Ivy Deluca's Reviews > Tied to His Betrayal

The Good
-Good chemistry. When Darius and Taylor were together, it was easy to get into their relationship and as a second chance romance, it does what you think it will.
-Better integration of BDSM into the romance than first. One of my issues with the first book was the practical non-existence of BDSM in a book based on a group called the Dominants’ Council. Here, I think it was woven well into the narrative and yet showcased what seems to be the central theme, that these men are moving away from their clubs because of the love of their women.
-Likeable leads in Darius and Taylor.

The Meh
-Mostly there isn’t much here that feels fresh. Very familiar plotline.
-That lead to the “obstacles” to feel more contrived than genuine. It bothered me Darius dropped Taylor “for her own good” and spent alot of the book mansplaining to her and trying to make her decisions, even when he said he didn’t want to.
-Inconsistencies such as the timing of their relationship and when he actually bought the BDSM club, helped to take me out of the moment. I was more interested in trying to make sense of those than in the romance.
-Stylistically, I think the writing may be slightly different than what’s my cuppa tea. There’s alot of explaining of emotions and actions, but not enough showing those emotions and actions. The writing isn’t bad, just not quite what I like.
-Still a bit uneven, with majority of action and energy happening towards end of book.


Flaws aside, I liked enough of it that I could recommend it if you’re into just a smidge of domination with your contemporary romance.

**ARC provided by publisher via netgalley for review**

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