BG-
When I ventured into this story- I expected a book of pure filth- a tale fitting to the title
And I couldn't have been more wrong!!
What I got was Jade's more soulful book yet- Yes it had the aspects that you come to expect with a Jade West book- but you also got a lot of the unexpected.....a contemp romance- comedy- a tale of lost love- a story of second chances.
Jade took what began as an erotica- and turned it into one of the best love stories I have ever had the pleasure of reading- a story that made me laugh and cry......this book gave me butterflies, it was exciting, it was purely beautiful!!
The main characters Trent and Jodie were each others first loves- and the burden of children and a ton or responsibility at such a young age tore them apart. They never stopped loving each other, but they did stop fighting for each other which caused their relationships demise....
Trent is a typical mechanic- loud, brash, in your face, takes no attitude from nobody- and his character just worked- he was real.....if you want hearts and flowers- you picked the wrong guy- he is what he is and there's no inbetween!
Jodie- I loved her character. She felt downtrodden, frumpy, and she was- it a kick up the bum she needed to find out her ex is selling himself out to anyone with enough cash! But the change in her was believable
The side characters- mainly Trent and Jodies daughter Ruby- man that kid was a hoot!! A small female version of her Dad- her quick wit and attitude will have you laughing out loud
If you've read the dirty bads and think you know Jade- you couldn't be more wrong!!
You may think you're entering into a story revolving around 5 guys who love to gang up- but you're really not- you're walking into a tale of rediscovered love- and quite frankly it's beautiful!!
I actually can't explain how different this book is to her other works- just know it is- and read the book! You wont be sorry!!!!!
SD-
Another winner from the Queen of filth Jade West!!
I'm a huge fan- but I have to admit I wasn't too sure if I would enjoy this story as it's no secret the whole M/M genre doesn't exactly appeal to me.
But you know......it's Jade West- I'd read a napkin if she wrote on it!
A different story completely from the dirty bads, and like teach me dirty- a total stand alone.
A story of a gay couple whom although together with each other, totally committed and totally in love are both bi- and are looking for a 3rd in their relationship, both for sex, and hopefully more into the future
Enter Katie.....a young girl with big dreams, but no money to fund these dreams, so what else is a girl to do apart from sexually service 2 fine men for a whopping £3000 a month!
Well that's how it starts off anyway..........
The characters, each flawed in their own way synced perfectly with each other.....Rick the hipster, tattooed, pierced, cool graphic designer, flirty, fun, wears his heart on his sleeve. Carl the sensible, hardworking, closed off of the pair, harder to get to know, but once Katie figures him out he's a total lovable teddy bear!
Katie herself was very likeable, not much of a victim, sweet and mostly carefree, but loyal to those she loved.
The fear sometimes with these books is that story line can get lost amongst all the hot sex that's happening, and as you expect with a Jade West book there's a lot of it, but there is story line there- and a pretty damn good one at that!!
I loved all the little background stories, the pasts troubles these characters have been through that made them who they were, the people they were becoming because of each other!
For me this was a 4.999999 read.....so close to perfect
TMD-
5 birds eye and heinz stars!!!!!
A story as far away from the dirty, bads as you can possibly get!!
As a relatively new on the block writer Jade West has so far offered us 4 dirty bad books, which are all amazing in their own right- and 2 co-authored novellas.
So I was so very excited to hear that she was taking a step beyond what we have come to expect from her and release a teacher/student stand alone.
18 year old Helen Palmer is madly in love with her teacher....and she has been since the age of 18, but she's convinced that Mr Roberts just sees her as one of his students, a pupil with a crush, a stupid kid!
Until the day when he didn't!!!!
This was a strong story with great leading characters and well written side characters.
With stories of past loves, previous heartache- this book really pulls on your emotions as well as scorching up your kindle in typical Jade West fashion!!
I wont give away the whole story- but I will say bump this up your read list- and remember this is a whole other story from the dirty bads, a whole other dimension to Jade West we haven't seen before- and one I'm looking forward to seeing more of!