Review: Rough around the edges and shiny in the middle...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
I hate starting off a review negatively. It's the equivalent of meeting a cute old lady on the street and then punching her in the face, repeatedly. I'd much rather just make an inappropriate comment, tell you something good, and then rip off the bandaid. Well, I must have put my ass on backwards this morning because I'm going to go ahead and get the reasons why I gooded this book over with.The book started off by intriguing the hell out of me. It's so refreshing seeing a chick wear the dick in a relationship. Mackenzie enjoys random and no strings attached sex. Why must someone have a penis for that to be possible? In Temporary Bliss Mac weilds that double edged sword like a champ. It makes me want to burn a bra or something. I also loved the secondary characters!The humor was both a strength and a weakness. There were some definite great one-liners, but after a while they were almost too much. This made them seem less natural and more forced; coming across as trying too hard to be funny instead of just being funny. I definitely laughed out loud on several occasions, but it also served as a device that pulled me away from the story.Overall I never got past the surface of Temporary Bliss I enjoyed the ride, but I never quite felt a deep emotional connection. It was entertaining, but it was reminiscent of stories I've read before. I have no doubt that BJ Harvey has talent, and I will definitely be keeping my eye out for her in the future.READ ON!