Review: Overall Rating: 3 stars- Worth a few minutes before bedtime.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
Twice Shy was an ARC (see our ARC policy here) that came up recently and had me intrigued. Anything that references a plus-sized heroine tends to get my attention. The writing and plot were actually quite good. The BDSM elements weren't really up my alley. Call me what you will, but I'm not into the BDSM thing much, and with a female Domme, it just wasn't my favorite. That being said, the mystery and pacing of the book were fantastic. If it were written as purely suspense, with no romantic elements, I'd probably go with 5 stars. Since it did have those elements and they left me a little turned off, I'm going with 3 stars. However, if you like BDSM, especially with a female Domme, this would be a great choice.As I said, the writing and plot of the book are actually quite good. We meet Stacy as she's about to confront her mother. The pacing of the mystery of why they need to confront her, what they need from her, why her mother is so reticent to give what she needs. That whole plot was actually intriguing and I enjoyed it very much. I would read more.However, the smutty portion of the book just didn't do it for me. That's all on me. If you're into female dominants, this would be great for you. I'm not, so it's not so much for me. I feel like I need to reiterate that this book is great, just not my style.It makes it hard to review because I feel like "everything but the sex was great, but the sex was just not for me" sums up the whole thing. So, I think that's where I'm going to leave it.If you want a kinky, female Domme book, check this one out.Smut Factor: 3 stars- Not BadCharacter likability: 3 stars: Didn’t hate them.Storytelling: 4 stars- Totally bought it.Writing and editing quality: 5 stars- Excellent!