Hi, book buddies ☺ Despite the world going crazy more than usual, I am happy to tell you about the wonderful new novel by one of my favourite authors 💙
Mating Theory
by Skye Warren
Publication Date: March 17, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Billionaire Sutton Mayfair has nothing left to lose…
My best friend is getting married to the woman I love. They say the nice guy finishes last. So what’s the point of being a goddamn gentleman?
Maybe I should take what I want.
Even that sexy little thing on the street corner.
She needs a hot meal and a place to sleep.
Instead I’m taking her home to soothe the savage best inside me. I was born a bastard, and for the first time in my life I act like one.
Except the more I use her, the more I need her.
I didn’t know I had someone left to lose.
For a single heartbeat, I had her.
MY OPINION
This is like an open wound. Tender, raw, a testament to a pain that cannot be seen but can still maim someone. Sutton is bleeding pain from his broken heart, and the author’s words transmit all the jagged edges with easy flow. He is hurting and takes a woman from the streets to numb the pain. Behind this hot romance, there is a myriad of triggering themes. Once again, this author puts poetry on the ugliness.
I usually gravitate towards men with broken hearts, so Sutton held a special interest for me. Not in the novel where I met him because I rooted for Christopher and Harper, and I don’t favour male couples. However, this character called me like a beacon in his own novel.
He is really devastated by turbulent emotions and his inner fight between self-indulgence of his depraved instincts and decent humanity is teetering on a dangerous edge. What a story to read! I couldn't miss it for the world. Especially because the victim of his torn desires is a fallen angel with too much hope for a world that has crushed her.
The battle of flesh and soul is epic and ardent and breathtaking. And it becomes an homage to selfless love. That's why lies at the core of this beautifully melancholic romance. A lesson in love that is pure and giving even when it stems from loss and shame. Sutton learns to love again in a different way that takes his heart on a spin.
I loved the double POV, his is raging against the world, while hers is vulnerable yet brave. Passion between these characters is scorching-hot, yet it grows into a drama of sacrifice and generosity. I cried over Ky and Ashleigh, their horrific circumstances to survive. I felt moved by Sutton's strength and his unrelenting way to love people. He may have taken advantage of her, but he soon treats her like a human being instead of flesh to be used and thus she finds the fairytale we all crave.
At the end, the plot twist felt shocking and the resolution rushed, but the author managed to wrap it up with deep sensibility, and it made me sigh again. And I got to see some characters that I cherish. Marvellous read.
Favourite quotes :
There’s something inside me that doesn’t know how to love, not truly.
There’s only the thinnest thread between the beast inside me and the man I pretend to be.
There isn't mercy in this world. There are only wolves like me, and we love to tears lambs apart.
I don’t need to care about someone else who doesn’t care about me.
I'll want more than he's able to give, and I’ll be smaller for it.
Love is the great human experiment.
About the mastermind: Skye Warren
Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance. Her books have sold over one million copies. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, sweet dogs, and evil cat.
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