Review: Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan

Undeniable
Madeline Sheehan
Series: Undeniable #1
Publication date: Octorber 7th 2012 by Madeline Sheehan
Rating: ★★★☆☆

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Warning: This is not a "typical love story". This is an all-consuming, soul-crushing, tear-your-heart-into-pieces story. It’s intense, gritty and raw, dark and disturbing, and it doesn’t happen overnight. This is an epic love story that knows no boundaries and has no time limits. It grows and develops—with hurt, sacrifice, and heartache—over the span of a lifetime. 

Eva Fox is the princess of the Silver Demons Motorcycle Club. Growing up with bikers in the club lifestyle is all that she knows. When she’s a young girl, Eva meets the reason for her existence. Deuce West is the sexy, biker bad-ass of the Hell’s Horsemen Motorcycle Club. Like Eva, he was born and raised in the club—but that’s where the similarities end. Their first meeting is innocent, but as Eva matures into a woman, their chance reunions evolve into a fit of lust and love. Fate continues to bring them together time and time again, but their twisted journey is filled with pain, betrayal, and bloodshed that could tear them apart. Eva sees in Deuce what he cannot see in himself—a man worthy of love—and Eva spends her lifetime proving to him that her undeniable love is the one thing he can’t live without. 

This is Eva and Deuce’s story. 

It wasn’t easy. 
Nothing worth doing ever is.
And love is worth everything.

This book is so messed up I don't even know how I'm going to write a review for it. Not that messed up means that it wasn't good, because it was. There were just so many not okay things happening throughout the story that left me with my mouth hanging open, and I wasn't really sure what to make of any of it so I could rate it properly, so I went for the three stars review and hoped for the best.

The warning at the beginning of the blurb should be taken seriously. I cannot stress that enough. Certain situations that happen along the story can be triggery to some readers, so you should be careful when reading Undeniable. Maybe check out some other reviews before you decide to pick this book up and make sure you know what you're getting yourself into.

We get the whole scoop on Eva and Deuce's relationship from when they first meet until they finally get together, and let me tell you, it is not a pretty story.

I would say that when Deuce and Eva met, it was love at first sight. That is, if she wasn't a child and he wasn't in his early-twenties. They're both from rival motorcycle clubs with Eva being the daughter of the president of the Silver Demons MC, and Deuce stepping in after his father goes to jail as the leader of the Hell's Horsemen.

Their story is kind of like the Romeo & Juliet of motorcycle gangs, only with a lot more cheating, sexual assault, statutory rape, and men in bikes.

These characters are screwed up, so most of the things they do follow that line. The author doesn't make any excuses for their behaviors or tries to give them any redeeming qualities or redemption arcs. They are who they are because of the things they went through and the environment where they were raised, and the way they stay true to themselves was actually one of my favorite things about the book.

Undeniable is not for everyone. It's a difficult read and a really hard book to like, but the job the author did with creating this messed up biker universe was amazing. I'm still not sure of how much I liked this story or if I'm going to pick up the sequel, but I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone to read this one.