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Caged #2
Chained
The Conclusion to Caged.
I had once thought that when I found the light I had been searching for in that long, dark tunnel that it would finally give me the gift I had been holding on for.
I had scoured the joyless night sky for peace, a peace that only the brightness of the stars could grant.
And I had endeavoured to catch that single magic snowflake in the middle of a howling snowstorm.
I had been looking. Forever.
But little did I know that it WAS the sinister darkness in the tunnel that was the gift. It WAS the black reservoir of the deepest, darkest night that would be the very thing to give my chaotic soul peace. And it WAS the heaving rush of the bleakest blizzard that was filled with magic.
Anderson Cain WAS the darkness.
He WAS the black peace in my soul.
And within the raging pool of his wild green eyes WAS the magic.
The magic that saw me. The real me.
He made sure I saw me too. All of me. He’d told me he would make me accept who I really was.
I was Kloe Grant. And now – now I am the epitome of what he wanted me to be.
But when I finally let go, and I allowed that darkness to find me, neither of us was prepared for who I really was.
Death itself.
This book contains extreme violence, strong adult language and scenes of dark sex, including M/F/M.
I had once thought that when I found the light I had been searching for in that long, dark tunnel that it would finally give me the gift I had been holding on for.
I had scoured the joyless night sky for peace, a peace that only the brightness of the stars could grant.
And I had endeavoured to catch that single magic snowflake in the middle of a howling snowstorm.
I had been looking. Forever.
But little did I know that it WAS the sinister darkness in the tunnel that was the gift. It WAS the black reservoir of the deepest, darkest night that would be the very thing to give my chaotic soul peace. And it WAS the heaving rush of the bleakest blizzard that was filled with magic.
Anderson Cain WAS the darkness.
He WAS the black peace in my soul.
And within the raging pool of his wild green eyes WAS the magic.
The magic that saw me. The real me.
He made sure I saw me too. All of me. He’d told me he would make me accept who I really was.
I was Kloe Grant. And now – now I am the epitome of what he wanted me to be.
But when I finally let go, and I allowed that darkness to find me, neither of us was prepared for who I really was.
Death itself.
This book contains extreme violence, strong adult language and scenes of dark sex, including M/F/M.
202 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2016
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July 20, 2016
I had been anxiously awaiting this book since the moment I finished 'Caged' and this book did not disappoint! Let me just say "thank you" to the author for not keeping me waiting for too long. I'm not sure I would have kept my sanity if I'd had to wait much longer.
'Chained' picks up right where 'Caged' left off. Immediately, the reader is plunged back into the screwed up pasts of Anderson and Kloe. Forcing Kloe to confront the memories that haunt her, Anderson is still out for revenge and plans to use Kloe as the means to exact that revenge on his father.
I went back and forth over whether this was a 4-star or 5-star read for me. Maybe I'm being petty, but I'm just still too pissed with Anderson over his treatment of Kloe to give it a full 5-stars. I really expect for my heroes to have to do some serious groveling when they screw up and that didn't happen here. Kloe continued to be a doormat where Anderson was concerned.
Just like 'Caged', this book will take your blow your mind and play with your emotions. There were so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming...and a few that I did. I don't want to spoil anything. This is one that you need to experience firsthand. Prepare to be shocked and left with an uneasy, disturbed feeling. If you're a fan of dark, erotic stories, this series is a must read!
'Chained' picks up right where 'Caged' left off. Immediately, the reader is plunged back into the screwed up pasts of Anderson and Kloe. Forcing Kloe to confront the memories that haunt her, Anderson is still out for revenge and plans to use Kloe as the means to exact that revenge on his father.
I went back and forth over whether this was a 4-star or 5-star read for me. Maybe I'm being petty, but I'm just still too pissed with Anderson over his treatment of Kloe to give it a full 5-stars. I really expect for my heroes to have to do some serious groveling when they screw up and that didn't happen here. Kloe continued to be a doormat where Anderson was concerned.
Just like 'Caged', this book will take your blow your mind and play with your emotions. There were so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming...and a few that I did. I don't want to spoil anything. This is one that you need to experience firsthand. Prepare to be shocked and left with an uneasy, disturbed feeling. If you're a fan of dark, erotic stories, this series is a must read!
February 10, 2017
3.75 Stars!!
'Chained' the second and final installment in 'Caged' series was just as dark, twisted, disturbing and violent as the first one. Needless to say it kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time. This second installment picked up right where the previous installment ended. Once again Mrs. Sidebottom delivered a fast-paced, intriguing tale that for sure will blow your mind with its intense plot and with its batsh*t crazy characters.
Anderson is still out for revenge. Instead of forgetting his past and trying to move on, to be happy, he’s planning to use Kloe in the worst possible way. He wants to ruin Kloe, to make her pay for what happened to him, believing in some way she’s guilty for what he has been through.
Kloe fought her past and her childhood all her life. She lied to herself all her life, refusing to accept some things that happened to her. In order for her to really move forward, she has to accept who and what she is.
Kloe sees in Anderson what no one has ever seen and she’s willing to give Anderson everything she has, everything she thinks Anderson deserves.
'Chained' was an intense read filled with action and steam and full of twists that kept my interest from start to finish. The plot was intriguing and well developed and both main characters, Kloe and Anderson were well portrayed. Once again I felt deeply for Kloe. She was lost and…well pretty fucked-up, but she did her best to deal with everything. As for our hero/antihero, well…honestly he got on my nerves more times than I want to admit. His hot and cold behavior was really frustrating at times. I understood why he was that way, but at times it felt a little too much in my opinion.
I also understood the two main characters’ connection, but I would have liked to feel more chemistry between them. Kloe and Anderson’s relationship was tumultuous, dysfunctional and crazy as fuck. The same thing I could say about all the sex scenes between them. Don’t get me wrong, they were off the charts hot, but they were a little (or more than a little) unconventional and weird to say the least.
Overall, this was a great conclusion to Kloe and Anderson’s story! If you can handle dark and disturbing reads, then I totally recommend this series!
'Chained' the second and final installment in 'Caged' series was just as dark, twisted, disturbing and violent as the first one. Needless to say it kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time. This second installment picked up right where the previous installment ended. Once again Mrs. Sidebottom delivered a fast-paced, intriguing tale that for sure will blow your mind with its intense plot and with its batsh*t crazy characters.
“I was created to serve you, Anderson. I was made from the very horrors of hell that birthed you. We were cast from the same mould. But which gift will you take?”
Anderson is still out for revenge. Instead of forgetting his past and trying to move on, to be happy, he’s planning to use Kloe in the worst possible way. He wants to ruin Kloe, to make her pay for what happened to him, believing in some way she’s guilty for what he has been through.
Kloe fought her past and her childhood all her life. She lied to herself all her life, refusing to accept some things that happened to her. In order for her to really move forward, she has to accept who and what she is.
“She loved pain; it brought her to life, fed the need in her for retribution. Helped her to bury her past.”
Kloe sees in Anderson what no one has ever seen and she’s willing to give Anderson everything she has, everything she thinks Anderson deserves.
'Chained' was an intense read filled with action and steam and full of twists that kept my interest from start to finish. The plot was intriguing and well developed and both main characters, Kloe and Anderson were well portrayed. Once again I felt deeply for Kloe. She was lost and…well pretty fucked-up, but she did her best to deal with everything. As for our hero/antihero, well…honestly he got on my nerves more times than I want to admit. His hot and cold behavior was really frustrating at times. I understood why he was that way, but at times it felt a little too much in my opinion.
“I had to ruin her. It was the only way for me to finally move forward.”
I also understood the two main characters’ connection, but I would have liked to feel more chemistry between them. Kloe and Anderson’s relationship was tumultuous, dysfunctional and crazy as fuck. The same thing I could say about all the sex scenes between them. Don’t get me wrong, they were off the charts hot, but they were a little (or more than a little) unconventional and weird to say the least.
Overall, this was a great conclusion to Kloe and Anderson’s story! If you can handle dark and disturbing reads, then I totally recommend this series!
“…he carried my soul with him. He always had. Fate had brought us together, and fate would take us through to the end, whatever it had in store for us.”
July 14, 2016
Genre: Dark Thriller
Type: Book 2 of 2 from Caged series
POV: First Person Dual
Rating:
Anderson Cain had revenge on his mind and he would stop at nothing until his targets got what they deserved. Even showered with love that he had been deprived of couldn't save him from the path of destruction.
Kloe Grant had a taste of darkness. It seeped into her soul, threatening to consume her. Finding light with a bleak past and a dimmed future could end up being more than either of them could handle.
If book 1 became progressively dark from the middle, book 2 is dark throughout the whole book both in term of physical and psychological aspects.
“You think you’re the only one who is hurting! But you’re not!"
Both Anderson and Khloe went through a lot this time around. They descended to the lowest point in their respective lives and had to find a way to escape the pit of despair.
The author took readers into the world of vengeance full of hatred, heartache and repulsion. The characters were forced to face their demons and decided what price they were willing to pay in the name of revenge.
Rage, necessity, determination, corruption, and the deep sense of survival that lived in all of us did a job sometimes we didn’t want to do.
I don't want to say much about the book but assume nothing and just enjoy the dark violent ride and hopefully you'll come out in one piece haha!
Note:
I have a soft spot for Robbie.
Case in point :p (Well among other things lol!)
Both men fucked me hard, they both fucked me with a violence that bordered on sadistic, and they both filled me with so much pain that I couldn’t fight against the pleasure that overwhelmed me.
Books in the series:
Must be read in order
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July 20, 2016
4.5 Stars!
In Chained, the timeline continuously flows from the ending in Caged where Khloe Grant discovers she cannot trust anyone. Lying in wait, Khloe is prepared to take action, but when the man standing in front of her is Anderson Cain, she is forced to make an irrevocable decision. In this final book, the plot continues to thicken in quite an ominous mode with darkness continually lurking its ugly head around Khloe and Anderson.
Moving forward, Anderson is committed to his plan to avenge his own abuse no matter the consequences. By acting on his rage and pain, Anderson seems willing to sacrifice his only chance for happiness or hope.
Meanwhile, Khloe’s descent into darkness spirals into an abyss. In order for Khloe to truly move forward, she must accept her past but she has always been more selfless and wants to give Anderson exactly what he needs. With the present and future outweighing her past, Khloe accepts her hand and gives all she can.
The twists and course of events that occur could not be predicted, as the evil that pervades the lives of Anderson and Khloe is insidious. The evolution of Khloe’s character felt vividly honest and weighty. She suffered and yet she coped in ways that eased her mind. With Anderson, to have survived his circumstance, his mental state swallowed all the pain but his rage had to be quelled before he could truly be the man he was destined to be. The strengths and weaknesses of these two characters grounded them together providing a balance and foundation for a future.
While Anderson and Khloe felt an instant bond with each other, their relationship was tumultuous at times, with each feeding off the freedom to share in their rage, pain and cravings. With having such a deep yet fiery connection, the sex between Anderson and Khloe is off the charts hot!! It is uninhibited, rough, demanding, and deliciously deviant.
With the end of this duet series, the plot is reconciled and questions are answered as to motives of these dark characters. The chapters are divided between first person POVs for Anderson and Khloe which further irons any doubts about their thoughts and emotions. With the inclusion of an early chapter, the dark tone in the book is underscored and the certainty of how the plot is going to unfold remains a mystery until the very end. For me, this series was a riveting read that yielded so many emotions and I loved both Anderson and Khloe for their faults and resilience.
In addition to the outstanding layered characterization of Anderson and Khloe, the secondary characters also played such a pivotal role in the plot structure. Robbie, Anderson’s best friend, really proved himself as a true friend. Additionally, Ben, Khloe’s ex-husband, finally redeemed himself in my eyes.
For those who are fans of dark reads, Chained will not disappoint. It offers a range of themes from revenge, hatred, healing, redemption, evil, honesty, hope and ultimately love. I highly recommend!
Caged Series:
In Chained, the timeline continuously flows from the ending in Caged where Khloe Grant discovers she cannot trust anyone. Lying in wait, Khloe is prepared to take action, but when the man standing in front of her is Anderson Cain, she is forced to make an irrevocable decision. In this final book, the plot continues to thicken in quite an ominous mode with darkness continually lurking its ugly head around Khloe and Anderson.
“I needed him to love me, whichever way it came.”
Moving forward, Anderson is committed to his plan to avenge his own abuse no matter the consequences. By acting on his rage and pain, Anderson seems willing to sacrifice his only chance for happiness or hope.
“How could you fall in love with someone who was hell bent on destroying you?”
Meanwhile, Khloe’s descent into darkness spirals into an abyss. In order for Khloe to truly move forward, she must accept her past but she has always been more selfless and wants to give Anderson exactly what he needs. With the present and future outweighing her past, Khloe accepts her hand and gives all she can.
“I was created to serve you, Anderson. I was made from the very horrors of hell that birthed you. We were cast from the same mould. But which gift will you take?”
The twists and course of events that occur could not be predicted, as the evil that pervades the lives of Anderson and Khloe is insidious. The evolution of Khloe’s character felt vividly honest and weighty. She suffered and yet she coped in ways that eased her mind. With Anderson, to have survived his circumstance, his mental state swallowed all the pain but his rage had to be quelled before he could truly be the man he was destined to be. The strengths and weaknesses of these two characters grounded them together providing a balance and foundation for a future.
“This is how I want to picture you forever. You have no barriers up. You are you, free from the obligation you force on yourself.”
While Anderson and Khloe felt an instant bond with each other, their relationship was tumultuous at times, with each feeding off the freedom to share in their rage, pain and cravings. With having such a deep yet fiery connection, the sex between Anderson and Khloe is off the charts hot!! It is uninhibited, rough, demanding, and deliciously deviant.
“Pulling me away, his gaze hooked on the length of spit from my lips to his cock, the wicked gleam in his eyes making every part of me throb.” “Suck me until I come in your dirty little mouth.”
With the end of this duet series, the plot is reconciled and questions are answered as to motives of these dark characters. The chapters are divided between first person POVs for Anderson and Khloe which further irons any doubts about their thoughts and emotions. With the inclusion of an early chapter, the dark tone in the book is underscored and the certainty of how the plot is going to unfold remains a mystery until the very end. For me, this series was a riveting read that yielded so many emotions and I loved both Anderson and Khloe for their faults and resilience.
In addition to the outstanding layered characterization of Anderson and Khloe, the secondary characters also played such a pivotal role in the plot structure. Robbie, Anderson’s best friend, really proved himself as a true friend. Additionally, Ben, Khloe’s ex-husband, finally redeemed himself in my eyes.
For those who are fans of dark reads, Chained will not disappoint. It offers a range of themes from revenge, hatred, healing, redemption, evil, honesty, hope and ultimately love. I highly recommend!
Caged Series:
March 31, 2017
3* twisted fate STARS!
Review @ Midnight Romance
This is my review as a minor. If you're really curious with what happened with Anderson and Kloe, please do continue. I'm really conflicted to rate this between 3 or 4 stars because some unpredictable events and so many WTF moments.
After the ending from Caged which Kloe head-shot her fake doctor, Anderson found her (again, of course). He's still determine to take revenge through Kloe to hurt his father; the person who sold him to sick couple in the past. He thought his father really care about Kloe but the truth isn't always pretty. She has been hiding behind new identity and forget the past but it didn't take long. They both deserved the truth and only Kloe has the answer.
Anderson and Kloe's relationship is being tested by the fate. Anderson isn't an easy person to love. He has his kind version of love for Kloe through pain and pleasure. I was shocked when found out that Kloe was a cutter. It seems this woman's brain already fuck up many times. She changed a lot in this story. Sometimes she's still submissive with Anderson but still can fight him like a wolf. The sex scenes was still HOT though there was menage happened and I couldn't enjoy it. No chemistry at all. They're just having angry sex.
However, it was fast paced without running in circles. Everything keeps moving forward until the end. Caged has more slower paced between Kloe and Anderson's story. They always have back and forth feelings towards each other. Also, The evils still lurk in the shadows and took Kloe from him. There is nothing easy in their story. When the truth revealed, it was cringe-worthy and very fucked up. There was something that doesn't add up for me because too easy for some reason.
I think happy end was overrated for Anderson and Kloe. Their love was unique from the start. Definitely a hella roller-coaster. emotions from anger, frustrated, shocked and tears. This one has unpredictable ending but somehow I was relieved. They deserved peace after all the madness.
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Review @ Midnight Romance
This is my review as a minor. If you're really curious with what happened with Anderson and Kloe, please do continue. I'm really conflicted to rate this between 3 or 4 stars because some unpredictable events and so many WTF moments.
“I was created to serve you, Anderson. I was made from the very horrors of hell that birthed you. We were cast from the same mould. But which gift will you take?” ~Kloe
After the ending from Caged which Kloe head-shot her fake doctor, Anderson found her (again, of course). He's still determine to take revenge through Kloe to hurt his father; the person who sold him to sick couple in the past. He thought his father really care about Kloe but the truth isn't always pretty. She has been hiding behind new identity and forget the past but it didn't take long. They both deserved the truth and only Kloe has the answer.
Anderson and Kloe's relationship is being tested by the fate. Anderson isn't an easy person to love. He has his kind version of love for Kloe through pain and pleasure. I was shocked when found out that Kloe was a cutter. It seems this woman's brain already fuck up many times. She changed a lot in this story. Sometimes she's still submissive with Anderson but still can fight him like a wolf. The sex scenes was still HOT though there was menage happened and I couldn't enjoy it. No chemistry at all. They're just having angry sex.
“I am here to fuck you. To take whatever depraved act you want to enact. I am here to feed from your merciless lust, and to quench the undying thirst for degradation you have.”
However, it was fast paced without running in circles. Everything keeps moving forward until the end. Caged has more slower paced between Kloe and Anderson's story. They always have back and forth feelings towards each other. Also, The evils still lurk in the shadows and took Kloe from him. There is nothing easy in their story. When the truth revealed, it was cringe-worthy and very fucked up. There was something that doesn't add up for me because too easy for some reason.
He was the only person that was capable of soothing the terror inside me, of quietening the raging noise in my head. He was the only one who could take my hand and lead me blindly to where he wanted me to go. And I would go. No matter how much it scared me. Because he carried my soul with him. He always had. Fate had brought us together, and fate would take us through to the end, whatever it had in store for us. ~Kloe
I think happy end was overrated for Anderson and Kloe. Their love was unique from the start. Definitely a hella roller-coaster. emotions from anger, frustrated, shocked and tears. This one has unpredictable ending but somehow I was relieved. They deserved peace after all the madness.
Kloe had given me so much. Once, all I had had was pain. It was all I had lived for; all I had felt. But then she’d walked into my life and showed me there was so much more to feel. Love. Trust. Gentleness. Hope. She had uncaged me, she had unchained me, and she had taught me that it’s okay to be loved, and give it back. And in the end she had given me her very soul. ~Anderson
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October 12, 2016
Ugh God, this book broke my poor heart so bad. Dammit. I cried like a baby... :(
August 23, 2016
"Twenty fucking years those cunts used and abused me, and for the rest of my life I will still be locked up inside their hatred."
Good lord DH Sidebottom knows how to tear your heart right out of your chest.
I had been anticipating Chained for some time and I have to say that I loved it and I hated it. I knew that this wasn't a happy story and that Sidebottom rarely gives us a true happy ending, but damn did this leave me unsatisfied. I wanted rainbows and butterflies for Kloe and Anderson. I wanted sunsets and romance and all that is good in life for those two. We did not get that.
Because he carried my soul with him. He always had. Fate had brought us together, and fate would take us through to the end...
I can't say much about Chained because there are so many twists and turns that I would give something away. The fun about reading these books is that right when you think the book is going one way, it turns and takes you in a completely different direction.
"This isn't love I feel. It isn't soft. It isn't romantic. It isn't soul inspiring. It's violent. It's furious. A storm of rage that burns right down to my soul, Kloe. And it hurts. It's fucking agony."
I think I was unsatisfied because I wanted different outcomes for certain situations - but that is the beauty in reading. I am not in control of what happens and that's okay.
On to the next!
July 31, 2016
What a conclusion!!! All questions have been answered and so much more. This book defines what intensity means. Oh. My. God. Just when I thought I finally figured it out a new twist of darkness comes along. This author knows how to make her reader cringed and at the same time be captivated scene after scene.
Anderson and Kloe went to hell and back, for them to find peace and happiness they both deserved. But happiness in a different way.
It was an amazing read. The hospital scene really chained me deep. Just brilliant, Ms. Dawn Sidebottom!!!
February 4, 2021
Somehow, it was better that it was worse. Worse because the overstretched plot (and here I thought the last book was nuts) and good because I like the ending. For once, an ending a book such as this deserved.
July 15, 2016
ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.
Title: Chained
Author: D.H. Sidebottom
Category: Dark Romance
Series or Standalone: Part of a series
POV: Dual
Plot: 4.5
Characters: 4
Scorching Level: 4
HEA: Not telling
Mrs. Sidebottom writes some of the most twisted characters and plotlines ever! I was very excited for this book and the author promised and delivered.
Kloe is determined to get revenge on those who used her and Anderson is still there to torment and confuse her. This dark love continues as more secrets are revealed.
Our characters go through a lot in this book. I cried and flinched while reading this. Kloe has to fight the demons of her past while at the same time survive Anderson's wrath and twisted emotions towards her.
I had to ruin her.
It was the only way for me to finally move forward.
Anderson is set on revenge for all he went through and even though he is confused about his feelings for Kloe, he still wants to make her pay. Let the warped games begin.
There are a lot of twists in the book. I was surprised by all the revelations and the conclusion floored me! I wanted to throw my e-reader against the wall while reading this.
If you loved the first book then you will adore the conlcusion. Just don't expect conventional outcomes. This author is anything but and I love her for it!
4.5 Stars
August 12, 2016
“Why was it the harder we fell, the tighter we held on. To hope. To love?
Anderson had chained me to him. But those chains were fragile, corroded and brittle. One strong pull and the links would slip apart like paperchains crafted from the clumsy hands of babes. The tears of our hatred were the very things that would weaken those links holding us together, and would in the end break us.”
- Kloe
* * *
“Yet there was a part of me that trusted only him. He was the only person that was capable of soothing the terror inside me, of quietening the raging noise in my head. He was the only one who could take my hand and lead me blindly to where he wanted me to go. And I would go. No matter how much it scared me. Because he carried my soul with him. He always had. Fate had brought us together, and fate would take us through to the end, whatever it had in store for us.”
- Kloe
* * *
“The day you walked into my room at the hospital I knew you would change my life. I knew. I felt my soul reach out to you. I felt the beat of your heart inside me. I felt every bit of your courage, your strength, and your gentleness. You took my hand in yours that day, and you never let me go.”
- Anderson
* * *
"Kloe had given me so much. Once, all I had had was pain. It was all I had lived for; all I had felt. But then she’d walked into my life and showed me there was so much more to feel. Love. Trust. Gentleness. Hope. She had uncaged me, she had unchained me, and she had taught me that it’s okay to be loved, and give it back. And in the end she had given me her very soul."
- Anderson
Anderson had chained me to him. But those chains were fragile, corroded and brittle. One strong pull and the links would slip apart like paperchains crafted from the clumsy hands of babes. The tears of our hatred were the very things that would weaken those links holding us together, and would in the end break us.”
- Kloe
* * *
“Yet there was a part of me that trusted only him. He was the only person that was capable of soothing the terror inside me, of quietening the raging noise in my head. He was the only one who could take my hand and lead me blindly to where he wanted me to go. And I would go. No matter how much it scared me. Because he carried my soul with him. He always had. Fate had brought us together, and fate would take us through to the end, whatever it had in store for us.”
- Kloe
* * *
“The day you walked into my room at the hospital I knew you would change my life. I knew. I felt my soul reach out to you. I felt the beat of your heart inside me. I felt every bit of your courage, your strength, and your gentleness. You took my hand in yours that day, and you never let me go.”
- Anderson
* * *
"Kloe had given me so much. Once, all I had had was pain. It was all I had lived for; all I had felt. But then she’d walked into my life and showed me there was so much more to feel. Love. Trust. Gentleness. Hope. She had uncaged me, she had unchained me, and she had taught me that it’s okay to be loved, and give it back. And in the end she had given me her very soul."
- Anderson
July 24, 2016
Coincidence after coincidence, connection after connection, and after a while you're just shaking your head and saying, "really?!" It gets quite ridiculous at the end. On top of that, there were parts I just didn't handle well. I like dark... There were also parts that felt so forced to me--so contrived--She says, "Can we trade? I share with you and you share a piece of you afterwards?" It's like that's just shoved in there so they can have share time. Little discrepancies throughout the book, i.e. Ch23: "He made love to me for the very first time..." but back in Ch20 "silenced me by making love to me slowly and affectionately..." In the end, I just couldn't get past the fact that everybody was related, everybody knew each other, and the twist was a bit of completely unnecessary violence.
March 21, 2017
In Revenge, In Sin and In Death
“Hatred kills everything inside. It eats at your soul until only blackness and the void of nothing remains. And then there’s nothing left to break.”
The pain, the rage, even the sorrow that lived inside me could never quite hang on to anything with substance. It was always there, under my skin, scratching and biting at my sanity, yet I couldn’t ever seem to ground it no matter what I did.
Anderson Caine was looking for revenge and the reason why his childhood died when he was four years old. But was the way he conjured indeed what he wanted?
He fucked me, both with his cock and the gun, each one dragging me into the dark haven of ecstasy. Fear heightened every sensation. Lust amplified every single vibration that rocked my body. Sin. Debauchery. Indulgence. Immorality. Each one fucked me as hard as Anderson.
Kloe Grant needed to learn the truth about herself.
I do not want to let on too much but this book left me emotionally devastated. I do want to mention Robbie, Anderson's BF, a unsympathetic character in the beginning turned out to be indeed a BF.
I also did not care for the many contradictions, like letting Robbie fuck Kloe but couldn't stand the face of another man between his woman’s legs even if it was the doctor.
This story is a very violent and horrible conclusion of a equally horrible live of two children. The story has some unexpected revelations and some heartbreaking events. It is a three star for me because of these events.
Part of the Chained series that has to be read in order:
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July 15, 2016
4.5 Stars!!
This one gave me whiplash and tears. Another recipe for disaster, a dark dessert of devastation.
My review will be short and sweet. I meant, it will be a rant letter to The Sidebottom, a bow with a curse. She ruins my soul. Her stories are devastation and hope. Loss and Gain. Love and Hate. Push and Pull.
Chained is the conclusion to Caged, must read Caged first. What a dang cliffhanger Caged left us on. I was climbing the walls for Chained. I always say you never know what ride Sidebottom will take you on. This one is no different. I'm... I can't tell you without spoilers how I'm feeling. If you think you've got all the twists figured out, you don't. If you like erotic thrillers with unpredictable endings, then you'll love this. Make sure you have ice cream and your teddy bear when you finish.
This one gave me whiplash and tears. Another recipe for disaster, a dark dessert of devastation.
My review will be short and sweet. I meant, it will be a rant letter to The Sidebottom, a bow with a curse. She ruins my soul. Her stories are devastation and hope. Loss and Gain. Love and Hate. Push and Pull.
Chained is the conclusion to Caged, must read Caged first. What a dang cliffhanger Caged left us on. I was climbing the walls for Chained. I always say you never know what ride Sidebottom will take you on. This one is no different. I'm... I can't tell you without spoilers how I'm feeling. If you think you've got all the twists figured out, you don't. If you like erotic thrillers with unpredictable endings, then you'll love this. Make sure you have ice cream and your teddy bear when you finish.
February 10, 2017
I really enjoyed 1st book. But this book, I almost DNF but I pushed on. This was a hot mess. There was so much going on, lies, deceit, betrayal, twist and turns. I absolutely hated Anderson! And that's saying a lot, because I love reading about sexy messed up dudes! But Anderson, complete psycho asshole! And don't get me started on Kloe! Smh. This is my opinion, the twist should have never happened: And the ending really pissed me off! Like are you serious! After everything that happen, it ends like that!
April 17, 2017
Conclusion
3 stars
3 stars
April 26, 2017
Now that I have read both of books from the 'Caged' series, all I can say is Damn!. Both of these books were truly dark, yet riveting. I read both of them during one afternoon because I just couldn't put them down. Both of our main characters have had the worse abuse possible during there childhood.
There were promises broken and revenge the main focus. I was a bit upset with Anderson on how he treats Kloe during both these books and yet she loves him through it all.
Make sure you have Chained before you start Caged, because you will want to start the next as soon as you end the first.
There were promises broken and revenge the main focus. I was a bit upset with Anderson on how he treats Kloe during both these books and yet she loves him through it all.
Make sure you have Chained before you start Caged, because you will want to start the next as soon as you end the first.
July 7, 2016
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would so worth it.
WOW WOW Chained, I am speechless, I really am this book was amazing.
I didn’t think Dawn would top Caged I was so so wrong.
This book has totally blown my mind it is one of the most gripping stories, I have read this year, both books are.
“What if I don’t find you again? What if you go up, and I go down? What then? What if…”
It is dark and Twisted so many Twists and Turns in this book, I have whip lash. I don’t think I can write this review to do the book justice it deserves it is just WOW!!!!
Kloe and Anderson’s story is just one that is going to stay with me a long time I really connected with Kloe after book 1 I just wanted Kloe and Anderson to get their HEA I will not say if they did or not but what an ending.
I really didn’t see that coming and the twists I really didn’t have a clue and even what I thought was going to happen and who was doing what I was so surprised with it all.
Normally you can tell what is going to happen in some books but this book I never seen any of it coming I never guessed it had me on my toes from the start it is fast paced my heart was racing in some chapters, it was intense.
This book has taken a place in my heart, this book makes you feel…. you feel for Anderson you feel for Kloe they have both been through so much in their lives do they came out better in the end well you will have to read to find out.!!!!
I really not going to give any spoilers…. But if you love Dawns books and her words and have read Caged them you must read this... Outstanding and thank you Dawn for sharing Kloe and Anderson story with us it is one I will not forget in a hurry.
This book is not for the faint hearted, so prepare for one hell of a crazy ride..
Caged and Chained have topped my Favourite’s reads for 2016 and have topped my all-time Favourite’s from D h Sidebottom
WOW WOW Chained, I am speechless, I really am this book was amazing.
I didn’t think Dawn would top Caged I was so so wrong.
This book has totally blown my mind it is one of the most gripping stories, I have read this year, both books are.
“What if I don’t find you again? What if you go up, and I go down? What then? What if…”
It is dark and Twisted so many Twists and Turns in this book, I have whip lash. I don’t think I can write this review to do the book justice it deserves it is just WOW!!!!
Kloe and Anderson’s story is just one that is going to stay with me a long time I really connected with Kloe after book 1 I just wanted Kloe and Anderson to get their HEA I will not say if they did or not but what an ending.
I really didn’t see that coming and the twists I really didn’t have a clue and even what I thought was going to happen and who was doing what I was so surprised with it all.
Normally you can tell what is going to happen in some books but this book I never seen any of it coming I never guessed it had me on my toes from the start it is fast paced my heart was racing in some chapters, it was intense.
This book has taken a place in my heart, this book makes you feel…. you feel for Anderson you feel for Kloe they have both been through so much in their lives do they came out better in the end well you will have to read to find out.!!!!
I really not going to give any spoilers…. But if you love Dawns books and her words and have read Caged them you must read this... Outstanding and thank you Dawn for sharing Kloe and Anderson story with us it is one I will not forget in a hurry.
This book is not for the faint hearted, so prepare for one hell of a crazy ride..
Caged and Chained have topped my Favourite’s reads for 2016 and have topped my all-time Favourite’s from D h Sidebottom
December 16, 2017
Not to be dramatic but this is the worst book I've ever read.
This book was depraved, disgusting... I truly don't understand. The first one was mildly redeemable in my personal opinion because both characters seemed to be screwed up but at least mildly consensually involved. Also the first one made my bits tingle a tiny bit. This one made my bits shrivel up and fall off.
Beyond that, there is gratuitous (AND HIGHLY UNREALISTIC) rape/murder/violence. The characters show no emotional depth beyond just vengeance. And the twist at the end is cheap and horrible.
Don't read this.
This book was depraved, disgusting... I truly don't understand. The first one was mildly redeemable in my personal opinion because both characters seemed to be screwed up but at least mildly consensually involved. Also the first one made my bits tingle a tiny bit. This one made my bits shrivel up and fall off.
Beyond that, there is gratuitous (AND HIGHLY UNREALISTIC) rape/murder/violence. The characters show no emotional depth beyond just vengeance. And the twist at the end is cheap and horrible.
Don't read this.
December 14, 2017
So. there was a lot of back and forth in this book. Anger and revenge. There was also twists and turns.
The biggest twist at the end of the book was shocking.
The biggest twist at the end of the book was shocking.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 26, 2016
Terry Asher, why don't you just roll over like a sick diseased Dog and Fucking DIE!!!!
He is the most vicious of all villians who is cannibalistic in temperament, eating his offspring alive. He sells his boy for 1000 $ to sick sadistic couple who rape and abuse him for twenty years!! Then he turns on his step daughter ! Helped by her sick mother , Kloe is starved and her sick step father barter food for depraved sex with her step daughter. I could just puke if I wasn't that angry !!!
as there is Karma with her long talons watching out for all evil beings, Kloe and Anderson Cain meet at a Behavioural facility and she starts his therapy.
They are both so abused and scarred, when they come together , their scars match and heal together. But Dawn has more sinister fate for these poor souls ..... y'all have to read it to find out the webs that flow from Dawns pen that tangle the characters and bind Kloe and Anderson together.
Now I'm not happy with the ending....no ma'am , but it was befitting .
You can't carry venom in your heart and not be poisoned. You can not carry so much hatred in your heart and plan to burn the world down and not lose your house in it. It's Karmic Justice . I cried and cursed Dawn in the last two chapters ! ....a Lot ! . But absolution lies at the other end of Damnation always. You have to swim through river of Fire and Blood to reach your piece of Paradise.........or some kinda peace . I hope there's another book for Baby sam. .
He is the most vicious of all villians who is cannibalistic in temperament, eating his offspring alive. He sells his boy for 1000 $ to sick sadistic couple who rape and abuse him for twenty years!! Then he turns on his step daughter ! Helped by her sick mother , Kloe is starved and her sick step father barter food for depraved sex with her step daughter. I could just puke if I wasn't that angry !!!
as there is Karma with her long talons watching out for all evil beings, Kloe and Anderson Cain meet at a Behavioural facility and she starts his therapy.
They are both so abused and scarred, when they come together , their scars match and heal together. But Dawn has more sinister fate for these poor souls ..... y'all have to read it to find out the webs that flow from Dawns pen that tangle the characters and bind Kloe and Anderson together.
Now I'm not happy with the ending....no ma'am , but it was befitting .
You can't carry venom in your heart and not be poisoned. You can not carry so much hatred in your heart and plan to burn the world down and not lose your house in it. It's Karmic Justice . I cried and cursed Dawn in the last two chapters ! ....a Lot ! . But absolution lies at the other end of Damnation always. You have to swim through river of Fire and Blood to reach your piece of Paradise.........or some kinda peace . I hope there's another book for Baby sam. .
July 23, 2016
I'm so furious about the author right now !! I don't even want to rate this book !!!
After few days I'm still angry... I didn't like this book from the beginning but the ending made me hate him and it's a first for me I didn't like many books in the past but never felt so bad about a book... 1 star .
After few days I'm still angry... I didn't like this book from the beginning but the ending made me hate him and it's a first for me I didn't like many books in the past but never felt so bad about a book... 1 star .
September 19, 2016
Dark,disturbing and hauntingly beautiful. Twists and turns throughout the story keep you on your toes and just when you think you know every dark secret....there's more! As expected with DH,this haunts you long after you've finished. A definite must read
May 22, 2018
REVIEW/RATING on Amazon.com.au is for the set.
I'm sorry but this series is beyond anything I could have ever understood.
To say I wasn't prepared for how dark this story is, well I wasn't prepared for how everything came and I wasn't prepared for the impact this story made on me. I don't think D H Sidebottom would know that even though I cringed and felt disgusted at times but I knew I needed to know more of Anderson's end game and especially Kloe but boy was I surprised and like WTF that yes I nearly gave up on this story, but the feelings outweighed the emotions that I wanted Anderson and Kloe to have closure and their HEA, buuuuut the tears and the heartbreaking ending. *sniffs*
Chained and Caged is where it should have ended that's why I rated it 4 stars and wasn't keen on Bound which in my own opinion should have never taken away the intensity of the two main books.
I'm sorry but this series is beyond anything I could have ever understood.
To say I wasn't prepared for how dark this story is, well I wasn't prepared for how everything came and I wasn't prepared for the impact this story made on me. I don't think D H Sidebottom would know that even though I cringed and felt disgusted at times but I knew I needed to know more of Anderson's end game and especially Kloe but boy was I surprised and like WTF that yes I nearly gave up on this story, but the feelings outweighed the emotions that I wanted Anderson and Kloe to have closure and their HEA, buuuuut the tears and the heartbreaking ending. *sniffs*
Chained and Caged is where it should have ended that's why I rated it 4 stars and wasn't keen on Bound which in my own opinion should have never taken away the intensity of the two main books.
October 2, 2017
These books broke my fucking heart!
September 29, 2016
Holy crap, did I just read that ending correctly?? WTH? How can that be?? So many shocking twists and turns! My God!! I was blown away by the reveals that completed Anderson and Kloe's love story. And, that was definitely one roller coaster of a ride. I wasn't always too happy with Anderson's treatment of Kloe. I think, in reality, he was just trying to prove to her how unfixable he actually was. But, Kloe was determined to get through to him that he was the other half of her soul. They were partners. Each other's need to survive this cold cruel world that stole their innocence. Their youth. Others had taken away the power for them to make their own choices and revel in some sort of happiness or acceptance, and Kloe was not giving up on her future with Anderson too. This book is a bit more graphic than the first. Some details were hard to stomach. But, the author writes with hard-core emotion and substance. I do, however, think it's time for me to read a book that is a little more on the fun side. The past three books I've read have been very dark and abusive reads. So, it's onto something that can put a smile on my face and make me laugh not cry...any suggestions???
December 19, 2018
🌟🌟🌟
This review is for both Caged and Chained. I read them back to back and couldn’t separate them.
Plot: One day a 21 year old man is found chained in a basement. He’s emaciated and wild after being held captive since he was four years old. He’s taken to the rehabilitation facility where Kloe works. She helps him acclimate to society. They get into a compromising situation and she’s forced to leave him. He harbors anger because she broke her promise and vows revenge. This is the sweet part. I was thinking Tarzan and he turned out to be Hannibal Lector.
Hero: He is a true psychopath and rapist. What he puts an innocent woman through is horrendous and unforgiveable. He rapes Kloe multiple times. She had been mistreated as a child just as badly as he had, and deserved compassion not blame. Judd/Andersen was narcissistic and cruel. Not for one second did I believe the ending. There is no way he could ever find his humanity after what he’d done. Nor does he deserve
Heroine: Kloe did stupid things throughout the book. She should have gone to the authorities and reported Andersen. Instead, she let him degrade her like it was her due. IDIOT woman. When will women learn they can’t save a man with rainbows and unicorn love, just like men can’t save women with their magic peen?
In the end she Cause that’s how psychopathy works. *sarcasm*
Opinion: As I started this book, I was confused about all the harsh reviews. It seemed sweet and nowhere near as dark as reviewer were making it out to be, but then…... at half way I was shaking my head when the author turned the lights off. It got dark fast. Like flipping a switch. I considered not finishing it, but then I’d read a little more and then a little more and then I couldn’t stop. It was a freakin mess and yet I COULD NOT STOP. I even read the second book. SUCKAH.
This author has some crazy crap running around in her head. And I was giving her the side eye every time she conveniently connected another character in Kloe’s life to the crime. It was like… no way… all you bad guys know each other? HUH UH!
The push/pull: Don’t even know how to answer that. They were both stupid messed up idiots.
Safety/Experience level: He’d never been with a woman when the story opens. But before the MC’s have a chance they are separated, and he becomes a man-whore. He used prostitutes and fight groupies, and had a live in man friend that serviced him a lot.
Kloe was married in the beginning and finds out her husband has been cheating on her. She promptly leaves, the only smart thing she did in the book. For a while, that was the only thing keeping me reading. I thought she was going to let him talk her into coming back to him. But no. So that was a strong point for her.
Ending:
Would I read again? Nope. Once was more than enough.
This review is for both Caged and Chained. I read them back to back and couldn’t separate them.
Plot: One day a 21 year old man is found chained in a basement. He’s emaciated and wild after being held captive since he was four years old. He’s taken to the rehabilitation facility where Kloe works. She helps him acclimate to society. They get into a compromising situation and she’s forced to leave him. He harbors anger because she broke her promise and vows revenge. This is the sweet part. I was thinking Tarzan and he turned out to be Hannibal Lector.
Hero: He is a true psychopath and rapist. What he puts an innocent woman through is horrendous and unforgiveable. He rapes Kloe multiple times. She had been mistreated as a child just as badly as he had, and deserved compassion not blame. Judd/Andersen was narcissistic and cruel. Not for one second did I believe the ending. There is no way he could ever find his humanity after what he’d done. Nor does he deserve
Heroine: Kloe did stupid things throughout the book. She should have gone to the authorities and reported Andersen. Instead, she let him degrade her like it was her due. IDIOT woman. When will women learn they can’t save a man with rainbows and unicorn love, just like men can’t save women with their magic peen?
In the end she Cause that’s how psychopathy works. *sarcasm*
Opinion: As I started this book, I was confused about all the harsh reviews. It seemed sweet and nowhere near as dark as reviewer were making it out to be, but then…... at half way I was shaking my head when the author turned the lights off. It got dark fast. Like flipping a switch. I considered not finishing it, but then I’d read a little more and then a little more and then I couldn’t stop. It was a freakin mess and yet I COULD NOT STOP. I even read the second book. SUCKAH.
This author has some crazy crap running around in her head. And I was giving her the side eye every time she conveniently connected another character in Kloe’s life to the crime. It was like… no way… all you bad guys know each other? HUH UH!
The push/pull: Don’t even know how to answer that. They were both stupid messed up idiots.
Safety/Experience level: He’d never been with a woman when the story opens. But before the MC’s have a chance they are separated, and he becomes a man-whore. He used prostitutes and fight groupies, and had a live in man friend that serviced him a lot.
Kloe was married in the beginning and finds out her husband has been cheating on her. She promptly leaves, the only smart thing she did in the book. For a while, that was the only thing keeping me reading. I thought she was going to let him talk her into coming back to him. But no. So that was a strong point for her.
Ending:
Would I read again? Nope. Once was more than enough.
July 5, 2016
Once again, with this, the second half of the story, I could not stop reading! The author really climbs into the minds of her characters, revealing to us the terror and horror (and also hope) resident in the thoughts and action of Anderson and Kloe. I held my breath sometimes, released it explosively at other times, was round-eyed horrified and also so sad that I cried a lot (especially as the end approached!).
A fantastic read! If you haven’t yet read Caged (book 1), please go grab a copy and read it first. You have to, you simply have to, and then inhale this story as well!
A fantastic read! If you haven’t yet read Caged (book 1), please go grab a copy and read it first. You have to, you simply have to, and then inhale this story as well!
July 18, 2016
Wow!!! Remarkable & shocking realities are revealed in the follow-up to Caged.
That ending though, let’s just say OMG, Wow, For Real!!!!! I was saddened with the ending, but at the same time believe things will work out for Anderson & Sam.
That ending though, let’s just say OMG, Wow, For Real!!!!! I was saddened with the ending, but at the same time believe things will work out for Anderson & Sam.
July 7, 2016
Title: Chained
Author: D.H. Sidebottom
Series: Caged Series, Book 2
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Genre(s): Dark Romance
Page Count: 181
Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Blurb:
Review:
“The pain, the rage, even the sorrow that lived inside me could never quite hang on to anything with substance. It was always there, under my skin, scratching and biting at my sanity, yet I couldn’t ever seem to ground it no matter what I did.”
5 chained stars!! D.H knows how to write one deeply dark, disturbing book, but that’s why I love her!
Chained is the conclusion to Caged and it’s just as dark and twisted as the first book!! I’m a huge fan of D.H. so I know I’ll never be disappointed when I get her books. I will say that this is by far my favorite series she’s written! It’s sexy, twisted, dark and out of this world!! I won’t be going into much detail, so I don’t ruin this for anyone else, so honestly just go grab this series and start reading… yesterday!!!
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Melissa from Alpha Book Club
Author: D.H. Sidebottom
Series: Caged Series, Book 2
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Genre(s): Dark Romance
Page Count: 181
Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Blurb:
The Conclusion to Caged.
I had once thought that when I found the light I had been searching for in that long, dark tunnel that it would finally give me the gift I had been holding on for.
I had scoured the joyless night sky for peace, a peace that only the brightness of the stars could grant.
And I had endeavoured to catch that single magic snowflake in the middle of a howling snowstorm.
I had been looking. Forever.
But little did I know that it WAS the sinister darkness in the tunnel that was the gift. It WAS the black reservoir of the deepest, darkest night that would be the very thing to give my chaotic soul peace. And it WAS the heaving rush of the bleakest blizzard that was filled with magic.
Anderson Cain WAS the darkness.
He WAS the black peace in my soul.
And within the raging pool of his wild green eyes WAS the magic.
The magic that saw me. The real me.
He made sure I saw me too. All of me. He’d told me he would make me accept who I really was.
I was Kloe Grant. And now – now I am the epitome of what he wanted me to be.
But when I finally let go, and I allowed that darkness to find me, neither of us was prepared for who I really was.
Death itself.
Review:
“The pain, the rage, even the sorrow that lived inside me could never quite hang on to anything with substance. It was always there, under my skin, scratching and biting at my sanity, yet I couldn’t ever seem to ground it no matter what I did.”
5 chained stars!! D.H knows how to write one deeply dark, disturbing book, but that’s why I love her!
Chained is the conclusion to Caged and it’s just as dark and twisted as the first book!! I’m a huge fan of D.H. so I know I’ll never be disappointed when I get her books. I will say that this is by far my favorite series she’s written! It’s sexy, twisted, dark and out of this world!! I won’t be going into much detail, so I don’t ruin this for anyone else, so honestly just go grab this series and start reading… yesterday!!!
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Melissa from Alpha Book Club
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