Review: Well written and realistic portrayal of a menage
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.In most romance novels, the emphasis is on the guy and girl falling in love and living happily ever after. But I’ve always been curious about that happily ever after. How does a couple make their relationship work amidst their job responsibilities, friendships, family and more?  Epilogues are great but they really don’t quench my thirst for more. Well Dial M for Ménage by Emily Ryan-Davis not only quenches my thirst but I found it to be a very satisfying read.Dial M for Ménage is the continuing story of Kat, Hunter and Liam. We first met them in Ménage on 34th Street. I fell in love with the triad in the original story and was very excited to see their story continue. Their relationship had some difficulties to overcome and I was curious to see if they had rise above their struggles.This book offered a realistic portrayal of the difficulties in establishing and maintaining a ménage relationship. In books, it always seems so simple to meld together three different lives, three different personalities. But outside of a fictional novel it can’t be easy. A relationship between two people is difficult so a relationship between three people has to be three times as hard. I really appreciated the honesty that Ms. Ryan-Davis was able to depict.I loved how each character had to work on their individual relationships – Kat with Hunter, Hunter with Liam, and Liam with Kat. One of the main problems that the trio had to deal with was Hunter’s hesitation in being involved with another man no matter how much he loved Liam. I truly felt the confusion that Hunter was facing and the results that his doubts had on Kat and Liam. Liam wondered if he was still necessary to Kat now that she had Hunter while Kat worried that she was keeping Liam and Hunter apart.  I was drawn into each character’s emotions as they worked through those personal doubts.You can read Dial M for Ménage as a standalone but I think you will enjoy it so much more if you read Ménage on 34th Street first. There is background information about the characters that you will need in order to understand their current problems. This book is more of a character study and I was so fascinated by these characters that I was happy to learn more about them. Hopefully we will get another installment in their story.