Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced readers copy. All opinions are honest and my own.

I was waiting for this book, I really was, since the first book of the series was such a page turner and daring. I wanted to experience again the dark thrill of this relationship and the criminal mystery, bit it was a big disappointment. The relationship was non existing, the sexual daring was reduced to one act and the criminal mystery a big bunch of hints that took nowhere. It felt like it was written to be a place filler between first and last book, just so it could be a trilogy. The idea behind this story is good, really good, but it was not as strong as the first book was. Best to wait all three to be published and then to read them all together.

Throughout the book, I had a problem connecting with the characters and the storyline. This type of story needs a good continuity or best told in a standalone book. Aside from that, there were a lot of characters and things happening with some that seemed out of nowhere. At times I find it hard to keep up due to lack of focus in the story and took me almost to the end to finally get in the groove.

Journalism student Meredith Dalton is driven to launch her career with an exposé on The Raven Room—an illicit and exclusive club hidden in the shadows of Chicago’s Chinatown. But Meredith's also driven by desire for her lover, Julian Reeve, a card-carrying member of the club who has expanded her sexual horizons. When Meredith uncovers evidence that the recent murders of two women are connected to The Raven Room.The book is amazing. When I started reading I couldn't put it down I read the book is one day.Ana is magnifysent writer.I cannot wait to read more of her books.Keep up that passionet work.

<b>Savage Bonds</b> is the second book in <I>The Raven Room</i> trilogy and I have a lot to say about it. I found Meredith to be an interesting character in the first book. She's a journalist major and seems ambitious. She's trying to write the story thats going to make her career without actually having THE job. She comes from an affluent family as her father is a judge and stepmother is a detective. Her character kind of bored me in book two though it did pick up a bit towards the end. Meredith was the perfect character for the book to be centered on. She's basically a millennial who is trying to make it while indulging in an open relationship that will help her with her story. Sounds great right? The author's biggest mistake was shoving all these characters down our throats. We have Pam, Steven, Pete, Grace, Tatiana, Sofia, Vincent, Colton, Isaac, and the list goes on. I was exhausted trying to keep up with it all. Every character seems to be attracted to one another.

Then, we have the mysterious character of Julian who had so much potential and can still shine in book three. Julian comes from a rough background. He's from the foster system and was taken in by a family with two daughters. We then see bits of his past and it's just hard to connect with him because you never know what you're getting. Again, too much is going on with his character. Simplicity is key. There is much more but I can't say without spoiling the book. I didn't find myself caring for the other characters. Pete's blah and Grace is okay. We don't know much about Meredith's father. The plot involving Sofia and Tatiana was one I saw coming a mile away. Also, it annoys me that Meredith's super secret article isn't much of a secret at all.

I am tired just from typing all this out. I can say that the book does pick up towards the end and leaves you at the edge of your seat. Hopefully all these loose threads can be tied up soon.

You almost need to wear gloves to read Savage Bonds. HOT!