Behind His Eyes: Consequences (Consequences #1.5) by Aleatha Romig

Behind His Eyes: Consequences ( Aleatha Romig)

SUMMARY

What was Tony thinking?

Control? Acquisition? Domination? Love? Behind His Eyes - Consequences explores significant scenes as well as behind-the-scenes moments from the first book of the Consequences series.

Not a total re-write, this companion explores the mind of the man who thought he set the rules and delivered the consequences.

From the beginning.

Anthony Rawlings has the perfect world: money, influence, and power. Everything in his life is and has always been planned, executed, and predicted... until Claire. How long can he deny what is right before him? Experience the rare opportunity to see this esteemed man’s world change, from behind his eyes.

It is always darkest before the light.

Through significant scenes, experience the dark journey into the mind of the man who believes that he controls everything yet controls nothing. Share his thoughts as glitches are overcome and accidents are survived.

For the avid reader of the Consequences series, it is recommended that this companion be read after Consequences, Truth, Convicted, and Revealed for more insight into the man who:

“Once upon a time, she signed a napkin that he knew was a contract. As an esteemed businessman, he forgot one very important rule. He forgot to read the fine print. It wasn’t an acquisition to own another person as he’d previously assumed. It was an agreement to acquire a soul.” — Aleatha Romig, Convicted

MY REVIEW

Welcome to the Dark Side - Part 1

The tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective (Arnold Beisser)
Definitely, true.

Maybe that it is why I caught myself smiling when I was reading this book. Guiltily smiling of course, but still I was smiling.

“The sun was setting and I was home.”
…..
“He didn’t respond. The silence grew. He wanted her. He wanted to tell her he was sorry –he overreacted- but that wasn’t him. He couldn’t.”

Anyhow, this is not a standalone book. It complements the book “Consequences”, the first book of the series.
So you know what you are getting: An invitation to the dark zone, inside the mind of Tony.
Still when I was reading the events of the “accident”, I freaked out once more.

But when I finished the book, I realized that I liked the combination:

Tony Rawlings=Sadist/Monster + Misguided/Fool and
Claire Nichols=Masochist/Martyr + Perceptive/Survivor

Subsequently this game of spirits calmed me, because I knew that Tony will realize in the end that KARMA IS A BITCH.