Executioner's Enthrallment by Ciara St. JamesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
More of a Bulldozer Than An Executioner
I’d probably give this book 3.5 ⭐️ if I could.
This book is the second in a continuing series. That series is also set in the same world as Cee Bowerman’s Tenillo Guardian TSMC series, the first book of which is Boss: Time Served MC book 1, and the two series alternate with some timeline overlaps. You can read either series on their own, but it makes more sense if you read both series.
Executioner is the club enforcer for Ares Infidels MC, an MC set up for ex-servicemen. He is ex-Marine Force Recon, 6’6” and pretty scary. He also loves his friends and his family and would do anything to protect them.
A month ago, Ex hooked up with a girl when he was out of town visiting his old teammate who was in the hospital. He was smitten but never knew her name and she left before morning. When he bumps into her during the course of his club duties he pounces and finds out her name is Skye and she’s 10 years his junior, at 23 years old. She works in her mother’s flower shop and also does books on the side. She has two younger brothers who she helps look after.
I have mixed feelings about this book. At first glance, it’s sweet the way Ex bulldozers over all of Skye’s hesitations to make sure she knows he’s all in for her. He’s constantly texting her and turning up on one pretext or another. On one hand, this seems sweet because we know Skye actually likes him, on the other hand, this is the behaviour of a stalker. He ignores her statements that she doesn’t want anything to do with him and manipulates the situation so he’s with her all the time and can wear her down. His behaviour is manipulative, but it’s all ok because we know Skye likes him really she just doesn’t trust men not to hurt her. It’s typical ‘I’m a man and I know best’ behaviour and I don’t like it, even in fiction.
I also don’t like how incredibly insecure Skye is and how she loses her mind with Ex on a regular basis without getting any facts. She jumps to conclusions and doesn’t let him explain. It’s typical insecure 23-year-old behaviour and I don’t like this either, even in fiction.
If I put those two things aside I can say that it’s actually an ok book. The plot is interesting and there are lots of hints about where the long term story arc is going, but little is resolved, just enough to resolve the story contained within in this book.
I will warn that there are some grisly scenes in this book, with explicit violence described which could upset some readers. There is also a lot of hot and explicit sex, which may either offend or excite them!
Like I said above, I had mixed feelings about the book, but it is well written and is an important part of the overall storyline, so I’ll carry on reading this series and just put a pin in my reservations.
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