{"id":3007,"date":"2012-12-31T17:47:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T01:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2017-01-29T06:37:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T11:37:00","slug":"review-grounded-up-in-the-air-3-by-r-k-lilley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3007","title":{"rendered":"Review: Grounded (Up In The Air, #3) by R.K. Lilley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hooray for swoony HEAs!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conclusion to the Up In The Air<\/em> series, this book picks up at the same scene that ended Mile High<\/a>, and we are thrown straight back into the tumultuous, obsessive and passionate relationship between quietly confident Bianca and hotter-than-hot, controlling, dominant, sexy billionaire James Cavendish.<\/p>\n

I had some mixed thoughts while reading this book. I was a bit weirded out by some of James\u2019 early behaviour. He was very much in severe Dom mode for a lot of it, and although Bianca is fully on board with the lifestyle that they share, and it works really well for them, I felt a bit detached from it.<\/p>\n

But, thank God, they finally open up to each other, and tell each other what they are feeling – particularly Bianca. Although James hasn\u2019t said the words up until now, he hasn\u2019t hid how madly in love with her he is, and Bianca, with her devastating backstory, is the one who has been scared to put herself out there. We had to wait almost two and a half books for it, but it made it all a bit more epic when it did actually happen, and it was swoony as all hell. So from that point on, I got caught up in the romance, and got a lot more involved in the story. That\u2019s not to say that \u2018Mr Cavendish\u2019 the Dom didn\u2019t make any more appearances, because he did, but I could understand his motivations, and his need to control and possess her was based on his mad love and his fear for her safety. And Bianca understood that, and actually blossomed with his attention, so who am I to judge? I was just happy that things seemed a lot more settled between James and Bianca, with them both safe in the knowledge that they love each other and committed to a future together. And I loved seeing them so functional.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the sex\u2026 wow. Yep, there is so much of it that it needs its own paragraph. James and Bianca are both insatiable, and they have A LOT of sex! Some of it is glossed over, but most of it is pretty explicit, and pretty freaking hot. There is a mix of vanilla and kink, and a lot of it is pretty original. I guess when a book has this many smutty scenes in it, you need to mix it up a bit, so well done Ms Lilley! Although I must say, there was one scene in this book that turned my stomach, but I\u2019m not gonna dwell because it was just one scene in the larger scheme of things, and it did have a deeper meaning (even if it was totally gag-inducing). Right, moving on.<\/p>\n

The smut was balanced nicely with some great scenes with James and Bianca being playful together, and I loved seeing James so happy and mischievous, and so open about his love for his girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe director cleared her throat just a few shots in. \u201cUm, so, is there anything you can do about that, Mr Cavendish? This is not an X-rated publication\u2026\u201d
\nJames, shameless bastard that he was, seemed completely unfazed. \u201cYou\u2019ll just need to shoot me waist up. You were the one who wanted my girlfriend in the shot, putting her hands on me. What did you think was going to happen?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stephan is awesome as always, and I loved seeing him get his HEA as well \u2013 and we even get some chapters from his POV! And I loved the time spent with Tristan and Danika (can\u2019t WAIT for their story), as well as Frankie, Lana, and even Blake and Clark. And I cheered when Bianca finally got her chance to smackdown mega-bitch Jules from the last book. That was epic!<\/p>\n

And speaking of epic\u2026 holy God, that ending was INSANE! I was expecting something big to happen, but I wasn\u2019t expecting it to be quite that big. My heart was racing, and even though I knew how it was going to turn out, it still didn\u2019t stop me from getting completely freaked out at how it all went down. And getting the ending from Bianca, Stephan and James\u2019 POVs was awesome, because each of them were effected in different ways, and I loved seeing it all.<\/p>\n

But, as always, it was the romance that won me over\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI fell in love with your eyes first because I looked into their depths and saw the other half of my soul.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are some massively swoony moments in this book, and I loved it! And then not one, but two gorgeously beautiful epilogues, just to completely sate the romantic in me.<\/p>\n

I have really loved this series! In watching James and Bianca come together, find their peace in each other, and figure out the perfect balance to make their relationship work, they have both grown and changed so much from the first book. Their love is deep, and all consuming, and yeah, it\u2019s obsessive, but it works for them. They both knew what they wanted, and they worked hard to get it, and I love that about them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want so much for this to last \u2013 for us to stay together. I\u2019m desperate for it.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 swoony stars.<\/p>\n

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The Up In The Air series
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In Flight (#1)<\/strong>
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Mile High (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Grounded (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Mr Beautiful (#4)<\/strong> (alternate POV book)
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Tie-in novella:<\/h4>\n

\"Lana\"<\/a>Lana<\/strong>
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Check out our R.K. Lilley Author Spotlight<\/a> for more great reads from this author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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