Review: "Hate F*@k: Part Three" by Ainsley Booth (The Horus Group #3)


Note: This ARC was provided by Victory Editing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

After Cole Parker discovers that his girlfriend Hailey Reid has been kidnapped, his gut instinct immediately knows who his main suspect is. He calls in the rest of the Horus Group for back-up but he goes after Hailey, knowing the depravity her kidnapper is capable of. Rescuing her isn't going to ease the feeling of guilt he has weighing on him, believing that it's his fault why she was easily taken. Cole will do anything and everything to make sure he makes those involved pay for what happened to Hailey, even if it may mean employing his own brand of justice to do so. No one hurts the only woman he's ever loved and gets away with it. Hailey and her happiness and peace of mind are the only things that matter to him.

What started as a temporary thing has evolved into much more than either Cole or Hailey anticipated. Cole is still keeping mum when it comes to discussing work-related issues, and while she wishes that he would be more open with her, she also knows that his reluctance to share is his way of protecting her. But the more their relationship intensifies, will Hailey be ready to fully trust Cole and just how far is he willing to go in order to shield Hailey from the dark family secrets that threaten to wreak even more havoc upon her and her siblings? When it comes to one another, Cole and Hailey will have to go above and beyond in order to make sure what began as a supposed hate fuck ends with the happily ever after they deserve.

This is the third and final installment in the Hate F*@k serial by the evil cliffhanger master that is Ainsley Booth and this was not only worth the wait but was such a fitting end to a story that had me at the edge of my seat with its surprising twists and turns. The author has the ability to take the reader on a literary ride that likes to veer off and take the creative road less taken by other writers. There's always a lot of steam but I love that there's also always that sweetness that makes you realize that what's going on between the lead characters truly is more than just mere lust. And just like in some fairy tales, these two had to slay their own share of dragons in the form of doubts, complications, and evil people to find their happiness.

I do love Cole and Hailey and how they've developed over the three parts of the serial. There's an evolution of sorts that happens to them as individuals but they don't become so different that they become total strangers or opposites of who they were in the beginning. They do retain parts of themselves that may be seen as flaws but they're what make them who they are at their very core. As they go through their changes, so too, does their relationship, and what a roller coaster of a relationship it was. From such a tempestuous beginning, I couldn't help but become invested in Cole and Hailey, especially when they were in such denial about what was actually going on between them and then owned up to their love.

I think I've mentioned in the past that I'm not a fan of serials because they do tend to end in cliffhangers until you get to the very last one. Yes, there are also full novels that do that when they're part of a series and the frustration is there, though I do think the advantage with serials is that you don't have to wait months on end to get the next installment. But, with this being the first serial wherein I actually had to wait for each new installment instead of having everything compiled to read and review, I must say that I if all serials were as great as Hate F*@k, I wouldn't mind the waiting game (too much). ^.^ I'm going to miss Cole and Hailey but look forward to reading about the rest of The Horus Group. This gets 4.5 stars! ♥

Release Date: 30 April 2015

Date Read: 29 April 2015

Learn more about Ainsley Booth here.

Purchase Hate F*@k: Part Three on Amazon | B&N.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Release Blitz: Saved by Hazel James

Book Spotlight: Cherry Pie by Samantha Kane

Review: The Wrong Kind of Angel by Ruby Moone