The Gilded Cage (Surrender, #2)

by Lauren Smith

• ISBN10: 1455532789
• ISBN13: 9781455532780
• Publish Date: 9 June 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 22 July 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Forever Yours
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 295
• Language: English

Reviews

[Charli G.]

It took me a bit to get into this one, but once I did, I was hooked. I admit, I have a BDSM fetish when I read–if the fan fiction I tend to read is any indication–so any book that includes that is generally a winner with me. I have to say though, this is the first time I've actually liked any of the erotica novels I've tried reading.



I usually find romance/erotica novels to be poorly written and laughable with what the characters are trying to do in the bedroom, but I definitely didn't find that issue in this novel. Plus, most romance/erotica novels have little in the way of actual story other than the copious amounts of sex that are featured. This book actually has a story that goes with it and it's an intriguing one at that.



Yes, this is the second in a series, but you don't need to read the first book, The Gilded Cuff, to understand what is going on or enjoy this book. The story line is a great one and it stands on its own very well. I have to say that I do want to read The Gilded Cuff and the story that comes after this one, The Gilded Chain, because if I enjoyed The Gilded Cage this much, I'm sure to enjoy those as well.

**I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.

[Cocktails and Books]

The suspense part of this story had me more intrigued than the romance. Fenn and Hayden probably would have been characters I really like, even together, but I felt as though their character and romantic development took a bit of a backseat to their storyline fitting into the intrigue of the Lockwood kidnapping. I wanted to know more about how Fenn grew up with Lewis, exactly why Hayden's relationship with her parents was the way it was, but we never really got that kind of backstory.