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All the Rage
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3.5 Stars
Well hot damn! I need more anti-heroines in my life because Rage? Rage was freaking kick-ass! If you've read any of my reviews then you already know I'm usually a total heroine hater. If they're weak, sniveling doormats, it's a recipe for disaster for me. But not Rage. Nope! This woman was killer. Pun intended.
I was super curious to see how the author would handle Rage falling in love considering she's describe as essentially a borderline sociopath. As hard as it was for me to shut off my logical brain, I took the character for what she way...a whole lot of gray area. Is she a sociopath that has no feeling of empathy? A cold blooded killer that gets her rocks off on death and destruction? Someone that has barely restrained rage that she can only control by giving in and feeding? Heck if I know. Basically she's something in the middle, and that's where I left it.
Rage gets sent on a bit of a babysitting mission to keep an eye on Nolan Archer. She knows nothing more about him other than he's seemingly normal and is a person of interest to a man that basically mentored her how to channel her rage. But what happens when the seemingly normal Nolan is hiding secrets of his very own?
All The Rage starts off somewhat slow but then quickly picks up steam right around the 70% mark and boy do things escalate quickly from there.
In typical T.M. fashion, the author crafts a twisted and gritty tale that packs a whole lot of surprises that you never see coming. Nolan is certainly not at all what he seems to be and I loved it when he lets that inner bad boy out. The man can dirty talk the panties off of anyone within a 50 mi radius.
So why not rate higher? A few reason. One, no matter how much I tried to shut off my disbelief it was still hard to wrap my mind around how someone like Rage could actually feel love. Considering the woman can barely feel empathy or any emotion of any kind, it was difficult to believe that she'd fall for Nolan. Yes, he was exactly the sort of man she needed and he understood her and accepted her for what she was, but still, my logical brain wouldn't shut off. This was really a minor thing though. What ultimately caused me to lower my rating was one particular scene at the end. I won't spoiler it for you, but I will say that I didn't find it necessary at all for it to go THERE. Not for the plot and not for the characters. It only served to take away a little bit of Rage's bad-ass for me. I felt like it could have gone an entirely different direction all together and it just left me with a weird taste in my mouth. I suppose it may have set up the plot for a future book, but again, for my personal tastes I didn't feel it needed to go there. Not like that.
All things considered, I did still really enjoy the story. T.M. is one of my go-to authors for dark romance because the woman can write one hell of a twisty and gritty tale and I love her for it. If a sexy dark romance with a kick-ass heroine and a bad-ass hero is what you're in the mood for, you can't go wrong with this one. And if you read Bear's book, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the parallel running story line.
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I'd never seen anything like the girl in my arms. Beautiful. Strong. Fierce and fiery. A force greater than any storm and twice as destructive.
Well hot damn! I need more anti-heroines in my life because Rage? Rage was freaking kick-ass! If you've read any of my reviews then you already know I'm usually a total heroine hater. If they're weak, sniveling doormats, it's a recipe for disaster for me. But not Rage. Nope! This woman was killer. Pun intended.
Sometimes the anger came on like an attack and sometimes it simmered under the surface until it exploded.
I was super curious to see how the author would handle Rage falling in love considering she's describe as essentially a borderline sociopath. As hard as it was for me to shut off my logical brain, I took the character for what she way...a whole lot of gray area. Is she a sociopath that has no feeling of empathy? A cold blooded killer that gets her rocks off on death and destruction? Someone that has barely restrained rage that she can only control by giving in and feeding? Heck if I know. Basically she's something in the middle, and that's where I left it.
She didn't know it yet, but Rage was about to become mine. In every way.
Rage gets sent on a bit of a babysitting mission to keep an eye on Nolan Archer. She knows nothing more about him other than he's seemingly normal and is a person of interest to a man that basically mentored her how to channel her rage. But what happens when the seemingly normal Nolan is hiding secrets of his very own?
All The Rage starts off somewhat slow but then quickly picks up steam right around the 70% mark and boy do things escalate quickly from there.
...we didn't just kiss, we tore each other apart. It wasn't just passion. It was a fucking war. An all out fight for a piece of one another.
In typical T.M. fashion, the author crafts a twisted and gritty tale that packs a whole lot of surprises that you never see coming. Nolan is certainly not at all what he seems to be and I loved it when he lets that inner bad boy out. The man can dirty talk the panties off of anyone within a 50 mi radius.
So why not rate higher? A few reason. One, no matter how much I tried to shut off my disbelief it was still hard to wrap my mind around how someone like Rage could actually feel love. Considering the woman can barely feel empathy or any emotion of any kind, it was difficult to believe that she'd fall for Nolan. Yes, he was exactly the sort of man she needed and he understood her and accepted her for what she was, but still, my logical brain wouldn't shut off. This was really a minor thing though. What ultimately caused me to lower my rating was one particular scene at the end. I won't spoiler it for you, but I will say that I didn't find it necessary at all for it to go THERE. Not for the plot and not for the characters. It only served to take away a little bit of Rage's bad-ass for me. I felt like it could have gone an entirely different direction all together and it just left me with a weird taste in my mouth. I suppose it may have set up the plot for a future book, but again, for my personal tastes I didn't feel it needed to go there. Not like that.
All things considered, I did still really enjoy the story. T.M. is one of my go-to authors for dark romance because the woman can write one hell of a twisty and gritty tale and I love her for it. If a sexy dark romance with a kick-ass heroine and a bad-ass hero is what you're in the mood for, you can't go wrong with this one. And if you read Bear's book, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the parallel running story line.
I'm going to fuck the anger out of you."
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March 17, 2016
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March 17, 2016
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June 3, 2016
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June 10, 2016
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June 13, 2016
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June 13, 2016
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June 13, 2016
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June 13, 2016
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Jun 10, 2016 04:25PM
enjoy, darlin' <3
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Badass heroine. \o/
OK, I get what you mean about her being a sociopath and having deep feelings. Damn I still want to read Bear before Rage but now I'm all riled up.
Perfect review with stunning visuals, babe. <3
OK, I get what you mean about her being a sociopath and having deep feelings. Damn I still want to read Bear before Rage but now I'm all riled up.
Perfect review with stunning visuals, babe. <3
FAB review and images, doll!! I'm so looking forward to meeting Rage. I still need to read Bear's story cause MAJOR series OCD. LOL Nervous about the plot twist at the end but can't wait! Glad you enjoyed it overall! :D xoxo
Maida»-(¯`v´¯)-» wrote: "FAB review and images, doll!! I'm so looking forward to meeting Rage. I still need to read Bear's story cause MAJOR series OCD. LOL Nervous about the plot twist at the end but can't wait! Glad you ..."
Thanks, babe! I definitely recommend reading Bear's story first <3
But you can read this as a standalone too if you really wanted
Thanks, babe! I definitely recommend reading Bear's story first <3
But you can read this as a standalone too if you really wanted
Jen wrote: "Awesome review, woman! Gawd, I need a strong heroine right about now!"
You'd SERIOUSLY love Rage then ;)
You'd SERIOUSLY love Rage then ;)
Rachel Reads Ravenously (AKA The Wildcard Reader) wrote: "Awesome review Lana! I'm not a big fan of sociopaths so this doesn't sound like the book for me :/"
She wasn't exactly a sociopath. She was mostly just a little crazy LMAO! I actually really liked her. It was the plot twist that got meh. Thanks, doll!
She wasn't exactly a sociopath. She was mostly just a little crazy LMAO! I actually really liked her. It was the plot twist that got meh. Thanks, doll!
Elle the ClosetRomanceReader aka Leftie aka Shoebelle wrote: "Ahh, IKWYM, that part threw me off too... Great review, Lana! As always..."
It was the part with (view spoiler) in particular. I really wish it didn't go there. But it was still an awesome read. Thank you, Elle!
It was the part with (view spoiler) in particular. I really wish it didn't go there. But it was still an awesome read. Thank you, Elle!
J *I did it all for the nookie.The book nookie* wrote: "Great review hooker, kick-ass heroines are so rare these days."
Thanks, hooker! Seriously though. Rage definitely hit the spot lol
Thanks, hooker! Seriously though. Rage definitely hit the spot lol
Deborah wrote: "Fab review, I'll have to move this up my list."
Thanks, Deborah! It certainly hit the spot for my reading mood ;)
Thanks, Deborah! It certainly hit the spot for my reading mood ;)