Review: Touching Series Conclusion, Harmed by Sexual Content
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
This third installment of the Kincaid siblings romantic adventures was really Joe's book. And, as other reviewers have explained, his is a touching and poignant tale. Like the first two books, it has a good story line and engaging characters. Unlike the first two, the sexual content was too graphic for me. I don't think many readers of mainstream romances enjoy having their characters getting busy with graphically detailed S&M scenes. No, they're not hardcore, but still the whole dominance scene is outside of the traditional romance genre. It added nothing to the book, and instead alienated me from the heroine. It was also at odds with one of her driving themes - that she wanted to be recognised and valued as a successful, independent woman. Not generally the type to enjoy being spanked, ordered to undress and recite specific words, or seek out very public wall sex next to dumpsters in an alley.