Ok, so I was enjoying this read until about 80% of the way...
So Tatum is doing research for her new book and has been feeling uninspired. Enter hot sexy fighter, Angelo. He's broody, damaged, fucked up annnnnd a virgin. She's only in Detroit for a month to write her book so she proposes to use him as her inspiration. Eventually they get down and dirty. But it's a push and pull thing with him feeling like he doesn't deserve any happiness. They get close, feelings get entangled but he pushes her away. Her time comes to an end, Angelo comes to his senses for a minute so they can spend their last night together.
Fast forward, Tatum writes her book and her asshole publisher/bff sends Angelo some legal bumbo jumbo and a check to shut him up about his time with Tatum. He gets a wild hair up his ass and drives to NY. This is where it went down hill for me. Tatum ends up pregnant... shocker! Cuz, ya know, that's what happens when you have unprotected sex with some dude you're boning. So his intentions are to fuck her out of her system and teach her a lesson for what her publisher did to him. I cannot stand the bff, she's an intrusive asshole. And Tatum allows it! Then Angelo shows up and completely degrades her by treating her like a 10 cent whore. Annnnnd she allows it! She just takes his angry, bitter orders. I don't understand women that think it's a turn on when a man treats her like a dog. It's gross and rage inducing. Especially when he screws her in anger. Then proceeds to violate her rear. When he doesn't discuss it with her, nor does he give her a chance to give feedback and she even says "wait..." that's called rape. Sorry not sorry. And, again, she just lets him use her like that. This was a huge disappointment... And it gets worse, he finds out she's knocked up and then treats her like absolute garbage. He goes through her place like a tornado packing her shit because he's taking her back with him to Detroit without her getting a say. But, again, she's a moron who just takes his shit. He's unstable and unhinged but she just takes his crap. Even when he gets her back to Detroit, he still treats her like shit and she keeps taking it.
I really just can't stand spineless women who are doormats. And that's what Tatum was. She let her bff run all over her and then she lets Angelo rule her life. Weak and pathetic. The story started off decent and then all that shit ruined it for me.