Review: Steel and Lace
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
My Rating: ❤❤I know this was only a short story but the pace happened at a break neck speed. Across a crowded room they lock eyes and then BAM Carter is suddenly inserting himself into Eva's life -- checking up on her background, showing up where she is, and telling her what she can and can't do. Way too stalkerish! In real life he'd be slapped with a restraining order. But in fiction fantasy land what is Eva doing during all of this? Getting wet panties. *Sigh* The story occurred so fast that there was no build up and not enough time for the reader to determine if they would even like the characters before they ended up doing the horizontal hokey pokey.The new romance tales à la Fifty Shades of Grey are so common now that the story that the author is trying to convey loses merit because all people see is Fifty Shades. No, this was not an exact copy and paste of Fifty Shades but the cover image, character names, and character personas -- the domineering billionaire and semi-sophisticate female -- are very...very reminiscent of FSoG.I will take a read at the second book in the series but sincerely hope that it differentiates itself and has a heartier story line. But a note to the author and/or publisher on the serial format -- BAD FORM. Readers want an entire story and not one that is chopped up into tiny (expensive) bits that they have to buy just to get a complete story. The serial method is a sure fire way to lose reader loyalty. By the time the series is over readers will have paid almost $10.00 for a 260-ish page book. A book that is a near archetype of another (non-serial) work. Truly, bad form!