Review of Deeper (Underground Book 3) by Jenika Snow
4 stars!
I read, and loved, the previous story in the Underground series, His Wrath, and it made me really look forward to Tate's story. Now that I've read it, I've decided that I'm Jenika Snow's new number 1 fan. This series is great!
When Stella's gambling-addicted, still grieving father gambles his way into a hole, Stella is the one who has to suffer for it. The owner of the casino to whom Stella's father owes his debt is a ruthless man. Tate's used to taking what he wants all while feeling nothing but perhaps adrenaline and lust for a night. But when he sees Stella as she comes to pick up her drunk father, he decides he has to have her. What more perfect way to get her into his life than by calling due her father's debt? But, he'll be lenient just this once because he's that magnanimous (not really). If Stella submits to him in every way he wants for 2 weeks, he'll agree to forgive her father's debt. Tate (and Stella) just never imagined feelings might get in the way of their little arrangement.
I had thought after reading the synopsis that this would probably be a fun, sexy piece of fluff, but it's not. Oh it's sexy, but it's not fluff. Tate, in particular, has a lot of demons and is much more layered than he sounds in the blurb. I loved how Stella brought his deeper feelings out, and how he allowed himself to be vulnerable around her. Of course, he had to go and mess it up because he is a man after all, and a damaged one at that, but thankfully the two are able to resolve things without any OTT drama or angst.
I'm hoping there's more to come in this Underground series, but if not that's OK because Deeper is a great conclusion. It's emotionally substantive, well-written, and the connection between Stella and Tate is smokin' hot!
ARC via Ardent PRose
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4 stars!
I read, and loved, the previous story in the Underground series, His Wrath, and it made me really look forward to Tate's story. Now that I've read it, I've decided that I'm Jenika Snow's new number 1 fan. This series is great!
When Stella's gambling-addicted, still grieving father gambles his way into a hole, Stella is the one who has to suffer for it. The owner of the casino to whom Stella's father owes his debt is a ruthless man. Tate's used to taking what he wants all while feeling nothing but perhaps adrenaline and lust for a night. But when he sees Stella as she comes to pick up her drunk father, he decides he has to have her. What more perfect way to get her into his life than by calling due her father's debt? But, he'll be lenient just this once because he's that magnanimous (not really). If Stella submits to him in every way he wants for 2 weeks, he'll agree to forgive her father's debt. Tate (and Stella) just never imagined feelings might get in the way of their little arrangement.
I had thought after reading the synopsis that this would probably be a fun, sexy piece of fluff, but it's not. Oh it's sexy, but it's not fluff. Tate, in particular, has a lot of demons and is much more layered than he sounds in the blurb. I loved how Stella brought his deeper feelings out, and how he allowed himself to be vulnerable around her. Of course, he had to go and mess it up because he is a man after all, and a damaged one at that, but thankfully the two are able to resolve things without any OTT drama or angst.
I'm hoping there's more to come in this Underground series, but if not that's OK because Deeper is a great conclusion. It's emotionally substantive, well-written, and the connection between Stella and Tate is smokin' hot!
ARC via Ardent PRose
#bookreview #newrelease #JenikaSnow #UndergroundSeries #bookseries
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