Review of Savage by Isabella Starling and Marci Fawn

Title: Savage - A Bad Boy Fighter Romance

Authors: Isabella Starling and Marci Fawn

Disclosure: I received an ARC in return for an honest review

Plot in a snap: Heroine Adrienne is held prisoner by former family acquaintance and late father's business partner, Wilson Cobb who had a sick obsession with both her and her mother, Valerie. Fighter, Memphis, aka Angel of Pain, works for Wilson as part of an underground fight club. Memphis is nearing the end of his contract with Cobb and looks forward to the day he regains his freedom. Adrienne is "given" as reward to fighters who win and since Memphis seems to be the chief winner, he gets her. Along the way, Adrienne finds a friend and helper in the maid assigned to her, Hannah while Memphis works grudgingly with a minder/trainer Sage. Cobb decides to hold a grand wedding with Valerie as his bride while Memphis gives up his freedom for Adrienne. Though Cobb decides to be his vile self and effectively ensure his hold over Adrienne continues, the violent twist at the wedding sends all plans careening and soon Memphis and Adrienne are on the run...

What made me go huh:

The subplot about Memphis' parents is hinted at but not fully resolved and could be an irritating oversight depending on how strict the reader is. And how those books of Adrienne's father are smuggled to her by her own mother when they are all locked up and the maids/guards are all terrified of Cobb is beyond imagination (ok, so I tried to imagine it but failed - might be that I'm too sober after all)

What worked: 

The occasional flashes of humour, the heat between Adrienne and Memphis, even the violence to some extent but the twist at the wedding might seem too OTT for some, beware, the violence might pose triggers

 Please note this image does not belong to me, it is for illustrative purpose

Amazon rating: 4*

Blog rating: 3.5*

As a read in the bad boy fighter genre, it's relaxing and easy. Adrienne might irritate a little with her princessy weepy attitude but Memphis is quite stable, even if he seems to switch personalities once he's out of the ring. Note: if violence is a trigger, you might wish to exercise caution and discretion.

Here's the Amazon link for the book.      

Links and important issues

It's been a heck of a couple of weeks and things are slowly getting back on track.

Here's the link for a sneak peek, pperative word peek!

http://eroftasy.blogspot.com/2016/07/sneak-preview-of-destroying-fantasies.html

And here's something I hope everyone can read, it's not something in my usual domain but it's something important.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gvh-live-/black-lives-and-all-lives_b_8720364.html

Please note: This picture comes from the article in the link and belongs to Getty Images.

Review of Bull by BB Hamel

Disclosure: I received an ARC in return for an honest review.

Title: Bull

Author: BB Hamel

Story in a snap: Charley, a rookie journalist with a sports network, wrangles a chance to interview the bad boy of football, Bull. Along the way, after getting to know the real Bull in all senses of the word, she changes her mind. But she is exposed and Bull pushes her away. After battling the mafia bunch who threatens both of them, Charley and Bull pulls a coup using the article she was intent on writing. Read to find out the twist.

What puzzled/didn't work: Why the secret baby tag? Secret babies are by definition secret? Charley told Bull about the baby fairly quickly after she found out. The pace was also rather slow at the start. Fortunately, it picked up after that.

What worked:  The dildo twist worked well haha! Not the first time this was used, but it was pretty funny LOL

What made me go duh: Why are most heroines reduced to incoherent capitulation by a bad boy with a huge dick? Seriously!

Still, it's a pretty decent and entertaining read. And no worries if you're not a sports fan, even for someone who knew so little about American football that she didn't know tight end was not just a compliment, it was fairly easy to follow.

Blog rating: 2.8*
Amazon rating: 4*

Read and decide for yourself! Here's the Amazon link!

Happy Independence Day!

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Watch for my latest ebook review, coming up soon! Thanks for the arc, BB Hamel!