{"id":31523,"date":"2018-03-18T00:12:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T04:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=31523"},"modified":"2018-03-18T00:14:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T04:14:05","slug":"review-the-farthest-edge-honey-2-by-kristen-ashley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=31523","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Farthest Edge (Honey, #2) by Kristen Ashley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This one was a surprise! Kinky, yes, but also heartfelt, emotional and beautifully romantic. I loved it a lot more than I thought I would, it\u2019s such a gorgeous romance!<\/p>\n

After being rocked by the concept of an alpha sub in the first book of this series, The Deep End<\/a>, I was wary going into this book. I wasn\u2019t too sure what to expect, but I was intrigued by Evangeline\u2019s story \u2013 a Domme who was brutally attacked by her sub during a session at exclusive club, The Honey. Evangeline has completely withdrawn from her friends and from the lifestyle, but with this book we see her friends continuing to reach out to her, and her reawakening after laying eyes on broody but gorgeous Branch Dillinger.<\/p>\n

Branch is an ex-military badass who has been through hell in his life. He\u2019s still struggling under the weight of his grief, loss, guilt and trauma, and he has no desire to put down roots or form any lasting connections. But he knows Evangeline, he\u2019s seen her in action, he knows what happened to her, and he wants<\/s> needs to experience just one night under her dominant hands.<\/p>\n

So, with the promise of one night only, the two of them embrace their kink and share an experience which leaves them both changed forever. They know that it will never be enough, and though Branch is still adamant that he\u2019s leaving, Evangeline puts herself out there, not willing to lose their connection so quickly and knowing that they are exactly what each other need.<\/p>\n

No way he was going to walk out of that playroom without looking back and vanish from her life.
\nNo way.
\nShe was going to hunt that big boy down and she was going to tear him open.
\nAnd then she was going to shatter him.
\nHe liked to be pushed to the edge? She was going to take him there. Shove him right over. And go over with him.
\nAnd when they landed, they both were going to explode.
\nAll over the place.
\nAnd love every bit of it. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, their relationship is initially based on kink. Evangeline is a Domme, Branch is a sub, and there\u2019s lots of BDSM behaviour, but it\u2019s strictly kept in the bedroom, and Branch\u2019s alphaness is too strong to contain fully. While he gets off on having Evangeline do certain things to him, he also reciprocates, and together they are on absolute fire!<\/p>\n

And as they get to know each other and begin opening up, all of that chemistry easily shifts into an intense emotional connection, and they can\u2019t keep their hands off each other in any way. And with Branch in full-on alpha mode there is just as much vanilla sex as there is kink, and it\u2019s all seriously hot!<\/p>\n

He’s the badass motherfucker the baddest badass motherfucker wished he was.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Branch\u2019s demons are dark. He is a tormented man, and his backstory is tragic. It\u2019s going to take all that Evangeline has to offer, and then some, to drag him back into the light, to a place where he can finally find his peace.<\/p>\n

OMG, this is such a beautiful love story! I could feel the emotion between Branch and Evangeline, and the intensity of it all just drips off the page. Their attraction to each other is insane, but the love story is actually a slow burn that takes time to develop, and I loved every moment of it! Branch is just the right amount of broody alpha badass, and Evangeline\u2019s strength in standing by her man and not allowing him to push her away is just fantastic! She fights for him, for what she feels and what she knows they can have together and I freaking loved it!<\/p>\n

For me, this book has more heart than the previous book in the series, which was a bit more BDSM-heavy. It\u2019s seriously steamy, but for me the BDSM aspect is a bit better balanced with the romance than it was in the first book. This one is more emotional and intimate, and I think that allowed me to connect with the characters and their romance more than I was expecting, and I really appreciated that.<\/p>\n

I loved catching up with the characters that we met in the last book, as well as some newbies. And that hint we are given into Stellan and Sixx\u2019s book up next has me intrigued once again, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how their story all plays out.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed this one. It\u2019s another long one and I felt that it lagged a tiny bit at the end, but otherwise I thought it was a gorgeous love story, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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The Honey series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Deep End (#1)<\/strong> (Olivier & Am\u00e9lie )
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The Farthest Edge (#2) <\/strong>(Branch & Evangeline)
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The Greatest Risk (#3) <\/strong>(Stellan & Sixx)
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\u00a0For more great reads, check out our Kristen Ashley Author Spotlight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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