Todays blog is about 'Consequences' novel series, set of 5 books, by American author Aleatha Romig.
This is a mixed-genre novel. It can be categorized as a psychological thriller, dark romance, mystery.It tells a story of battle between a protagonist and antagonist which plays out like a battle of wits and it starts as dark as well as disturbing one. In a nutshell, it is a story of 'Stockholm syndrome' (Google it if you don't know what it is).
Clair Nicholas wakes up in a suite owned by Anthony "Tony" Rawlings, a charismatic manipulative powerful man. She is told she signed an agreement with Rawlings that if the money she owed him is not paid back, she would become his property, She had no way to pay him.
Tony tells Claire it's simple: Follow my rules, actions have consequences.
She is trapped in a very strange, abusive relationship with Tony.
But it is not a typical alpha male dominating submissive lady kind of storyline at all.
The entire plot is quite original, completely unpredictable and intriguing. It's a full bundle of emotions thrill, anger, sex, lies, obsession and a complete roller coaster ride through n through.
When I started this series and managed to complete few chapters, my immediate reaction was - what the Hell? I loathed Clair and hated Tony. During the course of first book itself I really considered giving it up and thought it's not my cup of tea to survive reading such a dark story.
As a woman the violence, brutality and humiliation Clair faces was thoroughly unsettling, infuriating for me.
But Aleatha Romig definitely knows how to keep her readers hooked!
It took me from 2 weeks to 1 month to finish each one of the books. And I still don’t know how I managed to pull through this experience. I can only blame author's talent and my curiosity. At the end, it was worth pondering how story started and where has it landed.
So if you want to experience a novel that will stick with you for a long time, go for this series. As they say, get yourself Aleatha'd.
