The Pawn by Skye Warren

5 Well Deserved Stars *****

Fifty Shades meets Beast...

"Something about the otherworldly glow of those eyes whispers to me, like a melody I've heard before." 

Yes.

"About war. About opposition. About standing tall in a rain of bullets." 

This.

His lips brush my temple. "Soon little virgin."
"Don't call me that.' My voice trembles only a little, revealing the turmoil inside me.
"What else should I call you? Princess? Darling?"
"You could call me by my name."
He dips his head, his mouth right by my ear, his voice just a breath. "There's only one thing I'm going to call you. Mine." 

Everything I have been looking for!

Every emotion I could feel. Every heart string tugged. My heart ripped out of my chest and stomped into a million pieces over again.

And BEGGING for more.

"There's something feral about this man, a fire that burns inside him, untamed." 

Skye Warren just did all of that to me. I read this entire story in the matter of ONE day. Book 2 in the series purchased after only a measly, yet powerful two chapters in. Yes, it's that good. I'm almost at a loss for words.

Almost.

It's like Fifty Shades of Grey meets Beauty and the Beast.
Twisted. Dark. Stormy.
I don't even want to explain the plot to you because you should all just walk into this blind. 

"You don't taste sweet," he says, pausing. "You taste like I'm fucking dying and you're the only water around. You taste like goddamn air." 

And feel the feels. EVERY. INCH. SLOWLY.

I promise you won't want to put this down. You'll want to hate him. And love him. And then hate him some more. You'll want to root for her. Then scream at her to find her courage and strength. And then you'll fall apart just like her. With her.

You think it will all be okay. That he will make it all better. And just when you think he will come through, it all comes crashing down. Hard.

Checkmate.