I so love it when I read a series and the next book is as good as or better than the first. Pepper Winters certainly can melt the pages when it comes to the sex scenes but if that's all I wanted I could watch a porno. I lI so love it when I read a series and the next book is as good as or better than the first. Pepper Winters certainly can melt the pages when it comes to the sex scenes but if that's all I wanted I could watch a porno. I love, love, love the twisted dynamic between Q and Tess.
The story is told in revolving POV, with Q and Tess taking turns each chapter. They except the fact that Q is a twisted sick f**k when it comes to his desires and Tess convinces Q he can do whatever he wants to her, she wants him to. Urges him to...and oh boy...
Being inside the head of a submissive while she is in the midst of being whipped or whatever the implement of domination, wow, amazing! The way it is written is no ordinary or expected erotic scene. It builds and builds til you're caught up with every emotion of both characters. That is what I truly love about a great D/s story. I want to know that the characters are miserably , happily, crazily, sexually, deviantly, head over f*cking heads for each other. It is not easy to convey that emotion (when it is not PNR and the characters do not have a "mating heat" to fall back on) and I enjoy being able to witness it, not once but twice in one series.
The meat of the story swirls around a devastating event that happens to Tess. I won't delve to deep into it but suffice to say she does not come out the other side whole. What that does to Q it heartbreaking to watch. He admits to himself he loves her and it scares him to think someone has changed him, tamed the beast.
In conclusion, for those that need the sigh of relief, this does have a happy ending but damn you have to walk over razor blades and swim through lemon juice to get there. I thoroughly enjoy Mrs. Winters books thus far. I have [book:Twisted Together|19015729] already queued up to read next and after that her INDEBTED series. I love the psychology of a dark and twisted mind, but I need to know that there can be something to heal that mind, and tame the beast within.
The story is told in revolving POV, with Q and Tess taking turns each chapter. They except the fact that Q is a twisted sick f**k when it comes to his desires and Tess convinces Q he can do whatever he wants to her, she wants him to. Urges him to...and oh boy...
Being inside the head of a submissive while she is in the midst of being whipped or whatever the implement of domination, wow, amazing! The way it is written is no ordinary or expected erotic scene. It builds and builds til you're caught up with every emotion of both characters. That is what I truly love about a great D/s story. I want to know that the characters are miserably , happily, crazily, sexually, deviantly, head over f*cking heads for each other. It is not easy to convey that emotion (when it is not PNR and the characters do not have a "mating heat" to fall back on) and I enjoy being able to witness it, not once but twice in one series.
The meat of the story swirls around a devastating event that happens to Tess. I won't delve to deep into it but suffice to say she does not come out the other side whole. What that does to Q it heartbreaking to watch. He admits to himself he loves her and it scares him to think someone has changed him, tamed the beast.
In conclusion, for those that need the sigh of relief, this does have a happy ending but damn you have to walk over razor blades and swim through lemon juice to get there. I thoroughly enjoy Mrs. Winters books thus far. I have [book:Twisted Together|19015729] already queued up to read next and after that her INDEBTED series. I love the psychology of a dark and twisted mind, but I need to know that there can be something to heal that mind, and tame the beast within.
Rating:
5 stars- Highly Recommend (memorable characters, scenes, one liners, look for more from author)
4 stars- Loved it (lasting impression after reading, memorable characters, scenes)
3- Liked it, the writing was good, kept my attn, finished the story (Usually just rate these and add final thoughts)
2- It was OK, Struggled to finish
1- did not finish
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Holly (Wandersthroughbooks)
Yaaaas Q!! 👏👏👏
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2023
Holly (Wandersthroughbooks)
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2023
(Monsters in the Dark 2)
Author: @pepperwinters
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Well, if I was on the fence about Q Mercer going into this book, I am FIRMLY on the YAAAAAAS side of it afterwards! 😍🔥
The character arc that Q goes through in this installment of the MitD series is.... 🤌🫦
I was legitimately concerned with some of the needs that he had and how they would effect Tess (mentally and physically,) but the sheer amount of self searching, sacrifice and growth that Q shows is incredible.
He's definitely a keeper!
Tess had an arc of her own and, due to no fault of her own, I feel like her arc went the opposite way from Q's, and she regressed rather than progressed. Though we do get a "happy ending" I feel things aren't as happy for Tess as she would like everyone to think. (We shall see in the next book.)
This book is dark, gritty and raw. Pepper keeps surprising me with just how far she will take us into the world of human trafficking. She does not gloss over details but instead makes Tess's experience feel real, which, in my opinion, makes a story that much better!
I thoroughly enjoyed Quintessentially Q and am eagerly looking forward to seeing what is in store for Tess and Q in the third and final novel of Monsters in the Dark.
**This book is quite a bit darker than Tears of Tess and a full list of TW/CW can be found on Pepper's website and at the beginning of the book.** What I do love about Pepper's writing is, although things may get very dark, there will always be a light shining in that darkness.
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Excellent series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2019
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I needed the next page like I needed my next breath and I loved every single second of it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2017
