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paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
Copy received from from Harper Collins UK/Mischief Books via Netgalley
The Golden Locket continues on directly where book 1, The Silver Chain ends, so you will need to read that one first to get the whole picture.
I have to say that I liked this book better than the first one. Now we have met everyone, we can get to the nitty gritty of the characters. And boy, is there some nitty and some gritty! These are some very complex characters!
We met Gustav's estranged brother Pierre at the end of The Silver Chain, and even though he tries to make us like him, the more I read of him through the story, the more I really did dislike him!
Serena's best friend/cousin Polly - she's a pretty messed up girl. I did feel for her.
But this is really all about Gustav and Serena for me. We got to connect a lot more with them, as their burgeoning relationship starts to come together. They have their fair share of outside forces trying to destroy their relationship, and we see the strength within them both as they fight to keep their relationship together.
One thing though - I know the people Gustav has dealt with in the past are all very depraved and debauched, but seriously, every time Serena is left in a room with two or more people, they are all trying to drag her into a threesome!!! This did get a little bit tiresome as the book moved on.
Ms Bond has drawn me into the sexy, debaucherous world of Gustav and Serena, and I can't wait to find out how their story ends.
The Golden Locket continues on directly where book 1, The Silver Chain ends, so you will need to read that one first to get the whole picture.
I have to say that I liked this book better than the first one. Now we have met everyone, we can get to the nitty gritty of the characters. And boy, is there some nitty and some gritty! These are some very complex characters!
We met Gustav's estranged brother Pierre at the end of The Silver Chain, and even though he tries to make us like him, the more I read of him through the story, the more I really did dislike him!
Serena's best friend/cousin Polly - she's a pretty messed up girl. I did feel for her.
But this is really all about Gustav and Serena for me. We got to connect a lot more with them, as their burgeoning relationship starts to come together. They have their fair share of outside forces trying to destroy their relationship, and we see the strength within them both as they fight to keep their relationship together.
One thing though - I know the people Gustav has dealt with in the past are all very depraved and debauched, but seriously, every time Serena is left in a room with two or more people, they are all trying to drag her into a threesome!!! This did get a little bit tiresome as the book moved on.
Ms Bond has drawn me into the sexy, debaucherous world of Gustav and Serena, and I can't wait to find out how their story ends.
wilovebooks's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in the Unbreakable trilogy and picks up soon after The Silver Chain, which I loved. Gustav's brother Pierre is around now and they are trying to put the past behind them. Serena is getting photo commissions and explores her more adventurous side. This one seemed more erotica than erotic romance and was a bit out of my comfort zone. Certain parts seemed gratuitous at first. However, as I read on I realized that it is important to Serena and Gustav's relationship to explore boundaries and trust. They have a very intense, unique relationship and I can't seem to look away. A new mystery at the end leaves me anxious for the third and final book.
novelgoddess's review against another edition
2.0
UGH! I thought this was a typical "bridge" book in the trilogy. There was tons of sex, but not a whole lot advancing the story and what there was you could see coming from 10 miles off. I dread predictable, but not enough story to string the sex scenes together with is worse.
Gustav was a little less old/creepy in this installment, while Serena was even more whiney than in the previous book...and don't even get me started on Pierre. Good Gravy!
Spoilers/Predictions below...proceed at own risk.
So we end with Gustav and Serena engaged. Of course before the wedding it will come out that Pierre tried to seduce Serena on that Gondola in Venice and G will be pissed that S didn't tell him back then. S will plead, "I didn't want to come between you and your brother"...which will bring the engagement to a temporary end. I'm guessing it will be at this point that G discovers that P and Margot have been working to discredit S, and that this was their attempt to get back at Gustav for all he did to Pierre 5 years earlier.
My theory regarding Love Triangles tells me Pierre will most likely die by the end of the book even though this isn't really a "true" triangle. That's the only way S can ultimately be with G without somehow being drawn to P. Let's see if I am right.
Gustav was a little less old/creepy in this installment, while Serena was even more whiney than in the previous book...and don't even get me started on Pierre. Good Gravy!
Spoilers/Predictions below...proceed at own risk.
So we end with Gustav and Serena engaged. Of course before the wedding it will come out that Pierre tried to seduce Serena on that Gondola in Venice and G will be pissed that S didn't tell him back then. S will plead, "I didn't want to come between you and your brother"...which will bring the engagement to a temporary end. I'm guessing it will be at this point that G discovers that P and Margot have been working to discredit S, and that this was their attempt to get back at Gustav for all he did to Pierre 5 years earlier.
My theory regarding Love Triangles tells me Pierre will most likely die by the end of the book even though this isn't really a "true" triangle. That's the only way S can ultimately be with G without somehow being drawn to P. Let's see if I am right.
cherylkaye1's review against another edition
4.0
Having gobbled up The Silver chain I was really excited to read this, in fact I enjoyed the first book so much I kept putting off reading this because I didn't want to get closer to the trilogy ending. Yes, I do realise that's crazy behaviour, but I don't care. ;p
This book starts a few weeks after the first one ends, and does a very respectable job of filling in the details of the missing weeks without bombarding us with information. In this book we see Serena as a much more collected and mature character, there are a few moments where the younger Serena shows herself but overall this is a much more grown up character, and in Gustav we have a man who is more relaxed and is finding his way to being the man he wants to be for her. At the end of the first book we met Gustav's estranged brother Pierre, and this book develops his character, we start of with a man who seems completely together and sure of himself but little clues lead you to think all is not what it seems, and things unravel quickly. I think one of my favourite characters in this book was Polly, she went from being this strong-minded, independent woman to a raging mess. I'm sure we all know someone who has had this happen; you get totally strung out by a guy. I couldn't wait to see what she did next, and she did not disappoint. Another character who seemed to be looming ever larger in the background was Margot, Gustav's ex-wife, her potential presence still causing upset and paranoia.
While I loved the character and story development we see in this book, there were a few scenes that felt forced, almost out of character. But as someone who is currently trying to 'discover' myself sexually I understand they were things that had a real place. And while they made me a bit uncomfortable they did nothing to damage my love of the book or my desperate urge to read the next instalment.......now. A good addition to what is shaping up to be an excellent series.
This book starts a few weeks after the first one ends, and does a very respectable job of filling in the details of the missing weeks without bombarding us with information. In this book we see Serena as a much more collected and mature character, there are a few moments where the younger Serena shows herself but overall this is a much more grown up character, and in Gustav we have a man who is more relaxed and is finding his way to being the man he wants to be for her. At the end of the first book we met Gustav's estranged brother Pierre, and this book develops his character, we start of with a man who seems completely together and sure of himself but little clues lead you to think all is not what it seems, and things unravel quickly. I think one of my favourite characters in this book was Polly, she went from being this strong-minded, independent woman to a raging mess. I'm sure we all know someone who has had this happen; you get totally strung out by a guy. I couldn't wait to see what she did next, and she did not disappoint. Another character who seemed to be looming ever larger in the background was Margot, Gustav's ex-wife, her potential presence still causing upset and paranoia.
While I loved the character and story development we see in this book, there were a few scenes that felt forced, almost out of character. But as someone who is currently trying to 'discover' myself sexually I understand they were things that had a real place. And while they made me a bit uncomfortable they did nothing to damage my love of the book or my desperate urge to read the next instalment.......now. A good addition to what is shaping up to be an excellent series.
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