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Abuse (Abuse, #1)

Nikki Sex

Start date: June 4, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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Feb 12, 2019 Lindsey rated it liked it

After back and forthing for what seemed like forever. I have settled on 3.25 Stars.

I just don't know how to feel.

I was hooked in the beginning, and couldn't get enough of Andre. Parts 2 (Monster and Mouse) is where this fell short for me. I never got invested with them as a couple. There was constant repetition and lagging towards the end, which became distracting to me. Don't even get me started on the Cliff-Hanger.

So I will now go and ponder on if I want to finish this series or not .......
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Jan 09, 2015 Ela rated it it was amazing

Warning!!! CLIFFY!

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Jun 07, 2015 Caz Malpas rated it really liked it

Shelves: sweet-love-story, troubled-pasts, buddy-read, cliffhanger, scarred-hero, 3-5-stars, monthly-group-read

3.5 - 4 TRES BIEN STARS!

Two tortured souls, looking for some sort of peace, Andre Chevalier will try to give them that peace.

Renata and Grant are strangers, both have horrific abusive pasts and are both are scarred mentally, Grant is scarred physically too. Their saviour comes in the form of Frenchman Andre.

I loved Andre and his quirky ways, I'm dying to know his story. When I was reading, in my mind I was doing it in a French accent, more precisely Inspector Clouseau's accent. In hindsight this ...more

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Dec 23, 2014 Stacie rated it really liked it

Well, this book was not at all what I expected it to be. It is a bit of a study in psychiatry and abuse counseling. Not very much romance. The subject matter is so sad and incredibly heartbreaking. Plus I'm not so sure how believable Grant and Renata's connection is- it's very instant. With that being said, I've become engrossed in Grant and Renata's story so I'm moving on to Accuse. I have lots of questions and remain unconvinced that this is a good pairing. I guess we will see. I very much so ...more

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