4 Pretty Frustrating and Deceptive but Hot and Enjoyable Stars
This is my first Ella Fox read and was gifted to me by my friend, Michelle, I got intrigued with the title and the synopsis, and I should have known that I will be frustrated at some point in the book. Not "I want to dnf" kind of frustrated but "Why what wtf are you doing oh no all those years wasted and you're an ass" kind of frustrated.
To summarize:
- Sloane and Killian were very close childhood neighbors and friends mainly because of Killian's younger sister, Shannon.
- Killian is 6 years older than Sloane.
- Sloane has been in love with Killian her whole teenage life, Killian knew about it and months before she turned 18, they sort of had an understanding about their "relationship".
- An accident happened and Killian cut off Sloane in his life for nearly 4 years until he ambushed her into going away with him.
- Sloane has no clue why Killian hates her, she has an idea though.
- Everything unravels about the whats and whys of the last 4 years in Killian and Sloane's lives…
I understand some of the reviews that I've read about Killian being a first-class a-hole, I definitely wanted to hammer his head until he gets back some of his human emotions back and stop being so furiously mean and harsh to Sloane. He really was a jerk especially that first time he and Sloane had sex and I felt bad for her.
"Once upon a time, I'd have given anything to have Killian touching my body, but not like this. Never like this."
Sloane was pretty though during that "getaway" with Killian, she spoke her mind and ultimately shut out her feelings when she's had enough. I can only imagine it's all she felt she can do to survive the situation that she was in.
"There's no point in arguing with him. There's no point in anything. Not anymore. My pain is my own."
And being a teenager at the time the accident happened, she made do and put up with the awful things her aunt and uncle did/said to her until she gets her inheritance and get far away from them. Although this seemed weak to a lot, I think it's smart and practical of her to think about preparing until she turns 22 and gets her money instead of staying out on the streets.
Killian and Sloane's story, although it started cute and sweet, is not all the time romantic and gentle but Ella Fox does write hot scenes in this book. All the consequences of Killian's (really, it was mostly Killian) actions following that accident from 4 years ago came stumbling out and it wasn't pretty, it was hurtful and absolutely regrettable. I wish the deception or at least the reason why Killian abandoned Sloane was more "deeper" than that.
But I still enjoyed it! There were no dull moments, only lots of "WTFs", "Awww", "Angry", and a little bit of "Sweet" moments I'm sure you'll find yourself hooked.
Recommended to: Those who like twists and turns on their books. Plus hot sex.
POV: First person. Female POV. (I wish it was dual, I would love to get a peek at Killian's mind)
Series: No.
Cliffhanger: No.
EXTRA COMMENT: I LOVE THE EPILOGUE!
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