So this is going to be jibberish. It’s not going to make any sense. But if you take anything from that, just know that I only write crazy reviews over books I adore. Not sort of like, not loved eh-ish. I’m talking ready to pick it up and reread it right now, so that my mind can get blown to pieces again.
Joely Gilbert is one of two head Viper Girls at The Viper Rooms, an exclusive gentleman’s club. But it’s not as it appears. There are so many secrets to this club, and her boss will do whatever it takes to keep the viper girls in line. Whatever. It. Takes. The fear, the punishment, the rules. It’s a terrifying place, even though the girls are taken care of from an outsider’s view. After 3 years in with 3 more to go on her contract, Joely has had enough and is ready to get out. Although she doesn’t like the life she has to lead and what she has to do, there’s one major cause for her wanting to leave The Viper Rooms.
Joely has a very strict schedule and rules that she must abide by. One of those rules is to not fall in love with a client. You can guess what Joely does huh? Yep. Jace Mason, a client. Jace started as a client but once they fell in love, he wants to help Joely escape from this awful life she’s caught in. They want each other without the fear of being caught. So…can Jace help her ? Do they get their happily ever after? Not if Clara, her boss, has anything to do with it. Ahhh, chills all over again typing that!
What I loved most about this book was that it’s not REALLY a love story. It is, but isn’t. It is by far the most creative storyline I’ve read in…I don’t know how long. You can feel it and know they’re in love from the very first page. It’s not their feelings that’s the problem. It’s the fact that he's a client. The scenes with just the two of them, it’s perfection. How they feel, how they communicate with one another, how they understand each other. They look like the perfect couple. It’s everything else that makes their lives so impossible. And you will HATE it for them.
This book is gorgeous. The writing, the descriptions, the people. Every little detail, every conversation, every sentence. It seems crazy to think that a book about a woman being abused and punished in a gentleman’s club could be described as beautiful, but how Kirsty wrote the story, it’s exactly that. I make notes while I’m reading to help with my reviews, and my notes with this one only have single words. Eloquent. Beautiful. Sophisticated. Thrilling. Shocking. Passionate. Heartbreaking. Original. Dark. I just love it. LOVE it.
<3 Erin
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