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Rachael Wade

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I wanted so very much to enjoy this book. It started out pretty promisingly as well. Camille was in Paris, trying to coordinate her life so that she could finally take back control and get away from her abusive boyfriend. Paris was meant to be a jolt to get her life going. And it seems to be working out.

Flash forward a couple of years and Camille is in Louisiana and has built a fairly decent life for herself. Or so it looks. Here's where the book lost me the first time--we leave Camille in Paris promising to be stronger and to leave the guy. When we re-open she is still afraid of a guy harassing her, is trying to leave him and his abusive ways behind. Until her friend arrives and says 'But you just left an abusive a-hole!' I had no idea that it was someone different then the guy back west.

I understand that often abuse victims find it hard to break that cycle, but Camille seemingly was ABLE to break the cycle (not that we saw her do this) and then winds up right back where she started (though we never see how that relationship began) only this time far away from her support network. Any 'strength' that Camille exhibits was only talked about. The end of her first relationship, the beginning of the second one and then when she decided to end this relationship all happen in that nebulous time between the end of the prologue and the beginning of the first chapter.

I soldiered on however because I liked Gavin and was intrigued. Things happen at a (very) rapid pace, with Camille's lifelong friend falling head over heels for Gavin's friend Gabe. And then of course Gavin and Camille. Though she doesn't mention her sinister ex.

And then we come upon the second time the book lost me--at some point Camille's friend implores Gabe to make her a vampire like he (and Gavin and Camille's violent ex in Louisiana) is. Then she hops back on the plane and leaves.

Only to come right back again when things get hairy and Camille's life is in danger. At this point Wade skipped a lot of development in my opinion. Camille finds out that not only is Gavin a vampire but so is practically everyone we've met in this book. Not only THAT but Gavin has a master plan to free himself (and others? I guess?) from the evil vampire queen's rule (or something) so him falling in love with Camille is VERY inconvenient timing wise. Especially since he POSTPONES the attack to let her lick her wounds and forgive him.

We never see Gabe and her friend become so close (Camille mentions how lovey-dovey they are from the first, but we don't actually SEE this develop), we never see Camille when she isn't in an abusive relationship or trying to leave one, we don't see why she would trust Gavin so very much given how evasive he is, we don't see the strength Camille has or that she has learned from past mistakes.

In the end I didn't buy into the characters or situation.
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lexilewords | 11 other reviews | Dec 28, 2023 |
This book will break your heart and make you fall in love all at the same time. The storyline is beautiful, yet tragic. It will suck you in from the beginning and have you wanting more at the end. I was really impressed with the Author's writing. It had a great flow with just the right amount of details.



The characters were perfect! I loved Jackson and Emma and the relationship they shared. Their love was all consuming and intoxicating! Even when they were mad at each other, there was still a connection. What made the characters so special was that they were both broken in their own way. Jackson lost his mother and Emma lost her sister. Together they coped with their loses and completed one another.

We can't forget the sex scenes. HOLY HOTNESS! Each scene was different and each one was sexy as hell!



The ending is the best ending I have ever read...

I found myself in tears! I love how the Author tied up this story.

It was beautiful and perfect .
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ReadersCandyb | 3 other reviews | Oct 7, 2016 |
Ryan and Kate are that couple that are always either together or breaking up, in a constant state of flux. And their reasons for "ending" their relationship always had a solid basis in reality. They are both volatile people who let their emotions tun their lives. Unfortunatly, even after they make semi-sane decisions to leave the other, they end up back together every time. For no reason that I could understand. Their issues were never solved. It was like they just got tired of not being together, so they forgot why they broke up. Now, like I said, I know people like this in real life, and it is utterly exhausting to be around them. So I sure don't want to read about it. Apparently this is a series, but I just don't see this ending as a HEA since it was just following the pattern of getting back together after a legitimate breakup (and Ryan being a total freaking ass), except this time he put a ring on it. I just don't buy it.


Other than that I liked the writing style, and would like to see what the author could do with more logical problem solving. Haven't decided if I want to read the next one or not. Despite the major issues I had, I still enjoyed reading this book.

Copy courtesy of Rabbit Hole Press, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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GoldenDarter | 1 other review | Sep 15, 2016 |
3.5

My heart broke so many times for Elise. She’s a girl that has been given the impression that she’s only as good as she looks. She can’t seem to get over the supposed fact that she can only ever get attention for her body.

There are quite a few sex scenes, and Elise is at the center of all of them. It’s insane that she only sees happiness when she’s in the throws of passion. Elise doesn’t know how to be loved, and doesn’t think she deserves it. It takes on certain someone to show her otherwise.

I didn’t care for Elise’s actions. I don’t understand why she would choose to be the “other.” She’s worth so much more than that, and can’t see it. She doesn’t want to end up like her family, and does these things because that’s all she thinks she’ll amount to.

The Replacement is very much a story of breaking all of your own beliefs, and learning that you do deserve love. Just because you come from a broken family doesn’t mean you’ll always be broken. You can overcome the hurtful things that have been drilled into your head, and said about you, and won’t always be a replacement.
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