Review: downy feathers, romantic music and chocolate cake
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
"Claimed" is a future scifi / erotica menage novel---but not a romance. The premise isn't terribly plausible but it is easy enough to suspend disbelief. The most popular 5-star reviews do a good job of describing the setting and characters.To me, this book felt like an odd mixture of a sickeningly sweet kids show, but with the music & jokes replaced by erotica. My review title is intended to evoke that feeling. The book is all melodrama and feels like you being pampered with an all expenses paid vacation, with an inept villain popping in occasionally to spice things up. This didn't work for me, but you might enjoy it if you are aware of the issue before you buy.Normally, I adore plots where the romantic couple know each other, and are now moving into a romantic relationship. This one did not work for me at all. My problem is that I also want there to be some sort of tension between him and her, and this book had absolutely none. Very close to the beginning of the book, both men and the woman stated their love and that they wanted to be intimate. Well, that totally obliterated any possibility of romance.