Tragic is a gritty, real story about a girl who is running from an abusive relationship and ends up doing erotic photo shoots to make ends meet. When she meets Claire, Antoine and Ronin, Rook’s life does take a turn that seems to be better now she will have a roof over her head, earn money and feel safe. Only things aren’t as easy as they seem, and she might just be playing with fire because of the way she feels in these photo shoots.
Rook is a fragile and quite innocent girl who has had a very hard life, so she feels like she deserves to catch a break, all the while waiting for the other shoe to fall. She has trust-issues and has no idea how hot her innocence mixed with her sexiness makes her both to Ronin and to other men. She’s strong and weak at the same time, she is smart and driven, and all she wants is a chance to follow her dreams. Tragic is not an easy read at all, it lays out all the hard facts about Rook’s life with no filter. This makes it impossible not to root for Rook, even when she makes decisions that are rash and not completely thought through.
The writing is excellent, I was drawn in from the first line in Tragic, and I kept clicking through the pages, devouring the book in hours, and I cried for Rook and only wanted things to be better for her. Ronin is a very complex character as well, his first years were not easy either, but he and his sister Claire were saved by Antoine so he could start rebuilding himself while he was still a child. I would have liked to get to know Claire and Antoine a little better, but I still loved Tragic, and I got to know a lot about both Rook and Ronin. Most of the chapters are from Rook’s point of view, but the readers get some from Ronin’s pont of view as well. And the story goes very deep into both of their fears and hopes.
The dialogs between Rook and Ronin is filled with innuendos, and the chemistry between them is unmistakable. I laughed out loud in some places of Tragic, but I wanted to curl into a ball and cry in others. My emotions have been all over the place with this story, and I just know I’ll continue reading until I have the whole series inside my head and then maybe I’ll be able to think a little clearer.
The story itself is both dark and gritty, but still there is hope. It is a fragile thing, though, and I know there must be more heartache in store for Rook. She ran from an abusive ex, and I can’t help but wonder what will happen when he sees one of her photos. Will he come after her? Will he just not care? Is there going to be a face-down between him and Rook’s new friends? Needless to say I recommend Tragic – to mature readers! – I started reading Manic just after I finished reading Tragic, and I was up until 3 am before I had to force myself to go to bed.
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Loved the book!!!
OMG!!! I love this book!!! Just became of fan... Just finished reading it and can't wait to start the next one... Got to meet JAHuss at the sf event and she's amazing!!!!
