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Rocked
They had unfinished business.
She went there for closure, but he deserved his revenge.
They both learned to be careful what you wish for.
When Samantha Stone hears the popular rock band Crushing Stones created by her childhood sweetheart is headlining at a new dance club nearby, she considers it fate. She’s waited seven years to get answers. Why had he deserted her without even saying good-bye?
Jonah “Cash” Carter has scanned the throngs of fans for years looking for her. Waiting. When he spots Sami in the crowd, he freezes mid-song. He’d named his band for a reason, and tonight would be the night he finally got to crush a Stone.
Too many secrets. Too much history. Can they find their way to the truth without destroying each other?
Author’s Note: Black Light: Rocked is a steamy bad-boy rocker romance with an HEA. It is meant for mature audiences only. It has explicit sexual situations as well as BDSM power exchange elements that may not be suitable for all readers.
She went there for closure, but he deserved his revenge.
They both learned to be careful what you wish for.
When Samantha Stone hears the popular rock band Crushing Stones created by her childhood sweetheart is headlining at a new dance club nearby, she considers it fate. She’s waited seven years to get answers. Why had he deserted her without even saying good-bye?
Jonah “Cash” Carter has scanned the throngs of fans for years looking for her. Waiting. When he spots Sami in the crowd, he freezes mid-song. He’d named his band for a reason, and tonight would be the night he finally got to crush a Stone.
Too many secrets. Too much history. Can they find their way to the truth without destroying each other?
Author’s Note: Black Light: Rocked is a steamy bad-boy rocker romance with an HEA. It is meant for mature audiences only. It has explicit sexual situations as well as BDSM power exchange elements that may not be suitable for all readers.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 16, 2016
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Livia Grant
53 books1,346 followersUSA Today bestselling author Livia Grant lives in Chicago with her husband and furry rescue dog named Max. She is fortunate to have been able to travel extensively and as much as she loves to visit places around the globe, the Midwest and its changing seasons will always be home. Livia's readers appreciate her riveting stories filled with deep, character driven plots, often spiced with elements of BDSM.
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April 11, 2018
Good premise, bad execution
Spoiler Alert:
This book has a good premise, and I wanted to like it. Parts of it are fine, but parts are just not. The worst is the rape scene and it's aftermath. I read a lot of erotic romance, including many with BDSM. This is NOT BDSM. He raped her. Not safe, not sane, not consensual. She excuses it by telling herself that she was saving herself for him, anyway. He. Raped. Her. He admits it afterward and tries to expunge himself of guilt by having another Dom whip him until he bleeds. His friend Jaxson recognizes it and urges her multiple times to call the police, which she declines because she's distraught and just wants to get out of there. Because she'd just been raped. Then 48 hours later his friend Jaxson tells her that Jonah can teach her about BDSM because he's such a good, trained Dom. Who raped her. But it's okay because they love each other now, and he was a gentle lover, 48 hours after he was so angry that he lost control and raped her. At one point, he tells her that all she has to do is safeword and he'll stop immediately, even if he doesn't want to. But minutes later he realizes he's inside her without protection and he can't summon the control to pull out and get a condom. By now this is 72ish hours after he rapes her while she begs him to stop and not do it "this way", meaning in anger. But he's ready to show her the rough side of him, in case she didn't get it 3 days earlier when he raped her.
Then, to add insult to injury, the ending with her family is so over-the-top it's crazy. Her father and uncle are pigs, but she never saw it until now. Then Jonah comes to her rescue and they decide to forgive her father, but throw the uncle in jail. Um, not their call, the police and DA would have to decide that, and why would her father be off the hook when he is complicit in all of it? Just too out there and unbelievable.
Spoiler Alert:
This book has a good premise, and I wanted to like it. Parts of it are fine, but parts are just not. The worst is the rape scene and it's aftermath. I read a lot of erotic romance, including many with BDSM. This is NOT BDSM. He raped her. Not safe, not sane, not consensual. She excuses it by telling herself that she was saving herself for him, anyway. He. Raped. Her. He admits it afterward and tries to expunge himself of guilt by having another Dom whip him until he bleeds. His friend Jaxson recognizes it and urges her multiple times to call the police, which she declines because she's distraught and just wants to get out of there. Because she'd just been raped. Then 48 hours later his friend Jaxson tells her that Jonah can teach her about BDSM because he's such a good, trained Dom. Who raped her. But it's okay because they love each other now, and he was a gentle lover, 48 hours after he was so angry that he lost control and raped her. At one point, he tells her that all she has to do is safeword and he'll stop immediately, even if he doesn't want to. But minutes later he realizes he's inside her without protection and he can't summon the control to pull out and get a condom. By now this is 72ish hours after he rapes her while she begs him to stop and not do it "this way", meaning in anger. But he's ready to show her the rough side of him, in case she didn't get it 3 days earlier when he raped her.
Then, to add insult to injury, the ending with her family is so over-the-top it's crazy. Her father and uncle are pigs, but she never saw it until now. Then Jonah comes to her rescue and they decide to forgive her father, but throw the uncle in jail. Um, not their call, the police and DA would have to decide that, and why would her father be off the hook when he is complicit in all of it? Just too out there and unbelievable.
July 2, 2024
I read BDSM/DD (though less of the latter) -- a subset of the romance genre -- because I relish the tension, the passion, and the erotica between the mc. Reading the reviews on this site for this book and others like it, it seems many other readers feel similarly -- if it were only the erotic aspects that drew them in, then I assume people would just watch porn, which has no or a negligible plot and very little in the way of characterization.
If nothing takes me out of this enjoyment, then I, well, enjoy it. Unfortunately, however, in far too many of these books, some aspect does interfere with my pleasure: sometimes it's poor editing or sub-par, nondescript writing; sometimes it's personal distaste for certain plot elements or the kinks represented (which I'm very conscious of when I write my reviews as these are subjective); and sometimes, it's because the authors engage in ideologies I find reprehensible: misogyny, abelism, homophobia, racism, anti-semitism, or any other discrimination, stereotypes, or pejorative language (and, no, these aren't subjective and, yes, authors are responsible for the ideologies in their books: even if they aren't say, racist, in real-life, they're perfectly comfortable writing it and if words have no meaning -- including in fantasy -- then why be an author at all?).
Now this book exemplifies the conundrum I describe above: it's well-written, descriptive, and well-edited (so that's not a problem); the scenes are erotic and with kinks I enjoy (so that's not a problem); and there's a lot of angst and emotion between the mc (so, that's not a problem). What is a problem is one of the "isms" I mention above: in this case, sexism.
Here are at least three important ways this plays out:
1) The Virgin/Whore Complex: Leaving aside the fundamental hypocrisy of engaging in this trope in, of all places, a BDSM-club setting, there are few rhetorical devices as misogynistic as this one. In this case, the trope is represented by Samantha, who, in seven years, has never had sex with anyone else because she has pined for Jonah. And, Jonah, in turn is, well, turned on by her innocence: "How could she have the same innocence in her eyes she’d had back then as a sixteen-year-old virgin? The unique caramel shade with swirls of gold flecks were exactly as he remembered them."
Now, this wouldn't have bothered me if Jonah had also been a virgin pining away for his soul-mate, but he wasn't: the book at one point says he's had hundreds of women. So, this is known as a double-standard (women are supposed to be pure; men can have as much sex as they want with impunity) and, well, I've now just been taken out of my enjoyment of the book
2) Gendered Suffering: In addition to her self-imposed celibacy, Samantha is also anorexic and a cutter (really, Ms. Grant, one of these would have been sufficient). She's barely surviving (her apartment is thread-bare) and she is making only a B average in law school (and, no, Ms. Grant, students do not remain in law school -- or any grad school -- with a B average: this isn't college, and, no, professors cannot release grades to anyone except students -- there's a law against that called FERPA). Jonah, in the meantime, though he hasn't exactly been happy, has gone on to a very successful, very fulfilling career. Again, we're left with a double-standard about how men and women react to pain. And, again, I've been taken out of my enjoyment of the book.
3) Rape: Even those reviewers who liked this book admitted that the first encounter between Jonah and Samantha was rape. Even Jonah and Samantha admit it was rape ("To date, save the night of their reunion when he’d—fuck, raped her—he’d been trying to ease Samantha into his lifestyle"). And what are the consequences? Rather than turning the matter over to the police as he should have, Jaxson -- the supposedly honorable dom and owner of a supposedly reputable kink club and who himself thinks it was rape -- acts as the most indulgent judge, jury, and executioner on earth by agreeing that Jonah should be whipped (even more laughably by another dom) as punishment. Magically, the slate is clean (thus equating the felony crime of sexual assault with BDSM protocol punishments), and, finally, I am really, really taken out of my enjoyment of the book.
I think these books are "supposed to be" daring and provocative, but they aren't: they simply reproduce the hierarchical status quo by disguising it with kink. True edginess upends or calls attention to and does not normalize heteronormativity, gender essentialism, and stereotypes and attitudes based on middle-class, white, Western, abled worldviews. But my guess is is that this is the point. It's not true provocation; rather, it's something that seems uber-exciting, but, at its core, remains inherently safe (read "upholds the status quo"). This is true of "dark" subject matter also: if you look closely, several are extremely heteronormative -- many, for example, are obsessed with reproduction; I do allow that Ms. Grant has written a few M/M/F books.
One star.
ETA: Other reviewers say this was not rape; note that Jonah does, in fact, admit that he raped her (see above).
If nothing takes me out of this enjoyment, then I, well, enjoy it. Unfortunately, however, in far too many of these books, some aspect does interfere with my pleasure: sometimes it's poor editing or sub-par, nondescript writing; sometimes it's personal distaste for certain plot elements or the kinks represented (which I'm very conscious of when I write my reviews as these are subjective); and sometimes, it's because the authors engage in ideologies I find reprehensible: misogyny, abelism, homophobia, racism, anti-semitism, or any other discrimination, stereotypes, or pejorative language (and, no, these aren't subjective and, yes, authors are responsible for the ideologies in their books: even if they aren't say, racist, in real-life, they're perfectly comfortable writing it and if words have no meaning -- including in fantasy -- then why be an author at all?).
Now this book exemplifies the conundrum I describe above: it's well-written, descriptive, and well-edited (so that's not a problem); the scenes are erotic and with kinks I enjoy (so that's not a problem); and there's a lot of angst and emotion between the mc (so, that's not a problem). What is a problem is one of the "isms" I mention above: in this case, sexism.
Here are at least three important ways this plays out:
1) The Virgin/Whore Complex: Leaving aside the fundamental hypocrisy of engaging in this trope in, of all places, a BDSM-club setting, there are few rhetorical devices as misogynistic as this one. In this case, the trope is represented by Samantha, who, in seven years, has never had sex with anyone else because she has pined for Jonah. And, Jonah, in turn is, well, turned on by her innocence: "How could she have the same innocence in her eyes she’d had back then as a sixteen-year-old virgin? The unique caramel shade with swirls of gold flecks were exactly as he remembered them."
Now, this wouldn't have bothered me if Jonah had also been a virgin pining away for his soul-mate, but he wasn't: the book at one point says he's had hundreds of women. So, this is known as a double-standard (women are supposed to be pure; men can have as much sex as they want with impunity) and, well, I've now just been taken out of my enjoyment of the book
2) Gendered Suffering: In addition to her self-imposed celibacy, Samantha is also anorexic and a cutter (really, Ms. Grant, one of these would have been sufficient). She's barely surviving (her apartment is thread-bare) and she is making only a B average in law school (and, no, Ms. Grant, students do not remain in law school -- or any grad school -- with a B average: this isn't college, and, no, professors cannot release grades to anyone except students -- there's a law against that called FERPA). Jonah, in the meantime, though he hasn't exactly been happy, has gone on to a very successful, very fulfilling career. Again, we're left with a double-standard about how men and women react to pain. And, again, I've been taken out of my enjoyment of the book.
3) Rape: Even those reviewers who liked this book admitted that the first encounter between Jonah and Samantha was rape. Even Jonah and Samantha admit it was rape ("To date, save the night of their reunion when he’d—fuck, raped her—he’d been trying to ease Samantha into his lifestyle"). And what are the consequences? Rather than turning the matter over to the police as he should have, Jaxson -- the supposedly honorable dom and owner of a supposedly reputable kink club and who himself thinks it was rape -- acts as the most indulgent judge, jury, and executioner on earth by agreeing that Jonah should be whipped (even more laughably by another dom) as punishment. Magically, the slate is clean (thus equating the felony crime of sexual assault with BDSM protocol punishments), and, finally, I am really, really taken out of my enjoyment of the book.
I think these books are "supposed to be" daring and provocative, but they aren't: they simply reproduce the hierarchical status quo by disguising it with kink. True edginess upends or calls attention to and does not normalize heteronormativity, gender essentialism, and stereotypes and attitudes based on middle-class, white, Western, abled worldviews. But my guess is is that this is the point. It's not true provocation; rather, it's something that seems uber-exciting, but, at its core, remains inherently safe (read "upholds the status quo"). This is true of "dark" subject matter also: if you look closely, several are extremely heteronormative -- many, for example, are obsessed with reproduction; I do allow that Ms. Grant has written a few M/M/F books.
One star.
ETA: Other reviewers say this was not rape; note that Jonah does, in fact, admit that he raped her (see above).
May 2, 2021
I liked it, but be warned
There's some troubling stuff here, specifically rape. The way this is handled is going to upset some readers.
I read this book because it sets up a multi-author series which includes books by some great authors, This is a solid beginning. Sam and Jonah are a bit of a cliche, but we read romance for its cliches and I liked them well enough.
The Black Light club and its owners feel like a good basis for an ongoing series and the sex is hot, bearing in mind some of it is violent and non-consensual.
3.5 stars
There's some troubling stuff here, specifically rape. The way this is handled is going to upset some readers.
I read this book because it sets up a multi-author series which includes books by some great authors, This is a solid beginning. Sam and Jonah are a bit of a cliche, but we read romance for its cliches and I liked them well enough.
The Black Light club and its owners feel like a good basis for an ongoing series and the sex is hot, bearing in mind some of it is violent and non-consensual.
3.5 stars
October 23, 2017
No Thank you...
Jonah/Cash to me was a worthless D-bag coward, he soo did NOT deserve the h at all.....
He been festering and festering this misplaced hate for years and years, and the basically forces himself on her out this misplaced hate/anger .....
Even though she begged him to stop he didn't ,til he found out the wrong way she was a virgin still...
Ok, I'm just gonna stop right and say how disgusted of this whole "we break up she stays a virgin and he becomes the man whores man whore " trope...
She won't let another man touch her ( because she's wrongly caught up on the H ,who sadly is a coward like this guy and soo doesn't deserve it) all the while he's finding girls/women who look like her and trying in vain F her out of his system... sometimes forgetting his Dom. training and almost getting sued instead....
Ok,soo instead of trying to find out what happened all those years ago,when he is told by ppl he hates and he KNOWS hates him,they she's dumping for someone else,a girl who has been showing her love and loyalty to this undeserving jerk since she was 8 and he was 10 ,years later just leaves town w/out a wire or a question ... she calls it closure and leaves broken..
He almost doesn't go check on her because her a loser and he knows this but mainly because even after all the HELL hes out her through he doesn't think she can handle his "dark desires"...
WTH ?!?!?!
After all he's put her through his sexual proclivities should be his last damn worry...
Sighs but eventually he pulls his head out and then end up together despite not working things out, out how he treated her out Hate and anger she hasn't earned, no talk about what he forced in her, he just ends up sickeningly happy he is her 1st and will be her only ...
And of course like and good "doormat" her only worry is never losing him again ...
Seriously ?!?!
Hers a young woman who cut herself for years and I think might even have a eating disorder because of what his leaving her like he did did to her,then once together again he forces himself in her m she "let's" him finish so the can have "closure" and next thing you know he's slowly training her to be his sub...
Because she's obsessed w/him and she obviously needs someone like to make her eat and not cut....
This is soo soo messed up..
How the hell is this called sexy ?
3 stars did effort,but to me this wrong on soo many levels ,and you can call this a lot of things ,but this NOT love!
Jonah/Cash to me was a worthless D-bag coward, he soo did NOT deserve the h at all.....
He been festering and festering this misplaced hate for years and years, and the basically forces himself on her out this misplaced hate/anger .....
Even though she begged him to stop he didn't ,til he found out the wrong way she was a virgin still...
Ok, I'm just gonna stop right and say how disgusted of this whole "we break up she stays a virgin and he becomes the man whores man whore " trope...
She won't let another man touch her ( because she's wrongly caught up on the H ,who sadly is a coward like this guy and soo doesn't deserve it) all the while he's finding girls/women who look like her and trying in vain F her out of his system... sometimes forgetting his Dom. training and almost getting sued instead....
Ok,soo instead of trying to find out what happened all those years ago,when he is told by ppl he hates and he KNOWS hates him,they she's dumping for someone else,a girl who has been showing her love and loyalty to this undeserving jerk since she was 8 and he was 10 ,years later just leaves town w/out a wire or a question ... she calls it closure and leaves broken..
He almost doesn't go check on her because her a loser and he knows this but mainly because even after all the HELL hes out her through he doesn't think she can handle his "dark desires"...
WTH ?!?!?!
After all he's put her through his sexual proclivities should be his last damn worry...
Sighs but eventually he pulls his head out and then end up together despite not working things out, out how he treated her out Hate and anger she hasn't earned, no talk about what he forced in her, he just ends up sickeningly happy he is her 1st and will be her only ...
And of course like and good "doormat" her only worry is never losing him again ...
Seriously ?!?!
Hers a young woman who cut herself for years and I think might even have a eating disorder because of what his leaving her like he did did to her,then once together again he forces himself in her m she "let's" him finish so the can have "closure" and next thing you know he's slowly training her to be his sub...
Because she's obsessed w/him and she obviously needs someone like to make her eat and not cut....
This is soo soo messed up..
How the hell is this called sexy ?
3 stars did effort,but to me this wrong on soo many levels ,and you can call this a lot of things ,but this NOT love!
February 15, 2020
Let's just start with me reading until 1.30am just to finish this book. That pretty much tells you everything you need to know.
Lies, deceit and abuse of power had torn Sam and Jonah apart, with both blaming the other. This leads to a violent confrontation between them when they meet again. There follows a scene of non or at best very dubious consent.
Despite the hurt this causes Sam she still loves Jonah....but can she accept his 'alternative sexual tastes'. Will Jonah take a risk and show her?
The build up to whether they would give a relationship another go is intense and even then secrets threaten to tear them apart. Their chemistry is hot but actually it didn't feel like there was that much sex, and very little of it was kinky.
The last chapter or so were action packed, with a very unexpected but amazing ending. I would love to read more of Jonah and Sam's story.
Lies, deceit and abuse of power had torn Sam and Jonah apart, with both blaming the other. This leads to a violent confrontation between them when they meet again. There follows a scene of non or at best very dubious consent.
Despite the hurt this causes Sam she still loves Jonah....but can she accept his 'alternative sexual tastes'. Will Jonah take a risk and show her?
The build up to whether they would give a relationship another go is intense and even then secrets threaten to tear them apart. Their chemistry is hot but actually it didn't feel like there was that much sex, and very little of it was kinky.
The last chapter or so were action packed, with a very unexpected but amazing ending. I would love to read more of Jonah and Sam's story.
September 21, 2025
Can you hear me rolling my eyes?
January 15, 2022
I've come to the conclusion that this author and I don't work. I find the writing to be completely immature. I wasn't as upset about the rape that happens. Yes, he rapes her right at the beginning. And a lot of people will be upset about the way it was handled.
This is a very light BDSM. Like he spanks her, lol. The author's note should've reflected more on the trigger of rape vs the book being too steamy for people.
Anyway, while the rape didn't bother me, I was more irritated with the plot. I mean the girl is not only a virgin, but she is anorexic and is a cutter. And again, she writes a woman that gives up her whole life for a man. Oh and what's even better, she's raped and then constantly has sex with NO form of birth control. I bet you can guess what comes next?!!?!? Of course, it's not a shocker. It's one of the worse tropes out there if you ask me. And you always know it's going to happen when the author purposefully acknowledges that they didn't use anything.
The ending was so over the top, I laughed. The author tried to cram so much ridiculousness into one chapter it didn't work at all for me. I mean she threw in gambling debts, the cartel, etc. And then bam, it's over. So of course you're left with tons of things hanging based on what she threw at you all at once.
This is a very light BDSM. Like he spanks her, lol. The author's note should've reflected more on the trigger of rape vs the book being too steamy for people.
Anyway, while the rape didn't bother me, I was more irritated with the plot. I mean the girl is not only a virgin, but she is anorexic and is a cutter. And again, she writes a woman that gives up her whole life for a man. Oh and what's even better, she's raped and then constantly has sex with NO form of birth control. I bet you can guess what comes next?!!?!? Of course, it's not a shocker. It's one of the worse tropes out there if you ask me. And you always know it's going to happen when the author purposefully acknowledges that they didn't use anything.
The ending was so over the top, I laughed. The author tried to cram so much ridiculousness into one chapter it didn't work at all for me. I mean she threw in gambling debts, the cartel, etc. And then bam, it's over. So of course you're left with tons of things hanging based on what she threw at you all at once.
June 14, 2020
The club Black Light is opening,and it goes off with a bang!
This is the second story in the series,and i like where this is heading.
Emma,Jaxson and Chase asked their good friend Cash and his band Crushing Stones to play on the opening night of their new club,Black Light.
Cash has had a rough childhood,and the band had it’s name for a reason...
Even though he’s famous,he’s not a happy man,and he hasn’t been for 7 years.
Samantha grabs the opportunity to go to the opening night,just to see Jonah.
To find out why he abandoned her 7 years ago,and to see if he still has feelings for her.
What happens on that night shocks her.....ánd him.
But at the same time,it gives them a chance to sort things out....at last.
Because it seems things aren’t what they seem to be on the surface.
And their history,what happened to separate them?
There’s a very evil twist there!
I loved Samantha,all that sweetness,the love she still felt for Jonah in spite of everything.
I liked the fact that Jonah finally saw that what happened,had nothing to do with his Sami.
And once he did,he did all he could to make amends.
That evil twist,though.....
How could someone so close do such a horrible thing!
This is the second story in the series,and i like where this is heading.
Emma,Jaxson and Chase asked their good friend Cash and his band Crushing Stones to play on the opening night of their new club,Black Light.
Cash has had a rough childhood,and the band had it’s name for a reason...
Even though he’s famous,he’s not a happy man,and he hasn’t been for 7 years.
Samantha grabs the opportunity to go to the opening night,just to see Jonah.
To find out why he abandoned her 7 years ago,and to see if he still has feelings for her.
What happens on that night shocks her.....ánd him.
But at the same time,it gives them a chance to sort things out....at last.
Because it seems things aren’t what they seem to be on the surface.
And their history,what happened to separate them?
There’s a very evil twist there!
I loved Samantha,all that sweetness,the love she still felt for Jonah in spite of everything.
I liked the fact that Jonah finally saw that what happened,had nothing to do with his Sami.
And once he did,he did all he could to make amends.
That evil twist,though.....
How could someone so close do such a horrible thing!
February 24, 2020
*****CW*****
I can't remember if the rape happened in the first , second, or third chapter, but dude literally has the thought "I'm raping her"
......
and just... keeps... raping her?
So yeah I'm out.
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February 6, 2022
I'm a big fan of this author, I've read and loved a lot of her books, unfortunately despite loving the majority of the other Black Light stories, this second chance rockstar/bdsm romance was a miss for me.
If I could forget the first half, the second half was actually a really good, intense romantic suspense. However the first half and particularly Jonah (Cash) ruined it. Haunted by the past, I thought he had huge potential. However consumed by anger, he did something unforgiveable when he reconnected with Samantha after years apart, something very unconsensual. I love dark books and have read much darker scenes than this. Although I don't like or condone it, I can accept a character can be redeemed and forgiven. However, although Jonah was punished by the other doms, the book never really tackled this incident between the actual couple. Sami was the one who needed to forgive him and clearly did but with no discussion, no angst and no remorse shown from MC (until a few lines at the end). It made her come across as desperate and weak. Hence I never forgave him, nor liked him at all, even with what happened at the end and the heartbreaking things they'd both been through were revealed.
Shame because the audio itself was fantastically narrated by both narrators and I loved the fact they interacted in each others chapters. You can't like everything I suppose and this is just my humble opinion. If it appeals I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading and forming their own opinion and I will certainly carry on reading this authors books.
Rating - audio 4.5, story 2.5
If I could forget the first half, the second half was actually a really good, intense romantic suspense. However the first half and particularly Jonah (Cash) ruined it. Haunted by the past, I thought he had huge potential. However consumed by anger, he did something unforgiveable when he reconnected with Samantha after years apart, something very unconsensual. I love dark books and have read much darker scenes than this. Although I don't like or condone it, I can accept a character can be redeemed and forgiven. However, although Jonah was punished by the other doms, the book never really tackled this incident between the actual couple. Sami was the one who needed to forgive him and clearly did but with no discussion, no angst and no remorse shown from MC (until a few lines at the end). It made her come across as desperate and weak. Hence I never forgave him, nor liked him at all, even with what happened at the end and the heartbreaking things they'd both been through were revealed.
Shame because the audio itself was fantastically narrated by both narrators and I loved the fact they interacted in each others chapters. You can't like everything I suppose and this is just my humble opinion. If it appeals I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading and forming their own opinion and I will certainly carry on reading this authors books.
Rating - audio 4.5, story 2.5
March 18, 2023
There aren't words for this absolute atrocity. I want to pour acid into my eyeballs.
Not only did this book contain one of the worst cases of non-consensual sex I think i've ever read, but the rest was an absolute shit show. Being able to get over the wonderful rape scene that was the start of this so called romance was an achievement in itself, but the never ending rockstar cliches and general cringeyness of the rest was enough to make me physically lose the will to live. Like a car crash, I physically couldn't look away and once I hit "HE'S GOING TO BE THE FATHER OF MY BABY" i'm pretty sure I descended into hell.
Not only did this book contain one of the worst cases of non-consensual sex I think i've ever read, but the rest was an absolute shit show. Being able to get over the wonderful rape scene that was the start of this so called romance was an achievement in itself, but the never ending rockstar cliches and general cringeyness of the rest was enough to make me physically lose the will to live. Like a car crash, I physically couldn't look away and once I hit "HE'S GOING TO BE THE FATHER OF MY BABY" i'm pretty sure I descended into hell.
April 4, 2021
Updated review - audiobook April 2021**
I enjoyed the narration of this book. I liked the way the narrators seemed to play off of one another. I liked the way Samantha would be speaking and suddenly I would hear Jonah interject.
The beginning of this book was difficult to get through. It might set off triggers for some people. I thought they would deal with the rape, or their "confusion" about it head on. After what happened with Jaxson, Spencer, and Jonah, the incident seemed to fade away.
For some reason, and I can't explain why, that scene with Jonah (Cash) was much less visceral in the audiobook as opposed to actually reading the book. I also had some other insights with another read of Rocked.
There was never a good explanation of what was going on with Samantha. Why did she feel the need to give away almost everything she received? Why was she doing what she was doing? Was it the loss of Jonah or the situation with her father and uncle? Both she and Jonah had some darkness that each of them had tried to handle.
My original review is below. It waa definitely an experience. The rape, and it was rape, was difficult, but Jonah and Samantha's confusion and subsequent behavior was also unsettling.
I still feel like I was reading two different books. Or, like I started out in darkness and moved into the light. I wonder if that was deliberate so the reader could reconcile Jonah and Samantha being together, or if that was just the way the story flowed? If nothing else, it made me feel the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Original review Jan. 2019
Take the rape scene out and I could up the number of stars. The rape scene and aftermath was not only unexpected, but disturbing. The only way I could read the rest of the book somewhat objectively was to act like it wasn't part of the same book.
The rest of the Book was Jonah and Samantha reconnecting and revealing the lies, deceit, and cruelty that both she and Jonah experienced.
Jonah turned into a completely different person after he went to Sam's apartment to check on her. But, the only thing I could think is how different could he really be after what he did that night at the club? What was to stop his anger from getting out of control again?
They ended up with their HEA, but reading this book felt like reading two different stories.
I enjoyed the narration of this book. I liked the way the narrators seemed to play off of one another. I liked the way Samantha would be speaking and suddenly I would hear Jonah interject.
The beginning of this book was difficult to get through. It might set off triggers for some people. I thought they would deal with the rape, or their "confusion" about it head on. After what happened with Jaxson, Spencer, and Jonah, the incident seemed to fade away.
For some reason, and I can't explain why, that scene with Jonah (Cash) was much less visceral in the audiobook as opposed to actually reading the book. I also had some other insights with another read of Rocked.
There was never a good explanation of what was going on with Samantha. Why did she feel the need to give away almost everything she received? Why was she doing what she was doing? Was it the loss of Jonah or the situation with her father and uncle? Both she and Jonah had some darkness that each of them had tried to handle.
My original review is below. It waa definitely an experience. The rape, and it was rape, was difficult, but Jonah and Samantha's confusion and subsequent behavior was also unsettling.
I still feel like I was reading two different books. Or, like I started out in darkness and moved into the light. I wonder if that was deliberate so the reader could reconcile Jonah and Samantha being together, or if that was just the way the story flowed? If nothing else, it made me feel the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Original review Jan. 2019
Take the rape scene out and I could up the number of stars. The rape scene and aftermath was not only unexpected, but disturbing. The only way I could read the rest of the book somewhat objectively was to act like it wasn't part of the same book.
The rest of the Book was Jonah and Samantha reconnecting and revealing the lies, deceit, and cruelty that both she and Jonah experienced.
Jonah turned into a completely different person after he went to Sam's apartment to check on her. But, the only thing I could think is how different could he really be after what he did that night at the club? What was to stop his anger from getting out of control again?
They ended up with their HEA, but reading this book felt like reading two different stories.
February 14, 2024
SPOILERS BELOW:
This book is absolutely foul. I don't care what you call it. I don't care that she tries to excuse it because she has some feelings for him. I don't care that he gets 'punished'. He raped her, there is no denying it. I hate that the book tried to romanticise this by being all like oh no, he's just a tortured soul and anyways she's submissive and stuff so like it's fine. No, it's not okay. I refused to read any further because of this. He was fully sober, in perfectly sane mind and consciously and intentionally raped her. She was fully awake and aware the entire time and actively begged him to stop. What's worse is that he acknowledged her pleas and still actively continued raping her. I don't care if he felt bad, I don't care if he got away with a toddler's spanking, by no means should this be acceptable. The fact that he most likely comes out winning this book is the sucker- he raped a girl blatantly, and the author tries to disguise it with feelings of the past and 'oh no it's fine because they're in love now'. By not having Samantha acknowledge what he did to her, the author reinforces this idea that women who are sexually assaulted should stay quiet, go along with it, and hey, maybe even try for a relationship with said rapist. I'm not saying that all rapists are beyond love and healing and forgiveness, but in this scenario? Intentional 'revenge' rape? Fully conscious and coherent rape? Two days later I love you rape? No, never. This is not love and do not try to call it by a pretty name. This is abuse and it is sick. This isn't some 'kinky BDSM' because the main part of BDSM is CONSENT that he did not have. This is glorifying rape by not placing actual responsibility and accountability on the rapist. Including rape scenes in fiction because unfortunately, it is a factor that plays out in our messed up world is something, but glorifying it, disguising it under false pretenses, calling it 'love' is just pure sick.
This book is absolutely foul. I don't care what you call it. I don't care that she tries to excuse it because she has some feelings for him. I don't care that he gets 'punished'. He raped her, there is no denying it. I hate that the book tried to romanticise this by being all like oh no, he's just a tortured soul and anyways she's submissive and stuff so like it's fine. No, it's not okay. I refused to read any further because of this. He was fully sober, in perfectly sane mind and consciously and intentionally raped her. She was fully awake and aware the entire time and actively begged him to stop. What's worse is that he acknowledged her pleas and still actively continued raping her. I don't care if he felt bad, I don't care if he got away with a toddler's spanking, by no means should this be acceptable. The fact that he most likely comes out winning this book is the sucker- he raped a girl blatantly, and the author tries to disguise it with feelings of the past and 'oh no it's fine because they're in love now'. By not having Samantha acknowledge what he did to her, the author reinforces this idea that women who are sexually assaulted should stay quiet, go along with it, and hey, maybe even try for a relationship with said rapist. I'm not saying that all rapists are beyond love and healing and forgiveness, but in this scenario? Intentional 'revenge' rape? Fully conscious and coherent rape? Two days later I love you rape? No, never. This is not love and do not try to call it by a pretty name. This is abuse and it is sick. This isn't some 'kinky BDSM' because the main part of BDSM is CONSENT that he did not have. This is glorifying rape by not placing actual responsibility and accountability on the rapist. Including rape scenes in fiction because unfortunately, it is a factor that plays out in our messed up world is something, but glorifying it, disguising it under false pretenses, calling it 'love' is just pure sick.
August 2, 2018
This is my first book by Livia Grant and I am in love! I'm giving it five stars because I breezed through in one sitting and it was just what I needed tonight. I definitely need to track down the rest of the series.
A few spoilers-
So we start off with Samantha, going to look up her old flame and best friend, Jonah, who is now a famous rocker going by the name Cash. It turns out the two had a childhood love affair that ended abruptly with confusion on both sides. Each one blamed the other and was hurt by the ending.
It turns out there were a lot of misunderstandings, but the trauma and pain from their past leads to a very tumultuous meeting and a scene that some will find difficult. Cash, furious at her showing up to reopen old wounds pretty much rapes her. She repeatedly begs him "not like this" but he keeps going. Only when he shoves into her he finds out she was a virgin...and is mortified. At that point he's going to stop, but she then belatedly consents by asking him to continue.
Obviously this is problematic, but I was able to see and feel the emotions on both sides and while it was painful to read I wasn't upset that they do eventually work through it and end up with a HEA. There wasn't a lot of actual scening in this either, even though it surrounds a BDSM club but the first scene was---unexpected, surprising and wonderful.
It hit some buttons for me. Not because it was sexy but because it was consensual discipline of someone who absolutely was not a sub, and did not enjoy it, but took it anyway because he'd earned it. That's rare. There's also a few consensual M/F scenes which were hot though on the short side.
The characters were captivating and the plot pulled me in and hooked me hard. Also very well written and edited.
A few spoilers-
So we start off with Samantha, going to look up her old flame and best friend, Jonah, who is now a famous rocker going by the name Cash. It turns out the two had a childhood love affair that ended abruptly with confusion on both sides. Each one blamed the other and was hurt by the ending.
It turns out there were a lot of misunderstandings, but the trauma and pain from their past leads to a very tumultuous meeting and a scene that some will find difficult. Cash, furious at her showing up to reopen old wounds pretty much rapes her. She repeatedly begs him "not like this" but he keeps going. Only when he shoves into her he finds out she was a virgin...and is mortified. At that point he's going to stop, but she then belatedly consents by asking him to continue.
Obviously this is problematic, but I was able to see and feel the emotions on both sides and while it was painful to read I wasn't upset that they do eventually work through it and end up with a HEA. There wasn't a lot of actual scening in this either, even though it surrounds a BDSM club but the first scene was---unexpected, surprising and wonderful.
It hit some buttons for me. Not because it was sexy but because it was consensual discipline of someone who absolutely was not a sub, and did not enjoy it, but took it anyway because he'd earned it. That's rare. There's also a few consensual M/F scenes which were hot though on the short side.
The characters were captivating and the plot pulled me in and hooked me hard. Also very well written and edited.
June 23, 2018
So Predictable
By Chapter two you will have figured out most of the storyline. I read this book because it’s part of a series that contains a book by one of my favorite authors Jennifer Bene..Black Light Exposed. This is my first book by this author but I did go ahead and purchased her previous story about Jaxson, Chase and Emma because I enjoy the mmf genre. I finished this book with a couple of questions. No doubt Samantha had a few emotional problems..the cutting the most dangerous of all but did she have an eating disorder? At first I thought she just couldn’t afford food , but then I realized sh3 simply refused to eat. I wish that Ms. Grant had given some explanation of why that was...it continued still through to the epilogue. If the author made such a big deal out of Samantha not eating, why didn’t she explain why? The book left me unsatisfied, I would never reread it..the predictability of books like this make me wonder if the authors think we readers are too stupid to follow a complex storyline.
By Chapter two you will have figured out most of the storyline. I read this book because it’s part of a series that contains a book by one of my favorite authors Jennifer Bene..Black Light Exposed. This is my first book by this author but I did go ahead and purchased her previous story about Jaxson, Chase and Emma because I enjoy the mmf genre. I finished this book with a couple of questions. No doubt Samantha had a few emotional problems..the cutting the most dangerous of all but did she have an eating disorder? At first I thought she just couldn’t afford food , but then I realized sh3 simply refused to eat. I wish that Ms. Grant had given some explanation of why that was...it continued still through to the epilogue. If the author made such a big deal out of Samantha not eating, why didn’t she explain why? The book left me unsatisfied, I would never reread it..the predictability of books like this make me wonder if the authors think we readers are too stupid to follow a complex storyline.
February 5, 2021
Unacceptable for several reasons. There is no warning at all that this story contains a very real, fairly detailed rape scene which the h clearly states no, more than once and what does the H do? Proceeds anyway. That scene made me freeze like a deer in headlights and for good reason. Despite their history, he takes his anger out on her. And yes she's a virgin and no she didn't ask for it. When the hell are women going to catch on that NO means NO. Probably not until it happens to them. I did indeed read the whole book. While I liked Sam and understood her circumstances, Jonah was a piece of garbage and the apologies (multiple) take place off script. But all's well that ends well for these two.
The author should know better. Safe, sane and consensual flew right out the fucking window with this one.
FML
The author should know better. Safe, sane and consensual flew right out the fucking window with this one.
FML
November 27, 2020
Black Light: Rocked - 4🌟
Cash/Jonah and Samantha/Sami’s story was an intense emotional ride. I’ve started to read this series many times but some of the more negative reviews made me change my mind. I’m now kicking myself for not starting this set when I first found out about it. It has a rather dark start and I did have to skim a certain part but the connection between the 2 in undeniable and I honestly don’t think that it detracted from the story at all. Not to mention having Jax, Chase and Emma being present in this one was amazing!! I truly cannot wait to see what else the series brings!
Cash/Jonah and Samantha/Sami’s story was an intense emotional ride. I’ve started to read this series many times but some of the more negative reviews made me change my mind. I’m now kicking myself for not starting this set when I first found out about it. It has a rather dark start and I did have to skim a certain part but the connection between the 2 in undeniable and I honestly don’t think that it detracted from the story at all. Not to mention having Jax, Chase and Emma being present in this one was amazing!! I truly cannot wait to see what else the series brings!
November 20, 2020
DNF for me.
I like BDSM novels. I like power exchange and dubcon. That's not the issue for me.
But the hero raping the heroine (not dubcon, her own thoughts during the attack show it was 100% rape) is not a redeemable action. I don't have an interest in reading about a hero who has raped his heroine out of anger.
And it kind of ruins the other characters in this series, who in one breath tell her to call police but then in another tell her that her rapist can show her BDSM.
I had to put it down.
I like BDSM novels. I like power exchange and dubcon. That's not the issue for me.
But the hero raping the heroine (not dubcon, her own thoughts during the attack show it was 100% rape) is not a redeemable action. I don't have an interest in reading about a hero who has raped his heroine out of anger.
And it kind of ruins the other characters in this series, who in one breath tell her to call police but then in another tell her that her rapist can show her BDSM.
I had to put it down.
July 26, 2018
Possible spoiler in this review. *****I did enjoy most of the story; however, it does need a warning about "rape" triggers in my opinion. The scene I am talking about is not particularly violent but, again in my opinion, it is rape. She said no and he did not stop equals rape to me. It is even discussed in the story whether it was rape or not. I do not like rape stories, especially when there is no real consequence to the action.
January 27, 2019
I think, to date, this is my favourite Blacklight book!
Jo ah and Samantha's story pulled at me emotionally because it was about a young love that was lost. Two soul mates who were pulled apart only to never be able to fulfill that empty part of their heart until they find themselves together again years later.
This teenage love blossomed and grew without them being near each other.
Sigh...my heart is happy with this book!
Jo ah and Samantha's story pulled at me emotionally because it was about a young love that was lost. Two soul mates who were pulled apart only to never be able to fulfill that empty part of their heart until they find themselves together again years later.
This teenage love blossomed and grew without them being near each other.
Sigh...my heart is happy with this book!
January 24, 2020
I really didn't like Jonah. I understand that he was mad however he was somewhat of a bully.
September 25, 2019
As I stated in my earlier review when I read the prequel, I'm late to the Black Light Party but intend to immerse myself!! What an intensely written story with emotions bouncing from one to the other during this rollercoaster ride Livia Grant has taken me on. Jonah, aka Cash, Carter fell in love when he was only 10 years old with Samantha, aka Sami, who was 8 at the time and defended him at school from being bullied because he was the new kid. This was the epitome of unrequited love complete the devastation and the paths it can lead to. It's about that small piece of yourself that never gives up hope even when it's not acknowledged or recognized. It's about good vs evil, strong vs weak, and a D/s relationship that grows with trust. This was just friggin awesome!
April 5, 2021
A powerful and unexpected story about Samantha Stone and Jonah 'Cash' Carter. They were childhood sweethearts but ripped apart by Sami's jealous and selfish family. Lots of misunderstandings and regretful situations to overcome, Sam and Jonah come together for a second chance closure that neither of them see coming. I really enjoyed the character and relationship development and was happy to see each of them step up to the plate to fight for what they wanted....which was each other. They didn't let anything get in the way of that and they proved that forgiveness is powerful. We got lots of sexy times and steam but also a phenomenal story. I'm always looking forward to more in the Black Light world!
March 7, 2022
4.5 stars to soul mates… I really was surprised that there was a depth to this story and good character development although the end was rushed. Samantha and Jonah were an awesome couple. I thought this might be like other books with the Club as a backdrop but it was more. Jonah and Sami were childhood sweethearts he wanted to be a famous musician. He was from the wrong side of the tracks. She was rich. Her Dad and Uncle broke them
Up. After 7 Years of angst they reconnect with a lot of anger and more angst with a side of smut. Then the journey to find out the truth. This could have been a 5 star read with a few more pages and a better unwinding of the ending. This is my first book in this series. I’ll definitely read more and go back and start with 0.5 to read the story of Emma.
Up. After 7 Years of angst they reconnect with a lot of anger and more angst with a side of smut. Then the journey to find out the truth. This could have been a 5 star read with a few more pages and a better unwinding of the ending. This is my first book in this series. I’ll definitely read more and go back and start with 0.5 to read the story of Emma.
May 5, 2021
Some parts were good other parts not so good especially when something happened between Jonah and Samantha. She was so infatuated with him/Cash/Jonah it was annoying what she put herself through for a short time. It is sad when heroines leave school or give up their education for the sake of love. Anyway everything worked out in the end.
November 10, 2022
I do not know how I even finished this book. It was horrible, over the top. Main characters desperately needed professional help. Side characters had very strange reactions to situations.
March 29, 2022
As other reviewers have touched on, there is a lot that is problematic in this story. The virgin/whore trope, repetitive writing and of course the rape theme. It is hard to detach oneself as a reader from the blatant (and yes, acknowledged) fact that the female protagonist was raped, though she forgives him. Frankly, my mind is not up to the mental gymnastics as to whether forgiveness or subsequent consent mitigates rape. The story had such promise, I really wish they'd tweaked *that* scene, and not had a rape element. Especially as the first story in the BDSM club series, as their first "Dom"
March 5, 2021
this book was great I didn't want to put it down I received it free and I can't wait to read the others that I've signed up review for BookSirens BDSMromance book club so I wrote the review and now I'm adding to it because this book is stuck in my head and it's hot hot hot reading the second one now and I am not disappointed at all they're doing a really good job of making these books hot hot hot
June 11, 2023
SPOILER'S AHEAD!!!
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I DNFed this book, so for all I know it may end well, but I'll never know because I'm 137 pages in to a 230 page book and have hated almost every second of it and refuse to continue. I can almost say I hated this book. It isn't too frequently that I hate everything about a book, but man this one was just not it. To start off, the writing came off super immature, and with the nature of this book I feel that there is no room for immature writing. The female lead was whiny and annoying and honestly I think after the first couple of chapters the author forgot how she described her in the beginning versus how she was being depicted two days later in book time, but I'll get more into that.
To start things off with the contents of the book, the premise is supposed to be Jonah "Cash" Carter, a former poor boy born on the wrong side of the tracks who grew up to be a very successful lead singer of the band Crushing Stones and Samantha Stone, a girl who grew up with money whose father and uncle despised Jonah. (After what I've been reading, I don't blame them). Samantha and Jonah were childhood best friends and high school sweethearts until Jonah took off to live his dreams of becoming famous to which Samantha feels abandoned and betrayed and the reader discovers that Jonah hates Samantha for some reason that I did not get to discover but is heavily foreshadowed towards and easily predicted that Samantha's uncle and father had told Jonah that she was engaged.
TRIGGER WARNING!!!
Upon their reunion at a show that Jonah's band is having at a new club in Samantha's town, he is very angry with her and meets her in a private room provided by the club's owner where he rapes her. Both characters in book admit it was rape AND IT WAS HANDLED TERRIBLY!! Samantha was devastated, the club owner Jaxson offers to call the police multiple times to which Samantha refuses and ends up going home. Instead of going to jail, Jonah gets punished by being whipped by another Dom and suddenly everyone is chill with him raping her because he has breakfast with the club owners the next morning to which they all encourage him to go after her and the girl, Emma, goes to see Samantha and also tries to convince her to reconnect with Jonah.
I hated the way everyone reacted to this, I've read many books that involved questionable sexual acts and straight up rape, and not once have I been as angry with how those scenarios have been handled than I have been with this book. To go back to what I mentioned previously about the author forgetting entirely how Samantha was first described versus how she was described two days later in book time. In the first couple of chapters Sami is described as "full" and "curvy" and from Jonah's perspective he described her as "no longer a too thin teenager" then two days later after the rape, it comes out that she has an eating disorder, anorexia, and self harms which I understand those are both things someone could have at the same time, but within only two days Samantha is now "too thin" with her bony hips protruding and hundreds of scars on her thighs after wearing a mini dress two days prior. Just very inconsistent in my opinion.
Too top it all off Jonah comes over to check on her, they sleep together, consensually this time, he takes off and she goes to the BDSM club with the owners to find him, they argue and then they're fine like HELLO SHE JUST LAID IN BED FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT DEPRESSED OVER WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN SHE'S FINE?? I think not! It is all very very odd and I believe it romanticizes sexual assault to some degree. I just hated everything, from the writing, to the character's personalities, down to the events that occur. Every moment was a painful read.
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I DNFed this book, so for all I know it may end well, but I'll never know because I'm 137 pages in to a 230 page book and have hated almost every second of it and refuse to continue. I can almost say I hated this book. It isn't too frequently that I hate everything about a book, but man this one was just not it. To start off, the writing came off super immature, and with the nature of this book I feel that there is no room for immature writing. The female lead was whiny and annoying and honestly I think after the first couple of chapters the author forgot how she described her in the beginning versus how she was being depicted two days later in book time, but I'll get more into that.
To start things off with the contents of the book, the premise is supposed to be Jonah "Cash" Carter, a former poor boy born on the wrong side of the tracks who grew up to be a very successful lead singer of the band Crushing Stones and Samantha Stone, a girl who grew up with money whose father and uncle despised Jonah. (After what I've been reading, I don't blame them). Samantha and Jonah were childhood best friends and high school sweethearts until Jonah took off to live his dreams of becoming famous to which Samantha feels abandoned and betrayed and the reader discovers that Jonah hates Samantha for some reason that I did not get to discover but is heavily foreshadowed towards and easily predicted that Samantha's uncle and father had told Jonah that she was engaged.
TRIGGER WARNING!!!
Upon their reunion at a show that Jonah's band is having at a new club in Samantha's town, he is very angry with her and meets her in a private room provided by the club's owner where he rapes her. Both characters in book admit it was rape AND IT WAS HANDLED TERRIBLY!! Samantha was devastated, the club owner Jaxson offers to call the police multiple times to which Samantha refuses and ends up going home. Instead of going to jail, Jonah gets punished by being whipped by another Dom and suddenly everyone is chill with him raping her because he has breakfast with the club owners the next morning to which they all encourage him to go after her and the girl, Emma, goes to see Samantha and also tries to convince her to reconnect with Jonah.
I hated the way everyone reacted to this, I've read many books that involved questionable sexual acts and straight up rape, and not once have I been as angry with how those scenarios have been handled than I have been with this book. To go back to what I mentioned previously about the author forgetting entirely how Samantha was first described versus how she was described two days later in book time. In the first couple of chapters Sami is described as "full" and "curvy" and from Jonah's perspective he described her as "no longer a too thin teenager" then two days later after the rape, it comes out that she has an eating disorder, anorexia, and self harms which I understand those are both things someone could have at the same time, but within only two days Samantha is now "too thin" with her bony hips protruding and hundreds of scars on her thighs after wearing a mini dress two days prior. Just very inconsistent in my opinion.
Too top it all off Jonah comes over to check on her, they sleep together, consensually this time, he takes off and she goes to the BDSM club with the owners to find him, they argue and then they're fine like HELLO SHE JUST LAID IN BED FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT DEPRESSED OVER WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN SHE'S FINE?? I think not! It is all very very odd and I believe it romanticizes sexual assault to some degree. I just hated everything, from the writing, to the character's personalities, down to the events that occur. Every moment was a painful read.
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