Title: The Mistress
Author: Tiffany Reisz
Publisher: Harlequin Mira
Publication Date: July 3013
Genre: Adult Erotica/Romance
Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Four
Synopsis can be found here.
NetGalley review.
Review:
Nora is in a pickle.
Trapped, bound, and not in a fun way.
She’s being held captive by.. I won’t say it. But the only way to stay alive is to weave stories. Of herself, Kingsley, Soren. To tell the truth. And hope she can rescue herself, before her stories run out.
I am not going to give anything away but I will say – DAMN.
The final book in this part of the series, The Mistress grabs you by the… um, hand? and doesn’t let go. Reisz tells the story, adds the suspense, creates the love and by the end, you sit there, book in your lap, still not sure how it all came together.
I love Nora. I love Soren. I love Wes and Kingsley and well, just about everyone.
I have to say, while I wasn’t entirely happy with the endings of some of the characters, I am still oddly satisfied. They went where they had to, did what they had to, and moved on.
Without giving anything away, I will say that Soren’s niece, Laila, makes an appearance. Through her eyes, we see Nora and Soren as they were to a young child, her uncle and aunt. And while she added some great POV and narration, I’m not sold on her. The rest of the characters are so lively, so technicolor, so alive. Maybe if we had more time to get to know dear Laila, I would feel differently. But her path through the book, especially the ending!!, left me feeling frustrated. No Laila, I don’t like you enough or know you well enough for you to deserve that ending.
Overall, The Mistress is a strong close to this fascinating erotica series.
Rating 9 Awesome like Cookies and Ice Cream