Review: Titillating
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and am providing an honest review.The idea behind this book was cute but there was something a little bit off with the execution.I never really connected with any of the characters, so it was hard for me to get into this book.Sabrina was obsessed with Trent based off of meeting him once three years prior to the setting of this story. It was a little annoying to hear her comparing him to his twin brother (who was just Trent pretending to be his brother) and saying what his likes and dislikes would be when she had only met him once. Apparently she gained information about Trent from his cousin, Kat, who is also her best friend. I'm not really sure how Kat was able to put up with years of what would have been Sabrina essentially fangirling over Trent. Sabrina was also really insecure and overly sensitive to jokes. Don't get me wrong, she wasn't a horrible character, just a tad bit annoying.I also wasn't a fan of the incident that was the catalyst to Sabrina learning the truth. To be honest, that whole thing with Xanadu confused me and made me slightly uncomfortable. In my opinion, it was mostly Sabrina's fault that it happened. <spoiler> 1) Who thinks interviewing a prostitute, especially if you're going to pay them, is a good idea? 2) If you're going to get charged with soliciting, don't you actually have to solicit? I don't know much about the laws where this is concerned, but it doesn't seem like the police would have a leg to stand on in this case. She never asked for any sexual favors. If a person was related to someone that was a prostitute, would they never be allowed to give them money (e.g., for bills), for fear of getting arrested? 3) No one at her job told her to interview someone who's illegally employed. </spoiler> So, it really bothered me when she insinuated that it was Trent and Travis' fault.Overall, this book was okay. There was one (slightly) recurring joke involving the word titillating that made me laugh out loud. I can't be sure how much of my laughter was due to the joke and how much was due to my immature sense of humor that just finds the word titillating funny. I wish I could say I enjoyed this title more.P.S. For some reason, in this apartment that Sabrina shared with two wealthy roommates, they owned a VCR. Not really relevant to my review, but it threw me off when I was reading.