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Black is a fast paced intriguing romance about second chances in both life and love. It’s a dark story told in first person and from the dual perspective of the hero and heroine. So, where to start? I’ve thought about and discussed this story at length, in terms of how I should rate it and convey my thoughts. There are aspects I absolutely loved but there are elements within the execution of the piece that didn’t work so well for my personal reading tastes. I finished the story on a high feeling a genuine WOW but throughout my read there were times when I questioned aspects of the prose and story arc. Not everything felt as cohesive as it should have, which would normally lead me to dislike a book, but curiously for me, I enjoyed the bones of the story arc and the portrayal of the characters.

The protagonist’s shared history and re-connection is engaging and drew me into their story quite quickly. We discover why Rose was drawn to Black way back all those ten years ago. In present time she’s plucked from the depths of darkness, a possible unsalvageable situation. Black is professed to be a dark character of the underground world and he’s convincingly depicted this way throughout the course of the story. His cold and callus nature magnifies the darker elements of the plot. It’s not for the faint-of-heart; brutal in places, there were times towards the end that I had to pause to take a moment but they were the times that my anticipation and interest intensified. I simply had to know how this first part ended.

As the story began to unfold I felt a lack of consistency in some areas and the transitions, in my opinion, were not always smoothly executed. There’s so much content in this story, maybe too much. I truly feel not all of it is essential to the telling and I think consequently elements felt underdeveloped and a little rushed which in places may have caused me to misinterpret and believe there were inconsistencies when actually maybe there weren’t any.

As I debated my feelings and thoughts about this story I didn’t once question the motivation of the protagonists, the author tapped into her character’s inner minds and whilst I occasionally found some of their inner thoughts to be more contrived than character driven, I believed their actions and thought processes most of the time, an aspect which is hugely important to my reading enjoyment.

On finishing I was stunned by what had happened which enhanced my overall enjoyment of the story. A story that's suspenseful, dark, and story driven and despite some of my conflicted feelings, I liked reading Black and very much enjoyed the climax of the story which left me anticipating the next part in the series.


Note: (I believe this is a two part series)

Advanced copy received for my honest review thoughts