ok... i have digested Escape from Paradise for a couple of days... I really liked it! it's a good read and a really original and real feeling story...that said... i have to admit, i was waiting for that shock factor, for that OMG are you effen kidding me moment... or the ugly shivers... nope.. i mean the story is tragic, and is way out of the comfort zone for many reasons. Gwendolyn Field is not at fault.. she wrote a great story.let me place blame where it directly belongs... for me personally... I lay all blame on Caleb and Tony Rawlings. they completely screwed with my shock factor... seriously... after freaking over Caleb and Livvie, and hating then luving Tony... nothing much shocks me anymore...lolso back to Angela "Angel" and Collin... Angela lies to her parents and takes a little spring break trip to Cancun Mexico.. like a bunch of college blondes won't attract the wrong attention with some sinister people, right? sha la la sha la la... Angel is taken and trained as a sex slave.enter Collin... billionaire heir, who had his life altered when his parents were brutally murdered and his 10 yr old brother kidnapped and made into, yes, you guessed it.. a sex slave. Collin who was already a bad boy, went deeper into the criminal world for many years gaining power and knowledge while he finally found and saved his brother...Brings us back to Angela... who is being held prisoner in a paradise location, and Collin is hired to find and rescue her...won't add any spoilers... you just have to read how this tragic story turns out... is there an HEA?? does it end horribly??just know that i luved it! After finishing Dirty Angels, by Karina Halle, I wanted more! More Mexican dark and dirty grit! I searched Goodreads and Amazon and found Escape from Paradise. If I had not read this on the heels of Dirty Angels, I might have rated it five stars. Honestly, I was making too many comparisons regarding realism, when I should have just been reading! Regardless, Gwendolyn Field is a fantastic writer and I will be reading more of her work!
What do You think about Escape From Paradise (2013)?
If you like a dark read - this is it. I put it right at the top with the best of them!
—Chachase
Dark...compelling...emotional...gritty... could not put this book down!
—Zheniai
Better than what I'd expected. Not too thrilled with the ending though.
—macousin
