Review: Mixed feelings!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2013
2.75 starsThe blurb does a great job of summarizing the story, so I'll go directly to my opinion.I enjoyed the characters in the story. I thought that they were interesting and fit the story nicely. Mary with her curiosity about sex and her innocent look made for an interesting heroine. Max, who exuded sexiness with every word spoken and John with his dark presence and tortured soul made a great pair of heroes perfectly suited to fulfill Mary's every desire.The men pulled no punches and I liked that about them because it went with their personalities, but I just could not believe that Mary was so eager and ready to go with it. It really affected her credibility and made the whole story too unbelievable to me. How could a woman, especially a virgin, curious or not, behave that way with two men she just met and with whom she has a business relationship with? It was absurd!I can't help but think that the characters could have been better portrayed, especially in this first installment of the story. I truly wanted to find some sort of connection with Mary and the men, but I couldn't. My connection to them was superficial at most and that fact didn't help my enjoyment of the story. I liked the secondary characters that were introduced and the sense of community that the author brought to the page through the main characters interactions with others.The writing was okay. Don't get me wrong, the author came up with a great concept, but I can't help but think that the concept lacked in its execution. The connection between the characters was nonexistent to me but I've read enough fiction to overlook it and keep on reading. However, I was not expecting the abrupt ending. Yes, there are more installments to follow and I even have the second one already, but I did not appreciate being left hanging right before a scene. Imagine how I would feel if I had to wait to know what happened next. Pfft!Having said all this, I have to admit that I am curious to know how all this plays out and how Max, John and Mary develop as characters along with their business and sexual relationship. This is the first novella in the Fetish Box series and it is reasonable to say that the first installment is the most impressionable, but it must also be the hardest one to write. I have read enough first books in a series to acknowledge that some series deserve a second chance. I think this one deserves it.I received this novella from Pocket Star Books through NetGalley in exchange of my honest opinion.