Remus Black is still reeling from an abusive
relationship that stripped him of everything -- including his desire for love.
Now all he wants is a fresh start halfway across the country, but his new
roommate is determined to draw him into his strange world of chains, half-naked
men and the infamous Lodge, a BDSM club as lavish as it is secretive.
When Remus is entered into the Lodge's annual Alpha's Pet contest against his will, he finds himself thrown to the Wolf Pack, the very type of men he needs to avoid. What's worse is that the wolves immediately label him a submissive, something he swore he would never be again. Things get even stranger when "wolf" turns out to be far more literal than Remus ever imagined. When both the next-in-line for Alpha and his outcast brother claim Remus as their own, the entire pack is thrown into chaos.
Can Remus learn to embrace the power of submission and choose between the brothers before their rivalry tears the pack apart, or will the tension between them unravel his own sordid past?
When Remus is entered into the Lodge's annual Alpha's Pet contest against his will, he finds himself thrown to the Wolf Pack, the very type of men he needs to avoid. What's worse is that the wolves immediately label him a submissive, something he swore he would never be again. Things get even stranger when "wolf" turns out to be far more literal than Remus ever imagined. When both the next-in-line for Alpha and his outcast brother claim Remus as their own, the entire pack is thrown into chaos.
Can Remus learn to embrace the power of submission and choose between the brothers before their rivalry tears the pack apart, or will the tension between them unravel his own sordid past?
My
Review:
3.5
stars
I feel conflicted about this story because while I
loved it, I also had some serious issues with it. First, I enjoyed the
characters a lot in this story. Remus was my favorite, and it was so much fun
getting to see his evolution as a character, which is still changing and shows
a lot of promise. I’m still warming up to Sebastain. The ending didn’t help his
image in my mind, and I’m pretty irritated with him. I understand his
reservations and why he’s acting the way he is, but he supposedly loved Remus
so much and yet when that love is challenged, he sinks. So yeah, not too happy
with Sebastian right now.
Victor though…Victor just broke my heart. He went
from being a character I didn’t really connect with to one of my favorites. He
is loyal to a fault and I can’t wait to see what happens in book 2 now that
he’s got his shot (though with all the angst going on at the end of the book,
he’s going to have to work for it).
Several of the secondary characters are
interesting as well, particularly Foster. I loved his cryptic messages ‘cause
I’m just a sucker for slow reveals like that, and I can’t wait to see what
comes of them. I’m also really interested in what’s going to happen with Arthur
as I can see it going one of two ways, both of which would be extremely
interesting and have huge consequences.
The plot was also really interesting. I have to
admit, I did not see where this story was going, and I can’t wait to see where
it’ll go from here. However, I wasn’t a big fan of the ending. I don’t really
know how to describe it. It doesn’t really end on even an HFN, but it’s not a
total cliffhanger either. In fact, it doesn’t feel like there was really any
resolution at all. I’m not a big fan of these types of endings as it feels like
a tease, and not a good one. The last line is literally “Remus Black was dead,
and I was the thing that killed him.” At least warn me that the book is going
to end without an HFN or without much of a resolution at all. I mean, I kind of
saw an ending like this coming once I got near the end of the book and it does
fit where the story is at that point, but I was not expecting it at all going
in to the book, which again, both good and bad. The epilogue is then basically
a big plot twist at the very end of the book. I actually liked this, as it
helps set up the conflict in book 2 and was a real “oh snap” moment. I enjoy
books that tease little hooks at the end. However, I don’t like that we don’t
really have a satisfying resolution whatsoever before the epilogue.
My biggest issue was that the book could have used
some major edits. Not only were there quite a few spelling and grammar errors,
which kept pulling me out of the story, there was a lot of extraneous
information and scenes that could have been cut down to improve the flow and
the plot. Some of these scenes actually hampered the overall story and there
were some continuity errors.
Even with its flaws, I absolutely loved this book.
I really enjoyed the characters and the plot, and am very interested in finding
out what happens next in Liminality. So if you can put aside the lack of
editing, I highly recommend giving Pendulum a read as it is a great adventure
and the start of a promising series.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an
honest review.*
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