{"id":30902,"date":"2024-01-16T12:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30902"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:55:45","slug":"review-hideaway-by-penelope-douglas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/16\/review-hideaway-by-penelope-douglas\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Hideaway by Penelope Douglas"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30902\" data-postid=\"30902\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30902 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_pw1d332 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_r8f1332 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7h3l332 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30903\" title=\"hideaway-penelope-douglas\" alt=\"hideaway-penelope-douglas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hideaway-penelope-douglas.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kyza332 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BANKS<\/span><\/strong><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Buried in the shadows of the city, there\u2019s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark, it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But you think it\u2019s true, don\u2019t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don\u2019t you?<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me\u2014and have ever since I was a girl\u2014I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you\u2019ll ever realize.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I will never betray him.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So sit tight.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">On Devil\u2019s Night, the hunt will be coming to you.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">KAI<\/span><\/strong><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don\u2019t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">No one can know what I\u2019ve turned into.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I want my life back.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But the more I\u2019m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So come on, kid. Don\u2019t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I\u2019ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_zleo332 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yw8m332  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 9, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Devil&#8217;s Night<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $18.00 Trade Paperback<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Banks<\/strong> and <strong>Kai<\/strong> have a bit of history dating back six years. Though they were no longer entangled, Banks kept an eye on Kai and all his other entanglements. Once everything came out, Kai is determined to bring Banks in the fold. Does she have what it takes to be in his lifestyle?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whoa! There is a lot going on in this book. There are a lot of twists. I went on the deep ride and loved every moment of it. Just like the first book in the series, the story is wild, crazy and very dark at times. This series is not for the traditional romance lover. The characters are uniquely broken and are designed to fit with their partner.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I absolutely loved Banks. She is up there as my top badass heroine of all times. I like a female lead that is strong, smart and strategic enough to play the games with the other characters. She doesn\u2019t let the guys run her. She definitely didn\u2019t let Rika get in her way. OMG, I was loving the fighting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kai is a good male lead. He is very protective and caring of Banks. They have history so that makes sense. However, I felt like he took a back seat to his own story. Just like in the first book, he is a third in some weird way. I think Damon\u2019s presence became front of center.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the real reason I couldn\u2019t give it 5 stars. The author used this book to set up Damon\u2019s story. Yes, I\u2019m intrigued to run down that rabbit hole of Damon\u2019s twisted and broken mind, I wanted to focus on Kai and Banks. There is entirely too much time spent on a secondary character which kills the joy from what I liked about Kai and Banks.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just like that, I still can\u2019t wait to read more. This series is not for the faint of heart. There\u2019s a lot of suspense and intrigue. 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Ailing, empty, and dark, it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery.<br \/><br \/>But you think it\u2019s true, don\u2019t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don\u2019t you?<br \/><br \/>You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me\u2014and have ever since I was a girl\u2014I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you\u2019ll ever realize.<br \/><br \/>I will never betray him.<br \/><br \/>So sit tight.<br \/><br \/>On Devil\u2019s Night, the hunt will be coming to you.<br \/><br \/><strong>KAI<\/strong><br \/><br \/>You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don\u2019t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again.<br \/><br \/>No one can know what I\u2019ve turned into.<br \/><br \/>I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over.<br \/><br \/>I want my life back.<br \/><br \/>But the more I\u2019m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be.<br \/><br \/>So come on, kid. Don\u2019t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out.<br \/><br \/>I\u2019ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 9, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Devil's Night<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $18.00 Trade Paperback<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Banks<\/strong> and <strong>Kai<\/strong> have a bit of history dating back six years. Though they were no longer entangled, Banks kept an eye on Kai and all his other entanglements. Once everything came out, Kai is determined to bring Banks in the fold. Does she have what it takes to be in his lifestyle?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whoa! There is a lot going on in this book. There are a lot of twists. I went on the deep ride and loved every moment of it. Just like the first book in the series, the story is wild, crazy and very dark at times. This series is not for the traditional romance lover. The characters are uniquely broken and are designed to fit with their partner.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I absolutely loved Banks. She is up there as my top badass heroine of all times. I like a female lead that is strong, smart and strategic enough to play the games with the other characters. She doesn\u2019t let the guys run her. She definitely didn\u2019t let Rika get in her way. OMG, I was loving the fighting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kai is a good male lead. He is very protective and caring of Banks. They have history so that makes sense. However, I felt like he took a back seat to his own story. Just like in the first book, he is a third in some weird way. I think Damon\u2019s presence became front of center.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the real reason I couldn\u2019t give it 5 stars. The author used this book to set up Damon\u2019s story. Yes, I\u2019m intrigued to run down that rabbit hole of Damon\u2019s twisted and broken mind, I wanted to focus on Kai and Banks. There is entirely too much time spent on a secondary character which kills the joy from what I liked about Kai and Banks.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just like that, I still can\u2019t wait to read more. This series is not for the faint of heart. There\u2019s a lot of suspense and intrigue. I recommend this for my readers who love a good dark romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vvL3OA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hideaway-penelope-douglas\/1126459326?ean=9780593642016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30902"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30907,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30902\/revisions\/30907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}