Review: Alessandra Torre's writing always draws me in.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
Candace Tapers life felt very depressing when I first started reading The Dumont Diaries. She's gone through the motions of college, earning a degree in a crappy job market that will not get you gainfully employed. Candace family life is also in shambles and she cannot force herself to deal with it. Broke and living in a pretty sketchy apartment situation, Candace makes the decision to supplement her Radio Shack income with another job. She becomes a stripper. I know what you're thinking. This is not another "innocent girl forced to do what she has to do" scenario. Candace is far from innocent. In fact, she takes full advantage of her stripping at a Gentleman's Club to further supplement her measly income by "servicing" the customers with her oral skills. Candace is a far cry from my typical favorite heroines. But, I like that she is unapologetic about what she is doing. She owns her situation and knows her self proclaimed "poor planning" has put her where she is today. Recognizing that she's hit the bottom of the barrel, her deliverance saunters into the club, offering her a way out. He's been here before, this high roller. She is instantly attracted to him when she sees him for the first time. Requesting her for a private dance, Candace doesn't realize this encounter will change her life forever. Will she accept this way out, even when her heart becomes involved with a man who is admits he is unavailable?Nathan Dumont is a very attractive millionaire who saunters into Candace's ghetto strip club. He procures her services a few times, helping her out of many financial jams in the process. If you think this sounds questionable, that's because it is! Why would this ultra attractive rich guy be in this club? He wants Candace to help him with a problem he's having. Even though in her gut she knows this is a bad idea, she agrees. Nathan's offer allows Candace the financial freedom she's after while taking care of her family crisis. Unfortunately, Nathan acts like a cold-hearted bastard and the way he goes about his plan is seriously messed up. Alessandra created a doozy of a protagonist with this guy. He's a real piece of work.This is my second Alessandra Torre book. I read her novel The Girl in 6E a few months ago. Alessandra's writing is like a roller coaster of WTF, hot sex, and crazy plot lines. I wouldn't have it any other way. I like Alessandra's brash writing style. She creates characters who are completely flawed, without concession, but still manages to make them relateable. There are quite a few times when I'm seriously shaking my head at Candace and Nathan. But I never wanted to put the book down! I read it straight through because their story was so compelling.Alessandra's sex scenes are super hot! It's all or nothing when Nathan and Candace go at it. You feel like a brazen hussy after every scene, it's that raw and unrelenting. Nathan is completely alpha and bossy in the bedroom and Candace bows to his every whim. It's hot as hell!I really enjoyed The Dumont Diaries. It's not my typical romance or erotica read. It's audacious in it's plot direction and you can't help but want to find out where Alessandra want to take you. Even though I didn't agree with some of the decisions she decided for the characters, I feel satisfied with how things played out. I will definitely be reading Alessandra's future novels. I give The Dumont Diaries 4 out of 5 stars.Written by Dee McGee - Booze, Bookz, and Bad Boyz