Permanent Record (The Flesh Cartel #11) in Riptide Publishing

Nov 05, 2013 Monique rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lgbt

Oh… Thank. You. Lord!!!

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Someone is finally looking for Mat and Dougie. FBI Special Agent Nate Johnson is on the case and a man already familiar with Mat… Mmmm, Mat’s love interest? I am hoping so, because the guy already has the hot’s for him and that can only be good, because right about now if anyone needs some love…. it’s Mat!

After Episode #10 I have have to admit I was left a little shell shocked and grieving… for all that is lost and for all that they could have been, but mostly because Oh… Thank. You. Lord!!!

Someone is finally looking for Mat and Dougie. FBI Special Agent Nate Johnson is on the case and a man already familiar with Mat… Mmmm, Mat’s love interest? I am hoping so, because the guy already has the hot’s for him and that can only be good, because right about now if anyone needs some love…. it’s Mat!

After Episode #10 I have have to admit I was left a little shell shocked and grieving… for all that is lost and for all that they could have been, but mostly because no matter the outcome they will always be damaged and haunted by what has transpired between them. Thankfully Mat still has all his faculties intact, which is more than I can say for Dougie. I am so not his fan right now!

Nikolai’s fucking diatribe pissed me off! He’s reasonable, compassionate and calm with an air of concern… oh please! The man is made of ice… words of comfort are only more manipulative whisperings… He is a contradiction to end all contradictions, he claims to love Douglas and in his own sick mind what he feels equates to love… but I’m not even going there on that one because I am likely to rant from here to next week. You can feel he is anxious about letting Douglas go, especially to a man like Smythe but his own superiority complex, his pride and reputation in producing a product to a certain standard is far more paramount to the narcissistic SOB… will I ever feel any sympathy for this man? …I do wonder about his past and how he became the man he is now and the authors have managed to alienate me from Dougie so I suppose anything is possible!?!

I know it’s not Dougie that we see, Nikolai destroyed him and rebuilt him in the form of Douglas, someone unrecognisable from the boy he once was… but I loved that boy! Douglas is self centred, self righteous, narcissistic, vain, proud… sound familiar?!? …and the contempt he shows towards Mat, that part of him just turns my stomach and breaks my heart! Douglas thinks him a coward and treats him as such… I was fuming! and even Mat can no longer see any of the love and compassion that once shone so brightly and he feels betrayed and hurt and yes… he doesn’t much like him right now either.

Mat mentions PTSD… and I have no idea how Heidi and Rachel are going to heal these boys, because I have nightmares about what they have been through, and unless some aliens come down and wipe their minds, they will always be broken mentally. The authors have subtly and more often than not, not so subtly shifted and manoeuvred the characters, drip feeding the changes, until what once was is now unrecognisable, with their personalities and mind sets taking a diverse path the get where they are… Doulas now cold and callous and Mat more vulnerable because of it… because he no longer has anyone to believe in him, yet he remains strong and still holds out hope that at some point he will have a chance to save Dougie, because despite everything he still loves his Brother.

I have to say I am glad to see the back of Nikolai and Roger and hope I never see them again… unless they get put behind bars, incarcerated with a big brute of a man with a penchant for arrogant pricks… now that would make me happy! Unfortunately the boys are moving on and it may be that they are moving from the frying pan to the fire… but it’s Okay… because we have Nate on the case, and he is going to save them YAY!!!

Episode #11… and I am still as enthralled and captivated as day one… also angry, pissed off, agitated, and a whole dictionary full of other emotions… with a lot of crying along the way, but I still love it, and that’s down the the excellent writing of these two authors who are still dangling that bloody carrot of hope!!!

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Aug 31, 2013 Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, part-of-series-or-serial, dark-and-disturbing, short-or-novella, cops-detectives-feds-investigators, pre-ordered

This volume is basically a transitional part. Mat and Dougie are being prepared to be taken to Allen's house of horrors. After the brutal abuse in the previous part, this one takes a look mostly at the mindset of the brothers and introduces Nate, an FBI agent who has had his eye on Mat as a fighter and is now investigating their disappearance.

It is more of the same with robo-Dougie, hating Mat, loving his Master and preparing to be the bestest slave ever for Allen so he can return to Nikolai and ...more

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Sep 17, 2013 JustJen "Miss Conduct" rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mm, ebook, shorty, dmc

4.5 stars

I am still committed to seeing these guys through to the end, whatever that may be. This segment was more transitional in that the boys are ready to be moved on. Nikolai struggles with letting them go, and the boys are more unsure than ever of what awaits them, nothing of which can be good.

I was really happy to see someone is finally taking an interesting in looking into their disappearance and am really excited to see where that part of the story goes.

There were some parts here and th ...more

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Oct 06, 2013 TracyMN rated it it was amazing

The introduction of hope at this point is just so...

Welcome!

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Apr 23, 2014 BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, sadistic, slavery, taboo, sissification, oblreview

Wow, I was not expecting the sissification aspect here. I like it! It's not really that degrading but it could be! Dougie is a total asshat. I can't stand him. He's truly broken and I have no faith he will be good to Mat.

Mat, keep strong! This new owner isn't as smart as Nikolai. You can escape! You can trick him! This new owner is the one Mat was originally purchased for and Dougie is just a side benefit. Despite all Mat does for Dougie, Dougie is just a little whiny pussy. Well, he does have a ...more

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Sep 18, 2013 Lilli *slowest reader ever* rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, contemporary, slavery, dark-and-devastating, nothing-romantic-at-all, scary-shit, violent-and-disturbing, abuse, kill-them-all, mindfuck

3.5 stars

This was the much needed calm after the storm of the last episode and probably also before the storm in the next one.

Dougie made it very very hard for me to still love him. Very hard. But I'm glad Mat didn't let go. Although I got a bit annoyed at yet another one of his pity parties. I guess it's pretty understandable und natural in his situation but still...same old same old. (and saying that really makes me feel bad)

With FBI special agents Nate and Louise (they have surnames, too) on ...more

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Nov 13, 2013 Evaine rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-books, psycho-sexual-thriller

My review can be found here. 4.5 Stars ...more

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Sep 03, 2013 Aija rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, riptide, revved, series, taboo, tearjerker

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Aug 30, 2013 justanya rated it it was ok

Shelves: suspense, bdsm, slave, may-december, abused, unforgettable-characters, disgusting-moments, secret-organizations, dark, not-for-the-faint-of-heart

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