I'll preface this review with the fact that at the beginning of every New Year I seem to get hit with pretty bad bouts of anxiety and so a lot of the suspenseful nature of this book made me a little bit breathless. In fact, I found myself having to skip a lot of the middle of the book to see how it ended and if I could cope with going back and reading the events leading up to it.

Now Pascal, he's not a man I find particularly endearing or deserving of a woman like Gabrielle, I can understand how much of his personality has been groomed by his father and fearing him, but there's a lot of he's done by choice which I don't think is redeemable. Take his initial attraction to Gabrielle; she was a thing for him to toy with - even planning his rendezvous with Aurelie for her to see,

Gabrielle has had a hell of a time of it, her parents have both failed her on the most basic of levels, and her employer has abused her in the worst way possible. I don't blame her for planning things in the way she did, I loved her initial spirited sparring with Pascal. In fact I still maintain she deserves better.

Overall the plot got a little too thriller-suspense-mob like for me, I really do tend to enjoy focusing mostly on a pair and their romance. I feel like Pascal gets let off the hook too easily, the funeral and epilogue scenes left a bi of a bad taste. I really felt for his mother though, I could sense that sense of relief completely.

I just need to start off saying I wasn’t sure if Pascal was redeemable. I hated him in the previous two books. He was the villain. Or I guess I should say he appeared to be the villain.
Then you have Gabrielle. Like him, she’s broken. So broken.
I greatly enjoyed these two together.
And that ending!
Karina nailed this one!
A great ending to a wonderful series. However, you could read this one as a stand-alone if that’s what you choose.

I haven't read the first two books in this series but decided to pick it up after reading another Karina Halle book last month. This was a quick read that grabs your attention from the beginning and gets you invested in the characters and story right away. It's interesting to read some other reviews and see how those who have read the entire series chronologically have responded to the story and I definitely wish I did that so that I would have been able to track character development. However, I was still able to empathize with the two main characters and overall enjoyed the story.

Pascal is learning his lady has some balls, “where are you going?” I reach out for her, but she steps back out of the way. “You’re just going to grab my crotch, drink my whiskey, and leave?” The man is quite possessive, “I am a snob,” I admit, trying to pull my plate away. “And I told you, I don’t share, whether that means you or potatoes.” I liked this book, I liked Pascal.

This is Pascal's story and I have to say, I was hesitant to read his book, especially since I hated him in book 1 and 2, but I should have known Karina would make me love him. I understand his character much more now, and the way he was with Gabrielle was so sweet and they definitely had some chemistry! Disavow was a great addition to this series and I hope we see more of this family, and if not, I have to say this is the perfect ending.

Disavow is a great enemies to lovers story with a lot of action and plot twists that keep you on the edge of your seat. I was so engaged in the storyline that I finished it in one night! I would absolutely recommend this steamy romance to anyone looking for a quick and action-packed romance! It is rare to find a romance with both great characters AND an interesting plot that leads to a lot of character development by the end...but Karina Halle has done it!

The point of view in this book alternates between Pascal and Gabrielle through a majority of the story. Although I really enjoyed the changing perspectives the lack of POV from Gabrielle at the end of the novel is what kept this from being a full 5 star book. There was SO much that happened at the end of the book and I would have loved to hear from Gabrielle's POV during the epilogue or just one more time...

TW: There is discussion of sexual assault and domestic abuse within this book.

Great conclusion to the Dumonts trilogy. I was going to be hard pressed to ever be a fan of Paschal! Halle managed to turn me around! Loved Paschal by the half way point and especially loved Gabrielle. So glad for the way the story and family dynamics worked out. Great series!