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Triple Threat #5
Rubbed Raw
This is an alternate-cover edition for B00BYH1K9S.
THIS BOOK IS EXPLICIT IN NATURE. FOR ADULT ENJOYMENT ONLY.
Book Two of the Triple Threat series.
After being attacked by a home invader in Part One, Crystal Atkinson is trying to hold the pieces of her life together, despite her lingering terror. She's trying to maintain a relationship with her band's drummer, record a new CD, climb to the top of the East Coast music scene and deal with the fact that her best (male) friend is still in love with her.
It's a volatile mix, and Crystal's emotions are just as turbulent as they find expression in a series of steamy encounters. She wants to move into the future with her drummer, Giovanni, but she's not entirely over her friend, Chad. As her future looms, Crystal's got a lot of hard decisions to make.
THIS BOOK IS EXPLICIT IN NATURE. ADULTS ONLY.
THIS BOOK IS EXPLICIT IN NATURE. FOR ADULT ENJOYMENT ONLY.
Book Two of the Triple Threat series.
After being attacked by a home invader in Part One, Crystal Atkinson is trying to hold the pieces of her life together, despite her lingering terror. She's trying to maintain a relationship with her band's drummer, record a new CD, climb to the top of the East Coast music scene and deal with the fact that her best (male) friend is still in love with her.
It's a volatile mix, and Crystal's emotions are just as turbulent as they find expression in a series of steamy encounters. She wants to move into the future with her drummer, Giovanni, but she's not entirely over her friend, Chad. As her future looms, Crystal's got a lot of hard decisions to make.
THIS BOOK IS EXPLICIT IN NATURE. ADULTS ONLY.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 20, 2013
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About the author
Bella Jeanisse
48 books494 followersBella Jeanisse lives for rock music. Addicted to concerts, Avenged Sevenfold, fictional rockers, and blasting music in the car, she can’t get enough. After her father turned her on to Queen, there was no going back. Of course, it didn’t stop there. Playing guitar became a pastime, which didn’t turn into a career… until she started to pen her fantasies and publish them.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, she grew up with access to clubs like L’Amour and CBGBs, hung out in Greenwich Village, as well as had plenty of friends in bands. No wonder rockers stayed on her mind. Bringing her ideas to life was a long time coming.
She is now living near Tampa, FL with 3 kids and 2 grandkids, as a single mom. Her family supports her writing even when it seems to take up more time than they feel is necessary. Can’t stop the muse, ya know!
Besides erotic rock star romances, Bella also writes about wild bikers, hot college men and more.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, she grew up with access to clubs like L’Amour and CBGBs, hung out in Greenwich Village, as well as had plenty of friends in bands. No wonder rockers stayed on her mind. Bringing her ideas to life was a long time coming.
She is now living near Tampa, FL with 3 kids and 2 grandkids, as a single mom. Her family supports her writing even when it seems to take up more time than they feel is necessary. Can’t stop the muse, ya know!
Besides erotic rock star romances, Bella also writes about wild bikers, hot college men and more.
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April 25, 2013
This book follows Crystal and her journey in choosing between her best friend, Chad and the man she loves, Giovanni.
I really enjoyed book two. Again, it was another book that I had a hard time putting down.
However, I have a few beefs with the book that I have to complain about.
1. Crystal is the weakest female I have ever read. She can't get over anything and can't say no to anything. It is amazing that she was even a little likable at the end of the tales based on her actions in the two books.
2. I can't believe who she chose in the end. Not only was it really frustrating as a reader, it just took away from the end of this is a way I can't describe.
3. EXCUSE ME???? Giovanni hit her (literally punched her in the face), pushed her and left a huge bruise, used sex as a way to punish her and hurt her...and she took him back. One of the "sex" scenes was really a rape scene. I can't tell you how many women admit to having an orgasm while being raped. No means no. AND SHE TOOK HIM BACK????? I don't freaking care how much you love someone. Abuse is abuse and it is NOT forgivable. Period. Some dude ever punched me and he would be a dead man.
4. Did I say Crystal is the weakest willed woman ever? In this book she has sex with so many different people I lost count. Someone touches her and she starts squirming and wanting them...She has sex with so many different guys it is almost amazing...At one point in this series, it describes her having sex with three different guys in one day. Another time, she goes from having sex with one guy to having sex with another (without them knowing about the other) within minutes of each other!
She has sex with basically anyone and doesn't have the will power to say no. She is a freaking door mat. She is the kind of woman I absolutely HATE! Oh baby, it's okay that you smacked me around...I loooovee you! GRRR!
In one scene, she is watching an XXX movie in a "theater" and decides she is so horny she is going to suck off her friend (who is sitting next to her jacking off) and then she has sex with him too.
BUT...
I also really enjoyed this book. The sex scenes were definitely erotic and fun. Sometimes, there were things that felt like you were reading a repeat, but the author did a good job of spicing things up and changing things around.
There were two different three-some scenes in these stories (at least) and each scene was different and hot! They were described in a way that made it easy to envision exactly what the author was trying to relay :) Of course that is a good thing! You don't read erotica for the story line!!! That is just a bonus!
Anyhow, I recommend this book to just about anyone who likes erotica. There is a little bit of everything in this book without really being "hardcore" (by my definition) The storyline is good enough that anyone who likes love triangles will really enjoy this book.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review...and honestly? I am following this author! The stories she writes are HOT!
I really enjoyed book two. Again, it was another book that I had a hard time putting down.
However, I have a few beefs with the book that I have to complain about.
1. Crystal is the weakest female I have ever read. She can't get over anything and can't say no to anything. It is amazing that she was even a little likable at the end of the tales based on her actions in the two books.
2. I can't believe who she chose in the end. Not only was it really frustrating as a reader, it just took away from the end of this is a way I can't describe.
3. EXCUSE ME???? Giovanni hit her (literally punched her in the face), pushed her and left a huge bruise, used sex as a way to punish her and hurt her...and she took him back. One of the "sex" scenes was really a rape scene. I can't tell you how many women admit to having an orgasm while being raped. No means no. AND SHE TOOK HIM BACK????? I don't freaking care how much you love someone. Abuse is abuse and it is NOT forgivable. Period. Some dude ever punched me and he would be a dead man.
4. Did I say Crystal is the weakest willed woman ever? In this book she has sex with so many different people I lost count. Someone touches her and she starts squirming and wanting them...She has sex with so many different guys it is almost amazing...At one point in this series, it describes her having sex with three different guys in one day. Another time, she goes from having sex with one guy to having sex with another (without them knowing about the other) within minutes of each other!
She has sex with basically anyone and doesn't have the will power to say no. She is a freaking door mat. She is the kind of woman I absolutely HATE! Oh baby, it's okay that you smacked me around...I loooovee you! GRRR!
In one scene, she is watching an XXX movie in a "theater" and decides she is so horny she is going to suck off her friend (who is sitting next to her jacking off) and then she has sex with him too.
BUT...
I also really enjoyed this book. The sex scenes were definitely erotic and fun. Sometimes, there were things that felt like you were reading a repeat, but the author did a good job of spicing things up and changing things around.
There were two different three-some scenes in these stories (at least) and each scene was different and hot! They were described in a way that made it easy to envision exactly what the author was trying to relay :) Of course that is a good thing! You don't read erotica for the story line!!! That is just a bonus!
Anyhow, I recommend this book to just about anyone who likes erotica. There is a little bit of everything in this book without really being "hardcore" (by my definition) The storyline is good enough that anyone who likes love triangles will really enjoy this book.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review...and honestly? I am following this author! The stories she writes are HOT!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 16, 2013
i think this book was the best one out of the two. the only reason why i say this is because i felt like i got to know the real crystal.
crystal is still in shock due to her attack that happen to her at her house. she decided to pack up everything and move in with giovanni. they are now officially a couple. crystal is still struggling with her feeling for chad, but is fighting all the temptation because she wants this relationship to work. crystal is now taking a bunch of medicine to help cope with what happened to her. crystal was happy when a bunch of females came to her gig and brought white flowers. they told her that they were also attacked by the same man and glad he was finally arrested.
the band is working on their record deal and even recorded some new songs. they are still working with their idols gasoline. crystal is fighting off tommy. tommy couldn't get enough of crystal the last time they slept together, but crystal was able to keep her ground about not cheating on giovanni. the band decided to go out drinking one night to celebrate all the hard work that they had done. crystal gets drunk and with her medicine doesn't remember where she is.
she wakes up in her bed and thinks she is sleeping with giovanni, but long and behold it was chad. crystal didn't tell giovanni because she was afraid of what was going to happen. giovanni kept being romantic and finally crystal couldn't take it and she confessed. giovanni started to beat up chad, and chad refused to fight back because he knew he deserved it.
crystal still stayed with giovanni while they were working out there issues. they continued to record for the band, but chad and giovanni couldn't stop fight fighting. this is because crystal and giovanni kept having rough sex that left horrible bruises. crystal ran in between the two to get them to stop fighting and giovanni ended up punching her in the face. now she is hurt and ends up breaking up with giovanni.
now you are probably thinking that she is back with chad. nope, you are wrong. she is living with tommy. he is taking care of her till she is better and till the band can work out there issues and continue to record there cd. now crystal is going through a bunch of emotions because she doesn't want to be around chad or giovanni. so, tommy is quick to jump in and take care of her needs. lol. crystal finds her self sleeping with more and more band members because she just can't resist them and now that she is single she doesn't care.
will crystal get back with giovanni and live happy ever after? or will she go back to chad and finally have what he was waiting for? will the band get there big break? or will crystal continue to stay with tommy and live a unhealthy life style?!!! well, read and find out!!
i got this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. i enjoyed very much reading this series and will be waiting for the last book.
crystal is still in shock due to her attack that happen to her at her house. she decided to pack up everything and move in with giovanni. they are now officially a couple. crystal is still struggling with her feeling for chad, but is fighting all the temptation because she wants this relationship to work. crystal is now taking a bunch of medicine to help cope with what happened to her. crystal was happy when a bunch of females came to her gig and brought white flowers. they told her that they were also attacked by the same man and glad he was finally arrested.
the band is working on their record deal and even recorded some new songs. they are still working with their idols gasoline. crystal is fighting off tommy. tommy couldn't get enough of crystal the last time they slept together, but crystal was able to keep her ground about not cheating on giovanni. the band decided to go out drinking one night to celebrate all the hard work that they had done. crystal gets drunk and with her medicine doesn't remember where she is.
she wakes up in her bed and thinks she is sleeping with giovanni, but long and behold it was chad. crystal didn't tell giovanni because she was afraid of what was going to happen. giovanni kept being romantic and finally crystal couldn't take it and she confessed. giovanni started to beat up chad, and chad refused to fight back because he knew he deserved it.
crystal still stayed with giovanni while they were working out there issues. they continued to record for the band, but chad and giovanni couldn't stop fight fighting. this is because crystal and giovanni kept having rough sex that left horrible bruises. crystal ran in between the two to get them to stop fighting and giovanni ended up punching her in the face. now she is hurt and ends up breaking up with giovanni.
now you are probably thinking that she is back with chad. nope, you are wrong. she is living with tommy. he is taking care of her till she is better and till the band can work out there issues and continue to record there cd. now crystal is going through a bunch of emotions because she doesn't want to be around chad or giovanni. so, tommy is quick to jump in and take care of her needs. lol. crystal finds her self sleeping with more and more band members because she just can't resist them and now that she is single she doesn't care.
will crystal get back with giovanni and live happy ever after? or will she go back to chad and finally have what he was waiting for? will the band get there big break? or will crystal continue to stay with tommy and live a unhealthy life style?!!! well, read and find out!!
i got this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. i enjoyed very much reading this series and will be waiting for the last book.
May 1, 2013
I really hoped Rubbed Raw would be better than Triple Treat, but really it was about the same. I still couldn’t connect will with the main character Crystal. The only thing that seemed to be truly important to her was sex. And I really didn’t like Giovanni in this one either. He was so controlling and at times down right abusive.
Some of his anger was understandable towards the beginning, but I felt none of it should have been directed at Crystal. Yes, she slept with Chad during a time she was actually being faithful to Giovanni. But she was on medication from her attack and it was mistakenly mixed with alcohol (thanks to Chad). So when she was having sex with Chad, she thought she was with Giovanni. It was dark, she heard moaning, and forgot Chad was there. Of course, she assumed it was Giovanni. Chad took complete advantage of the moment just so he could be with her again.
Of course things escalate and Crystal and Giovanni temporarily break up. While they're broken up though, Crystal pretty much has sex with whoever is available. She has sex with Tommy (multiple times), Jon, Phil, and Chad (of course). She does eventually goes back to Giovanni, but I felt she was someone who is not really ready for a committed relationship.
Now the sex scenes were still amazing, but I did have an issue with a couple of them. There were a couple of times when Crystal actually said “No,” but they still had sex anyways and it didn’t seem to truly bother her. Now after being almost raped in the first book, that should have had some affect on her. And also the fact that she allowed all these guys have sex with while she was asleep, was even more disturbing. I mean wouldn’t this have also brought memories of her attack if she had woken up and found some guy having sex with her. And for as much as Crystal and these guys enjoyed sex, wouldn't they have enjoyed it more if she was actually awake to participate.
Maybe if Crystal had grown more as a character or if Giovanni had been more like the nice he seemed in Triple Threat, I would have enjoyed this book more. It also would have been nice to see Chad try and move on a little bit sooner.
A review copy was provided from the author in exchange for honest review.
Some of his anger was understandable towards the beginning, but I felt none of it should have been directed at Crystal. Yes, she slept with Chad during a time she was actually being faithful to Giovanni. But she was on medication from her attack and it was mistakenly mixed with alcohol (thanks to Chad). So when she was having sex with Chad, she thought she was with Giovanni. It was dark, she heard moaning, and forgot Chad was there. Of course, she assumed it was Giovanni. Chad took complete advantage of the moment just so he could be with her again.
Of course things escalate and Crystal and Giovanni temporarily break up. While they're broken up though, Crystal pretty much has sex with whoever is available. She has sex with Tommy (multiple times), Jon, Phil, and Chad (of course). She does eventually goes back to Giovanni, but I felt she was someone who is not really ready for a committed relationship.
Now the sex scenes were still amazing, but I did have an issue with a couple of them. There were a couple of times when Crystal actually said “No,” but they still had sex anyways and it didn’t seem to truly bother her. Now after being almost raped in the first book, that should have had some affect on her. And also the fact that she allowed all these guys have sex with while she was asleep, was even more disturbing. I mean wouldn’t this have also brought memories of her attack if she had woken up and found some guy having sex with her. And for as much as Crystal and these guys enjoyed sex, wouldn't they have enjoyed it more if she was actually awake to participate.
Maybe if Crystal had grown more as a character or if Giovanni had been more like the nice he seemed in Triple Threat, I would have enjoyed this book more. It also would have been nice to see Chad try and move on a little bit sooner.
A review copy was provided from the author in exchange for honest review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2013
First once again let me say "THESE BOOKS ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE". They are have graphic sex scenes in every chapter, multiple partners ect. If you do not like these type of books...DON'T READ IT! Now for those of you who really like kink this book is all that plus more. The two main characters are Crystal and Giovanni who are part of an up and coming band. Their relationship is not anywhere near the norm. It can be disturbing at times, but there is a storyline to follow and I would recommend reading Triple Threat before reading this one. This book build off the first and their are new characters thrown in to the mix (one in particular is very yummy). Don't expect to read romance in Bella's books. This is just hard core kink and lots of it. Her next book coming out will be Wicked End and I look forward to seeing what where that leads us (I'm sex, sex and more sex) :)
Others have reviewed this and we are all entitled to our own opinions, but if this is the type of book you like, read it and judge for yourself. I personally enjoyed this second book more than the first to be honest. I felt the first was to drawn out, but I wanted to see where the author would lead us and I'm happy I let my curiosity lead me to book two. I can't wait to read Wicked End!!!!!!!!!
Others have reviewed this and we are all entitled to our own opinions, but if this is the type of book you like, read it and judge for yourself. I personally enjoyed this second book more than the first to be honest. I felt the first was to drawn out, but I wanted to see where the author would lead us and I'm happy I let my curiosity lead me to book two. I can't wait to read Wicked End!!!!!!!!!
March 23, 2013
I received Rubbed Raw as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I love erotica, and boy was this erotic. I had a bit of a problem with how easily Crystal had sex with so many different guys, but I get it, she's a sexual creature and constantly wanted more. I really felt bad for Chad, he just loves her so very much, I really hope his story is next. I was a little uncomfortable with the violent sex scenes with Giovanni, there was just something about his anger that scared me. But in the end, those scenes were needed to understand his pain. Aside from that, I loved Tommy's character, loved Chad, and Crystal, well she's just a hot sexy sexual being. There were some great erotic scenes. Great job, looking forward to the next one.
November 20, 2013
Wow what an emotional book. I couldn't put this one down. It had it all sex, fighting , and finally three people trying to make it as friends/ family. The story line was great. To follow the band through all the trials that they had. And to read two people who are truly best friend have to adjust the way they were with each other towards the end. Chad and Crystal's way of saying good bye to their relationship was so intense. Having to give up on a love that only one person shared with the other is just so hard to do. And finally the way that Giovanni accepted their friendship and you could just read that some of the jealous had finally went away.
Bella is truly a great writer and i am looking forward to more of her books.
Bella is truly a great writer and i am looking forward to more of her books.
May 27, 2013
I found this second book to be a better read than the first , I became more invested in th characters and the available plot line. Crystal the main character is still a slut, a traumatized one but a slut just the same. The males Character's are for the most part all users eith the exception of Chad and Giovanni. To give crystal some credit sh does try to stay faithful to Giovanni, though my personal belief is she woul ofdonemuch better ticking with he Chad.
This book does have some very steamy erotic and creative sex scences. The author left the ending that the book could be considered complete or she could come back and revisit these charaters at a later date.
This book does have some very steamy erotic and creative sex scences. The author left the ending that the book could be considered complete or she could come back and revisit these charaters at a later date.
April 30, 2014
Jesus bloody christ!! So much sex in here, I feel exhausted. This second part is good the story line hots up and you get to know the characters more. I love all the parts with the band its detailed and exciting. Tommy is ace! Now I get it, Crystal is a very sexual person but I definitely had a problem with all her 'I love you, Giovanni' but, I'm going to shag every guy behind your back, including Chad. Poor Chad, she gives him false hope all the time.
This is an over-exaggerated, but enjoyable read. Very graphic, be warned.
This is an over-exaggerated, but enjoyable read. Very graphic, be warned.
March 27, 2013
Holy Shit!!! This book was HOT!
Crystal should NOT be getting married, at all!! Yes, she loves Giovanni, but she loves and wants too many people, she is not ready to settle with just one person, yet. For god sake, she's already cheated with Chad on 2 different occiasions?! She is such a sex addict it's nuts!!
I really liked her with Tommy and love her with Chad, I'm still not sold on Giovanni though??!!
Hopefully soon a book 3??????
Crystal should NOT be getting married, at all!! Yes, she loves Giovanni, but she loves and wants too many people, she is not ready to settle with just one person, yet. For god sake, she's already cheated with Chad on 2 different occiasions?! She is such a sex addict it's nuts!!
I really liked her with Tommy and love her with Chad, I'm still not sold on Giovanni though??!!
Hopefully soon a book 3??????
November 17, 2013
Crystal, Chad & Giovanni are all together again in this second book. The band is going farther & getting more popular. Things are looking up. Giovanni still can't handle the friendship that Crystal & Chad have, and things finally come to blows. Things get so bad that Crystal takes a break from them both. Will they be able to work things out and be together again or is this the end for the three of them and the band? Read it see what happens...
November 22, 2013
Wow! Where to start? This was an amazing book. It contains lots of sex though so if that is not your cup of tea then you won't like it. Crystal and Chad's interactions broke my heart. It's obviously how much he loves her and her feelings for him are just as obvious but in a different way. I feel the scenes with Giovanni where needed to understand the pain he kept placed inside. I would love to see Chad find the happiness he deserves as well. Overall It was just a really good story.
April 5, 2013
I JUST FINISHED READING RUBBED RAW, REALLY HOT EROTICA BOOK, CRYSTAL IS SUCH A SEX ADDICT, THIS BOOK IS BETTER THEN THE FIRST , MORE SEX AND MORE INSIGHT ON THE BAND ---""TRIPLE THREAT" MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I LOVE CRYSTAL WITH CHAD, AND DEFINITELY TOMMY- NOT SO MUCH WITH GIOVANNI,(VIOLENT STREAK THERE)I DEFINITELY RECCOMMENED THIS BOOK ,
April 17, 2013
I enjoyed the 2nd book. I just didn't like how Chrystal could have sex
With everyone without feeling shameless. But after reading further into how sexually she is I was staring to understand. I have to admit Im in love with chad. Chrystal needs to reconsider marriage. I was hoping she would just go with chad.
With everyone without feeling shameless. But after reading further into how sexually she is I was staring to understand. I have to admit Im in love with chad. Chrystal needs to reconsider marriage. I was hoping she would just go with chad.
December 3, 2013
Hot sex and a good story line that keeps the characters interesting. Better than the first book Triple Threat because the characters are already established. I like the Metal band themes and characters that are evolving.
March 23, 2013
Great read! It's really hot. Enjoy!
April 23, 2013
Very hot read. Liked more than the first one.
April 29, 2013
OK i really wanted her to be with chad from the start so bad because it seem he was the only one to really understand her
July 11, 2020
Rubbed Raw starts after Giovanni and Crystal finally become a couple. Unfortunately that doesn't change Chad's feelings or desires for Crystal and he is constantly in their lives trying to get her to change her mind and pick him. This ultimately causes Giovanni's severe jealousy towards Chad and creates major problems in his and Crystal's relationship. The jealousy leads to rage and eventually results in their relationship ending.
My absolute favourite part of this whole book is when Crystal goes to live with Tommy. I LOVE TOMMY!!! I've mentioned that before in another review lol....Tommy helps Crystal really explore her sexuality and makes her see just how much more she needs than just one man in the bedroom. She goes a little crazy but that's what makes Crystal so beautiful to me. She isn't scared to take what she wants. When her and Giovanni finally get back together he sees the change in her and finally attempts to give her what she needs. It takes him a while to figure out that it doesn't mean she doesn't love him because it always comes back to him for Crystal.
Again Chad pisses me off with his constant pushing to have Crystal have sex with him again even though she is constantly telling him no. I was so angry with him the night all the guys got drunk! And then when he convinces her to "say goodbye"....I understand that they both seemed to need it but I hate that she cheats again....I really hope Chad is no longer an issue in the next book but I have a feeling that's not true....
My absolute favourite part of this whole book is when Crystal goes to live with Tommy. I LOVE TOMMY!!! I've mentioned that before in another review lol....Tommy helps Crystal really explore her sexuality and makes her see just how much more she needs than just one man in the bedroom. She goes a little crazy but that's what makes Crystal so beautiful to me. She isn't scared to take what she wants. When her and Giovanni finally get back together he sees the change in her and finally attempts to give her what she needs. It takes him a while to figure out that it doesn't mean she doesn't love him because it always comes back to him for Crystal.
Again Chad pisses me off with his constant pushing to have Crystal have sex with him again even though she is constantly telling him no. I was so angry with him the night all the guys got drunk! And then when he convinces her to "say goodbye"....I understand that they both seemed to need it but I hate that she cheats again....I really hope Chad is no longer an issue in the next book but I have a feeling that's not true....
June 28, 2013
So I feel like maybe I should have rated this a star higher than the first book because I did like it better than the first in the series, but still not enough for a 3 star. I wish I could do half stars here. The reason I liked this one better was simple, there was more story to this book than there was the first. I was still disappointed because it wasn't a lot of story by any means, but I was at least able to get a bit more involved with the characters. I even started to like Crystal to a degree as she felt caught between two guys that she loved in some way and was confused about her feelings. I really started to like Chad because I could now tell that he really did love Crystal and wasn't trying to just be selfish with her. However, I started to dislike Giovanni at points and he was part of the reason that I liked the first book at all. Additionally, I still just didn't feel the emotions that were involved simply because the story felt like it was a sidebar rather than the point of the book. Yes, the sex was hot, steamy, and great, but it felt like that was the whole point of the book rather than there being any sort of story behind all of it. Overall, meshing the two would have made this an incredible book because it would have had it all.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
April 25, 2013
I had high hopes for this book after reading Triple Threat. I was hoping that some of the issues I had with the first book would be worked out or reveal a deeper layer. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. And believe me, I hate to say it. I respect the work and guts it takes to put yourself out there by writing a book.
This book has incredibly hot and frequently raunchy sex all the way through, but the story is severely lacking. In fact, there isn't much story at all. This isn't erotica, this is porn, so be aware of that going in. I'm not saying don't read it, just know what you are actually getting.
The heartache and longing that was presented in the first book was carried on over but got lost in a sea of mindless sex. I ended up hating most of the characters in this story, but most especially our main character, Crystal.
Now let me put aside my disappointment over the lack of story.... Bella Jeanisse can certainly write one hell of a sex scene! Seriously. I'm talking about the kind of sex scenes that quickened my breath and had my pulse elevated. Fan yourself hot. Scorching enough to warrant a cold shower. Rubbed Raw is the book you read to get the mood flowing, if you know what I mean.
This book has incredibly hot and frequently raunchy sex all the way through, but the story is severely lacking. In fact, there isn't much story at all. This isn't erotica, this is porn, so be aware of that going in. I'm not saying don't read it, just know what you are actually getting.
The heartache and longing that was presented in the first book was carried on over but got lost in a sea of mindless sex. I ended up hating most of the characters in this story, but most especially our main character, Crystal.
Now let me put aside my disappointment over the lack of story.... Bella Jeanisse can certainly write one hell of a sex scene! Seriously. I'm talking about the kind of sex scenes that quickened my breath and had my pulse elevated. Fan yourself hot. Scorching enough to warrant a cold shower. Rubbed Raw is the book you read to get the mood flowing, if you know what I mean.
May 15, 2013
*****ARC copy received for Good Reads review*****
Now, if I compare this book with the previous book, the 2* is unfair. Because this book deserved more stars ..... compared to book 1. But it still did not do it for me.
Crystal is just ..... Well, the other characters were .....
OK, the book was better. There was a story at least. You could feel something, this time. She loves one guy, is in love with another, has a childhood crush on another, have meaningless sex with another, let men watch her, etc etc. All kind of hot, but as a total, it was a bit too much.
I was team Chad all the way. I was excited to read about him. I was looking forward to his parts so much, that I even wished Chrystal was not the main character, but Chad.
But, the real reason why I couldn't get lost in the book, was because to me it was just too unbelievable. She knows what she's doing is wrong, but she does it over and over again.
I won't comment on the book any-longer.
I am happy to have been given the opportunity to review this book.
Now, if I compare this book with the previous book, the 2* is unfair. Because this book deserved more stars ..... compared to book 1. But it still did not do it for me.
Crystal is just ..... Well, the other characters were .....
OK, the book was better. There was a story at least. You could feel something, this time. She loves one guy, is in love with another, has a childhood crush on another, have meaningless sex with another, let men watch her, etc etc. All kind of hot, but as a total, it was a bit too much.
I was team Chad all the way. I was excited to read about him. I was looking forward to his parts so much, that I even wished Chrystal was not the main character, but Chad.
But, the real reason why I couldn't get lost in the book, was because to me it was just too unbelievable. She knows what she's doing is wrong, but she does it over and over again.
I won't comment on the book any-longer.
I am happy to have been given the opportunity to review this book.
April 25, 2013
**I received this ARC for an honest review**
This is the sequel to Triple Threat. If you thought the first book was smuttastic, it is nothing compared to the second. Man oh man does Crystal have a sexual appetite. But once again, I found the plot lacking although it was slightly more existent than in the first book Triple Threat. You do get more insight in Giovanni and Crystal’s relationship. But it all still took a back seat to the sex scenes with Crystal and quite more males (also had some m/f/m scenes). I felt kind of sorry that Crystal wasn’t aware how degrading she was being treated.
I just wasn’t impressed and thought there needed to be more character development. The ending was also abrupt... not sure if the author has plans to write a third book but I would need more substance to sit through that.
I would say if reading smut and only smut is your thing then I recommend!
This is the sequel to Triple Threat. If you thought the first book was smuttastic, it is nothing compared to the second. Man oh man does Crystal have a sexual appetite. But once again, I found the plot lacking although it was slightly more existent than in the first book Triple Threat. You do get more insight in Giovanni and Crystal’s relationship. But it all still took a back seat to the sex scenes with Crystal and quite more males (also had some m/f/m scenes). I felt kind of sorry that Crystal wasn’t aware how degrading she was being treated.
I just wasn’t impressed and thought there needed to be more character development. The ending was also abrupt... not sure if the author has plans to write a third book but I would need more substance to sit through that.
I would say if reading smut and only smut is your thing then I recommend!
May 11, 2013
*I received this ARC for an honest review*
This is the sequel to Triple Threat. If you thought the first book was sex sex and more sex, it is nothing compared to the second. Crystal has a sexual appetite but also plays the victim card so it crossed the line to much for my taste in how she was being treated and jumped around too much. I found the plot lacking it was slightly more interesting than in the first book Triple Threat, I think with re-writes and having an editor go through to clean it up it could have potential. You do get more insight in Giovanni and Crystal’s relationship. He was much more interesting than all the characters.
I just wasn’t impressed and thought there needed to be more character development, I kept waiting for something to happen, but it was just more of the same..sex with more men and very much degrading to woman. If you want pure sex in a book then this would be it.
This is the sequel to Triple Threat. If you thought the first book was sex sex and more sex, it is nothing compared to the second. Crystal has a sexual appetite but also plays the victim card so it crossed the line to much for my taste in how she was being treated and jumped around too much. I found the plot lacking it was slightly more interesting than in the first book Triple Threat, I think with re-writes and having an editor go through to clean it up it could have potential. You do get more insight in Giovanni and Crystal’s relationship. He was much more interesting than all the characters.
I just wasn’t impressed and thought there needed to be more character development, I kept waiting for something to happen, but it was just more of the same..sex with more men and very much degrading to woman. If you want pure sex in a book then this would be it.
April 24, 2013
This one wasn't for me. There was no real romantic storyline. Crystal was just a *ucked up mess that couldn't stand up for herself. I kind of despised her. She is weak willed and while she may be a sex addict, she can't even stand up for herself and admit to what she is. I can't think of one man in this story that actually took no for an answer when she did protest. They just went ahead and screwed her anyway. And apparently many times when she was passed out! That rated high on my ick meter.
I kind of wondered why I kept reading this, but in the end, I guess I did just to see who else was going to *uck her without her consent. If this is the world of rock, then I am glad I haven't been exposed to it.
Those that like to read straight porn, with a very loose plot, will enjoy this fantasy. I myself prefer a little more romance and a few less partners. I am off to take a shower now to wash off the filth of this little journey.
I kind of wondered why I kept reading this, but in the end, I guess I did just to see who else was going to *uck her without her consent. If this is the world of rock, then I am glad I haven't been exposed to it.
Those that like to read straight porn, with a very loose plot, will enjoy this fantasy. I myself prefer a little more romance and a few less partners. I am off to take a shower now to wash off the filth of this little journey.
April 25, 2013
pretty much the same as the first book. Crystal has sex. A lot. With lots of men.
The girl just can't say no, even when she does say no, it's half hearted and she ends up letting them. She professes to love Giovanni, but still can't say no to Chad, or Tommy, or Phil, or Jon...... Poor Chris seems to be the only one who hasn't had a piece of her.
I can't understand the undying love that Chad and Giovanni have for her, she is the East Coast bike, and unfaithful too, yet both men are asking her to have a baby with them!
I found it disturbing that men have sex with her while she's practically comatose from the sleeping pills she takes, they're ok with her just lying there like a lump of concrete while they do their thing, and she's ok waking up to find them having sex with her, and at one point takes her sleeping pill and tells the guy if she falls asleep in the middle of sex to keep going!
The girl just can't say no, even when she does say no, it's half hearted and she ends up letting them. She professes to love Giovanni, but still can't say no to Chad, or Tommy, or Phil, or Jon...... Poor Chris seems to be the only one who hasn't had a piece of her.
I can't understand the undying love that Chad and Giovanni have for her, she is the East Coast bike, and unfaithful too, yet both men are asking her to have a baby with them!
I found it disturbing that men have sex with her while she's practically comatose from the sleeping pills she takes, they're ok with her just lying there like a lump of concrete while they do their thing, and she's ok waking up to find them having sex with her, and at one point takes her sleeping pill and tells the guy if she falls asleep in the middle of sex to keep going!
April 24, 2013
Received ARC for review
I did not think that this story could get worse and yet I was wrong. The things I disliked most about book one were magnified x 100 in book 2. The main character is unlikeable in the extreme- she is so selfish and hypocritical, getting angry for her BOYFRIEND being jealous of her BEST FRIEND when they are IN FACT sleeping together and she sleeps with at least 5 different guys in this book. The PTS she experiences might have made for an interesting plot line but it is so poorly handled that I didn't even care about her trauma anymore. And where should i even start with the abusive relationship she has with her boyfriend. i really wish i had an actual count on the number of times the word bruise occured in this story!!
I skimmed most of the pages, unable to even tolerate the writing and reading solely for the purpose of review.
I would not read anything by this author again.
I did not think that this story could get worse and yet I was wrong. The things I disliked most about book one were magnified x 100 in book 2. The main character is unlikeable in the extreme- she is so selfish and hypocritical, getting angry for her BOYFRIEND being jealous of her BEST FRIEND when they are IN FACT sleeping together and she sleeps with at least 5 different guys in this book. The PTS she experiences might have made for an interesting plot line but it is so poorly handled that I didn't even care about her trauma anymore. And where should i even start with the abusive relationship she has with her boyfriend. i really wish i had an actual count on the number of times the word bruise occured in this story!!
I skimmed most of the pages, unable to even tolerate the writing and reading solely for the purpose of review.
I would not read anything by this author again.
February 9, 2014
Received this ARR from fifty shades group for an honest review. This is the sequel to Triple Threat. This book was better than the first as there was slightly more depth to the plot and characters, but it still left much to be desired. Very steamy, FREQUENT sexual encounters, but Crystal just can't say no and apparently can't be fulfilled. I was surprised at the abrupt ending and we are lead to believe the head toward a HEA but, based on history, I don't see it happening. The 'closure' with Chad seemed anything but and her and Giovanni are again starting out in lies. I needed deeper connections and more growth from the characters and didn't get the warm fuzzy ending I was seeking. Worth reading if you are in the mood for smut and not a lot of emotional connection to the characters.
April 17, 2013
This book was received as an ARR from the Fifty Shades Support Group.
I'm sorry, this book isn't erotica, it is porn. There isn't really a storyline, just different sex scenes. Even the sexcapades become redundant without a purpose in the book. I will hand it to the writer that she has some crazy sex writing skills, but there needs to be more to the characters than them having sex.
From a porn perspective, this book gets a 4 star rating, but as an erotica novel, I could only give it 1 star. Not only is a storyline mostly nonexistent, but the "I love you"s and "My love"s are nauseating. The characters are groping, masturbating, or having sex at every turn; they only connect through sex. If the sex scenes were removed, this book would only be 20-30 pages long.
I'm sorry, this book isn't erotica, it is porn. There isn't really a storyline, just different sex scenes. Even the sexcapades become redundant without a purpose in the book. I will hand it to the writer that she has some crazy sex writing skills, but there needs to be more to the characters than them having sex.
From a porn perspective, this book gets a 4 star rating, but as an erotica novel, I could only give it 1 star. Not only is a storyline mostly nonexistent, but the "I love you"s and "My love"s are nauseating. The characters are groping, masturbating, or having sex at every turn; they only connect through sex. If the sex scenes were removed, this book would only be 20-30 pages long.
April 20, 2013
There was no story to this book until you were over 60% into the book. And up till then it was pretty much just describing a whore cheating on someone she "loved". She slept with everyone!! And you can't have her freaking out by a guy friend touching her one second and then her waking up from being passed out and find that another guy friend who she has told multiple times No to sex, is now banging her brains out and she gets into it!! And she keeps cheating even after her engagement!!! Just like with book one this was too long of a book. Lacked creativity with the story. It's all just sex. And not even the good sex. You just felt like she was a piece if meat that any guy could dine off of!!!! She's not a character a female would like at all!!! And we are the audience.
June 17, 2013
***RRC received by author in exchange for an honest review***
The second in the series I believe was a little better than the first.
I did enjoy some parts of this book, however for the most part it just didn't do it for me, sorry!!
1)Getting practically raped by your boyfriend.
2)Waking up with a man, with whom you've REPEATEDLY said NO to, having sex with you, then you getting into it?? Um, I'm sorry what??
3)Taking back a man that punched, not hit, PUNCHED you in the face?? ( not that getting hit is ok, but a closed fist punch?)
4)getting engaged to said man?
5) cheating, over and over and over again
6) 25 orgasms? I would be dead!!
While the sex it seriously HOTT, and very,VERY well written, I just couldn't get past the elements of this novel.
The second in the series I believe was a little better than the first.
I did enjoy some parts of this book, however for the most part it just didn't do it for me, sorry!!
1)Getting practically raped by your boyfriend.
2)Waking up with a man, with whom you've REPEATEDLY said NO to, having sex with you, then you getting into it?? Um, I'm sorry what??
3)Taking back a man that punched, not hit, PUNCHED you in the face?? ( not that getting hit is ok, but a closed fist punch?)
4)getting engaged to said man?
5) cheating, over and over and over again
6) 25 orgasms? I would be dead!!
While the sex it seriously HOTT, and very,VERY well written, I just couldn't get past the elements of this novel.
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