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Bezig met laden... Obsession (Steel Brothers Saga Book 2) (origineel 2016; editie 2016)door Helen Hardt (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. And I'm back for round two in this mess! So, in the last book, Talon, the ever-polite gentleman and "hero" of this book, kicked his love interest, Jade, out of the house she'd been sharing with him and his sister (who is also Jade's best friend), even though he knows that she literally has nowhere to really go that isn't tied to him, because Jade is new to the area and the only friends she really has are all related to Talon. What a great guy and totally worthy of love! The second book doesn't get any better. I am seriously baffled how this book has such a high rating, because Talon is a fucking asshole, and I'm going to say it right here, right now - having a shitty childhood, no matter what kind of abuse you were subjected to, does not give you the right to be a fucking asshole to everyone as an adult. It doesn't. And before anyone says ~*~oh he was abused~*~ and you will never understand his ~*~pain~*~, let me tell you - yeah, I actually can, and I don't use it as an excuse to be a fucking jackass like Talon does. Anyway, Jade and Talon have entered into a destructive relationship where they can't stay away from one another, even though they both know that the best thing they could do for one another is to break up for good and stay far, far away from each other for the rest of their lives. And all this in barely a month, even though Jade, at the beginning of book one, had just been jilted at the altar by her (now ex) fiance. I'm not saying that the girl can't move on, especially since Colin is ALSO a jackass (she seems to attract them), but this tru wuv romance that Talon and Jade have going on just screams "HORRIBLE REBOUND RELATIONSHIP MISTAKE" to me. Apparently the author wants to pretend that Jade is a "strong woman" or whatever, but Jade's actions never portray her as strong, independent, or anything. The most "independent" thing she does is get her own apartment, but as soon as Talon says that he's coming to stay with her, she backs down fast and meekly allows him to do whatever he wants. Talon is a grade-A alphahole. Yeah, you read that correctly. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Granted, Jade does throw a small fit about it, but the author writes it as such that I believe she wants us to sympathize with Talon. Nope, no fucking way. There is no fucking way in HELL that I would ever allow anyone to forbid me to do ANYTHING. And even though Jade does, as I said, protest a bit, she sure doesn't do anything to buck his wishes, either. Jesus, how does ANYONE view this guy as a romantic hero? He's a fucking dick. Oh, but it gets better, because we soon all see how messed up this relationship and Jade is because of it. And Jade's response? "I know you'd never hurt me." WTF?! She wakes up with a man on top of her strangling her and her VERY FIRST THOUGHT is to say that she knows that he'd never hurt her? Oh honey, no, that is not how it works, and that is how you put yourself in a VERY dangerous and volatile relationship. She's not making him get help, not trying to set boundaries to ensure her own physical safety - she'd put her own safety on the back burner just to keep this magical Talon in her life - and that is when YOU KNOW that this relationship is beyond unhealthy. Even TALON, who is an asshat, thinks this is total bullshit. EVEN TALON THINKS THIS IS WRONG. And if you know that Talon thinks it's wrong, it has to be so fucking wrong that no one in the world (except Jade, apparently) can try to justify this wrong. And that is how fucking MESSED UP this relationship is, and I just look at all of these four and five star reviews on Goodreads and I am puzzled beyond all shit, because I DO NOT UNDERSTAND how anyone can think these books are "romantic." Jade and Talon's relationship is not romantic. You would not want this kind of relationship in your real life. And I say that as someone who loves fucked up shit - but, at the same time, I will admit the entire time how fucked up and unhealthy the relationship is. Also, I fucking hate it when authors end with a huge cliffhanger at the end of every book. It feels like a cheap ploy to keep people reading, and that is exactly what it is in these books. The bummer is, the whole "mystery" could have been intriguing if it was well-written. You don't need all of the ridiculous sex scenes and Talon being a grade-A asshole to make the book interesting - but apparently, that is the direction the author chose for this series, and that's disappointing. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to read the third book, so I am sure that I will have tons of more ranting to come in the near future about this series. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The continuing story of Jade Roberts and Talon Steel's relationship, with Talon confessing his love for Jade just as she uncovers some surprising information about what the Steel brothers may be hiding from the world. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Another great continuation in the Steel brothers saga. How I’d love to punch out the bad guys. The strength of Jade and Talon’s love is incredible. I cannot wait to see what happens next! ( )