Consequences Author: Visit Amazon's Aleatha Romig Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0988489139 | Format: EPUB
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"CONSEQUENCES is definitely a book you have to read. I hope it evokes the same crazy emotions in you that it did in me and you love it as much as I did!" -The Romance Reviews
"Bravo to Ms. Romig for shocking the heck out of me. I never saw the ending coming. If someone saw me reading the last 25% of this book, they saw someone with their mouth hanging open." -The Fiction Vixon
"This book is an utter and complete mind f*** and I loved every minute. Aleatha is brilliant and is able to make you love and hate the characters and the plot all at the same time. BUY THIS BOOK NOW."-Love N Books
From the Author
Enjoy the entire Consequences Series:Consequences (Book #1 of the Bestselling Series)
Truth: (Book #2 of the Bestselling Series)
Convicted: (Book #3 of the Bestselling Series) Release Date October 8, 2013
Behind His Eyes/ Novella Trilogy - Release to be announced
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- Paperback: 412 pages
- Publisher: Romig Works (October 30, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0988489139
- ISBN-13: 978-0988489134
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I honestly debated reviewing this book for a few reasons - First, it's outside of my typical reading genere. Second, I'm still kinda reeling from the story. And, finally, I don't know how exactly I should rate it.
Let me explain.
This story is powerful. It's deeply moving and very emotional. And, it's completely horrific.
So, on one hand, it deserves five stars for being so good, but on the other hand, I might sleep better if I had just passed this one by. So, I am rating it 4 stars... because I did like the story even while I hated it. And, I will read the sequel, because I need to know good will triumph over evil. (SEE UPDATE)
Basically, stockholm syndrome is the name of the game here and it was intense. (I was not kidding when I said I think I need therapy.) Prepare yourself for a psychological roller coaster. Obviously, I have not experienced stockholm syndrome myself, but I can imagine that Claire's story would be exactly how awful it could be. And, the author makes us feel it right along with her. Although, many of the horrible things he does to her are not discussed in great detail (something I am very grateful for) it is plenty enough to understand and feel. Anthony was just so hard to read.. In some ways he reminded me of Ed Norton's character in the movie Primal Fear. You never knew (until the very end) which side of him was real. He used every tool imaginable to essentially make Claire lose herself - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Claire was going through the story always on edge, always walking on eggshells, but luckily always managing to make it thorough.
It's difficult to talk about the ending without giving it all away.
Consequences is a very dark, painful, and complex story. It is not a romance. It's a psychological thriller with lots of twists that will leave you reeling. Sensitive topics such as rape, physical abuse, and mental abuse are not glossed over and left me feeling raw. The suspense of not knowing where this story was going completed screwed with my head. At some point I even thought this book was going to be the death of me.
Glitches. Consequences. Appearances. Compartmentalize...four words Claire will never forget.
Claire met Anthony at the restaurant where she bartends. While she worked, they flirted and teased one another. Anthony charms her into meeting him for a drink after her shift. Thinking Anthony is joking when he offers her a job with enough money to pay off her debts, she signs a little napkin that changes her life forever. A week later, she is drugged, kidnapped, violated, and taken to Anthony's beautiful home which is now her prison. She is now at his mercy until her debt is paid in full.
"He hurt her - not just physically but also emotionally - down to her core. He had humiliated and seemed to enjoy humiliating her routinely since she arrived."
Claire endures so much from this man. She must obey the rules and if she failed, there are consequences. She has no freedom. Her job is to pay Tony back for her debt. Her duties include: keeping up appearances, dress in his clothes, no contact with her family, ask permission for everything, always be punctual, and give him pleasure at his convenience. She is no longer Claire Nichols, bartender, once Meteorologist. She is now Anthony's property.
I have always had a desire to read books with HEAs, books with a redeemable hero--even if I don't like him in the beginning. This is a first for me.
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