..Be prepared to be CONSUMED by all that is SETH!!
Definitely recommend this hotter than hot alpha make fighter book!! Can't wait for book 2!!
September 17, 2013
This was awesome!!!
It wasn't over dramatic and boring at all!!!!!! I loved the characters and I loved that O always stood up for herself. And I really love the fact that Seth was always there.....
"I never feared death or dyin', I only fear never tryin'". Yup. I JUST downloaded this song too. :)
I literally don't think I'll stop thinking about this book for a while. It had a great writing style to it so it was super easy to read too!
Just SO HOT!!!!! And awesome. I said that, it it truly is!
It wasn't over dramatic and boring at all!!!!!! I loved the characters and I loved that O always stood up for herself. And I really love the fact that Seth was always there.....
"I never feared death or dyin', I only fear never tryin'". Yup. I JUST downloaded this song too. :)
I literally don't think I'll stop thinking about this book for a while. It had a great writing style to it so it was super easy to read too!
Just SO HOT!!!!! And awesome. I said that, it it truly is!
June 28, 2019
DNF
Despite all the good reviews on Goodreads for this book, I can not finish this book. Just 20% towards the audio book, I feel like sitting on the very bad movie and now I want to walk away. I think the main reason I do not like is because of Olivia. She is such a self obsessed character. She is spoil, selfish, and the worst part is she is doormat. She breaks up with her jerk boyfriend, trying to moving on with Seth but she still thinking/ comparing Seth to Blade.
I do not mind doormat as long as it is executed well. But Miss Madi fails to execute Olivia character. And the story is revolving around Olivia alone.
2 stars
Despite all the good reviews on Goodreads for this book, I can not finish this book. Just 20% towards the audio book, I feel like sitting on the very bad movie and now I want to walk away. I think the main reason I do not like is because of Olivia. She is such a self obsessed character. She is spoil, selfish, and the worst part is she is doormat. She breaks up with her jerk boyfriend, trying to moving on with Seth but she still thinking/ comparing Seth to Blade.
I do not mind doormat as long as it is executed well. But Miss Madi fails to execute Olivia character. And the story is revolving around Olivia alone.
2 stars
March 31, 2015
5 Super Happy, I'm in Love Stars
I feel so lucky to have found another amazing fighter romance! This book had so much going for it that was really well done: a strong, independent heroine; a sexy as hell bad boy hero; a relatively drama free romance; and a whole ton of hot angst. It was so refreshing to read a romance where there isn't constantly a lack of communication or insecurity getting in the way the two MC's falling for each other!
Olivia was my idea of a perfect heroine. She knew what she wanted and she went for it, not getting completely discouraged when things weren't going perfectly smoothly, and didn't play games or create unnecessary drama. I like that she didn't put of with Seth's bullshit, but she also didn't just write him off because of his bad boy reputation. She had a great sense of humor, blowing of Seth whenever he dared to tell her how he wasn't "good" and therefore couldn't be with her. She was so funny in the way she dealt with Seth's almost diva behavior, not taking any shit from him but maintaining a good attitude.
Olivia
Oh, where to begin with Seth. I think I already mentioned that he was sexy as hell, but he was also so gorgeous in many other ways. He is not just my book boyfriend, he's my book husband, I loved him that much. He didn't apologize for his reputation or what a cocky bastard he could be, but he did try to protect Olivia from himself and not treat her like all of his previous conquests. I wouldn't go so far as to say he was a tortured soul, but he knew he hadn't made good decisions in his past and that those bad decisions would follow him around if he did try a go for Olivia. He also had major daddy issues. But he had a totally wicked sense of humor that was somehow more endearing.
Seth
The attraction and chemistry, along with Olivia's strength and Seth's inability to stay away from Olivia, bring them together and sparks fly. Seth feels protective of Olivia, especially after the numerous scrapes he gets her out of, and his repeated interventions to save Olivia from the trouble she gets herself into ensure he dives deeper into her life. Olivia isn't intimidated by Seth her his past, and she's determined to prove to him she isn't just the good girl he see's her as. Seth cant guarantee Olivia there's a future for them, but they jump into any kind of relationship with each other they can just to satisfy the burning desire they have for each other. And lordy, it was hott!!
Seth was completely taken aback by Olivia's acceptance of who he is, past and all, and it slowly but surely prevents him from letting her go. Even though Olivia knows Seth doesn't see a future for them and has never actually had a real relationship with a woman, she's determined to enjoy him while she can. But Olivia cant help but develop feelings for him, and soon the lack of any clear standing of their relationship isn't enough for her, but she's too afraid of scaring Seth away to say anything.
Olivia and Seth do get a HFN, but luckily this book is part of a trilogy. Yay I'm so excited for more Seth and Olivia! I really cant get enough of these two!
I feel so lucky to have found another amazing fighter romance! This book had so much going for it that was really well done: a strong, independent heroine; a sexy as hell bad boy hero; a relatively drama free romance; and a whole ton of hot angst. It was so refreshing to read a romance where there isn't constantly a lack of communication or insecurity getting in the way the two MC's falling for each other!
Olivia was my idea of a perfect heroine. She knew what she wanted and she went for it, not getting completely discouraged when things weren't going perfectly smoothly, and didn't play games or create unnecessary drama. I like that she didn't put of with Seth's bullshit, but she also didn't just write him off because of his bad boy reputation. She had a great sense of humor, blowing of Seth whenever he dared to tell her how he wasn't "good" and therefore couldn't be with her. She was so funny in the way she dealt with Seth's almost diva behavior, not taking any shit from him but maintaining a good attitude.
Olivia
Oh, where to begin with Seth. I think I already mentioned that he was sexy as hell, but he was also so gorgeous in many other ways. He is not just my book boyfriend, he's my book husband, I loved him that much. He didn't apologize for his reputation or what a cocky bastard he could be, but he did try to protect Olivia from himself and not treat her like all of his previous conquests. I wouldn't go so far as to say he was a tortured soul, but he knew he hadn't made good decisions in his past and that those bad decisions would follow him around if he did try a go for Olivia. He also had major daddy issues. But he had a totally wicked sense of humor that was somehow more endearing.
Seth
The attraction and chemistry, along with Olivia's strength and Seth's inability to stay away from Olivia, bring them together and sparks fly. Seth feels protective of Olivia, especially after the numerous scrapes he gets her out of, and his repeated interventions to save Olivia from the trouble she gets herself into ensure he dives deeper into her life. Olivia isn't intimidated by Seth her his past, and she's determined to prove to him she isn't just the good girl he see's her as. Seth cant guarantee Olivia there's a future for them, but they jump into any kind of relationship with each other they can just to satisfy the burning desire they have for each other. And lordy, it was hott!!
Seth was completely taken aback by Olivia's acceptance of who he is, past and all, and it slowly but surely prevents him from letting her go. Even though Olivia knows Seth doesn't see a future for them and has never actually had a real relationship with a woman, she's determined to enjoy him while she can. But Olivia cant help but develop feelings for him, and soon the lack of any clear standing of their relationship isn't enough for her, but she's too afraid of scaring Seth away to say anything.
Olivia and Seth do get a HFN, but luckily this book is part of a trilogy. Yay I'm so excited for more Seth and Olivia! I really cant get enough of these two!
September 14, 2013
HOLY HOTNESS ON A STICK
I have fallen in love with another bad ass cage fighter and he is definitely giving my top 2 bad boys a run for their money!!
After being in a relationship with an unappreciative asshole Olivia finally decides to end things with her jack hole boyfriend Blade. She comes from a small family who love her dearly and over protective parents who try to smother her with their love. As much as she loves them she feels the need to stand on her own two feet and be the independent woman she knows is there.
Seth is an up and coming MMA fighter who had his chance at fame but due to family issues he was forced to put his dream on hold. He's your typical womanizer bad boy who makes no excuses for the way he treats women.
That is until he's practically eye fucked from across the gym by Olivia. He's curious yet cautious as he realizes she is not like the countless women he has been with in the past.
Ok so this is my Seth...❤❤❤
Olivia
Can I say how much I love a bad boy that makes me swoon and wet my panties all in the same sentence! Seth is so freaking perfect!! Totally in love and in lust with my shirtless bad boy.
I loved this book and practically devoured it in one sitting!
Seth is the perfect mix of bad boy asshole, and loving, loyal and devoted friend. Olivia has her moments but I loved that she was such a strong willed character and didn't let her insecurities get the better of her.
Definitely a must read and I just noticed that it's part of a series so I'm definitely looking forward to the next book!!! More Seth?? Yes please!!
4.5 SCORCHING HOT STARS
I have fallen in love with another bad ass cage fighter and he is definitely giving my top 2 bad boys a run for their money!!
After being in a relationship with an unappreciative asshole Olivia finally decides to end things with her jack hole boyfriend Blade. She comes from a small family who love her dearly and over protective parents who try to smother her with their love. As much as she loves them she feels the need to stand on her own two feet and be the independent woman she knows is there.
Seth is an up and coming MMA fighter who had his chance at fame but due to family issues he was forced to put his dream on hold. He's your typical womanizer bad boy who makes no excuses for the way he treats women.
That is until he's practically eye fucked from across the gym by Olivia. He's curious yet cautious as he realizes she is not like the countless women he has been with in the past.
Ok so this is my Seth...❤❤❤
Olivia
Can I say how much I love a bad boy that makes me swoon and wet my panties all in the same sentence! Seth is so freaking perfect!! Totally in love and in lust with my shirtless bad boy.
I loved this book and practically devoured it in one sitting!
Seth is the perfect mix of bad boy asshole, and loving, loyal and devoted friend. Olivia has her moments but I loved that she was such a strong willed character and didn't let her insecurities get the better of her.
Definitely a must read and I just noticed that it's part of a series so I'm definitely looking forward to the next book!!! More Seth?? Yes please!!
4.5 SCORCHING HOT STARS
September 13, 2013
THIS BOOK BLOODY EXCEEDED ALL OF MY FREAKIN' EXPECTATIONS!!! LOVED IT SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!
AND A HUGE REASON FOR THAT IS HOW AWESOME SETH WAS... *SWOON*
LOOK OUT GIRLS; I HAVE A NEW BOOK BOYFRIEND AND HIS NAME IS SETH MARC!!!! *DROOL*
AND A HUGE REASON FOR THAT IS HOW AWESOME SETH WAS... *SWOON*
LOOK OUT GIRLS; I HAVE A NEW BOOK BOYFRIEND AND HIS NAME IS SETH MARC!!!! *DROOL*
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September 13, 2013
I was a little hesitant to start this, since it doesn't have many reviews, but it just screamed at me to read it! I am so glad I did, this book CONSUMED me! LOVED it! I want more!!!
September 28, 2013
Bookwhore is the term I would use for myself since I’m always falling in love with all these bad boys. Honestly book boyfriends are like shoes, you can never have to many.lol
After being in a long relationship with an asshole of a boyfriend Olivia finally decides she needs to move on .. she decides to start over. She wants to prove to her parents that she is a responsible independent woman.
Seth is an upcoming MMA fighter.. Having gone through some family issues he decides to put his dreams on hold until now. Seth is a typical bad boy, womanizer, makes no apologies on how he treats women in his life. Until one morning he is eye-fucked by shy Olivia. He is intrigued with Olivia on how shy and beautiful she is. Yet he feels he is wrong for her. He knows she’s a good girl not the women he is accustom to getting involve with.
Remember that I don't do girlfriends and I don't do feelings. If you get hurt, it's on you
I loved this book... Seth is freaking hot. I know a bad boy when i read one.. he made me love him, swoon over him, and hate him at the same time. He is a perfect mixture of alpha male, cocky, asshole yet caring and overprotective. I loved Seth and his cockiness and the way he was there for Olivia when she needed him the most. This book is definitely a hot and romantic book.
”He’s definitely the kind of guy moms warn their daughters about-the kind that breaks hearts and leaves a long line of them behind him”
"Whoa. A shiver instantly shoots down my spine, igniting something dark and sinister deep down in my core. I helplessly drink in the strangers features, gaping at him like an idiot."
I will recommend this book to the other Bookwhores who love bad boys and alpha males.
“What are you thinking?” She asks me, searching my eyes. If I press harder against her, she’ll be able to feel me and put two and two together. Instead, I smile. “It isn’t very PG, I’ll tell you that.”
This is a definitely a really good read. This will be a series and I’m excited to read more from this author.
Deuces!
Miri
April 28, 2014
4 Stars!!!
One cocky/sexy fighter + one (relatively) good girl + drama/intrigue/fights/attitude = YEAH…I liked it!
“You can’t reach your dream unless you try, right?”
Olivia is in a serious relationship…with a total asshole that disrespects her all the time. But she finally decides that enough is enough. They’ve been together for the past six years and she is quite shaken by the turn of events so she decides a good workout in her dad’s gym would help her. Well…usually it does…but not when a sexy fighter she had never seen before (apparently) started training there. Olivia is captured by Seth’s sexy body and cocky attitude. But after some encounters she soon learns he doesn’t do relationships (Yeah…well…nothing new there).
“If you don’t push me away and you decide to let me in… Remember that I don’t do girlfriends and I don’t do feelings. If you get hurt, it’s on you. Not me.”
So…Olivia decides not to get involved with him because she doesn’t want to get hurt. But (of course) she finds him seriously hard to resist. The problem is will she be able to make him open up and share his secrets?
“I can’t have good… because I don’t deserve good.”
When I think of Seth Marc this is what pops up in my mind:
He is hot, then is cold…he cannot decide what he wants. It was frustrating!!! Buuuttt I liked him. I am not sure about Olivia though. Sometimes she was really annoying me! And I didn’t exactly get why Seth labeled her as ‘a good girl’?! Anyway…
There isn’t a cliffy and the ending was quite acceptable…but apparently there are two more books about Olivia and Seth (the last one will be out soon) so I’m starting the second one immediately. I hope the author won’t drag the story… just because!!! Well…fingers crossed ;)
One cocky/sexy fighter + one (relatively) good girl + drama/intrigue/fights/attitude = YEAH…I liked it!
“You can’t reach your dream unless you try, right?”
Olivia is in a serious relationship…with a total asshole that disrespects her all the time. But she finally decides that enough is enough. They’ve been together for the past six years and she is quite shaken by the turn of events so she decides a good workout in her dad’s gym would help her. Well…usually it does…but not when a sexy fighter she had never seen before (apparently) started training there. Olivia is captured by Seth’s sexy body and cocky attitude. But after some encounters she soon learns he doesn’t do relationships (Yeah…well…nothing new there).
“If you don’t push me away and you decide to let me in… Remember that I don’t do girlfriends and I don’t do feelings. If you get hurt, it’s on you. Not me.”
So…Olivia decides not to get involved with him because she doesn’t want to get hurt. But (of course) she finds him seriously hard to resist. The problem is will she be able to make him open up and share his secrets?
“I can’t have good… because I don’t deserve good.”
When I think of Seth Marc this is what pops up in my mind:
He is hot, then is cold…he cannot decide what he wants. It was frustrating!!! Buuuttt I liked him. I am not sure about Olivia though. Sometimes she was really annoying me! And I didn’t exactly get why Seth labeled her as ‘a good girl’?! Anyway…
There isn’t a cliffy and the ending was quite acceptable…but apparently there are two more books about Olivia and Seth (the last one will be out soon) so I’m starting the second one immediately. I hope the author won’t drag the story… just because!!! Well…fingers crossed ;)
September 12, 2013
No nonsense. No unnecessary drama. Just a really well written love story. Loved it. Enjoyed it.
Mmm. Seth.
Mmm. Seth.
May 30, 2016
Here we have another case of a book that's rated highly on GR but is completely and totally terrible.
I made it to about 40% before I had to shelve this as a dnf. I highly doubt the remainder of the book would be able to redeem how utterly problematic it was.
The narrator, Olivia, is the "good girl" who's beautiful but doesn't know it *vomit*. There's guys coming at her from every possible direction. For about 6 years she put up with an abusive asshole ex boyfriend called Blade. To be honest, his character was so poorly developed I couldn't even feel sympathetic towards Olivia, I just thought she was a stupid child.
There's lots of slut-shaming.
Olivia's best friend, Selena, has problems with alcohol that seem glorified; Olivia makes no attempt to help, because she's not only delusional, but also selfish as hell.
Then there's a dude called Seth who reinforces all the MMA/fighter tropes that older NA/contemporary-romances have WORN OUT. This story is nothing new. The writing is juvenile. The characters are one-dimensional. This book was a flop.
I made it to about 40% before I had to shelve this as a dnf. I highly doubt the remainder of the book would be able to redeem how utterly problematic it was.
The narrator, Olivia, is the "good girl" who's beautiful but doesn't know it *vomit*. There's guys coming at her from every possible direction. For about 6 years she put up with an abusive asshole ex boyfriend called Blade. To be honest, his character was so poorly developed I couldn't even feel sympathetic towards Olivia, I just thought she was a stupid child.
There's lots of slut-shaming.
Olivia's best friend, Selena, has problems with alcohol that seem glorified; Olivia makes no attempt to help, because she's not only delusional, but also selfish as hell.
Then there's a dude called Seth who reinforces all the MMA/fighter tropes that older NA/contemporary-romances have WORN OUT. This story is nothing new. The writing is juvenile. The characters are one-dimensional. This book was a flop.
considering
September 13, 2013Umm... Fighter? CHECK!!! Thanks for the Rec Ricci!
Olivia James has never been one to walk on the wild side, at least not until she meets Seth Marc—a cocky, sexy fighter at her father’s gym. He’s infuriating, nauseatingly addictive and she just can’t seem to shake him. He’s only been in town a short while and his name is already on everyone’s lips. He's the kind of guy moms’ warn their daughters about—the kind that leaves a trail of shattered hearts behind him and he has Olivia in his sights.
Olivia has never met anyone as confusing as Seth and his hot and cold attitude constantly sends her reeling. She’s never wanted anyone’s touch so badly in her life, but having recently come out of a long term relationship diving into another is something she'd prefer to avoid.
Determined for his touch, but not to let him under her skin, Olivia embarks on the most thrilling ride of her life
Olivia James has never been one to walk on the wild side, at least not until she meets Seth Marc—a cocky, sexy fighter at her father’s gym. He’s infuriating, nauseatingly addictive and she just can’t seem to shake him. He’s only been in town a short while and his name is already on everyone’s lips. He's the kind of guy moms’ warn their daughters about—the kind that leaves a trail of shattered hearts behind him and he has Olivia in his sights.
Olivia has never met anyone as confusing as Seth and his hot and cold attitude constantly sends her reeling. She’s never wanted anyone’s touch so badly in her life, but having recently come out of a long term relationship diving into another is something she'd prefer to avoid.
Determined for his touch, but not to let him under her skin, Olivia embarks on the most thrilling ride of her life
June 28, 2018
5 «amo a Seth» stars ⭐️
Conocemos a Olivia, lleva 6 años con su novio Blade. Un novio que le ha puesto los cuernos a cada oportunidad y Olivia siempre lo ha perdonado. Pero esta es la última vez.
Por otro lado tenemos a Seth, un luchador buscando su sitio en la MMA, y que ahora es nuevo integrante del gimnasio del padre de Olivia. Es fácil adivinar dónde se conocen, pero lo que no es fácil es pelar las capas que protegen el corazón de Seth.
Awwwwwww, me muero de amor por Seth, pero tengo que reconocer que en general tengo un amor por todos los boxeadores/luchadores.
Es verdad que la historia de Seth y Olivia es un poco rápida pero me encantan. En serio, los amo. A Olivia si que quizá le falta algo de carácter y a Seth le sobra chulería pero ambos juntos son la cosa más cuqui del mundo. Y ese final, esa última frase del epílogo desde el punto de vista de Seth... le como la cara!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍
Voy a por el siguiente libro 😁
Conocemos a Olivia, lleva 6 años con su novio Blade. Un novio que le ha puesto los cuernos a cada oportunidad y Olivia siempre lo ha perdonado. Pero esta es la última vez.
Por otro lado tenemos a Seth, un luchador buscando su sitio en la MMA, y que ahora es nuevo integrante del gimnasio del padre de Olivia. Es fácil adivinar dónde se conocen, pero lo que no es fácil es pelar las capas que protegen el corazón de Seth.
Awwwwwww, me muero de amor por Seth, pero tengo que reconocer que en general tengo un amor por todos los boxeadores/luchadores.
Es verdad que la historia de Seth y Olivia es un poco rápida pero me encantan. En serio, los amo. A Olivia si que quizá le falta algo de carácter y a Seth le sobra chulería pero ambos juntos son la cosa más cuqui del mundo. Y ese final, esa última frase del epílogo desde el punto de vista de Seth... le como la cara!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍
Voy a por el siguiente libro 😁
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November 10, 2013
Overall Rating = 1.5 Stars
Book Cover / Book Blurb / Book Title = 4 / 4 / 3 = 3.5 Stars
Writer’s Voice = 1 Stars
Character Development = 2 Stars
Story Appreciation = 1 Stars
Worth the Chili = 1 Stars -- [$3.99 on Amazon]
A case of insta-love. I hate books about insta-love. The story didn't logically make sense and I can't deal if I can't put the puzzle pieces together and get a recognizable form. Not for me.
I hope you have better luck with this one. It has good ratings and others have really liked it. YOU may too.
I wasn't so Happy Reading this one either. I'm not having the luck lately. Boo Hoo...
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