Review: Three Stars... For Now
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2013
Steel and Lace garnered a solid 3 stars from me... for now.The story seems to have a solid plot, much in line with works by authors like Sylvia Day, featuring a young and very wealthy alpha-male. This wave of story line is currently flooding the market and some have become weary of these reads. But face it, these stories are still selling like hot cakes, so more of us like them than not, myself included. Sweep me off my feet? Yes please. I give into the fantasy quite willingly.I anticipated this to be a short story, but it turns out that this is, instead, the first six chapters of what is intended as a novel. I enjoyed the read, but feel that I may have enjoyed it more if it actually was a short story; having been wrapped up somehow. I wish to note that the ONLY reason I feel this way is due to the fact that these first chapters seem rushed to me. I'd have liked more character building which I feel would have given more weight and substance to a promising story.Seeing as how this is, as yet, an unfinished novel, I am looking past the additional editing that must be done. This includes some grammatical errors and jumbled sentences and/or misplacement of wording. I fully expect that these things will be taken care of before a final product is produced.All that said, I am very much looking forward to finding out where the rest of the story will lead. I'm also looking forward to discovering what will bump may rating up to 4 or 5 stars. I believe that Adriane Leigh has the complete ability to deliver this and more to her readers.