Review: Could have made an interesting novel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2012
Right away, I was interested in the scenario of a the lead character being taken by a stranger while she was indulging in voyeuristic behavior herself. I tend to like reading about taboo fantasies of the such, but for this to be a short story, I really don't think it was as interesting as it could have been if the author had chosen to really develop the plot of the story.As a novel this story really could have been better only because it might have been less predictable than it was. Right from the start I already suspected the true identity of the stranger. I never fell for the diversion one minute. Besides that, Claire's character wasn't very realistic. As another reviewer put it - the girl was practically raped and she accepted it just because she wasn't getting any otherwise. And there's a scene where a man slaps her in public and she does absolutely nothing!This wasn't a bad story. I gave it three stars because of its potential. It wasn't smut - the story did have a purpose other than the sex. There was a romantic angle to it. Still, I don't think this scenario was the most ideal for a short story. It really would have been more interesting for her to have more than one moment with the man to have had something to go off of. Perhaps this guy could have gotten her number and started calling her - which, I'll admit, might have made it a little creepy but at least it would have built more suspense and really made the reader more curious about the person's identity. Maybe he even could have told her to meet him somewhere so they could go at it again...Well, I just like twisted stuff like that. Anyway, this story was free so I can't complain.