Arc Review: Scoundrels & Scotch by Alta Hensley

Title: Scoundrels & Scotch
Series: Top Shelf #3
Author: Alta Hensley
Genre: Dark Romance/light BDSM
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: January 16, 2018

BLURB:

I’ll stop at nothing to own her.

I’m a collector of dolls.
All kinds of dolls.

So beautiful and sexy, they become my art.
So perfect and flawless, my art galleries are flooded by the wealthy to gaze upon my possessions with envy.
So fragile and delicate, I keep them tucked away for safety.
The dark and torrid tales of Drayton’s Dolls run rampant through the rich and famous, and all but a few are true.
Normally I share my dolls for others to play with or watch on display.

But not my special doll.
No, not her.
Ivy is the most precious doll of all.
She’s mine. All mine.

*Scoundrels & Scotch is a dark billionaire romance. If you don’t like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of sex, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail.

3.5 stars

Going into this review, I can honestly say, Scoundrels & Scotch by Alta Hensley is unlike anything I have ever read before. Also a funny bit of news I should also share with you all, I am terrified of dolls. I literally hate them and they scare me. With that said, I had to set my fears to the side and read this as if I were a person that doesn’t go running out of the room every time a commercial for a doll toy comes on. As I started reading Scoundrels and Scotch and truly started to get invested in this novel, I found myself becoming more and more intrigued by the storyline. Who wouldn’t be intrigued. This man….he has human dolls! That is wicked and honestly, a little terrifying….which instantly caught my attention.

‘The men were who they were. They didn’t hide the fact that they were rich, ruthless, dark, twisted, and had the power and resources to do whatever they chose.’

Victor Drayton is an artist with a weird and kinky fetish…he collects dolls..and not just any dolls, he collects woman and turns them into Drayton Dolls and shows them off all around the world in his very exclusive art exhibits.

Ivy Adams is a waitress at Spiked Roses, or should I say was a waitress. After she is fired for failing a drug test, Drayton makes her an offer she can’t refuse. He offers to give her a job working as one of his dolls. The only stipulation is she must hand her life over to him for three years and then he will help her to fulfill her dreams and wishes in every way possible.

“And with the slightest movements and angles of my body, I truly became the creepy doll that had scared the shit out of me as a child in my room.’

I didn’t really care for Victor Drayton. I really enjoyed reading about his world but as for his character, I expected him to be more dark and edgy. I also wanted a more in-depth look as to why he created this artistic world surrounding around human dolls. I didn’t really vibe to well with his character.

However, I was intrigued by Ivy’s character and the way that being a sub comes so naturally to her. She needs this job to support her father and her sister back home, so when she says she’ll do anything to please Victor, this girl is definitely not lying.

‘Shame was not something anyone who worked in this place ever felt. Until tonight.’

I can honestly say, In my years of reading, I have NEVER read anything like Scoundrels and Scotch. This novel pushed me way past my comfort zone, yet still had me on the edge of my seat wanting more and flipping the pages faster than you can say freak of nature!

I’m very curious to see what Alta Hensley has up her sleeve next. I can’t wait to continue on with this serious.