Raw (RAW Family, #1) in Jess Michaels 2019 Reading Challenge

Dec 27, 2014 J luvs books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, dark-erotica, hot-alpha-male-s, tattoo-hotties, sexy-bad-boys

This book kept me on the hook, reading until 4am! I love Twitch and his crazy ways and I even really liked Lexi. But, this book is definitely not for the faint at heart. It's rough, emotional, sexy, crazy, but most of all some may object to the violence and drugs. Not me of course! I rated it 5 stars. And, I don't toss those 5 stars out lightly. I really like Lexi and Twitches story, as unconventional as it is, it was romantic in a twisted way. Twitch is freaking sex on a damn stick! Tattoos and ...more

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Jan 03, 2014 ConnieMarie Need Epic Reads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: loved-it, favorites

I don't care that 5 is the allowance I'd give this book double that. I was completely captivated and lost, Twitch and Lexi are complete polar opposites and yet seem cut from the same cloth in a way. There is so much to this story that just. Wow. And wow some more. I can't recall ever leaving a book feeling this way. Totally blown to pieces.
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Jun 08, 2014 Smut Fanatics rated it really liked it

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Rating 3.5

What I Loved: I am still up in the air about this book which I guess is a good thing. I keep changing my ratings as I write this review. Half of the book, I’m saying to myself AMAZEBALLS while the other half I am saying WHAT THE HELL?? REALLY?? So as I stand, I am sticking with the middle: 3.5. I really have to give Belle Aurora credit for getting my gears going. Some of the scenes in this book...let’s just say WOW! If you read my last review, I had a CLICK HERE TO READ MY WHOLE REVIEW!

Rating 3.5

What I Loved: I am still up in the air about this book which I guess is a good thing. I keep changing my ratings as I write this review. Half of the book, I’m saying to myself AMAZEBALLS while the other half I am saying WHAT THE HELL?? REALLY?? So as I stand, I am sticking with the middle: 3.5. I really have to give Belle Aurora credit for getting my gears going. Some of the scenes in this book...let’s just say WOW! If you read my last review, I had a 6 hour flight back to Jersey from California so I read this on my way home. Certain parts I was literally hovering over my kindle making sure no one around me could read over my shoulder. This is where I have major respect for Belle. We all have fantasies in our head and we never talk about them because we are bashful or embarrassed so I like it when an author puts those taboo topics out there. I’m not going to lie, once I got home, I had a little fun with the hubby thanks to some of the hot scenes in this book. Love me some dark, sexy scenes!

“No one touches you. You got that? As long as I want you, no one else gets you, and after I am done with you…” He licks my jawline. My eyes flutter. He presses his erection into my thigh “…you’ll be forever unsatisfied. No one will ever take care of you the way I can. The way I know you want it. I know what you need.”

Not So Much: The writing style was rough for me. There are some points were the story seems to go all over the place and it’s jumpy.

“Being dropped by your stalker is pretty bad. I mean he watches you week-in, week-out for almost a year, and then you have sex and he’s like ‘wham, bam, thank you, ma’am. We no longer require your position as victim. Don’t call us; we’ll call you. It’s not you…it’s me. We’re just at different stages of our stalker/stalkee relationship. I need space.”

I had some difficulties connecting with Lexi. In all honestly, I felt she was just stupid and I didn’t care for her. So many scenes go down like this… Twitch acts like a dick, Lexi gets mad for a hot minute and then Twitch says something sweet and she goes to pieces and gets over it. The end.
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Feb 17, 2014 Lucinda Jordan rated it it was amazing

Wow, this story broke my heart! When Alexis was a little girl she hears the screams of her little neighbor boy, she sneaks outside to help him. She promises to never forget him, that was the last time she saw him until.......years later he is determined to find her, when he does he wants to punish her only he finds himself falling in love with her. Long story short at the end he loses her and his son....Alexis is still so much in love with Twitch and misses him everyday. She takes AJ their son t ...more

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Jan 26, 2014 Reckless Readers rated it it was amazing

My! oh My! What did I just read! I give this book 5 Dark stars!!!!

Speechless, Hurt, Sad and I can continue with all the different emotions I feel as I finished Raw. I didn't want to read this book. Not because I thought it was bad but because of the hype about it. Everyone on Instagram and FB wouldn't stop talking about. But then one of my book decides that we should read it! And yes now here I am A BIG FUCKEN MESS!!! I read this book in 2 days. Would have been faster but damn I had to clean, co My! oh My! What did I just read! I give this book 5 Dark stars!!!!

Speechless, Hurt, Sad and I can continue with all the different emotions I feel as I finished Raw. I didn't want to read this book. Not because I thought it was bad but because of the hype about it. Everyone on Instagram and FB wouldn't stop talking about. But then one of my book decides that we should read it! And yes now here I am A BIG FUCKEN MESS!!! I read this book in 2 days. Would have been faster but damn I had to clean, cook and feed the kids lmao.... No more rants let me review!!!

***** This book to me personally starts a bit slow. I was a little lost after reading the prologue. I read the first few chapters and automatically said this book is not for me because it felt a bit boring( oh how wrong I was). As I continue to read it with a bit of a push of my book buddy I was finally hooked on TWITCH! Yes, this book is twisted and dark. As I was reading I wanted to punch Twitch for being such an asshole yet I also wanted to punch lexi too for letting these things happen to her.

Lexi is a girl who has had bad stuff happen to her. But she has moved on and made a life for herself with a job that helps other kids and friends that are there for her.

Twitch is broken and mysterious. He is passed broken the way he see's things is just plain wrong. But this is what he believes his life should be. To say he is intense would be a lie. I don't think there is a perfect word to describe twitch.

These two are so wrong for each other yet you read and cant see them not being together. As you read the author pulls you in with all the drama and emotions. It becomes an addiction. You want to know why? What? When? and when you do get all your questions answered that's when you realize you have been twitch fucked. Yes I AM IN TOTAL BOOK HANGOVER.

This book is twisted and dark you should be aware that things that happen in this book might not be things you are okay with. But you have to keep reading to understand them or not! I can keep talking about this book but I would ruin it for you. Read it and be prepared for what this book has to offer. Congrats to the author you are an amazing writer I am forever your fan!!!! ...more

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Jan 31, 2014 Alexandra rated it it was amazing

wow, just wow.

This is dark, it's twisted, it definitely is completely off my comfort zone, it made me feel uncomfortable a couple of times, sometimes i just wanted to scream to Lexi "Get the hell away from him".
I mean.. who falls in love with a stalker with clearly anger issues, and a dubious job?
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Jan 14, 2014 Keisha Carpenter rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dark-romance

5 Twitch Addicting Stars!

I just knew I was going to love this book. I kept seeing it popping up over many book blogs and had that feeling it was going to be great. I just wish I would have read it earlier. Maybe I'm a little twisted but I just love male characters like Twitch, who is twisted, damaged, and sexy as hell. I liked Lexi and her friends also, they're definitely a unique bunch. The twist and turns in this book were great, so many things happened that I didn't see coming. I most definit ...more

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Aug 12, 2014 Jade rated it it was amazing

5 totally raw and fucked up stars! This book will stick with me forever. No one could forget twitch easily. This book had me enthralled from the start. Sometimes I not good with the heroines and find it hard to connect with them but Lexi was everything a real 'angel' would be in my eyes. The ending blew me away what a fabulous read xx ...more

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Sep 03, 2015 Nanasbookreviews rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Jan 18, 2014 Erika Shannon rated it it was amazing

I loved it would love to read a follow up for this story.

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Jan 10, 2014 Brianna at Renee Entress's Blog rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Words cannot describe how good this book was. It was intense, heartbreaking, sweet, naughty, and down right ugly. I went into this book with little knowledge but I had heard it would mess with your mind and it does. It has such intense moments you are sitting in the edge of your seat. Just wow. For once in along while, I'm shocked and speechless. I did not see any of that coming. Hoping for a book 2! You must read this book to meet Twitch. He is the ultimate hero you will want to hate but just c ...more

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