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The Boss #4
The Ex
Magazine editor-in-chief, bride-to-be, and soon-to-be-step-grandmother at twenty-six, Sophie Scaife is looking forward to married life with her fiancé and Dom, wickedly sadistic billionaire Neil Elwood. As they enter unexplored sensual territory, Neil leads Sophie to the very edge between pain and pleasure—and she discovers a surprising new side to her sexuality.
While Sophie balances her hectic work routine with her devotion to her unconventional family, Neil has to adjust to life as a retired mogul. With their big day drawing nearer, they have to forge through pre-wedding jitters, personal crises, and an unexpected houseguest to get to their kinky ever after.
But a decades old trauma still haunts Neil. When the private details draw public interest, Sophie learns that the scars of his past are greater than he let on—and he’ll need all of her love to heal them…
While Sophie balances her hectic work routine with her devotion to her unconventional family, Neil has to adjust to life as a retired mogul. With their big day drawing nearer, they have to forge through pre-wedding jitters, personal crises, and an unexpected houseguest to get to their kinky ever after.
But a decades old trauma still haunts Neil. When the private details draw public interest, Sophie learns that the scars of his past are greater than he let on—and he’ll need all of her love to heal them…
284 pages, ebook
First published November 22, 2014
About the author
Abigail Barnette
52 books1,264 followersAbigail Barnette is the pseudonym of Jenny Trout (alias Jennifer Armintrout, an author, blogger, and funny person. Jenny made the USA Today bestseller list with her debut novel, Blood Ties Book One: The Turning. Her American Vampire was named one of the top ten horror novels of 2011 by Booklist Magazine Online. As Abigail Barnette, Jenny writes award-winning erotic romance, including the internationally bestselling The Boss series.
As a blogger, Jenny’s work has appeared on The Huffington Post, and has been featured on television and radio, including HuffPost Live, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, and National Public Radio’s Here & Now. Her work has earned mentions in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to kill her.
As a blogger, Jenny’s work has appeared on The Huffington Post, and has been featured on television and radio, including HuffPost Live, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, and National Public Radio’s Here & Now. Her work has earned mentions in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to kill her.
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December 22, 2014
***Wooo Abigail Barnette has written a special Christmas scene for Neil and Sophie. It takes place after the end of The Ex but before The Baby. Bloody brilliant: http://twimom227.com/2014/12/mistleto...
This is one of my favourite series. Neil and Sophie are an established couple who actually behave like a real couple, with the banter, the teasing and the domestic woes every couple has but coupled with silver fox Neil's alpha male kinkiness just to keep things interesting.
Just like in the previous books, the drama comes from character observations rather than craziness and the writing flows beautifully. I intended to savour this over a few days but I couldn't leave it alone once I'd started it.
Highlights in this were the birth of Neil's grandchild, Olivia, their foray into swinging and the wedding but along the way I loved reading about Sophie' s mum's reaction to Neil and his wealth. If you've ever wondered what your mum would say when you casually introduced her to your billionaire fiance, this is the book that brings it to life. Loved it.
This is a complete story, but Neil and Sophie return next year in The Baby. I could read about this couple all day. Highly recommended series.
This is one of my favourite series. Neil and Sophie are an established couple who actually behave like a real couple, with the banter, the teasing and the domestic woes every couple has but coupled with silver fox Neil's alpha male kinkiness just to keep things interesting.
Just like in the previous books, the drama comes from character observations rather than craziness and the writing flows beautifully. I intended to savour this over a few days but I couldn't leave it alone once I'd started it.
Highlights in this were the birth of Neil's grandchild, Olivia, their foray into swinging and the wedding but along the way I loved reading about Sophie' s mum's reaction to Neil and his wealth. If you've ever wondered what your mum would say when you casually introduced her to your billionaire fiance, this is the book that brings it to life. Loved it.
This is a complete story, but Neil and Sophie return next year in The Baby. I could read about this couple all day. Highly recommended series.
December 1, 2014
I could read about Neil and Sophie forever.
If you want great Dom/Sub play, then I HIGHLY recommend this series. I love their sex life. I love how open minded they are.
*side note*
I'm looking forward to Sophie taking the strap on to Neil.
If you want great Dom/Sub play, then I HIGHLY recommend this series. I love their sex life. I love how open minded they are.
*side note*
I'm looking forward to Sophie taking the strap on to Neil.
April 4, 2017
★★★★½
The Ex is the fourth installment in Abigail Barnette’s erotica/bdsm series titled The Boss. I have consistently enjoyed all the books in this series to date, but this installment is my favorite so far! The lead characters: Sophie and Neil have been through so much together (and continue to do so), and while I do realize this is a work of fiction, I can’t help but share their ups and downs right along with them. I’m just that invested. Let me tell you, Sylvia Day can take some lessons from Ms. Barnette (aka Jenny Trout/Jennifer Armintrout) on how to keep the storyline of an erotica series progressing. No, they haven’t all been 5-star reads (IMO, Sophie can get a little carried away with her feminist values and “I don’t want your money” mindset), but the quality is there; the characters are complex and more layers are added with each installment. I definitely plan to follow this series right up to the end.
I don’t read much erotica, and I read even less m/m, f/f, and all the other acronyms, but holy hell! There is a scene in The Ex that had me singing Usher’s “OMG”. Sophie and Neil keep things lively with their escapades, both alone and with others, and Neil’s wedding present to Sophie reveals there is even more to come. Based on this review, I realize I might sound like a reader who should be reading erotica on a more regular basis, but the truth is I haven’t enjoyed the majority of the books I have read in this genre. They’re a big turnoff because I desperately need well-developed characters and A STORY... and not just enough of a story to justify another sex scene! The Boss series provides this. And the sexual element is incredibly intimate, whether it’s the elevated trust involved in sub/Dom “play” or their complete admiration for one another while sharing an experience with others. There has never been a time when Ms. Barnette has written a sexual interaction that was “just sex”, and I love that. If this sounds like a series you’d enjoy, then get started! The first kindle book in the series: The Boss is free, which is awesome, but it also indicates Ms. Barnette knows she has produced something good. She knows once you start, you’ll be hooked... just like me ♥ ♥ ♥
Note: Don't pay too much attention to the book titles. I'm sure the specific titles are given to each book for a reason, but as a reader they tend to throw me off a bit.
My favorite quote:
“Maybe the ‘boring’ part of married life was why people found the union so appealing. There didn’t have to be any doubt, you were just kind of in...and that was it. No drama.”
The Boss series includes the following installments (as of December 2014):
#1:The Boss
#2:The Girlfriend
#2.5:The Hook-Up
#3:The Bride
#4:The Ex
The Ex is the fourth installment in Abigail Barnette’s erotica/bdsm series titled The Boss. I have consistently enjoyed all the books in this series to date, but this installment is my favorite so far! The lead characters: Sophie and Neil have been through so much together (and continue to do so), and while I do realize this is a work of fiction, I can’t help but share their ups and downs right along with them. I’m just that invested. Let me tell you, Sylvia Day can take some lessons from Ms. Barnette (aka Jenny Trout/Jennifer Armintrout) on how to keep the storyline of an erotica series progressing. No, they haven’t all been 5-star reads (IMO, Sophie can get a little carried away with her feminist values and “I don’t want your money” mindset), but the quality is there; the characters are complex and more layers are added with each installment. I definitely plan to follow this series right up to the end.
I don’t read much erotica, and I read even less m/m, f/f, and all the other acronyms, but holy hell! There is a scene in The Ex that had me singing Usher’s “OMG”. Sophie and Neil keep things lively with their escapades, both alone and with others, and Neil’s wedding present to Sophie reveals there is even more to come. Based on this review, I realize I might sound like a reader who should be reading erotica on a more regular basis, but the truth is I haven’t enjoyed the majority of the books I have read in this genre. They’re a big turnoff because I desperately need well-developed characters and A STORY... and not just enough of a story to justify another sex scene! The Boss series provides this. And the sexual element is incredibly intimate, whether it’s the elevated trust involved in sub/Dom “play” or their complete admiration for one another while sharing an experience with others. There has never been a time when Ms. Barnette has written a sexual interaction that was “just sex”, and I love that. If this sounds like a series you’d enjoy, then get started! The first kindle book in the series: The Boss is free, which is awesome, but it also indicates Ms. Barnette knows she has produced something good. She knows once you start, you’ll be hooked... just like me ♥ ♥ ♥
Note: Don't pay too much attention to the book titles. I'm sure the specific titles are given to each book for a reason, but as a reader they tend to throw me off a bit.
My favorite quote:
“Maybe the ‘boring’ part of married life was why people found the union so appealing. There didn’t have to be any doubt, you were just kind of in...and that was it. No drama.”
The Boss series includes the following installments (as of December 2014):
#1:The Boss
#2:The Girlfriend
#2.5:The Hook-Up
#3:The Bride
#4:The Ex
February 16, 2015
Desperately unsexy. While Neil grows more intriguing as more of his issues and backstory comes to light, Sophie heads the other way and becomes more preoccupied with vapid, materialistic concerns and PC sensitivities. Unfortunately, the book follows the less interesting partner (owing to the fact that she is the main character), and the former is relegated to the sidelines. The author seems to have run out of ideas and is turning to Tumblr for information about human relationships and sexuality (LGBT good, Straight is bad, characters need to take every colour of the rainbow, and god forbid people use dictionary-approved pronouns).
November 6, 2015
Amazing, exellent,knock me out of my socks.... stll is one of my favourite series and on of my favourite couple.
Sofie is one of the kind female character that doesn't do drama. She is down to earth and regardless of her age I have great respect of her and her views. You don`t have to agree with her choices (although I do) but you grow to resspect and love her. This is a kinky romance love story but sounds so real. They have ordinary problems that aren`t boring to read. They age difference is something that is present and they all are aware of that and all the feelings that comes along with it, every problem is so normal that everybody would do similar facing it. I specially loved her weak moments when she cries while shopping (because she is now billionaire) and buys expensive stuff, and indulges in his wealth without being gold digger. Without
"I don˙t want to touch his money to prove that I love him, not his money" bullshit... blah... barf.. he knows that... and that is what is important.
They face a lot of obstacles that usually we don`t read in romance. And both of them are so aware of each other, cool headed and fight like in real life.
The second book was my favourite not because it was sad and deals with illness but because of the way Sofie pulled it through, and that she made normal grown up people decisions.
Titles of these book can confuse you, they are not always what you think it means and what you will be reading. We meet a lot of exes and this one is someone you wouldn`t expect, but it`s not the center of the book.
Neal is hot and older and kinky but so immature like all the men, everywhere, all ages.... but Sophie is someone you would like to be friends with. She doesn`t do tradition and has her opinion but she admits if she is wrong and honest...... is the second thing that got me in love with them. They don't keep anything from each other.
And finally Sofie doesn't want kids, and neither does Neil and if it works for them, nobody should be having saying in the mater. Sophie is from beginning with both feet on the ground, she knows that she doesn`t have a lot of time with him and that she will unlive him, and I was pleasantly surprised that she hasn`t changed her mind from the very first line in the first book.
We`re not all the same, and reading something little different is so refreshing and fun. Thank You Abigail for Your wonderful writing and exquisite mind.
All the kinky sex is just bonus.
Sofie is one of the kind female character that doesn't do drama. She is down to earth and regardless of her age I have great respect of her and her views. You don`t have to agree with her choices (although I do) but you grow to resspect and love her. This is a kinky romance love story but sounds so real. They have ordinary problems that aren`t boring to read. They age difference is something that is present and they all are aware of that and all the feelings that comes along with it, every problem is so normal that everybody would do similar facing it. I specially loved her weak moments when she cries while shopping (because she is now billionaire) and buys expensive stuff, and indulges in his wealth without being gold digger. Without
"I don˙t want to touch his money to prove that I love him, not his money" bullshit... blah... barf.. he knows that... and that is what is important.
They face a lot of obstacles that usually we don`t read in romance. And both of them are so aware of each other, cool headed and fight like in real life.
The second book was my favourite not because it was sad and deals with illness but because of the way Sofie pulled it through, and that she made normal grown up people decisions.
Titles of these book can confuse you, they are not always what you think it means and what you will be reading. We meet a lot of exes and this one is someone you wouldn`t expect, but it`s not the center of the book.
Neal is hot and older and kinky but so immature like all the men, everywhere, all ages.... but Sophie is someone you would like to be friends with. She doesn`t do tradition and has her opinion but she admits if she is wrong and honest...... is the second thing that got me in love with them. They don't keep anything from each other.
And finally Sofie doesn't want kids, and neither does Neil and if it works for them, nobody should be having saying in the mater. Sophie is from beginning with both feet on the ground, she knows that she doesn`t have a lot of time with him and that she will unlive him, and I was pleasantly surprised that she hasn`t changed her mind from the very first line in the first book.
We`re not all the same, and reading something little different is so refreshing and fun. Thank You Abigail for Your wonderful writing and exquisite mind.
All the kinky sex is just bonus.
December 2, 2014
Abigail Barnette - The Boss #4 - The Ex
Enjoyment quantity :: 4 stars
Literature quality :: 5 stars
"I wasn’t taking Neil’s name, I wasn’t wearing white, no one was walking me down the aisle. That was surely radical enough, right?"
Hero :: Neil Charles Leif Elwood
My Sir. Retired billionaire. Big big super big wiener. England knight. 50s. Midlife crisis. Hot daddy. Fast expensive car loving.
Heroine :: Sophie Anne Scaife
Fashion magazine owner. Shortie brunette. Grown up in trailer. Says no to pregnancy and kid.
"I want to marry you, and I’ll be very disappointed. But, if getting married is going to ruin us, I’d rather have you and not be married than get married and not have you.”
Just a week or so after Captivated by You, The Ex have been released! I was actually surprise. The Boss series is one of my top fave series along with Crossfire series. Have some rather similar theme, but plus an extended age different between MC. So excited to read this!
"Rich guy fifty was a lot younger than regular guy fifty."
An erotic romance. BDSM element. D/s relationship in bed. Diamond studded platinum collar. Hero age is twice the heroine age. Englishman. Suicidal tendency. Rape victim. Swingers. Daddy fetish. Finger fetish. Girl on girl. Bisexual. Alcohol addiction. Prenup. Drive me to tears.
"There was something a little intimidating about a guy who’d made me come so easily. I felt the pull of my submissive side,"
Ohkai, sixteen orgasm? Seems too absurd. 5 or 7 are still okay. More than ten? She would be passed out.
Holly sht! What a story! While Sophie tired being on edge of Neil living or dying pattern, Neil had a tendency to try killing himself to numb his hurt feeling. Mindfuck.
Well, learning the swinger lifrstyle from Sophie POV, is not exactly right thing to do. She insinuated that she is alright with Neil fucks another woman because she is doing exactly the same. I read some other books about swinger, and thats not only it. It is more to knowing what the new partner would experience with ur partner, allowing other person to "enjoy" ur partner as a blessing gift, or to know that the intimacy only shared between the two of you. More like trust and give thingy.
What i love about Neil, he really loves showing Sophie off. And get a perfect amount of being territorial about it. And it only heighten because Sophie herself loves to show off her body.
The Stephen case, isnt it too long? And Neil drops it just like that. While his reaction to first hearing it so strong.
“The two of you have nothing in common, you’re from different generations, your backgrounds are…very different. But I don’t know. The more time I spend with the two of you, the more I see two adults in a relationship together. Before, I was seeing my little girl and a man who was inappropriately older, who was probably taking advantage of her.”
I am excited to read a novella about Emir spending week in NY with Chloe and Leif. Especially when it got a first time Leif topped Emir. Also i want to get to know Michael, he seems a lovely character. And Rebecca! I love her attitude.
A touch of funny side as signature of Sophie POV.
" “I need to push!”
“Don’t do that!” I shot back before my eyes fully focused. I was on my feet between heartbeats. “I have no skills at baby catching. Do not push. I’m going to go get a nurse.” "
I love the progression of the plot. When things excallated to be on serious side., afterwards there were always be a light and funny intermezzo chapter following. It kept the reader from a threatening boredness at a continously serious issue but otherwisr flat scene.
"I was the devious whore who’d slept her way from the beauty department to my own magazine, funded by my sugar daddy’s money."
“I’m Emma’s mother. And Neil’s friend. But I’m also a woman who’s lived for the past two decades with a broken heart. It’s too much to ask me to sit through another wedding, biting my cheek and trying not to cry.”
Well. While not a lot of romance book cover a story about a married couple in details, there are only a few that cover the timespan between proposing and marriage in detail like this one. All that wedding jittery, doubt, wedding preparation, parent disapproval, family issue, sudden cold feet, the rush of tight schedule during the wedding day. Add immense age different at that. Its a hell of chaos. Like having my own experience of being a bride.
But the writer wrapped up all that in such a package that its not stressing us out by keeping a humorous chapter here and there as a threat, meanwhile pertaining the whole storyline in the serious side, so the important point, life lecture, and quote worthy phrase still could be delivered.
"I love you. I love our best days and our worst, our arguments (and what usually follows). I love you when you lecture me about feminism, and when you listen to me prattle on about cars. I love your ice-cold feet, your magnificent breasts—
—and all the rest of you. I love you, Sophie Scaife. There will never be a single day that I don’t. I am honored to be your husband."
"He looked nervous. He looked incredible.
He looked like my future.
Our eyes met, and in that moment, I didn’t want to run from him. I wanted to run to him."
Anddddd it couldnt be more perfect wedding until, they do their first dance to John Legend - All of Me. SQUUUUUUUUEEEEEE RIGHT EXACTLY LIKE MY WEDDING DREAM.
Wow! Their new dungeon. A pavillon with four room and a center salon full of all kind sex toy, sex scene, sex facility u could imagine. Straight from kink.com, my mind blowned up. What a gift, from My Sir.
Actually.. to be honest. I'd like to wistful thinking. Since the book #4 of both The Boss series and The Crossfire series released in a time span of less than a month, add to the fact that i love both of it, and a bit dissapointed in Captivated by You.. Wouldnt it great that if the strong character or Gideon and Eva living a perfect storyline, accomplished conflict progression, a touch of humor here and there, like in The Boss series? Darn, this series has the most unexpected problem, while it is not earth shattering, it always got the best round up solution each time. I give my thumbs up to that. Melodramatic, but still smart.
"The artificial candlelight flickered on the gleaming metal and sparkling diamonds of my collar. He unfastened the clasp and tilted it toward me. “Read what it says.”
There, engraved in the formerly unmarked surface inside the shining platinum, were words that made my cunt tighten on frustrated emptiness. I licked my lips. My voice trembled as I read, “Property of Neil Elwood.” "
“It means that you are mine. My only sub. There will never be another.”
"I’d once thought we were so connected that his hurts were mine. Now, I knew that wasn’t so. I couldn’t try to heal for him anymore. I had to trust that he was fully capable of doing it on his own."
One thing i love about this series. It is long one, currently 5 books that already made known, but with no obligation of the reader to read all of it to enjoy Neil-Sophie world. No cliffhanger each book, always with a resolute ending and happily for now ending. But it still made u crave for the next one to know whats in the store for them and how Sophie-Neil would react to it, without even a bit forcing us to buy and read it. Much like a seasonal drama series. And because of the extended character it got, we will also crave for a spin off story of some, if not all, interesting character. The author could be throwing me ten more books on this series and i most probably still eating it up deliciously. No wonder it is one of my top favorite "looking for" book, like what i've said in my bio.
Enjoyment quantity :: 4 stars
Literature quality :: 5 stars
"I wasn’t taking Neil’s name, I wasn’t wearing white, no one was walking me down the aisle. That was surely radical enough, right?"
Hero :: Neil Charles Leif Elwood
My Sir. Retired billionaire. Big big super big wiener. England knight. 50s. Midlife crisis. Hot daddy. Fast expensive car loving.
Heroine :: Sophie Anne Scaife
Fashion magazine owner. Shortie brunette. Grown up in trailer. Says no to pregnancy and kid.
"I want to marry you, and I’ll be very disappointed. But, if getting married is going to ruin us, I’d rather have you and not be married than get married and not have you.”
Just a week or so after Captivated by You, The Ex have been released! I was actually surprise. The Boss series is one of my top fave series along with Crossfire series. Have some rather similar theme, but plus an extended age different between MC. So excited to read this!
"Rich guy fifty was a lot younger than regular guy fifty."
An erotic romance. BDSM element. D/s relationship in bed. Diamond studded platinum collar. Hero age is twice the heroine age. Englishman. Suicidal tendency. Rape victim. Swingers. Daddy fetish. Finger fetish. Girl on girl. Bisexual. Alcohol addiction. Prenup. Drive me to tears.
"There was something a little intimidating about a guy who’d made me come so easily. I felt the pull of my submissive side,"
Ohkai, sixteen orgasm? Seems too absurd. 5 or 7 are still okay. More than ten? She would be passed out.
Holly sht! What a story! While Sophie tired being on edge of Neil living or dying pattern, Neil had a tendency to try killing himself to numb his hurt feeling. Mindfuck.
Well, learning the swinger lifrstyle from Sophie POV, is not exactly right thing to do. She insinuated that she is alright with Neil fucks another woman because she is doing exactly the same. I read some other books about swinger, and thats not only it. It is more to knowing what the new partner would experience with ur partner, allowing other person to "enjoy" ur partner as a blessing gift, or to know that the intimacy only shared between the two of you. More like trust and give thingy.
What i love about Neil, he really loves showing Sophie off. And get a perfect amount of being territorial about it. And it only heighten because Sophie herself loves to show off her body.
The Stephen case, isnt it too long? And Neil drops it just like that. While his reaction to first hearing it so strong.
“The two of you have nothing in common, you’re from different generations, your backgrounds are…very different. But I don’t know. The more time I spend with the two of you, the more I see two adults in a relationship together. Before, I was seeing my little girl and a man who was inappropriately older, who was probably taking advantage of her.”
I am excited to read a novella about Emir spending week in NY with Chloe and Leif. Especially when it got a first time Leif topped Emir. Also i want to get to know Michael, he seems a lovely character. And Rebecca! I love her attitude.
A touch of funny side as signature of Sophie POV.
" “I need to push!”
“Don’t do that!” I shot back before my eyes fully focused. I was on my feet between heartbeats. “I have no skills at baby catching. Do not push. I’m going to go get a nurse.” "
I love the progression of the plot. When things excallated to be on serious side., afterwards there were always be a light and funny intermezzo chapter following. It kept the reader from a threatening boredness at a continously serious issue but otherwisr flat scene.
"I was the devious whore who’d slept her way from the beauty department to my own magazine, funded by my sugar daddy’s money."
“I’m Emma’s mother. And Neil’s friend. But I’m also a woman who’s lived for the past two decades with a broken heart. It’s too much to ask me to sit through another wedding, biting my cheek and trying not to cry.”
Well. While not a lot of romance book cover a story about a married couple in details, there are only a few that cover the timespan between proposing and marriage in detail like this one. All that wedding jittery, doubt, wedding preparation, parent disapproval, family issue, sudden cold feet, the rush of tight schedule during the wedding day. Add immense age different at that. Its a hell of chaos. Like having my own experience of being a bride.
But the writer wrapped up all that in such a package that its not stressing us out by keeping a humorous chapter here and there as a threat, meanwhile pertaining the whole storyline in the serious side, so the important point, life lecture, and quote worthy phrase still could be delivered.
"I love you. I love our best days and our worst, our arguments (and what usually follows). I love you when you lecture me about feminism, and when you listen to me prattle on about cars. I love your ice-cold feet, your magnificent breasts—
—and all the rest of you. I love you, Sophie Scaife. There will never be a single day that I don’t. I am honored to be your husband."
"He looked nervous. He looked incredible.
He looked like my future.
Our eyes met, and in that moment, I didn’t want to run from him. I wanted to run to him."
Anddddd it couldnt be more perfect wedding until, they do their first dance to John Legend - All of Me. SQUUUUUUUUEEEEEE RIGHT EXACTLY LIKE MY WEDDING DREAM.
Wow! Their new dungeon. A pavillon with four room and a center salon full of all kind sex toy, sex scene, sex facility u could imagine. Straight from kink.com, my mind blowned up. What a gift, from My Sir.
Actually.. to be honest. I'd like to wistful thinking. Since the book #4 of both The Boss series and The Crossfire series released in a time span of less than a month, add to the fact that i love both of it, and a bit dissapointed in Captivated by You.. Wouldnt it great that if the strong character or Gideon and Eva living a perfect storyline, accomplished conflict progression, a touch of humor here and there, like in The Boss series? Darn, this series has the most unexpected problem, while it is not earth shattering, it always got the best round up solution each time. I give my thumbs up to that. Melodramatic, but still smart.
"The artificial candlelight flickered on the gleaming metal and sparkling diamonds of my collar. He unfastened the clasp and tilted it toward me. “Read what it says.”
There, engraved in the formerly unmarked surface inside the shining platinum, were words that made my cunt tighten on frustrated emptiness. I licked my lips. My voice trembled as I read, “Property of Neil Elwood.” "
“It means that you are mine. My only sub. There will never be another.”
"I’d once thought we were so connected that his hurts were mine. Now, I knew that wasn’t so. I couldn’t try to heal for him anymore. I had to trust that he was fully capable of doing it on his own."
One thing i love about this series. It is long one, currently 5 books that already made known, but with no obligation of the reader to read all of it to enjoy Neil-Sophie world. No cliffhanger each book, always with a resolute ending and happily for now ending. But it still made u crave for the next one to know whats in the store for them and how Sophie-Neil would react to it, without even a bit forcing us to buy and read it. Much like a seasonal drama series. And because of the extended character it got, we will also crave for a spin off story of some, if not all, interesting character. The author could be throwing me ten more books on this series and i most probably still eating it up deliciously. No wonder it is one of my top favorite "looking for" book, like what i've said in my bio.
December 27, 2015
Hmmm, I am sorry to say that I loved this romance story more in the beginning. Somehow all this swinging and swapping - which might even be hot if it has the right context - has become de trop for yours truly. But Sophie and Neil have only been together for two years, and the last one Neil fought for his life and against leukaemia. Generally, I prefer monogamy in my romance stories, or a less casual approach to the subject at hand at least. The sex scenes are at their best when it's just Sophie and Neil, but also in this case I would wish for no name calling during a BDSM scene. Neil was my number one gentleman BDSM hero when I started reading this series. He still is a great person but even if told in the best way during a truly steaming love scene, I find expletives such as "you filthy dirty whore" rather unsexy and off-turning. C+
December 21, 2017
Really a 2.5. I think I'm just getting bored with the gimmick and I don't have much in common with either of the main characters (even though they are much more fleshed out [pun intended] than most erotica protagonists). The author also has an irritating way of inserting lessons on different aspects of human sexuality into each book. I think it's great to inform the general public about things like bisexuality and asexuality, but the way she discusses these topics is super-clunky and just kind of dropped into the text.
Still, the writing and the central relationship are of a much higher quality than anything else I've read in this genre!
Still, the writing and the central relationship are of a much higher quality than anything else I've read in this genre!
January 11, 2015
Neil and Sophie Christmas bonus scene: http://twimom227.com/2014/12/mistleto...
June 13, 2016
Why Read: Sex. Can I just be bold enough and say that I'm reading this for sex scenes? After explaining myself for the three other books, I think it's reasonable to get straight to the point. Finding well-written erotic romance novels are hard enough, but finding well-written sex scenes is even more of a challenge. No Shame Ever.
Review: After the last book lulled us readers into a bit of rut with Sophie and Neil, they are back and more riled up than ever. Ta-da! Our favorite pair is finally engaged and after the tease of the third book, the wedding is finally on the way. As a reader, I was ready for the wedding jitters, the dramatics of potentially leaving one another at the alter... I was not ready for rape to come into the picture. I didn't realize that a small plot line that came up twice or so in the previous books would come to blow up in the way that it does in the fourth book in the series.
It is surprises like this that come completely out of the blue which truly make these books so special. I say I read them for the sex, and that's not completely wrong. Where I sometimes deviate from that line comes in these moments. Barnette doesn't hesitate to address issues like a dominant who rapes a submissive, when BDSM goes horribly wrong. She alternates between these very serious issues while leading the reader on a terrible journey of persistent wedding horrors with a side stop in Friendship-Death-ville. In a way, it's like getting sucker punching multiple times - each in a different muscle group so that you never quite recover.
Reading so far into a series makes the character development all the more satisfying, and this book is probably one of the best examples of that I've read in the recent year. From the first book, you watch Sophie grow from uncertain and pushed-around office girl to confident magazine editor and growing socialite. That doesn't mean she isn't immature in other areas, and you, as the reader, can watch her grow through them. Her sexuality is one of those issues. As Neil and her explore different depths in more ways than one, Sophie has to deal with reclassifying herself and learning that perhaps there is more to her sexuality than meets the eye. As per her usual self, she doesn't take it "exceedingly" well. Neil's own issues with his past rape dominate other parts of the book, and it's only with all of the restraint that I don't email Abigail Barnette and demand transcripts of Neil Elwood's therapy sessions.
The scenes that you're all thinking of? Oh they are there, don't you worry. Our favorite BDSM couple goes deeper (get it?) than before, and definitely explore uncharted territories that were not on the original ship manifesto. Somehow it doesn't seem to matter what places Barnette takes them, because it is too hot to even care. Bring out the fans, readers - you will need them in this book.
Per usual, The Ex is trying to knock you out by mixing that heavy-laden mixture of real-life issues and overly sensual and well-written sex. Spoiler alert? They will suceed.
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: After the last book lulled us readers into a bit of rut with Sophie and Neil, they are back and more riled up than ever. Ta-da! Our favorite pair is finally engaged and after the tease of the third book, the wedding is finally on the way. As a reader, I was ready for the wedding jitters, the dramatics of potentially leaving one another at the alter... I was not ready for rape to come into the picture. I didn't realize that a small plot line that came up twice or so in the previous books would come to blow up in the way that it does in the fourth book in the series.
It is surprises like this that come completely out of the blue which truly make these books so special. I say I read them for the sex, and that's not completely wrong. Where I sometimes deviate from that line comes in these moments. Barnette doesn't hesitate to address issues like a dominant who rapes a submissive, when BDSM goes horribly wrong. She alternates between these very serious issues while leading the reader on a terrible journey of persistent wedding horrors with a side stop in Friendship-Death-ville. In a way, it's like getting sucker punching multiple times - each in a different muscle group so that you never quite recover.
Reading so far into a series makes the character development all the more satisfying, and this book is probably one of the best examples of that I've read in the recent year. From the first book, you watch Sophie grow from uncertain and pushed-around office girl to confident magazine editor and growing socialite. That doesn't mean she isn't immature in other areas, and you, as the reader, can watch her grow through them. Her sexuality is one of those issues. As Neil and her explore different depths in more ways than one, Sophie has to deal with reclassifying herself and learning that perhaps there is more to her sexuality than meets the eye. As per her usual self, she doesn't take it "exceedingly" well. Neil's own issues with his past rape dominate other parts of the book, and it's only with all of the restraint that I don't email Abigail Barnette and demand transcripts of Neil Elwood's therapy sessions.
The scenes that you're all thinking of? Oh they are there, don't you worry. Our favorite BDSM couple goes deeper (get it?) than before, and definitely explore uncharted territories that were not on the original ship manifesto. Somehow it doesn't seem to matter what places Barnette takes them, because it is too hot to even care. Bring out the fans, readers - you will need them in this book.
Per usual, The Ex is trying to knock you out by mixing that heavy-laden mixture of real-life issues and overly sensual and well-written sex. Spoiler alert? They will suceed.
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Want to read
April 21, 2016
Book 1 is FREE on Amazon US today (4/21/2016)
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Books in The Boss series should be read in order:
Book 1: The Boss
Book 2: The Girlfriend
Book 2.5: The Hock-Up
Book 3: The Bride
Book 4: The Ex
Book 5: The Baby
December 10, 2014
Rarely is there a series that can hold my interest through 4+ books.
Either it hits a point of me being annoyed that the characters can't get their ish together 3 books later, or there is no longer any real meat to the story, just reading like:
"sex, passing of time, big obstacle, sex, more time passes, sex, misunderstanding, sex."
Not so with The Boss series. Four books later, this is still one of my absolute favorite stories.
Not because it’s hotter than hot (which it is) and not because it’s unique (which it is) but because it is written with such a terrifically intimate sincerity.
Look, I’m no authority on the BDSM community. I am not -nor have I ever been- in a D/s relationship. But to me, Neil and Sophie have such an honest mutual vulnerability and respect that really appeals to me. Exploring and pushing boundaries together with an indelible thick-and-thin love. A gorgeous, deliciously erotic, responsible portrayal of life and love within dominance and submission, that doesn’t strip itself of substance, or give me the this-doesn’t-feel-quite-right heebie-jeebs.
Abigail Barnette not only engages and entertains me with her writing, but she impresses me tremendously. I can not wait to read what 2015 has in store for Neil and Sophie.
Either it hits a point of me being annoyed that the characters can't get their ish together 3 books later, or there is no longer any real meat to the story, just reading like:
"sex, passing of time, big obstacle, sex, more time passes, sex, misunderstanding, sex."
Not so with The Boss series. Four books later, this is still one of my absolute favorite stories.
Not because it’s hotter than hot (which it is) and not because it’s unique (which it is) but because it is written with such a terrifically intimate sincerity.
Look, I’m no authority on the BDSM community. I am not -nor have I ever been- in a D/s relationship. But to me, Neil and Sophie have such an honest mutual vulnerability and respect that really appeals to me. Exploring and pushing boundaries together with an indelible thick-and-thin love. A gorgeous, deliciously erotic, responsible portrayal of life and love within dominance and submission, that doesn’t strip itself of substance, or give me the this-doesn’t-feel-quite-right heebie-jeebs.
Abigail Barnette not only engages and entertains me with her writing, but she impresses me tremendously. I can not wait to read what 2015 has in store for Neil and Sophie.
February 16, 2016
Quarto capitolo che probabilmente mi ha entusiasmato meno di tutti.
Il titolo potrebbe essere appena fuorviante ma inevitabilmente un ex che vuole tornare alla ribalta è un buon argomento per crearci sopra un libro. Purtroppo perchè questo ritorno sarebbe stato meglio gestirlo in altro modo e soprattutto approfondire maggiormente il rapporto.
Ma a parte questo l'autrice non sbaglia. La storia d'amore tra Sophie e Neil continua a gonfie vele ed è giunta anche l'ora del matrimonio.
Ho apprezzato la scelta di andare contro i canoni del matrimonio tradizionali, ma soprattutto Sophie compie un percorso che ogni donna dovrebbe fare.
Un libro da leggere, o meglio una saga da leggere capace di farti sorridere e divertire eccitandoti con un erotismo unico.
Tutto sommato comunque quattro stelline sono più che meritate.
Il titolo potrebbe essere appena fuorviante ma inevitabilmente un ex che vuole tornare alla ribalta è un buon argomento per crearci sopra un libro. Purtroppo perchè questo ritorno sarebbe stato meglio gestirlo in altro modo e soprattutto approfondire maggiormente il rapporto.
Ma a parte questo l'autrice non sbaglia. La storia d'amore tra Sophie e Neil continua a gonfie vele ed è giunta anche l'ora del matrimonio.
Ho apprezzato la scelta di andare contro i canoni del matrimonio tradizionali, ma soprattutto Sophie compie un percorso che ogni donna dovrebbe fare.
Un libro da leggere, o meglio una saga da leggere capace di farti sorridere e divertire eccitandoti con un erotismo unico.
Tutto sommato comunque quattro stelline sono più che meritate.
November 26, 2014
Loved it!
They are my favourite kinky couple.
Sophie and Neil are so good together, even if they have zero in common.
I love how real they are, they even argue like a real couple not as it usually is in romantic novels.
I am in awe of writing in this book, of Sophie's feminism, of the kink.
Abigail Barnette, chapeau bas!
They are my favourite kinky couple.
Sophie and Neil are so good together, even if they have zero in common.
I love how real they are, they even argue like a real couple not as it usually is in romantic novels.
I am in awe of writing in this book, of Sophie's feminism, of the kink.
Abigail Barnette, chapeau bas!
January 21, 2015
Enjoyed the first one and liked the characters enough to keep going for the next couple, but she's starting to lose me. I just couldn't get excited about this story.
July 30, 2015
I don't know if I'll read anymore of this series. I just find the main characters irritating and sometimes childish.
April 15, 2022
Too explicit to enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good romance. This was no romance. This was over the top. Sex scenes completely drowned the novel. Not my cup of tea.
September 8, 2016
Quando vi o título do quarto livro da série "O Chefe" pensei "A sério? O que é que ela quer desta vez?"
Uphs parece que me enganei.
E mesmo que me custe, adoro estar enganada para assim descobrir um novo lado nestas personagens.
Raios, já tinha mesmo saudades destes dois.
Opinião publicada no Efeito dos Livros
Quando penso que gostei de um livro desta série la vem o seguinte destronar o anterior e cimentar ainda mais a ideia de que estes dois são o meu casal preferido. Então Neil, o cinquentão, está lá a bater no 20 em todos os momentos, tanto que dei por mim a rir quando iniciei esta leitura logo após ter lido esta frase no "O estranho caso de Benjamin Button"
"Tem, precisamente, a idade romântica. Cinquenta anos...São a idade madura. Adoro os cinquenta"
E eu adoro os cinquenta de Neil! Além do seu à vontade com a vida, a sua dedicação a Sophie, a sua personalidade marcada e todos os outros detalhes deliciosos que intercalados com as características desafiantes de Sophie, os tornam perfeitos um para o outro. E então neste livro recordamos as razões porque gostamos deles e ainda somos capazes de conseguir encontrar mais um ou dois detalhes que permitem que essa afeição cresça ainda mais, especialmente quando descobrimos falhas e imperfeições que os tornam mais humanos e credíveis.
Neste 4° capítulo da série "O Chefe" a relação de Neil e Sophie entrou num ponto estável e seguro. Decididos em manter forte o laço que os une, Sophie faz todos os possíveis para conciliar a vida a dois com o turbulento e exigente dia a dia de quem gere uma revista de moda. Já por sua vez Neil está confortavelmente, dentro dos possíveis para um homem habituado à agitação do dia a dia a gerir empresas, a usufruir da sua reforma.
Mas a estabilidade destes dois está sempre dependente dos elementos que os rodeiam. Prestes a serem avôs, com um casamento à porta, algumas crises familiares, problemas pessoais e perdas dolorosas vão trazer ao de cima algum caos com qual vão ter de aprender a lidar se desejam continuar juntos e serem felizes. Mas como todos os casais, também têm problemas, alguns que têm raízes bem fundas no passado de ambos.
E ao fim de tanto tempo Sophie e Neil merecem o seu "viveram felizes para sempre" mesmo que seja um "vivemos divertidos entre coxas alheias sempre que nos dá na real gana porque o nosso amor é forte para experienciar isso e ainda caminhar em direcção ao pôr do sol como dois pombinhos apaixonados"
E quem se rendeu ao carisma destes dois verá neste volume um refinar da loucura que os define, que os torna únicos e tão fiéis a si mesmos.
Esta série está lá nos píncaros das cenas sensuais, arrebatadoras e tremendamente sexys.
Oh e acreditem que este livro não se fica nada atrás dos outros, especialmente o último (A Noiva). Não, esperem, eu acho que até ultrapassa a barreira estabelecida pelos outros. Se analisarmos bem, os limites do convencional já foram ultrapassados logo de inicio, por isso, quase que podemos falar que o próximo passo será bastante ousado, talvez seja the final frontier.
Será que eu acabei de fazer uma piada geek sexual?
Sei que há um livro a seguir. Não sei se preciso de saber o que fala, basta-me saber que vou voltar a encontrar Neil, Sophie e companhia.
Por isso, meus caros, fico à vossa espera! Não demorem!!!
Uphs parece que me enganei.
E mesmo que me custe, adoro estar enganada para assim descobrir um novo lado nestas personagens.
Raios, já tinha mesmo saudades destes dois.
Opinião publicada no Efeito dos Livros
Quando penso que gostei de um livro desta série la vem o seguinte destronar o anterior e cimentar ainda mais a ideia de que estes dois são o meu casal preferido. Então Neil, o cinquentão, está lá a bater no 20 em todos os momentos, tanto que dei por mim a rir quando iniciei esta leitura logo após ter lido esta frase no "O estranho caso de Benjamin Button"
"Tem, precisamente, a idade romântica. Cinquenta anos...São a idade madura. Adoro os cinquenta"
E eu adoro os cinquenta de Neil! Além do seu à vontade com a vida, a sua dedicação a Sophie, a sua personalidade marcada e todos os outros detalhes deliciosos que intercalados com as características desafiantes de Sophie, os tornam perfeitos um para o outro. E então neste livro recordamos as razões porque gostamos deles e ainda somos capazes de conseguir encontrar mais um ou dois detalhes que permitem que essa afeição cresça ainda mais, especialmente quando descobrimos falhas e imperfeições que os tornam mais humanos e credíveis.
Neste 4° capítulo da série "O Chefe" a relação de Neil e Sophie entrou num ponto estável e seguro. Decididos em manter forte o laço que os une, Sophie faz todos os possíveis para conciliar a vida a dois com o turbulento e exigente dia a dia de quem gere uma revista de moda. Já por sua vez Neil está confortavelmente, dentro dos possíveis para um homem habituado à agitação do dia a dia a gerir empresas, a usufruir da sua reforma.
Mas a estabilidade destes dois está sempre dependente dos elementos que os rodeiam. Prestes a serem avôs, com um casamento à porta, algumas crises familiares, problemas pessoais e perdas dolorosas vão trazer ao de cima algum caos com qual vão ter de aprender a lidar se desejam continuar juntos e serem felizes. Mas como todos os casais, também têm problemas, alguns que têm raízes bem fundas no passado de ambos.
E ao fim de tanto tempo Sophie e Neil merecem o seu "viveram felizes para sempre" mesmo que seja um "vivemos divertidos entre coxas alheias sempre que nos dá na real gana porque o nosso amor é forte para experienciar isso e ainda caminhar em direcção ao pôr do sol como dois pombinhos apaixonados"
E quem se rendeu ao carisma destes dois verá neste volume um refinar da loucura que os define, que os torna únicos e tão fiéis a si mesmos.
Esta série está lá nos píncaros das cenas sensuais, arrebatadoras e tremendamente sexys.
Oh e acreditem que este livro não se fica nada atrás dos outros, especialmente o último (A Noiva). Não, esperem, eu acho que até ultrapassa a barreira estabelecida pelos outros. Se analisarmos bem, os limites do convencional já foram ultrapassados logo de inicio, por isso, quase que podemos falar que o próximo passo será bastante ousado, talvez seja the final frontier.
Será que eu acabei de fazer uma piada geek sexual?
Sei que há um livro a seguir. Não sei se preciso de saber o que fala, basta-me saber que vou voltar a encontrar Neil, Sophie e companhia.
Por isso, meus caros, fico à vossa espera! Não demorem!!!
April 23, 2018
I have read all of the 'The Boss' series by Abigail Barnette up to 'The Ex' and found the earlier novels to be quite enjoyable. They lack the high-drama and hysteria that other series such as FSoG, Crossfire and This Man series have, but because they are more grounded they tend to be less repetitive and more emotional. However, I really didn't like this novel at all. It was shallow and lacked focus and I almost gave up a few times.
Based on the title, I assumed that the main plot would be Steven's tell-all book and the impact that it would have on Neil personally and emotionally, the impact on the wedding and the impact on Emma during her pregnancy.
There was an absolute reel of subplots in this novel, but none of them were really dealt with in any depth, so they lacked all impact and emotion. They should have been cut down to one or two alongside the main plot so that each one wrung us out emotionally. Subplots were - if you can keep up - I'm probably forgetting some but you can see why no one plot had any depth. So much content with so little impact. Some of them were only ever mentioned in one chapter and then we moved on and it was barely spoken of again. It read like a series of shorts in one binding.
Neil was an absoluteimmature, detestable prick arse in this novel. I didn't particularly like him in the previous books, but there is no way that I would ever consider him a 'hero' now. He picked fights like a teenager, he took drugs and alcohol and let his fiancé, pregnant daughter and her husband deal with the fall out. He was rude and unsympathetic. He came across as entitled and lacking in empathy or understanding for those in a worse situation than him. I really, really disliked him. At one point I was even hoping that Sophie would turn her eye to Ian instead and Neil would be gone.
Sophie wasn't much better in this book. She was barely around Neil and spent most of her time worrying about shallow and superficial pursuits instead of the bigger topics that were dealt with.
Overall I just didn't think that this came together as a book. It just read like a collection of short stories about the same characters. There was no emotional impact despite the topics handled and the main characters were like sulking teenagers instead of adults.
Based on the title, I assumed that the main plot would be Steven's tell-all book and the impact that it would have on Neil personally and emotionally, the impact on the wedding and the impact on Emma during her pregnancy.
There was an absolute reel of subplots in this novel, but none of them were really dealt with in any depth, so they lacked all impact and emotion. They should have been cut down to one or two alongside the main plot so that each one wrung us out emotionally. Subplots were - if you can keep up - I'm probably forgetting some but you can see why no one plot had any depth. So much content with so little impact. Some of them were only ever mentioned in one chapter and then we moved on and it was barely spoken of again. It read like a series of shorts in one binding.
Neil was an absolute
Sophie wasn't much better in this book. She was barely around Neil and spent most of her time worrying about shallow and superficial pursuits instead of the bigger topics that were dealt with.
Overall I just didn't think that this came together as a book. It just read like a collection of short stories about the same characters. There was no emotional impact despite the topics handled and the main characters were like sulking teenagers instead of adults.
November 23, 2014
Another amazing addition to this series. A wonderful balance of sexy times and hard times. Barnette does a wonderful job of balancing both the steamy scenes and the intense plot lines of this novel. While at times certain things felt a bit outlandish, I think that's part of this series. There is a fantasy element to these stories and some of the happenings in The Ex can be written off as plausible in this world.
My one harp about this book is that there were some really heavy plot lines that dealt with rape, suicidal thoughts and disordered eating. While eventually two of those things were dealt with nicely and led for some great character development, one heavy item in the novel was glossed over in a single conversation. It seemed a bit forced for these characters that we've gotten to know over the past four novels. It was an interesting story idea, but I didn't care for how it was dealt in one conversation and then never brought up again.
The Ex also dealt with a lot of arguments from Sophie and Neil (which might be quite scary considering the title! never fear though; this novel doesn't even have a cliff hanger). I felt that these arguments were handled with care and were realistic; couples fight and then make up, that's how it goes. Not every fight is a relationship ending one or one that needs to end in days of separation for some angst before the big finale of the novel.
We also really saw Sophie coming in to her own in this novel. I really liked how she was coming to terms with her place in society now that she was a billionaire. That mental journey for Sophie was handled well and it was nice to see that happen very naturally.
I felt like The Ex wrapped up Sophie and Neil's storylines very well, however, there's another book on the way. I'm excited and impatient to see where this next story takes them.
My one harp about this book is that there were some really heavy plot lines that dealt with rape, suicidal thoughts and disordered eating. While eventually two of those things were dealt with nicely and led for some great character development, one heavy item in the novel was glossed over in a single conversation. It seemed a bit forced for these characters that we've gotten to know over the past four novels. It was an interesting story idea, but I didn't care for how it was dealt in one conversation and then never brought up again.
The Ex also dealt with a lot of arguments from Sophie and Neil (which might be quite scary considering the title! never fear though; this novel doesn't even have a cliff hanger). I felt that these arguments were handled with care and were realistic; couples fight and then make up, that's how it goes. Not every fight is a relationship ending one or one that needs to end in days of separation for some angst before the big finale of the novel.
We also really saw Sophie coming in to her own in this novel. I really liked how she was coming to terms with her place in society now that she was a billionaire. That mental journey for Sophie was handled well and it was nice to see that happen very naturally.
I felt like The Ex wrapped up Sophie and Neil's storylines very well, however, there's another book on the way. I'm excited and impatient to see where this next story takes them.
December 4, 2014
I was waiting impatiently for this book ever since I sped through the first three books this summer. And it did not disappoint. I was worried by the title (just like I am by the next one being called The Baby) but luckily Neil and Sophie do the opposite of break up in it. There remain one of my favorite couples in fiction. They're just so perfect together - perfect in a real way, where they have fights and issues and they work through them together. The love scenes were really hot as always esp the one with Gina. The wedding was so romantic.
The warning took me out of the book at first because I worried it would happen anytime but the way it was worked in was much better than I feared.
My only complaint is that the wrap up of the Stephen part at the end felt out of place, maybe because I thought the chapter before was the last one.
I can't wait for the Baby and First Time - my money is on Ian and Penny as the characters.
The warning took me out of the book at first because I worried it would happen anytime but the way it was worked in was much better than I feared.
My only complaint is that the wrap up of the Stephen part at the end felt out of place, maybe because I thought the chapter before was the last one.
I can't wait for the Baby and First Time - my money is on Ian and Penny as the characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 30, 2014
I was kind of disappointed in this book. It's certainly my least favourite of the series so far. I just felt that it was missing something that the other books had, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Because of the subject matter it was never going to be as light-hearted as the others but it was missing some of the humour of the earlier books.
We finally had the wedding. All I will say that having your wedding at The Plaza doesn't mean it can't be tacky. I think the idea was for the dress to be edgy and fashion forward but the picture I conjured in my mind was verging more to trashy.
So, apparently there's to be a further book, The Baby. The title is a bit ominous given the attitudes of both Neil and Sophie towards babies. If it turns out there is a baby they will be the hugest hypocrites ever.
We finally had the wedding. All I will say that having your wedding at The Plaza doesn't mean it can't be tacky. I think the idea was for the dress to be edgy and fashion forward but the picture I conjured in my mind was verging more to trashy.
So, apparently there's to be a further book, The Baby. The title is a bit ominous given the attitudes of both Neil and Sophie towards babies. If it turns out there is a baby they will be the hugest hypocrites ever.
January 6, 2021
(Deep breath) well...
I’ll never not love the Sophie and Neil story it’s absolutely beautiful. But my geez how liberal could the writer get in this one! Controversy on so many levels of sex of the child, swinging, to Sophie refused to take his last name to name a few. I mean if you love someone why not take their name. I’m just conservative and I believe in the old ways of some of the marriage things even at age 36. Hard to recommend this one
I’ll never not love the Sophie and Neil story it’s absolutely beautiful. But my geez how liberal could the writer get in this one! Controversy on so many levels of sex of the child, swinging, to Sophie refused to take his last name to name a few. I mean if you love someone why not take their name. I’m just conservative and I believe in the old ways of some of the marriage things even at age 36. Hard to recommend this one
November 2, 2015
Bello anche questo quarto capitolo! Sophie si dimostra una donna forte anche in questi ultimi avvenimenti! Neil prende delle decisioni per affrontare i propri problemi celati... Leggi la recensione completa su New Adult e dintorni Blog -> http://newadultedintorni.blogspot.it/...
February 18, 2015
Wow this book did not disappoint!!! It started with a bang and I could not put it down!! So hot and steamy with highs and lows and that wonderfully humorous writing style I loved through this whole series.
November 30, 2014
I'd forgotten how much I love Neil and Sophie. So glad their story will go on. One of my favorite series ever.
January 5, 2015
I cannot wait for the next book!! As always it was hot without being over the top and kept you guessing a bit as to what was going to happen.
January 26, 2016
I'm pleasantly surprised with these books. They are sooo good and so real!
Moaaar, give me moaaaar!
Moaaar, give me moaaaar!
September 25, 2016
On en découvre encore un peu plus sur chacun des personnages de cette saga
Un vrai coup de cœur pour l'auteur et la saga
Un vrai coup de cœur pour l'auteur et la saga
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