Review: The Flesh Cartel #4: Consequences

The Flesh Cartel #4: Consequences by Rachel Haimowitz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I still don't know where to start.
If you have been following the series you know they are not easy read, but there was something about The Flesh Cartel #4: Consequences that gives and additional sick twist to the whole story.
Good thing I was taking notes as I was reading, because honestly this book was just too much.
It hurt, but in a complete different way. It was not about pain or abuse anymore, it was about angst. Heart clenching angst.
Nikolai, evil mofo extraordinaire. I hate him. But I see his goal, and how he needs to find a way to achieve it.
He must find a hole in Mat and Dougie´s loyalty to each other.
He plays the mind games with Dougie, shame, guilt trips that put any Italian Mother to shame.
And works on the big brother complex with Mat. Matty will do anything, accept any punishment on him, as long as he can spare Dougie the pain.
And still is not working, he can't break them apart.
He can´t make them submit to Nikolai´s desires.
Even when they haven´t seen each other in so long, everything they do and tolerate is because of that brotherly love. To ensure the other one doesn't have to suffer anymore.
This 4th installment is not like the other books, is not just about physical domination, is all about psychological submission.
Nikolai knows the bond between the brothers is his greatest challenge. And finally understands it as it is.

“Do you have it in you to throw the match, Mathias?”

Mat thought about that for a moment, but he already
knew the answer. “For me? No. M’not strong like Dougie—
not strong enough to give shit up like that justa save my ass.
But for him? Yes. For Dougie.” He snorted with sudden
laughter. “For Dougie’s ass.”


Make no mistake, the suffering is still there so take the warnings very seriously.



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Review: Trick of Time

Trick of Time by J.L. Merrow

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I requested this book because of the author, [a:J.L. Merrow|2980235|J.L. Merrow|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1265681533p2/2980235.jpg] won me over with [b:Muscling Through|11045338|Muscling Through|J.L. Merrow|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327900692s/11045338.jpg|15966033] last year and since them I´m a huge fan.
The blurb was interesting but it didn´t catch my attention.
Was I wrong? What an amazing story this turn out to be.
Our MC Ted is still grieving the loss of his partner and parents in a car accident over a year ago. He works for a theater in Piccadilly Circus has normal average life. Until one evening he goes out for a cigarette and finds himself in Victorian London.
The time travel situation is key for this book, while in another time he meets a rent boy, Jem, who turns out to be much more than just that.
Jem gives Ted the comfort and human contact Ted needs and craves, is sweet and tender and cares for Ted.
In his time Ted is a loner and Jem sees right through it.
Ted finds a way to come back move between the present and the past, talk to Jem, get to know him and spend the night when he is unable to return to the theater in time and back to his reality.
I absolutely love the concept. I care for these characters, I wanted them to be able to be together and I wasn´t sure if it was going to work.
Jem comes from a different time and is very naive despite his experience on the streets. But he manages to rescue Ted and bring him back to life, with that patience and tenderness that you don’t expect from a boy in his line of work.
I highly recommend this book if you like Historical Fiction. It is so descriptive, it´s amazing.





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Review: Love Is In The Title

Love Is In The Title by R.J. Scott

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



awwwww, such a sweet story.
Back to when falling in love was easy as breathing.
The shy nerd guy falling for the jock team captain.
A best friend that is key to the whole thing, not just a witness.
And two boys kissing in the dark.
I must read the next book now!



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Review: Double Blind

Double Blind by Heidi Cullinan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I don´t think I loved Ethan and Randy as much as I loved Sam and Mitch but it was a great story anyway.
The poker talk, game talk, casino was hard to follow at times, but it was one of the things that made this book interesting.
How life is completely related to poker, I never thought about it but it makes sense, especially for Ethan and Randy.
There is a lot going on in the bedroom too, ups and downs, D/s and switch all well plotted and developed. All sexy and tastefully done.
Randy losing his face, Ethan finding what or better WHO he was supposed to be. Even Crabtree served his purpose, and you cannot dislike the guy in the end. His mind games are always one step ahead of any of the participants.
But still if Sam or Mitch were in the room, my attention was on them.
And I wish I got that particular night the 4 of them are together from Sam´s POV, he has in my opinion the best voice of them all.




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Review: The One Who Saves Me

The One Who Saves Me by Cardeno C.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I still have that happy feeling inside, the same every [a:Cardeno C.|4620386|Cardeno C.|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1305677504p2/4620386.jpg]book leaves me with.
First, I´m going to comment on the first thing that caught my attention to this author, her book covers. And especially this one, I think it´s absolutely gorgeous, and it also portraits the characters just like I picture them in my mind while reading.
I guess, the one thing I love the most about the book is the same that most of the people dislike about it...the format, and the way the story was told.
Some may argue that is a list of events and hook ups between them, but they are so much more than that. Is the way we get to meet the characters and their background.
It´s very unique and original (at least for me) the whole story is told with one main event each year, in which both characters are together for different reasons.
We meet Andrew "Drew" and Caleb "Cae" at the young age of 14, when they start to build their friendship, when it´s all about spending time together, having fun, getting to know each other and share that week together every summer.
As they grew older, early 20´s they both acknowledged their sexuality and their relationship turns into a stage of discovering, exploring. Who else to trust than your best friend? So they share their firsts with each other.
Somehow along the way it turn to be a constant in their lives, as time goes by, they know that as long as none of them is in a relationship they can count on each other. Not just for sex, but friendship, comfort.
They are the one and only constant. Boyfriends come and go, Drew and Cae are still together and strong; but still calling it a friendship.
For some is impossible to believe there can be two people as emotionally blind as these characters, for me it was just the way everything change without them even knowing.
How comfortable that change was, and how there wasn´t any doubt about it once they see their feelings clearly.
I wish there was at least one tiny little Epilogue. I wish I could see them happy together together.
I love Cae´s sense of humor, though I would have him rolling his eyes a bit less. And Drew is just adorable in all his intelligence, he is so fragile inside.
I can´t have enough of Cardeno´s books.




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Review: Last Stop

Last Stop by Lou Harper

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Highly addictive! I couldn´t put it down.
Never knowing what was coming next, and praying for a break for Jay & Sam.
The mystery, the mafia background, everything was nicely built and very believable.
The chasing, the running away, Jay´s attitude and Sam´s reservations. It all fit nicely into the story.
The relationship between them is one that takes long to built, even if they have sex on the same day they meet. Is the trust, and the romance what falls into the slow burn category.
And watching Sam finally letting go of his fears and ghosts is beautiful.




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Review: Pretty Shade of Grey

Pretty Shade of Grey by A.D. Truax

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Adorable!
When love is stronger than any difference, disability, cliche and stereotype.
Vaan and Saul´s young love can conquer it all.



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Review: I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier

I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal Rose

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



AMAZING!!!!
What can I add to all the positive things that were said about this book?
The author shapes a great story, mixing the military reality of training, deployment, injures and recovery with a secondary love story that will leave you breathless.
I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier follows the life of four boys that meet in their early twenties when they join the US Army.
As they go through basic training they built a relationship that goes beyond friendship, they become family - a bond stronger than anything else any of them knows.
Over the years, several deployments, addictions, loss, love, they experience it all together. They are there for each other, even during their hardest times.
I´m not going to spoil it for you but the whole chapter from the moment Mark gets the knock on his door is heartbreaking.
I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier is funny, engaging, angsty, sexy...everything.
And you, my fellow female friends, will find the female characters in this book so easy to relate to LOL and they will be speaking for you.
During the times they spend apart the author chooses to use emails as a way for them to communicate with each other, I absolutely love them.
Mrs. Crystal Rose, I´m ready for more when you are.





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Review: Aiden's Luck

Aiden's Luck by Con Riley

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I took some time after finishing the book, before rating it.
If you´ve read my updates, it wasn´t an easy book for me to finish. It was not supposed to be a burden but it felt like it.
Then why did I read it? Well, first because I loved the first two books in the series.
Second because I really think the author is very talented and I enjoy her writing.
And last but not least, I read it because of Marco, and that was the best part of this book.
I couldn´t relate to Aiden, his attitude towards life and his way of dealing with the mess his life was didn´t feel real at all.
If I have to give him one thing is that even though he took the responsibility to care for his family he never, ever complain or felt like a victim.
In his mind it just make sense, it was his duty. But there was just too much unnecessary drama.
The lack of communication felt just as an excuse to his behavior.
It had the potential to be a favorite but the going round and round in circles without solving anything got tiring in the end.
So much that not even the sex was good.
Aiden´s and Marco´s relationship, their connection was strong; you could feel their love but it was totally MIA in the sex scenes, the intimacy lost.
Marco, I wish he was real. Extremely supportive, caring lover and friend, and the best thing that could ever happen to Aiden.
Maybe the last third of the book got better; we finally made some progress with Aiden and got to tied up some loose ends. But it wasn´t enough to turn it into a great book.




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