Review: Dungeon Singles Night Collection

Dungeon Singles Night Collection by Anya Summers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Midnight Masquerade 3 stars - I liked it

Overcoming darkness

A great story. Sophie takes the first step to change the relationship with Gabe from boss to lover, and maybe more. This step sets in motion tension and self-reflection.

Sophie has a history of pain and abuse, yet she stands strong in her conviction of what she wants and needs. It is Gabe who struggles with both giving himself permission to have Sophie, but also his skewed view of his own desires.
Add in some suspense and you have a base for a good story. I did feel that some of the plot elements gave the story a choppy feel, lurching from one event/ tension to another. Not enough to impact my enjoyment but enough for a bit of predictability to creep in.

Midnight Mystique 4 stars - I loved it

Redeeming the bad boy
Just missing out on a 5-star rating by a hair! (5 stars are awesome reads that impact me personally- don't give 5 often)

I absolutely loved this book. This is one of my favourites by Anya Summers. Ryker is the bad boy at Club Eros and at singles night gets paired with Dakota. Dakota is a single mom and one night is all she wants to give the commitment-phobe dom, but Ryker has other plans. Meeting Dakota's daughter while checking up on Dakota, Ryker is not the only one totally smitten. Of course, there is trouble on the horison as Skye's father unexpectedly sues for custody putting Dakota in a total emotional spin. Ryker steps up as her and Skye's rock. And he did a fantastic job!

I loved Ryker and Skye's interactions and the caring way he was with both Dakota and Skye. Ryker grew as a character through his interactions with Dakota and little bit. I truly felt for him when Dakota kicked his a$$ to the curb as a less-than-stellar history was unfairly brought to light. We get a very satisfactory HEA, though.

Well written with good heart amid the more heated scenes in the book.

A Midsummer Night’s dream 4 Stars

A little bit different but totally worth it

I loved the use of A Midsummer Night's Dream quotes in front of each Part (Playing on the acts in a play?) of the book. The story of Dean and Sylvie was also structured a bit differently with tragedy striking later in the book, keeping the reader guessing if an HEA was possible. This being said, I did get frustrated that although the love between the two was clear, the stubbornness and refusal to listen to the other had such an impact on their relationship. In this, both were wrong, and I am not sure that I believe in the redemption of these characters in this case.

As the tragedy struck later in the book, the reader does get treated to great scenes between the 2 early on. (Perhaps another after they got back together would have also pulled the story together better).

Do note the disclaimer that this is a BDSM book as I don't think all the scenes will be palatable for everyone. I do love that we got something different in this book that I have not read about often.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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