Review: Breaking by Claire Kent
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
*2.5 Stars*Although the disclaimer states that this can be a standalone, I'd strongly recommend reading Escorted first. I haven't read Escorted (due to the disclaimer) and to be honest, I was quite lost in the story and so my final verdict is that no, this is not a standalone read.While reading, I felt like I was missing a huge chunk of the story which I literally was because I haven't read Escorted. I felt like there was a piece of the puzzle missing. The author didn't provide much background information on Lori and Ander. I was left with questions running through my head the whole time. Who was Lori? Who was Ander? There were several things in the story that I believed referenced back to Escorted, but not having read Escorted I had no clue what the author was really talking about. Furthermore, Breaking felt more of a continuation or conclusion to a story, not a separate story as the disclaimer states.Also, there wasn't much of a storyline or plot to really grab onto. It was just sex after sex after sex. I mean it wasn't bad; the sex scenes were well-written. But, I would also appreciate a plot as well to drive the story. However, the story was not badly written. In fact, I rather like this author's writing style a lot. It's just that I felt like I was missing a huge chunk of Lori and Ander's story and for that I couldn't connect with them as characters or really get into the story.Yet, getting a little glimpse of them together in Breaking I can tell that they are a very passionate couple who has gone through a hard journey in order to be where they're at right now. So for that, it sparked my interest regarding Lori and Ander. I guess I'll have to backtrack to the beginning and read Escorted to see how Lori and Ander's story started.*I received a review copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.