by Sophie Jordan
Publisher: Avon Books
Pub Date: July 26, 2016
Genre: Adult, Romance, Suspense
Format: Print
Source: Bought
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Hell
hath no hunger like a man let out of a cage . . .
Shy and
awkward, First Daughter Grace Reeves has always done what she’s told. Tired of
taking orders, she escapes her security detail for a rare moment of peace.
Except her worst nightmare comes to life when a ruthless gang of criminals
abducts her. Her only choice is to place her trust in Reid Allister, an escaped
convict whose piercing gaze awakens something deep inside her. Reid is nothing
like her other captors.
He’s
tougher, smarter…and one blistering look from him makes her hotter than any man
ever has.
Reid
spent years plotting escape and revenge . . .years without a woman in his bed.
For this hardened felon, Grace Reeves isn’t just out of his league—she’s from
another planet, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting her. Escaping Devil’s
Rock was tough, but resisting this woman could be the end of him. For a man
with nothing to lose, protecting her . . . claiming her as his own, becomes
more necessary than his next breath.
My Review: I'm actually disappointed this book. I loved the first one and rarely have I not loved a book by Sophie.
Grace I just didn't like. She really has no backbone and is old enough to do as she wants. Just because you're the Presidents daughter doesn't mean you can't be your own person. Sure, you're in the public eye, but that doesn't mean don't go ahead and go to grad school and become what you want. Pick out your own clothes, hair style, etc. At some point its more controlling and she just didn't appeal to me at all. The only time she got 'brave' was with Reid and well it was kind of a sad attempt.
Reid was the better of the two. He just escaped from
prison and walks into this scenario. It could have gone many ways, but he
choose to protect Grace and keep her safe. He doesn't want any part of this
anymore than she does. He actually opens up about his life first and it's not
much but its an effort that he didn't have to make. He really is trying to keep
her safe and be kind but Grace does it make it hard for him. Understandably of
course, kidnapped and then save from a man who escaped prison is a lot to take
in and deal with.
But overall as a story, it just wasn't what I expected. I had to push myself to make it through to the end and I rarely do that with anything by Sophie. I am certainly going to continue through with the rest of the series. Who knows, maybe it was just the odd ball of the series for me.
