Review: Disappointed & Unsatisfied
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2013
I'm always up for a good ménage story so when I came across Between Friends via Netgalley, I requested it. This is a novella so it's a fairly quick read.This story surrounds the main heroine, Stacy. She was dumped by her long-time boyfriend and so she decides to live a little and shed her inhibitions. Relationships with emotions involved are trouble and so she decides to indulge in one-night stands and no-strings-attached sex. While at nightclub Brazen, she spots the sexy bartender, Evan and is intrigued by his good looks. She also catches the eyes of Justin and is equally attracted to him. She plans to have her way with both of them until she discovers that they're best friends. Soon her plan for casual sex is not going as smoothly when she finds herself falling for not one, but both of the men.I'll have to say this erotic novella was pretty hot. The sex scenes carried steam and heat behind them and were fairly well written. As for the characters, I didn't find them appealing especially the heroine, Stacy. She was just a walking hot mess in my opinion. I didn't care for her or sympathize with her at all. She was pretty much messing around and dating Justin and Evan at the same time. It just rubbed off of me the wrong way. As for the main heroes, Justin and Evan, they didn't have any depth to them. They were not too far off from cardboard cut outs. Nothing stood out to me about their characters. The emotional connection was also lacking between Justin, Evan and Stacy.Not only did I have issues with the characters, but the unexpected cliffhanger ending. I'm not sure if this story is part of a serial or series, but if it is I don't think I'm interested enough to find out what's going to happen between this trio. Furthermore, the secondary storyline regarding Stacy's job felt like an empty filler. I didn't care for it and as a result I skipped through those scenes.I enjoy reading ménage stories if they're executed well. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this ménage read as much as I'd hoped. With an unlikeable heroine, dull heroes and an undeveloped plot I found myself unsatisfied and bored. Simply put, Between Friends just wasn't for me.*I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.