Lilith Bresson, an independent, successful young artist, is forced to travel from her home in Spain to the wild borderlands of northern England, to repay her feckless father’s latest debt by painting a portrait of the enigmatic Lady Blaine Albermarle.
On her first night at Albermarle Hall she meets Finn Strachan, Blaine’s ‘companion’, a cultured and hauntingly beautiful young man who seems to have it all. But Lilith has an artist’s eye, and a gift for seeing what lies beneath the skin. She soon discovers that Blaine is more gaoler than lover, and if the price is right, depravity has no limits.
As the weeks pass, Lilith finds that she too is drawn into the malign web that her patron has spun, yet against the odds she forges a strong friendship with the damaged, dysfunctional Finn. In a dark, modern twist to an age-old story, Lilith Bresson proves that sometimes it’s the princess who needs to become the rescuer.
Please note that this storyline contains depictions of drug abuse, violence and non-consensual sex.
On her first night at Albermarle Hall she meets Finn Strachan, Blaine’s ‘companion’, a cultured and hauntingly beautiful young man who seems to have it all. But Lilith has an artist’s eye, and a gift for seeing what lies beneath the skin. She soon discovers that Blaine is more gaoler than lover, and if the price is right, depravity has no limits.
As the weeks pass, Lilith finds that she too is drawn into the malign web that her patron has spun, yet against the odds she forges a strong friendship with the damaged, dysfunctional Finn. In a dark, modern twist to an age-old story, Lilith Bresson proves that sometimes it’s the princess who needs to become the rescuer.
Please note that this storyline contains depictions of drug abuse, violence and non-consensual sex.
The Tied man had me curious since I read a few reviews. Reviews that referred him to Archer By Mia Sheridan. I can see why they did now because just like Archer, you grow an attachment to Finn and so desperately want to protect him.
I found some parts of the stomach sickening and was glad some of it never went into much detail, otherwise this book would never have left my mind. I would have been having nightmares over a boy named Finn who needed saving.
It's a compelling dark read, with a lot of disturbing scenes, but you can't help but carry on reading, wanting, no needing, to find out what will happen.
It was like both Lillith and Finn both had a chain to that castle because of Blaine. Who by the way I really bloody hate. She's the ring leader into what happens within those walls and has no mercy on anyone. She's like the devil.
The writing really made a change to the usual I read. It was set in Britain and also written in English(UK). I'm so used to reading USA writing that it really was a change. It felt like I was listening to a friend talk. I think it's why the book felt so real.
I want to say it's a beautiful story, but it's not. The story behind it however is completely beautiful. Two people falling in love without intimacy. Finn thinks Lillith is saving her, but deep down he saves her too.
4*
Warning: This novel contains strong language, disturbing scenes of violence and rape. I do advice strongly that you are 18 and above before reading this.
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