Review: Good, but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
I've read the other 2 books in this series and have enjoyed them, have found the characters and the plots interesting, but it unfortunately never goes beyond that. The author STILL has not invested in a good editor for her work, or invested enough of her own time for a few re-reads and re-writes it would seem. Unfortunate and laughable misuse of words, simple grammar mistakes and typos abound. Confusion reigns many times over who is talking to whom. (Altar not alter! Piss off not piss of....sigh, you get the idea.)Also flat writing abounds at times. "Diamond enjoyed the scenery." That's nice, Huh? I say this, because the stories are full of interesting personalities -- great to see more of those wacky Porters-- but the author is not taking the time to explore or reveal much of the juicy meat here. Just as I'm starting to get captivated by a character or their doings, it all gets glided over, and taken away.I liked our heroine Diamond and her biker family angst. I liked her and Knox together. But then we're told they are spending every night together for weeks at her place or his. Sorry I didn't get to see it! That's a major relationship development the reader would have enjoyed and gotten a lot out of. Things tend to get rushed and tied up too swiftly.Great moment when the Last Rider girls argued with Diamond over having their hottest men taken away from them once these men had fallen in love and gone monogamous. They freak and tell off Diamond to leave their super hot Knox alone. Excellent! Perfect and priceless moment. More please! All these types of issues get resolved way too easily though. Knox ends up leaving his huge king size bed which usually sees nightly 4-some action and moves into a small room with a small bed and goes celibate-wow-- but no one says a word. Even the murder mystery gets resolved and tied up tidy. I did like the resolution to the Sam situation though. There was some mention that Knox likes it "rough" but there isn't much exploration of that either. It's all about Knox's piercings here and his all the time hunger. Knox's secret pain is revealed and it is touching.Also, once again, the absolute membership rules seem only to apply just to the original biker girl members. Our new heroines seem to gain membership with "alternative" votes every time....not fair! If I was Evie and the girls I would be ticked! The Friday night party scenes are pretty tame here compared to the first book with Razer and Beth.This book provides another look at Diamond's sister the crazy Sex Piston and her girl gang who are now going thru big changes with their male biker counterparts...more stories coming up.The ending had me laughing out loud...utterly unexpected, out of left field, and way too hokey and cutesy. Didn't buy it. Sorry.All in all, an entertaining read, but unfortunately not enough meat on the bones in this quickly cooked stew.