Review: Ceifador X (Prequel to The Knight's Rose) by Demi Vice
Bianca is a 14, soon to be 15-year-old girl, locked in her room in her father's mansion. Kept secret from everyone but her father and her nanny. It's to protect her, her father says. She has leukemia and he doesn't want her exposed to the world, to HIS world. And then one day, one of his men, Antonio Castillo, drunkenly unlocks her door, and suddenly, these two souls connect on a level neither was prepared for. They should never have met, but once they do meet, somehow they become a bit obsessed with each other. Will they be each other's undoing?
Ceifador means Reaper in Portuguese. That alone is an indicator of Antonio's character and what he does for Bianca's father, what his place is in the world. He knows better than to keep obsessing over Bianca. Knows he can't have her, SHOULDN'T even be near her. He's 15 years her senior and he's a damaged man, not even in the realm of being good enough for his employer's innocent daughter. But he just can't help himself. There's something about her that calls to him. It's just that that will get him in trouble, though, so he has to stop visiting her in her jail/room. The question is, can he stop? Will he stop?
I have to admit that I was really leery about where things were heading for Neo and Bianca. She's 15 and he's 29. I mean yuck...but at first they were just friends of a sort and nothing was really happening other than the two of them obsessing over each other. I could see that things were heading in a squicky direction, though, then the cliffhanger happened, so I was left with some queasiness and a bit of anxiety, wondering just where their story is going to eventually go. I am definitely interested in reading The Knight's Rose, but I am also definitely a bit wary. I hope Neo can redeem himself, and I hope Bianca lives long enough to finally gain some freedom and some happiness. As this is a novella, there was just enough time to tease the reader with what if's and what will come next. There wasn't enough time to fully develop either character, and I can't say that I ended Ceifador X with any kind of positive feelings for either of these two damaged characters. Here's hoping their full length story gives them more depth, and some love and happiness, even if it is against the backdrop of her father's criminal underground world.
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CEIFADOR X
Bianca is a 14, soon to be 15-year-old girl, locked in her room in her father's mansion. Kept secret from everyone but her father and her nanny. It's to protect her, her father says. She has leukemia and he doesn't want her exposed to the world, to HIS world. And then one day, one of his men, Antonio Castillo, drunkenly unlocks her door, and suddenly, these two souls connect on a level neither was prepared for. They should never have met, but once they do meet, somehow they become a bit obsessed with each other. Will they be each other's undoing?
Ceifador means Reaper in Portuguese. That alone is an indicator of Antonio's character and what he does for Bianca's father, what his place is in the world. He knows better than to keep obsessing over Bianca. Knows he can't have her, SHOULDN'T even be near her. He's 15 years her senior and he's a damaged man, not even in the realm of being good enough for his employer's innocent daughter. But he just can't help himself. There's something about her that calls to him. It's just that that will get him in trouble, though, so he has to stop visiting her in her jail/room. The question is, can he stop? Will he stop?
I have to admit that I was really leery about where things were heading for Neo and Bianca. She's 15 and he's 29. I mean yuck...but at first they were just friends of a sort and nothing was really happening other than the two of them obsessing over each other. I could see that things were heading in a squicky direction, though, then the cliffhanger happened, so I was left with some queasiness and a bit of anxiety, wondering just where their story is going to eventually go. I am definitely interested in reading The Knight's Rose, but I am also definitely a bit wary. I hope Neo can redeem himself, and I hope Bianca lives long enough to finally gain some freedom and some happiness. As this is a novella, there was just enough time to tease the reader with what if's and what will come next. There wasn't enough time to fully develop either character, and I can't say that I ended Ceifador X with any kind of positive feelings for either of these two damaged characters. Here's hoping their full length story gives them more depth, and some love and happiness, even if it is against the backdrop of her father's criminal underground world.
ARC via Give Me Books Promotions.
#bookreview #CeifadorX #DemiVice #TheKnightsRose #agegap #criminalunderground #prequel #novella #newrelease #GiveMeBooksPromotions #ARC
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