Surviving Raine (Surviving Raine, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Aug 09, 2013 Anna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: alpha-attack-with-mac

Loved this book !!!

What can I say about this book !?! Holyyyyy mother of clams, oysters and pearls ....this one was a Sizzler and it got me right in my heart !

BASTIAN ........my new breed of jerk-assholes-that-i-loveeeeeeee. My heart just non-stop swooned !!!

“I held you,” she said, her voice was tense and gaining in volume. “I held you, and you cried, and you asked me why no one had ever wanted you. You asked me why your own mother didn’t want you. You asked me why it hurt so much and if
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May 24, 2013 Tom rated it it was amazing

I’m going 4.5 on a very addictive read!

Sebastian is a mean drunk of a captain of a boa…ship that takes its customers through the Caribbean Seas. He drinks like a fish and shagging whores is as emotionally deep as he goes. Raine is young and sweet and on the cruise to figure out what she should do with her life. When the ship goes down and they end up on a survival raft together things are going to get ugly. With Raine trying to break through that wall of an exterior through detox and starvation ...more

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Dec 28, 2013 Kelster rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars. What a great fucking book! I loved the H. Sebastian is tortured, violent, broken and an asshole extraordinaire. And I loved him. I adored him, and I wanted to comfort and protect him and then watch him beat the dog shit out of some assholes who dared to fucking touch what belonged to him. He was ingenious and smart and the more I learned about him the more I fell for him.

When the book begins he is rude and mean. Bastian subjected the h to a barrage of unfiltered, angry nastiness and.. ...more

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Jun 28, 2013 Paloma rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, possessive-men, whoa, ebooks, sexy-as-f, re-readable, summer-14

6++++++ perfect stars

talk about perfection guys...wow

its official I can't not like a Shay Savage book

this woman writes the books that I think I would write if I was an author..each one is so FREAKING ORIGINAL..FRESH,SURPRISING,BEAUTIFUL,HUMAN,INTENSE,EROTIC

ME:

I'm still in awe of this book.

god it was such a ride!!! it was perfect...deep, soulful, heartwarming ..this has to be one of the most soul achingly perfect book I have EVER READ..and im not saying that lightly at all.

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Jun 08, 2013 Sarah Camargo rated it really liked it

4.5 stars! This book was fucking awesome! Definitely had the panty melting hot guy action going on. I loved reading from the male POV and it was so believeable especially because he's such an asshole. Sometimes I read male POV's and it sounds girly since a girl wrote it but not this one. I wanted to punch him in his face but at the same time rock him like a lil baby lol!! I do wish Raine got a little pissed at him instead of being soooo understanding ALL the time. Thats not very believable I mea ...more

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Feb 27, 2014 Kathy rated it it was amazing

This book has been on my Kindle for a long time, and I’m so happy I finally started reading it! The main character is a complete jerk, but I can’t help but love the guy. He’s so tortured and emotionally distraught from his past, but one person seems to get to him and under his skin. It had been a while since I’d read the synopsis, so I went in blindly, making the surprises that much better. Shay Savage has amazed me once again with her incredible talent, writing style, and characters who seize m This book has been on my Kindle for a long time, and I’m so happy I finally started reading it! The main character is a complete jerk, but I can’t help but love the guy. He’s so tortured and emotionally distraught from his past, but one person seems to get to him and under his skin. It had been a while since I’d read the synopsis, so I went in blindly, making the surprises that much better. Shay Savage has amazed me once again with her incredible talent, writing style, and characters who seize my heart without letting go.

Take one man with abandonment issues, anger issues, violent tendencies that lead to murder, alcoholism, insecurities, and feelings of self-worthlessness….you have ‘Bastien Stark. He’s a complete jerk in every way, and his coping mechanisms are found in the bottom of a bottle, as putrid and hateful words spewing from his mouth, and through his release inside of a paid whore. And I absolutely fell in love with this broken man who by all rights teeters at the brink of emotional disturbance.

Survival is second nature to ‘Bastien, given his past, so it is no surprise that he is the master of survival after his schooner is capsized. After finding his passenger, Raine, unconscious in the water, he pulls her aboard his emergency raft and revives her. Finding himself without alcohol for the first time in four years, Raine learns first hand just how big an a$$hole ‘Bastien really is.

Raine is a timid bookworm who is recovering from her father’s death in the line of his policeman duty. She is the mistress of twenty questions. Questions about her father’s death, questions about ‘Bastien and his past, questions about how they will survive on a raft in the middle of the ocean…all of which grate on ‘Bastien’s last nerve. Raine has her own insecurities, but within the arms of ‘Bastien, she feels safe. But there is so much more to both of these strong characters with survival instincts.

With nothing left except each other, Raine and ‘Bastien begin to break through walls and teach each other more than survival of the elements. The evolution of ‘Bastien is remarkable. The power Raine holds over him and the foreign feelings he experiences are more than he can handle. His only reaction is to be a complete jerk; it’s his coping mechanism. The author’s writing depicts ‘Bastien’s thoughts and feelings in such a way that had me completely captivated before ever realizing my breathing had stopped and my heart had sped up. Bastien is an enigma with his crude demeanor and conduct conflicting with his soft, poetic heart.

From the very first to the very ending, this book is filled with heart pounding emotion, grit, and adventure. ’Bastien is crude, cruel, despicable, detestable, and utterly lovable. Shay Savage has completely spellbound me with her writing and character development. The plot is absolutely gripping, digging its claws deep into my psyche and heart with the twists and the perils surrounding these two characters…no perils being greater than ‘Bastien’s feelings for Raine.

He may have saved Raine, but Raine really saved him. This is a story that will stay with me long after my reading has finished. It is completely re-readable and has me wishing for more of these characters NOW. The danger isn’t over, as clearly evidenced in the epilogue…and the fact that this is book #1 in the Surviving Raine series. There isn’t a cliffhanger in the epilogue, but it is evident that the ghosts of ‘Bastien’s past will collide with his present and threaten his future in the next installment, Bastien’s Storm. Clearly, this book is a must read!

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May 24, 2013 Sarah (SB) ღ rated it really liked it

Shelves: strong-women, amazeballs-adventures, may-2013

I'm conflicted! 3.5 stars I LOVED the first 75ish% then it sort of pooped out for me....like a boring, whiney slow dive.....but the first 3/4 was AWESOME! So how the fudge do I rate it? ...more

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Feb 17, 2015 Estelle (E) rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

4,5 really enjoyed it!!
I'm not sure a sequel could be as good but I'll try.. It was a tiny OTT/ not really believable (bastian's past life) but it was full of passion and raw emotions

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