Betsy begins her life on the run from a father she never knew with a mother who supports them as a stripper and numbs her pain with pills and cheap liquor. Her brother, James, is her only friend and her protector as they move around from slum to slum in an effort to stay anonymous. James eventually follows in his mother’s footsteps, his addictions leading to debts that he can’t pay back on his … own.
Betsy is sold the first time to the ruthless and cold Anthony Henderson, who uses her submissive nature and burning desire to be loved against her. Betsy is no more, under his control. She’s evolved into Pink Kitty # 462, the perfect slave and highlight of the Henderson’s auction.
Her new master educates her, dresses her, feeds her and trains her to be the beautiful puppet wife he desires and she despises.
What happens next when his enemies take him prisoner, and she is left on her own? For the first time in her life, she gets to make her own choices and find her own fate. Changing her name to Jules, she leaves the anguish of her submissive past and her previous identities behind, and forges ahead as her individual person, in search of a new life with a chance of love.
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It’s no secret I love dark books. There are all kinds of dark.. I love most the kind that describes the anguish, the sadness and hurt.
This book… is by a new author to me.
It is divided into 2 parts.
The first part was perfect! It was dark just the way I love.
It tells the story of a girl, Betsy, and how her poor life is growing worse and worse. She is a strong character, and is handling the troubles in her life in a great way.
The first part is ended with a little cliff, and the second part continues straight from this point.
Since the book is called ‘the evolution of Jules’ the first part was the description of her life up to a certain point. And now she has to become Juliana (Jules).
The second part describes how she evolves into the person she is today.
I have to say, I didn’t like the second part of the story.
It was toooooo sweet for me. It’s as if the author tried by any way to get it to a happy ending. (I am not a happy ending kind of girl).
It was good in some parts, but Elliot’s character just bugged me. I would have replaced him with someone less older and more complexed.
I didn’t like the ending. It was too happy, predictable and sweet. I could easily replace it with something much darker. I think it would have Mede Jules’ character stronger.
All in all it was a good book.
4 stars from me
This book was horrifying and sad before Betsy became Jules. Betsy had a rough childhood, and it only got worse as she got older. It wasn’t until she evolved into Jules that things began to change for her, but even then it was a dark life. I was sucked into this book and got completely invested in Jules’ story. I did want to mention that there were some editing issues with the book, but I thought the story itself was engaging and alluring. I would love to see what happens next!
Struggle to Strength – A powerful story of Jules overcoming a tough and often horrible life, learning to stand up for herself, defend herself, and take control of her life. A dark romance that sometimes is hard to read in how cruel evil people can be to another, There is lght in the determination that can lead to victory over the darkness of evil throught the love from others and the love of yourself..
The Evolution of Jules
By Clairissa SinClair
The Evolution of Jules is an astounding book with a storyline has a little bit of everything: drama, suspense, and steamy scenes; but it is the constant action that gets the readers drawn in, keeping the readers interested and engaged, making this a page turner with many twists. The Evolution of Jules is a dark tale which starts kind of slow and struggles a bit with a sad opening; about the terrible truth of living through the dark and dangerous times, a topic that may NOT be appropriate for all ages.
The characters in The Evolution of Jules are extremely likable and have remarkable sizzling chemistry. Our heroine evolves, converting herself into a powerful survivor with numerous strengths; readers can see her thrive with each chapter. Each chapter has a purpose, where things came together, and readers cannot help but to fell in love with the characters and their stories. HEA guaranteed with possibilities of sequels which could be written, about of the interesting people that become part of our heroine’s life.
Ms. SinClair has a talent for the details in building a great world for her characters and their stories. Ms. SinClair’s readers can obviously see that she knows what she wants her protagonist to go through and experience; readers end up knowing what happens to all the characters. The writing was great; but it has editing issues, that nearly ruined it for me, giving it a little more time it got much better and I am glad I did continue to read. Having Beta readers could have helped.
Ms. SinClair is a new author to me, is brilliant and clever, author, captivating her readers. And I cannot wait to read more of her writings, I really enjoyed this great read, highly recommended this absolute, a work of genius and receiving a 4-star rating.
This is a new author to me. I almost gave up on it about a third of the way through the book. The subject matter was definitely my kind of read. The editing nearly ruined it for me though. I decided to give it a little more time and I’m glad I did. The writing/editing got much better. I was able to really get into the story.
Its a dark tale. Human trafficking is a terrible truth that needs much more attention. Of course, in fictional stories, things tend to work out for the woman focused on. Our heroine definitely goes through dark and dangerous times. The auction, where a wealthy Russian “businessman” buys her, is where I really started enjoying this book.
There are so many twists that its a very fast read. There is constant action the last two thirds of the book so it flows quickly.
I hope, if you struggle a little at the beginning, that you hang in there. You will end up needing to know what happens to all the characters. There really are more stories that could be written about all of the interesting people that become part of Jules life.