(Monsters in the Dark series, book 2)
“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted…
fucked up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But
then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of
iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs make a right."
Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably.
But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship,
while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to
deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.
He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster.
I finished this novel and my exact words were, "Holy fucking shit, that was…" That’s
it. I just started shaking my head because I couldn’t finish my own sentence. I
couldn’t even find a word to describe it. Not one tiny, little word. After
about 12 hours of giving my mind time to process every emotion that had wreaked
havoc on me throughout this novel, I was finally able to sit down a write a
review. I don’t know how competent it will be, but at least I can finish
sentences now. That has to count for something, right?
First and foremost, there needs to be a warning
associated with this book that simply states: “You will need alcohol while reading this. Lots…and lots…of alcohol.” Take
my advice for what it is, but I am not kidding when I say I actually paused my
reading to go pour myself a drink. Okay, fine, more like three drinks. You get
the point.
Second of all, this review is not going to
contain any plot information. I simply can’t do it, because it will completely
ruin the experience for anyone who hasn’t read it yet. I think it says
something to the plot when the author leaves the synopsis up in the air; it doesn’t
really give you any direction in which this story is going to take you. After
finishing this novel, I not only understand why Pepper did it, but I appreciate her for it. Well, maybe.
Tears of Tess was dark,
so I thought I was prepared for Quintessentially
Q. I was wrong. So incredibly, unequivocally, 100 percent wrong. This book
broke me. It made my insides churn. It killed me, piece by piece. I literally
cannot describe to you how much this book made me just plain feel. Just when I’d think my emotions
were shot to shit, Pepper threw another grenade and wrecked me all over again. I wish I could show y’all just how much this
story got under my skin, but if I tried, I’d be sitting here all day; and who
knows if I’d actually even accomplish my
goal.
With a dual POV rotating between Tess and Q, we
finally get to dive into the tortuous mind of Tess’s monster in the dark. I
fell in love with Q towards the end of Tears
of Tess, but those feelings were unparalleled to how this novel made me
feel about him. He is without a doubt one of my favorite damaged male
characters. His complete devotion to Tess showed him in a different light, and
makes the reader see just how much she has taken over everything in his life.
The lengths he goes to for her are slightly terrifying, and yet disturbingly
romantic. Yes, that is possible, people!
Honestly, I could talk about this book for
fucking days, but instead of rambling on like some crazed fangirl (for the
record, I’m not saying I’m not fangirling like a mother fucker)
I guess I’ll bring this bad boy home. This book brought me to the brink of
emotional wreckage, time after time, and then pieced me back together with some
of the most brilliant writing and story-weaving I have ever experienced in all
my years of reading. I’m not exaggerating. Quintessentially
Q showed me darkness and light in ways I could never have imagined, and it
completely consumed me from page one. Tess and Q’s story is a perfect example
of love conquering all, in a beautifully tragic way.
MY RATING: 5 STARS
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