Review: 3.5 Sexy Hot Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
Pole Dance was a quick, fun and sexy read about a hot alpha strip club owner and a girl who can't seem to catch a break. Caitlin's parents were killed right before she was about to start college. Even with no outside assistance she's bound and determined to finish getting her degree in 4 years. To this end, Caitlin finds herself with several part times jobs but nothing that pays enough to keep her head above water. When she overhears her lab partner talking about how much money she makes stripping, Caitlin decides working a pole just might be the answer she's been waiting for. A couple of youtube videos, a little practice and she's off to enter the world of topless entertaining.Jake's early years weren't easy and he's had to work hard to make something of himself. Pushing thirty, he now co-owns several businesses, including the strip club Caitlin hopes will be the answer to her mounting money problems. After a sexy but slightly awkward audition Jake knows she's not cut out for the stripper life. He is, however, intrigued by Caitlin and starts his quest to find out everything about her via his lawyer and private investigator. Nope, that's not creepy at all.Now, I have to mention what I consider to be the elephant in the room. I read in a friends' review that the author is a big fan of Kristen Ashley. If that's the case, it shows. I love Kristen Ashley's books and have read almost every single one, some multiple times. For that reason what I consider to be the KA-isms became distracting. I kept thinking "that sounds like something Tate in Sweet Dreams would say" or "didn't Luke say something similar when he was bitching out Ava's sisters in Rock Chick Revenge?""Eyes, Cait, yeah?""Mouth, Cait," Jake demanded in a rumble.Was Jake exactly like a Kristen Ashley alpha? No, but it was enough to distract me at times. If you're a KA fan and need a fix, this book might work for you in ways it didn't for me.My only other complaint was the addition of the serial killer plot. All of a sudden it just shows up out of nowhere. Three girls have been murdered, all of them ex or current strippers, and no one in this little town had heard about it? Not even the owner of said strip club? Every once in a while it would be mentioned again but it never seemed like it belonged in the story. Either flesh out that part of the story more or omit it.What completely worked for me was Cait and Jake together. They fell for each other and they fell hard. They were incredibly sweet and we aren't subjected to any conflict just for the sake of conflict situations. Caitlin's strong and wants to continue taking care of herself. After a couple of attempts to take over, Jake realizes this and gives her the space she needs. The chemistry and mutual respect these two exhibited was off the charts and made the story in my opinion.Overall this book was just fun. Hot scenes, some bad ass menfolk and a setup for the next book, which I will be reading.