Colet Abedi

There is something about him. Something that makes me stare and wonder. Something that makes me imagine all sorts of delicious, forbidden things. Something that makes me want to give him what I have never given another man before. My virginity. Extreme. But then, so am I. I am not your typical virgin. And William Sinclair is not your typical man.

Conquer

Elizabeth Waybright

Rating: 3.5/5 stars (I wish I could do half-star ratings, but I don’t make the rules.)

I went into Colet Abedi’s “Conquer” blind. I’ve never read any of her work before and all I knew of the plot was that the FMC (Vivianne Monroe) was a virgin and she was fixated on losing her virginity to one particular guy. That’s it. That’s all I knew. And I didn’t mind that, because sometimes going in blind is the best kind of surprise. 

I’d say I was satisfied with the blind investment. It was a pleasant surprise of a book, the kind of book you think is going to go one direction but takes you someplace else but you don’t mind at all. 

I’ll say one think for Ms. Abedi: She knows how to do build-up and unresolved tension. This book has a lot of that. A lot of scenes that build up tension and steam via words, body language, and setting that bring both the characters and readers up to the edge… and then release the pressure valve before the whistle can blow. She does this again and again until the reader is almost as frustrated as poor Vivianne is. 

As for our leads, William Sinclair and Vivianne Monroe? They’re great characters. Are they relatable? In my opinion, no. I don’t necessarily even find them close to realistic. But I find them likeable and distinctive, which is more than I can say for a lot of romance books I’ve read lately. They have personalities that have more than one facet. They have pasts, presents, and many possible futures. That makes for interesting characters and adds dimension to the plot, which was already interesting. 

Now, I wasn’t aware this is the first book in a series, so I feel the need to warn you this DOES end on a cliffhanger. And it’s a doozy. 

I’ll be looking out for the second book in this series when it comes out, because I feel like I need to know what happens next. But that’s not because of the cliffhanger at the end. I’d just already decided that before the book ended. Because there’s more of a story to be told here, and I’d like to see where Ms. Abedi takes us next.

Conquer

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