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This story is everything the author warned it would be. First there is a big fat warning on the book and one would be well advised to take note. But secondly, she's right, it is dirty - filthy beyond belief. The entire book is full of debasement and yeah, she's right, you've got to hang in there because it is disgusting. This is not a book for most people - it is going to offend the shit out of most and I get that. (It offended me!). It was hard reading the majority of it but I wanted to know the end game because I could tell the author had no story without one and I knew it was the first half of a duet.
Bijoux is a lowly maid in a 5 star hotel in Monte Carlo. She cleans the suites and has dealings with the richest of the rich and we get to see how vile they are, the way they treat her both verbally, mentally and most definitely physically. They're all just horrible leches, money does not give them class, in fact, it brings out the worst and ugliest of traits. Bijoux suffers in this story. She is not immune from multiple assaults, and that's just the start. It's a horrible journey to go on and yet I was hypnotised by the sheer insanity and depravity and couldn't let go because I had to know how it would resolve.
And yeah, that little twist at the end proved me right that it was all leading toward an endgame even with the cliffhanger. Nobody's good in this book. I'm not even sure if I can call Olivier an anti-hero - he's not a good guy. And Bijoux - is she a heroine or an anti-heroine? Damned if I could tell you.
This was just cray cray land in a world of debasement and deceit. Am I sorry I read it? No. Do I kind of respect the writer for mapping out such a story in such detail and still keeping me reading even though it was utterly hard to do? Yes.
So 4**** for fuck knows why. I'm confused as hell and can't answer that question.
“It doesn’t matter how many men you fuck, Bijoux. Or how many cocks you suck. I don’t give a shit about that. These men don’t taint you...not to me. Because there will only be this cock you’ll be addicted to from now on. That is truth—your truth, whether you fucking like it or not.” He rams his hips into me, making me wail. “There will only be this one you will remember. You will crave it,” he snarls. “No other will satisfy you the way mine does. And you fucking know it.”
This author has an amazing way with words and can tell a story like no other. At first I was thinking, oh goodness, but by the end, I was like YES! This book is not for the faint at heart, but this is why I like this author. She writes what she feels, unapologetically! Great job Daya Daniels!
DAYA Daniel's was very correct. This is not a romance. I am sitting here jaw wide open, trying to understand what I just read. I'm not mad about it. This book is not for everyone at all. This is pure filth and heartache. I was caught off guard by certain things, but Jesus, she surprised me at the end. So I'm reading book 2 I have to know.
This book was weird to say the least. It started off with a maid cleaning a room and how all the guests treat her like shit and dirt because she is poor and they have money. She tells us about how her boss wants her to do sexual favors for him but she refuses so she makes his life a living hell. Then the said boss forces her to give him head and basically rapes her. After she is back for work and this rich couple comes into the hotel and she is responsible for taking care of them. The wife is a super bitch to her and her husband. Once the wife leaves the husband drugs the maid and makes her fuck the 40 crew members on their ship. He becomes all possessive but also let’s everyone do what they want to her. She eventually passes out and the husband leaves to kill his wife. Once he is gone the maids boss sneaks in and rapes her again. She comes to in the middle of it and once he is finished she watches him pass out. Once he is passed out the husband comes back into the hotel room and the maid drugs him and steals all his money. We find out at the end of the story that the maid was wearing a disguise and had fooled everyone for the last 10 years. She is now rich with the husbands money and he vows to track her down but only because he wants her to be his for the rest of his life. It’s a super super short story and super super confusing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
The writing wasn’t great, weirdly detailed when talking about the history of Monaco (like that has any impact on the story) but very vague at other times. It bounced around a lot, so there was never any real chance in settling in a scene. I think the author was trying to do too much in too short of a page count. The dialogue was also really weak. I’ll probably read book 2 because the end was intriguing and it’s also very short, but I’m not expecting it to be great.
Also for all the negative reviews because of the dark content……y’all need to learn to read and actually listen to the content warnings. The entire summary and intro to the book are warnings, so you only have yourself to blame for going forward and reading it. Take responsibility for the content you consume. When a bag says Dead Dove Do Not Eat on it, don’t open the bag and be surprised to see a dead dove.
It’s weird, it’s dirty, it’s degrading. It’s down right Filthy and disgusting at times, But fuck is it’s also a good quick read. Definitely not a romance and not for the faint of heart or the prudes of the world. But with as dirty and degrading as it is it’s also charming and you get enraptured by her and Oliver.
Excited to see how this plays out in bk two Diamond!
“Oliver Gaston will be looking for me. But I wish him luck because it won’t be easy”
Not a romance. It actually says that in the book like 3 times lol. But there’s a lot of sex. Dubcon/noncon? Lol I honestly don’t know how to describe it.
Anyways lol, 2⭐️
If I were to give it a spice rating, it would be a 4 or 5 /5 🌶️ but honestly don’t really want to give the impression that it’s a romance so I’ll probably leave off the spice rating during my monthly reviews.
Wouldn’t say it had any romance it was purely for the smut
What did I just read? That was um interesting. Would make good full length novel if it was taken further. Think what you could do with after it all happened. Not giving any spoilers but it did have potential! I am left annoyed I have unanswered questions lol