Review: Great if you're looking for some hot sex scenes, but the writing could have been better
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2011
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 6/10PROS:- All three of the men are an intriguing mix of strength and vulnerability. They're tough guys, but each one has emotional issues that make him personable.- This is a believable threesome relationship. I actually understood why each man would want BOTH of the others rather than just one. I also liked how honest all of the guys are about the emotional impact of the situation they're forced into.- The sex is well done. Not just hot in the way it's described (and it is)...but all three of the guys are confused at first about wanting two men at the same time, so the psychological entanglements are just as much fun to read about as the physical ones.- Although I found the initial chapters rather difficult to follow, I was very interested in the plot. There are a lot of vague statements, like, "Your lives are on the line. The CIA doesn't hide people for nothing," and I was anxious to get to the explanations.CONS:- The writing is jumpy, and I had a heck of a time getting oriented, especially at the beginning of the story. There are a number of characters introduced in quick succession, and the descriptions of their pasts and how they all know each other are very spare.- The POV switches from one character to another mid-scene throughout the story, which threw me off-balance. I'd be reading along thinking I was seeing everything from Law's perspective, and suddenly something from Paulo's perspective would be thrown in and I'd have to pause and get my bearings again.- Styx wavers in a way that I found frustrating. One scene, he's resigning himself to the fact that he'll never be with Law, and then the next, he's acknowledging that he has one last chance at getting Law for good and he'd better not mess it up. Then soon after, he's back to thinking that he has to give Law up in order to protect him.- The climax of the plot is over almost as soon as it begins, and after all the buildup, I found that pretty disappointing.Overall comments: I haven't read the first volume in this series, and I got the impression that if I had, a lot of the vague references to past events would have made a lot more sense. Still, I don't think it hampered my enjoyment of the story TOO much, and I thought the chemistry between the three men was great.