Part of what makes this book halfway tolerable on an emotional level is the tenderness between Lilith and Finn. And the villain is the absolute worst- I haven't seen such innovative displays of sociopathy since reading and being scarred for life by THE LAST INNOCENT HOUR. I don't think I've seen a male character go through this much torture since Jude from A LITTLE LIFE, or Jamie from OUTLANDER.
It's got trigger warnings all across the board, so it's definitely not one for the faint-hearted. It packs an emotionally devastating wallop, made all the more effective by my investment in the characters. This is honestly one of the best books I've read in a while. That's when she learns about the true horrors hiding in the gilded shadows of the estate- dark, twisted horrors of humanity at its lowest- and if she's not careful, she'll also become sucked into the twisted machinations of Blaine, too. He doesn't seem to want to be there- and then, she realizes to her horror that not only does he not want to be there, he also can't ever leave.
Lilith has a knack for reading people, though, and despite her initial attraction to Finn, she realizes that something about his situation isn't quite right. Once there, she sees the most beautiful man she's ever laid eyes on in her life: a young Irish man named Finn, Blaine's personal companion. The premise is pretty interesting, even though it seems like standard new adult fare at a glance: beautiful and sexually autonomous heroine, Lilith, is a professional erotic artist who ends up being invited to an exclusive and prestigious estate to do a commission to the reclusive lady, Blaine, whom her philandering father owes a debt. THE TIED MAN is a book that's been on my radar for years, but I never got around to reading it myself until Heather invited me to buddy read it with her via Kindle Unlimited.
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