Danielle
Utterly disappointing.
This book left me with a bad taste and serious trust issues. The Ethan in book 1 is completely different from book 3. He was badass in book 1, and here he's just plain psycho. He went from dark hero (evil, but love able) to villain - I want him DEAD!!. The only way to redeem this series: Ivy never died, but comes back to destroys him and C. Dona can be the new mob boss.
I just want Ethan dead and cremated, while C rot in hell. The End.
Really liked the book until the ending :/ the last chapter was way too rushed to do the heroine and her feelings justice. I would have appreciated if the author added a few more chapters in the end to make the ending more gradual. The book rating went from a 4 to a 2.7 stars.
Plot wise it kept me on my toes and relationship between the different characters was wonderful to read.
The book was interesting till I came to the part where the hero (who is a professor) casually admits to having slept with HIS students.
“I have no idea why, but I decided to embellish the last rumor to satisfy my own curiosity. “You're married and you almost got fired for sleeping with your students.”
The look on his face told me I'd hit a sore spot. Caine's jaw clenched, and his full lips thinned as they drew into a line. “Not married and stopped sleeping with my students after the first year.”
I crinkled my nose. “So you used to sleep with your students?”
“I was young and stupid. The first year I taught, I spent almost all of my time on campus. It was the only place I met people.”
“Ever hear of match.com?”
“Of course, wiseass. But people are rarely what they seem online.”
I scoffed. “Tell me about it.”
Caine raised an eyebrow. “Sounds like you know from experience.”
“Just last night in fact.”
“And...”
“And he only had one thing on his mind.”
“Sex?”
I nodded. “Men can be such assholes. No offense.”
I am sorry, WHAT?! Even after he confessed to sleeping with his students the conversation went on as if nothing happened. How is this okay ...
The book was ruined for me when Blaire turned into a judgmental self righteous bitch. I hate her for how she spoke to and treated Ty when she found out about his past. She never once thought of Ty's pain or how he might have been the victim. Instead of feeling sorry for him - for what he had to endure - her pride was hurt and she set out to hurt him back. If he was still busy with the “side business” after they got together her anger would have been justified, but it was in his past!!
Her sister and bff's selfish and selfcentred behaviour also annoyed the crap out of me.
