I don’t just own. I make them dance.My name makes their hearts beat with desire and their skin tickle with sweet fear. They call me The Puppetmaster.And when I’m on the hunt, they come running—willing to serve at my feet, because no one makes my puppets dance like I do. But my heart almost stops when I see her name on the list.Alena Prey, you wreak havoc with a plan I’ve had for years, but it … wreak havoc with a plan I’ve had for years, but it won’t stop me from reaching my goal — a goal that you’re destined to be a part of.
But this is not how it was supposed to happen.
Not now. Not like this.
And yet it will…
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3 1/2 Stars! Full length stand-alone told in dual POV with HEA. Raad is the mysterious puppet master holding “hunts” for his next puppet. Alena has been in a hunt before and would do anything to be his next puppet. I liked the set up and mystery of the Puppetmaster. It had a lot of dark promise, but I would have liked even more play time and interaction between them.
This was a very different book to what I was expecting and even after I had begun reading it, but it was so much more. There was indeed the training of a puppet/girl and some hot sex but there was also intrigue and mystery that isn’t revealed until nearly the end. It was. Interesting that it is Nate, Raad’s half brother that we met in the Onyx duet, that guides Raad and allows him to accomplish his goals. A really happy ending concludes the story.
5 star Dark romance and so much more
The Puppet Master by Linnea May is a very well written book and the first work of this author that I have ever read. Dark romance is a favorite genre of mine and this one ticked all the boxes for me.
Very mysterious, Raad is extremely intriguing and a demanding dominant with seemingly no heart. Alena, while a strong women in her own right, longs to give up control and be set free from her perceived guilt.
The plot of The Puppet Master is not transparent by any means, it’s clear there’s more to Raad than the reader is privy to, but he’s so darn captivating, I was completely drawn in by his character as well as Alena as their interactions increased. To say this book and these characters have chemistry is putting it mildly and does not truly convey how much. As their story develops, the tension builds both sexually and mysteriously.
Overall, a fascinating dark romance I found gripping and unwilling to put down until the last word. Best of all, despite the darkness and enigma of their origins, Raad and Alena find their HEA too.
I read an ARC of this book and voluntarily share my review.
Wow! I have been waiting for Raad’s story for a while and it definitely didn’t disappoint!
It was dark, dirty and oh so delicious.
I knew Alena would be different from his other puppets but I hadn’t expected her to be such a strong and sassy lady. I adored her.
Fantastic read, well done Linnea May – a truly amazing story.