Review: A light, sweet romance...heavy on sex and story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
I rarely read erotic romance, but this one came so highly recommended by so many people I felt I had to read it.The romantic element to the story was light and sweet - like whipped cream on a chocolate mud cake. Both Paxton and Alissa are easy to relate to and very much like real people - Decevito has presented them well.The erotic element was like that thick, soapy-tasting frosting you get on wedding cakes. Just like a wedding cake, there was a bit much frosting for me. I suspect Alissa faked some of her orgasms to keep Paxton happy - entirely plausible within the story, as it's told completely from his perspective. She'd make Anastasia Steele jealous, she enjoys herself so much in the erotic scenes. Maybe Paxton's simply a better lover than Christian Grey.Unlike most erotic romance I've read, this book has a clear plot. Take away the erotic scenes and this is definitely a drama, but one of the chocolate mud cake variety. It's heavy but it's good. I won't elaborate as I'd be writing spoilers if I mentioned some of the darker plot elements.I'd like to give this book 4.5 stars, simply because I started skimming through the sex scenes, but I've rounded that up to five as I don't have the half-star option.