His easy, sexy smile and wicked sense of humor has made him one of the most popular Masters at the Shadowlands. From the beginning, I loved this bartenders laid back manner. This is the fourth book in the Masters of the Shadowlands series and we finally get to have Cullen’s story. We are introduced to Master Marcus in this book and I'm looking forward to seeing how he applies his southern hospitality and charm to a sub of his own :) Master Z sure does have an inventive (and entirely unfair) way of playing volleyball in the pool. And it was great seeing how the other couples are doing and catching up with them. Sinclair certinly knows how to maneuver you around the Club and fully visualize what the atmosphere must be like. While I was super excited to see a non-white leading lady, Andrea's constant use of 'Dios' was way overkill and the Spanish insertions felt forced and didn't come screamed 'Look I have a POC character in my book!' It just didn't feel authentic, but rather a stereotypical caricature of a Latin woman.Īll the other parts of the book that I've come to expect certainly did not disappoint. Andrea was too stubborn, too self-conscious about her 'poorer' background, too insecure.even though she was suppose to come off strong and independent. Size and build, yes.personality, not quite. Now, I understand that when he's in the role of Master or Trainer he has to be more serious and turn on his 'professional' personality, but even when we got his POV during 'off time' he didn't seem himself.Īlso, based on what I thought I knew about Master Cullen, Andrea doesn't really fit the picture I had in my head of the type of woman he'd end up with. There were barely there sprinkles of his personality, but not enough to piece together the man that I thought I knew a bit about.

And I'm pretty much left wondering when he'll get a story because this book certainly didn't feel like the Cullen that I got to know over the course of three previous books. I've been looking forward to Master Cullen's story from the very first book. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this series just isn't for me? Or if I'm going in with too high of expectations?

Lean on me by cherise sinclair