Review: Ms Mynx has done it again
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2011
What a treat! I downloaded Daisy's Choice in the early evening, finishing at 3am the next morning! As someone who loves and needs my sleep, it speaks volumes about the quality of this book.I loved Aidens Game and while the cliff-hanger ending had me wanting to know more I honestly felt that the story really could not be topped and a sequel in which the lion is tamed (somewhat) would be out of keeping with it's (he's) predatory nature. So I wondered how Ms Mynx would pull it off.But she did, absolutely.Drama, excitement, passion, it's all here plus more. Aiden's character is skillfully crafted; the process through which the damaged Aiden becomes almost vulnerable was quite touching to read. The bad boy/alpha male remains but we get to explore his other facets. The scene where he and Daisy finally open up to each other on the beach is probably my favourite part in the book.Daisy is self-absorbed and headstrong but she does teach Aiden lessons in humility & love. Daisy is very much the  femme fatale, a compelling woman men fall hard for; her beauty is a big part of her appeal but there is something more (the femme fatale gene, I guess) which she has in spades. I think the character of Daisy was beautifully drawn, warts and all.Pete was rather difficult to warm to this time. His cloak of self-righteous hurt started to become old and to be honest I found him dull. He only came alive while sparring with Aiden otherwise he had lost much of the charm so apparent in Aiden's game. Perhaps bitterness does that to you.The dialogue was realistic and fresh, drawing me in, experiencing all the emotions. A feat not many writers have pulled off, particularly in this genre.I quickly guessed who Amy's Dad was so the end was not a huge surprise though the new cliffhnager was. It remains to be seen if there is enough material there for a third installment but I trust this writer now. If she figures a trilogy is needed she will make it work.I have already re-read this as well as her other books I enjoyed: Mel and Tia series, The Accidental Mistress so I have a tiny bone to pick based on a common problem I have noticed in them. It's to do with the liberal use of certain words in the wrong context. Prime exmaples are: 'his/her eyes stretched'- presumably to indicate the characters eye's widened. Using 'stretched' in this context is ungrammatical. Others are: 'she/he wheezed'. Wheezing is an almost 'musical' sound produced by the lungs when someone is short of breath due to ailments like asthma, using it to describe emotional turmoil in a character is inappropriate. Yet another: he/she gave a 'sly' smile or he/she 'smirked'. Why the charactes smirk or smile slyly is a mystery, why not grin or simply give a regular smile?A small but niggling annoyance in what is otherwise a compelling body of work.