Ninth Circle by Jordan Silver
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When Alyssa Archer returned home a day early from an out-of-town business trip to find her fiancé in bed with the younger sister of her best friend, she didn’t fly off the handle as some might expect. Instead, she retreated to her dining room to partake of the dinner she’d picked up as a surprise.
That night set off a trail of vengeance so dark even Machiavelli would blush.
Garrett Jacobi didn’t expect to feel anything for the up-and-coming financial hotshot when they met. But just days after meeting her for the first he finds himself taking the place of the groom and embarking on one heck of a ride as his new bride makes a swath of destruction through her enemies.
- File Name:ninth-circle-by-jordan-silver.epub
- Original Title:Ninth Circle
- Creator:Jordan Silver
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0D8DSP28M
- Date:2024-06-28T00:00:00+00:00
- File Size:1.204 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Contents
- 4. 1. Alyssa
- 5. 2. Alyssa
- 6. 3. Brian
- 7. 4. Alyssa
- 8. 5. Alyssa
- 9. 6. Alyssa
- 10. 7. Alyssa
- 11. 8. Garrett
- 12. 9. Alyssa
- 13. 10. Alyssa
- 14. 11. Alyssa
- 15. 12. Alyssa
- 16. 13. Alyssa
- 17. 14. Alyssa
- 18. 15. Garrett
- 19. 16. Alyssa
- 20. 17. Sherry
- 21. 18. Garrett
- 22. 19. Alyssa
- 23. 20. Gigi
- 24. 21. Corbin
- 25. 22. Garrett
- 26. 23. Garrett
- 27. 24. Garrett
- 28. 25. Alyssa
- 29. 26. Helen
- 30. 27. Corbin
- 31. 28. Garrett
- 32. 29. Garrett
- 33. 30. Alyssa
- 34. 31. Alyssa
- 35. 32. Garrett
- 36. 33. Helen
- 37. 34. Alyssa
- 38. 35. Garrett
- 39. 36. Alyssa
- 40. 37. Garrett
- 41. 38. Lacey
- 42. 39. Alyssa
- 43. 40. Alyssa
- 44. 41. Alyssa
- 45. 42. Helen
- 46. 43. Lacey
- 47. 44. Alyssa
- 48. 45. Alyssa
- 49. 46. Alyssa
- 50. 47. Alyssa
- 51. 48. Alyssa
- 52. 49. Garrett
- 53. 50. Alyssa
- 54. Epilogue
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Ninth Circle was about 23-year-old Alyssa Archer, occupation unknown, and 32-year-old Garrett Jacobi, billionaire occupation unknown.
This story was unlike anything I've read recently, and that's a good thing. It has the POV of at least nine characters, including the two main characters, Alyssa and Garrett. This made the story quite long, but not boring, and didn't detract from the book's enjoyment.
Alyssa returned home from a business trip (where she met Garrett for the first time) to find her fiance Dennie in bed with her BFF's younger sister, Lacey. Rather than confronting them, she sat down to eat the dinner she had picked up on her way home from the airport for her and Dennie. When the two cheaters exited the bedroom to find Alyssa eating calmly at the dining table, they didn't know what to expect. From then on, there was a major plot twist unlike anything I've ever read. Alyssa began plotting her revenge on everyone who had hurt her from the age of 8 to the present. This went back to the moment her wayward father hurt her mother, her, and her three brothers. No one was left unscathed...except for Garrett, and he only got away without harm because he chose to side with her.
Alyssa and Denny had planned a destination wedding in Cabo. Instead of canceling everything, she chose to make it a family vacation, while still plotting the social demise of her enemies. What she hadn't planned for was Garrett. Unknown to her, he had taken one look at her and decided she would be his. Much to his delight, he didn't have to fight her fiance to get her, so instead of canceling the wedding, he took the place of the groom and joined forces with Alyssa on her quest for revenge.
Side Note: It would have been nice if the author had included the scene showing how Alyssa and Garrett met. However, the reader was never shown that. The book began after the fact and presented with a fait accompli, so we never got to take part in the beginning of their relationship. I think that was necessary to solidify the chemistry supposedly already there when things hit the fan at the usurped destination wedding.
I loved how methodical Alyssa was in her acts of revenge. This girl knew who she was, what she wanted, and how she would get it. There was genius behind her madness, and at times she was a bit scary in how she doled out her retribution. Garrett had to reign her in from time to time, while at the same time making certain he didn't find himself on the wrong end of the revenge plot.
There was plenty of angst, a ton of drama, a good amount of spice, and a mountain of controversy. Those who found themselves on the bad side of Alyssa never knew what hit them, and never knew what would be next to do so.
The main characters were fully developed and, for the most part, mature, with a ton of growth taking place. There were times that it seemed the FMC was acting from an immaturity level from childhood, but when the reader took into account how her past had warped and shaped her, it was understandable. She used a great deal of profanity, sometimes when it wasn't needed, and she would lose her maturity temporarily and revert to a childish temper tantrum. The way this woman's mind worked, however, was more than a little remarkable.
Unfortunately, there were some downsides to the book. The grammatical errors were atrocious but manageable, and it was unnecessarily repetitive. There was also the title "Ninth Circle". The reason for that was never made clear, and there was nothing to connect it to in the storyline...unless I missed it, which is entirely possible considering the length. Several issues were left unresolved, some of which were a bit important to the flow of the book, and it felt like it ended in a cliffhanger with no follow-up story (that I've been able to uncover at this point. Perhaps there is and I've just not seen it.). Still, it was an excellent story, and it was one that I chose to give a three-star rating to just because of how uniquely it was written.
Used to like her writing but of late, it's getting repetitive, the characters always cursing and rude and sound like one person since they all seem to have this one trait 🙈. I didn't and couldn't finish this, I tried but I'm not wasting my time reading all this cursing and rude manners which this female lead Character protrayed, 23 years old but can't talk in a mature and calm way 😏.
clearly adaptation of a story that takes place somewhere near china. The names were changed to English, but the characters' behaviors were not. could be a fun read
Took me a while to figure out the Queen analogy that was clever lol I loved this book and wish it were longer the plot twist at the end about her dad was intriguing rlly wish there was more. The story might not be for many ppl tho like the comment below me but I absolutely love Jordan silver and I'm happy she's making the books longer again
This is sooo unnecessarily repetitive and needlessly long; it’s not good either.
I agree with you 💯%