Title: The Widow Maker
Series: Dark Vows Duet #2
Authors: Isabella Starling & Kendall Hawkins
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: October 30, 2021
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How many times can the cartel break me before I finally submit?
First there was my husband - a cruel, vicious captor who left me no freedom.
Then the boy I was once supposed to marry.
Heath Gunn stole me from the marriage I’d been forced into.
He showed me his darkness, and for the first time, I embraced it.
But now I’m the captive of another player in this sick, twisted game.
And this one doesn’t care if I die...
The Widow Maker is the second and final book of the Dark Vows duet. It is not a standalone book.
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This is the second and final book in the Dark Vows duet. I am always leary about duets. Most of the time the second book comes across as an after thought. Not near as good as the first. My conviction held true for this one. The first book had me invested in these characters. I was cheering for Rain and Heath all the way. And then it ended in that huge cliffie. Yep--i was ready to jump in to this book.
So what went wrong? I am still on team Heath and Rain. But Heath, man, he let me down. I know he has his demons but I really wanted him to go guns blazing and fight for the girl. The whole story line was just kind of flat. Of course and HEA isn't necessary to love a book, but this one just kind of road it out until the end.
The other issue I had was the violence toward Rain. The disclaimer in the front of the book says beware of the darkness. Please take head of that for this story. It seemed more character development and laying the groundwork for future action when presented in the first book. My thoughts on this book--there was gratuitous violence. Is that a thing?? I just didn't feel it moved the story forward. And felt that even more strongly when Rain was seemingly back to normal after a couple of weeks. It was a head scratcher for me.
I have no interest whatsoever in Xavier's book. I can't imagine any redemption for this man. And I am a champion of the broken hero. But, nope....not going there with him.
Not a duet for everyone. If you liked book one, I would guess you may agree that book 2 falls short. Not for me this time.
* I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
ISABELLA STARLING
USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling describes her books with three words: dark, dirty and forbidden.
KENDALL HAWKINS
Kendall Hawkins is an emerging author of heart-twisting romance.
Embracing her dark side brought Kendall to write dark romance that leaves you breathless. Since she was a little girl, Kendall has cheered for the villain to get the girl, loved the dark side and adored shocking plot twists. Now, her love of enticing stories fills her days with villainous heroes and the passionate women they love.
Kendall spends her time writing, sculpting and creating in any way she can. Addicted to art, Kendall continues to pour her talents out on any medium available - be it a blank page, a canvas or modelling clay.
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