The Decimation of Mae
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how this book compares to Dark Duet?
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Ok, so this book is probably the most popular book in the genre right now, but to be honest, the thieme of sex trafficking is over done at the moment in a lot of ways thanks to The Dark Duet by CJ Roberts. This one seems particularly more similar to it than the others, though the ending is different. I`m just curius if while reading it, I will see the way to many similarities in plot developement and charecters to find it enjoyable ,would by reading it I have an extrime Déjà vu feeling, and know Author read TDD? I hate when that happens, I read a lot of Spoilers and so far this book seems way to similer in charecters, motivation and plot, there`s even a revenge twist to trafficking heroin, which was the whole purpose of Dark Duet , and the hero also suddenly changes his mind from being cruel and straining her to be sold, to sweet and helping her escape at the last moment. I know there are differences particularly the ending, but still I don`t want to risk reading it ,if similarities outway the difference, i admit i might be wrong, and i`m in a book slump. So, if i`m wrong, i might be passing a good read, but that`s why i`m starting the discussion. Reviews were not really helpful, so i was hoping to get some info here, and also i`m curius ,are there fans of both, this book and Dark duet ,who liked them equaly? Edit i already read the book so im not asking the question anymore anyway i want to say thank you to Vickie, Denise and Betty for helping me
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I did not compare it to The Dark Duet at all. I found it interesting, but it was not til about chapter 15 or 16 that I was really hooked. After that, I found it hard to put down. I did pre order the next book. Which is something I rarely do.
To me, the book skipped around some, and I had to do some back reading, as I thought I missed something. But then it all came together and really enjoyed it.
Hope that helps
Denise wrote: "I did not compare it to The Dark Duet at all. I found it interesting, but it was not til about chapter 15 or 16 that I was really hooked. After that, I found it hard to put down. I did pre order..."so the premis is the only simmilarity? and its complitly diferent otherwise
well, you have read alot of the spoilers already, right? If it feels like the Dark Duet, I guess if I were you, I would not read it. I personally, do not read the spoilers. I did not find myself comparing it to them. I mean, she was kidnapped, and then let go for a few years, then taken again. That was different. She scars her own face and self mutalates so she will not be attractive to men because of being taken the first time.
so, to me it was very different.
Denise wrote: "well, you have read alot of the spoilers already, right? If it feels like the Dark Duet, I guess if I were you, I would not read it. I personally, do not read the spoilers. I did not find myse..."
thanks that parts are diferent but im just curius if it has simmilarities i know its not 100% the same obviusly because she dies and has a kid and the hero wasnt raped and in sex slavery and doesnt do buisness for revenge and she is an or orpan with a twin who grew up in foster care and though her father was a criminal he was good to her and she had a nice childhood untill they died and in Dark Duet Livvie has lots of younger siblings and her real perents hate her but some things still sound way to simmiler the sex trafficking with her being prapared to be sold by the hero the hero stallkering and choosing her specificaly and saving her from a predator which makes her trust him and later feel betrayed and somehow still atracted heroin being 18 year old vergin and getting sold for revenge this all seems way to simmiler for me also the part where the hero continues to train her planning to sell her even though he has fealings for her and changing his mind at the last moment having a 180 turn around in attitude with him being cruel one moment and sudenly sweet and caring the next and them having a normal life in the ussual world with dancing after they escape and i heard it also had cheating and hero sleeping with other wouman on purpose i could not read it but im still hoping im wrong after all so many loved it and i dont think they would have if it was a copy cat
Wow,you pretty much got it. If I were you, I would not read it. By your post, it seems you do not want to read it. You know the entire story, so, why would you?That is why I do not read the spoilers. It pretty much ruins the books for me. I would not read it, if I were you.
Denise wrote: "Wow,you pretty much got it. If I were you, I would not read it. By your post, it seems you do not want to read it. You know the entire story, so, why would you?That is why I do not read the spoi..."
so i got the entire book 100% oh no i thought i was wrong because i was taled that i need to read it to understand plus i remember liking books i read spoilers to before plus i wanted to see if its different enough i mean the reoson for revenge is diferent and its not heroes revenge and he chose her cause he was paid to do it and not something personal if im right and the revenge of her fathers partner is against her and she isnt being prepaired to be sold to someone for revenge she sold to ussual client where as in Dark Duet Livvie is just a pawn in revenge to a guy she has nothing to do with but is used as a bargain and that intended buyer is the sole reoson of her training so thats not in comon plus Daniel is doing it because its his families buisness and Caleb because he owns the guy who saved him so i dunno
someone wanted Mae specifically. so, thats a huge difference. i really liked the book. and would recommend it to people. You just seem to already know most of the story, but the telling will be different as the authors are different.
Denise wrote: "someone wanted Mae specifically. so, thats a huge difference. i really liked the book. and would recommend it to people. You just seem to already know most of the story, but the telling will be d..."yes i know that her fathers partner wanted her specificaly but for Daniel and his family this was just a normal job from what i know where as for Caleb it was very personal and here revenge is against Mae and her dad by dads partner in TDD Livvie is just a Pawn in Calebs and Rafiqs revenge against Vlad which all turned out to be a lie anyway that i think is a diference i mean the hero there has nothing personal in this deal its just a normal job for him untill he falls for her and in Dark Duet it is Calebs revenge and it is important to him not for money i might have got it wrong but didnt Daniel and his family just get paid by the partner to sell her?
yes_ that is how I understood it
Denise wrote: "yes_ that is how I understood it"well diferent enough even if it makes hero more psychotic that he is just doing the job cause he gets paid for it but i think he and Caleb are not that diferent i mean they both raped , sold and tortured wouman and there victims did die and this two books two books do have a lot of simmilarities like it being an organizes crime and the hero not being able to live his Saviur in Dark Duet case and dad in this case and allowes his father/guardian to abuse heroine because he is afraid his fealings for her would be found out by his family and buisness partners hero feals he has to go thrue with training and selling heroin even though he doesnt want to anymore i might be wrong but i thought this book also has mansion scienes like Seduced in the dark but if im not mistaken here its a Uk Sex trafficking organised crime and family buisness in Dark Duet it wasnt a family buisness and they sold slaves all over the world well to Mexico , Arab Countries and Russia thats for certain
i don't think there is any comparison to this book and the dark duet at all! i love the dark duet (one of my fav's and have read over and over). The Decimation of Mae, all I can say is WOW. This book has stayed with me. Cannot wait for the Salvation of Daniel!
Betty wrote: "i don't think there is any comparison to this book and the dark duet at all! i love the dark duet (one of my fav's and have read over and over). The Decimation of Mae, all I can say is WOW. This..."thanks so is it ok that i know all the spoilers for the book im geting more and more shere that it might be different from TDD but i dunno some elements seem simmiler ill wait for book two to come out
I am so sick of seeing this book been compared to Dark Duet. It is nothing like it, you yourself Lian92 have listed the differences yet you still keep saying it's the same. Why? Because of the kidnapping? The sex slave business? I'm curious as to why you're so stuck on comparing both books and saying Mae is the same as DD
Vickie wrote: "I am so sick of seeing this book been compared to Dark Duet. It is nothing like it, you yourself Lian92 have listed the differences yet you still keep saying it's the same. Why? Because of the kidn..."i listed similarities to the heroine being 18 year old vergin hero stallkering her and choosing her spesificaly hero kidnapping and training sex slaves to be sold to the highest bidder also i read spoilers that there are scienes simmiler to Mansion scienes in Seduced in the dark plus the hero allowing heroine to be abused by his superiur because his fealings are found out hero doing terrible things to the heroin already when he has feelings for her because he has a job to do and needs to hide it from others, hero changing his attitude and treatment of heroin at the last moment yes i might be wrong but can you say they are 100% different with no simmilarities whatsoever also even if im worried abought it being simmiler i didnt say this siries is terrible i just asked how it differs and yea even if for me it sounds to simmiler it still can be a good book you said you are sick of it being compared to Dark Duet so who else compares it and why if they are so different also why is it ok to comapare Dark Duet to Comfort Food and Consequences eeven though they are a lot more different but not ok to compare it to Mae
My problem Lian92 is that i've seen you commenting for weeks now about this book, saying it's similar to DD. It's unfair to both authors to say that without even reading the book. You need to realise, especially with this genre that books are going to have similarities. Saying that, Mae doesn't have the ususal hea, this does not turn into some sickly sweet romance and i know you've read that Daniel is a 'hero' and turns into a nice guy....he doesn't. You need the full story to understand why he treats her like he does and why his attitude changes, temporarily. And been one of the few people that has read The Salvation of Daniel, i can tell you that he also doesn't do an about change in that either. He isn't a hero and never will be. To be honest the only redeeming quality is his love for his daughter where as Caleb did try to change for Liv i can assure you Daniel doesn't change for anyone.
well ok but Calebs attitude in Dark duet only changed touwards Livvie and he could still be sadistic you mention there are reosons for Daniels changing his attitude touward Mae at the end of book one but he does change it untill she dies or not? yes im interested abought book two because i also heard that he doesnt change which i find realistic i also heard there wouldnt be romance between him and Connie so thats another reoson i feel i might like The Salvation of Daniel i guess another thing is i dont think Caleb is a hero or nice guy either i still think he is messed up at the end of Epilogue and has a long way to go before he ever becomes normal and i never said Daniel is a hero either and i do like that the author doesnt romantise him in book two is it possible to read it as a stand alone? but for me personaly at the moment Aiden in Her Masters Courtesan is the most realistic portrayal of a sex trafficker at the moment a guy who is sadistic not because he had a terrible father or was raped for years but because he is just a buisnessmen who enjoys money and power he never has feeling for anyone at all and im shere he would be cold and unfeeling even to his children Aiden isnt suposed to be sampathised and is just evil with no redeeming qualities maybe Daniel is also like that ?
I think you need to seperate the two books in your mind Lian92 and i don't mean that in a nasty way. Daniel is in no way similar to Caleb, with Caleb you could see he wasn't all bad whereas Daniel only temporarily gets a little more likable, for some people. I would recommend you read this even if it's just to satisfy your curiousity, but you need to read both Mae and Daniels books, to see the story to the conclusion
Vickie wrote: "I think you need to seperate the two books in your mind Lian92 and i don't mean that in a nasty way. Daniel is in no way similar to Caleb, with Caleb you could see he wasn't all bad whereas Daniel ..."thanks i was actually starting to think this books are not that same but not because of Caleb and Daniel because i dont think sex traffickers and killers can be one better and the other werse for me rapist and murderer is rapist and murderer i was thinking its different because of the plot developement and if im not mistaken Daniels life wasnt that bad and he wasnt doing it for revenge but for money i hope me knowing the plot twists wouldnt ruin the book for me but am i right in thinking there will be no romance between him and Connie because i think the Author will defenetly go a realistic way if there isnt
Lian92...Can I just point out that you are now sounding like a record that is stuck and it's getting very boring to read...but unlike you I have read Mae and the way I see that you've read the teasers but you haven't actually read the FULL book...how sad I find it that you can comment on other's reviews when you HAVEN'T read the FULL book...now forgive me the way I see it is... to write a review that is totally 100% how you feel regarding the book ...DON'T YOU NEED TO READ THE FULL BOOK FIRST TO GIVE IT AN HONEST OPINION? ...yes I thought as much...now why don't you stop making yourself look like a complete fool,grow up and move ON.... ONCE and only ONCE you HAVE READ the FULL book then come back and comment as believe me your thoughts on the Mae & DD will definitely Change...
Nikki wrote: "Lian92...Can I just point out that you are now sounding like a record that is stuck and it's getting very boring to read...but unlike you I have read Mae and the way I see that you've read the tea..."
im just waiting for people to prove me wrong and i deleated my reviews for this books im also not shere abought this book being that simmiler to DD anymore thats why i created this Discussiun to see reosons i should read it and not pass on a good read im seeing the diference between this books now so ill probebly will give it a try when the second one is out you are right i did read almost all spoilers and teasers and reviews saying the books are realy simmiler and thats why i got wary of reading it but im not that shere now
Lian92 The Salvation of Daniel is out 15th October, seriously read them both, i think you'll be surprised. I personally think the author did a perfect job with Daniels book, and when you read Mae, you'll see Daniel doesn't 'do' romance as such and Connie is the absolute opposite of Mae so it's probably not going to be what you expect. Just give it a go, you'll either like it or you won't but at least you'll be able to say you tried it and your curiousity will be sated.
Vickie wrote: "Lian92 The Salvation of Daniel is out 15th October, seriously read them both, i think you'll be surprised. I personally think the author did a perfect job with Daniels book, and when you read Mae, ..."im ok if i wont like it but its diferent to DD and yea its werth reading just to say to myself that i was wrong or right thanks for information i also want to point out that i never said Daniel is a romantic hero because i know many think i see him as a good guy with out reading the books but i know he isnt ment to be heroic but i guess my problem is i kinda see criminal heroes simmiler in this books they are all assholes and i think in a lot of ways the readers are the ones who romantise or make exuses for the psycopath hero when the Author was showing him the villain he is suposed to be
Really how does Mae compare to DD you could ask how does fifty shades compare to Bared to you !!!... There the same Genre so similarity are going to occur . I getting the feeling here that there seems to be a personal grievance on your part towards The Decimation of Mae I'm not to sure why really since you flatly refuse to read the series but comment on everyone reviews not only on here but on Amazon as well . Amazon do kindle unlimited now and it free for the first month and The Decimation of Mae Is available on there please read it because it makes me and so many other mad that you feel the need to comment and insult something you've never read .
Lian92I look forward to reading your thoughts once you've read both Books ..best bit of advice i can give you DON'T write a review until you have read not just Mae or Daniel but any other book because what it is doing is making you like an idiot. ..Ask a question about the book to someone who has read the book if you want to know something but state either no spoiler's or that you don't mind a spoiler BUT please don't write your thought's on a book until you have read the full book..
diana wrote: "Really how does Mae compare to DD you could ask how does fifty shades compare to Bared to you !!!... There the same Genre so similarity are going to occur . I getting the feeling here that there se..."well you know many think Bared to you is way to simmiler to Fifty Shades and there are way to many Bilioneer meets vergin books after its popularity so you cant just say abought the genre i dont have anithing against the book because i havent read it as i said i was looking for someone to prove me wrong im more curius abought reading it now especially book two and i created the group because i wanted to see the diference between the two and not pass a good read im thankful to Denise, Vickie and Betty for helpful info
Nikki wrote: "Lian92I look forward to reading your thoughts once you've read both Books ..best bit of advice i can give you DON'T write a review until you have read not just Mae or Daniel but any other book bec..."
thanks but thats why i created the group to see the diferences and ask people who read it i also deleated both my reviews also Denise mentioned that i know to many spoilers so would i be surprised while reading it? or i still dont know many things so some plot twists will surprise me but i think i just wont read spoilers and reviews for books anymore it kinda ruins the experienc and i dont see charecters the way others do in books anyway
ok i wanted to thank evry one for your help my interest was piqued some recent reviews for book two make me wary again but i just desided to read books knowing theres nothing new under the sun do any of you know if its posible to read The Decimation of Mae online if my kindle isnt working im just realy out of good books to read
I think you'd need to download the kindle app to your computer or phone.
Vickie wrote: "I think you'd need to download the kindle app to your computer or phone."thats way to complicated is it on Smashwords? i think i would have probebly read it a long time a go if it was om Epub Bud or Scribd but there so many Pirate sites so i dont know before i read books quite often on Scribd and Epub Bud and Home but than i found out its often illegal
Vickie wrote: "It's only available on smashwords in a box set. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view..."
thanks its not working and i need book two well maybe when it will get more popular i read Seduced in the dark and Epilogue on Epub Bud and Her Masters Courtesan on Scribd but than i heard its often downloaded by pirates plus this book isnt on there anyway
Lian92 wrote: "Vickie wrote: "It's only available on smashwords in a box set. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view..."
thanks its not working and i need book two well maybe when it will get more popular i ..."
Book 2 out next wed the 15th xx
✰ Charlie ✰ wrote: "Lian92 wrote: "Vickie wrote: "It's only available on smashwords in a box set. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view..."
thanks its not working and i need book two well maybe when it will get ..."
thanks but im not shere it will be available online either theres only one DH Sidebottom book on Epub bud and its not Mae
I should hope it's not available on there. It's an illegal download site using pirated copies
Mae is on Amazon that is where we all get it from not illegal sites
I hope you don't download from these sites as at the end of the day its stealing someone's hard work. ..you don't want to be doing that now do you. ...download the kindle app on your phone its VERY EASY to do its also easy to do via your laptop or computer or the other way around it is try and reboot your Kindle and see if that works if it doesn't there's always paperback's if you really want to read it.....
Nikki wrote: "I hope you don't download from these sites as at the end of the day its stealing someone's hard work. ..you don't want to be doing that now do you. ...download the kindle app on your phone its VER..."
ill just fix my Kindle
Vickie wrote: "I should hope it's not available on there. It's an illegal download site using pirated copies"oh dear im not reading from there anyway because ive heard most of this sites are illegal Charlie im not reading from this sites anymore but i think Smashwards are ligel right? im also curius why Lily White and CJ Roberts books are still there i think they and other Authors who's books are out there just dont know it i personaly didnt know which sites are legal and what are downloaded by pirates
smashwords is fine hun so is Amazon x
✰ Charlie ✰ wrote: "smashwords is fine hun so is Amazon x"i dont know how to read on Amazon
You don't read on Amazon you you buy from Amazon and it goes to your kindle and it can be read on there or download the amazon app to your phone or pc and you can read them on the app
✰ Charlie ✰ wrote: "You don't read on Amazon you you buy from Amazon and it goes to your kindle and it can be read on there or download the amazon app to your phone or pc and you can read them on the app"wow so complicated no i do download books from Amazon on kindle so i know that but i dont read on my phone i dont know how to download amazon ap ok so im kind of impatient so i read teasers from Daniels book the dark parts with torture and im kind of woried abought my sanity because this parts were defenetly disturbing but i didnt get realy scared while reading them and didnt find them darker than other simmiler books in the genre im realy exited to read it but just got curius what this says abought me if i used to be scared of scienes like that only last year guess im geting jaded
if im at 77% of book one and not feeling it and know how it ends can i scip it and start book two with out missing much
I guess so hun if you know how it ends up to you
✰ Charlie ✰ wrote: "I guess so hun if you know how it ends up to you"well i finished it cant say i liked it im of to book two though
i think ill reread book one a few months later so to be less biased especially if ill end up liking book two i just feel i compared way to much so i wrote a review based on what i didnt like in the plot itself just to be fair
Well thank you for giving it a chance as we all said this book wasn't for everyone x
✰ Charlie ✰ wrote: "Well thank you for giving it a chance as we all said this book wasn't for everyone x"im liking book two more so far its more fast paced and the action starts from the beginning call me morbid but i love the fighting and shooting scienes in Mafia or Assasin books plus this book is more clear for me so far i got way to confused reading Mae and have more questions abought the plot than ever
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