Title: CONTROL, BURN, RESIST: Books 4-6
Series: Submission Series Bundle 2
Author:
Narrator:
Release Date: 06-23-15
Price: $17.46
Publisher: Flip City Media Inc
Length: 11 hrs 48 min
Format: Audible Audio Edition
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My Ratings
Plot: 4/5
Setting: 4.5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Originality of Plot: 4/5
Characters Development: 4.5/5
Ending: 5/5
Heat Level 5/5
Cover Art: 4/5
Narration: 5/5
Likelihood to Recommend: 5/5
Overall: 45.5/50 = 91%
Synopsis
This bundle includes the three novels of sequence two.
Control
What
you're breaking isn't some little, meaningless coupling. We aren't some
casual screw, and we never were. Not from the first night. Not from the
first time I laid eyes on you. You were built for me. I denied it as
long as I could, but we were meant to be together. You are the sea under
my sky. We are bound at the horizon.
Burn
Here's how it's going to be, goddess.
Until you surrender yourself to me fully, I will not touch you.
Until the world can know you belong to me, I will not kiss you.
I'm
going to be inches away, at your side. I'm going to whisper in your ear
and put my breath on your neck, but the heat of my skin will not feel
the shudder of yours until you commit yourself to me completely.
Resist
I looked down at him, with his tourmaline eyes and copper hair, and believed him despite my better judgment.
I forgave him despite my misgivings. I loved him just because I did.
My
heart wasn't sensible or guarded enough. Not by a sight. I was a
walking raw nerve ending of emotion, as if the years I'd spent away from
men and sex had made me more emotional, more vulnerable, more foolish.
I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling like the victim of a crime of consent.
©2013 Christine DeMaio (P)2015 Christine DeMaio
Review
Control, Burn, Resist picked up right where Bundle #1 left off. And this time we also get to jump into Jonathan's head with the change to dual POV's. This added another emotional level to this series. I was super excited to get a glimpse into what haunting things make this domineering man tick, while continuing with Monica On her journey of self discovery.
CD Reiss writes the most interesting and deep characters. They have an edge of realness to them, that most books in this genre are lacking. She draws the readers in, and makes them care about these broken characters. In a way, this series is a mystery. Each have secrets they hide deep inside. You just want to read more, and find out why these characters act they way they do.
I really enjoyed Monica's character. She's driven, talented, smart, caring, and sexy. She's not the standard wet mop female lead you tend to find in this genre. I like how she takes charge of her own life, but has a wiliness to submit to Jonathan in the bedroom. I enjoy watching her butt heads with Jonathan, as well. She takes a stand on the important things, and that's what really matters. She decided that sometimes letting go of control can be a good thing. She's also good for Jonathan. He's not used to having people stand up to him, and she's not his standard submissive. Also heat and sexual tension between the two of them flies straight off the page.
Where do I even start. Jonathan might just be one of my favorite erotic male leads. He's sexy, driven, smart, and tends to take what he wants. Unfortunately, Jonathan can be his own worst enemy at times. He's a bit self destructive. In Bundle #1, he seems to be in control of just about everything. I think that in the Bundle #2, you get to see what's actually going on below the surface. I enjoyed seeing seeing the damaged parts of Jonathan. It made him more real to me. Jonathan's part of the story was like peeling back the layers of an onion. You get to see why he's always holding back emotionally.
I really wasn't sure what to expect from the narration side of this audiobook. The first bundle was performed by a solo narrator, Jo Raylan. I so was blown away by her passionate performance, that purchasing the second bundle in this series was a no-brainer. Then it was announced that Bundle #2 would be a duel narration between Jo Raylan and Christian Fox. I'm not usually a fan of dual narrations, it can sometimes be distracting and disjointed. However, Jo and Christian's combined performance brought this series to whole new emotional level. They're narrations flowed so smoothly into each other, that I was never distracted by the change in narrator. I also loved the little snippets, where one narrator would pop-up in the other narrator's chapter. It was like a little yummy chocolate surprise, dropped in the middle of the chapter. Both narrators did a spectacular job encompassing the true emotions of their characters. I absolutely have to call attention to Jo Raylan's singing. She did such a wonderful job with Monica's lyrics. She has such a deep, soulful quality to her singing voice. These two really brought CD Reiss' story to life for me!
I wasn't sure that I could the CD Reiss could surpass the emotional power house that was Bundle #1, but she did it. CONTROL, BURN, RESIST was seductive, thrilling, and at times mysterious. CD has knack for writing beautifully broken characters. You can't help, but fall in love with them and their journey. The narrators of this audiobook, Jo and Christian, brought amazing depth to this story. I was completly enthralled, and I couldn't put it down. CD's passionate writing combined with very strong narration, made this one of my favorite audiobook of this year. I cannot wait until the release of Bundle #3, because this story left me on the edge of my seat.
***Audiobook was provided by the author in trade for a fair review***
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