SLAY ONE: RIVALRY by Laurelin Paige~ Blog Tour & ARC review

SLAY: RIVALRY (Slay Quartet #1) by Laurelin Paige

Release Date: June 4th

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Blurb

Edward Fasbender is a devil.

He's my father's business rival, a powerful, vicious man who takes what he wants and bows to no one. I only took the meeting because I was curious. I thought he was going to offer me a job.

But that's not what he's after at all. His proposal is much more intriguing, and I see an opportunity. An opportunity to turn the tables and bring down the devil.

I've gotten in trouble playing these games before. I know when the risk is too great, when the stakes are too high. I know how to be cold and strong-willed and destructive. I know how to withstand dominant men with arrogant charm and rugged features.

Yet I can't resist taking on Edward.

And I can't resist the pull he has on me.

Soon I'm not so sure which side of the battle I'm standing on--if I'm the warrior meant to slay,

Or the one who will be slain.

Excerpt

Sitting like this, on the arm of the chair, his back straight, we were practically the same height. It occurred to me that this was the closest we’d ever been to having equal footing, and somehow that made me both heady and encouraged.

I reached out to rub the collar of his shirt between my thumb and forefinger, my breath stuttering under the thick weight of apprehension, my mouth watering from how close I was to touching his skin. This close, I could smell the liquor on his breath and the musky scent of his cologne and the fainter scent underneath of pure man.

“Tell me your requests.” Was it my imagination or did his voice suddenly seem darker? Less steady?

“There’s only one.” I leaned in until my lips were near his ear. “I want to add sex to the deal.”

He made a sound low in his throat, half like a laugh, half like a moan. “What, now?”

He turned his face toward mine, and now our mouths were only inches away from touching. I could feel the warmth of his exhale on my skin, sending a trail of goosebumps down my arms.

“Now, sure.” Fuck, I was wet already. “But I meant in the marriage, too.”

His lips danced around mine. “You don’t know what you’re asking for. You want to be humiliated, degraded, and hurt?”

Yes.

Because that was the goal of The Game.

But, also, YES!

Because, in that moment, there was nothing more I could imagine wanting than to be all those things, to be humiliated and degraded and hurt, by him. I wanted it so much I ached. Ached in places I hadn’t known could feel.

I reached my neck forward, pushing my mouth toward his.

Just when I thought the kiss was inevitable, he leaned back. “You couldn’t handle it.”

My Review:

I have mixed feelings about this book. I didn't like Celia in the Fixed series, but I was curious about her story. I didn't become fond of her in this book either, but I have to tell you that this book was interesting! Laurelin Paige created the perfect man for Celia, who can "slay the dragon/Celia" . So I really liked this book despite the fact that I didn't fall in love with the the two main characters. But they were perfect for each other. They were both manipulating, rich devils. Perfect match!

The story was written in Celia's POV but I would have read Edward's thoughts too.

The truth is that I'm glad that Celia didn't become a "good girl", she stayed that manipulating woman who she was in the Fixed series. Maybe because of this the story was more interesting.

I didn't fall in love with Edward and not because he was kinky. I think we will know more about him and his feelings in the second book. I'd love to read more about him and I'm curious how he will change, how he will fall in love with Celia. And because of this I need his thoughts too.

The ending was perfect , and this cliffhanger made me want to read the second book immediately. So congrats Laurelin!😊

The story was well-written, I love the author's style.

I really liked this book because it was exciting but I loved the Fixed series more, so because of this I can't give 5 stars now. This book was 4* for me. BUT I need the next book!!

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Véleményem:

Egy kicsit vegyes érzelmeim vannak a könyvvel kapcsolatban. Először is Celiát az előző részekben nem szerettem, ez most sem változott, továbbra se lopta be magát a szívembe, de móita tudtam, hogy lesz saját könyve, nagyon kíváncsi voltam. És azt kell mondjam, hogy ez a könyv igen érdekes lett, annak ellenére, hogy egyik szereplő se lett kedvencem.

Laurelin Paige megteremtette a tökéletes pasit Celia számára, aki szembe tud szállni vele, méltó ellenfele tud lenni Celiának. Habár nem szerettem meg a szereplőket, de be kell ismernek, hogy tökéletesek voltak egymás számára. Mindeketten manipulatív gazdag, ördögi emberek voltak. Tökéletes páros!

A történet Celia nézőpontjából íródott, de nagyon szerettem volna olvasni Edward gondolatait is, hogy őt is jobban megismerhessem.

Az igazság az, hogy örülök, hogy Celia nem változott meg, nem lett hirtelen a "jó kislány", hanem maradt ugyanaz a manipulatív nő, mint aki a Fixed sorozatban volt. Talán ezért volt érdekes ez a történet.

Nem igazén tudtam megszeretni Edward karakterét, nem azért mert a perverz szexet szerette. Egyszerűen nem ismertem meg rendesen, ezért remélem a második könyvben jobban megsmerhetjük őt illetve az érzéseit. Nagyon kíváncsi vagyok, hogy hogyan fog változni, hogy fognak a szereplők egymásba szeretni.

A befejezés tökéletes volt, ezzel a függővéggel az írónő elérte, hogy most azonnal olvasni akarjam a következő részt!

Összességében egy jól megírt történet, szeretem az írónő stílusát.

Igazán tetszett a történet, mert izgalmas volt, de nekem a Fixed sorozat jobban tetszett, ezért erre a könyvre sajnos nem tudok 5 csillagot adni, csak négyet, DE már olvasni akarom a következő részt!

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About the Author

With millions of books sold worldwide, Laurelin Paige is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author. She is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however.

When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Game of Thrones or Letterkenny, or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She's also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn't do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio.

She is represented by Rebecca Friedman.