Hey guys Thommie was surprised when Kol Anderson offered her the opportunity to bring a Giveaway of his new book Heart to all you lucky readers, so because Thommie has been such a good little minion I am letting her handle the Giveaway. Now just leave a comment and an email address and next Friday Thommie will pick a winner, so good luck guys š ~Pixie~
Hello there dear readers and followers of MM Good Book Reviews. First off I hope youāve had a nice Christmas and that everything went smoothly, if not according to plan. I just love this holidays and how tricky they are. We try so hard and make so many plans for theĀ perfectĀ dinner, theĀ perfectĀ gifts, and theĀ perfectĀ everything, only to have one small detail ruining it all. We immerse ourselves so much into expectations that we forget to simply live and enjoy.
And oh my, how much this talk is reminding me of a new release from a peculiar author. Yes, Iām talking aboutĀ HeartĀ byĀ KolĀ Anderson, which I had the pleasure of reading recently. Now, I say peculiar because those of you who are already acquainted with Kolās work know that said work is a bit dark, hence this new title was a bit of a surprise. But Iāll say no more. Youāll have to read the review and comment down below for the chance to win a copy of this title.
And with that Iāll leave you to Kolās thoughts and upcoming news. Enjoy!
Thommie
Kol Anderson:
Itās always a little exciting to watch the calendar change. Guess we all need a fresh start. But thereās no point in getting that fresh start if youāre going to make resolutions you canāt keep. Perhaps this year you can finally learn to accept yourself as you are, instead of desiring changes that other people have told you must be made. Maybe you donāt mind being overweight, but it bugs you that youāre not someoneās idea of pretty. No one can be someoneās idea of pretty forever, so what are you going to do when you reach the expiry date on your skin and body? Better to find someone who didnāt fall in love with you for all that in the first place.
Okay so, I know what youāre thinkingāguy who practically lives to write dark stuff talking about love. How ironic. Well I can assure you we all want fairytales. Some of us are just led into believing that weāre never going to find it. So we become and take away other peopleās happiness, or constantly keep putting ourselves down. Life is nothing but an image inside our heads. Some fantasy we create, every living moment to survive and thereās nothing wrong with that. My fantasy, is that Iām a writerāand it kind of seems like a lot of people are starting to believe it š
Oh yeah and by the way, HEART released. Iām still so lost in these characters and that world I canāt stop writing their stories. Iāve already begun work on the second book and the third one is completely planned. So thereās definitely going to be more.
KolĀ Anderson
āThe books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.ā
ā Oscar Wilde
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Author: Kol Anderson
Genre: Contemporary / BDSM
Length: Novel (400 pages)
Publisher: Kol Anderson
HeatĀ Level: Explicit
HeartĀ Rating: 3~3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Thommie
Blurb:Ā What if the person whose memory you held on to isn’t the person you thought he was?
Lucas Mayer is a hit-man, running from his past, and the one person he can think of having a future with is Roman Woodrow, a guy who’s always had trouble keeping steady relationships. Among the many addictions of Roman, is the devious and manipulative, Daniel Jones. But Lucas can’t give up Daniel’s secret without giving up his own.
ProductĀ Link:Ā http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Kol-Anderson-ebook/dp/B00HBUPIJA/ref=la_B00DN6IR8U_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387548564&sr=1-1
Review: Ouch! Yes, that is the first thought/exclamation that hit my brain when this book ended. It was definitely a surprise ending, but then again the entire read was surprising.
Roman! Oh my God what a character; for half the read I thought he was a slut, for the second half that he was adorable, and in between I thought he was crazy or something definitely wrong with him for allowing things and people do what they did in his life. Heās such a complicated character that you have to be on your toes to understand the twists and turns his life gets. I was definitely shocked the first time he acted somehow unexpectedly and then started paying more attention to it all. I donāt know how to really feel about him though. You see, he meets this nice man, Luke ā the fact heās a hit man has nothing to do with how nice he is ā yet he leaves him, even while giving him some faux hope that there might be something more for them in store. He meets him again three years later, and still he doesnāt take advantage of this beautiful thing that is right in front of his hands, but goes and gets involved with Daniel.
And oh my God, Daniel, could I wish for someoneās death more? I am speechless with how Daniel and Romanās relationship started and, and continued (yes, the double āandā is intentional). I am speechless that Luke allowed it too. I am just speechless. But it happened and suddenly Iām finding myself reading a book where this wealthy guy is having a relationship with two men, one a con and the other a hit-man (he doesnāt know any of that of course) but Iām tearing my hair off by how heās leading them both. Ah, frustrating!!! And just when I think Iāve figured things out, then everything turns around and laughs at my face for daring to think such a thing. Yeah, heads up, expect the unexpected or better yet, expect nothing and just let yourself go and feel whatever is given to you.
So, there were certain things that I liked and disliked. First of there were the sparse typos (hopefully it was just my copy that had them) throughout the book. Secondly and most important to my eyes was the assassinās profile. For me that was a little bit hastily done. See none of the assassins I know (donāt ask) would have left a target alive in close range. They go and put one bullet in the heart and two on the head in order to avoid what actually happened in this book, a recovered target. I suppose the plot wouldnāt have flowed the way it was meant if the target died, but still the assassinās profile failed big time there. The other was the fact that Luke tries for months to help Roman away from Danielās clutches, and I kept thinking the whole timeĀ why on ever-loving Earth doesnāt he put a bullet in his head?Ā I mean, heās a hit-man for crying out loud, why, oh why doesnāt he eliminate competition? Pff, such a wuss, made me think that he didnāt deserve Roman after all, especially when Daniel simply waltzed in and grabbed him.
And this brings me to the things I liked. Can you see the grin in my face? No? Imagine it then, because this book and its approach on the erotic parts will put one on your faces as well. Whew, what a stimulatingĀ part this was. From slow and loving to harsh and rough and tough, from vanilla to our of this earth bdsm, it had me panting and glowing and panting some more. I donāt know what I loved more Roman/Luke or Roman/Daniel when the sex scenes came out to play. Being a pervert deep in my heart I canāt say no to kinky stuff, even though the way that kink began had my hair standing, and often I wished, oh how much I wished damn Luke was a bit more aggressive instead of the ever-loving considerate partner. The merging of them two though was just fantastic and the end result was utterly erotic. The mĆ©nage was avoided however no matter how possible that seemed at some point, but for lovers of heavier kink there are some multiple partners scenes there too. Dark and delicious is what they are.
Overall this was a very interesting and quite surprising book, that wants you to be on your toes constantly, throwing twists of the plot at every turn and enhancing it with some heavy power erotica. You think this sounds interesting? I definitely recommend you give it a try. Enjoy!