• Sweet Addiction

  • Sweet Series, Book 6
  • By: Maya Banks
  • Narrated by: Caroline Wintour
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (608 ratings)

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Sweet Addiction

By: Maya Banks
Narrated by: Caroline Wintour
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Cole is successful beyond his wildest dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about: his childhood sweetheart, Ren. He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them - or the pain he brought upon her.... Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. She's become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic about her need for a dominant man.

When Cole finds her again, he's gutted that she belongs to another. Ren's current master agrees to give her to Cole for a short time, but then she must return to his keeping. And though Cole agrees to this bargain, he knows he will never be able to let Ren go again....

©2012 Maya Banks (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Banks has hit the mark for those who crave all-out sub-dom erotica." ( Romantic Times)

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Good start and good ending

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes, since I have listened too all the others in this series.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Let's just say most women would LOVE this.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the beginning, sorta bored in the middle, and enjoyed the ending. I have all the others in this series but waited to get this one due to the reviews. If you like the previous books in this series I think you'll like it. I admit Cole sparked my interest from the other scenes he was involved in from the previous books and his story fits into this series for me. It's not my favorite but I'm glad I finally got around to it.

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Uhg! Both men in this story were complete idiots!

2 stars

***spoiler warning***

Well, what can i say other than "Uhg"! I was very disappointed with this story. As the story says, Ren and Cole used to be in a serious relationship when they were younger. They experimented with BDSM and Cole ended up going too far and hurting her. He started pulling away and ended up leaving her, convinced she wouldn't want to stay with him or submit to his dominant needs. 10 years later, Cole sees Ren in a restaurant with Lucas and he finds out that she's a submissive and is "owned" by Lucas.

Cole has never been able to get over Ren and never found a woman that could take her place so when he sees she's into BDSM, he has to see her again. When he does, their meeting shows Lucas that there's something major between them. In Lucas' effort to figure things out, the whole situation gets turned into a huge mess. Basically, Lucas decides that Ren should have the chance to figure out who she truly wants to be with...not taking into account that he would just be causing Ren stress with this idea. We get to see Lucas and Ren together for about the first 25% of the book until he decides to give Ren to Cole for 2 weeks. The problem is, he doesn't bother to tell Ren about the situation before leaving her with Cole so Ren thinks Lucas is ending their relationship.

So Ren is hurt and confused by Lucas but decides to take advantage of the time with Cole. Thing go well for them and I actually got to a point where I was happy with the way things were going. I wasn't too hot with Cole sharing Ren with a couple of virtual strangers but as it being part of the whole BDSM experience I could have dealt with it. But then the 2 weeks end and Lucas shows back up. Ren is happy and relieved to see him and in her happiness, she convinces Cole that she really wants Lucas so he leaves her free to be with Lucas, thinking it would make her happy. Of course it doesn't...she can't be happy without either man now that she's had them both.

As if Cole and Lucas hadn't already messed up things with Ren badly enough, Lucas decides to approach Cole and suggests that they do a m/f/m relationship so they can both have Ren. Now it's bad enough that we have 2 men that barely know (or like) each other deciding that they can just put aside their jealousy and issues with each other to share Ren and that it would be fine. What's even worse is the fact that once again they messed up on their approach to Ren and end up messing things up even more before finally smoothing things out. I mean these guys were just total IDIOTS!!!! And I'm sorry, I know there was a short epilogue that indicated everything was going perfectly for the trio, but I just can't see this as a HEA.

TBH, the whole story was just messed up. The men passed Ren around like a piece of meat and didn't ask for any input from her on how she felt about the whole thing. They even did it again after realizing just how badly they messed up in the first place! And they did it again!!! Seriously!?!? I mean these 2 men barely knew each other and yet they thought they could move from an uneasy truce to sharing the woman they loved with each other? Really? I just don't see it and this whole plot is just lame and an insult to women. I don't care if Ren's a submissive...even a submissive should have some input into her emotional welfare and shouldn't have her feelings hurt and bashed around like that. :P

I made the mistake of buying all 6 books in the series while they were on sale on Audible.com and now I'm regretting it. The middle part was alright and that's the only reason it got 2 stars...if not for that it would have been a 1 star (or maybe a DNF...I came close on this one). I'd call this one a disappointment at best...

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Confused.........

??????? Not really sure why this book was added to the series???? I did like Cole in the previous books; however, do not feel that he deserved his own. I miss the relationships and comrodery between all the characters/friends; this is what made the series.

There was no real depth to the story and really the book could have stood on its own; outside of the Sweet Series!

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Hot!

This book was hot it has some very good sex scene it also made me question my relationship

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Does a woman get a say?

***Spoiler alert***

This story is very predictable to the end; so listen to it for the ride. It's about two dashing successful rich men playing a dense game of ping-pong. Where Ren is the ball going back and forth. I almost got a whip-lash. As in the game, the ball doesn't get a say as it's passed around. Having said that, this was the most disappointing part of the story. Two men madly in love with the same woman, simply can't live without her, didn't even bother to ask what SHE wanted. I didn't really feel the depth of their commitment to her. Come on!!! If you can persevere through this, then the story is worth listening to.

The ending... well, it's what you expect. And, you will want to know how they will do it. That's the point isn't it? Well, you won't know. It's extremely rushed HEA! This was more disappointing.

This book is definitely over-the-top erotic and narration is perfectly done. This is the reason you should get this book; not for the story line.

You will for sure enjoy the book if you are up for a great ride knowing it's predictable and Ren has no say; it's like a roller-coaster ride... up and down... you know whats coming... you can see it.

Enjoy!

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Sweet nonsense

What did you like best about Sweet Addiction? What did you like least?

Started strong and then got utterly stupid. This was not like the others in the series. This book had passion and a strong narrator. But the story was just stupid and the characters were whinny and it was hard to stay focused.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Cole said some of the sweetest things. Lucas I don't know what to think. The epilogue was totally laughable. Straight dominate men and one woman protected and loved forever definitely not worth the credit.

Any additional comments?

I can't blame it on the narrator she did a great job on what she has to work with.

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  • 04-14-13

Love Sweet Series-but pretty disappointed w/this

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

That's a tough one. I will read it again, but not for a while - like the others in this series.

What was most disappointing about Maya Banks’s story?

SPOILER OF SORTS:


Ren seemed spineless and Cole & Lucas went from strong men to simpering pacifists.

What about Caroline Wintour’s performance did you like?

She always does a great job.

Do you think Sweet Addiction needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I would LOVE more in the Sweet Series...while all the immediate core characters have been matched up (except for 'Pops') Maya could bring in more characters-customers (like Lyrica), new people in town, etc. Please, please, please!

Any additional comments?

As with the others note this is adult themes and strong language.

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Definitely the Best of the Sweet Series!

Would you consider the audio edition of Sweet Addiction to be better than the print version?

I read the book and have been looking forward to the Audio version and wasn't disappointed

What other book might you compare Sweet Addiction to and why?

Book #2 Sweet Persuasion because Cole, Lucas & Damon are my favorite characters and these were my favorite books of the series.

Have you listened to any of Caroline Wintour’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, she is the same as her previous performances. She is an okay narrator, not great but not bad. At least they use the same narrator consistently.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

SPOILER: When Lucas gives Ren to Cole

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Double stuffed Oreo romance to cap off BDSM series

I like the idea of double stuffed Oreos, until I eat a couple and realize there’s too much frosting after all. Kind of felt the same here. The idea of two men, both offering their own bdsm romance in the same book seemed like it might be sexy delicious! But, as the book wore on, I decided I prefer the more “traditional” bdsm stories... if there really is such a thing.

The whole Sweet series is romance erotica involving variations of bdsm. This one gives us competing doms Lucas and Cole. Cole was Ren’s first everything, including her first, and botched, bdsm experience-that literally left her scarred. Lucas is her current dom that gives her the hard control she craves. Ren ends up spending alternating chunks of time with each, thanks to the dimness of her well meaning, but controlling doms. Unlike the bdsm-wise men from the rest of this series (well, except Nathan, who was new to the scene), the two men in this book, while in theory bdsm-woke, stupidly make all decisions for the relationship progression, with predictably bad results. But, the three of them figure it out eventually to get to the HEA.

The book wasn’t terrible, although this book was 98% devoted to the Cole, Lucas, Ren bdsm triangle, 1% acquainting Ren with some of the couples from the prior books, and a 1% attempt to write some sort of storyline by making Ren an artist/child’s storybook writer. There was zero effort to provide any other story or plot line to bridge the sex-triangle plot. Perhaps the lack of any other storyline than the double stuffed sex-triangle is why the trio fell flat for me; not any real backstory, conflict, or non-sexual interaction to invest me.

There’s a lot of explicit sex with a lot of men in a lot of bdsm styles... perhaps the most in the series. Sex with ropes, a yacht, a dance club,.. being the last in the series, it was like the author was aiming for the kitchen sink of sex scenes. A lot of it I just didn’t get. But hey, it’s a free “borrowed” book in Audible Escapes... and I’m a bit OCD on finishing series, so I can’t say I regret this. Even with too much sexual filling, a double stuffed Oreo is still delicious.

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Absolutely awesome conclusion, exceptional series

Loved it! Heartfelt with lots of kink! Characters that you can route for like they're someone you actually know! I hope Ms Banks writes more series soon!

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