Book Review: The Collar by: Tara Sue Me

The time is finally here. The release of "The Collar". I have been anticipating for this book for so long. Now I'm anticipating for "The Exhibionist".

Synopsis: Goodreads

Nathaniel and Abby are struggling to navigate the challenging waters of their own relationship, when they get a surprising phone call from their partners in play, Dena and Jeff, who are in need of a helping hand…

Seven years ago, blonde, beautiful lawyer Dena Jenkins was tired of her carefully controlled life. Desperate for something exhilarating to help her escape the pressures of her demanding job and her senator father, she joined a steamy, local BDSM club as a submissive. There she met brooding Dominant, Jeff. The attraction between them was undeniable, and, despite Dena’s doubts, they couldn’t stay away from each other.


Except, as the years have passed, their blazing connection has proven difficult to maintain. Dena and Jeff have a history they’d rather forget, but Dena can’t let go of the past, and Jeff is ready to move across the country to give her space. Now, to save their passion, they’ll have to rediscover what it means to trust each other—and give themselves to each other completely…

Review: (4.5)

I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next book in “The Submissive” series. I was hooked from the first page of the first book and have stuck with the characters.

I was a little disappointed with this book. “The Collar” focuses on two characters from “The Enticement” and not on Abby and Nathaniel. Abby and Nathaniel barely appear. They appear here and there and that’s it. It doesn’t focus on them. I feel that if Tara Sue Me wanted to write about the characters that “The Collar” focuses on then she should have written a different book instead of continuing this series that is about Abby and Nathaniel. I wanted to read about them and not the characters I did read about.

With having said that, I did enjoy the story and the characters. Jeff and Dena were introduced to us as characters from Delaware from “The Enticement”. Their story is explained by going through the past and the present. How they met, what happened to them and where they are at now. They went through a trauma which caused them to break up. We follow their actions of trying to fix their relationship and hopefully getting back together.

Jeff comes off as a guy you don’t want to mess with. He is always wearing a stern expression. Dena is a strong willed woman. She knows what she wants and she takes it. They work beautifully together. As with every relationship, they have their problems, but they work through them one way or another.


Overall, though I’m disappointed Abby and Nathaniel’s story didn’t continue, I enjoyed reading about Jeff and Dena. I’m looking forward to what the next book will be about.

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Book Review: Storm by: Amanda Sun

I don't post my YA reviews on my blog because they get posted up on my best friend's blog (a button to them is up on my blog), but a good friend of mine wanted me to post my review for this book and I said I would. At the end, if you are interested, I will have links to my reviews to the other books in the trilogy, which includes the novellas.

Synopsis: Goodreads

After almost a year in Japan, Katie Greene has finally unearthed the terrible secret behind her boyfriend Tomohiro's deadly ability to bring drawings to life—not only is he descended from Kami, the ancient Japanese gods, but he is the heir to a tragedy that occurred long ago, a tragedy that is about to repeat.


Even as the blood of a vengeful god rages inside Tomo, Katie is determined to put his dark powers to sleep. In order to do so, she and Tomo must journey to find the three Imperial Treasures of Japan. Gifts from the goddess Amaterasu herself, these treasures could unlock all of the secrets about Tomo's volatile ancestry and quell the ink's lust for destruction. But in order to complete their quest, Tomo and Katie must confront out-of-control Kami and former friend Jun, who has begun his own quest of revenge against those he believes have wronged him. To save the world, and themselves, Katie and Tomo will be up against one of the darkest Kami creations they've ever encountered—and they may not make it out alive.

Review: (4.5 stars)

“Ink” became one of my favorite trilogies right away. I loved the setting, story and characters. But now the trilogy is over. I’m sad that it is over, but happy because of how great of a ride these books take you on.

I have been anticipating “Storm” since I read “Rain”. The way things ended, left me wanting more.  But I had to wait. The time finally came that I could read how everything will turn out for the characters.

The ink has been affecting Katie more than it ever did. She starts to have nightmares that the Kami have. The closer the time comes for the showdown between Tomo and Jun gets the more everyone is affected by it. Tomo loses control more and more.

While Katie is trying to come up of ways to solve their problem, her dad decides to make an appearance into her life after seventeen years. He heard about what happened to her mom and wants to say how sorry he is for what he did. Her dad only made a small appearance. I would have liked him to have had a bigger role.


Overall, it was a bittersweet ending. I felt that the pace was a little slow, but a lot of things were happening. I’m not completely satisfied with how everything ended because I want more to the story, but things were wrapped up nicely. A nice way to end a fantastic story.

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Previous Reviews:
Shadow
Ink
Rain
Rise

Book Review: The Enticement by: Tara Sue Me

Today is the day for the release of "The Collar". As if you guys couldn't tell, I'm very excited for this release. I pre-ordered it, so I will have it today. I can't wait to finish the book I'm currently reading so I can start it.

Synopsis: Goodreads

Limits were made to be pushed.

Abby West has everything she wanted: a family, a skyrocketing new career, and a sexy, Dominant husband who fulfills her every need. Only, as her life outside the bedroom becomes hectic, her Master’s sexual requirements inside become more extreme. Abby doesn’t understand Nathaniel’s increased need for control, but she can’t deny the delicious way her body reacts to his tantalizing demands…


Between Abby’s reluctance and Nathaniel’s unyielding commands, the delicate balance of power between the Dominant and his submissive threatens to shift. And as the underlying tension and desire between them heats up, so does the struggle to keep everything they value from falling apart …

Review: (5 stars)

I loved The Submissive trilogy and I was happy when I found out that Tara Sue Me was going to write more about Abby and Nathaniel.

We ended with knowing that they had two children. I wanted more of that and I’m glad that we got to. It was fun to see how they managed to get in the playtime they needed when they had other responsibilities and their two children.

Their relationship gets tested a bit when new things happen for Abby and a new character makes an appearance. They go through their fair share of struggles in their marriage, but they make it out better in the end and it was beautiful to see. How struggles can test them, but makes them stronger and more connected.

I do wish that Felicia and Jackson played a bigger part in this book, like they did in the other books, along with Elaina and Todd. They are a big part of their lives and I wanted to see more of what has been going on in theirs than we got the chance to.

I really enjoyed this book. Other aspects of BDSM were explored and I liked seeing how the characters went about it. I can’t wait to see where things will go next to these two and their family.


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I bought the Target edition of this book because only their edition had the novella "The Chalet" in the back of the book and I had to have that. I don't go to Target even, but I made a special trip to get this. The good thing was that I had a gift card for Target that a friend of mine gave me for Christmas, so I was able to use that to get this.

I hope you enjoyed this review. 

Pet additions.

My very first post was about introducing all of the small pets I have. I then made a post about one of them passing away. Today, I'm here to finally introduce two new members. I have had them since the beginning of March or the end of February. They were born Janurary 30th. They are still just babies. If you follow me on Instragram, then you may already know about them. This is one of the very first photos of them. The day I received them, I believe. Looking at it now makes me go 'aww' because of how small they used to be.

This is my brother holding them. I have named them Damon and Stefan. If any of you have watched The Vampire Diaries, then you know where I have gotten their names from. I wanted brother names, so I went with theirs. Damon is the one on the left and Stefan is on the right. Damon is bigger than Stefan is. I find it funny, 

This is the most recent photo I have of the boys. It was one of the times I had them out running around my bed. Stefan is funny when he is out. Reason being is when a cat jumps onto my bed, he likes to play with them. Mostly with the girl (will be making a post about my cats, so look out for that) and she doesn't mind at all. She loves all of my small pets. 

I love having rats as pets. They are very intelligent creatures. They are fun and affectionate as well. I have had rats since 2007 and have not been without at least one since then. At one point I had six of them at once. Right now, I have my two boys and one girl Missy. I think they are great pets to have for anyone.

Does anyone have a pet rat? Or have you ever considered having a pet rat?