Yvonne L. reviewed on + 929 more book reviews
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I thought this was going to be such a good book with the ultimate bad boy (Zacarias) and the extremely brave Marguarita, but it was kind of a dud by Feehan standards. Overall it was okay, but I really expected more from one of her books and this series.
The beginning was awesome. The banter between Zacarias and Marguarita was entertaining. There were definitely sparks and I had so much respect for Marguarita. I love that he calls her "his beautiful lunatic." Then it seemed after they got together everything fell flat. The fun just died. It was too much about obedience and Marguarita was too willing to accept an unequal relationship. Her spirit was totally gone and it was very disheartening. I liked it better when Feehan's female lead have more fight and strength in them. I know Feehan toes the line a lot between alpha male and dominate borderline abusive jerk. Zacarias was heading towards the dominate jerk category. There were parts where they redeemed themselves but even in the end, it seemed like Marguarita was doing the heavy sacrifices while Zacarias made some minimal effort.
The story itself was slow and a bit boring. There was actually a point where I nodded off reading and that has never happened to me before with a Feehan novel. Usually I devour them and can't wait for more. I found myself even skimming the love scenes because they felt so generic and lacked energy.
This was a big disappointment for me. I enjoy most of her books. There are only one or two that I disliked out of the 20+ books in this series and it's always been because the female lead was too weak and accommodating. This isn't always the case in her books, a lot of them are with really great female leads with amazing physical or inner strength (some with both). So if you didn't like this one, give Feehan another try with a different book.
The beginning was awesome. The banter between Zacarias and Marguarita was entertaining. There were definitely sparks and I had so much respect for Marguarita. I love that he calls her "his beautiful lunatic." Then it seemed after they got together everything fell flat. The fun just died. It was too much about obedience and Marguarita was too willing to accept an unequal relationship. Her spirit was totally gone and it was very disheartening. I liked it better when Feehan's female lead have more fight and strength in them. I know Feehan toes the line a lot between alpha male and dominate borderline abusive jerk. Zacarias was heading towards the dominate jerk category. There were parts where they redeemed themselves but even in the end, it seemed like Marguarita was doing the heavy sacrifices while Zacarias made some minimal effort.
The story itself was slow and a bit boring. There was actually a point where I nodded off reading and that has never happened to me before with a Feehan novel. Usually I devour them and can't wait for more. I found myself even skimming the love scenes because they felt so generic and lacked energy.
This was a big disappointment for me. I enjoy most of her books. There are only one or two that I disliked out of the 20+ books in this series and it's always been because the female lead was too weak and accommodating. This isn't always the case in her books, a lot of them are with really great female leads with amazing physical or inner strength (some with both). So if you didn't like this one, give Feehan another try with a different book.
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