Review: Overly controlling borderline abusive hero and patchy plot
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2013
This is my first review, but I have read 100s of romance/erotica books on kindle. I quite like the BDSM style books usually, even the odd DD one, but this just left me feeling ick. The H is very big on controlling the h, but without the redeeming aspects of caring etc. The author sometimes has the h thinking 'he cherishes me so much, and he's the most gentle man I've ever known', but I can't see it in his actions except for a single hairwashing episode. There is no remorse or empathy from the H, e.g. when its revealed he lied to her, making him less likeable. *Slight spoilers*Also, the plot felt unfinished in places - I don't mind predictable plots when the writing is good, but this one has big jumps, holes and lots of telling not showing.  For example, the H shows no emotion when reunited with his missing brothers, and hardly blinks when one of them is blown up minutes later. All very shallow and one dimensional.  I could forgive the patchy writing if the characters were good, the price cheap or the chemistry roaring. Unfortunately, they weren't.