Review: Wicked TEASE! Very lusty, but lacks the substance of her other work
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2011
NO SPOILERS or plot summaries. Recommendations included.HIGH LEVEL: Book 1 of a light, but lusty para-romance featuring ménage up front and center, some BSDM. Quick note on the ménage- this is about two men falling for the same woman and sharing her, not each other. Not very complex mythos, focus is very much on the erotica but satisfying in that. I'm a BIG fan of Alexander's "Children of the Goddess" series, so the lack of complex mythology here was a bit disappointing.CHARACTERS: Surprisingly down to earth for a bunch of witches. All very sexy, but not a lot of depth. The three central characters were not given equal face time, so I came away with an unbalanced sense of them. The story was told from third person perspective, limited omniscient on Callie- without the benefit of shifting from character to character that you find in the "Children of the Goddess," so you don't get to know Tyghe and Tucker as well as you'd like. Left me feeling a little unsatisfied because they were great characters.BOTTOM LINE: This is a fast, hot read with only enough substance to carry the story. Climax of plotline was anti-climactic, but the sex sure wasn't. If you are a fan of Alexander, you'll enjoy this despite the lack of richness. I look forward to reading more of the series and hopefully it will only pick up intensity.RECOMMENDATIONS:1. Vivian Arend'sTidal Wave: Forces of Nature, Book 1- with frolicking dolphins and alsoStormchild: Pacific Passion, Book 1- with multiple seaside creature shifters. Both also light, lusty reads.2. Anya Bast'sWitch Fire (Elemental Witches, Book 1)- sweet, sexy para-romance with witches, demons and more3. Kresley Cole's adventurous  and intricate magical romance series (never mind the ridiculous title):A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1)4. Jacquelyn Frank'sJacob (The Nightwalkers, Book 1)- demons, were, vamps and other fae finding their better halves in races that should be the enemy5. Larissa Ione'sPleasure Unbound (Demonica, Book 1)- demon centric romance series that sets up a demon-run hospital under a human city. Not as well written as the others.6. Sherrilyn Kenyon'sFantasy Lover- Dark Hunter series with shifters, vamps and Greek gods. The first book is not as good as the rest- it just gets better and better.7. Renee Michaels' sexually adventurous, but basic werewolf romanceHer Chosen Wolf: The Were Chronicles, Book 18. J.R. Ward'sDark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 1)- also darker, more violent and incredibly intense vampire romance series. Vampires protect the world from evil. Vivid glimpses into the evil perspective as well.9. Lara Adrian'sKiss of Midnight (The Midnight Breed, Book 1)- also darker, more violent, but incredibly intense. Vampires protect the world from their evil brethren.