{"id":4426,"date":"2019-08-27T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2019-08-27T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T23:00:08","slug":"review-how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire-alexis-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/08\/27\/review-how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire-alexis-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: How to Blow It with a Billionaire &#8211; Alexis Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/31933324._SY475_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: How to Blow It with a Billionaire &#8211; Alexis Hall\" title=\"Review: How to Blow It with a Billionaire &#8211; Alexis Hall\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>How to Blow It with a Billionaire<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/alexis-hall\/\">Alexis Hall<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/arden-st-ives\/\">Arden St. Ives #2<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/08\/25\/review-how-to-bang-a-billionaire-alexis-hall\/\">How to Bang a Billionaire<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/forever-yours\/\">Forever Yours<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> December 12, 2017 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 401 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Be careful what you wish for . . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time there was a totally ordinary boy who fell for a cold, beautiful prince. Only it's not a fairy tale, it's my life. The prince is a billionaire called Caspian Hart. And we're trying super hard to live happily ever after.<\/p>\n<p>He's everything I want, need, and can't resist: a man who looks like a god and bangs like the devil. Except he's still got his rules and he's still got his secrets . . .<\/p>\n<p>But if there's one thing Caspian's taught me it's that you should never settle for less than you're worth. And I'm worth his trust. I have to show him that I see him. That I'm not afraid of his passion, or his power, or his past. And that I won't settle for less than everything.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blow-Billionaire-Arden-Ives-Book-ebook\/dp\/B01MSVMOUA\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire\/id1182872856?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire-alexis-hall\/1126185791?ean=9781455571369&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781455571352\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33563802-how-to-blow-it-with-a-billionaire\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-m\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0005_m_m.png?fit=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"categories_m_m\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-08-27T22:57:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nContent warnings: \\r\\n\\r\\nAs opposed to the first book, which definitely ended on a HFN note, this one feels like an ode to Caspian\\u2019s beloved Star Wars, specifically Empire Strikes Back. 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Caspian\u2019s frozen in the carbonite of his repressed emotions\/lack of self worth, while the mostly unseen emperor cackles in the wings, and Arden (and sidekick) have retreated to a place of safety\u2026 actually, this analogy is working a lot better than I thought.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\u201cYou could still miss me though.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI certainly awoke and was aware of your absence.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cIf you ever get sick of being a billionaire, you could work for Hallmark.\u201d I mimed titles flying through the air. \u201cI Am Aware of Your Absence. I May Have Mildly Inconvenienced You. My Concern on This Non-Ideal Occasion.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, with all that said, there\u2019s a lot that\u2019s really enjoyable about this book. At the end of the first book, one of my main criticisms was that we hadn\u2019t really seen Caspian not be a dick for like, longer than a hot minute. In this book, though, Arden cracks his shell a bit more and we get a lot of the backstory of why Caspian is the way he is. Is he still pretty much a giant dick? Yeah, and frankly if I were Arden\u2019s friend I\u2019d be telling him to nope the f\u2014 out, but there are definite moments that made me think he&#8217;s worthy of Arden (touching Le Guin nerdery included). Their relationship starts to feel more like an actual relationship and less like&#8230; whatever it was prior to the renegotiation at the end of the last book.<\/p>\n<p>As much as the ending initially made me want to incinerate things with the heat of a thousand suns, I think it\u2019s necessary for the relationship to progress. While Arden does come off a generally adorable and clumsy at times, he\u2019s also very young and inexperienced, and basically went from living in a dorm room to living in Caspian\u2019s crazy rich penthouse apartment. He\u2019s a mix of crazy booksmarts (had to pause to look up \u201ccallipygian\u201d and then cackle maniacally) and \u201cI don\u2019t know what I want to be when I grow up,\u201d but even with his seeming innocence I admired how willing he was to speak up for himself when Caspian was giving him &#8211; or himself &#8211; short shrift. Considering that the BDSM kicks up a bit in this book, I was very glad that Arden has the almost unbelievable maturity to speak clearly about his needs (everything Caspian) and limits (pretty much none when it comes to Caspian). 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