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זר באינטרנט. שערו כהה ועיניו כהות עוד יותר, שידעו מה הן תשוקותיי האפלות, עוד לפני שאני ידעתי. פנטזיה שאין לבטא אותה במילים, אם כי הוא חילץ ממני את הווידוי. ועכשיו הוא רודף אחריי.
מחוספס. מלוכלך. מסוכן.
נחלוק לילה אחד שבו אקבל מענה לכל תשוקותיי ואצליח לשכוח. הוא יהפוך אותי לשלו ואני אעמיד פנים שאני לא רוצה בכך.
אני אברח והוא ירדוף.
מכיוון שביקשתי ממנו לעשות זאת. התחננתי בפניו לעשות זאת.
הלילה בחשכה, הוא יהיה הצייד ואני הפיתיון.
ג'ייד ווסט, מחברת רבי המכר, הידועה בכתיבת עלילות עוצרות נשימה שבועטות בבטן הרכה, ללא גבולות וללא מעצורים, חוזרת ובגדול עם פיתיון – רומן מסעיר המטשטש בין גבולות המותר לאסור ובין הטוב לרע.
אזהרה: הספר מכיל תיאורים מיניים גרפים, הסכמה בעייתית ושפה בוטה.
לא לבעלי לב חלש.
מיועד לקהל בוגר בלבד.
מחוספס. מלוכלך. מסוכן.
נחלוק לילה אחד שבו אקבל מענה לכל תשוקותיי ואצליח לשכוח. הוא יהפוך אותי לשלו ואני אעמיד פנים שאני לא רוצה בכך.
אני אברח והוא ירדוף.
מכיוון שביקשתי ממנו לעשות זאת. התחננתי בפניו לעשות זאת.
הלילה בחשכה, הוא יהיה הצייד ואני הפיתיון.
ג'ייד ווסט, מחברת רבי המכר, הידועה בכתיבת עלילות עוצרות נשימה שבועטות בבטן הרכה, ללא גבולות וללא מעצורים, חוזרת ובגדול עם פיתיון – רומן מסעיר המטשטש בין גבולות המותר לאסור ובין הטוב לרע.
אזהרה: הספר מכיל תיאורים מיניים גרפים, הסכמה בעייתית ושפה בוטה.
לא לבעלי לב חלש.
מיועד לקהל בוגר בלבד.
352 pages, Paperback
First published August 14, 2017
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About the author
Jade West
62 books8,618 followersJade has increasingly little to say about herself as time goes on, other than the fact she is an author, but she’s plenty happy with this. Living in imaginary realities and having a legitimate excuse for it is really all she’s ever wanted.
Jade is as dirty as you’d expect from her novels, and talking smut makes her smile.
She lives in the Herefordshire countryside with a couple of hounds and a guy who’s able to cope with her inherent weirdness.
She has a red living room, decorated with far more zebra print than most people could bear, and fights a constant battle with her addiction to Coca-Cola.
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Jade is as dirty as you’d expect from her novels, and talking smut makes her smile.
She lives in the Herefordshire countryside with a couple of hounds and a guy who’s able to cope with her inherent weirdness.
She has a red living room, decorated with far more zebra print than most people could bear, and fights a constant battle with her addiction to Coca-Cola.
Find Jade (or stalk her – she loves it) on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. She has a Facebook reader group for dirty readers, so drop on in and say hello.
http://www.jadewestauthor.co.uk
Sign up to her newsletter via the website, she won’t spam you and you may win some goodies. :)
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December 13, 2019
*Spoiler Alert*
So disappointed. I wish I didn't have to be the bearer of such sad news, but honestly, this was a clusterfuck of good plot done badly.
Imagine then my surprise at finding that I'm part of only 1 percent of reviewers whohateddisliked this story.
I should say, "it's me, not the book".
Except I can't in good conscience say that.
Much like post-2010 Kanye West songs *I Am a God? Really, Kanye?* this book was pretentious not to mention melodramatic. Additionally, it felt condescending. . .
I digress.
One of the notable aspects of the book was the poetic "purple" prose, written almost in stanza format, making allusions at something which one would imagine was a thrilling suspenseful plot.
In fact, chapter one is a rather long poetic introspection from Abigail, our female protagonist, during which she rambles about nightmares, darkness, and men who do bad things. A metaphor of sorts, I'm sure.
Below is a verbatim excerpt:
"My name is Abigail Rachel Summers, and tonight I am bait.”
A blatant hook, if there ever was one. Except it was completely unnecessary. The reader is given nothing more than just words. Imaginative and poetic words, yes. But irrelevant and unrelated to the story itself.
Much like most of the narrative.
Ten sentences utilized where one would have sufficed.
The following excerpt for example (which, btw, encapsulates the entire story) could have been condensed into one line.
Can you identify which line illustrates whatever the f@ck Abigail meant to say? Well?
Hint: it's the very last paragraph!
“I’m seeking my monster in the darkness.
I’ll run but you’ll run faster.
We’ll play cat and mouse until you catch me.
I won’t know you, and I’ll pretend I don’t want to.
You’ll pretend you don’t care.
I’ll tell you I don’t want it.
You’ll tell me you’ll take it anyway, and then you will.
And it’ll be rough.
One wild night where anything goes, and then we’ll never see each other again.”
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If you're still reading this review then you might as well go read the book bc, frankly, it's Friday night and cocktails await. Besides, I'm fresh outta words that make sense. *shrugs*
November 25, 2017
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Bait (stand-alone). Online posting sets off a taboo anonymous sexual game with rape play!
“You won’t know me, and you’ll pretend you don’t want to. You’ll tell me you don’t want it, and I’ll pretend I don’t care. It’ll be rough. Really rough. You’ll never know my name and you’ll never see me again.”
Bait (stand-alone) opens up to admin clerk Abigail Rachel Summers aka Bait acting on her urges of being raped. After posting online about her sexual proclivities she is littered by responses. Company owner Phoenix aka Leo Scott sees the crazy posting and feels a mixture of wanting to protect Bait and acting on his own sexual urges.
And so a devious, violent game of sexual cat and mouse begins.
Two lost and broken souls finding solace and release from intense and reckless sex only made better by Phoenix pierced cock. Soon everyday life bleeds into their anonymous interludes; Painful pasts push Abigail and Phoenix to reflect, but when things take a dangerous turn more than their secret affair will be threatened.
Loyalties will be tested, sacrifices made, and feelings revealed.
Told from dual POVs, this suspenseful erotic romance will push boundaries with taboo desires and sex. Story comes to an explosive boil with truth, penance and resolution.
“I almost hate myself for wanting it. Almost hate myself for the way she makes me feel. The way she summons all the broken parts of me and makes them sing.”
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Hero: ★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★
Plot: ★★★★
Storytelling: ★★★★1/2
Sexual tension: ★★★★1/2
Sex scenes: ★★★★1/2
Story ending: ★★★★
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OVERALL RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Angst: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Darkness: | HIGH FOCUS |
Humor: | LOW FOCUS |
Kink: | HIGH FOCUS |
Romance: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Sex frequency: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Suspense: | HIGH FOCUS |
September 26, 2017
Smut at its darkest
Abigail is ready for her monster. The one that she has been looking for all her life without even realizing it:
I’m seeking my monster in the darkness.
I’ll run but you’ll run faster.
We’ll play cat and mouse until you catch me.
I won’t know you, and I’ll pretend I don’t want to.
You’ll pretend you don’t care.
I’ll tell you I don’t want it.
You’ll tell me you’ll take it anyway, and then you will.
And it’ll be rough.
One wild night where anything goes, and then we’ll never see each other again.
And then someone answers her ad with a simple question for her:
What happened to you?
He needs reassurance that this is what she wants and if it is:
Maybe I’ll be your monster.
Abigail and her monster will meet. She will get what she needs; he will get what he wants. But her monster has feelings. He has his own secrets and his own pain.
And then Abigail will have to know who he really is and she will have a simple question for him:
Secrets.
I can hear them twitching.
I take a breath. Summoning every last scrap of bravery I have left.
And then I ask him, my breath barely more than a whisper in the moonlight.
“What happened to you?”
Maybe the girl and her monster are more similar than they thought. Because they both loved hard before and they lost harder.
Maybe they both need to be free. And available. And ready to love hard again. And ready to gain harder again.
It is not an easy book to read.
If you are not comfortable reading about rough sex [which it can be confused with unwilling sex (I am not sure I can use the word ‘rape’ here) by someone who is outside the mentality of the couple who has it and enjoys it]; then better avoid this book.
If you are okay reading about it; then you will be pleasantly surprised because this book definitely operates in many levels. And it is engaging, heartbreaking and deeply emotional.
Enjoy! Or not…
Abigail is ready for her monster. The one that she has been looking for all her life without even realizing it:
I’m seeking my monster in the darkness.
I’ll run but you’ll run faster.
We’ll play cat and mouse until you catch me.
I won’t know you, and I’ll pretend I don’t want to.
You’ll pretend you don’t care.
I’ll tell you I don’t want it.
You’ll tell me you’ll take it anyway, and then you will.
And it’ll be rough.
One wild night where anything goes, and then we’ll never see each other again.
And then someone answers her ad with a simple question for her:
What happened to you?
He needs reassurance that this is what she wants and if it is:
Maybe I’ll be your monster.
Abigail and her monster will meet. She will get what she needs; he will get what he wants. But her monster has feelings. He has his own secrets and his own pain.
And then Abigail will have to know who he really is and she will have a simple question for him:
Secrets.
I can hear them twitching.
I take a breath. Summoning every last scrap of bravery I have left.
And then I ask him, my breath barely more than a whisper in the moonlight.
“What happened to you?”
Maybe the girl and her monster are more similar than they thought. Because they both loved hard before and they lost harder.
Maybe they both need to be free. And available. And ready to love hard again. And ready to gain harder again.
It is not an easy book to read.
If you are not comfortable reading about rough sex [which it can be confused with unwilling sex (I am not sure I can use the word ‘rape’ here) by someone who is outside the mentality of the couple who has it and enjoys it]; then better avoid this book.
If you are okay reading about it; then you will be pleasantly surprised because this book definitely operates in many levels. And it is engaging, heartbreaking and deeply emotional.
Enjoy! Or not…
September 22, 2017
Mmmm this book was very disturbing but also it was so fucking hot, too!!! I really, really loved it. 😁😁😁
PS. And if you excuse me, I have to find my husband ASAP! I need him so bad...😃😃😃
Attention: If you’re NOT okay with rough sex and , please stay away from this book…
March 6, 2023
Crazy good!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Audio/Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: 💚💙💜🖤❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📘📗📕📙📘
World building: 🌏🌏🌍🌏🌍
Character development: ☺️🤓🥸😎🥳
The Hero(s): Leo (a.k.a. Phoenix) - he owns a Logistics business with his brother. He has a 4 year old son named Cameron who hasn’t spoken since his mother died. He has a lot of secrets that have to do with his girlfriend who died in a fire and his brother.
The heroine(s): Abigail (a.k.a Bait) - she moved away from friends and family after losing a baby. Since she was young she has always dreamed of a monster chasing her just on the verge of catching her.
The Love Story: Abigail and Phoenix each have a lot of pain in their pasts. They also each have some very dark sexual urgings and meet online when Abigail posts her fantasies online.
This one is going to be hard to review and still keep clean enough to post to amazon since it is about two people who want to act out rape fantasies in real life. Though this book definitely has a ton of triggers, I think it is handled really well for the subject matter. It is definitely about the fantasies and the clearly shows the difference between the fantasies and reality and there is definite consent despite the dark subject matter.
I like how Jade West intermingled the dark fantasies that these two people had with their normal everyday existence. Which included Abigail and her friends from work and Leo and his son Cameron. The dark steamy parts of the book were every bit as dark and steamy as you would expect, but the parts about the secrets and what broke each of these people were so interesting and the entire story was really good in my opinion.
This book is definitely not for everyone but I liked it. The narration was good but not great. The narrators were both english and the woman’s voice got on my nerves a bit, but overall I liked the audio. I may read this one again on my own at some point!
I voluntarily read & reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Audio/Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: 💚💙💜🖤❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📘📗📕📙📘
World building: 🌏🌏🌍🌏🌍
Character development: ☺️🤓🥸😎🥳
The Hero(s): Leo (a.k.a. Phoenix) - he owns a Logistics business with his brother. He has a 4 year old son named Cameron who hasn’t spoken since his mother died. He has a lot of secrets that have to do with his girlfriend who died in a fire and his brother.
The heroine(s): Abigail (a.k.a Bait) - she moved away from friends and family after losing a baby. Since she was young she has always dreamed of a monster chasing her just on the verge of catching her.
The Love Story: Abigail and Phoenix each have a lot of pain in their pasts. They also each have some very dark sexual urgings and meet online when Abigail posts her fantasies online.
This one is going to be hard to review and still keep clean enough to post to amazon since it is about two people who want to act out rape fantasies in real life. Though this book definitely has a ton of triggers, I think it is handled really well for the subject matter. It is definitely about the fantasies and the clearly shows the difference between the fantasies and reality and there is definite consent despite the dark subject matter.
I like how Jade West intermingled the dark fantasies that these two people had with their normal everyday existence. Which included Abigail and her friends from work and Leo and his son Cameron. The dark steamy parts of the book were every bit as dark and steamy as you would expect, but the parts about the secrets and what broke each of these people were so interesting and the entire story was really good in my opinion.
This book is definitely not for everyone but I liked it. The narration was good but not great. The narrators were both english and the woman’s voice got on my nerves a bit, but overall I liked the audio. I may read this one again on my own at some point!
I voluntarily read & reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
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August 18, 2017
Genre: Erotic Suspense
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Abigail Summers moved to a new city to leave behind her old life. But no matter where she went, demons from her past caught up to her, making her crave a dangerous game.
Phoenix may be a stranger, but he was no stranger to the dark needs. He let the monster laid dormant inside him until she breathed it back to life.
I like how the book cover gave a mysterious vibe with dark sexy edge. And that's exactly how the story is.
On the surface, Phoenix had that wild and dangerous appeal. And I like how beyond that he was perfectly normal. He may be ruthless, but he also had heart.
Abigail was one gutsy woman. She perfectly aware what she jumped into and took matter into her own hand to regain her spirit. I like how she could let herself loose while not losing control.
What I like the most about these characters is that they're unapologetic for what they need and they clicked together like a jigsaw puzzle. The sex scenes were dirty and the situation added to the hotness.
The book started dark and mysterious with a tinge of ominous tone. As the story progressed, it had a lighter feel, but I'm glad there was certain level of intensity that remained. I enjoyed the overall storyline even though I wasn't surprised by outcome.
Bait is a story of two broken souls finding solace with each other. It would appeal to readers looking for dark, erotic read with element of suspense.
⚓️ 💢 ⚓️ . . . (F)BR With Twinsie CC . . . ⚓️ 💢 ⚓️
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Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Abigail Summers moved to a new city to leave behind her old life. But no matter where she went, demons from her past caught up to her, making her crave a dangerous game.
Phoenix may be a stranger, but he was no stranger to the dark needs. He let the monster laid dormant inside him until she breathed it back to life.
I like how the book cover gave a mysterious vibe with dark sexy edge. And that's exactly how the story is.
She’s a fractured mirror reflecting my own fucking brokenness. A beautiful demon in the darkness whispering my name.
On the surface, Phoenix had that wild and dangerous appeal. And I like how beyond that he was perfectly normal. He may be ruthless, but he also had heart.
I’m riding on the wings of insanity, but I don’t care. I’m teetering on the edge of the precipice, but I don’t care about that either.
Abigail was one gutsy woman. She perfectly aware what she jumped into and took matter into her own hand to regain her spirit. I like how she could let herself loose while not losing control.
What I like the most about these characters is that they're unapologetic for what they need and they clicked together like a jigsaw puzzle. The sex scenes were dirty and the situation added to the hotness.
My black swan has no idea how close she is to danger. A little bird flapping on the ground as the predators circle.
The book started dark and mysterious with a tinge of ominous tone. As the story progressed, it had a lighter feel, but I'm glad there was certain level of intensity that remained. I enjoyed the overall storyline even though I wasn't surprised by outcome.
Maybe a little darkness will turn us both back toward the light.
Bait is a story of two broken souls finding solace with each other. It would appeal to readers looking for dark, erotic read with element of suspense.
⚓️ 💢 ⚓️ . . . (F)BR With Twinsie CC . . . ⚓️ 💢 ⚓️
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August 27, 2017
4 Monster Stars!
Abigail & Leo's dark, yet beautiful love story...❤
Dark, Twisted, and at times even confusing...
Jade's signature smut, complied with a sexy and
Captivating storyline...
Abigail and Leo, two broken people...an online
Hookup, Her one time only crazy fantasy, unknowingly
Becomes a second chance....at a relationship that may
Save both of them...
Abigail & Leo's dark, yet beautiful love story...❤
Dark, Twisted, and at times even confusing...
Jade's signature smut, complied with a sexy and
Captivating storyline...
Abigail and Leo, two broken people...an online
Hookup, Her one time only crazy fantasy, unknowingly
Becomes a second chance....at a relationship that may
Save both of them...
September 1, 2017
This book was a pleasant surprise. I will say that it is not for everyone; but for me...well....it captured my attention from the start, and kept me wanting to read until the finish. This was unique, it was dark, sexy, thrilling, and full of secrets and suspense! The sexual scenes in this are friggen hawt!!! I mean it!!! They are taboo, and so very intense I couldn't look away!!!
This is one of those stories that I don't wish to give anything away...just know that I loved it. I actually expected mainly smut; but I have to say that I was surprised with the story that surrounded all the animalistic sex that was going on!! Abigail and Phoenix both have major trauma in their pasts, and they are both very broken individuals...When they come together though, those pieces start to become a part of a whole new life for them...one where they don't have to feel so empty anymore. I love their journey to happiness....the thing is though...not everyone wants them to be happy...Will their pasts come back to bite them in the ass, or will they conquer their demons after all?!
I thought Jade West wrote an amazing story, and I can't wait to see what else she comes up with in her writing future. She has wicked talent, and I am definitely a fan of hers after this captivating book! It is getting harder and harder to find books that have a bit of uniqueness to the story lines; but "Bait" is one that stands on its own, and doesn't feel like a copy cat of any other story! I loved it and want more!!!
This is one of those stories that I don't wish to give anything away...just know that I loved it. I actually expected mainly smut; but I have to say that I was surprised with the story that surrounded all the animalistic sex that was going on!! Abigail and Phoenix both have major trauma in their pasts, and they are both very broken individuals...When they come together though, those pieces start to become a part of a whole new life for them...one where they don't have to feel so empty anymore. I love their journey to happiness....the thing is though...not everyone wants them to be happy...Will their pasts come back to bite them in the ass, or will they conquer their demons after all?!
I thought Jade West wrote an amazing story, and I can't wait to see what else she comes up with in her writing future. She has wicked talent, and I am definitely a fan of hers after this captivating book! It is getting harder and harder to find books that have a bit of uniqueness to the story lines; but "Bait" is one that stands on its own, and doesn't feel like a copy cat of any other story! I loved it and want more!!!
March 8, 2018
Genre: Romance
POV/s: Dual, first-person
Intimacy scenes: 5/5
HEA?
The first few pages of this story turned me off because of lines like these . . .
But the story gradually got better. The woe-is-me tone about two self-destructive individuals shifted into a tale of two strangers seeking a connection through an organized sadomasochistic dance.
I thought for certain this book would be pure smut, but there was meat on the bones of this story and it involved a traumatized, motherless, four year-old boy.
Liked
Okay, so this is how the buildup to stalker-ish romance is done correctly! With consent! And communication! The intimacy scenes were perfect.Actually, the descriptive way in which the male lead’s special appendage was written had me grinning from ear to ear!
I liked how emotionally strung out and gritty these characters were! I loved that the male lead character had a hedonistic side and the female lead knew exactly what she craved sexually without having to be convinced about what was socially acceptable. She loved to be chased! She satisfied his desire to stalk and capture, and she liked being his bait!
Not so much:
► The words dark, beast, demons, and dirty were used repetitively. It became annoying after a while.
► The lack of condoms made me cringe, especially considering the male lead already had a son.
► The quotes at the start of each chapter seemed at odds with the tone of the story. Some quotes were biblical.
► I think all the dirty whore/dirty slut dialogue was supposed to be edgy and encouraging, but it was a turn off for me. Some of it seemed cheesy.
▣ Overall, I liked this story, but there were just as many bits that I disliked.
POV/s: Dual, first-person
Intimacy scenes: 5/5
HEA?
The first few pages of this story turned me off because of lines like these . . .
But the story gradually got better. The woe-is-me tone about two self-destructive individuals shifted into a tale of two strangers seeking a connection through an organized sadomasochistic dance.
I thought for certain this book would be pure smut, but there was meat on the bones of this story and it involved a traumatized, motherless, four year-old boy.
Liked
Okay, so this is how the buildup to stalker-ish romance is done correctly! With consent! And communication! The intimacy scenes were perfect.
I liked how emotionally strung out and gritty these characters were! I loved that the male lead character had a hedonistic side and the female lead knew exactly what she craved sexually without having to be convinced about what was socially acceptable. She loved to be chased! She satisfied his desire to stalk and capture, and she liked being his bait!
Not so much:
► The words dark, beast, demons, and dirty were used repetitively. It became annoying after a while.
► The lack of condoms made me cringe, especially considering the male lead already had a son.
► The quotes at the start of each chapter seemed at odds with the tone of the story. Some quotes were biblical.
► I think all the dirty whore/dirty slut dialogue was supposed to be edgy and encouraging, but it was a turn off for me. Some of it seemed cheesy.
▣ Overall, I liked this story, but there were just as many bits that I disliked.
May 1, 2021
There I was, innocently hanging around goodreads, searching recommendations, lurking in other friends favorite lists when I found this treasure.
The quotes at the start of each chapter were perfect, this one by Ernest Hemingway
Jade West states "This book was really soothing for me. One of those soul books that reached in deep and death-gripped my insides until I was done." Yeah, what she said.
Reading this story was like finding a gloriously hand painted Easter egg hidden in the grass when all I was looking for was one of those cheep plastic ones. The character growth, the internal battles, the wild, animalistic, painfully steamy sex scenes. This is a DARK story, it is raw, and vulnerable, and heart-wrenchingly beautiful.
I doubt I’ll be able to enjoy another tame romance again after this. Holy hell.
The quotes at the start of each chapter were perfect, this one by Ernest Hemingway
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.I read this book in one sitting, I couldn't stop. I read through a zoom meeting, dinner and bedtime.
Jade West states "This book was really soothing for me. One of those soul books that reached in deep and death-gripped my insides until I was done." Yeah, what she said.
Reading this story was like finding a gloriously hand painted Easter egg hidden in the grass when all I was looking for was one of those cheep plastic ones. The character growth, the internal battles, the wild, animalistic, painfully steamy sex scenes. This is a DARK story, it is raw, and vulnerable, and heart-wrenchingly beautiful.
I doubt I’ll be able to enjoy another tame romance again after this. Holy hell.
December 20, 2019
Audio...4.5 Stars
Story....4 Stars
Consensual roughness between two adults. I totally dug it! 👍🏽
Story....4 Stars
Consensual roughness between two adults. I totally dug it! 👍🏽
April 2, 2020
3.5 STARS!
So the truth is I've been saving this book for a rainy day for a LONG TIME . . . the premise of chase and capture is SO my jam - and yes, there is a big trigger here: but everything is entirely consensual, which makes this book's potential a hundred times HOTTER.
First the positives:
(1). Interesting characters who were flawed and vulnerable. I loved both Leo and Abigail as individuals and I wanted to hug them both after everything they'd been through.
The not-so-positives:
(1). The characters' backstories. What had actually happened to Leo and Abigail before they met online was written as cryptic poetry that had little substance. The details were kept so vague and nebulous for so long that at key moments, I was just shrugging instead of recovering from a punch to the gut.
(2). The lack of consequences. This is where the author really lost me. Without any consequences for their actions - neither physical, nor emotional - I was left disconnected from the story and the characters themselves.
I'm fucked up and I don't care.Eeeeep! I'm about to lose ALL my street cred with ALL my dirty friends. Please forgive me, my lovelies!
So the truth is I've been saving this book for a rainy day for a LONG TIME . . . the premise of chase and capture is SO my jam - and yes, there is a big trigger here: but everything is entirely consensual, which makes this book's potential a hundred times HOTTER.
First the positives:
(1). Interesting characters who were flawed and vulnerable. I loved both Leo and Abigail as individuals and I wanted to hug them both after everything they'd been through.
She's a fractured mirror reflecting my own fucking brokenness.(2). Their relationship was all kinds of messed up. Loved it!
She'll suffer for her salvation, just as I'll suffer for mine, cursed with needs I can't ignore.(3). The chase scenes were intense. I loved the first one.
Even as she whimpers, she reaches down and tugs her skirt up her thighs.(4). The premise and how they met was completely believable.
It's an invitation.
The most desperately fucked up invitation I've ever had.
Maybe this man, this online stranger really could be my monster. My saviour.(5). Those piercings! Holy shit, those piercings! LOL
The not-so-positives:
(1). The characters' backstories. What had actually happened to Leo and Abigail before they met online was written as cryptic poetry that had little substance. The details were kept so vague and nebulous for so long that at key moments, I was just shrugging instead of recovering from a punch to the gut.
(2). The lack of consequences. This is where the author really lost me. Without any consequences for their actions - neither physical, nor emotional - I was left disconnected from the story and the characters themselves.
(a). The physical. Their 2nd and 3rd encounters - as they were described - should have included trips to the hospital (insert eye roll), but no, the next day 'SHE'S OK!' to walk on shredded soles, and 'DON'T WORRY!' she's just walking a little funny. If the author's going to go there, I want to go there. I want the nitty gritty, not a fairytale.And that's what this comes down to, I think. If you're not looking for realism and you don't get hung up on the details, then I'm sure you'll love this one as fantasy erotica.
(b). The emotional. Their encounters were about healing the characters individually, not bringing them together. The characters really had very little chance to get to know each other; I wanted to know how their encounters molded their relationship, instead they just resulted in daydreams of a magic dick/pussy from afar.
(c). No condoms. This was another book that takes place in an alternate universe where pregnancies and STD's don't exist.
June 6, 2023
4.5 stars for this delicious, suspenseful primal play/CNC book
It took me less than a day to read this because of how good the book’s plot developed. I needed more!
We first get introduced to Abigail, who’s at a bar trying to find someone to chase her and cause her pain. She sees someone, lures him, and then decides that he doesn’t do anything for her. She went through a traumatic event years before it gave her scars physically, emotionally, even psychologically. She ran away from that life and needed a fresh start, somewhere where she wasn’t reminded of what happened to her. One thing is clear, she likes being chased, she likes the pain, she loves the adrenaline rush that comes with that. Enter Phoenix a.k.a. Leo.
Leo loves to chase, to cause pain, to be rough. He has a son who is a select mute after witnessing the death of his mother, a year before, in a fire. Leo tried to save her, but was unable to, and he lives with that guilt every day. His brother Jake constantly throws it in his face, also feeling guilty for surviving the fire. The fire has changed the lives of Leo, Jake, Cameron (his son), and even his sister who helps Leo out with Cameron.
Feeling unsatisfied with her life and like something is missing, Abigail goes on a dating website and writes that she is seeking a thrill, a monster to chase her (she’s a lot more eloquent than that). She gets a lot of random messages from other guys, but only one catches her eye, the one that knows exactly what she needs: Leo. Leo knows what she needs because it’s exactly what he needs as well. And then we get the delicious chasing scenes between Abigail and Leo.
The primal play/CNC scenes were 🥵🔥. I just read a book with it and THIS ONE was even better!!! The anonymity and eventually the consent noncon needed to play out the scenes were one-of-a-kind. The adrenaline rush that Abigail felt was real, because she had no idea the extent that it would get to. I WAS HERE FOR IT ALL!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥵🔥😅💦. Leo is pierced- which adds to the pain Abigail would feel- and it was the type of release they both needed.
Behind the scenes, there is a lot going on. Leo’s life is a mess, because of the family issues and even the investigation going on behind the fire that took Mariana‘s life away. We get bits and pieces revealed as story is developed, eventually getting the big picture towards the end of the book. By then, the connection between Leo and Abigail is very much real. A lot happens at the end and I am so glad that they get their HEA. Even though Leo seemed to be closed off most of the time, he bends and melts a lot as he and Abigail connected more and more. I loved it!
Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot ❤️
^^this is my 2021 review. I’m just adding ⚠️ info
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd
-before h meets H, she goes on a date with OM but doesn’t do anything (it was supposed to be a scene)
-CNC/primal play/rough/marking/biting/praise kink/degradation kink
-violence
-miscarriage recounted/fertility issues
-no condoms/it’s assumed they’re clean
-HEA
It took me less than a day to read this because of how good the book’s plot developed. I needed more!
We first get introduced to Abigail, who’s at a bar trying to find someone to chase her and cause her pain. She sees someone, lures him, and then decides that he doesn’t do anything for her. She went through a traumatic event years before it gave her scars physically, emotionally, even psychologically. She ran away from that life and needed a fresh start, somewhere where she wasn’t reminded of what happened to her. One thing is clear, she likes being chased, she likes the pain, she loves the adrenaline rush that comes with that. Enter Phoenix a.k.a. Leo.
Leo loves to chase, to cause pain, to be rough. He has a son who is a select mute after witnessing the death of his mother, a year before, in a fire. Leo tried to save her, but was unable to, and he lives with that guilt every day. His brother Jake constantly throws it in his face, also feeling guilty for surviving the fire. The fire has changed the lives of Leo, Jake, Cameron (his son), and even his sister who helps Leo out with Cameron.
Feeling unsatisfied with her life and like something is missing, Abigail goes on a dating website and writes that she is seeking a thrill, a monster to chase her (she’s a lot more eloquent than that). She gets a lot of random messages from other guys, but only one catches her eye, the one that knows exactly what she needs: Leo. Leo knows what she needs because it’s exactly what he needs as well. And then we get the delicious chasing scenes between Abigail and Leo.
The primal play/CNC scenes were 🥵🔥. I just read a book with it and THIS ONE was even better!!! The anonymity and eventually the consent noncon needed to play out the scenes were one-of-a-kind. The adrenaline rush that Abigail felt was real, because she had no idea the extent that it would get to. I WAS HERE FOR IT ALL!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥵🔥😅💦. Leo is pierced- which adds to the pain Abigail would feel- and it was the type of release they both needed.
Behind the scenes, there is a lot going on. Leo’s life is a mess, because of the family issues and even the investigation going on behind the fire that took Mariana‘s life away. We get bits and pieces revealed as story is developed, eventually getting the big picture towards the end of the book. By then, the connection between Leo and Abigail is very much real. A lot happens at the end and I am so glad that they get their HEA. Even though Leo seemed to be closed off most of the time, he bends and melts a lot as he and Abigail connected more and more. I loved it!
Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot ❤️
^^this is my 2021 review. I’m just adding ⚠️ info
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd
-before h meets H, she goes on a date with OM but doesn’t do anything (it was supposed to be a scene)
-CNC/primal play/rough/marking/biting/praise kink/degradation kink
-violence
-miscarriage recounted/fertility issues
-no condoms/it’s assumed they’re clean
-HEA
July 28, 2023
ೃ⁀➷ 4 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚
“You can have everything you want, just know that I’ll take your everything in return.”
Fun. Fast paced. Very smutty.
“You can have everything you want, just know that I’ll take your everything in return.”
Fun. Fast paced. Very smutty.
November 16, 2017
(TRIGGER WARNING!!! Bait has a forced seduction fantasy as its main subject PLEASE AVOID!!! If this is a trigger for you.)
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟STARS.
Jade West has done it again for me, made me fall head over heels for another one of her stories.
No one I have found can write it quite like Miss West, her books and the characters they contain are pure an utter filth.
The words they use, the situations they experience, well let's just say I'm fanning myself quite robustly here phew!!!! super hot!!!
So where was I, Oh yeh, pure filth, So as I was saying, Jade, is the master of kinky fuckery and she so adores taking the reader out of there comfort zone and her latest offering "Bait" is no exception.
Here she takes the scenario of hunter and Bait, that taboo forbidden fantasy of a forced seduction.
A monster actually waiting alone in the dark to pounce.
Well obviously in real terms, this would be so terrifying but as a consensual fantasy, this is a whole different ballgame indeed.
And this is what our heroine Abigail longs for, yes she's definitely a trifle stupid advertising for a hook up online, so not safe you silly girl.
That's why it's lucky when our gorgeous tattooed hero Leo is the one that volunteers to be her monster in the dark.
Now, this is where this author comes into her own. not only does she write such taboo but enticing material, but she also manages to grab you by your heartstrings and pull, drawing such emotional responses from her characters and also her readers.
So Bait itself while being super hot was also a deeply emotional experience.
Jade West has the ability to weave the diverse with the normal, Bringing it out into the mainstream.
She has created two very likeable multifaceted individuals, equipped them both with a major ton of baggage and then turned up the heat.
The result is this very unique offering which I loved immensely.
I would even go as far as to say Bait has become my new all-time favourite of Jade West's Books,
That is probably until I read her next one.
I also adored both Abigail and Leo as characters and this is where I think Jade really succeeds, she creates a connection, making the reader actually care, and this I think is a rare talent so bravo a real
Well done Miss West.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm.
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August 18, 2017
Bait started out amazing. I was intrigued by Abigail and Phoenix. Their dark hidden desires and fantasies definitely had me hooked. The build up towards their first meeting was intense and erotic. I was feeling their anticipation and couldn't wait for their meeting to happen. Once that first meeting was over I felt that the story didn't evolve as much as I had hoped. It became monotonous and the only excitement was them setting up a meeting for their next game of bait and hunting.
Their scenes together was freaking hot only the Jade West way. Dirty, gritty and blazing hot. West knows how to set the pages on fire.
I enjoyed the two sides to Phoenix. Him with Abigail and the man with Cam. I would have liked more depth to Abigail cause I was struggling with her.
I wanted so much more for Bait and it felt flat halfway through. At least I got my dark and twisted needs satisfied.
3 BadAssDirtyChaseAndCaptureStars
Their scenes together was freaking hot only the Jade West way. Dirty, gritty and blazing hot. West knows how to set the pages on fire.
I enjoyed the two sides to Phoenix. Him with Abigail and the man with Cam. I would have liked more depth to Abigail cause I was struggling with her.
I wanted so much more for Bait and it felt flat halfway through. At least I got my dark and twisted needs satisfied.
3 BadAssDirtyChaseAndCaptureStars
September 23, 2017
3.5 stars
This was the weirdest blend of purple prose and kinky fuckery I've ever read! I enjoyed parts of it but some things just didn't make sense.
To my safety gang:
This was the weirdest blend of purple prose and kinky fuckery I've ever read! I enjoyed parts of it but some things just didn't make sense.
To my safety gang:
July 10, 2020
2 strangers with 2 dark problems meet online to meet the need of their dark & dirty fantasy as Phoenix Burning the monster & Black Swan/Bait for one night only or so they thought. Now Phoenix can't get enough of the chase with his black swan, so he does the next best thing he chase her. For the first time in years they are feeling like Leo & Abilgail. That is until Jack get involved to use Leo's black swan as real bait.
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July 30, 2023
Am I just not into hardcore smut anymore? I listened to this on audible and found myself fast forwarding through a lot of the sex scenes.
May 3, 2022
So, new kink unlocked. This was a heart-thumping and unexpectedly erotic ride that I was wholly and incompletely unprepared for.
Jade's ability to bring the readers along for the ride is unmatched. I'm looking forward to my next read by this author!
Jade's ability to bring the readers along for the ride is unmatched. I'm looking forward to my next read by this author!
November 12, 2019
"To Scandinavian pine kitchens, 42-inch plasma screen TVs, grey Ford Fusions, and the idiot who placed them above the life growing inside me. This one's for you asshole."
With Jade West starting off with the dedication above, I wondered just how baring Bait was going to be. And baring it was.
Jade West is absolutely bloody brilliant. Unique, raw and always honest to a flaw, both with characters and emotions. With the above dedication, I was already flayed and ready to take yet another unique journey with her.
"I know how the story ends if two fucked up souls play at life together. I know how the story ends when two people's demons hold hands."
From the outset, both Abigail and Phoenix (Leo) are reeling from their own personal losses and trudging through their lives on a treadmill of a dreary sort of automatic. It is only when they find each other online on a hook up site that a small spark of hope and a little bit of colour starts to seep into each of their existences. From their very first correspondences one can see two jagged pieces that together might very well fit to make a whole. Abigail is looking for her 'monster' in the dark and Phoenix is tempted to provide it and release the demon that has long been leashed. Abigail is convinced this one night will be her reset button and give her what she's always dreamed of. Phoenix gets to relive something he has long since buried inside. Both agree to one night only - one chase, one seemingly random anonymous encounter.
"You won't know me, and you'll pretend you don't want to. You'll tell me you don't want it, and I'll pretend I don't care. It'll be rough. Really rough. You'll never know my name and you'll never see me again. One wild night where anything goes."
There can can be no more. Just this once to anesthetize their inner pains. The pain from both having loved hard and lost harder. Each still struggling with how to cope with the tragedies that have befallen their lives. This one night planned is the first spark, first glimmer of feeling that either has experienced.
"I smile at how two random strangers can be a million degrees of fucked up and still feel so right."
However despite their self-imposed emotional isolations, it becomes obvious that it is impossible for either to accept their experience as the 'one off' they initially set it out to be. Once the adrenaline of that night dies down, their lives both return to grey and the hunger produced by that initial spark finds them needing to reconnect over and over. Drawn to one another. To experience more. And with each encounter, each need and each truth exposed, Life starts to bleed back into their lives again.
"She isn't the desperate soul I met online. She sparkles, shines, she's lively and full of life."
The closer they come to each other, the more they find themselves confronting their own personal demons, the remnants of their pasts that still weigh them down, the conflicts they have been denying and avoiding, the circle of family and friends who have become estranged or whose interactions run on autopilot.
In the end, Bait is a guttural and visceral, beautifully raw and flawed tale of love, absolution, family and the belief that for every for one person out there in the world exists their other broken half, ready to be found and fixed into a shining whole.
With Jade West starting off with the dedication above, I wondered just how baring Bait was going to be. And baring it was.
Jade West is absolutely bloody brilliant. Unique, raw and always honest to a flaw, both with characters and emotions. With the above dedication, I was already flayed and ready to take yet another unique journey with her.
"I know how the story ends if two fucked up souls play at life together. I know how the story ends when two people's demons hold hands."
From the outset, both Abigail and Phoenix (Leo) are reeling from their own personal losses and trudging through their lives on a treadmill of a dreary sort of automatic. It is only when they find each other online on a hook up site that a small spark of hope and a little bit of colour starts to seep into each of their existences. From their very first correspondences one can see two jagged pieces that together might very well fit to make a whole. Abigail is looking for her 'monster' in the dark and Phoenix is tempted to provide it and release the demon that has long been leashed. Abigail is convinced this one night will be her reset button and give her what she's always dreamed of. Phoenix gets to relive something he has long since buried inside. Both agree to one night only - one chase, one seemingly random anonymous encounter.
"You won't know me, and you'll pretend you don't want to. You'll tell me you don't want it, and I'll pretend I don't care. It'll be rough. Really rough. You'll never know my name and you'll never see me again. One wild night where anything goes."
There can can be no more. Just this once to anesthetize their inner pains. The pain from both having loved hard and lost harder. Each still struggling with how to cope with the tragedies that have befallen their lives. This one night planned is the first spark, first glimmer of feeling that either has experienced.
"I smile at how two random strangers can be a million degrees of fucked up and still feel so right."
However despite their self-imposed emotional isolations, it becomes obvious that it is impossible for either to accept their experience as the 'one off' they initially set it out to be. Once the adrenaline of that night dies down, their lives both return to grey and the hunger produced by that initial spark finds them needing to reconnect over and over. Drawn to one another. To experience more. And with each encounter, each need and each truth exposed, Life starts to bleed back into their lives again.
"She isn't the desperate soul I met online. She sparkles, shines, she's lively and full of life."
The closer they come to each other, the more they find themselves confronting their own personal demons, the remnants of their pasts that still weigh them down, the conflicts they have been denying and avoiding, the circle of family and friends who have become estranged or whose interactions run on autopilot.
In the end, Bait is a guttural and visceral, beautifully raw and flawed tale of love, absolution, family and the belief that for every for one person out there in the world exists their other broken half, ready to be found and fixed into a shining whole.
October 2, 2017
4 Stars!!
Wow this book was completely different than what I thought it was going to be!! It was very dark and psychologically thrilling, then later turned into a more contemporary romance with a hint of dark.
This book was 1st person, dual POV.
Into the details...
This book is about a girl who feels trapped in a mundane lifestyle after she loses a guy she loved and a baby due to a miscarriage. She is starting her new life as an office assistant but she has no spark that drives her to live anymore. She has also always had dreams of this "monster" that chases her and instills fear and danger. She wants to feel alive and experience danger and fear, because bad emotions are better than no emotions at all. So she signs up to a hook-up website and posts in her bio that she wants to meet her monster because she wants to feel alive again. So essentially she has a rape fantasy.
She ends up meeting her monster and is captivated by him. He shares a scarred and tragic past like her. So like any romance book...they fall in love with each other. Oh I should also mention that he has a huge "male part" with 6 barbell piercings on it. LOL...
I also want to mention that this book had a quote at the beginning of every chapter and some of them were so beautiful! I really appreciated the author's creativity and adding those.
Overall, I think this was definitely a unique read and unlike anything I have read so far. I would recommend it to readers who enjoy dark romances. However, if you are sensitive or may be triggered by rape then I suggest you pass on this one.
Wow this book was completely different than what I thought it was going to be!! It was very dark and psychologically thrilling, then later turned into a more contemporary romance with a hint of dark.
This book was 1st person, dual POV.
Into the details...
This book is about a girl who feels trapped in a mundane lifestyle after she loses a guy she loved and a baby due to a miscarriage. She is starting her new life as an office assistant but she has no spark that drives her to live anymore. She has also always had dreams of this "monster" that chases her and instills fear and danger. She wants to feel alive and experience danger and fear, because bad emotions are better than no emotions at all. So she signs up to a hook-up website and posts in her bio that she wants to meet her monster because she wants to feel alive again. So essentially she has a rape fantasy.
She ends up meeting her monster and is captivated by him. He shares a scarred and tragic past like her. So like any romance book...they fall in love with each other. Oh I should also mention that he has a huge "male part" with 6 barbell piercings on it. LOL...
I also want to mention that this book had a quote at the beginning of every chapter and some of them were so beautiful! I really appreciated the author's creativity and adding those.
Overall, I think this was definitely a unique read and unlike anything I have read so far. I would recommend it to readers who enjoy dark romances. However, if you are sensitive or may be triggered by rape then I suggest you pass on this one.
November 12, 2022
This is probably my biggest surprise of 2022.
I thought I was getting a kinky, probably over the top and dark erotica romance. And what I found was a profound take on loss, grieve and love.
Don’t get me wrong. I also got a glorious amount of kinky, deliciously filthy smut lol But this story is a lot more than just that.
I loved Leo so much. And the fact that he’s a single dad to this cute little kid who’s going through a lot just made my heart melt. His storyline with his brother and sister added so much depth and emotion to the plot. The way he was described added to his appeal, ngl. But I thought he’d be another possessive alpha a-hole. And even though he could be rough and cruel with his words (by her request), he was also very attentive and protective of Abigail. I loved the combination of both.
And then Abigail with her tragic backstory and her sense of loneliness and loss. Fuck, my heart ached for her and what had happened to her. I loved how determined and brave she was. Her dark desires were crazy, but my god, was it hot 😩
This book made me believe they were made for each other. I wish the pace had been a bit better, and to have more development at the end. I wanted to see them being a family with Cam. This could’ve profited from a second epilogue for sure. But still, for such a naughty romance, it was surprisingly tender and so well developed in the emotional aspect.
Kudos to Jade West, well done!
I thought I was getting a kinky, probably over the top and dark erotica romance. And what I found was a profound take on loss, grieve and love.
Don’t get me wrong. I also got a glorious amount of kinky, deliciously filthy smut lol But this story is a lot more than just that.
I loved Leo so much. And the fact that he’s a single dad to this cute little kid who’s going through a lot just made my heart melt. His storyline with his brother and sister added so much depth and emotion to the plot. The way he was described added to his appeal, ngl. But I thought he’d be another possessive alpha a-hole. And even though he could be rough and cruel with his words (by her request), he was also very attentive and protective of Abigail. I loved the combination of both.
And then Abigail with her tragic backstory and her sense of loneliness and loss. Fuck, my heart ached for her and what had happened to her. I loved how determined and brave she was. Her dark desires were crazy, but my god, was it hot 😩
This book made me believe they were made for each other. I wish the pace had been a bit better, and to have more development at the end. I wanted to see them being a family with Cam. This could’ve profited from a second epilogue for sure. But still, for such a naughty romance, it was surprisingly tender and so well developed in the emotional aspect.
Kudos to Jade West, well done!
December 26, 2021
HOT 🥵
This was soooo good! I’ve never read a Jade West book before and I was pleasantly surprised. I went into this expecting pure smut, but there was actually a really beautiful great story of love and loss. There was even some mystery and suspense. There was a lot of character development. Even the side characters had a surprising amount of depth.
As far as the smut goes, it was off the charts hot! This is a book about r@p€ fantasies. It’s CONSENSUAL non-con. If that’s not your thing, don’t read this!
There was just one thing I didn’t like about this book, and it has to do with one my pet peeves, which is over used words or phrases. The author REALLY likes the word “shunt”. Everyone was constantly “shunting” everything. H would “shunt” his 🍆 inside of h’s 🐱. Objects were constantly “shunted” around. It was also used as a verb quite a few times. It’s not a word that you hear often, so to see it used with such utter abandon in this book was just odd.
Overall though, this was a great book! I highly recommend it!
This was soooo good! I’ve never read a Jade West book before and I was pleasantly surprised. I went into this expecting pure smut, but there was actually a really beautiful great story of love and loss. There was even some mystery and suspense. There was a lot of character development. Even the side characters had a surprising amount of depth.
As far as the smut goes, it was off the charts hot! This is a book about r@p€ fantasies. It’s CONSENSUAL non-con. If that’s not your thing, don’t read this!
There was just one thing I didn’t like about this book, and it has to do with one my pet peeves, which is over used words or phrases. The author REALLY likes the word “shunt”. Everyone was constantly “shunting” everything. H would “shunt” his 🍆 inside of h’s 🐱. Objects were constantly “shunted” around. It was also used as a verb quite a few times. It’s not a word that you hear often, so to see it used with such utter abandon in this book was just odd.
Overall though, this was a great book! I highly recommend it!
September 25, 2017
4.5⭐⭐⭐⭐Stars
I liked this book a lot. Full of hot stuff but yet there's some mystery and suspense that kept me glued to the pages. I really enjoyed a lot. First book by this author and I am sure it will not be my last. Looking forward to reading more books by jade west.
I liked this book a lot. Full of hot stuff but yet there's some mystery and suspense that kept me glued to the pages. I really enjoyed a lot. First book by this author and I am sure it will not be my last. Looking forward to reading more books by jade west.
January 27, 2020
I loved this book. Now one of my top 10 books. I don't know why I waited so long to read this book. Nothing like a great chase with dark, broken MCs who find each other and to feel like again. I enjoyed every single page, not one dull moment
August 15, 2022
This opening act features my favorite quote of the entire book 🥰
Minor spoilers ahead (if you can call it that. It's getting dumped super early in the story anyway)
This synopsis is the biggest catfish of my life
From one point I could argue that you’ve already read the entire book if you’ve read the synopsis, but that’s not really true. Aside from the deep poetic repetition of this text throughout the entire book, you’ll also get a whole lot of other unnecessary domestic drama. The driving plot was basically based on the H’s previous relationship with a weird triangle drama with his brother, and I just couldn’t care less.
About our lovely heroine, I kid you not, my fucking sneakers have more personality than Abigail. Istg, on gunpoint I couldn’t give you one personality trait of this person.
And Phoenix (he gave himself that nickname after an accident while his brother started calling himself Ash and omfg I’ve never cringed so hard about names before) needs therapy. Babe you really do. Bring your brother while you’re at it.
Anyways I kept going because I was intrigued about the smut since I’m a slut for CNC. For me, it was average at best. Also, my butt hurts (literally) from reading about Phoenix inhumanly large stick with a million piercings in it.
I'm not even gonna touch the subject of "love" here because my eyes physically hurt from eye-rolling.
But at least I can be happy for Abigail because she’s completely sure that a man she hasn’t exchanged more than 1-2 sentences with couldn’t have given her any nasties. I’d be satisfied with just a sliver of that confidence in my life 😌
"I should be thinking about getting tested for nasties, but somehow I know I’ll be alright. I couldn’t justify why if my life depended on it, I just know it."
Minor spoilers ahead (if you can call it that. It's getting dumped super early in the story anyway)
This synopsis is the biggest catfish of my life
From one point I could argue that you’ve already read the entire book if you’ve read the synopsis, but that’s not really true. Aside from the deep poetic repetition of this text throughout the entire book, you’ll also get a whole lot of other unnecessary domestic drama. The driving plot was basically based on the H’s previous relationship with a weird triangle drama with his brother, and I just couldn’t care less.
About our lovely heroine, I kid you not, my fucking sneakers have more personality than Abigail. Istg, on gunpoint I couldn’t give you one personality trait of this person.
And Phoenix (he gave himself that nickname after an accident while his brother started calling himself Ash and omfg I’ve never cringed so hard about names before) needs therapy. Babe you really do. Bring your brother while you’re at it.
Anyways I kept going because I was intrigued about the smut since I’m a slut for CNC. For me, it was average at best. Also, my butt hurts (literally) from reading about Phoenix inhumanly large stick with a million piercings in it.
I'm not even gonna touch the subject of "love" here because my eyes physically hurt from eye-rolling.
But at least I can be happy for Abigail because she’s completely sure that a man she hasn’t exchanged more than 1-2 sentences with couldn’t have given her any nasties. I’d be satisfied with just a sliver of that confidence in my life 😌
April 13, 2019
What is your darkest fantasy? Your darkest desire? This book is about it. As usual Miss West whips up a story that is so dark about human's desire and fantasy. Abigail has this fantasy being chased by monster. Its awaken her and makes her alive. She put an ad on dating online and 1 monster, Phoenix answers her. He gives her that burning fantasy.
For all of you who familiar with miss West works, it is very very dark and twisted. But compare to Buy Me, Sir, this book is milder. More melancholic. More HEA material. But I like it the same.
So read it on you own pleasure and experience the darkest fantasy with Miss West.
4 bait stars
For all of you who familiar with miss West works, it is very very dark and twisted. But compare to Buy Me, Sir, this book is milder. More melancholic. More HEA material. But I like it the same.
So read it on you own pleasure and experience the darkest fantasy with Miss West.
4 bait stars
October 14, 2022
Two broken people who fit together perfectly
This was kinda a therapeutic read for me. It went by so quickly, I’m a bit sad it’s over.
Despite the tragic nature of the book and the history of our two MCs, the overall theme is hope and living life. Two people who were broken learning to come together, that it’s alright to lean on another in order to heal. The tragedy and darkness surrounding them didn’t encompass the whole book, we actually got to see the characters healing and enjoying their life again relatively early on. It was heartfelt and hopeful. The story with the brother was messy and tangled but it was needed- trauma affects everyone differently.
I was really happy to read about CNC play that didn’t have a FMC who was a victim of r*pe. Not everyone who was SA’d likes/wants/needs CNC to move on or heal. I say this because trying to find it in books without that aspect is nearly impossible. Trust me, I’ve been searching for years 🙃.
Quickly coming to realize I love Jade West’s writing style. It’s very easy to read and satisfying. She makes me feel things, but in a way that doesn’t weigh on me for days to come. 💛
This was kinda a therapeutic read for me. It went by so quickly, I’m a bit sad it’s over.
Despite the tragic nature of the book and the history of our two MCs, the overall theme is hope and living life. Two people who were broken learning to come together, that it’s alright to lean on another in order to heal. The tragedy and darkness surrounding them didn’t encompass the whole book, we actually got to see the characters healing and enjoying their life again relatively early on. It was heartfelt and hopeful. The story with the brother was messy and tangled but it was needed- trauma affects everyone differently.
I was really happy to read about CNC play that didn’t have a FMC who was a victim of r*pe. Not everyone who was SA’d likes/wants/needs CNC to move on or heal. I say this because trying to find it in books without that aspect is nearly impossible. Trust me, I’ve been searching for years 🙃.
Quickly coming to realize I love Jade West’s writing style. It’s very easy to read and satisfying. She makes me feel things, but in a way that doesn’t weigh on me for days to come. 💛
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