Review: Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones

Escaping Reality

Author: Lisa Renee Jones
Series: The Secret Life of Amy Bensen #1
Publisher: Julia Patra Publishing
Genre: NA Contemporary
Format: Ebook
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Source: eGalley received from the publisher through Netgalley
Rating: 1 Star
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***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. This has in no way changed my opinion of the book. The review below is my open and honest opinion.***

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Infinite possibilities….
Infinite passion…..
Infinite danger….

His touch spirals through me, warm and sweet, wicked and hot. I shouldn’t trust him. I shouldn’t tell him my secrets. But how do I not when he is the reason I breathe? He is what I need.

At the young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all she has known and loves to start a new life. Now years later, with a new identity as Amy, she’s finally dared to believe she is forgotten–even if she cannot forget. But just when she lets down her guard, the ghosts of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run.

On a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing recluse billionaire, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. A man who knows what he wants and goes after it. And what he wants is Amy. Refusing to take “no” as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. He wants to possess her. He makes her want to be possessed. Liam demands everything from her, accepting nothing less. But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to know when he wants more than she should give? And what if there is more to Liam than meets the eyes?

My Review:

This is why New Adult gets a bad rap. And this is why I avoid it. *sigh* This is how this book went: Girl running from unknown threat. Girl meets billionaire guy on the plane to her new location. Of course she is instantly attracted to him. He is a controlling domineering freak-show that disrespects her every other minute. But she feels such a “strong” connection to him that she can’t leave. They bang. A lot. And of course the sex is mind-blowing every single time. They have known each other for two days, but are already madly in love and talking about their future children.

Oh, you want to know what she’s running from? I have no f***ing clue. We never find out. The plot of this book was sex, sex, and more sex. There was one scene in particular that made me so f***ing angry. Liam, the billionaire, was being a total d*** and Amy still had sex with him. Still wanted to be with him. I wanted to reach into this book and slap her across her stupid idiotic face. She made women look completely helpless and it completely enraged me.

As if the nonexistent plot wasn’t bad enough, all the characters sucked too. Amy was bland, boring, timid, and pretty freaking stupid. She knows she is in danger yet she trusts this random f***ing guy she meets on a plane. Seems logical. Liam is just your cookie cutter billionaire with a haunted past and a mean temper. He was basically Christian Grey with a slightly less disturbing past. The ending is a cliffhanger but you know what? I didn't even care because I am most certainly not continuing on with this series. Do I have any good things to say? Hmmm.... It's over and I never have to read it again? Yep that's about all I can come up with. This "book" was a joke from the start and never got any better. Sorry for all the rage and ranting. Moving on to bigger and better things! Happy reading all!

Have you guys read this book? What did you think?