The Edge

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie – ☆☆☆
3.5 stars

Third book in the series and I liked the book, I just didn't love it. While there was hot sex, which I LOVE, there was a lot of inner monologue, which I hate. I need dialogue between the characters. If I can't connect to Nash or Joshua, that makes it hard for me to get into the story and love it. There was a lot these two needed to work out and they had one hell of a bumpy ride. I am eagerly awaiting to see what's next in the series.

Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of The Edge (The Underground Club #3) by SJD Peterson to read and review.

“He doesn’t hit me hard enough or often enough. I don’t think he understands what that does to me, how it leaves me feeling empty with too much time to think about things. Things I don’t want to think about. Things that should be left in the past. It’s getting harder to keep them there. They keep escaping from the iron safe I’ve constructed.”

I find it incredibly ironic that one of my rare issues with book two in this series, ‘Limitless’, was that I felt it ended rather abruptly and left me hanging as to what the future for Nash and Joshua would be. Ironic because it turns out that this volume continues their story and has more of Joshua facing his past and Nash helping him to deal with it. Of course, Joshua believes that he can keep all of his bad memories locked away inside of him and eventually they’ll disappear. Well, when the safe explodes it’s going to be Nash and Joshua fighting for his sanity.

“It was ironic that the one man Nash wanted to be the best for, the one man he was falling in love with, was also the one man Nash couldn’t read or know how to help.”

Wasn’t it interesting to discover that all the forward progress Nash believes has been made really is Joshua playing the part of the perfect submissive, all while trying to manipulate Nash into giving him the severe pain he needs? Once Nash discovers this, he realizes that it is his own pride that has kept him from seeing how he has been very cleverly played by Joshua. It was very fascinating watching Nash proceed with this new perspective but also heartbreaking once Joshua was faced with confronting his past.

As much as I enjoyed seeing Nash and Joshua’s relationship play out I was disappointed in a few things, although that is probably more my lack of direct experience with the type of memories Joshua struggled with, than the writing or the story. Nash seemed to go back and forth quite a bit in how to deal with Joshua, and even though I understand a Dom is human, I felt that Nash’s pride and ego weren’t always good things in terms of Joshua’s mental health recovery. I’m sure I’m not explaining this very well but sometimes it was more of a feeling than anything else. As I said, however, the problem was mine and certainly not the story.

Overall, I enjoyed this addition to the series, although once again I felt that this book ended rather abruptly. I’m looking forward to more and hoping to see other characters get their chances at their happy ever after in the world of ‘The Underground Club’.

NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

This is book three in the underground series and you do need to read book 2 first. However, I didn't and still enjoyed this one but ould have liked to have known more about how Nash and Joshua met and got together. Having said that we do get some of Joshua's issues and past in is journals and visits to his doctor.

I loved Nash. he saw something in Joshua and despite all the other dom's warnings took him on anyhow. He was determined to make Joshua his and never gave up no matter how hard.

Joshua felt he doesn't deserve happiness and feared to get happy because once he did it was always snatched away.

This story was rather dark but beautifully written as all of S.J. D. Peterson books are. The characters are so good you can't help but feel deeply for each one. I loved Denny and he added a bit of lightness o the story. I hope his and Malcolm's story is next! My only issue and it's a small one is I would have liked more description of the characters physically. Its possible it was in the first book but I would have liked to see the physical description here.
If you like BDSM this is a good series.

gave 4.5 stars but rounded to 5 for this review

SJD knows how to write flawed characters and I love how they make you feel for them and hope they come through.

This is book 3 in the Underground Club series and I loved it!...It is a continuation of book 2 (Limitless) where we first see Nash and Joshua start the relationship.
Noah has taken Joshua as his sub. He has feelings for him from the first moments he set eyes on him in the club. When he got the change to make him his, he took it. Now he wants to help Joshua overcome his horribly abusive past and be whole. In the process Nash falls in love.

Joshua has been abused his whole life. He feels as though his is broken and can not be fixed. He agrees to be Nash's sub but knows it won't last long, nothing ever does for him. Once you hear about his past your heart will break for Joshua.
The story itself will pull you in. It is a love story that has all the BDSM aspects you will love. Joshua has to learn to open up about his past in order to move on with his life. Nash tries to help him the best he can but knows that it is up to Josh to go through the process and come out the other side.

Nash was a really good character for me to read. Yes, he is a Dom but he has such a soft side when it comes to Joshua and I loved reading about him. He is strong when he has to be in order to help Joshua but does show how much in love he is with him too. He wants to help Joshua but knows he needs to give him time to trust him and also give him what he needs.

As time goes on Joshua starts to open up and Nash realizes that their relationship needs to change and move forward to suit them both.
Malcolm and Denny help them along the way and I hope we get their story next.

In the end, both men fall in love and I think helped each other become whole.