Official Review: Rendered Speechless by Marilyn Faith

Swiftmover07 · Post by **Swiftmover07** » 05 May 2016, 20:58

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Rendered Speechless" by Marilyn Faith.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Raine “RJ” Jagger wants nothing to do with men right now. After fleeing her life and her family, RJ settles in Chicago and starts a bartending gig at The Blue Dolphin Lounge. Hoping to move on with her life, the last thing RJ expects is River - a tall man who oozes sex appeal. She can tell immediately that River is a nothing but a love ‘em and leave ‘em type of guy, and she knows he has his eyes set on her. RJ tries to avoid and ignore River’s advances, but gets drawn in, nonetheless.

River never really cared who he slept with; he didn’t do relationships, and all the ladies knew that. But when he heads to The Blue Dolphin Lounge to let off some steam, he meets RJ – the new girl. There is something about her that enthralls him. She is the only person who has ever made him consider monogamy as an option. He will do anything to have RJ for his own.

Unfortunately, when you run from your past and don’t think of the consequences, things can come back to hurt you. As River and RJ enter into a relationship, River’s many conquests are determined to come between them, and RJ’s past comes back in the most unwelcome way. A relationship between River and RJ seems like there could never be a happy ending with both of their pasts trying their hardest to come between them.

Rendered Speechless is a steamy, witty, but also quite serious contemporary romance novel. The chemistry between Raine and River jumps out at the reader. The main and supporting characters are well written and rounded. There were quite a few plot twists that kept the reader interested to see what could possibly happen next. My favorite thing about Rendered Speechless was the playful banter between RJ, River, and RJ’s best friend, Devon – it provides the reader with plenty of laughs.

The book seems to be free of any grammatical or punctuation errors; however, this book is extremely sexually explicit. The amount of explicit scenes in this book was overpowering. The amount of explicit scenes takes up a big portion of the book, sometimes taking over and blotting out the plot of the story. There were times where I just wanted to stop reading the book because it seemed that all that was in the book were the explicit scenes. It should also be mentioned that there is a lot of swearing throughout the book as well.

I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys romance, as long as you don’t mind a lot of explicit scenes throughout. The witty banter between the characters will make you chuckle out loud, and the plot twists will keep the reader interested to the end. I think it goes without saying, but I would not recommend this to young adults – strictly 18+.

I have to give Rendered Speechless a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I give it three stars because I had points where I just wanted to set the book down and not read it anymore due to its explicit nature taking over. Getting past that, the banter and plot twists are what made me want to keep reading the book.

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lmoses · Post by **lmoses** » 06 May 2016, 14:19

This book sounds really good! I am glad you gave a warning about the explicit scenes for readers who are not fans of that, though I really do not mind reading those at all! You gave a really good review!

Swiftmover07 · Post by **Swiftmover07** » 06 May 2016, 15:33

lmoses wrote:This book sounds really good! I am glad you gave a warning about the explicit scenes for readers who are not fans of that, though I really do not mind reading those at all! You gave a really good review!

Thank you, i don't mind explicit content either but there was a whole bunch. But if you don't mind that the book is a good read

kimmyschemy06 · Post by **kimmyschemy06** » 11 May 2016, 05:30

Sounds like my type of romance novel. I don't mind explicit scenes much

Great job on the review.

Swiftmover07 · Post by **Swiftmover07** » 11 May 2016, 14:01

kimmyschemy06 wrote:Sounds like my type of romance novel. I don't mind explicit scenes much Great job on the review.

thank you. the explicit scenes are decently written but just kind of takes over everything. So if you like the explicit the ones in this book nicely done

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 11 May 2016, 15:50

Great review, Shiftmover07! You do a nice job explaining the book and I really get a sense of the positives and the points that might bother some. I'm not sure if it's for, though. I like some steamy scenes, but I don't like when they overpower the story. Thank you for the honest review!

Swiftmover07 · Post by **Swiftmover07** » 11 May 2016, 16:30

hsimone wrote:Great review, Shiftmover07! You do a nice job explaining the book and I really get a sense of the positives and the points that might bother some. I'm not sure if it's for, though. I like some steamy scenes, but I don't like when they overpower the story. Thank you for the honest review!

Thank you! I was hoping to send the message that it's not that there are steamy bits in the book but there was just way too much of it overall

signed · Post by **signed** » 20 Jun 2016, 10:37

Thanks for the review!

gali · Post by **gali** » 20 Jun 2016, 10:41

Thank you for the nice review. Sounds like a good read for fans of the genre.

Congratulations to the author on being Book of the Day!

purplepeepleeater · Post by **purplepeepleeater** » 20 Jun 2016, 10:50

great review!! I don't mind explicit scenes at all, sometimes it's a welcome change lol!!!

Vermont Reviews · Post by **Vermont Reviews** » 20 Jun 2016, 10:55

Great review

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jungkookblog · Post by **jungkookblog** » 20 Jun 2016, 12:43

Awesome review! Many people love steamy books, and now you got one. Awesome.

Seraphia Bunny Sparks · Post by **Seraphia Bunny Sparks** » 20 Jun 2016, 16:16

This definitely sounds like a book that I would definitely go and pick up for sure. You're review was really engaging and makes me really want to get this book and read it myself. I love how well you described it and how good it sounds. Thank you for such an awesome review.

scquarantillo · Post by **scquarantillo** » 20 Jun 2016, 16:39

I loved the cover! So excited to check out this book! And the review is amazing! It makes me want to jump in and read it now!

Post by **bookowlie** » 20 Jun 2016, 23:02

Great, balanced review! The book sounds interesting for readers who like this genre. It doesn't sound like my cup of tea with the frequent, overboard explicit scenes, but I am sure there are many people who will like the book. Thanks for the insightful review.