{"id":9630,"date":"2014-02-01T20:44:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T01:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2017-02-02T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T01:38:38","slug":"reapers-legacy-reapers-mc-2-by-joanna-wylde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9630","title":{"rendered":"Review: Reaper’s Legacy (Reapers MC, #2) by Joanna Wylde"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Welcome back to the Reapers MC!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reaper’s Property<\/a>\u00a0rocked my biker-lovin’ world last year, and I have been eagerly awaiting this follow up.<\/p>\n

I love the set up to this relationship! Sophie and Ruger first laid eyes on each other years ago when Sophie was in the middle of losing her virginity to Ruger\u2019s younger brother in his very house. Awkward! But it turned out to be an unforgettable moment for them both. Months later, and Ruger came to a very pregnant Sophie\u2019s rescue when he delivered her son on the side of the road. The moment had a profound impact on Ruger\u2019s life, and his devotion to his nephew, Noah, and Sophie, was cemented in that moment.<\/p>\n

7 years later and Sophie is a single mum struggling to get by. She has long ago ditched Ruger\u2019s worthless asshole brother, and is trying hard to make a good life for her and Noah, but can\u2019t seem to get ahead. Ruger has been a part of their lives throughout the years, but when he discovers where Sophie and Noah are living and the hardship that they are faced with, he whisks them away to live with him where they can be safe and comfortable. Sophie is not happy with the new arrangement, but for the sake of her son, she agrees to go along with it. But it creates a huge conflict for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven angry, I wanted Ruger.
\nIn fact, I usually wanted him\u00a0<\/em>more\u00a0when I was angry. This was unfortunate, because he had a gift for pissing me off. Life would be so much simpler if I could just hate him. The man was truly an asshole.
\nHe just happened to be an asshole who loved the hell out of my kid.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The chemistry between Sophie and Ruger is explosive! You can tell straight away that they want each other, that feelings have been building between them for a long time, and the UST is already at a very high level when they are reunited under the same roof.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to own\u00a0<\/em>every\u00a0part of you,\u201d he continued, his breath hot against my skin. \u201cI\u00a0<\/em>want\u00a0to throw you face-first across this counter, rip off those shorts, and fuck you hard and fast until my goddamned cock stops hurting and my balls don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re gonna explode. Because they\u2019ve felt that way for a helluva long time, Soph, and I\u2019m startin\u2019 to think it\u2019s not gonna go away unless I do something about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But as much as Sophie wants him, she tries hard to keep him at arm\u2019s length. And I fully understand her reasoning. Firstly, Ruger is a manwhore and he openly admits that he\u2019s not a one woman man, and can\u2019t make any promises to stay faithful to her (*cough* asshole *cough*). And secondly, Ruger is a part of the Reaper\u2019s MC and that is not a lifestyle that Sophie wants for her or her son.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me fuck you, Sophie,\u201d Ruger gasped, his voice full of pain. I shook my head, closing my eyes because I didn\u2019t want him to see how close I was to giving in.
\n\u201cNo,\u201d I said, almost crying because it hurt so bad to say it. \u201cI\u2019m not going to screw you and then watch you with other women. I can\u2019t do it. I\u00a0<\/em>know\u00a0myself, Ruger. Unless you can tell me right here, right now that you want to seriously try to make something together, I can\u2019t sleep with you.\u201d
\n\u2026
\n\u201cI\u2019m not a bitch,\u201d I replied, and it took everything I had to keep my voice steady. \u201cI\u2019m a\u00a0<\/em>mother. I can\u2019t afford to play games with you, Ruger. You\u2019ll break me.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And I\u2019ve gotta say, I really admired the way she looked out for herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s reality. You want the freedom to sleep around. I\u2019m not willing to give you that\u2014I want more. Sounds like we have a fundamental difference of opinion here, and I\u2019m not going to try to change you. But I\u2019ll tell you one thing, Ruger\u2014I deserve to be with someone who gives a shit about me, as a person. Someone who values me enough not to fuck other women. I\u2019d rather be alone the rest of my life than settle for what you\u2019re offering.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The battle between them continues, even when they do eventually cave into their mad lust for each other (which is all kinds of HOT, by the way!), and even though it takes a while for them to sort themselves out, I thought it was realistic to their situation. They were both determined to create the best life that they could for Noah (who, btw, is pretty awesome), but they both had to come to terms with their feelings, and figure some things out for themselves before they could commit, and I thought it was a really nice progression on both of their parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus, you fuck with my head,\u201d he said roughly. \u201cMy cock gets hard just thinkin\u2019 about you. You\u2019re in my dreams every night. I wake up in the morning and all I think about is you in my house, you and Noah finally mine.\u00a0<\/em>My family. It\u2019s even better than ridin\u2019 my bike. I\u2019m crazy for you, Soph.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He\u2019d never let her go again.
\nNever.
\nShe wanted commitment? He\u2019d tattoo her fucking name on his forehead if he had to.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ve seen a few other reviews where people have been annoyed by Sophie\u2019s negative thoughts towards Ruger and the MC. I\u2019ve gotta say, I could absolutely feel for her! Being somebody who has never been exposed to it, it was right that she was na\u00efve and didn\u2019t understand the behaviour, the lingo, and what it means to belong. And I could completely empathise with her struggle between her feelings for Ruger, and her determination to create the life she thought she wanted for her and Noah. But I also enjoyed seeing the changes in her when she started to understand more – I loved the relationships she developed with the MC girls, and the way that Horse and Picnic were there for her. And, of course, Ruger (eventually) does a fantastic job of explaining things to her, and it makes me want a biker of my very own!!!<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a man takes a woman as his property, it\u2019s not about owning her,\u201d he continued, eyes searching my face. \u201cIt\u2019s about trusting her. This is my life I\u2019m handing you, Sophie … You\u2019re the only woman I\u2019ve ever met that I\u2019d consider giving that kind of power to. Hell, I\u2019m not just considering it, I\u2019m desperate for you to take it.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course there is some trouble going on in the club, and I suspect it\u2019s a storyline that\u2019s going to be continued in future books, which will be interesting. I also really liked the opportunity to get to know some of the other members of the club better (OMG, I can\u2019t WAIT for Hunter and Em\u2019s book! What a fantastic intro for these two! I also have a suspicion about Picnic and a certain neighbour\u2026 but we\u2019ll just have to see about that). As Ruger\u2019s best friend, we get to see a fair bit of Horse (*fans self*), and his and Marie\u2019s story is continued in sensational style. And of course the banter between the boys is a massive highlight!<\/p>\n

\u201cRumor is, you saved her ass. Fuckin\u2019 knight in shining armor. Might wanna trade your bike in for a pretty pink unicorn to ride, seein\u2019 as you\u2019re such a special snowflake and all.\u201d
\n\u201cShut the fuck up, asshole,\u201d Ruger replied.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved being back in the MC world, and while I enjoyed Sophie and Ruger\u2019s story, I didn\u2019t feel as connected to it as I wanted to. I\u2019m wondering if this is because we get practically no backstory on Ruger, and I feel like I don\u2019t know him very well. Yeah, he\u2019s on the asshole end of the alpha scale, but he proves himself to have a big heart (the way he loves Noah is evidence enough of that), and we even get his POV throughout the story, it\u2019s not much beyond his immediate feelings for Sophie. I\u2019m not sure what it is, but I just don\u2019t want to fall at his feet and offer to have his babies like I usually do with a hot, alpha book hero. And because of that, I didn\u2019t feel the romance as much as I wanted. The chemistry was certainly there, but I wasn\u2019t as swept away as I was expecting to be (although the tattoo exploration was pretty freaking amazing!). But I did really enjoy it, there is a gorgeous epilogue that left me smiling, and I\u2019m really happy with where everything ended up.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Reaper’s MC series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Reaper\u2019s Property (#1)
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Reaper\u2019s Legacy (#2)
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Devil\u2019s Game (#3)
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Reaper\u2019s Stand (#4)
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Reapers and Bastards: A Reaper\u2019s MC Anthology (#4.5)
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Reaper\u2019s Fall (#5)
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Reaper\u2019s Fire (#6)
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Shade’s Lady (#6.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Rome’s Chance (#6.6)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Eli’s Triumph (#6.7)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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