Love Hurts: The Killing of Rose Review

Love hurt: The killing of Rose by Holly Hood

Book: Love Hurts
Author: Holly Hood
Publisher: Self-published
Published:December 2011
Format:Ebook
Pages:232
Series or Standalone: Book One in Series

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Goodreads Summary:
In a world forever obsessed with the idea of love lurk creatures straight out of legend—mythical beings that really do go bump in the night.

In a small town located in rural Arizona there are two brothers that are not quite human. They have a deep, dark secret.

For Sam and Frankie life is a constant battle. Love for these two is more than long walks on the beach and those butterflies in your stomach—it’s a blood bath. Sons of an incubus father, they are destined to a life of self-destruction, and staying one step ahead of the law is about all they have to be thankful for. That is, until one of them thinks they’ve finally found a love worth fighting for.
Sam believes he has found his true soul mate. Only problem, if Sam can’t control his urges, being with her just might kill her.

Then there’s Frankie, Sam’s brother, who lives a life of destruction. Women are nothing more than a pastime for him. Life is nothing more than drinking and finding his next victim. In order for Sam to save his soul mate, he must find the strength to overcome his adversity…or no one will come out alive.

How far do you go for the ones you love when love can destroy everything?


My Review:
What a different take on the incubus. I loved the way they were written in this story. I fell in love with Sam from the start. He was such a complex creature. You could tell he felt bad for his actions and really hated what being an incubus entailed. The title summed up Sam well Love really hurts because it made him want to fight aganist his nature. I love that his love for Delaney really pushed him to be better. Frankie was the man you know is bad for you but oh so good too. He was just as flawed as his brother but embraced who he was.He tried to portray tough guy who doesn't need love role but you could feel he did. It was great to see him meet his match and start to open himself up. Holly Hood did an amazing job telling this story from both sides. It was great seeing the different ways the brothers handled themselves. This book was a dark,twisted, and amazing fantasy dream come true. I loved it and read it in one day that is how engrossed I became in the story. Beware of the cliffhanger ending.I have to know what happens next.