REVIEW: For 100 Days by Lara Adrian

For 100 Days by Lara Adrian is full of passion, intensity, and mystery. It’s also the first book in the 100 Series and quite different from her paranormal novels.

Avery Ross is a struggling artist who is making ends meet by bartending. The story starts off with Avery having a really bad day. First, she gets word that she is being evicted, then she loses her spot at the gallery, where her painting was being displayed. Her only saving grace is when a woman asks her to house sit for her, for the next four months and offers her five thousand dollars. Even though Avery and this woman don’t know each other, it’s a proposition that Avery can’t afford to pass up. The woman’s apartment is very expensive and caters to a higher class of individuals. On her first night there, Avery runs into a man who immediately takes her breath away.

Dominic Baine is a billionaire. A billionaire who gets what he wants, whenever he wants it and he’s decided he wants Avery. He’s oozes power and control. Dominic and Avery’s attraction is instant and explosive. The only thing they can do is explore this chemistry, which leads them on a seductive journey of self-discovery and desire.

“Whatever feelings I have for him, I’m getting in deep and I can’t deny it. Least of all to myself.”

Being with Nick has changed Avery. She’s not the same person she was before bumping into him. The two of them together really heat up the pages and it’s clear to see why they fall for each other, so quickly. The only issue is trust. Avery has a few secrets she’s keeping locked up and sooner rather than later, the past comes back to haunt her.

I liked both characters. Since this part of the trilogy is told in Avery’s point of view, I don’t have a really good feel for Nick, yet. He comes off as your usual dominant, Alpha, billionaire, but is also very protective of Avery and wants to give her whatever she needs. I need a little more insight into his head, to figure out how I really feel about him, but so far so good. Avery is weak in the beginning and then later with Nick, she’s not. I liked how her character changed, but on the other hand, Avery tells Nicks lie after lie because she doesn’t trust anybody and then it becomes too late.

My only complaint is not realizing this was a trilogy. I should have researched beforehand so I could prepare myself for the ending. One thing is for certain, the ending will leave readers wanting more. Overall, I was very impressed with the depth of the characters and will be waiting for 100 Nights to release.
 

Book Info:

Publication: May 24th 2016 | Lara Adrian, LLC | 100 Series #1

Pleasure has a price . . .

Just when everything in my life is falling apart, I find a chance to turn it around–to step into someone else’s glittering world, if only for a little while. I become someone new, no longer the woman defined by an ugly past, but a woman freer and bolder than myself. A woman who isn’t afraid to explore every passion, even at its darkest, with a mysterious and seductive man who believes my mask is real.

Handsome and commanding, enigmatic and irresistible, billionaire Dominic Baine is an obsession I cannot afford and should not risk. He ushers me into consuming new pleasures and addicting new desires, until the line between my real life and the fantasy one I’ve stolen with him begins to blur.

I know I cannot keep my truth from him. I know my past will not stay buried forever. But before I can make it right, everything comes crashing down. I have deceived this powerful, dangerous man . . . and now there is a price to be paid.