1/8/2024 0 Comments Hunted series ivy smoak![]() Apparently I was so used to being ignored that I had forgotten how to speak because I just stared at him. ![]() Having everyone mad at me was exhausting. Why was he talking to me? The last time we spoke he had made it clear we weren't friends. He had placed his backpack on the seat in front of the one he used to always sit in. It took me a moment to even realize that someone was addressing me. How was I supposed to do this anymore? I'd rather just stop showing up and fail the class than sit here one more second. He didn't have to watch me and take notes on my every word. Every day that I saw Professor Hunter I had this pathetic hope that things would somehow be the way they were before. It’s DEFINITELY part of their kink.Sign-up for Ivy Smoak's newsletter to receive a FREE short story and be the first to know about her new releases! If the professor/student element weirds you out at all, pass on this book. Despite the poorly crafted scenes, the unnecessary sex, and the infuriating characters, I needed to know what happened between Penny and James.įavorite Tropes: professor/student, forbidden romance, love triangle, secret relationship, and billionaire heroĬontent Warning: This book wasn’t labeled as an “erotic romance,” but I think the sheer number of sex scenes would put it in that category. I might even say they were slightly bad… and yet I couldn’t put them down. There’s a lot to criticize in this books. The story is there, but the words are weak. I hate to be mean, but it’s just not well-written. I’m glad self-publishing has opened the gates for more writers to get their work into the world, but self-publishing authors still need to invest in editors. There were several grammatical errors and typos. Speaking of editors… these books needed more line editing. That’s fine, but even books within a series need a clear beginning, middle, and end. I wish an editor had removed about half the sex scenes and then combined Temptation and Addiction into one novel. Frankly, it didn’t feel like it ended at all. Third, Temptation did not have a satisfactory ending. Without a doubt, sex is important in this story (especially since there is some question about James being a sex addict), but I think Smoak used love scenes to fill pages and avoid the harder work of character and plot development. A lot of phrases get reused, the dialog is cringe-worthy, and reading the same thing repeatedly gets old. At least half of these books are “bedroom” scenes, and they aren’t even especially good ones. ![]() Some of you might find that hard to believe. I write this as someone who likes dark and broody alpha heroes. It makes perfect sense for her to chose the dark and broody one who constantly breaks her heart. Penny has the hots for her professor- might even love him- but she has another guy friend who is actually amazing, age-appropriate, hot, and ready to commit. I had a lot of problems with this series.įirst, I wasn’t entirely clear who the real hero of the series until halfway through the second installment. ![]() They give into their desires, but can their relationship hold up when secrets are revealed and their misdeeds become public? James wants to do the right thing and leave Penny alone, but he just can’t seem to help himself. He never expected to be so tempted by a student. James Hunter is a tech-giant billionaire who- after a marital separation- decides to “give back” by teaching at a small college. Penny Taylor is a college sophomore whose always lived by the rules- until she falls for her communications professor. Normally I only review one book at a time, but in this instance, the first and second book of the Hunted series need to be read as a pair- mostly because Temptation ends on a cliff-hanger. Have you ever read a book you thought was sort of bad, but you had to keep reading? That was my experience with Temptation and Addiction by Ivy Smoak.
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