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The Boss #8
Sophie
The conclusion to the internationally bestselling saga . . . It's been fourteen years since Sophie Scaife tried to run away to Tokyo only to find herself seduced and stranded by an enigmatic stranger. Now thirty-two and a reluctant socialite presiding over a lavish Hamptons estate with that stranger and their partner, she's living a life she'd never dreamed of--and a love more perfect than she could have imagined. She just never thought she'd end up raising someone else's children. Technically not a mother--and definitely not cut out for motherhood--Sophie struggles to figure out her role in the parenting of Neil's precocious granddaughter, Olivia, and El-Mudad's teen daughters, Amal and Rashida. But when a custody dispute threatens to topple the family they've built, Sophie learns just how fiercely she'll fight for them. And when a dark secret is exposed, fighting is what the Elwood-Scaife-Atis will have to do to save the life of the last person Sophie ever thought she'd protect. Contains mature themes.
316 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2021
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About the author
Abigail Barnette
63 books1,278 followersAbigail Barnette is the pseudonym of Jenny Trout (alias Jennifer Armintrout, an author, blogger, and funny person. Jenny made the USA Today bestseller list with her debut novel, Blood Ties Book One: The Turning. Her American Vampire was named one of the top ten horror novels of 2011 by Booklist Magazine Online. As Abigail Barnette, Jenny writes award-winning erotic romance, including the internationally bestselling The Boss series.
As a blogger, Jenny’s work has appeared on The Huffington Post, and has been featured on television and radio, including HuffPost Live, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, and National Public Radio’s Here & Now. Her work has earned mentions in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to kill her.
As a blogger, Jenny’s work has appeared on The Huffington Post, and has been featured on television and radio, including HuffPost Live, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, and National Public Radio’s Here & Now. Her work has earned mentions in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to kill her.
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January 21, 2021
This is a difficult review to write.
Abigail Barnette is a fantastic author, and there is no doubt that the quality of writing in her books is way above the standard of general women’s erotica.
Her characterisation is brilliant, I love the world she has created and I love how real, flawed and lovable the characters all are.
Having said that, I just stopped enjoying this series once El Mudad came into the picture. Not because I have anything at all against polyamourous relationships, threeways or bisexuality. Not at all. I love that aspect.
I just felt Neil and Sophie were so complete, so perfect together, I never understood why they needed El Mudad. To me his whole relationship with Sophie and Neil seems forced.
And after the first four books were all about Sophie saying she would never submit to anyone else, and Neil saying Sophie is his only sub, now we suddenly have this new guy and he’s not only taken the exclusivity of Sophie’s submission but also Neil’s domination (El Mudad and Sophie sub together for Neil in the worst sex scene of this entire series)
To me, the series ended with the fourth book and the rest never happened.
The whole angle with Valerie and the custody battle over Olivia- I just don’t get it. It may have been cliched but it would have been much better if Sophie and Neil had eventually had a baby.
So sad to see these characters go, but also so disappointed with how the series turned out. It doesn’t make sense and it isn’t true to character. The obsession with El Mudad negates the intensity and beauty of the almost sacred bond that existed between Neil and Sophie.
Abigail Barnette is a fantastic author, and there is no doubt that the quality of writing in her books is way above the standard of general women’s erotica.
Her characterisation is brilliant, I love the world she has created and I love how real, flawed and lovable the characters all are.
Having said that, I just stopped enjoying this series once El Mudad came into the picture. Not because I have anything at all against polyamourous relationships, threeways or bisexuality. Not at all. I love that aspect.
I just felt Neil and Sophie were so complete, so perfect together, I never understood why they needed El Mudad. To me his whole relationship with Sophie and Neil seems forced.
And after the first four books were all about Sophie saying she would never submit to anyone else, and Neil saying Sophie is his only sub, now we suddenly have this new guy and he’s not only taken the exclusivity of Sophie’s submission but also Neil’s domination (El Mudad and Sophie sub together for Neil in the worst sex scene of this entire series)
To me, the series ended with the fourth book and the rest never happened.
The whole angle with Valerie and the custody battle over Olivia- I just don’t get it. It may have been cliched but it would have been much better if Sophie and Neil had eventually had a baby.
So sad to see these characters go, but also so disappointed with how the series turned out. It doesn’t make sense and it isn’t true to character. The obsession with El Mudad negates the intensity and beauty of the almost sacred bond that existed between Neil and Sophie.
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January 24, 2021
It's so bittersweet to end a series.
That being said Sophie felt like the conclusion to the series, there's no unresolved issues or lingering questions and threats.
Things I didn't like:
I really wanted them to mess Laurence up, maybe not physically(well a little eye-for-an-eye) but he just disappeared from the page. I realize the focus was Valerie getting out of a bad situation, but other than her being hurt and alone there weren't any consequences.
Things I liked:
I know some fans might be disappointed about Sophie's stance on motherhood. (Even though in book one she says she never wants a baby or to be a mom.) But she stuck to her guns and was the bonus family member for the girls.
I love Sophie ended with their relationships as strong as ever, it felt like the right place to end the series. I would completely be down with a sneak peak at how billionaires would weather the pandemic, Neil has to have a bunker somewhere.
That being said Sophie felt like the conclusion to the series, there's no unresolved issues or lingering questions and threats.
Things I didn't like:
I really wanted them to mess Laurence up, maybe not physically(well a little eye-for-an-eye) but he just disappeared from the page. I realize the focus was Valerie getting out of a bad situation, but other than her being hurt and alone there weren't any consequences.
Things I liked:
I know some fans might be disappointed about Sophie's stance on motherhood. (Even though in book one she says she never wants a baby or to be a mom.) But she stuck to her guns and was the bonus family member for the girls.
I love Sophie ended with their relationships as strong as ever, it felt like the right place to end the series. I would completely be down with a sneak peak at how billionaires would weather the pandemic, Neil has to have a bunker somewhere.
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February 10, 2021
I'm so disappointed in this installment in Sophie's story. The sex isn't sexy, and I only made it to chapter 4 before I couldn't bear being in Sophie's head anymore. She's scared of being "old," even though she's barely 30. She sees her diabetes as being something that's terribly wrong with her, as if millions of people don't live with it every day (and as if she doesn't have unlimited resources to help her manage it). And I find it incredibly hard to believe that El-Mudad wouldn't have been added as someone who could pick up Olivia in an emergency. Even if Sophie didn't think to do that, surely Neil or El-Mudad would have. Ultimately, in the future, I think I'll pretend the last 2 books in this series don't exist.
July 10, 2022
Reading smut with a straight face in public since 2001. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
March 12, 2022
Maybe a book about Valerie??! I think that she deserves it to have her book! I want to know the story of her life! Her point of view and her future!
May 14, 2021
(Since there is at least one other book in the series that I liked less than this one, I'll keep my rating in the 4-5 stars area.)
It is here! The last book in The Boss series, this time having Sophie in the limelight. You might argue that Sophie was always in the limelight since the whole series is from her point of view, but I am going to disagree. The other books in the series focused on one or multiple other characters, but this one, this last book of the series, it is all Sophie.
If I recall correctly, we left everyone worrying about what's to come next in the last book. There had been a clash with Laurence and everyone was uneasy, so a wrap up was to come. Sophie is just that, it takes all the lose ends and pull them up in a bow, some more careful and tight than others.
While it is a good conclusion to the series, this book felt a little off. I am very happy that finally no one is shrugging out of anything (I didn't mention it in any of the other reviews, but the amount of shrugging out of jackets, coats and other outside clothing made me want to climb the wall), but there were other things... Some scenes felt very flat to me, when there were three characters (I mean Sophie, Neil, and El-Mudad) having a conversation if felt like one of them wasn't there when they weren't actively speaking. I don't know if it's just me or there was something about the description, but I definitely didn't get that impression in any of the other books.
I appreciated the whole domestic violence discussion. I didn't like that it happened to one of the characters, but I liked that it showed that domestic violence exists without anyone outside of it even knowing.
In my first review on this series I said that Sophie is relatable and that's not the case anymore. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sophie simply changed lanes, we intersected for a while then I watched her go a different way. Her evolution was very smooth and I might have not even noticed it if I wouldn't have had this period in between the first and the last book of the series. What I'm saying is Sophie changed. She started off as this ambitious poor girl who had big dreams, and became this comfortable, rich woman whose dreams and priorities changed.
My feelings about Neil and El-Mudad remained the same. I must say that I liked Neil's relationship with Rashida and the way everyone became a big happy family.
Under the things I didn't particularly like
However, I did enjoy it. I laughed a few times, there were some good moments there, some harsh words were thrown too, and the book was overall entertaining. I just didn't feel it as close as some of the others, there was excitement, but in a very so long kind of way, I knew every step of the way that this is the last book, it loomed over me, and I wasn't taken by surprise at all by what happened. I like being taken by surprise when reading.
It is here! The last book in The Boss series, this time having Sophie in the limelight. You might argue that Sophie was always in the limelight since the whole series is from her point of view, but I am going to disagree. The other books in the series focused on one or multiple other characters, but this one, this last book of the series, it is all Sophie.
If I recall correctly, we left everyone worrying about what's to come next in the last book. There had been a clash with Laurence and everyone was uneasy, so a wrap up was to come. Sophie is just that, it takes all the lose ends and pull them up in a bow, some more careful and tight than others.
While it is a good conclusion to the series, this book felt a little off. I am very happy that finally no one is shrugging out of anything (I didn't mention it in any of the other reviews, but the amount of shrugging out of jackets, coats and other outside clothing made me want to climb the wall), but there were other things... Some scenes felt very flat to me, when there were three characters (I mean Sophie, Neil, and El-Mudad) having a conversation if felt like one of them wasn't there when they weren't actively speaking. I don't know if it's just me or there was something about the description, but I definitely didn't get that impression in any of the other books.
I appreciated the whole domestic violence discussion. I didn't like that it happened to one of the characters, but I liked that it showed that domestic violence exists without anyone outside of it even knowing.
In my first review on this series I said that Sophie is relatable and that's not the case anymore. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sophie simply changed lanes, we intersected for a while then I watched her go a different way. Her evolution was very smooth and I might have not even noticed it if I wouldn't have had this period in between the first and the last book of the series. What I'm saying is Sophie changed. She started off as this ambitious poor girl who had big dreams, and became this comfortable, rich woman whose dreams and priorities changed.
My feelings about Neil and El-Mudad remained the same. I must say that I liked Neil's relationship with Rashida and the way everyone became a big happy family.
Under the things I didn't particularly like
However, I did enjoy it. I laughed a few times, there were some good moments there, some harsh words were thrown too, and the book was overall entertaining. I just didn't feel it as close as some of the others, there was excitement, but in a very so long kind of way, I knew every step of the way that this is the last book, it loomed over me, and I wasn't taken by surprise at all by what happened. I like being taken by surprise when reading.
October 24, 2023
The ending to this series can fuck off.
August 8, 2022
Starting this series it was really really good mostly the love between Neil and Sofie. When El-Mudad entered the relationship I loved them three but then I noticed that the passion and love between Sofie and Neil wasn’t the same anymore. Idk if it was just the authors writing or what was going on but I felt like Neil was more in love with El-Mudad and spent more time alone with him and Sofie felt more like a third wheel. Ik the author added that scene where Neil and Sofie finally get their alone time but El-Mudad knew it was happening. Whenever Neil and El-Mudad were “alone” together Sofie was always not around(felt more like they were sneaking around), even Sofie mentioned it to Neil how he’s been getting lots of one on one with El. I know she said she doesn’t have a problem with it and i know that there’s scenes were Sofie and El were alone together but Neil always was aware of those. And there’s was barely any one on one between Neil and Sofie. Their relationship and their love was one of the MAIN reasons I was so in love with the series. There was always also those moments where Neil snaps at Sofie and does the opposite to El; like Sofie always got the short end of the stick. I feel like if the author had more Neil POVs we’d have a more understanding of his thoughts towards Sofie and how much he actually does love her. Some El’s POVs would’ve been nice too. Some more insight on how the other main characters think of each other.
Also there was lots of stuff that were left unfinished in this book.
Just very disappointing to have a series start of so strong to literally being dropped to a level where you actually wish for it to end bcuz you want to get it over with. I had to force myself to finish the boyfriend and this one.
Also there was lots of stuff that were left unfinished in this book.
Just very disappointing to have a series start of so strong to literally being dropped to a level where you actually wish for it to end bcuz you want to get it over with. I had to force myself to finish the boyfriend and this one.
January 28, 2021
This series has been my favorite lightweight romance/erotica series since discovering it in 2016. I have come back to these books as a place of (horny) comfort for years. The final installment made a lot of “wrongs” right, for me - for the previous two books, I found myself sort of going through the motions instead of enjoying the plot, because the deaths of Emma and Michael were so upsetting. But: this book does right by those two characters, and makes it seem like, while they’ll never be perfect, those who survived them will actually manage to live a fulfilled life without them. What a happy ending.
I was hesitant to give five stars because of how every book towards the end of this series has tended to have less sex in it (you do not go to a butcher without expecting more than a little blood!) but the sex scenes that ARE in this book are unparalleled compared to the last two books.
Abigail Barnette, you’re a blessing. Thank you for this series.
I was hesitant to give five stars because of how every book towards the end of this series has tended to have less sex in it (you do not go to a butcher without expecting more than a little blood!) but the sex scenes that ARE in this book are unparalleled compared to the last two books.
Abigail Barnette, you’re a blessing. Thank you for this series.
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September 30, 2025sad this series is over tbh
August 12, 2021
A happy and mostly triumphant ending to a series that I (and many others) feel has stumbled a bit along the way. We can't seem to agree on what those stumbles are, specifically, because so much has happened over the course of several in-universe years and seven other books. And the major problem that causes is that this sometimes didn't feel like a story, it felt like a to-do list of getting closure for the many, many plot threads.
Which, yes, is what endings are for. But in covering everything that's ever happened in the story, that drags up a lot of the things that feel like dead weight. I wasn't a fan of the idea to give Sophie a baby she didn't birth by killing off its parents in a car accident; I felt it undermined Sophie's determination not to be a mother. So now, in every book since, she's had to do a mental dance of "I'm a caregiver, not a mother" even when she's clearly performing parental duties and experiencing something at least adjacent to a maternal sort of love. And this book addresses that, actually in more depth (or at least more consistently) than I recall other books doing, by exploring her dynamic with El-Mudad's children, who were long out of babyhood when they came into Sophie's life. So I won't say that cognitive dissonance isn't recognized and discussed, only that I wish it had never had to happen in the first place.
But the list goes on. Some readers apparently dislike El-Mudad (not me, I adore him.) So they're going to be unhappy he's even around, let alone getting a happy ending with Neil and Sophie. Holli and Deja and Penny all have to show up--and man, even though I'd read the first two of Penny's spin-off novels back when they came out, I'd managed to forget she was a character at all, it's been so long. It's been long enough that I'd also forgotten, when Sophie runs into Ian at a party, that she slept with him and his ex-wife back in their collective swinging days. As for me, I didn't really like The Sister that much (relatively speaking to the other novels) so I was forced to sit through Molly half-heartedly being important to the plot again, and the only-sort-of-resolved issue of Sophie in denial about her diabetes. I don't particularly feel like either plot thread enriches the story, and even the tiny subplot with Molly and Amal, cute in isolation, felt like a complication that we didn't really need on top of everything else we already have to speed-run through.
If there can be said to be a "main" plot of this novel on its own, it's certainly the Laurence/Valerie/Olivia family tangle, and that, I do feel was handled well. The issues were foreshadowed, the complications laid out and entangled with subplots in great detail, and the resolution satisfying. Given that Valerie has been a thorn in our main characters' collective side for the entire run of the series, I would have been disappointed if she didn't still have a major role to play at the end, and as far as that goes, I got what I wanted.
I just also had to wade through a lot of flotsam that I wish could have been left behind.
Which, yes, is what endings are for. But in covering everything that's ever happened in the story, that drags up a lot of the things that feel like dead weight. I wasn't a fan of the idea to give Sophie a baby she didn't birth by killing off its parents in a car accident; I felt it undermined Sophie's determination not to be a mother. So now, in every book since, she's had to do a mental dance of "I'm a caregiver, not a mother" even when she's clearly performing parental duties and experiencing something at least adjacent to a maternal sort of love. And this book addresses that, actually in more depth (or at least more consistently) than I recall other books doing, by exploring her dynamic with El-Mudad's children, who were long out of babyhood when they came into Sophie's life. So I won't say that cognitive dissonance isn't recognized and discussed, only that I wish it had never had to happen in the first place.
But the list goes on. Some readers apparently dislike El-Mudad (not me, I adore him.) So they're going to be unhappy he's even around, let alone getting a happy ending with Neil and Sophie. Holli and Deja and Penny all have to show up--and man, even though I'd read the first two of Penny's spin-off novels back when they came out, I'd managed to forget she was a character at all, it's been so long. It's been long enough that I'd also forgotten, when Sophie runs into Ian at a party, that she slept with him and his ex-wife back in their collective swinging days. As for me, I didn't really like The Sister that much (relatively speaking to the other novels) so I was forced to sit through Molly half-heartedly being important to the plot again, and the only-sort-of-resolved issue of Sophie in denial about her diabetes. I don't particularly feel like either plot thread enriches the story, and even the tiny subplot with Molly and Amal, cute in isolation, felt like a complication that we didn't really need on top of everything else we already have to speed-run through.
If there can be said to be a "main" plot of this novel on its own, it's certainly the Laurence/Valerie/Olivia family tangle, and that, I do feel was handled well. The issues were foreshadowed, the complications laid out and entangled with subplots in great detail, and the resolution satisfying. Given that Valerie has been a thorn in our main characters' collective side for the entire run of the series, I would have been disappointed if she didn't still have a major role to play at the end, and as far as that goes, I got what I wanted.
I just also had to wade through a lot of flotsam that I wish could have been left behind.
February 18, 2021
3.5 rating. I enjoyed this more than I did the last two books. It felt more carefully written. I feel it was a good ending to the Sophie's journey. Some loose ends but I think it's a good thing in this case. I liked El-Mudad with Sophie and Neil better in this book but stilk not 100% sold there is the same love and connection between the three of them. It can't hold a candle to Neil and Sophie's love and connection. But he does solve some of their problems. I don't know polyamorous relationships are something I still struggle to wrap my head around to understand. And I know people who are so in my life. But I respect it. I think I'll do a re-read of these books perhaps? It's been years since I've read them and will feel more full circle. I truly loved the first 5 books. The Baby may have been too heartwrenching though.
January 27, 2021
I started reading this series when it first came out many years ago and after a while I got bored and gave up on it. This book is the last book in this 8 book series so again I went for it. But it was like I didn't miss much anyways. Everything was wrapped up nicely but not much new happened. Just an okay read for me.
February 27, 2021
Finally the actual end to the series? I loved this when it started - it was originally a less problematic 50 Shades, and it was really good. But the plot has just spiralled a bit much over the years, and it now feels like the author is just trying too hard. I still loved it because I am too sucked into the characters but it really was the right time to end things.
February 7, 2022
This was a great wrap up.
It's never fun to say goodbye to probably your favorite series, but alas the time has come.
I loved pretty much everything about this book (except the fact that it's the last one). Jenny's writing is phenomenal, the storytelling is top notch and I simply breezed through it, because it's so good.
I saw some complaints that there isn't enough sex in this book and that it's not very well written and I kinda have to disagree. Sophie is a grownass adult now, there are more important things than fucking 24/7 methinks. She has to deal with her health issues, the role of a guardian that she never asked for, her husband's ex's husband, husband #2 and his kids... that's a lot to deal with and I enjoyed that she actually was serious about these things instead of brushing them under the rug.
When it comes to El-Mudad I'm okay with him. In the previous book I shared everyone else's feelings towards him and the permanent relationship with Sophie and Neil, but I grew to like him. I still don't feel the love as much as I feel it between Sophie and Neil, but he's an okay dude, I guess.
My only complaint is the length of the book, cuz it way tooshort, and Olivia. Like... I'm sure there are toddlers that act and talk the way she does, but... I have a hard time believing there actually are toddlers that act and talk like that. That's a four year old child acting like a 40 year old lady. It was weird as hell and I cringed many times reading her dialogues. KIDS DON'T ACT LIKE THAT.
Overall I really liked Sophie and I know I'll be re-reading the series many, many times in the near future.
It's never fun to say goodbye to probably your favorite series, but alas the time has come.
I loved pretty much everything about this book (except the fact that it's the last one). Jenny's writing is phenomenal, the storytelling is top notch and I simply breezed through it, because it's so good.
I saw some complaints that there isn't enough sex in this book and that it's not very well written and I kinda have to disagree. Sophie is a grownass adult now, there are more important things than fucking 24/7 methinks. She has to deal with her health issues, the role of a guardian that she never asked for, her husband's ex's husband, husband #2 and his kids... that's a lot to deal with and I enjoyed that she actually was serious about these things instead of brushing them under the rug.
When it comes to El-Mudad I'm okay with him. In the previous book I shared everyone else's feelings towards him and the permanent relationship with Sophie and Neil, but I grew to like him. I still don't feel the love as much as I feel it between Sophie and Neil, but he's an okay dude, I guess.
My only complaint is the length of the book, cuz it way tooshort, and Olivia. Like... I'm sure there are toddlers that act and talk the way she does, but... I have a hard time believing there actually are toddlers that act and talk like that. That's a four year old child acting like a 40 year old lady. It was weird as hell and I cringed many times reading her dialogues. KIDS DON'T ACT LIKE THAT.
Overall I really liked Sophie and I know I'll be re-reading the series many, many times in the near future.
June 16, 2024
Good, bad, and indifferent…don’t read if you want to keep liking Sophie
5 stars for El-Mudad, Sophie’s mom, the girls, the friends, and the extended family. 3 stars for Neil and the writing, and 1 star for Sophie. If you loved the original few books and Sophie, I’d stay away from this one. Sophie’s never been a top favorite character, but she’s just spiraled down to such a low level of “blah.” She’s everything she seemingly detests in the world - or wants others to think she does. Seriously - a Columbus comment had to be thrown in when they had just come from a private plane and ship to a private island? Does the author hate her own character? How does Sophie not have issues with the extravagant lives of her husbands when she’s so opinionated about privilege? Is the double standard the point? If she just accepted that her purpose in life was a sexual submissive and left it at that - maybe. But the author has to make her a hypocrite about her own life. Apparently donating to a charity when you spend too much in the wrong place equals out the world. Buy leather donate to PETA - got it. There is no excitement to the story, no interesting bits and pieces when it comes to her - she has no real purpose but to lavish herself in luxury. The book gets 3 stars because there is some good relationship elements with El-Mudad and the family. I love Sophie’s mom in this. I like the family dynamic with El-Mudad and his girls and Molly.
5 stars for El-Mudad, Sophie’s mom, the girls, the friends, and the extended family. 3 stars for Neil and the writing, and 1 star for Sophie. If you loved the original few books and Sophie, I’d stay away from this one. Sophie’s never been a top favorite character, but she’s just spiraled down to such a low level of “blah.” She’s everything she seemingly detests in the world - or wants others to think she does. Seriously - a Columbus comment had to be thrown in when they had just come from a private plane and ship to a private island? Does the author hate her own character? How does Sophie not have issues with the extravagant lives of her husbands when she’s so opinionated about privilege? Is the double standard the point? If she just accepted that her purpose in life was a sexual submissive and left it at that - maybe. But the author has to make her a hypocrite about her own life. Apparently donating to a charity when you spend too much in the wrong place equals out the world. Buy leather donate to PETA - got it. There is no excitement to the story, no interesting bits and pieces when it comes to her - she has no real purpose but to lavish herself in luxury. The book gets 3 stars because there is some good relationship elements with El-Mudad and the family. I love Sophie’s mom in this. I like the family dynamic with El-Mudad and his girls and Molly.
February 11, 2021
Sophie is such a gem. I love this series. Hooked from The Boss on; even though some aspects were a bit much for me, I hung in there because I love Sophie and Neil so much. This series has dealt with some heavy stuff -- divorce, abuse, cancer, death, suicide, diabetes, threesomes, abortion, etc. -- heavy stuff! All dealt with realistically and with a liberal dash of humor and sarcasm. The sex has always sizzled and the love Sophie has for Neil held strong, even when she was dismissed by almost everyone in his life at first. She proved she was the woman he needed and not just the woman he wanted. I've reread The Boss and The Girlfriend several times and will probably read all of eight books again at some point. The writing, naturally, is top-notch, but it's the characters that lovingly linger. In this installment, Sophie really comes into her own and takes her place in a family that needs her more than she (finally) comes to realize. Whether she likes it or not, she is the matriarch of this collection of free-thinkers and tender hearts, and she the crown looks smashing on her!
January 21, 2021
Oh my gosh. I cannot believe the series is at an end! Now listen, I wasn't a huge fan of the last two books, but this one. This. One. It brought back everything I have loved about the series. Our Sophie has grown up. Neil still has his demons to battle but with Sophie and El-Mudad at his side, there is not this feeling of overwhelming dread about it. El-Mudad is just as lovely and wonderful as ever. The whole gang is here - Holli, Deja, Ian, Penny, Becky and Tony, and... I loved every bit of it. I stayed up all night reading because I just couldn't sleep without knowing how it all ended.
Now...could we maybe get a book about Molly? Or Amal? Or Becky? C'mon, I can't say goodbye forever! Throw a girl a bone here! :)
January 14, 2024
The Finale... Sophie (The Boss Book 📚📖 8)
Wow what an amazing romantic ending. This was one awesome fictional work. The idea of "Fifty Shades has nothing on this story. I loved this story of being able to love more than one person. I started reading this series on another platform and I quickly looked for it on Kindle and found this series and purchased all the books 📚📖 because I wanted to keep reading until the end. I fell in love with the characters, I especially loved, Olivia, she played a big part in the lives of all the characters and then there's Sophie. I liked the way this story ended. I see there's a story about Ian and Penny I have to read but I definitely have become a fan of Abigail Barnette. This was a good reading series.
Wow what an amazing romantic ending. This was one awesome fictional work. The idea of "Fifty Shades has nothing on this story. I loved this story of being able to love more than one person. I started reading this series on another platform and I quickly looked for it on Kindle and found this series and purchased all the books 📚📖 because I wanted to keep reading until the end. I fell in love with the characters, I especially loved, Olivia, she played a big part in the lives of all the characters and then there's Sophie. I liked the way this story ended. I see there's a story about Ian and Penny I have to read but I definitely have become a fan of Abigail Barnette. This was a good reading series.
March 29, 2022
I have been a fan of the boss series since book one. This series has always kept me on my toes, made me laugh, made me cry, and absolutely broke me. But the book finale just didn’t hit the mark for me. It was a good read and the story line was fine. But the sex scenes were practically straight out of previous books, and it just didn’t give me the same level that the previous books in the series did. Sophie and Neal have always been my favorite but this just didn’t give me the ride I was expected and feels much like a let down. And even still I will always recommend this series to others.
March 19, 2023
Love The Way You Love
Neil, Sophie, and El Mudha are more in love than ever. Sharing their lives and joining their families together in a polyamorouse relationships has brought them more problems than imaginable, but not everyone will share in that joy causing this family more trials and heartaches than anyone can stand. Will they find their happily ever after or will this family break and crumble?
Neil, Sophie, and El Mudha are more in love than ever. Sharing their lives and joining their families together in a polyamorouse relationships has brought them more problems than imaginable, but not everyone will share in that joy causing this family more trials and heartaches than anyone can stand. Will they find their happily ever after or will this family break and crumble?
January 27, 2021
I've been with Sophie Scaife since the very first book came out. I loved it, recced it to a ton of people. I've followed her story through a lot of twists and turns! While her HEA isn't the one I'd've chosen for her, her narrative arc has been such that I know she's strong enough to handle whatever comes her way.
Be well, Sophie.
Be well, Sophie.
January 29, 2021
My heart ❤️
I’ve been walking with Sophie, Neil and El-Mudad since Ms. Jenny introduced them into the world...and ohhh to know that our journey has ended is kinda sad. The book is amazing, as always, and finally you see Sophie in the limelight. Strong, and brave and full of the hot steamy moments s you’ve come to expect. Oh I can’t wait for the audio companion!
I’ve been walking with Sophie, Neil and El-Mudad since Ms. Jenny introduced them into the world...and ohhh to know that our journey has ended is kinda sad. The book is amazing, as always, and finally you see Sophie in the limelight. Strong, and brave and full of the hot steamy moments s you’ve come to expect. Oh I can’t wait for the audio companion!
July 28, 2021
Perfect ending to the story
I have read and reread this series many times. Ever time I glean something new or think about life in a new way. Jenny added characters along the way and even a spin off that was great. Thank you, Abigail Barnette. Now get writing already I’m ready for another series.
I have read and reread this series many times. Ever time I glean something new or think about life in a new way. Jenny added characters along the way and even a spin off that was great. Thank you, Abigail Barnette. Now get writing already I’m ready for another series.
January 23, 2021
What a wonderful end to one of my favorite series! I am truly sad that there will not be any further Sophie, Neil and El-Mudad stories, but I simply cannot think of a better ending to this series! 💜💜💜
February 4, 2021
I'm so sad this series is over! It's been a favorite for so long. BUT this was a satisfying ending to these character's stories. I'll miss Sophie and Neil and El-Mudad, but I'm so glad to know them in the first place.
December 16, 2021
Wonderful
I loved this book. I wish it hadn't had to end but the love story between Neil, Sophie and El-Mudad was
so sweet and romantic and sexy. It was fitting end to their love affair.
I loved this book. I wish it hadn't had to end but the love story between Neil, Sophie and El-Mudad was
so sweet and romantic and sexy. It was fitting end to their love affair.
December 23, 2023
Decent conclusion to the series. Honestly, I think I could have skipped reading these books. They were very steamy but not in a way I could relate to. I don't know. Overall, I feel like time was wasted by these books.
January 24, 2021
A steamy and satisfying conclusion to the story of Sophie, Neal, and El-Mudad.
January 29, 2021
4 Stars
4 stars for Sophie. What a great way to wrap up the extraordinary journey of Sophie and Neil. An unimaginable ending.
4 stars for Sophie. What a great way to wrap up the extraordinary journey of Sophie and Neil. An unimaginable ending.
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