Review: Not what I expected, but not completely a failure
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2013
This installment picks up right where the last one left off. Grace is set to begin her fourth trial and knows that it will be a tough one, especially knowing that Amber is enemy number one. Nevertheless, Grace carries on through the trial with a mixture of nerves and excitement.This story didn't grip me the way the others had. Yes, it had some of the elements of passion and expectation as the others, but I think it lacked on something I can't quite put my finger on.First, there were the twins. I did not care for them at all, nor did I want to read about them pleasuring each other. Truly, it threw me off the story. At least, it wasn't mentioned more than a couple of times and never in great detail.Then there was the whole spectacle that took place during the trial. Both Amber and Andrew were determined to sabotage this test for Grace and their presence alone bothered me greatly. I don't like them. Not one bit. It can be said that they add to the conflict of the overall story, but to me they don't. This is not an easy endeavor for Grace to get through as it is and would rather the author focused on her struggles and the development of her relationship with David.To top it all off, there was David and his negative thoughts, doubts and second-guessing. I was wishing to see more of David's emotions at this point as well as some sort of growth from him, but I found him as aloof as ever. Grace and David didn't have any intimate moments outside of what they shared at the Club and it's not working for me as a way to build their romance.I am still interested in getting to the bottom of this. I want Grace to succeed, if only so she can throw it on David's face if he rejects her afterwards. I don't care much for Andrew or Amber's role in the story, so I'm hoping that the author doesn't let them succeed in sabotaging Grace's chances.All in all, Touch did a good job in recounting Grace's latest trial. It didn't have the usual sensual aspects I've come to expect, nor the emotions I was hoping to see, but it wasn't a total failure.I received this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange of my honest opinion.