I really thought I'd love this book. The blurb sounded really unique and interesting and the reviews were really positive. 
 I obviously didn't though. I'm sorry to say that the descriptions of Finn's experience were a bit much for me. It bothered me that Lilith was able to watch the things she did, despite knowing she didn't have much of a choice. I wanted her to cry and fight against what was happening or leave and do something about it! The end turned out well but I really felt she should have done it earlier, especially when her brother was safe. It wasn't like she had no influence. She was famous so she would be able to bring a lot to the situation and Blaine would have struggled to do anything to her. 
 I also find myself not liking books with lots of course language. I'm a written language snob. I think verbal language and written language are not the same (that's what my old linguistic professor said) and shouldn't be the same for colloquial language and swearing (unless it is only occasionally for impact). The tied man had quite a bit of swearing early on and it put me off from the start.I prefer it when authors use good character studies to convey the same meaning of a few swear words. For example, in The Tied Man, Lilith was angry with the world so she sweared and wasn't very nice to those around her. Why not convey these things in a different more interesting way? 
 Finally, the romance could have been better with more romantic interactions or behavior motivations and the beginning was really slow moving. I also never really understood whether Finn was bisexual or not. His choices with allowing men as well as women was never explained. I would have thought his past experience with rape would have made it even harder than normal if he wasn't bisexual. Was it because he could make more money that way or because it was all the same to him? 
 Favorite quote: ""What did you call me?" 
 "Ah. A chuisle. Gaelic. 'My darling.' I prefer the proper translation, mind you." 
 "Which is?" 
 He gave a bashful smile. "My pulse."