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Buttons #2
Buttons & Hate
I'm working off my buttons.
But I'm also giving them away.
The more I fall for Crow, the more I want him to do the things that I want. Dinners, dates, and evenings at the beach.
Everything comes at a price, and quickly the hoard of buttons I worked hard to earn are depleted.
Will this go back and forth forever? Or will someone run out of their buttons first?
But I'm also giving them away.
The more I fall for Crow, the more I want him to do the things that I want. Dinners, dates, and evenings at the beach.
Everything comes at a price, and quickly the hoard of buttons I worked hard to earn are depleted.
Will this go back and forth forever? Or will someone run out of their buttons first?
342 pages, Nook
First published February 4, 2017
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Penelope Sky
70 books6,406 followersA New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Penelope Sky is known for her dark romance that makes you fall for her characters….no matter how dark they seem. Her books are being translated into several languages around the world, and she’s sold more than a million books worldwide. She lives in a small town in California with her husband, where she spends most of her time writing on the back porch.
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August 28, 2017
The second book in the 'Buttons' series, 'Buttons and Hate' picks up right where 'Buttons and Lace' leaves off. Pearl is settling into her life with her new master. She's somewhat resigned to her fate, but determined to earn the buttons necessary to earn her freedom as quickly as possible.
Little by little, a softer side of Crow is revealed. He clearly cares for Pearl far more than he's comfortable admitting to himself, or to her. The feeling is mutual, with Pearl guiltily enjoying her encounters with the man she knows she should hate.
The closer the two get, the more Pearl recognizes her own power in their relationship. She uses that to her advantage, demanding a higher price for her affections. As her buttons build up, both of them are afraid that she'll be free long before they're ready to be rid of each other.
Pearl begins to use her buttons to buy quality time with Crow. She wants more than just the steamy physical encounters they share. She wants to be courted and spend time getting to know her self-contained captor. Crow reluctantly agrees, desperate to reclaim some of the buttons and extend Pearl's captivity.
When things take a turn for the worse, Pearl cannot deny the reality of her situation any longer. She is devastated. She knows that she must get out. She cannot keep lying to herself, believing that Crow shares her feelings.
This series continues to hold my attention. Even though it is pretty predictable, I enjoyed every minute. It kept me at the edge of my seat and tugged at my heart. There was just enough emotional angst to keep me engaged, but not drive me crazy. I dived into the next book immediately.
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Little by little, a softer side of Crow is revealed. He clearly cares for Pearl far more than he's comfortable admitting to himself, or to her. The feeling is mutual, with Pearl guiltily enjoying her encounters with the man she knows she should hate.
The closer the two get, the more Pearl recognizes her own power in their relationship. She uses that to her advantage, demanding a higher price for her affections. As her buttons build up, both of them are afraid that she'll be free long before they're ready to be rid of each other.
Pearl begins to use her buttons to buy quality time with Crow. She wants more than just the steamy physical encounters they share. She wants to be courted and spend time getting to know her self-contained captor. Crow reluctantly agrees, desperate to reclaim some of the buttons and extend Pearl's captivity.
When things take a turn for the worse, Pearl cannot deny the reality of her situation any longer. She is devastated. She knows that she must get out. She cannot keep lying to herself, believing that Crow shares her feelings.
This series continues to hold my attention. Even though it is pretty predictable, I enjoyed every minute. It kept me at the edge of my seat and tugged at my heart. There was just enough emotional angst to keep me engaged, but not drive me crazy. I dived into the next book immediately.
Check out more of my reviews at www.bookaddicthaven.com
November 21, 2017
“You’re playing with fire, Button.”
“I am the fire.”
This was the anti-thesis of sexy. I read all the chapters, and slowly yet surely each one made me want to squirm a tiny bit more and at one point, I even busted out the liquor. But let's not talk about 'busting something out', fuck knows I just read 400 pages of it.
If I weren’t here to protect her, she would be vulnerable and alone. Even if Bones’s men came with guns I still wouldn’t move. I would cover her body with mine until I was pierced with bullet holes.
_________________
Alex Attempts to explain her lack of interest through bullet points and gifs
●"I need affection. I need attention. I need something.” Since she was a woman, I tried to understand her needs'
● The grammar and punctuation in this book killed. me.
The amount of errors could make up for the amount of sex this duo had. Let me tell you, they fucked constantly.
●It felt like we got a 'third POV' from Crow's cock. I shit you not, ladies and gentlemen - the thing got a personal pronoun and everything.
Exhibit A:
"I could stay buried inside forever. My cock wanted to make a home here and never leave."
Reaction to aforementioned exhibit:
● The Cringe:
a) People fall in love and get married every day. Why is this so difficult for you to understand?” “I’m not people.” “Last time I checked you were.” Definitely not. I was a beast of the dark.
b) "The sex was done and now we started at each other."
Honestly, all in all the concept of this book pulled me in right from the get-go, but there were some factors that I just could NOT get under. Erotica is a type of genre that makes you feel things, and I sure did. Just not all those things can be considered desirable. There were small moments where I enjoyed reading about Crow and Button's story, but the predictability plus all the peeves made me wanna drop my damn kindle.
“I am the fire.”
This was the anti-thesis of sexy. I read all the chapters, and slowly yet surely each one made me want to squirm a tiny bit more and at one point, I even busted out the liquor. But let's not talk about 'busting something out', fuck knows I just read 400 pages of it.
If I weren’t here to protect her, she would be vulnerable and alone. Even if Bones’s men came with guns I still wouldn’t move. I would cover her body with mine until I was pierced with bullet holes.
_________________
Alex Attempts to explain her lack of interest through bullet points and gifs
●"I need affection. I need attention. I need something.” Since she was a woman, I tried to understand her needs'
● The grammar and punctuation in this book killed. me.
The amount of errors could make up for the amount of sex this duo had. Let me tell you, they fucked constantly.
●It felt like we got a 'third POV' from Crow's cock. I shit you not, ladies and gentlemen - the thing got a personal pronoun and everything.
Exhibit A:
"I could stay buried inside forever. My cock wanted to make a home here and never leave."
Reaction to aforementioned exhibit:
● The Cringe:
a) People fall in love and get married every day. Why is this so difficult for you to understand?” “I’m not people.” “Last time I checked you were.” Definitely not. I was a beast of the dark.
b) "The sex was done and now we started at each other."
Honestly, all in all the concept of this book pulled me in right from the get-go, but there were some factors that I just could NOT get under. Erotica is a type of genre that makes you feel things, and I sure did. Just not all those things can be considered desirable. There were small moments where I enjoyed reading about Crow and Button's story, but the predictability plus all the peeves made me wanna drop my damn kindle.
July 11, 2023
3.5 Smut Scale Stars
It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying it. I love Pearl and Crow and there was some decent angst as well. I'm enjoying the whole situation and dynamic.
It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying it. I love Pearl and Crow and there was some decent angst as well. I'm enjoying the whole situation and dynamic.
October 18, 2020
Better than Buttons and Lace!
I enjoyed this much more than the first book in the series (Buttons and Lace). Plot development was much better, characters were deeper and funny at times despite being pretty dark as well. Also the ending was awesome! I will definitely keep reading.
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I enjoyed this much more than the first book in the series (Buttons and Lace). Plot development was much better, characters were deeper and funny at times despite being pretty dark as well. Also the ending was awesome! I will definitely keep reading.
“Maybe you should stop being so dramatic and just give it a shot.”
“Maybe you should shut your mouth.”
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February 7, 2017
Dual POVs, first person
Setting: Tuscany, Italy
Triggers: Yes.
I was wondering how this story would progress after book one's cliffhanger, but there was a lot of emotional push-and-pull in this story as Crow slowly untangled himself from those pesky feelings of denial. And--oh, my--how the tables have turned in this book!
She came to me as a prisoner, but I quickly realized I’d become the prisoner.
I belonged to her.
Yes, Crow sort of drove me crazy in this story, in spite of all of those steamy-times scenes, but I warmed up to his character more in this book than in book one.
The stroke of luck Button was handed at the end felt a bit too coincidental, but once again, this book was captivating enough to keep me drawn to these characters. Looking forward to reading book three!
**ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review.
Setting: Tuscany, Italy
Triggers: Yes.
I was wondering how this story would progress after book one's cliffhanger, but there was a lot of emotional push-and-pull in this story as Crow slowly untangled himself from those pesky feelings of denial. And--oh, my--how the tables have turned in this book!
She came to me as a prisoner, but I quickly realized I’d become the prisoner.
I belonged to her.
Yes, Crow sort of drove me crazy in this story, in spite of all of those steamy-times scenes, but I warmed up to his character more in this book than in book one.
The stroke of luck Button was handed at the end felt a bit too coincidental, but once again, this book was captivating enough to keep me drawn to these characters. Looking forward to reading book three!
**ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review.
April 2, 2024
Чи може стати всрате порно гірше, ніж воно було?
🦊 "Так, може!", відповідає нам Пенелопочка Скай і їбошить другу — романтичну! — частину своєї епопеї під кодової назвою "краще бути виїбаною, аніж зґвалтованою"
🤐 Все так само немає ані сенсу, ані логіки. Все так само читати боляче-ржачно, але!
💞 Але! Чим же, все ж таки, відрізняється друга частина запаморочливих поєбушек одної тупої володарки піхви у формі рідкого раю та власника цілої шафи різнокольорових сорочок? Ну, окрім отої кошторисної частини, де вони платять один одному ґудзиками за свої поїбушки, чисто змагаючись за те, хто цього разу зверху.
🍑 А відрізняється вона РОМАНТИКОЮ🤌. Як несподівано! (ніт).
👙 Наша рідкорайна печерка тепер кохає свого товкачиконосця і хоче від нього борщів. І не зупиняє її на шляху до штампа у паспорті ані те, що пиздять її тепер обидва брати-викраданці (один по любві, а другий просто повз проходив), ані те, що товкачик явно не збирається казати їй ці три завєтні слова, хай би як не пиздив.
🦊 В кінці на тих читачів, хто вижив у цій крінжі, чекає Несподіваний (насправді ні) Поворот і впевненість, що от тепер вже точно гірше не буде™.
🦊 "Так, може!", відповідає нам Пенелопочка Скай і їбошить другу — романтичну! — частину своєї епопеї під кодової назвою "краще бути виїбаною, аніж зґвалтованою"
🤐 Все так само немає ані сенсу, ані логіки. Все так само читати боляче-ржачно, але!
💞 Але! Чим же, все ж таки, відрізняється друга частина запаморочливих поєбушек одної тупої володарки піхви у формі рідкого раю та власника цілої шафи різнокольорових сорочок? Ну, окрім отої кошторисної частини, де вони платять один одному ґудзиками за свої поїбушки, чисто змагаючись за те, хто цього разу зверху.
🍑 А відрізняється вона РОМАНТИКОЮ🤌. Як несподівано! (ніт).
👙 Наша рідкорайна печерка тепер кохає свого товкачиконосця і хоче від нього борщів. І не зупиняє її на шляху до штампа у паспорті ані те, що пиздять її тепер обидва брати-викраданці (один по любві, а другий просто повз проходив), ані те, що товкачик явно не збирається казати їй ці три завєтні слова, хай би як не пиздив.
🦊 В кінці на тих читачів, хто вижив у цій крінжі, чекає Несподіваний (насправді ні) Поворот і впевненість, що от тепер вже точно гірше не буде™.
January 29, 2018
2 Stars
DNF @ 50%
Urgh… I really tried… I thought maybe the series got better but with this one it got worrse. I still couldn’t feel their connection! Actually they were more like f*ck boddies. I gave up on reading this series but I think it was just me! Hope you enjoy it, at least more than me!
DNF @ 50%
Urgh… I really tried… I thought maybe the series got better but with this one it got worrse. I still couldn’t feel their connection! Actually they were more like f*ck boddies. I gave up on reading this series but I think it was just me! Hope you enjoy it, at least more than me!
February 10, 2017
Buttons and Hate
Penelope Sky
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
***THIS IS A RANT REVIEW***
I warned yah.
You broke my heart once again Crow. Why do you always do that! I am really heart broken right now I even debated if I should write a review or not. But I might as well pour my heart out rather than wait for months moping and wondering what will happen to Crow and Pearl.
I knew it in my gut this will result in a heartbreak, Crow cannot admit to himself that he really loves Button and he's too damn stubborn. Who wouldn't fall in love with Crow, I mean come on! Even I will really be confused about the mixed signals he is giving. Vanilla, soft kisses, gentle touch and those looks? I MEAN COME ON!!! Sorry I was out of line.
The story took off where it ended. I was really glad this time cause I saw improvements in their relationship. One moment I was on cloud 9 and then the next came the heartbreak-s, plural.
Sky did a good job portraying how they feel with each other, when you read through the lines, when you relate, it seems like you are also on the picture with them.
I really cant wait for May 2017 to come.
The day it came out, the day I got my hands on this book, it didn't take me 4 hours to read it. Bathroom and snack break included.
Get ready for another yet exciting ride with Crow and Pearl. Prepare for a lot of hertbreaks and and an erotic ride of a lifetime.
This baby is definetely a 5 star for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Penelope Sky
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
***THIS IS A RANT REVIEW***
I warned yah.
You broke my heart once again Crow. Why do you always do that! I am really heart broken right now I even debated if I should write a review or not. But I might as well pour my heart out rather than wait for months moping and wondering what will happen to Crow and Pearl.
I knew it in my gut this will result in a heartbreak, Crow cannot admit to himself that he really loves Button and he's too damn stubborn. Who wouldn't fall in love with Crow, I mean come on! Even I will really be confused about the mixed signals he is giving. Vanilla, soft kisses, gentle touch and those looks? I MEAN COME ON!!! Sorry I was out of line.
The story took off where it ended. I was really glad this time cause I saw improvements in their relationship. One moment I was on cloud 9 and then the next came the heartbreak-s, plural.
Sky did a good job portraying how they feel with each other, when you read through the lines, when you relate, it seems like you are also on the picture with them.
I really cant wait for May 2017 to come.
The day it came out, the day I got my hands on this book, it didn't take me 4 hours to read it. Bathroom and snack break included.
Get ready for another yet exciting ride with Crow and Pearl. Prepare for a lot of hertbreaks and and an erotic ride of a lifetime.
This baby is definetely a 5 star for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 7, 2017
This is a twisted sorta series, book 2 didn't let me down. I can't wait for book 3. I'm not sure what my liking this series says about me, but they are a Great Read!
September 17, 2018
"You're cute, you know that?"
"Cute?" I ask the word in shock. "That word is in your vocabulary?"
"No. But you're in my vocabulary."
"Don't be distracting."
"When am I every distracting?"
"Always."
ilk kitabın sonu öyle çok heyecanlı bir şekilde bitmemişti, normal bir şekilde sonlandırılmıştı,
ikinciye başlarken içimden bir dualar ediyorum ki KAN DÖKÜLSÜN, VAHŞET, KAVGA, YANLIŞ ANLAŞILMALAR, DUYGUSAL KAPANMALAR BOL BOL YAŞANSIN DİYE
ben kitabın anlatımını, karakterlerin duygularını karşısındakinden saklamasını, karşısındakinden sakladı��ı yetmiyormuş gibi bir de okuyucudan saklayışına aşık oldum lkfjglkjgdj
"You're playing with fire, Button."
"I am the fire."
kitapta en hoşuma giden şey şu düğmelerle oynadıkları oyun,
ben oyun diyorum çünkü cidden oyun gibi flkjflhk
Crow, Pearl'e düğme veriyor özgürlüğü için, ama her verdiği düğmede içi gidiyor ldkjgk düğmeler bitecek ve Pearl çekip gidecek diye.
Pearl'de Crow'dan yapmasını istediği şeyleri yaptırmak için düğmeleri kullanıyor dlkfgkdjg
mesela deniz kenarına gitmek ve Crow'dan romantik olmasını istiyor 10 düğme karşılığında ya da 5 herneyse...
Crow'da düğmeleri geri almak, Pearl'ün gidişini geciktirmek için her şeyi yapmaya hazır.. aşkım ya lkgjhfkhlj
bir de Cane vardı işte, beklediğim kan ve vahşet ondan geldi ama ben daha ağır bir şeyler bekliyordum. Lanet olsun içimdeki bu yakıp yıkma, mahvetme arzusuna.. dlfkjlkjg
Pearl, hastaneden çıktıktan sonra Crow'un onu her yere kucağında taşıması,
yalnız bırakmamak için iş yerine onunla gitmesi..
BANA BU İŞKENCEYİ YAPMAYIIIIN!!!!?!!?!
daha yazmadığım bir sürü detay var, seri cidden iyi
karakterler mal değil, olgunlar
işte karakterler olgunlar, sonra karakterler cidden olgunlar
olgunlar işte idşkdslg
ben 3. kitaba uçuyorum
beni çağırıyor çünkü dlkgjkld
This woman got under my skin in ways I didn’t like. She observed me when I wasn’t paying attention, and she made me think things that never would cross my mind. I didn’t like it.
July 24, 2018
La historia de Botones & Odio se retoma casi justo donde Botones & Encaje terminó, con unos pocos días de diferencia donde Pearl todavía se está recuperando de la traición de un ser querido, su lucha tambaleando dentro de ella, mientras Crow la consuela y la apoya en su dolor.
La escritura fue mejorada y a menudo hubo momentos que se describieron con un detalle tan intenso que un lector no pudo evitar disfrutar de todo corazón.
Crow hizo tan fácil enamorarse de él en este segundo libro. Me costó creer que era el mismo personaje frío, cruel y despiadado del primer libro. A medida que Pearl avanza en su corazón, cada vez más profundamente, vemos muchos aspectos nuevos y agradables de su nuevo lado diferente que intriga a los lectores y hace que todos se desmayen sobre su hombre interior, suave y sensible. Personalmente, me encantó esto. Sus verdaderas emociones y sentimientos que trató de enterrar profundamente en el interior después del secuestro sin sentido y el asesinato de su hermana comienzan a emerger. Fue una sorprendente inversión de roles. Él era el luchador que Pearl necesitaba para ayudar a reforzar su menguante fuego y pasión.
Pearl, siendo más fuerte que nunca, continúa creciendo más fuerte y más decidida mientras que su lado vulnerable y defectuoso también sale. Sin embargo, ella se niega a retroceder o temblar de miedo. Aprende de sus errores y avanza rápidamente cuando ha sido lastimada, ya sea mental o físicamente.
Botones y odio es una especie de historia que una vez retomas, te mantendrá atado y enamorado en su agarre y te atrapará en todos sus momentos acalorados e intensos. Aunque tuve algunos problemas de consistencia en algunas áreas que me sacaron un poco de la historia, me encantó este libro. Estuve cautivada por los personajes y la historia, todavía no puedo sacar a Crow y Pearl de mi cabeza.
La escritura fue mejorada y a menudo hubo momentos que se describieron con un detalle tan intenso que un lector no pudo evitar disfrutar de todo corazón.
Crow hizo tan fácil enamorarse de él en este segundo libro. Me costó creer que era el mismo personaje frío, cruel y despiadado del primer libro. A medida que Pearl avanza en su corazón, cada vez más profundamente, vemos muchos aspectos nuevos y agradables de su nuevo lado diferente que intriga a los lectores y hace que todos se desmayen sobre su hombre interior, suave y sensible. Personalmente, me encantó esto. Sus verdaderas emociones y sentimientos que trató de enterrar profundamente en el interior después del secuestro sin sentido y el asesinato de su hermana comienzan a emerger. Fue una sorprendente inversión de roles. Él era el luchador que Pearl necesitaba para ayudar a reforzar su menguante fuego y pasión.
Pearl, siendo más fuerte que nunca, continúa creciendo más fuerte y más decidida mientras que su lado vulnerable y defectuoso también sale. Sin embargo, ella se niega a retroceder o temblar de miedo. Aprende de sus errores y avanza rápidamente cuando ha sido lastimada, ya sea mental o físicamente.
Botones y odio es una especie de historia que una vez retomas, te mantendrá atado y enamorado en su agarre y te atrapará en todos sus momentos acalorados e intensos. Aunque tuve algunos problemas de consistencia en algunas áreas que me sacaron un poco de la historia, me encantó este libro. Estuve cautivada por los personajes y la historia, todavía no puedo sacar a Crow y Pearl de mi cabeza.
September 18, 2018
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
5/5
E bu da bitti! Birinci kitabın sonu heyecanlı bitmemişti ama şimdi üçüncü kitabı çok merak ediyorum. Ya benim okumak istediğim öncelikli kitaplar vardı. Ben nasıl girdim bu çukura. Ah anam ahhh!
Neyse pişman değilim. Crow bebeğim, sen harikasın. Ve Pearl... Kadın karakterini gerçekten sevdim. Salağın teki değil asla. Bu da kitabı benim için daha okunulabilir kıldı. Kızımızın ne yapacağını merakla bekliyorum. Crow manyağı da g*tünün üstüne oturması bari.
Bu tarz kitap seviyorsanız şiddetle öneriyorum. Gerçekten sürükleyici ve güzel.
E o zaman ben üçüncü kitaba gidiyorum...
5/5
E bu da bitti! Birinci kitabın sonu heyecanlı bitmemişti ama şimdi üçüncü kitabı çok merak ediyorum. Ya benim okumak istediğim öncelikli kitaplar vardı. Ben nasıl girdim bu çukura. Ah anam ahhh!
Neyse pişman değilim. Crow bebeğim, sen harikasın. Ve Pearl... Kadın karakterini gerçekten sevdim. Salağın teki değil asla. Bu da kitabı benim için daha okunulabilir kıldı. Kızımızın ne yapacağını merakla bekliyorum. Crow manyağı da g*tünün üstüne oturması bari.
Bu tarz kitap seviyorsanız şiddetle öneriyorum. Gerçekten sürükleyici ve güzel.
E o zaman ben üçüncü kitaba gidiyorum...
January 25, 2018
Después de conocer a Pearl en Botones y encaje, he decidido seguir con los libros de esta serie de Dark Romance, para saber como iba a ser el futuro de nuestra luchadora protagonista.
Pues si habéis leído el anterior libro de esta serie recordaréis que dejamos a Pearl y Crow en la casa de Crow en la Toscana. Ambos han establecido una relación en la que Pearl se ganará su libertad a cambio de complacer a Crow, el cual le pagará con botones que le ira dando día a día hasta llenar el frasco y tener los 365 botones. Pearl ha recuperado parte de su libertad y puede elegir si desea ganar botones o no, pero también puede intercambiarlos para conseguir de Crow lo que ella desea.
Crow, sigue igual de duro, y profundamente interesado en mantener a Botón (Pearl) a su lado y protegerla de Bones, que sigue buscando la forma de recuperarla. También se deberá enfrentar a sus sentimientos por Pearl y a su hermano Cane que no está de acuerdo en la relación que Crow está estableciendo con Pearl y quiere que Crow vuelva a la idea original de usar a Pearl para vengarse de Bones.
En este libro hemos encontrado una historia mucho más erótica y algo menos cruda que en el anterior, aunque nuestra protagonista seguirá teniendo que enfrentarse a grandes peligros. Pearl ha decidido endurecerse y no confiar en nadie, aunque al lado de Crow se siente segura. Seguiremos viendo la fuerza y el valor que la caracterizaron en el anterior libro. Una mujer admirable que no se achanta ante los reveses de la vida y se crece ante ellos. Solo por ella merece la pena leer esta serie.
Por su parte Crow sigue siendo duro con ella, pero luego sus actos son considerados y protectores, llegando a enfrentarse incluso a su propio hermano para defenderla. Un personaje realmente muy complicado, su forma de hablar, de ser, incluso él mismo que se define como un monstruo, le hace parecer una cosa, pero al final su comportamiento y sus pensamientos indican otra totalmente distinta. Un hombre duro que hace lo que tiene que hacer con las cartas que le han tocado y que hará lo necesario para proteger a los suyos.
Reseña completa en: https://bibliotecariarecomienda.blogs...
Pues si habéis leído el anterior libro de esta serie recordaréis que dejamos a Pearl y Crow en la casa de Crow en la Toscana. Ambos han establecido una relación en la que Pearl se ganará su libertad a cambio de complacer a Crow, el cual le pagará con botones que le ira dando día a día hasta llenar el frasco y tener los 365 botones. Pearl ha recuperado parte de su libertad y puede elegir si desea ganar botones o no, pero también puede intercambiarlos para conseguir de Crow lo que ella desea.
Crow, sigue igual de duro, y profundamente interesado en mantener a Botón (Pearl) a su lado y protegerla de Bones, que sigue buscando la forma de recuperarla. También se deberá enfrentar a sus sentimientos por Pearl y a su hermano Cane que no está de acuerdo en la relación que Crow está estableciendo con Pearl y quiere que Crow vuelva a la idea original de usar a Pearl para vengarse de Bones.
En este libro hemos encontrado una historia mucho más erótica y algo menos cruda que en el anterior, aunque nuestra protagonista seguirá teniendo que enfrentarse a grandes peligros. Pearl ha decidido endurecerse y no confiar en nadie, aunque al lado de Crow se siente segura. Seguiremos viendo la fuerza y el valor que la caracterizaron en el anterior libro. Una mujer admirable que no se achanta ante los reveses de la vida y se crece ante ellos. Solo por ella merece la pena leer esta serie.
Por su parte Crow sigue siendo duro con ella, pero luego sus actos son considerados y protectores, llegando a enfrentarse incluso a su propio hermano para defenderla. Un personaje realmente muy complicado, su forma de hablar, de ser, incluso él mismo que se define como un monstruo, le hace parecer una cosa, pero al final su comportamiento y sus pensamientos indican otra totalmente distinta. Un hombre duro que hace lo que tiene que hacer con las cartas que le han tocado y que hará lo necesario para proteger a los suyos.
Reseña completa en: https://bibliotecariarecomienda.blogs...
March 31, 2018
🖤💔5 💔🖤 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s
...their hearts were in sync and their minds worked as one. And he was terrified....
Penelopy Sky is killing me!!!!!...
...their hearts were in sync and their minds worked as one. And he was terrified....
Penelopy Sky is killing me!!!!!...
January 24, 2021
Perfection in a book. 😍😍😍
I loved the story so much but I love Pearl on a whole different level. She's the perfect badass.
I loved the story so much but I love Pearl on a whole different level. She's the perfect badass.
March 11, 2024
Малобюджетний порнофільм, який намагається довести, що він історія великого кохання.
February 7, 2017
To start, I have a few disclaimers:
1st: If you haven’t yet read Buttons and Lace… GO AWAY! Lol!! There will be spoilers in this review from book one. You can find my spoiler-free review of Buttons and Lace here.
2nd: TRIGGERS for those who don’t want to read dark romance. Book one will touch (bang, ram, slam, crash into, take a sledgehammer to) any and all sensitive bases, but if you’ve made it this far you should be good to go.
3rd: Buttons and Hate does end on a cliffhanger. I wish I had the patience to wait until all of them were published so I can binge read for two days… But, alas. Here I am: nails bitten, hair askew, and almost out of wine.
Lastly, I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. Pene, honey, you my boo! ♥
Alrighty. Let’s jump in!
When we start Buttons and Hate, we find Pearl still devastated from learning that it was Jacob (the piece of crap boyfriend) who sold her into slavery. Crowe, being the Denier of Feelings that he is, tells her to suck it up and move on. Her desolation, her emptiness at Jacob's betrayal and the realization that she no longer has a home has made her into a shell of who she once was, and Crowe's rage and threats of violence have no chance of pulling her out of that depression.
His fingers loosened on my neck, and his expression changed. Something happened deep inside him. He saw a flicker in my eyes. He saw something break in my soul. He finally saw the aftermath of my heartbreak.
One thing that definitely can't be subdued for long is Pearl's fire. Her fight, her unbreakable strength is what's kept her alive, and what attracted Crowe to her in the first place. That strength has taken some hard hits, and more come throughout the course of B&H. I wish I could say that Pearl has endured her quota and all it's hearts and roses from here on out, but that's just not in the cards for my girl.
Under the shadow of darkness her flame burns the brightest, and even snuffed, it only takes a spark to light it back up.
The spark, in this instance, is empathy. The second Crowe shows sympathy for what Pearl is feeling she snaps back and begins to thaw. They have such effects on each other, Crowe and Pearl. They feel each other's emotions just as strongly as their own. Reading B&H is watching their relationship blossom, it's seeing two damaged, dark individuals create light when they're together.
With Pearl back to herself, what also returns is her need to collect buttons from Crowe. She may not have a home to return to, but it wouldn't matter even if she did without the currency to buy her freedom. Step one is to be free.
Her desire for freedom had returned, and that turned me the fuck on. Her fire was back, raging with flames so hot they were blue. She was combative and hostile, her strength matching mine.
"I have something in mind worth twenty buttons. But I'm not sure you can handle it."
"I can." Her eyes didn't hesitate. She kept her resolve, never caving in to the fear. She was determined to do it. She was determined to get out of there as quickly as possible.
"Then let me show you."
The heat generated between these two!
Things are peaceful for a while, with Pearl and Crowe becoming closer than ever. But darkness is quick to descend again, and then again. I'm convinced Pearl is the strongest heroine I've ever seen. What she endures, what she overcomes, would destroy anyone else.
There's only one person capable to truly breaking Pearl, one person who could shatter her spirit beyond repair, one person who could hurt her so badly she'd never completely recover, and only when she is at her most vulnerable.
Buttons and Hate isn't an easy read, and I'm pretty sure that's going to be true for the series as a whole. But it's an amazing read.
Anxiously awaiting book three. 5 big fat stars. ★★★★★ Cheers!
November 24, 2018
I did not see that coming...
Need the final book ASAP.
Need the final book ASAP.
March 8, 2024
звіздос блін 😂😂😂 місцями люта крінжа, місцями просто щелепи зводила від сміху, місцями навіть було цікаво, особливо порадувала кінцівка, тепер чекаю третю частину.
June 1, 2024
Крінж і дічь, але бляха, мені сподобалось😅
January 22, 2018
Igual de adictivo que el primero, pero con muchos errores en la edición.- No cuesta mucho una re-lectura antes de publicarlo, me parece.-
November 1, 2017
CANT GET ENOUGH. WANT. MORE.
April 3, 2022
I’m really enjoying this series! Pearl is a great character and a real badass and Crow.. god I love him 😩
This man is just something else.
That ending though! Can’t wait to read the next one
This man is just something else.
That ending though! Can’t wait to read the next one
October 7, 2017
4 "dramatic culmination" stars
Pearl and Crow's interactions are thriving towards the deep waters as the acknowledgment of the state and the lingering sense of change sets a different tone to it, they both fight the sensation and they both try to deny it...while they play the "buttons" game
It was my currency to get the things I needed. That was the only value they held now
Crow is a ruthless man, and he never loved anyone, besides the closest members of his family and they were the victims of the hate assassination by Bones and he never really recuperated from that loss, building his stance upon revenge, planning and ploting his time and pace...
But now, Pearl is the only woman who pushed the barriers, who opened him up, who touched the inner parts he thought died long time ago and that terrified him to the core...
I let my guard to expose myself, to show her that some scars don't heal. You just have to live with them...
But I made myself too vulnerable in the process.
So, inspite of the fact that she shook him up, and he build up more walls around him, while hurting her along the way...
I needed to reestablish our relationship. I was the master, ans she was my slave. She was working off her debt so she could leave. That was it and nothing more.
BUT the actions between them only point to the fact that they are both in huge denail, all the actions revolving her, around her and about her, turn him into a fierce, obsessively protective mode, acting against his own brother Cane, who still wants to execute the revenge for the loss of their sister, through Pearl, by hurting the prized possesion they took from Bones, so they could rile him up and make him slip and make a mistake, so that they can get him, once and for all...
BUt Crow finds himself at the crossroads, as the pressure from his brother becomes an actual threat to Pearl's life, and the very reaction in his protectivness turns him against his own kin...
But finally setting the records straight, Crow, Cane and Pearl develop a plan to lure Bones out in the open, so they can deal with him and take him down. BUT in the meantime, the tension, sexual passionate exploration that moves the limits of their own hidden pleasures and desires, Crow and Pearl reach a place of unknown where the unspoken emotional twist comes out loud and burst the haze of futile denial, setting them two steps behind, in unsecure, shaky waters...
I just want more from you. I need affection. I need attention. I need something.
I like it when you let your walls down. I like when you reveal who you truly are. - Pearl
I'm not a romantic guy. I don't make love. I do those things just for the buttons. I do them so you'll stay in my possession for as long as possible. Because I love hurting you-very much.
I'm sorry you choose to believe a fairy tale over reality. I thought you were smarter than that. I thought you were stronger than that. - Crow
Not really wanting to let her go, but not really wanting to admit to what he feels, his stuborness and coldness hurts Pearl all over again and she shuts down her motion once more and hardens again over another shattered mosaic of emotions...
I closed off my mind just as I did when I was a prisoner of Bones. I completed tasks without considering the details.
I had 275 buttons. That meant I only needed ninety more....So close.
I want to get the hell away from this place. I want to get away from you. I want to get away from everything.
Their "on/off" interactions are pretty intense and frequent as they deal with their own reasoning of the matters of the heart they both don't want to acknowledge or really act upon...
My stubbornness got me into that mess in the first place. I wanted to keep her at a distance and hide my infatuation with her, but the second I almost lost her, the game changed...I had to come clean and admit she did mean something to me.
but then Bones cuts them off, and intercepts their actions. Pearl is taken away, before Crow could get to her rescue...but she won't take any chances, she's been through emough already and she won't give up, she takes her fate into her own hands and fights over and over for her freedom...
The second installment throws us into the emotional/sexual turmoil between the main characters, while they deal with the inner drama, the secondary decisions and ploys set the motion into action and more drama issues. The pacing has a somewhat "jo-jo" effect with the ups and downs of the slowish, mellow tone interchanging with the harsher, faster ones but it doesn't diminish the tension or the drama. Even though there were parts that I found a bit annoying and maybe a bit cliche, the very ending leaves a palpitation strong as well as a bittersweet taste of a cliffhanger result. Eager to see what will happen next...
did-not-finish
October 20, 2020DNF at 15%
Well, so little to finish this year 2020, and I am reviewing the series, sagas, and trilogies that I have pending to finished, some if I discard them. And others if I decided to give them a chance, but no, I realized that seriously a lot of time has passed and I could not enter this story.
Well, so little to finish this year 2020, and I am reviewing the series, sagas, and trilogies that I have pending to finished, some if I discard them. And others if I decided to give them a chance, but no, I realized that seriously a lot of time has passed and I could not enter this story.
January 16, 2022
3,5/5
ce roman a été riche en rebondissements, émotions. toujours aussi addictif. cette saga a mon coeur et mes larmes.
je veux un crow (même s’il faut lui apprendre la définition d’amour mais bon on lui en veut pas).
pearl cette bad bitch <3
et cane s’est révélé plein de surprises. je lirais sans doute la trilogie sur lui finalement.
c’est un tome que j’ai encore plus apprécié que le premier. les scènes de smut sont toujours aussi bonnes. très bien amenées. très pures, saines ? même si ça reste dans le thème de la dark romance, c’est quand même dans le respect et c’est très beau. pas dérangeant du tout.
la seule chose qui m’empêche d’augmenter ma note c’est la romance entre les 2 personnages principaux. ça tourne en rond, j’ai énormément de mal. la chose qui m’agace le plus dans les romances c’est clairement quand les 2 personnages n’arrivent pas à comprendre que quand on pense h24 à la personne, qu’on peut pas être loin d’elle et qu’elle a changé notre vie c’est qu’on l’aime bordel de merde. il serait temps de leur acheter un dico.
pour vous dire le gars le plus censé sur la fin c’est devenu cane. CANE !!!
ça m’a vraiment agacée.
je vais quand même enchaîner avec le t3. je n’abandonnerais pas en si bon chemin
ce roman a été riche en rebondissements, émotions. toujours aussi addictif. cette saga a mon coeur et mes larmes.
je veux un crow (même s’il faut lui apprendre la définition d’amour mais bon on lui en veut pas).
pearl cette bad bitch <3
et cane s’est révélé plein de surprises. je lirais sans doute la trilogie sur lui finalement.
c’est un tome que j’ai encore plus apprécié que le premier. les scènes de smut sont toujours aussi bonnes. très bien amenées. très pures, saines ? même si ça reste dans le thème de la dark romance, c’est quand même dans le respect et c’est très beau. pas dérangeant du tout.
la seule chose qui m’empêche d’augmenter ma note c’est la romance entre les 2 personnages principaux. ça tourne en rond, j’ai énormément de mal. la chose qui m’agace le plus dans les romances c’est clairement quand les 2 personnages n’arrivent pas à comprendre que quand on pense h24 à la personne, qu’on peut pas être loin d’elle et qu’elle a changé notre vie c’est qu’on l’aime bordel de merde. il serait temps de leur acheter un dico.
pour vous dire le gars le plus censé sur la fin c’est devenu cane. CANE !!!
ça m’a vraiment agacée.
je vais quand même enchaîner avec le t3. je n’abandonnerais pas en si bon chemin
April 2, 2024
Це було трішки краще ніж перша книжка, але не настільки, щоб мені сподобалось.
Це люта крінжулЯ.
Дратували ці американські гірки головних героїв, вони постійно змінювали свою думку, то вони люблять, то не люблять, то вони ніжні, то жорстокі…
Я їх зовсім не розумію. Більшість їхніх вчинків не зрозумілі та нелогічні. Вся розповідь виходить якась пласка та максимально зжата…
Чи буду я читати далі? Так.
Чи приносить це мені задоволення? Ні.
Чому ж я тоді читаю? Бо хочу поговорити про неї з вами.
Це люта крінжулЯ.
Дратували ці американські гірки головних героїв, вони постійно змінювали свою думку, то вони люблять, то не люблять, то вони ніжні, то жорстокі…
Я їх зовсім не розумію. Більшість їхніх вчинків не зрозумілі та нелогічні. Вся розповідь виходить якась пласка та максимально зжата…
Чи буду я читати далі? Так.
Чи приносить це мені задоволення? Ні.
Чому ж я тоді читаю? Бо хочу поговорити про неї з вами.
February 10, 2017
Buttons and Hate has been one of my most anticipated reads of 2017. I have been absolutely obsessed with Pearl and Crow and could not get my hands on book two fast enough! In all honesty, this book was just as addicting as book one! I was just as consumed with their passion, story and developing relationship.
Book two begins right after book one ended where Pearl learns of her boyfriend, Jacob's treachery. As a result, for the first time, she is defeated and feels like there is nothing worth fighting for. The author does a wonderful job making the reader FEEL Pearl's helplessness. She has no will to escape anymore as she feels there is nothing waiting for her at home.
"My body was unable to feel anything anyway. It was numb from the blow over Jacob, and that ice would never thaw. I was hopeless, having nothing and no one to believe in. Whether I was there as his prisoner or back at home, I was still alone with no one to trust. He could hurt me all he wanted, but I probably wouldn’t feel anything anyway."
Surprisingly, because of Pearl's defeated spirit, we see a much different side of Crow than we saw in book one. Yes he is still ruthless, arrogant and cold at times, but we see more of his empathetic and nurturing side. I personally loved this. His true emotions and feelings he tried so hard to bury deep inside after the senseless kidnapping and murder of his sister begin to emerge. It was an amazing role reversal of sorts. He was the fighter that Pearl needed to help bolster her dwindling fire and passion.
Although I did have some issues with consistency in some areas which pulled me out of the story a bit, I absolutely loved this book. I was engaged and enthralled with the characters and the story and days later, still can't get Crow and Pearl out of my head. Of course after reading this book, my grabby hands can't reach for Buttons and Pain fast enough but that is solely due to Ms. Sky's phenomenal storytelling ability. Bravo! 4.25 stars ~Ratula
Book two begins right after book one ended where Pearl learns of her boyfriend, Jacob's treachery. As a result, for the first time, she is defeated and feels like there is nothing worth fighting for. The author does a wonderful job making the reader FEEL Pearl's helplessness. She has no will to escape anymore as she feels there is nothing waiting for her at home.
"My body was unable to feel anything anyway. It was numb from the blow over Jacob, and that ice would never thaw. I was hopeless, having nothing and no one to believe in. Whether I was there as his prisoner or back at home, I was still alone with no one to trust. He could hurt me all he wanted, but I probably wouldn’t feel anything anyway."
Surprisingly, because of Pearl's defeated spirit, we see a much different side of Crow than we saw in book one. Yes he is still ruthless, arrogant and cold at times, but we see more of his empathetic and nurturing side. I personally loved this. His true emotions and feelings he tried so hard to bury deep inside after the senseless kidnapping and murder of his sister begin to emerge. It was an amazing role reversal of sorts. He was the fighter that Pearl needed to help bolster her dwindling fire and passion.
Although I did have some issues with consistency in some areas which pulled me out of the story a bit, I absolutely loved this book. I was engaged and enthralled with the characters and the story and days later, still can't get Crow and Pearl out of my head. Of course after reading this book, my grabby hands can't reach for Buttons and Pain fast enough but that is solely due to Ms. Sky's phenomenal storytelling ability. Bravo! 4.25 stars ~Ratula
December 27, 2019
The second installment of the Buttons Trilogy was a much awaited book that was sooo worth the wait.
Buttons & Hate almost picks up right where Buttons & Lace left off, with a few days gap where Pearl a.k.a Button is still recovering from the betrayal of a loved one, her fight dwindling inside her, while Crow comforts and supports her in her grief.
The writing was a lot more improved than the last time and there were often moments that were described in such an intense detail that a reader couldn't help but whole-heartedly enjoy it.
Her words dragged across my skin and made me bleed everywhere.
Crow made it so easy to fall in love with him in this second book. I had a hard time believing he was the same cold, cruel and ruthless character from the first book. As Pearl works her way in his heart, deeper and deeper, we see a lot new likeable aspects of his new different side that intrigues the readers and makes then go all swooning over his soft and sensitive inner man.
Pearl, being stronger than ever, continues to grow stronger and more beautiful while her vulnerable and flawed side also comes out for the readers to witness it. Yet she refuses to back down or quiver in fear. She learns from her mistakes and moves on quickly when she has been hurt, be it mentally or physically. She is perfect the role-model for a kickass heroine. All mouthy and sexy.
Buttons & Hate is a kind of story that you once pick up, it will keep you bound and enamored in its grip and trap you under all its heated, intense and thrilling moments.
A perfect read for passing time in leisure while experiencing some goosebumps, wry humor and thrill at the same time.
Surely recommended for Dark Romance and Suspenseful Thriller Lovers.
Buttons & Hate almost picks up right where Buttons & Lace left off, with a few days gap where Pearl a.k.a Button is still recovering from the betrayal of a loved one, her fight dwindling inside her, while Crow comforts and supports her in her grief.
The writing was a lot more improved than the last time and there were often moments that were described in such an intense detail that a reader couldn't help but whole-heartedly enjoy it.
Her words dragged across my skin and made me bleed everywhere.
Crow made it so easy to fall in love with him in this second book. I had a hard time believing he was the same cold, cruel and ruthless character from the first book. As Pearl works her way in his heart, deeper and deeper, we see a lot new likeable aspects of his new different side that intrigues the readers and makes then go all swooning over his soft and sensitive inner man.
Pearl, being stronger than ever, continues to grow stronger and more beautiful while her vulnerable and flawed side also comes out for the readers to witness it. Yet she refuses to back down or quiver in fear. She learns from her mistakes and moves on quickly when she has been hurt, be it mentally or physically. She is perfect the role-model for a kickass heroine. All mouthy and sexy.
Buttons & Hate is a kind of story that you once pick up, it will keep you bound and enamored in its grip and trap you under all its heated, intense and thrilling moments.
A perfect read for passing time in leisure while experiencing some goosebumps, wry humor and thrill at the same time.
Surely recommended for Dark Romance and Suspenseful Thriller Lovers.
February 23, 2017
STORY: 3 stars
PERFORMANCE: 4 stars
OVERALL: 3-3.5 stars
STORY
While listening to the first 40% of this audiobook, I continuously found myself wondering why this book had such high ratings. For one reason, there was more than one occasion when the female captive could have easily escaped yet the author glossed right over these potential escape scenes that were so obvious to me (Crow lets Pearl handcuff him to a bed yet he never thinks that she might be doing it so that she can escape). About 45% into the book, there's an event that changes the pace of the storyline and changes it for the better. From there until about 90% in, I was glad I stuck through. Unfortunately though, the ending completely ruined the book for me. First of all, there is a ridiculous cliffhanger and because things had gone stagnant during the last 10%, I have no desire to find out what happens in the next book. I truly don't understand why this book has such a high average rating; I was very disappointed.
PERFORMANCE
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo and Samantha Cook. Mr. Ferraiuolo did an adequate job of speaking as the female main character yet his primary, male voice was, IMO, a bit too aristocratic and snobby sounding at times. Although these adjectives do describe the billionaire Master, for me I felt that his voice often sounded pretentious. Ms. Cook on the other hand delivered a flawless performance. It was obvious that she's had acting experience, has been narrating for quite some time or both.
PERFORMANCE: 4 stars
OVERALL: 3-3.5 stars
STORY
While listening to the first 40% of this audiobook, I continuously found myself wondering why this book had such high ratings. For one reason, there was more than one occasion when the female captive could have easily escaped yet the author glossed right over these potential escape scenes that were so obvious to me (Crow lets Pearl handcuff him to a bed yet he never thinks that she might be doing it so that she can escape). About 45% into the book, there's an event that changes the pace of the storyline and changes it for the better. From there until about 90% in, I was glad I stuck through. Unfortunately though, the ending completely ruined the book for me. First of all, there is a ridiculous cliffhanger and because things had gone stagnant during the last 10%, I have no desire to find out what happens in the next book. I truly don't understand why this book has such a high average rating; I was very disappointed.
PERFORMANCE
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo and Samantha Cook. Mr. Ferraiuolo did an adequate job of speaking as the female main character yet his primary, male voice was, IMO, a bit too aristocratic and snobby sounding at times. Although these adjectives do describe the billionaire Master, for me I felt that his voice often sounded pretentious. Ms. Cook on the other hand delivered a flawless performance. It was obvious that she's had acting experience, has been narrating for quite some time or both.
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