![]() ![]() Everything felt a bit rushed, there were some scenes which I felt could have gone into a lot more detail and therefore have been much more enthralling. In fact I think that is part of the reason I struggled to become engrossed in the storyline and characters. I also liked the idea of Samuel, a guy who decided to help her escape.Įscape is a very short read, at 127 pages, I actually felt this book could easily become a much longer story, even double the amount of pages. I loved the idea of a domina and that their purpose is to mother the babies of The Quiet King, definitely the potential for a very strong storyline. The blurb of Escape really grabbed my attention. I feel the second in the series has a lot of potential. ![]() I enjoyed the picture illustrations which were throughout the book. I did feel the characters could have been developed more. ![]()
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