Review: Sex, Sex, Sexxxxxxxx!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
Is what more than 50% of this story is about. If you enjoy minimal plot but steamy sex scenes this book is for you.This was my first time reading Ms. Bennett's work. This book was the talk of many Facebook IR/MC groups and because of the hype surrounding it, I decided to grab a copy.The Pros: The sex scenes, especially, that initial scene in the bathroom between Flynn and Gia. That was fiya! The way the tale began kept me on the edge of my seat. Nothing pulls you into a story better than a hero and heroine who start off loathing one another. If sexual tension is added to that equation, even better.The Cons: The lack of realism in this story. Gia and Flynn did nothing but get busy and get in some minimal study time. Flynn managed to go to work but of course it led to more sex afterwards. The lack of in-depth character/plot development left me feeling unfulfilled. I was 60% into the story before I began to wonder okay what comes next? Flynn is non-committal and Gia is too scared to call him out on his behavior. He's belligerent and mean, hurts her feelings, she cries and closes herself off to him. Gia was really hard to like in some instances. She gave Luca (her ex) more of a tongue lashing than she ever gave Flynn. The predictability of her character became tedious and I began to flip through pages in search of more depth.Honestly, I wanted to just quit reading altogether when I came across this line: "Long enough to consider raping you in your sleep," she quipped. What?! I stared at my Kindle like, "did I just read what I think I just read?" Talk about poor choice of dialogue between characters. Of all the horrible things to say or insinuate, that's at the top of the list. Rape is not a joke and using it in a joking context in an erotic read, bad call.A little more time spent on editing could have been helpful. There were occasional typos and missing words.If it were possible for me to give this story a 3.5 I would because I do feel that the effort was made to put forth a great novel but this kind of fell flat for me. Ms. Bennett, I thank you for sharing your talent with the world. No two people read a book the same. What works for some may not work for others. While this book didn't grip me, I have recommended it to others who are all about heavy sex reads. I look forward to seeing what you release next. I enjoyed your writing style, I just needed a bit more emotional connection between characters outside of the bedroom. Overall, not a bad read but not a great read... it was okay.