I am open to non-con type books, but prefer the titillating ones. This was brutal in ways that didn't work for me. Pearl's previous owner Bones was disgusting. I owe him a debt. A debt that can’t be settled with money or favors. There’s only one thing he wants—me. We have a wide range of toy eyes, craft kits, cushion edgings, fat quarters, embroidery threads, sequin embellishments, lace edges, scalloped trims and embroidery hoops for every creative project possible. The story begins with the cliche starting how Pearl, the lead character gets kidnapped and is utterly clueless what the in the world has happened to her. Pearl kafasından vurulmuşa dönüyor. Gece bahçede uyuyakalıyor. Sabah fıskiyeler onu uyandırıyor, eve gittiğinde Crow'u evde buluyor. İşe gitmesini bekliyordu her zamanki gibi AMA BİZİM ADAMIN DİBİ CROW BARSETTİ

Despite his bad intentions, something in Pearl calls to Crow. He can't carry out his plans to hurt her, even though he wants to. Her pleas for mercy get to him. He shows her mercy, even as he knows that this will put him at odds with his own brother. Botones y Encaje tiene una estructura única en la que nos encontramos con los personajes principales, Pearl y Crow, por separado antes de que la autora los reúna. Obtenemos sus historias paralelas y observamos lentamente como las tramas de ambas partes hacen movimientos que inevitablemente forzarán su encuentro inicial.Pearl wasn't a weak heroine which helped me continue reading despite so many scenes that made me flinch. The first book in the series, 'Buttons and Lace' does end with several unresolved issues. I expected that and dived right into the second book immediately. I couldn't wait to see where this story was headed! However, she knows that all of the things that she gets come with a price attached to them. When it comes to the buttons that she worked to build up, she looks and finds that they have been depleted significantly. There were quite a lot of them too and now they are all gone; she spent them on her desires. Sky says that characters that are just as powerful as men are important to her. She thinks that strong female leads are crucial and that the world should change its perspective on women. She says that we are able to do that and ‘need to do that’ and one way is by showing female characters that are able to be as intelligent, strong, and entirely just as resourceful as a man would be.

The book ends on a mild cliff-hanger so I am eager to read Buttons & Hate to see how Pearl and Crows story continues. Lo que inicia con un tema fuerte y poco relatado para mí en la literatura, como lo es la trata de blancas y la esclavitud sexual, se torna a casi mitad de la historia en un libro surrealista. Yo no quiero criticar duramente a la autora, pero lo que escribe aquí se desvía a mitad del libro a un romance tóxico, una relación nada sana. El segundo de esta serie, porque sí, es una serie, lo leí inmediatamente después de terminar este (yo a veces digo que no me quiero por someterme a estas torturas voluntariamente 😂), dicha relación empeora, así que mejor no invierto mi tiempo en subir mi opinión.

Pearl evdeyken biri Jacob'u soruyor, ona borcu olduğunu söylüyor. Pearl yok falan diyor, neyse buraları geçeyim.