GRR Review: Blood to Dust by L.J. Shen

Blood to Dust is a tour-de-force by L J Shen that put two very tortured people by circumstances often beyond their own understanding by tormented people exacting their version of vengeance.

Prescott (yes, that's a girl) is a former-blue blood that was kidnapped by Godfrey, a British kingpin and dumped into the care of two goons, Ink and Beat. Ink is just a goon, but Beat... was a damaged soul waiting for a chance at redemption. Prescott wants Beat as a potential ally in her plan for vengeance... and survival, as she knew that she will not survive whatever demented games Godfrey had planned, but she already had unspeakable things done to her by them previously and had escaped once already. Soon, the two joined forces and planned their escape and path of vengeance across California, against a kingpin with almost unlimited resources...

The violence done to Prescott was the kind that will make you wince, but she's a survivor that shows amazing resilience. Same with Nate, who was a gentle soul pushed into violence, and became very good at it. There were minor problems like Nate suddenly became a sharpshooter (6 shots, 6 kills) without ever used a gun before, or the God-like abilities of Godfrey's goons at finding the duo despite all attempts to obfuscate their trail, not just multiple times in the US, but also in UK. The ending was also feeling a little rushed, IMHO. However, the twists revealed near the end was surprising enough that I think those minor problems can be forgiving.

And the sex... It's so raw and so powerful and so rough (and completely consensual) you should really read it to experience it.

Category: Romantic suspense

Primary Plot: woman rallied her jailer to escape and seek revenge against her kidnapper

Overall Rating:  5/5


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