Review: Good Book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
I found this story very hard to rate because there were some aspects I loved and some I felt needed improvement.Firstly I think because I am a big fan of BDSM books and erotica I have high expectations as there are so many great authors and books out there for this genre. And for me this series didn't quite match up to those greats. However it was a solid book, with hot sex scenes and a good plot.Things I loved: the sex scenes were hot, definitely what I want from a BDSM book. I loved the big bad dominant that was Gage, he was mean and did blackmail Kayla which some readers may find hard to tolerate but I do enjoy the darker erotica books so this wasn't a problem for me. I also liked Kayla, what a strong women to do that for her daughter and my heart did break for her when she went to visit her sick little girl.The story line was also interesting. I haven't read a similar one yet and the story of Kayla's sick daughter added another aspect to the book because you hope the whole way through she will get better.Things that I felt needed improvement were firstly the description of the sex scenes, although they were hot, it sometimes felt like I had missed a line, for example: all of a sudden she was hanging from something but how did she get like that? And what was she hanging from? Also I felt there could have been a bit more plot and character development, maybe if it had been a longer story these would have developed a little more. For example, even though there was a lot going on, being blackmailed by Gage, her daughters illness, her abusive ex etc it sometimes felt these story lines were slightly skimmed over and not given enough detail.I did enjoy having the final epilogue book, it definitely rounded everything up and I love epilogues so having a whole book dedicated to one was a big plus for me. And I was very happy with the ending!Overall this was a strong BDSM book. I feel that if there was a bit more attention paid to detail and a bit more development overall it would have scored a higher mark but I still give this a solid 3.5 stars leaning more toward the 4 star mark.Reviewed by Bethany