Review: Inescapable - an erotic supernatural escapade (to-be-continued)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
Inescapable - an erotic supernatural escapade to-be-continuedThere's plenty to like about the setting and mystery behind this dual-authored leap into the supernatural-saturated world where Greek gods, vampires, were-creatures, ghosts, witches, and fairies all struggle side by side and against one another. A murder mystery and dark romance novel, this book never has a dull moment, between the irresistible vampire Rafe Harcourt or the mysterious Des Roxburgh. The world isn't a tough sell, mostly because of the steamy, well-crafted writing.There are a few bones to pick with the book though, the first and largest gripe being the lack of a resolution. The authors set up a murder mystery, a coming war, and a dark romantic element, only to suddenly end the book at a big Smashwords.com no-no: to be continued. None of the conflicts are resolved, and a brand new one pops up at the cliffhanger ending.At times the writing drove us through the story without much explanation (let's say the first quarter of the book), while at other times the writing became a languid, character-driven dialogue-fest (the middle with Sera and Fiona). Of the two, I preferred the latter, where there was less feeling of contrivance or deliberate plotting and moving characters from point A to point Z.Another fairly annoying nit was that Shadow Bridge was a fuzzy, indistinct construct. At first I thought perhaps it might be a mansion of some kind, and then I thought it was a school. Later I was led to believe it was an entire town. I wanted more info, but there was a push to move the story onward rather than to draw us into this unique and interesting world.Overall, if you're a fan of men pulling women into rough embraces as they appear out of nowhere, this book is for you. I would recommend waiting until the whole series is complete though, as the trilogy is more likely to resolve as one story rather than stand-alone stories that fit together.