Review: racy, gratifying
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2012
This is even better than Carnally Ever After. I definitely like this; however, I find that there are times when the F word is interjected in a crude manner. I am not against the use of the word, but sometimes it is just too blunt an intrusion into the dialogue.However, this is exciting and the length is right. I do not think that the plot nor the characters can withstand the rigors of a full novel. I think that too much of Winnifred would have turned her into a thoroughly annoying character and a full length novel of just sex is not romance at all. Does Barbosa even write full length novels? Her character development is stunted and she does not create elaborate plots within the limited format of her novella. What she excels in is creating racy and exciting stories. Some of the subject matter I am not interested in reading though.Barbosa does what she does best in this novella: she excites the reader completely. She builds fantastic sexual chemistry between her characters and is always bold in her writing. It was exciting to read how Conrad was able to sexually dominate Winnifred who seems uncontrollable outside of the bedroom. The scene where he commands her while her brother is coming up the stairs is voyeuristically gratifying. The sexual and external tension build to a fine point and the ensuing climax ... You'll have to read it for yourself.