Review: The Worst Series I’ve Read in a Long Time
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Frankly, if I weren’t reviewing Pleasure Extraordinaire, I wouldn’t have finished it. The first installment (which was free) was pretty good, so I bought the rest of the series. I wish I hadn’t. This series is beyond awful. There are no words for how bad it is.The plot: Michael gets Lindsay to sign a contract agreeing to be his fake girlfriend for a year, because he’s gay and allegedly needs a cover. As so often happens, there’s a hidden agenda. He has two sons, Zane and Ace (both of who want to sleep with Lindsay), and a daughter, Chloe. He’s controlling and abusive. The sons feed her conflicting info about dad’s evilness.The positives:~ There are plenty of sex scenes, and the heat meter is off the charts.~ Um, I got nothin’ else.The negatives (oh, where to start):~ The plot was just plain silly. By the time I got to the third book in the series, I was rolling my eyes. *SPOILER ALERT* Lindsay goes to the police station to file a complaint against Michael. Someone leaked her complaint to him in the half hour they were typing up her statement. Wish my PD was half that efficient. Michael stole a tape of her having sex with his son and shows it to her. She caves to his threats. Then she goes screaming to the son who actually taped them, and believes his BS story. Basically, she buys the story of whoever talks to her last, so she just comes across as dumb. Next, she decides, OMG, must save Chloe! Mind you, she only met Chloe.. once (maybe twice)? And they didn’t like each other. Plus, she has a few problems of her own she should be focusing on, for instance being at the mercy of an amoral, dangerous predator who wants to lend her out to his business associates as a sex toy. But nah, it’s all about finding Chloe! Then Zane reveals his plot, which has been years in the making, to Lindsay. Her reaction? She flounces out, figuring she can get Michael to release Chloe by relaying the few details she knows. She never seems to realize that she’s a minnow swimming with sharks – a minnow with a tiny brain.~ The characters have all the depth of a raindrop. Michael = Evil. There’s a single section on his background at the very end, but it’s far too little too late. Same with Zane. Very broad strokes. Same with Edward. Of course it’s possible for someone in that position to be gay, but gay AND into sexual perversion of kids AND… Come on.I can’t hit the delete button for this fast enough. Everyone has their own opinion, but this is mine: don’t buy Pleasure Extraordinaire. It’s not a pleasure and it’s not extraordinary. There are much better series out there for the money. My rating: 1 star + .5 for the sex scenes = 1.5.