Review: The Only Kristen Ashley book I've ever skimmed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
The first 40% of the book was fantastic and I really was excited to get a good read.  Unfortunately after that, I hate to say because I practically worship KA, it was boring.  The last 20% was good, but because I eventually started skimming, I was not emotionally invested in the characters enough for it to pack the power that it should have.My two favorite KA books are At Peace and Motorcycle Man.  With these, no matter how many times I read them, the story pulls me in and wraps around me and I am totally involved in their world.  I have read mostly all of her books and like them all to varying degrees and I have only rated one under 4 stars (Knight).The book starts out strong.  Spirited adventurous heroine travels to parallel universe and immediately falls into the clutches of macho hot dude alpha male who hates her.  He dumps her off expecting her to fail but instead she thrives.  There is great romantic tension and a very interesting plot structure.  Unfortunately after about 40% the book falls flat.  The hero becomes a cookie cutter alpha, the heroine a giggling woman/girl the likes of Kim Kardashian, who uses the word "cool" too much.  Then at the end she changes back to the strong, kick a** heroine she began as.  ???  There is huge overkill on the scenic dwelling and landscape description of the "fantasyland", the supernatural aspects seem silly, and even though the love scenes are classic KA they just seem scripted.  I guess the basic flaw for me was that I did not feel the heart of this story.  I bought it for $.99.  Definitely worth it for that price.  Even for more worth the risk but I would not recommend this as your first KA book.