Review: Surprisingly deep and emotional story.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
I wasn't quite sure what I expected from this story. Billed as erotica, the premise of two deeply wounded people searching for healing and making a connection through the safety of a relationship begun through watching each other perform sexual acts from the safety of their own window was intriguing and a little disturbing.Both Ivan and Abbie have a dark past. We learn of Abbie's abusive partner early on in the piece and her self protective behaviours and dress habits are typical of a woman in that situation. Ivan is more secretive and we learn more about the results of his trauma than the actual source throughout most of the story.I was shocked to find myself crying at the black moment of this story. I'd been expecting just a very hot and a little bit dark romance but this had so much more. The emotional connections are beautifully done and the ending deeply satisfying.I found the erotica to be well done though some of it was a little uncomfortable in it's explicitness at times. It was all meaningful in relation to the story and at times very emotional.