Review: Solid beginning to series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
I'm a fan of Abby Weeks.The Assignment [The Complete Collection]: A Call Girl Fantasy, another series of hers, is a bold, erotic, and sometimes uncomfortable exploration of transgressive female desire.  The first three installments of this series show some of the same energy, but it's a weaker exploration of the theme, hampered by somewhat vague characterization that sometimes left me wondering why the main character was making the choices that she did.Voyeurism and connection are the main themes of this book.  The main character is a young wife trapped in a marriage with an unattentive, cheating husband.  When she is trying on a sexy outfit in the bedroom of her new house, she sees an older neighbor watching her and what starts as a simple playful show turns into more.The issue for me was her mood swings.  Her swings between not caring for her husband and her total despair (to the point of self-mutilation) seemed dramatic and unrealistic.  The woozy blend between fear and bravado that marked "The Assignment" is somehow missing here.  That said, this was still an interesting and compelling beginning.  Fans of voyeurism and older men may find this well worth the read.