A Pound of Flesh (Pound of Flesh, #1)

by Sophie Jackson

Committed to fulfilling her murdered father's dying wish to help those in need, Kat becomes a prison tutor and develops a strong attraction to her dangerously sexy student, but his role on the night her father died may force them apart forever.

• ISBN10: 0606370927
• ISBN13: 9780606370929
• Publish Date: 31 July 2015 (first published 9 June 2015)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 6 April 2021
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 448
• Language: English

Reviews

[thebookdisciple]

My 1st From the TBR pick of 2016 and I was not disappointed! Kat and Carter were well written, complex characters dealing with a real issue (not some silly, angsty, New Adult problem). I loved their interactions because they felt genuine. The struggle to do something forbidden, the love they feel but don't know how to express, etc. It was all realistic and believable. They don't jump into a relationship right away. It builds in a very normal way even though their situation is anything but normal! Overall great read and I can't wait to get Max's book!
My full review will be on My Blog, The Book Disciple

[Cocktails and Books]

I wasn't sure what to expect from a book that has the heroine falling for the hero while he's in jail. But I have to say, Sophie Jackson did a great job of bringing these two broken characters together in a way that felt believable and very real.

Carter was a really rough, often crude, character. There were times I knew I really wouldn't like him, if it weren't for the fact that his inner monologue was there to show you that what came out of his mouth was mostly a defense mechanism. Carter was a man who was beaten down by his family and life in general. But it's the scars from his family that pushed him down the path he was on when he met Kat. It's not until Kat that someone sees beyond Carter's bluster to the caring man he is at his core.

Kat wasn't without her own set of emotional baggage. Witness to the death of her father, she's tormented by those events, even as she lives her adult life based on the promise she made her father. And even worse, her mother and her best friends seem to start turning against her as she moves forward with her prison teaching position. While those close to her choose not to really listen to Kat, it's Carter and is attitude that seem to break through Kat's walls, helping her understand who she really is.

This was a great angsty read. Even though I would have loved to have found out more about why Kat's best friend Beth was so easily swayed to do what she did to Kat or even why Carter's cousin Adam didn't stand up sooner, and lastly what kind of relationship Kat and Carter had with Kat's friends and family after everything, I still enjoyed this story immensely. If was different and kept my attention, even when the call of summer sun beckoned. Definitely one to pick up and try.