Review: A well-written erotic novel!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2013
I'm having difficulties reviewing this book.  I enjoyed it, but I also had some problems with it.First, it may have been a bit lengthy.  Several sections could have been condensed.Second, I did think the BDSM was a bit...cruel. I read a lot of BDSM erotica and I don't find it disturbing.  I just felt that Seton was not a proper Dom.  And though it got better throughout the book, the first few sexual scenes between Seton and Marjorie were uncomfortable.  Although Seton was playing to Marjorie's fantasies, his cold, careless demeanor wasn't proper for a Dom and made Marjorie's fascination with Seton seem completely unrealistic.Third, <spoiler> the proposal.  Wasn't that kind of sudden considering they hadn't been speaking to each other for weeks? And how impersonal can a proposal be...I mean, he wasn't even there.  It's like proposing through text message.  Gah. </spoiler>Lastly, I am never a fan of the cheesy epilogue and the whole "This is where we all are a year later" crap.  The book should have ended when the story ended. The end.As much as these things bothered me, there were some redeeming qualities to the book.  First of all, I thought it was well written.  The vocabulary was rich - which is unexpected and refreshing in the sometimes mundane world of erotic fiction.  And though I think the story maybe could have been more compelling and better written in the 3rd person, I didn't mind the narration.  I thought the most redeeming portion of the writing was in the conveyance of Seton's book.  I mean, I could get that he could be a famous author just from the few short paragraphs from his book.  I liked it - it really sold it for me.I also loved the characters.  There were a few twists involving them that I didn't like (that whole Mitch/Cambridge scene,) but overall, I thought the characters were well developed.  Even Magda has a very "third-string" character had personality and spunk.I recommend this book to anyone who likes a (somewhat lengthy) love story involving an independent woman who likes to get a little freaky.  I don't recommend if you're fragile or easily disturbed though.  As I said, some of the sexual scenes paint Seton in a less than attractive light.