This is just everything it shouldn’t be…

So this book is a tribute to male dominance, sexual abuse (even rape), female submission and Stockholm syndrome on steroids. It’s romanticizing sexual force and abuse and turning it tastelessly exotic. It’s so problematic I can’t even begin. It’s only redemption is the rather gripping and unpleasant description of the boys in the basement.

And then, as if it wasn’t enough with what I mentioned above, we have the narrating. I’m sure the narrators have a plan of some sort but the narrating is awful. Sorry narrators I’m sure you’re wonderful people. But the male narrating is amazingly dull, maybe that was what he was aiming for. Emotionless and suppressed from the experienced abuse in his history. But it doesn’t fit the actual words of the author. And her voice is so horribly made up, whiny and over dramatic I cringed more than once.

This could have been a good story, even hot. But it’s not. She says no and he takes her without caring. It’s a No-means-yes story with focus on HIS pain and limitations. His journey from broken ruthlessness towards softness and healing and it COULD have been valuable, it had potential, but without problematizing around it, it’s just in bad taste.

Someone stated in the reviews that this was just enough without crossing the boarders or taking it too far. Maybe that is a problem in itself. If we find glorifying and romanticizing sexual abuse, force and female submission to be “not taking it too far”… then we have work to do.

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Nice audiobook!

I love a dark romance story and this one was a good pick!
Liked all characters and I found the story well written except for a few "discrepancies" (SPOILERS: She's not supposed to see well without her glasses but several time she describes details even in the dark... And after she got her hands bloody they never speak about it again etc).
I like that it's never black and white, right or wrong. It doesn't go to dark either, always on the line I would say. I would have preffered a bit more details on the main characters' back stories, like a few hours longer to fill up the blank would have been great!


The woman narrator wasn't great unfortunately, it's not her voice but more the way she speaks, personality I didn't like it. For this story at least.

The man narrator was terrible!....
Says NO ONE EVER when referred to Jacob Morgan! Is it even possible for him to do it wrong? I don't think so. Always on point, great emotion, best voice ever! Please Jacob could you do like ALL the audio books? Thanks!

I'll read the second book of this series right away because I'm really intrigued about Stone (not at all to listen to Jacob Morgan longer, no no...), hoping to get more back story details!

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Addictive

Couldn’t put it down I listened to it all in two days. Narrators were brilliant. Fantastic read.

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The Narrators were amazing!!

Story so captivating but the narrators made it so alive i just couldn’t stop listening! Wow favorite and best narrators yet!!!

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Great book

Loved the story and the male voice . The female voice was a bit over the top.

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What a great beginning

I love a good dark romance.

I've been sitting on this for a few days because I have not been able to find the words to write this review.

I was fortunate enough to have already listened to Hostage which is book two in the series and have always wanted to read/listen to this one.

It did not disappoint.

Grayson and Abby is sort of lust-at-first sight but so much darker. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into with this one (since I had spoilers) but it's amazing all on its own.

It has angst, steam, suspense, and feelings.

The ending is everything I could wish for and I hope to get more stories in this series soon!

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Wow!

The narrators were perfect for these characters and truly added to the overall experience of the story!

Grayson and Abigail are complete opposites but fall together beautifully in this story. The brokenness, the anguish, the revenge. I loved it all!

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My Thoughts on Prisoner

This book was an insane thrilling ride of a story. But it's one I didn't want to put down. It is definitely what I would call a dark romance, but I enjoyed every minute of it. The two main characters met in some of the worst of circumstances to make a connection and yet they felt inevitable. What happened after that most of the time I just couldn't predict. But it's one of the things I loved. The surprise of it.

All of the characters were very well developed as well. Not just the main characters but the secondary ones too. And it has me crossing my fingers for more of their stories.

The narrators did a fantastic job with this one. Jacob Morgan is a favorite of mine and I just thought he was perfect for this particular character. He's really good at giving voice to dark, complex leading men and helping me connect with them. Lauren Sweet was a bit newer for me but I was very impressed. I also thought she was a good fit for this role. She pulled off young, strong and a fighter quite well. I would love to hear more from both these narrators in future.

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Prisoner 🖤

A well written book. A jailbreak, brings Abby and Greyson together in a dark adventure. He is a prisoner, she is his savior. Their journey has strong emotions and it’s tough. I love all Skye Warren, and paired with Annika Martin is a win win. The narrators give the story the right feelings.
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Raw, intense, and breathtakingly beautiful

I loved every single moment of this book. The raw emotion. The deep, dark, intensity of the main characters. It sucked me, chewed me up, and spit me out in the most beautiful way.

At the beginning of the book I was concerned about the way Jacob Morgan was playing the park of the MMC. There was a monotone to the voice that felt off putting. As I listened further I realized that the almost lack of emotion spoke deeply to the broken state of the character. I loved it. Lauren Sweet's portrayal of the FMC was also impeccable. Both narrators were able to bring so much depth with their performances. This story has risen quickly to the top of my favorite book list.

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