Review: Comparisons are undeniable ...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
Last summer I drank the fifty shades koolade.  I'd like to say I was tied up and ... well you can imagine the rest.  But it was my sister who convinced me to read it.  I chose this boxed set with no input from a soul and glad to have done so.So I admit, they're the same story.  Takes place in the Pacific northwest, wealthy hero, newly graduated heroine, childhood scars and emotional awakening are at the heart of both stories.  Heck, if I'm not mistaken, the author is an Aussie. This one is better.  The relationship is better. The set up is better.  The narrative is better.  There is a weak spot at the explanation of John's, the protagonist, aunt that is not clarified and one at the end in regard to the antagonist, that just might be inherent to the resolution of these types of story lines.  I could mostly get past them.I liked John and Kelly, the protagonists.  Their relationship comes from a solid base and not a curiosity.  The antagonist is real and not an abstract history.  The supporting characters truly are part of the well-paced plot.  Although it could have ended sooner it surely wasn't a series of sex scenes tied together with a flimsy story.  The story stood solidly on its own and the sex was part of the narrative.I feel confident in saying Nikki Sex crafted the story infinitely better.I'm about to text my sister and tell her to get the set.  So I guess you know my recommendation.