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title: "Monster Paperback – March 12, 2014"
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# Monster Paperback – March 12, 2014

**Brand:** francette phal
**Price:** A$37
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- **What is this?** Monster Paperback – March 12, 2014 by francette phal
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## Customer Reviews

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    Worth Reading Despite Itself
  

*by L***J on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 16, 2014*

WARNING: THIS MIGHT BE A SLIGHTLY SPOILY REVIEW. IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE BOOK, VIEW THIS REVIEW AT YOUR OWN RISKI like this book despite itself.  I like the premise of the story, rich Alpha male with issues and younger woman who could use a hand up in life.  It may be a well worn foundation but it still works.  It was done here with a twist that I found particularly enjoyable. The h knows she needs financial stability and it is an acknowledged consideration in her decision to engage in a relationship with the H, hence the whole “accidental gold-digger” title.  It gets a little old reading about destitute women who refuse to accept the generosity of their billionaire lovers out of some sense of moral righteousness or just good ol fashioned pride.  Of course the h learns that money can’t buy you love, happiness or dignity but I like that she initially at least tried.  I also like the complexity the author builds into the h by allowing her to continue relying on the very attributes about herself that she wishes she could move beyond. It’s like that in real life and writing about it added another dimension to this book.The reason I like this book “despite” itself is because it didn’t completely live up to its ambition.  The male H was slow to see the error of his ways and then way too quick to see the error of his ways.  There wasn’t enough development of the H’s emotional and psychological transition.  It was there, I just would have liked to have seen it fleshed out more.  The parallel story about the h’s friend Jen really had potential and was a good add-in. The problem was that again, the resolution of the conflict with Jen was shallow and not wholly consistent with the reaction you would expect from the h based on her depiction. The issue with Alex added conflict but the build up to the confrontation didn’t make sense.  If you have a physical altercation with someone during work which is observed by your bouncer/boss, is he really letting you walk to the parking lot at 2am by yourself? And are you really walking to the parking lot by yourself at 2am? Probably not.  Speaking of unanswered questions, how is it that the male h didn’t know where the female H was working for so long? How is it that the female H was smart enough to escape but dumb enough to make the mistake she made that led to her being caught?  An author has to stretch reality to make a storyline work, I get that.  Depending on how much of a stretch it is though, it can be hard for the reader to accept and some of the things in Monster went just beyond the realm of the easily acceptable.All of the above being said, if the author releases the novel about Carver, I will be purchasing it.  This book was worth the money it cost and I look forward to future releases from Francette.P.S. It was so nice to read about a Black (half anyway) h that had nothing to do with race.  It’s just nice to be represented in a sophisticated novel that treats us like normal people who fall in love (with rich sadistic a-holes).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    My 4.5 star review
  

*by A***B on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2014*

Eden and Dominic had a deal.  She wanted his money.  He wanted her looks and sex.  So the logical move for them was marriage.  The deal is simple.  She gets access to all of his millions and he gets sex when and how he wants it.Dominic is cruel and sadistic.  Eden is a fool to think that she can continue to endure his ways much longer, especially considering she is pregnant.Eden is a smart one.  Dominic always took her for granted.  That ruled in his favor.  Eden was able to save and plan her escape.Eden has left Dominic.  Started a new life.  Found a job she loved and was good at.Dominic will stop at nothing to find his Eden.  She is his.  She belongs to him.  He will make sure to find her and make her return to where she belongs.Obviously, he finds her.  He takes away everything she has, down to her money in the bank and her job.  He has made it so she will come running back to him.No matter what Dominic throws at her, no matter what he takes, Eden is dead-set she will not return to him.  She wants out.  She wants a divorce.  She wants what she should have fought for a long time ago... Freedom.Of coarse, things don't go as planned for either of them.  Dominic has seen a new side to Eden.  He has also found a part of him he didn't know could exist through his son.  He slowly learns how to love instead of rule.  Dominic's new found feelings have opened his eyes to a new Eden... Well an Eden he was never able to see.  She is strong and independent.  And mostly, she really doesn't care about his money nor does she want it.  He is forced to see her as a woman, not his belonging.Eden can't accept this new Dominic.  The only Dominic she has ever known was cruel and vile.  This new Dominic shows sincerity.  He shows compassion.  He possesses her in a whole different way.  But she wants out.  She knows it will only be a matter of time before he switches back to his old ways.  It's only a matter of time before he not only hurts her again but also their son.This story ripped my heart out.  It is full of ups and downs.  There is always something endearing about redeeming oneself.  Francette has done a wonderful job at showing both characters in such vivid detail, that one cannot love this book!  The only thing stopping this from a 5-star rating from me was emotion.  Yes, I felt a lot of it.  However, there were parts where I was ready for a good old, ugly cry.  But I just couldn't get there.  I am a tough cookie to crack, what can I say?

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    2.5 stars
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 12, 2020*

What could have been a good story was disappointingly a letdown because -1. Written boringly with way too much detail about side characters (all horrible people)2. I love an emotionally unavailable but possessive hero, but this book didn’t have a hero - it’s was more a weird guy who doesn’t mind sharing his wife. So basically no love, no possessiveness, no protectiveness, no emotion, nothing. Why was this guy written so badly? Even when there was a secret baby thrown in the mix, there was no possessiveness or protectiveness or betrayal of being kept away from the baby.3. The author keeps on going on about how the heroine has caramel skin - caramel this, macchiato that, etc etc. Why? What is the need to keep saying this every few pages?4. The book is long, wordy but reads like a boring newspaper. Why wasn’t it edited better?Can only give it 2.5 stars at max. Can’t recommend

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