Review: Love Justice Drake
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
4.5 stars. First of all, I love the cover of this book. Justice Drake, where do I begin? I am so glad that this was in his POV because he is funny, he is dirty, he is honest, he is conflicted and he is tainted. S.L. Jennings completely nails his personality and his voice to perfection. His job doing interactive sex education to housewives who needed to get back in the game and seduce their own husbands was so entertaining to read about. He was very direct in conversation and covered so many taboo territories that were clearly uncomfortable for the students but yet, he had to go there and he enjoyed making them squirm. What I loved about Justice was that while he knew exactly who he was, he never overinflated himself. While he oozed sex appeal and had the talent to back it up, he also had a side of him that understood the pain of his students and his own reason for isolation. He takes an interest in Ally and the things he notices about her isn't just her physical attributes and she initially seems like an unlikely person he would be attracted to, but he sees so much more than that in her that makes her very appealing. I also loved that he appreciated Ally's inner beauty and light more than anyone else could have, it showed how far from superficial he really was. Justice has a secret, which I already predicted what it was, and while he may appear indifferent on the outside, he has a lot of buried emotions and a heart of gold on the inside. He knew not to cross the line with a married woman, but yet he felt such a strong pull to Ally that it wasn't something that could ever be casual or duplicated with someone else. He was definitely not confused between lust and love. They may have started out as friends, but they filled a social void for each other and I thought it was adorable to read about he and Ally eating ice cream and watching old episodes of Friends together, having fun the old-fashioned way. I so badly wanted Justice to have the one thing he never had, love and happiness. He may have been selfish, but he also chose to be selfless. While I liked Ally, I was enamored with Justice so I kept hoping Ally could see what I could see. One of the more important take home points included the existence of mutual love itself, something that should have its own innate passion and appreciation even if the partners can teach one another about bedroom tactics. The elite and high society housewives that Justice taught also included women in marriages that were used for the purpose of status elevation and public show, so although they could amp up their seductive techniques, really, each of the women were empowered to be sexually awakened and attractive simply because they already were but some of them were simply married to the wrong man, Ally included. With the right person, the relationship is fulfilling and the woman is already beautiful in the eyes of the man. However, love requires being a two-way street to achieve that, and Justice and Ally were able to demonstrate that from this scenario.