If you read Captive
in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1) by C.J. Roberts, Consequences (Consequences, #1) by Aleatha Romig, and Madeleine
Abducted (The Estate, #1) by M.S. Willis
Basic
Summary
A New Adult Dark
Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and
nonconsensual sex. A story about finding
love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and
forgiveness that may not be enough.
“My
life was complete. Happy, content,
everything neat and perfect. Then it all
change. I was sold”
Tess
Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in
property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with
possibility. For
their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to
Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious
cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a
passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.
But
lusty paradise is shattered. Kidnapped.
Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a
world full of darkness and terror. Captive
and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future. Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce
fighter. But no matter her strength, it
can’t save her from the horror of being sold.
Can
Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change
her life forever?
What I
loved
I just love dark romances so much and this one didn't disappoint, bring on the violence and the heart break please! I normally don’t always like the way Aussie
authors write and that’s on me not them but I really liked this book a
lot. The details in this book were
amazing when Tess describes the grandeur of Q’s house. When she first walks up to the house you
really get a sense of overwhelming because how can she stand up to a man who
owns all this? The details about how Tess
and Q looked, their mood swings, the environment around them was just
phenomenal it made this story so much more real. I truly didn't know what would happen next at
so many points in this story and I love books that can keep me guessing. 
Not So
Much
What I look for in books is that the characters in the stories
seem like actual humans to me and one of the characteristics that makes these
fictional people come across as real is organic change. I felt like Tess’ character change was not
organic at all, it almost seemed robotic.
Change should be gradual and seem natural that it just kind of happens
and then all of the sudden one day the character realizes he or she has changed
for the better. To me Tess went from
being on way and then another in a matter of a paragraph. She shouldn't have to say well now I am a
survivor and ruthless but I used to be passive and quiet, that should just be
shown not stated. Part of the journey of
a character is seeing them develop not them just telling you they are.
Also I've never criticized a book summary before but I’m going to do that now. The book summary is great but it only
pertains to about the first 20% of the book, it doesn't even touch about all
the other stuff that goes on and the other main character in the book. I at first thought from reading the summary
and this being a series that there would be more of Tess and Brax before she
was kidnapped and the second book might go more into being sold but that is not
what happened at all which I am pleasantly surprised about but the book summary
leads you astray . The book summary
should at least mention Q since he truly is the other main character he should
be talked about in the book summary.
Overall
I really enjoyed reading this book it was such a great dark
romance story. There were truly so many
times in this book that I was completely taken by surprise or just wouldn't know where this book would go, and I love not knowing what’s going to happen
next. The writing for me was right on
point and I was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed the way this author wrote. There were tons of details as well as far Q’s
house and Tess’ wardrobe and the opulence that basically dripped from the walls
of this huge mansion that Tess found herself in. I would've liked to have seen those details
carried through when describing Tess’ and Brax’s apartment because I felt like the details were right on point in that part of the book but when the parts of
the book that took place in Australia weren't as detailed rather kind of glossed
over. This is definitely a series I can
see myself getting into and I can’t wait to get to Quintessentially Q, having
the epilogue from his point of view is a nice way to transition to the next
book and I appreciate that. I wish this
book kind of got more into Q’s past, his work, and his interactions with the
outside world but I am hoping to see more of that in this next book. I loved the emotional journey I went through
reading this book when Tess’ heart was breaking mine was too, when she was angry
I got mad, when she happy I smiled and I loved that! I also really liked the playlist at the back of the book I actually thought of some of those songs when I was reading the book so it nice to see I wasn't the only one thinking of those songs. 
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