A. J. Bennett

Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I needed a book for an alphabet reading challenge I was doing. It needed to start with U. Enter Unintentional Virgin. I think the book was supposed to be funny and cute but I found myself rolling my eyes a lot. The MC was annoying and I was actively rooting against her. I loved her fathers, enjoyed the romantic interest but she needed to go. I don't think this is one I can recommend to anyone even if you just need it for a challenge.… (mais)

4.5 stars

Oh my! Words cannot describe what this book did to me! I could not put it down! It ripped my heart out… then repaired it… then ripped it out again!
I was hesitant with this one at first. The abusive relationship storyline scared me. I don’t do well with abusive relationships. I was relieved by this book. It wasn’t what I was expecting! It was so much more, in a good way!
Grayson is broken. She has serious abandonment and loveless relationship issues. When she leaves her abuser to start a new life, I couldn’t help but to root for her. When she allowed her sister to teach her a new coping mechanism, I wanted to slap her. However, by the end, her new found freedom wasn’t just freedom, it was self-discovery and acceptance.
The relationship between Grayson and Derrick will make you angry, sad, and happy, all at the same time. You will find peace in the bond these two form, even though they are both in denial just how strong that bond is.
There isn’t much I don’t like about this book. I did anticipate in seeing a little more psychotic tendencies from her ex, but it wasn’t a deal breaker for me.
I, irrefutably, will be recommending this book to just about everyone I know! This book is one of those you will not be able to put down. It will always be on your mind… Even after you have finished it. I was so in to this book, I couldn’t wait to go back to read some more until I realized I had finished it already. I don’t think I have ever read a book where I finished it but was so wrapped up in it that I forgot the story was over!!… (mais)

I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I like mythology-based books, so I picked this one up hoping to break out of my reading slump... unfortunately I felt ambivalent about all 4 episodes. I was expecting a big battle and a good love story. But I didn't get either of those. We never got anything more than one date and a few sex scenes to develop the relationship between Thorne and Kataya. There was absolutely zero emotion involved and next-to-no character development. Thorne, a demi-god, has lived for 2,000 years and was cast out of the Realm of Gods. However, the only story we got on him was superficial, that he was a supernatural assassin protecting humans on Earth and, basically, a manwhore. That was a wasted opportunity. I would have liked to see much more back story on who should have been a very interesting character.

There were also some inconsistencies that drove me absolutely batty. They made me a bit ranty in my status updates on Goodreads.

04/03
"Strike 1. In Part 1, Thorne is intro'd as grandson of Theseus. Now, Theseus is his father. This should have been caught before publication."
04/03
"Strike 2. He is reading a file about Kataya in a manila folder... but then says that he could sense her even thru the computer screen."

I felt like these episodes are a bit of a soap opera, but without any emotion. The story started to pick up towards the end of Part 3... but then I get confused again. Thorne is an assassin for hire, but I was under the impression that he was only taking out people who are a danger to humans. Swindling old ladies out of their money and vamps draining humans, okay. But in the third part, his target is a man who is stepping out on his wife. I understand his wife wanting revenge... but it seems a bit paltry for a supernatural assassin.

Part 4, the ending, was was anticlimactic and a bit of a disappointment. All of the buildup fizzled out.
Thanatos utterly failed as a villian. A huge plot to destroy both worlds! Thorne says, oh you shouldn't do that, join the Sicarri instead. What good villain gives up that easy? And Kataya's acceptance of the whole destroy-the-world, herself included, aspect... that seemed silly.

In sum, this was an okay read. But not one that I am going to be raving about.… (mais)