Review: Hot, snarky, sexy perfection
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
4.5 starsYes! Yes! Yes! This is exactly what I needed!!First off, I have to acknowledge how blown away I am by the writing of S.L. Jennings. I'm ashamed to admit I have several of her books sitting on my kindle, unread. Taint was the first book I read by this author and I am officially a huge fan. I assure you, her other books have just been bumped up my tbr list! Her writing is so smart and clever, so clean. She tells a story without unnecessary fluff and flowery phrases. Her snarky narrative from the male point of view was just spot on. She nailed it!Justice Drake.Where do I even begin? He's hot. He's no-nonsense, to the point, he doesn't give a s***... I loved him from the very first page. He's a jerk, really. And I love jerks. I love a rough around the edges, noncommittal, vulgar alpha. Justice Drake is everything I love in a male MC, but rarely find. (The fact that he was deflowered by a woman named Jessica was a bonus!)"I'm a lot of things- crass, stubborn, brutally honest- but one thing I am not, is careless.I know my boundaries, and I never cross them."I love this original storyline. Justice Drake runs a high end retreat of sorts, teaching married women how to up the ante in the bedroom in order to to corral their philandering wealthy husbands' wandering eyes. Of course I really wanted him to tell all of these women to grow a backbone and jump ship. But he's a businessman and his clientele are women who, due to an array of circumstances, are trapped in their marriages, as well as their stereotypical lives of wealth and glamour in the public eye."Yeah I put on JT.Bitches love JT."Justice's unorthodox teaching style has these wealthy and refined "pearl clutchers" squirming in their seats every single day. His techniques vary from teaching these women the art of seduction, lingerie selection, and encouraging them to "please" themselves as homework. Of course, this makes for a sometimes hilarious, sometimes uncomfortable, always steamy hot, story line. What no one expects, especially Justice, is for a taboo, forbidden romance to creep it's way into this scenario.I absolutely devoured this book. I loved that it's written in first person narrative, entirely from the male point of view. I love that it's original, and perfectly paced, filled with sexual tension and angst. I loved these characters. I loved the humor, how smart and witty and snarky the dialogue is. I loved Justice Drake's inner monologue, the reactions he gets from these women every day and how he handles them. It was just so clever, so refreshing, so brilliant. I did find the ending to be a smidge abrupt. But maybe that's just me, selfishly wanting more!Taint is officially on the list of books I'll reread when I need to break up the monotony of the unoriginal, redundant romance market. S.L. Jennings is officially on the list of authors I'll seek out when I need something original and fresh. The Taint book cover is officially at the top of the list of book covers I'll go stare at and drool over for no reason at all.