Title: Reckoning
Author: Riley Ashby
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: April 03, 2020
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Once upon a time, there was a princess.
I wasn’t a real princess, but my parents treated me like one.
And I always dreamed that one day, I would meet my prince.
Not to sweep me off her feet and take me away, but to complement the life I already loved.
But before that prince could arrive, a villain showed up instead.
Meyer Schaf, one of the richest -- and cruest -- men in the country.
He swept me off my feet, not with love but with threats.
He took me away, not to a castle but to a prison.
And he destroyed the wonderful life I built for myself.
As time passed, I came to see that Meyer had fears of his own.
There was another devil much worse than him.
Someone who would go to endless lengths to bring torment to both of us.
Somewhere along the line, Meyer started to show that he might not be brute I thought he was.
But when the time came to hold on, he let me go.
Where to even start?
How about our villain?
Or one of them - The leader of this little nightmare
Just a heads up a lot is going on in the background of this story so look for breadcrumbs
Back to Daddy psycho douche
I actually got queasy a couple of times when it came to his character - He wasn't just some lost soul who could be saved I truly believe that the man had no soul - never did
His warped sense of reality is the catalyst for the events that trigger this tragic tale
Meyer is our antihero, or I hope he will eventually be a hero when it comes to Madeline.
He is having a little trouble locating his spine at the moment.
Though to be fair he may require a miracle himself, just my opinion there. He is not impressing me at the moment.
Mads is a little hellion - She impresses me. She can take just about anything you throw at her and just pops right back up. I will admit her early capitulation irked me a bit but hellllooooo it is a dark romance-themed story
Oh and sister dear - I'll let you figure that one out on your own
I want to mention real quick only because I know I shouldn't have but after reading a certain scene my first thought was that line from the horror film "it rubs the lotion on the skin " yeah completely inappropriate but I'm sure you'll recognize it when you read it🤣
Back to the story. This was a good read overall. I do wish certain scenes had been expanded on. I realize it may have been a trilogy then but it would have, for me anyway, enabled me to possibly immerse myself a bit more in the story line. I didn't get to connect as closely as I would have preferred. Some scenes travel so far outside the realm of plausible that it took me a moment to assimilate them. How did you heal so quickly? Why would you just walk away? Seriously that is your answer?
I guess I would have liked more details - again that is me
Why? Who? How???
This ends on a cliffy you see coming
Does it make it easier to handle?
No
Does it make it easier to wait?
No 😳
Riley Ashby lives in the American Midwest. She eats entirely too much tofu and owns just the right number of cats. She enjoys reading and writing anything romantic, be it dark and suspenseful or light and fluffy - always with a Happily Ever After.
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