Review: Sexy!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
Last year I read No Flowers Required, and I loved it. Dillon and Alexa were fabulous. However - in No Flowers Required Dillon's brother, Cory, was a bit of an jerk through most of the book and I got very mad at him. I think I harbored some of those negative feelings toward him, even a year later, going into this book. So Cory Santangelo had a bit of a hard road to travel with me. Did he get to the other side? That's a tough question.While not my favorite, I did enjoy this book. The characters were interesting and they felt real. I would have liked to see a little bit more build up between Vicky and Cory. I understand their relationship how it was before they entered the "fake relationship" and I love the concept. For me personally, it jumped a little too fast into the fake part without showing the love/hate they had previously.She offered him her throat, holding on while he took full advantage. There would be marks from his teeth, hislips, and she'd happily resign herself to turtleneck sweaters for eternity if only he'd just keep going."This." He yanked on her belt, his mouth almost vicious in its blazing sweep down the column of her neck. "I want you in this. Around your wrists. At my mercy."But then we get to the nookie. That was scandalously hot!! As it turns out, Cory is Dominant and into a bit of the kinkier side of things. The things he accomplishes in this book while in a "fake" relationship will make an ice cube turn to boil. This is fantastic -but Vicky, on the other hand, is a bit on the softer side of things. She's got the image of town bad girl, but everything Cory wants to do is new to her. I had a bit of issue connecting to that aspect, but I still liked her as a woman.I like Cari Quinn's writing. She writes with a smooth flow and easily brings me into the story. Every time I got a chance to pick the book back up, I was able to jump right back in and feel like I was there. I ended up warming up to Cory, and felt content by the end of the story. If you are like me, and like the fake relationship plotline, I think you will enjoy this. It's definitely heated and sexy, and the characters are likeable.