Review: Overly Dramatic But Good
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2012
I haven't read any other stories by Cynthia Eden, but have heard good things about her work. I am a lover of novellas and was in the mood for a werewolf-claims-his-mate themed story. Bound in Sin is a great example of this type of story - we have a pack, alpha male, fight scenes, etc. Oh, and a sexy mate who just happens to be a vampire.I picked this one up through Lendle. If you haven't discovered that site yet, do.Eden writes very good tension. Most of the way through I was wondering what would happen next. She also sets up small vignettes of page turning suspense. It wasn't one long, drawn-out situation. These little chunks of action caused me to keep reading. Once one scenario was resolved, another would pop up. Well done. I really enjoy reading stories with this layout and pace.Readers can pick this one up without having read the previous titles. You may get more out of it if you have read the others, but I found it unnecessary.So why the three stars? Unfortunately I found Ms. Eden's writing style overly dramatic. Dramatically melodramatic. she uses oodles of italics, short sentences, interrupted sentences, and ones ending in ellipses. Examples: "He's a monster, he's-" or As a vamp-One word sentences also filled the pages: Savor. Hoses. Fired. Mine.I'm ok with some of that in books to add to the impact of the situation. This ebook was so stuffed with them that I felt it was written by William Shatner. I. Can't. Go on.No really, It's a fun read and I WILL pick up more titles from Cynthia Eden. Her action and sex scenes are awesome.Thank you for the fun, wolfy romp.