Out of Love
Livy and Slade will own your suspense-loving hearts with all the angst and drama.
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1. OUT OF LOVE by Jewel E. Ann
SYNOPSIS
Conspiracies. Corruption. Serial killers.
You name it—I’m fascinated by it. My mom always blamed my overly curious and highly suspicious mind on my dad.
My incredibly overbearing dad. Mr. ‘No One Is Good Enough For My Daughter’ has been terrifying my dates since I turned fifteen.
College is my chance to be free from his control and date any guy I want.
I'm absolutely certain he would hate Slade Wylder—almost as certain as I am that I do too.
Since when have I shied away from trouble?
Slade fascinates me. He lives in a house I’m certain is haunted. His dog is trained as well as any guard I've ever seen. Rumor on campus is that he deals drugs. It would explain a lot. But it doesn’t explain why he saves me from my darkest moment. It doesn’t explain why I can’t stop thinking about him. And the explanation I finally discover is far more dangerous than any rumor.
BOOK REVIEW
But sometimes the simple things defined us more than tangled webs of scars and bruises.
If you’re a fan of Jack & Jill by Jewel. E. Ann, then you’ll definitely enjoy Out of Love (it can be read as a standalone just fine). The book was very suspenseful and angsty. Although, overly dramatic to my personal taste. The romance felt a little bit too insta-lovey but still good for entertainment purposes. To put it shortly, not bad at all.
My heart? It leaped, free-falling into Slade Wylder’s world. Vulnerable. Frightened. Suicidal. Stupid, crazy, impulsive heart.
Livy Knight was entertainment personified with her carefree and curiosity-killed-the-cat attitude. I liked her character but at the same time, I wanted to strangle her every single moment of when her mind was going overdrive. I couldn’t help but compare Livy to her parents, and similar traces were hard not to notice. But at the same time, she seemed nothing like them at all… Weird, huh?
I should have been elated, but I was too busy being scared out of my mind because I had this feeling… a terrible unexplainable feeling that he wasn’t simply going to break my heart, he was going to shatter it beyond repair. And I would live my life as a jaded lover who would never trust another man again.
All in.
Smart women saved a part of their hearts—like if even a small part were left intact, it could grow a full heart again. One cell at a time.
Nope. I let the whole fucking organ dive off the cliff, which meant he would leave me heartless and broken.
Slade Wylder was quite a common ‘bad boy’ character surrounded by some thrilling mystery, which Livy found herself helplessly drawn to. Besides, an extremely sexy guy who mostly kept to himself but befriended one of the cutest German shepherds in the romance realm ever? Let’s be real, you’ll also lose your mind while recklessly trying to fit into an equation ‘My hero Slade + My guardian Jerry + Me’.
Jericho was such a great addition to the whole hot mess of the forbidden relationship between Livy and Slade. But honestly? I just love a good dog in my romances!
As for the couple itself, Livy and Slade were perfectly imperfect, driven by an unhealthy interest in one another, as well as sexual frustration. But they owned my heart nonetheless. The chemistry was palpable, and the sexy times were a great mix of dirtiness and positivity. They just made a great match.
Getting closer to a conclusion, I will be honest here… I didn’t like the ending. There were some pretty obvious secrets, as well as unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. But the emotionally charged scenes thrown in the last pages made me really frustrated (not going to spoil them though). I did understand that they were supposed to push the main characters to face decisions with a variety of heavy consequences, but my heart broke knowing exactly what kind of suffering was about to be caused. My emotions scattered everywhere when the hope was almost lost and the shit got real. The intensity was nerve-wracking, and the HEA was actually bitter-sweet. Out of Love was a little bit of everything and maybe a tiny bit more. Recommend!