In the eyes of a young girl with a crush, the perfect man exists. After the events of the last year, she isn’t young or naive anymore. A brutal attack has left nothing but extreme darkness inside her that not even the people who love her the most can mend. A bus ride and a chance encounter have her shadowed path crossing with someone who nurtures the wildness within her as evil ravages her soul … her soul and a journey of self-medicating begins. Sometimes, you have to rip apart and tear away at layers of heartbreak and anguish to find a semblance of peace within the future.
Falling into a headspace so dark that there is no coming back.
Sinking into choices so self-destructive that her body, heart, and soul might never heal.
Spiraling down until she becomes her own worst enemy, inflicting further pain.
Pure evil takes away everything that makes her who she is. Cold touches from the hands of strangers and comfort in the form of injecting numbness straight into her veins can’t help her escape. Forget teetering on the edge of the wreckage.
She’s welcoming, inviting, seeking. Nothing is ever perfect, and the same can be said here.
This is Teagan Hensley’s story.
Warning: Perdition deals with heavy topics of violence and emotional distress. The graphic scenes and the followup are intense and dark. Caution is strongly advised for those sensitive to physical and sexual violence, drug use, and depression. Strong language is also used throughout the story. You’ve been advised.
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So here’s my backstory to reading Jennifer Michael’s work. This past September, I told myself to pick one author work to read for an upcoming signing. If you’ve read any of my reviews then you know I’m a sucker for dark romances. Nothing is off the table. Truthfully, the darker the better. Not sure what that says about me but that’s a story for another time. I picked book one in this Love Unauthorized Series and I devoured it. Naturally I went into the second book and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this third one, Perdition. I think we all wanted Kai and Teagan’s story and it’s finally here!
You’ve seen the warnings already but I’ll say it again. There are some serious triggers in this book so please do not read this if you can’t handle the darkness. Most of it has to do with drugs and violence but there’s also a mental darkness that I personally think can mess with some people’s minds. So of course I’m all over it, because that’s who I am.
With all that being said, I could have asked for a better story between these two. I was all over the place. One moment I’m smiling and the next my chest hurts and I’m treating to throat punch the author. True story, I have no remorse for my feelings. What I love the most about dark romances is experiencing a messed up and unwavering, epic love from broken people. Tegan is absolutely broken. Her story is heartbreaking and uplifting combined. Two things that don’t naturally go to gather on paper but make a person who they are in real life. Michael’s just has a way with her character building that brings you into the story with them. You feel their pain. You feel their passion and mostly you feel their love.
Simply put, this is one dark romance you do not want to miss out. Be prepared to immensely feel everything and if that isn’t a great sign of a good book and great writing, then I don’t know what is.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review.
In the eyes of a young girl with a crush, the perfect man exists. After the events of the last year she is no longer young and naive. A brutal attack has left nothing but extreme darkness inside her that not even the people who love her the most can mend. A bus ride and a chance encounter have her shadowed path crossing with someone who nurtures the wildness within her as evil ravages her soul and a journey of melf-medicating begins. Sometimes, you have to rip apart and tear away at alyers of heartbreak and anguish to find a semblance of peace within the future. Falling into a headspace so dark that there in no coming back. Sinking into choices so self-destructive that her body, heart, and soul might never heal. Spiraling down until she becomes her own worst enemy, inflicting further pain. Pure evil takes away everything that makes her who she is. Cold touches from the hands of strangers and comfort in the form of injecting numbness straight ino her veins can’t help her esape. Forget teetering on the edge of the wreckege. She’s welcoming, inviting, seeking. Nothing is ever perfect, and the same can be said here. This is Teagan Hensley’s story.
First off I am going to give you the warning that this book is dark and deals with drug use and physical violence and has strong language. It may trigger some people. You also need to read the previous book in this series Decit in Bloom and Vengeance in Bloom. I loved these books so freaking much and am so excited to get to read Perdition. If I thought I was blown away in the first two books then I don’t even know how to explain just how epic Perdition is. This is the story of Teagan who you met if you have read Vengeance in Bloom. You know that Tegan has gone trough some very serious trama and now your going to get to see the aftermath of just what dealing with it for Teagan looks like and it isn’t pretty. But it is what she feels she needs to go just to get through a day of life. She is so lucky to have Kai. Can I just say that these two have some smoking hot chemistry and I loved this alpha male with my entire heart. Heck I love all these characters in my own special way. I read the first two books right in a row and this one blew me away. It is dark and intense and will have you on the edge of your seat. It is also super emotional and so well written that you are right there in the moments with Teagan and Kai. This is the story of a taken young woman who falls in with the wrong crowd. Who survives by sticking a needle in her arm and any other way possible but most of all she is loved by Kai and that is what will ultimately put her back together. You do not want to miss this book. It is nothing short of amazing. Jennifer Michael just has this way of writing that will have you in the moments with these charaters, beggining for a happily ever after, and feeling so many emotions it is like you have fought the war right along side. Plus we get to see all the other characters that we have fallen for in the previous books. I would give this book a million stars if I could and I know without a shadow of the doubt that this will be one of my favorite reads of 2019.
This book was everything and more!! So many emotions!! You could literally feel the anguish coming from the characters! Brilliantly written and captivating! Phenomenal read!! Fantastic ending to a great series!!
Young crush, to falling in love to heartbreak. The raw emotion in this book is amazing. I felt everything Teagan went through with the beautiful words written. The pain, the drugs, but then all the love of a family. Families come in different ways. The beautul way Kai brings Teagan back to the living is just amazing. I love, love, loved this series. This is a great ending to a amazing series.
Are you ready for a gut-wrenching story line? Perdition is the type of book that will stay with you for a while. I don’t mean just days. I mean weeks. This book will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. Teagan’s story is heartbreaking. But the drugs is just the beginning. There is so much more to this story…. Jennifer has written another amazing book!!!!!!!
I am sure this book will reach many of people in regards to emotions. Be Prepared. It’s a doozy!
Perdition is the third book in the Love Unauthorized series. Teagan and Kai’s story and one I’ve been waiting on for some time. I’ve read Deceit in Bloom and Vengeance in Bloom and absolutely fell in love with Burke and Paisley.
Teagan is trying to cope after the kidnapping. When she can’t erase the terrifying images and memories it’s too much. The family is trying to do everything to help her when all she wants to do is run away. To see Teagan go from being such a strong person to an addict is truly heartbreaking and Kai watching it all unfold is breaking his heart. He truly loves her and will do anything to get her back.
What I enjoyed the most in Perdition is you get a glimpse of Teagan and Kai in the past. How their attraction started and progressed while hiding it from Burke.
“You’re the greatest destruction I ever could have imagined”
This story is a roller coaster of emotions. It was worth the wait and a great ending to the series.
***ARC provided for honest review***
Perdition
By Jennifer Michael
I have been waiting for this book for a while. I have read and reviewed both of the books before this one. I was not disappointed in this book at all. It was the rough raw world that she has created. There are things in this book that may be triggers for others. Things like drug use, rape, and abuse. The end of the last book we saw that the girls were saved. Teagan was damaged from what happened when they had been kidnapped. She feels that she has no control over her own life. Her brother and his best friend have been there to fix things and keep her safe. She ends up getting with the wrong man and the wrong crowd. The downward cycle she goes on really does show how easy it is to get into drugs.
This book was great, it was worth the wait. I love the way Jennifer writes. She can grab you by the hand and drag you deep into her world. I saw that there is another book about one of the side characters. I am going to get that one just as soon as I can.
I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars. If I could I would give it more.
Celtic
This book is so well written. I went through so many emotions…anger, pity, rage. I wanted to shake the h and tell her to get it together. I wanted to shake the author and ask wth she was thinking at one point lol. There is sex, drugs, addiction, love of family and love of your man in this one and it is a great addition to this series.
This book was such a rollercoaster of emotions! This second-chance love story blew me away!! It is Deep book, but Lord help me it’s also a HOT book! It’s definitely not a standalone, so you know that things have happened to Teagan in Vengeance in Bloom. How do people deal with trauma? Some do it through therapy, others find other means of coping. Teagan journey was so emotional, her internal thoughts had my heart hurting for her.
It’s written in present tense/past tense, so while you’re reading about what’s going on now between her and Kai, you’re also experiencing all the things in the past that they’ve gone through together.
Kai is the ultimate BBF. His feelings towards Teagan scream so loudly from the pages. He’s an alpha that falls in love and that’s just the best kind of love story!
We also get to see more from our past favorites in the series, Burke, Paisley, and even Callem!! Their secondary characters help breathe life into this story
Like I said above, this book was a rollercoaster of ups and downs, left and right, that kept you in your toes. There were several “what the heck!” moments that had my jaw hitting the floor. But the ending was perfection. 5 stars for this amazing read.
Dark, twisted, scary, faith, hope, love,family,etc…. This book is amazing and a very intense rollercoaster of emotions!!! The struggle with addiction is not glamorized but obviously very well researched. This is definitely my favorite of the series but I loved them all!!! Book hangover for sure!!! 10 STARS!!!!!