Review: Creepy and abusive much?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2013
i have read a number of this author's works and the first few were ...definitely interesting. Interesting characters, situations, women with surprising depth and strength, men with interesting passions and again - surprising and gratifying depth.And the whole women forced into a situation where she must face her passions and can't escape - ok...ok, i can see that as a viable turn on sexual release sort of deal....especially with the regency setting where women really didn't have rights or power. Ok. i can go with that. But ...in a modern setting? Not so ok. Gets way closer to abusive and creepy.i get there is a romance novel stereotype of the "woman swept off her feet and 'forced' to succumb to an overwhelming passion that defies and transcends all reason and...everything else." But this... this is all but kidnapping, betrayal of friendship/trust, domination - in the not cool or sexy way, just in the flat out abusive jerk way - and ...plain creepy. And then...Our Heroine falls for it... which.. doesn't make her seem like a Strong Woman who has finally met her match/mate/equal...it makes her seem like a total moron who has no will power or...anything. Ugh. i am all for women who take control of their sexual needs.... this, however, is bordering on glorified abuse.Hard to enjoy a romance novel when you're creeped out by Our Hero and disgusted by Our Heroine in the first 20% of the book.i do not know if i can finish this one.