Review: Interesting twist on common premise
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
The idea of the sexy and cultured billionaire providing a sexual awakening for a woman is a fairly common one, but the twist here is that the billionaire is 25 and the woman is 40.  This is the first few chapters of a longer work -- long enough to get into the story and decide if you like it.Richmonde writes a lot better than some of her peers.  The sex scenes are vivid, but realistic.  The world of a billionaire is a fantastical one (for the vast majority of us, anyway) and she does a great job of bringing Alexandre's lush world to life (although the book is set in New York, she does a great job imparting a European "feel" when appropriate).  The dialogue is generally good (although several of the conversations feel more like official interviews than two people getting to know each other).  What held me at a distance in the end was that, despite Pearl being older, there is still the issue that is at the heart of so many "sexy billionaire" novels -- why is this beautiful, intelligent, and pleasant woman needing to wait around for a magical sexual savior?  Are beautiful women in Manhattan really that hard up for good sex?