Review: Good with caveats
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
Normally, if I like a book I'm inclined to simply praise the parts I really enjoyed withholding pretty criticisms. My dual intentions are a) encouraging other readers to have an excellent ride as I did and b) giving positive reinforcement to the author to encourage her to keep up the great work. I especially want to support indie writers!In this case, I am inspired to give praise in addition to some suggestions, which I believe will help this author achieve even greater success.On the positive side, I enjoyed the plot, characters, "bedroom scenes," and world building. BravoOpportunities:Frankly, these books are way over priced given competition/comparable products in the market. While creativity is not a generic commodity, and the writing is good, this author is not yet a best seller, whose works can command a higher price.Also, these books constitute a serial vs. Three separate stories. That is fine, but the author needs to make that very clear to the reader up front. Other serials charge much less per installment even if said stories ARE best sellers. By not disclosing that this is a serial and charging way too much, the author creates animosity with the reader/customer and builds an unfortunate barrier to entry.For example, i downloaded the sample & was hooked so I purchased the 1st book. I felt it was overpriced at the time given that the length actually categorizes it as a short story or novella, but it was very engaging so I bought it. There was a crazy cliffhanger ending, so I, reluctantly, bought the 2nd. After another frustrating cliffhanger, I went to purchase the 3rd and was really offended to have to pay another $3. I did buy it to support the author, but will be cautious in purchasing more of her work because I feel taken advantage of.My other suggestions include the following:Please use the divine and luscious term "pussy" vs. Hole. We have the gift of 8,000 nerve endings in our sacred pussies for the sole purpose of pleasure and "hole" degrades this beautiful gift.Flesh this story out girlfriend! There is a lot of room for more meat, which can't often be said. For example, I'd like additional backstory on all of the characters.If the price was right, I would recommend this series without hesitation.