This book was awesome, though also contained tragedy. Though we don’t see what happens to Dez when she is abducted, we do learn more about what happens within the story.
When we first meet Dez after that time in her life, she is nothing like she was. She’s covered in game tattoos, she’s also an addict, tossing back pills to cope with the mental scars from her abduction.
Chance, the guy who talked to Dez before her abduction randomly finds her in a Home Depot. Oddest place, but it worked for them, and it worked for him. She got to keep her habit, and a place to live if she could help him with her game when the guy she recommended tells Chance she’s better, and he’s too busy.
They develop a somewhat unconventional relationship. Now typically I do not enjoy reading about the H banging another person who isn’t the FMC, but this worked based on their flaws.
Chance is a sex addict and needs touch to cope with feeling invisible or forgotten. Dez needs to not touch any one ever. They are both attracted to each other that they slowly develop a relationship, even going to far as Dez picking out his conquests. It weirded me out the first time before their agreement, but afterward I became to understand it. She couldn’t touch him and he needs it, they were both getting their needs fulfilled. My main issue is not letting the OW know that she was there for their kink so to speak. That bugged me.
Another thing that bugged me was how easy it was for Dez to give up her addiction, and for Chance to give up his. Neither had a relapse during the book. We didn’t see Dez go though withdrawals only a little bit in the beginning. We didn’t see her struggle with her cravings and such. I felt like even though she was mentally wanting to be sober, having some habits and setbacks would be normal. You can’t even wean off like that and not feel something.
Another thing that was never addressed is why her mom abandoned her. Like because she was an addict? We don’t hear anything about her mom after the first few comments. Though there’s a scene with Chances mom, with whom he hasn’t spoken to much in over a year. And yet they get a scene of them kinda making up. Also based on that scene I kind of expected to see him mom and Dez meeting and how that goes.
I also hope Jason gets a book of his own, I want his story. Jason is a side character that comes in later.
This book does use derogatory terms when the harassment starts, has talks about rape and abuse. Definitely check out the TW, but we never actually read scenes of it happening. We are usually told by Dez herself in her own words what happened.
I loved it, it was different and while I don’t know all the terms it was a fun read too. It was great seeing Dez’s growth. Can’t wait for more.
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2020
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2020
First, despite having adored all previous books that I’ve read by Auryn, I’ve constantly put it off because as much as I love Auryns books... I have never been a gamer. Like ever. Zero interest. So... I wasn’t particularly motivated to get invested in it, and add in that this is a co-write, I wasn’t sure how well I would love something that was done with another person, would I still enjoy the style? Would I get on with any changes? Would there even be changes?
But, despite all of this I had seen many Auryn fans trying to convince me that I needed to get stuck in, so yesterday I took the plunge.
I decided to get started... and WOW. I read 80% in one day 🙈
Actually, I LOVE this just as much as other books from Auryn, maybe more in some ways, and for a first tangle with Kitty as an author this is ASTOUNDING! The flair for the unexpected is there, the easy style of writing that makes it effortless to read but still manages to drag a variety of emotions and keep you glued from page to page...? All still there.
When I say I’m not a gamer? I meant I have NEVER in my life held much interest in consoles. I played a couple PC games but stuck to the one at a time. the last console I bothered with was a ps2 for the ps1 games... and I still play them.
I had a gamecube ONLY because it had bomberman, and i only bothered for a while when my brother got bored of it.
So... you can see why I put it off, the series being about gamers? Didn’t really sound like the kind of story to hold my interest for very long, and i worried that I wouldn’t follow the terminology or even find it interesting generally.
But I freakin LOVE the characters, I adore the premise, and actually the gameyness is done bloody cleverly. It’s done in a way that’s easy for me to follow and know what’s going on without spinning my head, but it will still resonate well with gamers.
So.
Yeh. Well done Auryn and Kitty Cox, I’m SOLD 😂🤷♀️ I will be happy diving into book 2 AS SOON as this review is posted. My family has already been told that once my daughter is asleep there’s a proverbial DO NOT DISTURB over my head.
But, let’s return to Flawed for a bit before I get distracted 🤦♀️ There are still steamy scenes in this book, they’re surprisingly more tame, and yet oh so very not. There’s not much sex involved... but wow. Is it hot in here...?! These women don’t need to write a sex scene to have you hot under the collar! I bow to your skills ladies, because the way you did this was so CLEVER.
Dealing with a main character who has been badly abused and turned to chemicals to cope, and creating a believable story of learning to love and trust, recover? Not an easy feat. So many have attempted a romance on a similar premise and wound up with a story that makes readers roll their eyes at how quickly and seemingly easily the victim overcomes all of their reservations when they find “the one”
This isn’t what this story is about, it’s about learning to trust, coming to grips with who you are, and finding those people around you who can help you through it, having those who can and will understand, and taking the TIME to heal. The couple don’t suddenly mesh and all is well in the world, and the same is true of any around the main character.
I loved the fact that this is a story based on people who don’t fit the magazine glossy image of “perfect”, all learning to work together and trust in different ways.
There really isn’t much that I can say after that without telling you what will happen.
But if you enjoy a realistic romance with surprises along the way, and a story that considers a variety of types of relationships rather than just romantic ones, as well as challenging a variety of social imbalances in a unique way, then you will ADORE this!
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