Mouse
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Despite its minuscule size, the mouse has a large presence in earth's animal kingdom and the human...
Call Me Elizabeth Lark
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Your daughter went missing twenty years ago. Now, she's finally back. You thought she had returned a...
Contemporary Domestic Suspense
Mango Airlines
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Managing your travel plans has never been this easy and convenient! This mobile application is your...
The New Husband
7.7
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Just because you love someone doesn’t mean you know them. Nina Garrity learned that the hard...
domestic thriller family contemporary
Goodbye to the Dead (Jonathan Stride, #7)
10.0
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Detective Jonathan Stride's first wife, Cindy, died of cancer eight years ago, but her ghost hangs...
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation
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He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he taxed his people more than...
The Time of My Life
8.5
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Denver is determined to realize his lifelong dream of becoming a singer. That's why entering in The...
Contemporary M_M Romance
Her Pretty Face
9.0
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The author of the bestselling novel The Party—lauded as “tense and riveting” by New York Times...
mystery thriller
Because You're Mine
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An “insidious, suspenseful tale” (J.T. Ellison) with a “shocker of an ending you won’t see...
Rose is a character with very little self confidence as it is, and when a world famous pop star, Milo Jax, shows an interest in her, she can’t believe it. Why would he want to see her? Well, it seems that he has a nose for a willing victim. He has recognised an easily coerced, shy young woman and he sexually assaults her.
This is a very introspective novel, and we see a lot of Rose’s inner thoughts where she constantly argues with herself: did something happen, did Jax rape her, or did she allow it? She’s a young woman who is obsessed with the way she looks - as are most of her peers. The scenes at the hen party honestly made my toes curl.
This should probably come with trigger warnings for sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, eating disorders and suicide. There may be more, because everything was thrown at this book.
I did somewhat enjoy Gold Rush, and especially the character of Minnie (Rose’s boss), who took no nonsense from anyone. I read it really quickly, due to the fact that I didn’t want to put it down, in the hope that Rose would tell someone or report Milo Jax as a sexual predator, I think.
This didn’t quite hit the mark for me, and I think it may well be that I’m not the right demographic for it.