{"id":14984,"date":"2014-10-27T11:37:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=14984"},"modified":"2016-12-17T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:55:47","slug":"review-beyond-jealousy-beyond-4-by-kit-rocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=14984","title":{"rendered":"Review: Beyond Jealousy (Beyond, #4) by Kit Rocha"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIf everyone feels good, nothing\u2019s bad\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s pretty much the underlying premise of this whole series! Life in Sector Four \u2013 one of the outlying sectors of a dystopian world – is a hedonistic, pleasure-seeking wonderland where anything and everything goes. But the usual love story takes a twist this time around with Rachel, Ace, Cruz being the ones to finally find their way to romantic bliss.<\/p>\n

Rachel came to Sector Four as a wide-eyed innocent. But she has worked hard to fit in and make it her home. She has been exploring her wild side, and she\u2019s more than ready for more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what sorts of games you and Cruz are playing these days. How come you two haven\u2019t knocked on my door yet? Think I can\u2019t handle it?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ace is the filthy, kinky tattoo artist of Sector Four. Slutting it up with anybody and everybody, he is a bit of a sex-God and he knows where his talents lie, but he doesn\u2019t feel worthy of anything deeper.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spark, angel. We spark so bright, and I always thought I\u2019d woo you nice and slow and you\u2019d adore me. But you only ever see the worst in me, and there\u2019s so much worst to see.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cruz has had a strict military upbringing and is newer to Sector Four. He has been trained to do his job and not to feel, but being in Sector Four is revealing his darker side, and he is struggling to balance his job as an enforcer with what he really wants.<\/p>\n

\u201cRachel and Ace had been on a collision course since long before he\u2019d met them. If he didn\u2019t want to end up left behind, he had to be between them when they finally crashed together.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yep, the three of them have a bit of a complicated background that has been simmering with UST, dirty flirting, and a whole lost of \u2018almost\u2019 for a while now. Rachel and Ace shared a particularly hot moment which was cut off when Ace ran, not feeling worthy of her. And in the meantime there has been Cruz, who came into both of their lives, and infiltrated their hearts.<\/p>\n

Individually, they all know what they want, they just have to find their way to it.<\/p>\n

Separately, the two men drove her crazy, twisted her into knots of longing and thwarted desire. But together \u2013
\nTogether, they\u2019d give her everything.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A m\u00e9nage relationship is always a tricky one to write, but Kit Rocha has done a great job with this one! Their coming together feels natural, and happens fairly early in the book so the relationship is explored in great detail. I could really feel the emotion between them, and there is a real sense of equality to the relationship, even though they each had their roles to play \u2013 Cruz as the dominator, controlling the action, Rachel as the willing submissive who loves them both with everything that she has, and Ace as the driving force behind it all.<\/p>\n

They were both shaky-legged innocents, barely dipping their toes into carnal vice. He could drag them into the deep end so fast, so hard.
\n<\/i>Too fucking much to lose.
\nSo damn much to gain.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Oh. My. Damn! Like the previous books in this series, this book is hardcore smut! There\u2019s no such thing as shyness, there is nothing off limits, and the three of them discover all sorts of hotness together \u2013 frequently, descriptively, with a whole lot of dirty talk, and in pretty much every configuration possible.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s very clear that it\u2019s more than just sex. The feelings between the three of them have been building for a while, with each of them in love with the other two before they even get to the bedroom! And the intimacy of what they share together increases the feels, and pushes the intensity of their relationship even higher.<\/p>\n

But a tricky relationship needs everybody to be all in, and they soon discover that passion and love isn\u2019t always enough. Each of them are holding something back, and my heart hurt for them as they come to realise the consequences of that. But at the same time, seeing them fully start to understand what they really mean to each other was something very special. I love how openly they accepted each other and how hard they are prepared to fight for each other as they truly came to understand the depth of love between them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fucked-up little triangle, isn\u2019t it?\u201d
\n\u201cNo, it\u2019s an actual triangle \u2026 Three lines. No one in the middle.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rachel, Ace and Cruz\u2019s story is blended really well with the ongoing story of life in Sector Four. Each of the characters from previous books are still very much a part of the action, and I love that we get to check in with them, as well as getting to know some of the other members of the O\u2019Kane that will feature in future books. The investigation into the bootlegging of O\u2019Kane liquor is also still ongoing and comes to an excitingly violent and bloody climax which threatens to drive Sector Four into an all-out war.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really loving this series. It\u2019s unique, it\u2019s fast-paced, the writing is fantastic, the romance is gorgeous, and of course it contains some of the hottest, dirtiest sex I have ever read. Seriously, just\u2026 damn! I think that the books are getting better and better the more involved I get, and after that ending, I am more than excited for Trix\u2019s book up next!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Beyond Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Beyond Shame (#1)<\/strong> (Jasper & Noelle)
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Beyond Control (#2)<\/strong> (Dallas & Lexi)
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Beyond Denial (#2.5) <\/strong>(Ace, Jared & Rachel)
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Beyond Pain (#3) <\/strong>(Bren & Six)
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Beyond Temptation (#3.5)<\/strong> (Noah & Emma)
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Beyond Jealousy (#4) <\/strong>(Ace, Rachel and Cruz)
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Beyond Solitude (#4.5) <\/strong>(Derek & Mia)
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Beyond Addiction (#5)<\/strong> (Finn & Trix)
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Beyond Possession (#5.5) <\/strong>(Zan & Tatiana)
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Beyond Innocence (#6)<\/strong> (Jared & Lili)
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Beyond Happily Ever After: Closed Doors (#6.5)<\/strong> (short story – Dallas, Lex, Noelle and Jasper<\/span>)
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Beyond Happily Ever After:\u00a0 Blank Canvas (#6.6)<\/strong> (short story – Ace, Rachel and Cruz)
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Beyond Ruin (#7) <\/strong>(Maddox, Dylan, Jade & Scarlett)
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Beyond Surrender (#9) <\/strong>(Ryder & Nessa)
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