Buttons and Pain
The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller!
When I saw my escape, I took it. Now I'm in New York City and trying to get my life back on track. Despite the tracker in my ankle, Crow hasn't come for me. He hasn't even called me. I told him the depth of my feelings but he cruelly rejected them.
Maybe he's forgotten about me.
One day, I walk into my apartment and spot the pile of buttons on the counter. I never left them there, and there's only one explanation for their presence.
Maybe Crow hasn't forgotten me after all.
Reviews (391)
AMAZING Conclusion to an Exceptionally Written Trilogy
WOULD HAVE BEEN A 5 STAR RATING IF IT HAD REAL PAGE NUMBERS!!! Pet peeve of this reviewer. Amazing conclusion to a spectacular trilogy. READ THEM ALL! This is not a stand-alone. If you pick this up and read it without investing time in the other two books, you will be lost and you will miss out on a genuinely amazing story. As with the other books, Pearl and Crow are completely believable characters. They aren't without flaws. Their interactions with each other are not perfect. But the interactions are real. You can see everything that they go through really happening behind closed doors of someone you could know. This book opens with Pearl returning home. After being gone a year, obviously there is some adjustment. I appreciate her interaction with the ex-boyfriend that put her in the circumstances that changed her life. I loved the fact that she was able to find someone from her past that wasn't a complete douchebag and that she was able to reconnect. I loved that the reaction of Jason to her was real. He didn't just jump right into bed with her. He recognized that she was going to need time to heal. You see his struggle with how to treat her. And you see her struggle with recognizing what Jason is going through and trying to be sensitive to that while needing to be true to herself and her needs. Her first interactions with Crow are real as well. Again, she doesn't just jump into bed with him. There's a struggle there. Real emotions like disappointment in someone, anger, love, sadness. All of it. All the things you experience when someone you love and count on lets you down. However, for me, this book was more about the evolution of Crow. Watching him struggle with what he wants and to go about getting it, while keeping himself above the fray. He's been hurt before and he is protecting his heart. He wants to protect Pearl, and thinks his actions are doing that. But when push comes to shove and she is in danger again, he reacts like any man would when something of his is threatened and and put in jeopardy. His brother, Cane, is also a very real character. He has been a catalyst since book one. Cane has never strayed from who he is or what his purpose is, or where his loyalty lies. But with Cane you can see a growth in understanding and a depth of love for his brother and Pearl over the time of the books that you might not have expected in the beginning. His loyalty doesn't change. But it does expand to include Pearl. And that is a true insight into this character's heart. This book doesn't end the way you think it is going to when you start in Book #1. But it has a fantastic ending. I have loved this trilogy from beginning to end. I have read each of these books while listening to them on the audiobooks at the same time. Both narrators of the audiobooks were the perfect choice. They give voice to the characters that make them come to life. You FEEL Crow's strength and struggle. You FEEL Pearl's resilience. You FEEL Cane's heart for his brother and for Pearl. And they are real people on the street, not characters on a page. I hope we get to see Cane get his story at some point. I will not soon forget this trilogy. I am going to miss these characters. I will recommend it to my friends that can handle a trip through the dark side of life. And I will revisit it again soon. Thank you Ms. Sky
Great book, terrible editing.
Ok. So, normally I would give this book 5 stars all the way, this series is AWESOME! BUT....I literally stopped reading it for a minute because I had to get on here and leave a review. This may not bother other people, but holy crap are there a million spelling and grammatical errors. It's crazy distracting! I've already read a bunch of sentences 2-3x because it didn't make sense! I don't know who edited this for Ms. Sky, but they need to reevaluate their decision to be an editor. I don't know how the kindle-edition book publishing goes, but hopefully the book will be updated and the errors fixed. I mean, I get that we're only human and errors occur, but my point is, there are enough errors to be distracting. Rant over. STILL, read the book, I have been dying for it to come out and the day has finally arrived! I started it this morning and I'm already half way done. I can hardly put it down! Button and Crow are definitely worth the read!
I really enjoyed their story and I want it to continue
Overall Rating: ☆☆☆☆ 4/5 Stars. This was an exciting end to Button and Crow's story. I'm just a little upset that the series does continue, but not with them. I really enjoyed their story and I want it to continue. This book is packed with steam and action. It's also filled with love. Yes, love. It's finally here and it goes as far as it can. I really didn't want to put this book down at all. I was dying to see how everything played out. I must say, I wasn't disappointed. Plot Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ This series has gotten better with every book. I was entranced from the beginning. I just cannot put into words how much I love dark romances like this one. I definitely plan on picking up the next three books in the future. Just not anytime soon since it's technically a different story. Buttons & Pain follows Pearl as she's leading her new life in New York. That is, until Crow comes back to claim her once again. Like the crazy fool she is, she doesn't go back to Italy with him. Which means, someone else comes to collect her. Bones. This last book is filled with love. Filled with blood. Filled with death. It's an amazing read. That epilogue at the end was everything I could have wanted for the Barsetti family. It was something I didn't know I needed for the end of this series. Character Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Crow's stubbornness really got on my nerves in this book. If he just admitted to himself how he really felt about Button, she would have been safe. He drove me absolutely bonkers. I think all the characters grew in this book. Everyone learned something new and they all learned to love each other. Romance Rating: ☆☆☆☆ I just realized that I didn't do a romance rating for the other two books. Oops. I loved Crow and Pearl's romance throughout the books. It grew into something so beautiful. It was a magnificent love story to fall in love with. It had the right amount of steam. PS didn't take it overboard. She didn't just load the books with sex. She made sure there was love and emotion. Writing Style: ☆☆☆☆ I have really enjoyed PS's writing style. I will most definitely be picking up more of her books in the future. Her writing is so easy to read and get sucked in to. I love that she alternates perspectives between Pearl and Crow. I just love everything she did with this story.
Buttons and Pain by Penelope Sky
The sex and intrigue start fright out of the gate. The trafficking racket is a real world problem happening still, today and this just makes it more in the present for me. Adelina is another auctioned prisoner in the hands of the devil but gets a break as she is loaned out to a gun dealer while the dealer waits for his money. Cane is the dealer who is usually rough, but is showing a completely new side of himself that even be is not used to. The couple may have feelings for each other that they have not declared, and now it is getting closer to the time she must be returned to her owner, as she is his property. A very deranged, abusive, man who is as mean and vicious as a rattle snake in to your blog. A great read I suggest you read, Ivan off to read the next book to see what happens..........
No!!! Why??? Hot Mess
I gave this 2 stars because I do love the story of Button and Crow. I loved the 1st 2 books....this one.... well it was a HOT MESSS. from typos to the storyline going from super slow same old same ole to being so rushed I had to make sure I was reading the same story. I expected better especially after waiting and paying the 6.99 for it. I wasn't a fan at all with this one. SPOILER* Cane went from beating her close to an inch of her life to being her biggest cheerleader and support to Crow in this book and begging him to love her and say it. (completely hard to believe) Crow, went from I cant love you to I love in 1 page (not literally but almost). I just think we deserved a better ending. Also bringing the ex back was stupid...I mean it didn't even tell how he found out she was in Italy or really why he was looking and she let that POS off way to easily. I was extremely unhappy with this book..
Excellent Read
I have to be honest, when I first started reading the "Button" books, I didn't think that I would like them. But they pulled me into their little world, grabbed ahold of me and took me on the ride of my life. Now I'm completely in love with these books! The characters are well rounded and the storyline cohesive and believable. I can't wait to read the next book! Definitely an addictive series!!
Great Read
I enjoyed reading Buttons and Pain. Pearl and Crow unique story is like no other, dealing with a human Traffickers that is crazy and then finding true love in process. I definitely recommend this book. Bonus Book: Buttons and Shame A very interesting read. This story is about Cane (Crow's brother) and Adeline. Cane see Adeline in a airport and tries to talk to her but she sends him away. Adeline and her best friend are in a horrible situation and don't know if they will ever be free. You have to read the story to find out what happens. I definitely recommend this book.
Fantastic Ending to a Great Series
I'm having trouble writing this review...... because I don't want this story to end. Crow and Button (Pearl) are 2 of my all time favorite characters. They are both damaged, carry a huge amount of baggage, but are fiercely loyal, passionate, and determined. They're perfect for each other. This story drew me in from the first book to the last. I usually hate cliffhangers, but I'm so glad I made an exception with these books. Compelling, absorbing, passionate, an absolutely fantastic read. Penelope Sky wrote some of the most memorable lines ever..."A real man doesn't think about the men before him. He erases them" or "If he can't handle your past, he doesn't deserve your future". WOW.... I wish Cane could find his Button. Do yourself a huge favor and read these books!!
Really conflicted
After reading the 1st and 2nd books I found that by then end of the 3rd book and the beginning of Cane's story I really hated Pearl. Sure she had been in an abusive relationship but by the time that Crow finally admitted he loved her she had emasculated into a lapdog. He was a much more interesting character while he was helping Pearl find her balance. Then he let her take over. Strong is one thing being a total bitch is another. I ill have to seriously re-think about getting Cane's story. In the meantime I will read the Skull King series and the Scotch Series before I decide.
Seriously addicting
This series is addicting and so messed up on a physical, mental, and emotional level. I seriously read all 9 books in the series in 2 days that's how addicted became. Poor Button had the worst luck being tortured and raped because the selfishness of her old boyfriend. Sold into human trafficking to day of his debt. She is so strong and fights her way killing and doing what needs to be dine to survive and making the sick people in the trafficking industry pay for what they have done to her and other woman. Dark twisted mafia romance. A definite must read.
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