Review: Sometimes Sex Isn't Enough
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2014
I wanted to like to the book considering how interesting its synopsis sounded. The book had its moments where there was a good idea or notion was involved and where the writing was poignant and moving. However, these good moments were unsustainable and far and few. It didn’t move me the way I was hoping to and found myself being happy that I reached the end.The book started out promising, with the time spent on laying the foundation of Marcy’s personality and situation. Furthermore, I thought with the introduction of the exuberant and passionate André the story would really take off. Therefore I was disappointed when the story turned lackluster and slow, killing the momentum it started at the beginning. The writing didn’t help with the story’s slowed pace. The narrative fell a little flat for me in that I felt it explained the action occurring. It didn’t create any sort of deep, meaningful reactions from me.Aside from Marcy’s introduction at the start of the book, I didn’t think the other characters were really well developed. I didn’t get a sense of any deep insight into who they were. Their narratives felt like it was just skimming the surface. Therefore, I didn’t really get a real concrete notion of who they were and of the relationships between the various characters. For example, I was told that Marcy was a great mom but I wanted to see more interactions between her and her daughter Katie. There was an opportunity there to explore her character in relation to her relationship with her mother and also from the lack of relationship she has with her biological father and Marcy’s ex-husband Trent. As it was, the situation was mentioned and I felt glossed over.André was really the most interesting character and there were moments within the story where he came alive. It was one of these times in the book where the writing did well in conveying his passion and carefree outlook on life. Unfortunately, he disappeared a little over halfway into the book.As great of a character as André was, he wasn’t immune to the seemingly perfect aura that the majority of the characters seemed to have. From Marcy’s indomitable moral compass (which is how the whole story started out) to André’s nonjudgmental liberal outlook on sex (he actually reminds of a more bubbly version of a kinky Frenchman from another series) to Mike’s romantic perspective on sex and love, it seems like all these characters are too perfect. There wasn’t any real flaw that I could find with them which made them boring to an extent. This is probably why there couldn’t be any in depth exploration of who they are because there isn’t anything there to explore.Among the moments the book had, its love scenes were the best parts. They were very well written, having the ability to convey both Marcy’s and Mike’s lust and love for each other. The author did a great job of not only writing the actual acts, but also the feelings said acts produced in each of them. It was both moving and very erotic. I especially thought the first love scene between was both erotic and realistic in its depiction of the time and effort it takes to bring a woman to orgasm. The focus on the details really brought the scene to life. It’s actually one of the best love scenes I’ve read in quite a while.However, as in real life, sex is not enough. As great as those scenes were along with other moments, it wasn’t enough for me to really like this book. At times it was slow, flat, and a little cheesy (especially towards the end). For most of the book, I felt like the narrative was just surface deep and not giving me enough depth. It started out well and led me to believe I was going to be reading something unique and interesting. I’m disappointed to say that the book left me feeling disappointed.