TABOO
This book would be great if you enjoy reading 156 pages of a 196 page book and only get teasing out of it. I do not enjoy this delayed gratification nonsense. I especially don’t like the whole, “we’ll look, but we won’t kiss or touch” bullshit. At first I wasn’t going to write a recap/review or even finish the book because I was so mad by the lack of sex. Then I realized that this book is connected to a lot of other Rory books. Since we’ve been denied any clue whatsoever about the reading order/links to other books, I decided to try and document all of them I find in order to build a “family tree” of sorts. I have mild obsessive compulsive disorder and I’m determined to do this, even if I don’t like a book. Anyway…..
Bliss (19-yo, stupid name, works at a honey shop) went to live with her bio dad, Sutton Maybank (surfboard maker) on Jaded Reef when she was thirteen. Sutton didn’t realize that the woman he had bathroom sex with one time got pregnant until she dropped their daughter off at his house. When Bliss turns an acceptable age, he takes interest in her as something other than just his daughter. They both skate around the issue of the attraction. He finds her masturbating while reading a book called, “Edge of Insanity” (actual Rory book). She finds father/daughter and dubcon videos on his phone. When she gets invited to this sex island where people indulge in all of their taboo fantasies, his control starts to slip. Their relationship would have probably progressed a lot faster if it wasn’t for Sutton’s niece, Brielle, who started living with him when his brother died. She’s nearly the same age as Bliss and she’s a jealous, manipulative b*tch that wants to destroy everything. Personally, I don’t blame her. Sure – Sutton provided shelter, food, clothes – but that’s all Brielle got. Anyway, she’s supposed to be the villain in this story.
So, they head out to taboo OPAL ISLAND with Sutton’s kinky friends to partake in a night of debauchery. There’s dubcon and somno. Like I said, eventually sex is had, and personally, I don’t think Sutton spent nearly enough time using his mouth in the promise land. So from there they get back home, Brielle causes trouble, they move away to Crooked Cove and live HEA.
Now, as I mentioned above, I’ve found it very difficult to find the reading order for these books, and the crossover links. Most of the book descriptions out there are either a few sentences or completely nonexistent, not even bothering to say the character names. I’m now determined to read all the books and create my own little “Family Tree”.
You should note that most of these characters are referred by their last name only, or sometimes their first name. It’s impossible to figure out because Bliss calls everyone “Mr”. Here’s what I have so far for this book:
Sutton and Bliss are the main characters. Father/daughter.
Brielle (Sutton’s niece)
Maverick Davis (owner of Opal Island, BFF to Sutton)
Lincoln (last name unknown, BFF to Sutton)
Jason Wells (Sutton’s friend, father to McKenzie, has open relationship with his daughter)
McKenzie (Bliss’s BFF, daughter of Jason, has open relationship with her dad)
Jack (either first or last name unknown, friend to Sutton, likes to share)
Rachel (niece to Jack, likes sex)
Colson (either first or last name unknown, friend to Sutton, likes to share)
Jude & Asher (don’t know who they are other than Sutton doesn’t like them and they are tattooists).
Abernathy (bad guy mentioned in book Kill Your Darlings)
Declan St. James (Sutton’s client, might love someone named “Whitlock”)