Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2) in Buddy Read Zone

Aug 26, 2012 Annie Brewer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-boyfriend, hard-core, favorite-authors, total-mind-fuck, favorite-series, cover-love, romance, hot-as-shit-fucking, favorite, absolutely-amazingly-awesome

WOW WOW WOW I can't stop crying. This was....it was....I just. Gah, my emotions are everywhere right now. I seriously need time to process what I just read. Maybe tomorrow I can write a proper review. But holy shit. I love Caleb. LOVE him!!!! A-Fucking-Mazing!!!!!!

“Once upon a time, Caleb held me captive in the dark, now he used it to seduce me.”

Well, I just realized I never did my review for Captive in the Dark. So I will have to rectify the situation-what an absurd ordeal. Though out of the t ...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Akanksha❤ Søren♰ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite, series-continuation, dark

“Once upon a time, Caleb held me captive in the dark, now he used it to seduce me.”
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This book is DARK and very captivating, crazy good, deep and it will probably make your therapist rich!

“He had told her he wasn't her Prince Charming, but what he hadn't said, was he wished he could be

Yupp, Thats Caleb! A dark knight... A zombie with a heart beat, A monster just like 'Beast' from Beauty and the Beast. A monster with a heart of gold.

We want what we cannot have. For Eve, it was the fruit of “Once upon a time, Caleb held me captive in the dark, now he used it to seduce me.”
kiss

This book is DARK and very captivating, crazy good, deep and it will probably make your therapist rich!

“He had told her he wasn't her Prince Charming, but what he hadn't said, was he wished he could be

Yupp, Thats Caleb! A dark knight... A zombie with a heart beat, A monster just like 'Beast' from Beauty and the Beast. A monster with a heart of gold.

We want what we cannot have. For Eve, it was the fruit of the forbidden tree. For Caleb, it was Livvie.

Livvie.. Sweet strong girl! I really want to give her a round of applause and a bow, along with the author!
Kitten is so strong, beautiful and amazing smart!! She fought till the end and got what she wanted the most.
‘If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep’
– William Shakespeare

I feel so giggy happy and so glad that I read this book at last! I admit I was shit scared but then I just had to because, hell.. dark works for me!
So where do I start this review?

Let me say, I LOVED THIS BOOK! Probabily more than the first book if not the same amount! It was Insane Mindfuckingly Good. I felt like I read 'Inception' or something! :P
If that book left you in a daze, god help you with this one!

This book was impeccably good, the story, the whole plot, the way its written and brought up and in a way the author's shed light on something so important that we turn a blind eye too! About slavery, human trafficking, about the illegal things rich powerful people do! How innocents suffer each and everyday! Gosh! x_x

This book unravels so much! So many twists and turns and bumps along the way! So much gets enfolded! We learn so much about Caleb's past, about things which lead to him being where he is today.
The book hurts, its like a punch in the gut! Its sad, it makes you feel too much! Anger, pain, sorrow, pity and so much more!! It makes you want to kill.

I really liked the book, I loved all the side characters and I am glad they will be getting a spinoff!
Agent Reed!! Hell, his book is going to be something!!

Thoughts as I proceeded during this book..

[5% into the book]
I wanted to tear it, and probably stom on it, but yes.. I kept yelling 'ITS A LIE, ITS A LIE' at it like a wack job!

[15-20%]
My brain hurts!! This is effing brilliant!

[30% onwards]
So going to need major therapy after I finish this..

[79% onwards]
I don't know if my reaction should be this...

OR this...

I sure as hell feel royally mind fucked.

[85% in]
My heart is aching!! So BADLY!! :(

[90% to 100%]

YUPP!! That was my poor hearts condition! It was pounding so hard in my chest!! ...more

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Feb 09, 2013 JoJo - JJJ (Jo Anna) Janesko rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite, kindle, crushing-on-him, awwww-romance-is-bliss, spicy, read-in-2013, a-million-stars, alpha-male

5++++++++++++ Stars

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So it has taken me a few days to gather my thoughts about this book. Let me just say I didn't want to love it. It was a total mindfuck. Given the content you feel like you shouldn't love the book but one just can't help themselves. This book was excellent. I love and hated Caleb and in the end he won my heart. It took a while however I forgave him for everything he did. It was hard to come to this realization however I got there. I truly think i ...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-own

Well, I am joining the ranks of people that were in awe of this book.. Wow, what an emotional roller coaster ride while reading this book. There were times when I was so disturbed by what I was reading, I didn't want to finish it. Then I would start reading again and fall in love with Caleb enough to keep with the book. I would come to a part where I would get angry with how he was hurting Livvie again and want to throw my E-reader across the room. I would calm down and keep reading, and he woul ...more

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Mar 01, 2013 ✝✝ Ⓓaisy ❣ ✝✝ rated it it was amazing

OMG!! Hands off to CJ Roberts!

WOW!!!!!!!!! I totally loved this book. I was reeling mid of the book and jumping with happiness and excitement by the end!!! This is one of my favourite series :)

Caleb is Caleb!!! Caleb and Livvie falling in love *my heart just broke*

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This world is very very ugly and am so glad Livvie found Caleb and made a man again :)

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M I survived too with mixed emotions!

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Aug 27, 2012 Terri ♥ (aka Mrs. Christian Grey) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Words cannot express. Quick review:

Cover: Fitting
Rating: NC-17
Steaminess: Wow, just wow
Thumbs Up: 5
Overall: A book that left me shaken and unable to read anything new for a time.
Characters: Well written
Plot: A journey out of hell
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? Series Ender
Recommend: Yes
Book Boyfriend: No one else but Caleb

SUMMARY (50 words or less)

Again, WARNING, this book isn’t not sweet. There is romance but not the traditional kind. Its hot yet disturbing, compelling yet creepy. And bo ...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Karen rated it it was amazing

I'm too exhausted to write a full review right now, but all I can say is I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book!!!! Extremely well done. It drew out all kinds of emotions from me, definitely a dark love story. 5 stars, no doubt!!!!! I just need so time to process my thoughts into any kind of decent review. My brain is fried!!!

Ok... to expand on my earlier review, I just want to say that this is a fantastic work of fiction. It is a very creative story which completes the Captive in the Dark series. The stor I'm too exhausted to write a full review right now, but all I can say is I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book!!!! Extremely well done. It drew out all kinds of emotions from me, definitely a dark love story. 5 stars, no doubt!!!!! I just need so time to process my thoughts into any kind of decent review. My brain is fried!!!

Ok... to expand on my earlier review, I just want to say that this is a fantastic work of fiction. It is a very creative story which completes the Captive in the Dark series. The story was laid out a little differently than the first book, so I was a little surprised at first by the story being told in retrospect. However, I really, really liked the way the author set up the storyline.

Livvey and Caleb's story is incredibly compelling, and kept me on the verge of violence until the very end!!!! The sex is dark, it is frequent, and it is incinerating!!!! There were actually times that I felt that it was just too much. And that doesn't happen for me very often. But the introduction of their building love for each other made it even more addictive.

I found that the lack of Caleb's POV in the first half of the book, made it much more difficult for me to sympathize with his character. I even mentioned to my husband at some point about halfway through.... that if the author was able to convince me to like him again by the end of the story, I'd be very impressed. Well, she did more than that, she turned me completely around with him. What a surprise too with his story at the end.... I was BLOWN AWAY!!!

I also found Livvey a little more annoying in this book. Even though I liked her in both books, I felt that her tears were much too frequent and dramatized, and often even whiney!! After the abuse she sustained, I would have thought her more stoic and resolved with her fate after the amount of time that passed between book one and two and all that she had seen and witness at this point. But everyone is different and their responses to love and abuse are also different. So I cut her some slack... she was very young, and who could handle what she went through after all?

I loved the addition of Matthew Reed and Dr. Sloan to the story. I hope the author explores these characters again in another work. I was not quite satisfied with the way she left these characters hanging. I imagined all sorts of possible scenarios where these charters were headed in the book... and I was wrong on all of them!

All in all, I was very impressed with this series!! I find C J Roberts to be an extremely compelling storyteller, and hope to see more books from her soon. I'm giving this book and the series 5 STARS!!!! Great work!!!
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Nov 07, 2012 Dawn Nicholson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

WOW!!! My journey through 'The Dark Duet' Series was a difficult but positively revelling one. I have never read anything quite like this. This story was amazing and 'Pure Genius'!!! ...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Madison rated it it was amazing

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Note: This will probably feel very rambly and crazy and incoherent. For that, I apologize; however, I want to write the review while I am still so worked over by this story and before I crack open another book. I want my wounds fresh for this one. So bear with me for what will probably be a crap review, and just take it upon yourselves to go and buy this series, and keep an open mind when you read it, but love it, too.

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Oct 29, 2012 Sarah (SB) ღ rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I gave it 3 because the writing was good and.....honestly, I don't know....I lied I guess, because I did not like it. so 1 star it is ...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Brandi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: emotional, favorites, reach-for-the-xanax, dark-twisty

I have struggled with how to possibly explain my experience with this book. CJ is a remarkable writer, simply reading the dedication at the beginning of the book had me in tears. This is a very dark story, and I had to put it down several times, to say some of this story is difficult to read is a gross understatement. This story is about those young souls who are thrown into a dark world and surrounded by unimaginable things - Olivia says it best when speaking to Agent Reed about children who ha ...more

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Oct 08, 2012 DKristin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: re-read-worthy, own-a-copy, favorites, 2012-favorites

WHOA! I am speechless!
10/9/12: Now that I have had some time to process. Wow, this book was a lot more than what I was expecting. It's rare that the 2nd book in a series is so much better than the first and the first was really really good at that! The twists and turns & the secrets were just WOW! You may go in thinking you're going to be getting a hot read, and you do, but you also get drama, action, & a thriller. I wish there were more stars to give! ...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Kathy rated it it was amazing

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"Once upon a time, Caleb held me captive in the dark, now he used it to seduce me. It was ironic, because at first, I hated the dark..."

CJ Roberts, what have you done to me?! SITD absolutely took my breath away...consumed me...was consumed by me...and will be INSIDE of me for a long, long time! I'm so completely blown away by this story, and it has my thoughts going in so many directions, I'm at a loss for words...and I' For the full review with quotes, visit http://www.romanticreadingescapes.com

"Once upon a time, Caleb held me captive in the dark, now he used it to seduce me. It was ironic, because at first, I hated the dark..."

CJ Roberts, what have you done to me?! SITD absolutely took my breath away...consumed me...was consumed by me...and will be INSIDE of me for a long, long time! I'm so completely blown away by this story, and it has my thoughts going in so many directions, I'm at a loss for words...and I'm not alone. My Facebook friends are right there with me.

To be honest, I didn't think it could get any better than Captivated in the Dark...but I was so wrong! I only thought CITD was "dark." This book took me on a deeper journey into the darkness that is so Caleb. So much was revealed of Caleb's life, his past, his experiences, and what made him the man he became. I was so confused at the feelings coming from me. The adventure on which the author took me, from the first book through the last, was truly captivating! My heart broke for Caleb, and I found myself screaming so many times, "Nooooooo!!!!" I was hurting so badly. I was thinking to myself, where is CJ going with this?! No, it can't be!!

But then, my reading hit that pivotal point, and I hated Caleb. I didn't think it possible, but I really did HATE him in those moments. I was sickened by his actions and his treatment of Livvie. He was beyond cruel.

But then I came to the point ... I pitied Caleb. So much of his experiences were on repeat visually in my mind. My poor Caleb. I cried...no, I SOBBED! Can you feel the roller coaster I'm on? My stomach was literally clinching and heaving! Caleb had to survive so much...alone...throughout his tortured life. How could I not pity him ... and love him? Once again, I am feeling as though I should pack my bags, skip any visits to a therapist, and just move right into the nearest mental institution.

One minute, Caleb seems human and with a heart of gold ... like he might just be capable of receiving and giving love. The next minute, he is savage!

Oh! The hurt!! I loved hating Caleb, and I hated loving Caleb. Then, I just accepted loving Caleb and all of his screwed up, demented, disturbing, and sickening ways. I chose to believe he really loves Livvie; I was convinced of that in the first book, and I'm still convinced in this one. He's always wanted her, lusted for her. But, does he win her? Is he redeemable? Does he get to keep her? Will they have a happy ever after, or will they part ways for good?

I'm pretty sure I have welts on my own back side from just reading this book! I really felt everything in this book! CJ Roberts has given us nothing short of brilliance. She gave me such angst, fear, a big twist...and then another big twist, and tears ... so many blessed tears! I found myself begging and saying out loud while reading, "Oh! Please, please, please, let it happen!!" I found myself doing the happy, happy, joy, joy dance at one point , only to to be vivisected the next! Yes, CJ Roberts, I too have been vivisected!! To describe this book, I would have to say that Seduced in the Dark has created its own genre. It is an exotic, psychological, erotic, romantic, BDSM thriller that will take you into the darkest of regions you didn't even know existed. I recommend that you read Captive in the Dark, first to really understand where this book is coming from; you won't be disappointed. I give this book so many more than 5 stars and recommend it to those who are willing to take a thrilling ride on the dark side. ...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Riya Sharma rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance

Actually...I don't know what to write. The first book of the series, I had read just for fun and to pass time.Then I was drowned in its depth.It was so emotional...worth losing my sleep over. After i read it, admired its writing, plot and plotted my very own ending, begged for the second book to be released fast. There are other stories based on the same themes...but none to capture my each and every brain cells.

When the second book was released,I did not now what to expect, my fire was mild. I ...more

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Nov 20, 2012 ❋ Sylvia ❋ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult, hot-leading-men, popular-non-paranormal, romance, murder-mystery, can-t-wait-to-get-my-hands-on, kidnapped, love-not-meant-to-be

wow, just...wow!

what a a great twist to an already twisted story!!!

I will say this, I'm happy this is the end of the series because I honestly can't take another book, this was very hard to read...just the brutality to it and how real this could be, shocking turn of events play out in the book, but ya wow just a great twist to the story, kept me up most of the night (1:25 AM time for bed) but it was well worth the puffy eyes. ...more

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