Laura’s Review of The Mistress (The Original Sinners, #4) by Tiffany Reisz

If you have read and enjoyed Revealing Us (Inside Out, #3) by Lisa Renee Jones, This is Who I am (Masters of the Shadowlands, #7) by Cherise Sinclair, and The Dom’s Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair then you will LOVE this book!

Synopsis

Soren

The final book in The Original Sinners Series - The Red Years.

There's punishment-and then there's vengeance.

Nora Sutherlin is being held, bound and naked. Under different circumstances, she would enjoy the situation immensely, but her captor isn't interested in play. Or pity.

As the reality of her impending peril unfolds, Nora becomes Scheherazade, buying each hour of her life with stories-sensual tales of Søren, Kingsley and Wesley, each of whom has tempted and tested and tortured her in his own way. This, Nora realizes, is her life: nothing so simple, so vanilla, as a mere love triangle for her. It's a knot in a silken cord, a tangled mass of longings of the body and the heart and the mind. And it may unravel at any moment.

But in Nora's world, no one is ever truly powerless-a cadre of her friends, protectors and lovers stands ready to do anything to save her, even when the only certainty seems to be sacrifice and heartbreak....

Nora

What I Loved

Kingsley

                The better question really should be, what didn’t I love!  The entire series has enchanted me from the very beginning and hasn’t let me go and this book was no different.  I love that we not only get to experience the present time with Nora and the gang but we get to walk through the past as well. It makes the story more then just a story more than just a plot but a learning experience as well. The mystique that is this dark strange world that Tiffany Reisz has described so beautifully is once again present, and pulls you in from the very first word. 

         

Grace

       There were times I cried while reading because I felt like there was no hope, while other times I cried because I was so moved by the love Soren and Nora shared with each other.  While The Prince delved into Soren and Kingsley’s past, The Mistress once again dips into Soren and Nora’s relationship, reminding you what the term soul mates really means.   Nora’s amazing sense of humor once again shines in this story, while other times you see a different more desperate side of her.  I once again have fallen head over heels in love with Soren, and we got to meet some new characters that I instantly loved as well.  Grace Easton makes a very big appearance in this book, and I was immediately her number one fan.  Tiffany Reisz has such a great way of writing these not only beautiful, but strong smart women, who become the true champions at times throughout the story.  It is so rare to read a series where every female character is independent, open minded, not whiney and annoying. This was such a wonderful and enchanting story and a great way to end The Red Years. 

Not So Much

Wesley

         I have very little to put here.  I absolutely love this series, and I never wanted this book to end.  I guess my only complaint would be that things just moved a little too slow for me.  I realize this makes me a hypocrite because I could have read this book forever, but I wish things progressed a little bit faster.  I also wish I would've gotten to see more of Griffin and Michael, there was only slight glimpses of them and I definitely wanted more!

      

This Book Was…

Laila

                Magical!  There is no other way to describe this book other than magical because it certainly put some sort of spell on me.  I absolutely love this series; I wish it would never end because I can truly never get enough of it. I feel like, even if you don’t like BDSM, or disagree with a Dominant/sub lifestyle, you would still be able enjoy this series because for me, the message at the end of each and every one of these stories is love.  Humans are complex and complicated, therefore human relationships are just as complex and complicated.  There is no way to define love the same way for every single human being on earth, and this book and series explores the many different facets of love and what it means to these characters.  Whether you believe in monogamy, or polyamory, love is different for each person and because of that, different relationships can form and change.  I love that this series paints such a positive light on couples who have stepped outside the norms of our society at the same time truly showing how pure and beautiful true love can be.  I cannot wait to dive into the White Years Quartet, because I can truly never get enough of Soren, or Nora and even Kingsley too.  Thank you so much Tiffany Reisz for creating such an amazing and captivating series for me and many others to enjoy and explore just by opening a book.