Review: I'm sorry, but not even the best sex is worth all of this
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
Okay, that four-star rating is being a bit generous. Honestly, if I could have given this three and a half stars I would have. Overall, I did like the story, but the the lead character, Sloane, almost killed it for me. I mean, how stupid can a lead character be? But before I get on her and the other things that did not work for me in this otherwise good book, I will tell you what did work.First and foremost, the overall plot. There is a level of intensity in this you are just not used to in this genre. This is NOT your typical "stroll down the beach and watch the sunset" erotic romance. I don't know about anyone else, but I love that this story isn't all roses. Even though the scenario of a "good-girl" falling for a "bad boy" is hardly original in this genre, the delivery goes beyond the cliche in this series. Zeth isn't what we've come to know as a bad boy - you know, the type who might have had a run in or two with the law, but nothing serious and tries to act tough because it gets him the ladies. No - Zeth, point blank, is a killer, literally and figuratively. This man has an ego out of this world. When Gloria Estefan was singing about bad boys making her feel good - she was not talking about a man like Zeth.Although the sex in this might have you thinking differently, which brings me to the other thing that worked in this book - the sex itself. It is raw and aggressive and every bit as charged as the pace of the overall plot of the story. Even when Sloane and Zeth weren't together, there was a tension there and you could feel it throughout the entire story all the while without taking away from the other things that were going on.However, on the same note and going into those things that made me a little peeved with the story, I have to say that the same sex that scorched the electronic print of my kindle, was a bit out of context. This sort of goes into my beef with Sloane's character.You could say I was a bit annoyed with her since the first story, but I was really annoyed with her in this one. Once again I will say up front that I strive to give spoiler-free reviews, so to anybody who does not find this review helpful for my vagueness, I apologize up front. With that out of the way, I felt Sloane's character was phony. I can't stand it when women play hard to get. You know, when you let a man tie you up and have his sexual way with you, you'd think the coyness would be gone. But no - even with all Zeth is trying to do for this woman in trying to get her sister back, she is still giving him grief just because he needs her to watch Lacey, acting like she's just so miserable or something because of him. Sure, she's now fallen under unfavorable eyes - Zeth's underworld buddies - and even find herself in harm's way - but do you think she wipes her hands of him like someone who was really over someone would do? No. The guys that Zeth runs around with are no one to play around with yet she gets the bright idea to actually go after him? Really? And do what exactly?Getting back to my original point about the sex being out of context - there is a lot going on in this story. And the drawn out sex scene at the end, as hot as it was, to me just wasn't plausible. Her and Zeth are in a compromising situation by this point and the danger to both of their lives is very prominent. I just felt like if this was real life nobody would be thinking about sex (at least the kind of sex they were having) at a high stress time like that.Alright, this review was long but that's my take on this. This was a good story despite the fact I felt Sloane was too stupid for words. I do look forward to reading the next because the way this one ended I'm surprised there even is one for the direness of it.