Laura’s Review of The Prince (The Original Sinners, #3) by Tiffany Reisz

If you have read and enjoyed Me Liege of Dark Haven (Mountain Masters & Dark Haven, #3) by Cherise Sinclair, Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2) by C.J. Roberts, and Breaking Free (Masters of Shadowland, #3) by Cherise Sinclair then you will LOVE this book!!

Basic Summary

      

        Two worlds of wealth and passion call to Nora Sutherlin and, whichever one she chooses, it will be the hardest decision she will ever have to make.  Unless someone makes it for her…  Wes Railey is the object of Nora’s tamest yet most maddening fantasies, and the one man she can’t forget.  He’s young.  He’s wonderful.  He’s also thoroughbred royalty and, reuniting with him in Kentucky, she’s in his world now.  But this infamous New York dominatrix is no simpering Southern belle, and Nora’s dream of fitting into Wesley’s world is perpetually at odds with the relentlessly seductive pull of Soren—her owner, her lover, the forever she cannot have.  At least not completely.

             Meanwhile Nora’s associate Kingsley Edge is only too happy to take her place at Soren’s feet during her hiatus.  Soren is the only man Kingsley has ever loved, and their dark, shared history has forged a bond that neither the years—nor Soren’s love for Nora—can break.  But a new threat from an old adversary is forcing Kingsley to confront the past, reminding him that he must keep his friends, close and his enemies closer.

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Nora

First Impressions

Kingsley

         There are no words to express how much I needed to dive back into this beautifully dark world that Tiffany Reisz has created.  So far my heart is partially broken for Soren and Nora, while I’m ecstatic that Nora and Wes are once again back together.  The first book in this series I couldn’t decide if I liked Soren or not, and by the time I got to this story I just wanted more of him on every single page.  I do appreciate the story switching not only from Kingsley to Nora but from the past to the present on top of that.  It adds another wonderful layer to this very intriguing story.

What I Loved

             

Wesley

   Wow well Tiffany Reisz has once again blew my mind.  There is a bit of a mystery layered into this one, and for a good part of the book I thought I absolutely knew who the culprit was; boy was I wrong.  I was on my toes the entire time I read and I couldn’t put this book down.  I actually resented going to work because I wanted to sit home and read all day long. 

            Nora is truly one of my favorite characters of all time to read, and I was so happy to have her back in my life.  Her personality shines through in this story and I loved being able to see her “normal” side this time around.  It felt kind of good to know that Nora at times wonders what her life would be like if she chose to lead a normal life with a white picket fence, and a couple of kids.  I loved that about her because it kind of brought her back down to earth for me, to know that sometimes she thinks about the things I think about especially since we are about the same age. 

            I loved that even though Nora is away from Soren, we still get plenty of Soren in this story; probably more so then the other books.  You get to see Soren without Nora in this one and I liked that because you get to see another part of his life and you get to see many parts of his past.  Sometimes I feel like this series really isn’t about Nora and her world, but is actually Soren’s story told from other people’s point of view.  You get chunks of his past with Kingsley in this book and what their relationship has meant to each other over the years at the same time unraveling this great mystery that had my heart pounding by the end. 

Soren

Not So Much…

          

      The point of views switched from Wes, to Nora, then to Kingsley throughout the book, but not once did it switch to Soren’s.  The past dealt with Kingsley and Soren’s relationship while they were in school together, and I loved getting to finally see that part of their lives but I would’ve felt the story was more whole if Soren’s point of view was included in it.  I got Kingsley’s view of their relationship and that’s fine but I would’ve liked to have both of their views at certain points.

            Also as much I loved going back to the past, I kind of bored of it for a while.  I don’t think that’s anyone problem but mine because I just don’t like Kingsley as much as I like the other characters in this series.  It’s not that I don’t like him as much but, I don’t like him around Soren.  I want Soren and Nora to be together, they are true soul mates and while Kingsley is Soren’s soul mate I feel that he is a best friend rather than the love of his life.  I dislike how much Kingsley hate’s Nora at times because I just love her so much.

This Book Was…

                Amazing!!! Holy cliffhanger batman!!! This book was awesome, when I finished it I was literally shaking and my heart was pounding out of my chest.  There are so many unanswered questions at the end of this story that I feel like I’m withdrawing for a drug addiction because I just need another Original Sinners hit!

            For most of this story my heart was torn in so many different directions.  I truly believe that Nora and Soren cannot live without each other.  As appealing as normal sounds to Nora at times, and sounds to me, deep down I feel like Nora’s normal is being Soren’s submissive.  I don’t feel like these are broken people, who have found each other, I just feel like that this is who they truly are down to their bones.  I love this world that Tiffany Reisz has created because you are never truly 100% sure where you want this story to go.  There are times when I want Soren and Nora together so badly, while there are times I feel like Nora needs a break from the beatings and she just needs to be held and loved.  I feel like she won’t get that while she is with Soren, there will always be violence and what will that look like 30 years down the road?   I did love getting into Kingsley’s brain and see how he feels about Soren now, and he felt about him then.  As well as finding out how much he truly loves Juliette and I wonder what that might mean for his future.  This series has seduced me, mind, body and soul and I cannot get enough of Nora Sutherlin and her red riding crop.