Review: Nancie Pas Manages to Make Unusual Title and Story Work
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to read The Toaster of Love, a new erotic romance novel by indie author Nancie Paz. When I heard the title and saw the book’s cover art, my initial impression was that the whole premise sounded, shall we say, “corny?” The premise of the book, that a socially anxious young man named John attends a workshop where he is given mysterious hypnotic powers that allow him to control the minds of women, is so politically incorrect that I just had to read further to see if Ms. Paz could possibly pull this off without incurring the wrath of every feminist on the planet.Much to my surprise, the book is well-written. Even better, the story turns out not to be as politically incorrect as it first seemed. It turns out that John, while originally intending to control the minds of two women for his own purposes, actually begins to feel empathy and some real human emotions towards these women. In the process, instead of using the women, he begins to start developing real self-confidence from his interactions with them. Instead of seeming highly improbable and inconsequential, The Toaster of Love gradually drew me in, wanting to keep reading to find out where this unlikely story was going.The down-side to the story is that it leaves readers hanging at the end, much like the season finale of your favourite TV show. The up-side, is that The Toaster of Love is just the first part of the Toaster of Love Trilogy: so readers who want to know more, can read on in parts 2 and 3 of the Trilogy. Even better, this trilogy merges with the plots of two other trilogies by the same author to create an 8-book paranormal romance series called the Escalation Series. The whole concept is intriguing. And even though paranormal romance isn’t my usual cup of tea, Nancie Paz has peaked my curiosity and drawn me in, making me want to keep reading at least the rest of the trilogy to see where it goes!  I feel it deserves 4 stars because of its unique plot and because it’s well-written. I’m just curious to see if the author can take it to the 5 star level in the next two parts of the Toaster of Love Trilogy.