Dollars is the second book in the Dollar series by Pepper Winters. It was another book that was difficult to put down. After reading Pennies, I was happy that my library had this one ready to read (I had to request that they buy Hundreds, I’ll probably buy the last two books). It is far less disturbing than the first book, and deals with a person in recovery.
Because this is the second book in a series, there are spoilers.
Dollars starts where Pennies leaves off. Elder has rescued Pimlico from Alrik, but the damage done from over a year of abuse has already occurred. Not only is her mind damaged to the point where she can’t even wear clothes without being uncomfortable, her tongue is damaged and her body bears the scars and burdens of someone much older than she is.
Even though she has been “rescued”, she still is not free. Pimlico may be in a gilded cage rather than a torture chamber, but she still belongs to someone. With her damaged mind, will she ever be able to be truly free? There’s a scene where Pimlico and Elder are on a business trip and Elder runs into someone who plans on attending one of the auctions run by the same company that sold her in the first place. Her mind nearly shatters again at that. She fears that she might be sold again.
In Dollars, we get to know the mysterious Elder, although there is still much about his past that needs to be revealed. He says he’s dangerous, but there doesn’t seem to be much that he does to hurt Pim.
The book was difficult to put down. It’s hard to put a finger on why, but there’s something about this book that was addictive. Fortunately, Dollars isn’t as dark as Pennies, otherwise I’d have trouble finishing this series. Pim and Elder are obviously developing an attraction to each other, but Pim still refuses to talk.
Pennies is still free (probably with the hopes of sucking you into the rest of the series) and Dollars and the rest of the series is reasonably priced. I haven’t had the chance to read any of the series past Hundreds, but I do plan on reading the last two books at some point. If you liked Pennies, I recommend continuing with this book.