My monthly 1001
Dark Nights fix!
To me the characters, the words, flowed like a rhythm in
themselves. The feeling created was
almost palpable and left me greedy for more.
Tessa Bailey is an amazing author.
There is a warning with this story. Rough Rhythm contains fantasies of
non-consensual sex between two consenting people. While on the one hand I understand the rape
fantasy, I just can’t imagine acting it out in reality even with a consenting
partner, someone I trust to never hurt me.
It is a big ask of any person, to become so vulnerable to them, to allow
yourself to become a 'victim', and for them to know the difference between true
violence, and giving you what you need – domination.
I can understand James’ confusion, his
mistaking his actions as those of a violent man rather than a dominant one, and
running from it.
Even after having
finished the book I still have to admit I don’t really understand Lita. Her acting out for those four years just to
get a reaction from James smacked of immaturity, but then she was very young. But I loved how she pursued him, her strength
and determination. How she knew herself,
and what she wanted. She wanted him –
the truth of him, and how deeply they affected each other. I loved them in their loss and pain, in their
heartache and confusion, and their eventual enlightenment and passion.
««««1/2
Sydney Whyte
Rating Chart
«……………….A no goer
««……………Alright, but not a re-read
«««………..Liked it
««««…….Loved it
«««««…Amaze-balls – ticks all the boxes!!!
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