Fourth Read and Still Five Stars

This book had all of the characteristics of a Five star book. MM - check; Hot sex- check; BDSM - check; Dark Subject - check; Suspense - check; Romance - check: Ménage - check; HEA - check. So, if you DON'T like hot, dark MM erotica, DON'T read this book. No, it's not the darkest book ever written but there is enough darkness to wet my appetite. It definitely starts you off with a, "WHO IS THAT VOICE?" All through the middle it's, "What the f*ck? DON'T do this to me!" You rapidly progress to, "No! DON'T do this now!" You end with, "I DON'T know who is in love with whom." You DON'T find that out until the end, as in any great book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE DARK AND/OR BDSM MM READER. If you DON'T read this you DON'T know what your are missing! (6/18/19) This book is lovely on audio. Dan did a wonderful job with these much-loved characters.

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Edge of my seat.

Now in the beginning of this story I was like what is going on. However as the story continue I just couldn't stop. So much is going on in the story and I was just at the edge of my seat. Now Dan Calley is a new narrated to me and I think he did a great job in bring this story to life. He definitely put me at the edge of my seat even more with just listening to this story.

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Simply Brilliant

I’ve been a fan of this series from the moment I read this first book five years ago. Now, re-edited and rereleased, it’s even better—if that possible. An incredible read. It’s thrilling, dark, sexy, sweet, and the BDSM/Ds elements are not only really well done, but also hot as hades! The voice actor, Dan Calley, does an absolutely incredible job. Utterly fantastic! I can't recommend this more.

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Outstanding

So, I finished Don't by Jack L Pyke. This book was a great dive into the world into extreme BDSM mixed with mental illness. If you know anything about BDSM, then you know it can be difficult mixed with mental illness, especially if you're under the delusion that it can treat it. Jack did an outstanding job of creating a situation of what one looks like when learning the life vs one that is deep in it. Now my exposure to the life wasn't as organized as the world in this book, but in this case with Jack's (main character) extreme kinks, it was necessary and honestly the safest way to do any of it. Jack also did one thing that most BDSM books don't. She contrasted the life with the vanilla. I won't say how because that's a spoiler. As far as the thriller aspect goes the beginning of the story was probably the most thrilling aspect. The not knowing and the intensity was lost later, but the story was still great. Let's move on the Dan Calley. I loved his skill. He made every single character sound unique. Not only is his voice just sexy, but it also made me want to keep listening. His inflections were also very natural for each character he narrated. I'll honestly give this novel 4.5 stars if it was possible. So I will give it 4. XD I recommend it.

interesting start

Would I listen to it again: yes Did the story keep me engaged: yes Was I invested in the characters: yes Story comment: good pace, interesting and complex story and well written characters. Has piqued my curiosity enough that I will follow this series through. Narrator comment: I enjoyed Dan Calley's narration and think he's done a good job narrating Don't. I had no problem distinguishing characters and the rhythm, inflections and intonations all worked to bring the book to life.

This is not a happy book at all

This book is tragic, constantly i felt absolutely bothered by what was going on to the point of discomfort. I would sometimes even be physically uncomfortable with how much tragedy kept happening to these poor characters. Its very brooding and sad, so be prepared to have to toughen through some very uncomfortable story moments. Honestly, i dont think anything sexy or semi romantic that happened was worth the roller coaster of tragic, sad and brooding story telling that it took to get to those rare moments. I also felt like some of the BDSM stuff was done very untraditionally. None of it sounded fun or that it was something any of the characters really liked, it felt like punishment and cruel. Hours into it and i never understood why they all keep doing this to themselves. I feel like that could have been portrayed a little more respectfully to not make it seem like BDSM is such a bad thing. This book makes it feel like a bad, taboo and punishing thing. I like that this book made me feel things, but i did not at all expect it to be sad constantly. I was sorta constantly hoping something nice would happen but it never came. It wasn't romantic or Erotic to me, just depressing with sex peppered in that everyone feels bad about afterwards for resorting to. This is definitely not something you want to get aroused by because you'll feel guilty oh most immediately for it because the situations leading up and after the sexy moments will find a way to make you feel sad about it. This book needed an editor and maybe some better research about BDSM. BDSM is not supposed to be punishment like this. There just was no balance to make it pleasurable. It was always so negative and uncomfortable. I dont regret reading this book though even after all those complaints. The narrator was amazing. And the feelings i got was neat to experience, just didn't expect to be so sad and upset constantly. This book put me in a terrible mood.

Speechless!

I loved this book and couldn't stop listening. Made my head spin in all the right ways.

Gripping thriller with a twist of BDSM

I will admit this book was not what I was expecting though I wasn't disappointed. It is a thriller and it's my bad I didn't notice the huge BDSM right in front of my face. Again, not a bad thing, just threw me off a little until I did catch on what the story is about. For me, it started out a bit confusing because jack kept bringing up Gray but I had no idea. When he starts getting the letters and calls the action begins right away. The writing is powerful. I will never hear the word Don't and think of it the same way again. Then he meets Jan and they begin seeing each other and it's hot as all hades. Then in comes the mentions of Gray and some things in his past It is like two stories going on at the same time but twisting together. Then Jan shows up with the mysterious Gray, and it all starts falling into place, still kinda two stories in one with the thriller part and the BDSM part maybe three as they also entwine. The characters are all amazing, the story is original, dark, hot, and exiting...quite a page-turner. The narration by Dan Calley was AMAZING! his accent really did the story justice and he also adds his own brand of excitement as he tells us the story. I've already started book two! If you like dark romance, BDSM and I mean hardcore stuff, this is not a sparkly love story, with intrigue and mystery, You will like this

Excellent story. Excellent narration.

About a quarter of the way through reading this book for the first time, I purchased all of the ebooks available. When I found out that the series was getting audiobooks, I was ecstatic. The narrator managed to make this story even better. Calley is an automatic purchase for me now. The author tackles some very difficult subject matter in very masterful way. I was personally grateful for the manner in which the author handled Jack's idiosincrasies. The narrator does an excellent job of enhancing the writer's ability to convey all the characters personalities, especially Jack's. I could probably write a ten page essay on why this book is amazing. In the interest of brevity, I will just state that if you like a dark psychological thriller with a bit of blood, sex, violence, excellent writing, and spectacular narration, you should get this audiobook.

Wow! just Wow!

Love this book. This being my first BDSM thriller book I wasn't sure what to expect. Now after listening I'm ready for more and can't wait to start book two. This book is intense and gripping. I was terrified in parts and confused in others. But things made sense as the story evolved and I learned more about Jack, Gray, and Jan. This book isn't for everyone but if you're up for leaving your comfort zone this book is for you. It will draw you in from the very first page and it won't let go. I highly recommend this book. Narrator Dan Calley does an absolutely amazing job and I can't wait to hear him in book two.