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75_sweetestbook's review
5.0
What a fast pace sexy read that will have you loving this book. This is amazing read that will blow you away in this amazing series’s.
mom2three's review
3.0
This is the second book in this series, and it's a little bit better than the first one. It's still tame on the sexiness and the romance fell sort of flat. I didn't like Clint and felt like some of the things he did weren't what I would expect a Dom to do. I don't feel like he did enough to make Anya feel like she could trust him to have her best interests at heart, so it made me distrust the relationship between the two of them. It's hard to get behind a couple when you find yourself thinking she should leave him every other chapter.
caseroo7's review
2.0
Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick
Longing is the second book in the Club Inferno series by Jamie K. Schmidt, but each book can be read as a standalone with interconnected characters. I had been looking forward to reading this one even though I hadn't read the first book in the series. I have been on a NA kick lately, so something completely different and erotic was exactly what I had been hoping for. Unfortunately this book just didn't do it for me, and I ended up having several issues with the story.
Anya Litton is still dealing with the aftermath of her breakup with her ex Cesare and throws herself into her work as a plus sized model. She ends up at Club Inferno with her friends and decides to teach some classes as well as take a chance on the hot stripper she has had her eye on. Clint Reyes is a well known Dom and part time stripper, but his ultimate goal is to open up a tequila bar and is only working as a stripper to come up with the money to make his dream bar a reality. He is as instantly drawn to Anya as she is to him and he sets out to make her his. Anya struggles with insecurities due to her past relationship as well as her body type, and she is also new to the BDSM scene. Can Clint show her she is all he wants and that he is worthy of her trust?
I really had some issues with Clint and Anya. Clint was sweet and supportive one minute and then judgmental the next. He completely overreacted to a situation with Anya that I found to be ridiculous and then turned it around on Anya as though it was her fault that she didn't trust him enough. I would have done far worse than question his intentions if the same would have happened to me, and he should have talked to her about it before he did anything. I didn't like how easy it was moved past and felt like it along with many other things in this book were pretty much brushed under the rug and forgotten. Anya felt weak and insecure to me, and it never seemed to end. She was constantly doubting herself regardless of what Clint would do to try and convince her otherwise and it got really old after awhile. I do think that they had chemistry, but honestly their connection felt forced to me and I just didn't ever really feel as though they had fallen in love. The story was more about what was going on around them and with the club and others that I just never really saw them go from near strangers to a solid couple.
I also felt like this book had some issues with moving from one scene to a next. Often times there were no transitions and it left me lost and confused as I tried to figure out how we got from one point to the next. I would have appreciated some kind of acknowledgement of when it was switching from POVs as well. My other problem with this story was that although it is set around a secret sex club and the BDSM scene is prevalent throughout the story and characters, this book was remarkably tame. I kept waiting for more of the steamy stuff, and this one just didn't deliver. I was hoping to get more of Clint and Anya, and I just felt like what we did get wasn't much. I think that this book had potential, and I am all for a story with a realistic heroine that isn't a perfect size zero but this one just didn't deliver.
**ARC Provided by Publisher**
Longing is the second book in the Club Inferno series by Jamie K. Schmidt, but each book can be read as a standalone with interconnected characters. I had been looking forward to reading this one even though I hadn't read the first book in the series. I have been on a NA kick lately, so something completely different and erotic was exactly what I had been hoping for. Unfortunately this book just didn't do it for me, and I ended up having several issues with the story.
Anya Litton is still dealing with the aftermath of her breakup with her ex Cesare and throws herself into her work as a plus sized model. She ends up at Club Inferno with her friends and decides to teach some classes as well as take a chance on the hot stripper she has had her eye on. Clint Reyes is a well known Dom and part time stripper, but his ultimate goal is to open up a tequila bar and is only working as a stripper to come up with the money to make his dream bar a reality. He is as instantly drawn to Anya as she is to him and he sets out to make her his. Anya struggles with insecurities due to her past relationship as well as her body type, and she is also new to the BDSM scene. Can Clint show her she is all he wants and that he is worthy of her trust?
I really had some issues with Clint and Anya. Clint was sweet and supportive one minute and then judgmental the next. He completely overreacted to a situation with Anya that I found to be ridiculous and then turned it around on Anya as though it was her fault that she didn't trust him enough. I would have done far worse than question his intentions if the same would have happened to me, and he should have talked to her about it before he did anything. I didn't like how easy it was moved past and felt like it along with many other things in this book were pretty much brushed under the rug and forgotten. Anya felt weak and insecure to me, and it never seemed to end. She was constantly doubting herself regardless of what Clint would do to try and convince her otherwise and it got really old after awhile. I do think that they had chemistry, but honestly their connection felt forced to me and I just didn't ever really feel as though they had fallen in love. The story was more about what was going on around them and with the club and others that I just never really saw them go from near strangers to a solid couple.
I also felt like this book had some issues with moving from one scene to a next. Often times there were no transitions and it left me lost and confused as I tried to figure out how we got from one point to the next. I would have appreciated some kind of acknowledgement of when it was switching from POVs as well. My other problem with this story was that although it is set around a secret sex club and the BDSM scene is prevalent throughout the story and characters, this book was remarkably tame. I kept waiting for more of the steamy stuff, and this one just didn't deliver. I was hoping to get more of Clint and Anya, and I just felt like what we did get wasn't much. I think that this book had potential, and I am all for a story with a realistic heroine that isn't a perfect size zero but this one just didn't deliver.
**ARC Provided by Publisher**
erinnejc's review
4.0
Great follow up to Heat. I loved the characters of Anya and Clint. This novel has a great mix of drama and romance, with the expected steam factor!! Look forward to more in the series.
kidisitor's review
4.0
Book two in the series (that can be read as stand alones,) doesn't have as much of the humor that book one had. There are a few laughs, and it's still a fairly light-hearted read, despite that theme of the series. We met the Heroine and Hero in book one, so you may be familiar with them. Anya teaches an accessories class in the Fashion side of the club, and is working with the owner in a new clothing line. She is also plus sized model trying to land her first theater role. Clint is a Dom in the club, as well as a stripper in the outside world, and also teaches pole dancing classes at the club. He has a dream to open a bar. Both have dreams, both have obstacles.. her is her size, his is money. Both are attracted to each other and when they finally get together, he wants to teach her to enjoy some of the kink that the club offers, since she tends to be more 'vanilla.' He doesn't make her do anything she doesn't want to do, but he does try to push her limits. There are some evil villains who do what they can to make the two's live's miserable. There are some 'Awwwwww' moments. Clint can be a charmer. While Anya is more naive and has some self-esteem issues (though she is happy with her body,) Clint is confident, not cocky, but knows what he wants and goes for it. And he wants Anya. Of course there is plenty of sexual content (intended for mature readers.) It reads easily. It alternates between POVs. The characters are unique and fun to watch.
*I volunteered to review an ARC of this book.
*I volunteered to review an ARC of this book.
mawgand's review
5.0
This book is the second in this series and I loved it even more. Anya a beautiful plus size model struggling with image issues along with her arch nemisis finds pleasure with a Dom, clint. Fed up with being a dump stripper, clint wants to follow his dreams while getting the girl of his dreams to take him seriously. The chemistry is great, the side characters add to the drama. I loved the twists in the tale too.
liferhi_inspired's review
4.0
Longing is the second book in the Club Inferno series but it can easily be read as a stand alone book.
Anya is a plus sized model with a struggling career, with that career comes her insecurities. While usually I am not a fan of a heroine with so many insecurities, Schmidt wrote Anya in such a way that she's very relatable and her insecurities aren't too overwhelming, while still letting the reader know that it's on her mind.
Clint is a sexy Dom, stripper, self defense instructor, and videographer....did I mention smoking hot? What I really loved about Clint was how relatable he was; he wanted to be seen as a person and not a sex object. I fell even more in love with him when he did force his kinks on Anya and decided to take her as she was even though he craved to take her further. From the beginning of the book you could tell that Clint had genuine feelings for Anya despite her being plus sized.
While this book takes place inside of a sex club and there are several sexual scenes that take place throughout the book, it's not overly erotic or hardcore. I actually enjoyed that the story took place at a sex club but showed a different side of it that most books don't show. While this book was a little more tame than I expected it to be, it was still sizzling, whitty, and quite enjoyable. Schmidt did a marvelous job and I look forward to more from her!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions*
Anya is a plus sized model with a struggling career, with that career comes her insecurities. While usually I am not a fan of a heroine with so many insecurities, Schmidt wrote Anya in such a way that she's very relatable and her insecurities aren't too overwhelming, while still letting the reader know that it's on her mind.
Clint is a sexy Dom, stripper, self defense instructor, and videographer....did I mention smoking hot? What I really loved about Clint was how relatable he was; he wanted to be seen as a person and not a sex object. I fell even more in love with him when he did force his kinks on Anya and decided to take her as she was even though he craved to take her further. From the beginning of the book you could tell that Clint had genuine feelings for Anya despite her being plus sized.
While this book takes place inside of a sex club and there are several sexual scenes that take place throughout the book, it's not overly erotic or hardcore. I actually enjoyed that the story took place at a sex club but showed a different side of it that most books don't show. While this book was a little more tame than I expected it to be, it was still sizzling, whitty, and quite enjoyable. Schmidt did a marvelous job and I look forward to more from her!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions*
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