Arc Review | The Bratva’s Bride by Jane Henry

The Bratva’s Bride
(Wicked Doms #2)
By: Jane Henry

Genre: Dark Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: May 31st, 2019
My Rating: 3 Stars
Format: Kindle (eArc)

Blurb:

Bratva life is simple:

You steal from the brotherhood, you pay with your life.
But the thief is a woman, and she’s too beautiful to die.

My wedding band will be her collar.
Our vows will be her shackles.

She will be my captive bride.

The Bratva’s Bride is the second book in the Wicked Doms series by Jane Henry and is told in dual point of views. If you dislike the BDSM trope, this is not going to be the novel for you.

Larissa Brague will do everything in her power to protect her twin sister Calina, even if it means swapping places with her and getting kidnapped by a drop dead gorgeous member of the Bratva. Even if it means being his submissive, even if it means throwing away all her morals and letting this man have his wicked way with her. She’ll do absolutely everything to save her sister.

Nobody steals from the Bratva, and those that decide to act upon bravery and thievery get exactly what they deserve. After Demyan finds out Calina stole from the Bratva, he makes it his mission for this woman to become his mistress and his submissive in order to pay back every dime she’s stolen from him.

Oh my lord, when it comes to The Bratva’s Bride my thoughts are completely scattered. I liked this novel but sadly I didn’t love it and I’ll get to the reason why in a moment. I do want to state, if you are not a fan of BDSM novels, this is not the one for you. Demyan makes Christian Grey look like a softie. Just be warned some of the material crosses a few lines where morality is concerned.

When I first started The Bratva’s Bride, I was a tad bit bored. It started with a somewhat suspenseful vibe which usually hooks me in from the start. But this vibe I wasn’t buying. I couldn’t get into it at all. In fact, It took me a little over thirty percent of the book for me to get into the storyline. When you have a story that involves twins and a switcheroo, you have to write something completely out of this world so it doesn’t come across as predictable. For me, I predicted everything from the start and my predictions came out right.

Now let’s get to what I liked about this novel. Jane Henry is a new to me author, I was a little worried when I found out The Bratva’s Bride was the second book in a series. Have no fear, This one can be read as a standalone. I do have to say though, I was absolutely swept away by Jane Henry’s writing style. If anything kept me reading, it was this one simple thing.

However, I loved the writing style and the darkness this novel brought to the table. But I wasn’t a fan of some of the material. That’s on me, so if you like near to extreme bdsm material, you will probably be a fan of this one. I however was not a huge fan of a few sexy time moments. They weren’t at all sexy and made me slightly uncomfortable. When anyone says no, the answer is no and you should stop no matter how angry you are.

Demyan lives with demons, his soul is as black as night, but throughout this novel we get glimpses into the light his soul also holds. This man lets his demon’s overrule his every action. He’s violence and unending passion all rolled into one package. Which in the end is a very volatile combination. I liked Demyan in some ways, I loved his fierce alpha tendencies he showed towards Calina (Larissa) and his fierce protectiveness over her and any harm (that isn’t my his hand) that shall come her way. But I didn’t like when he let his demons out to play and they completely took over his sense of control. These moments of pleasure/pain came off as very abusive.

Larissa is a protector in her own sense. This woman put her mind, body, and soul in the hands of a captor in order to save her sister. That is true bravery in every form of the word. I really enjoyed Larissa’s need to control the situation and I loved those moments she tried to play Demyan.

Overall, The Bratva’s Bride was just an okay read for me. There were things I absolutely loved about it but there were those situations that made me extremely uncomfortable. I am a huge fan of dark romances, The Bratva’s Bride is extremely dark, which is a reason why I requested an advanced copy in the first place.

Do I recommend?

If you love Captor/Captive romances, BDSM, and insanely dark reads, you should definitely give this one a read. I do think you’ll love it. But if you aren’t a fan of at least one of the three (Capter, Bdsm, Dark romances) I don’t think you’ll like this one.

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Peace Love and Happy Reading,

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