Review: Not on par with Desire or Bliss
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
This book is obviously trying to follow in the footsteps of Desire, Bliss, etc.  In fact, there is a reference to those cities.  Obviously my objection is not the plot of this book;  I enjoy this type of ménage book.  My problem is with the writing and dialogue. Everything just seems too fake. I mean, towns with multiple openly accepted committed ménage relationships aren't exactly realistic (as far as I'm aware), but the interactions between the h and Hs feel artificial.  All the dialogue actually is stiled and artificial.  People just don't spill their guts at the drop of a hat.  There are also internal inconsistencies in the description of one of the many side romances, which makes you realize that the author is rushing through to get as many potential ménage relationships in the works as possible.Essentially the book just feels like a set-up for subsequent books in a series of books stein this same pro-ménage town.Another major problem is that this book tries to be too much of everything. There are too many issues that are too easily resolved in the last few pages.  It feels fake.*****SPOILERS*****There is a stalker.  He is really just a plot device to get the h and Hs together and drive them apart.  Once the story reaches a certain point that the h and Hs have suffered apart and should reunite, the sheriff catches him easily.  And it's someone you had never heard of before, so there's no real angst to deal with.  One of the Hs has a major dysfunction. But oh wait, he must resolve it at the end, so the Hs talk about it (Nd if it were so easy to talk about, why didnt they know anything about it before) and abracadabra he gets over it.  The h's mother treats her daughter despicably, but the have a heart to heart and bang! All is forgiven!  Maybe we're supposed to believe that the Hs' love for the h is what makes these resolutions so easy, but it just comes across as simplistic and boring.I'm going back to Bliss and Desire.