Review: Tempted by Two by Portia Da Costa
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2013
*1.5/2 Stars*I really tried to get into this story. Trust me, I did. But, it just didn't pull through. The blurb sounded promising, but this story was a letdown for me.Katie, Marcus and Owen's relationship felt unrealistic and unbelievable and I know as readers we have to suspend beliefs and reality in certain stories, but this one just had me going, "Really?"Another thing is that I felt a huge disconnect with the characters. Not only that, but I felt no connection between the characters themselves. There was no sexual buildup or chemistry. It all felt very blah to me. The characters could have been more developed in my opinion. They were very close to cardboard characters and didn't interest me at all. The sex scenes didn't have any heat or passion to them. They didn't fog up my Kindle or get my heart racing. Another thing is the dialogue; it was quite awkward for me & it felt a bit forced.Overall, it's sad to say, but I was bored throughout the story which made this a painful read. I skimmed pages to see if the story would get interesting, but sadly it didn't. When I read a story, no matter how long or short, I long to feel connected to the characters and story. Unfortunately, the story and characters fell flat in this one and so I didn't care about what happened to the characters in the end. I thought that I would enjoy Tempted by Two because it sounded like a read I would enjoy, but it left me disappointed.*Ecopy received from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.