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A review by jackiehorne
Undone by the Ex-Con by Talia Hibbert
3.0
2nd book in the JSUT FOR HIM boxed set.
Far preferred this to the first book in the series/set, but still not hitting my sweet spot. Strong writing, emotional intensity, characters with interesting backstories, and diverse characters, check, check, check, and check. But over-the-top blackmail plot, stop-and-start jerk-the-male-protagonist-around sex scenes (due to female protagonist's guilt over succumbing to blackmailer and doing male protagonist wrong), and an underdeveloped romance arc (lots of hot sex/almost sex scenes, but not a lot in the getting-to-know/like-you way) offset many of the positives for me.
Far preferred this to the first book in the series/set, but still not hitting my sweet spot. Strong writing, emotional intensity, characters with interesting backstories, and diverse characters, check, check, check, and check. But over-the-top blackmail plot, stop-and-start jerk-the-male-protagonist-around sex scenes (due to female protagonist's guilt over succumbing to blackmailer and doing male protagonist wrong), and an underdeveloped romance arc (lots of hot sex/almost sex scenes, but not a lot in the getting-to-know/like-you way) offset many of the positives for me.