Review: disappointing - spoilers ahead
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2013
I didn't know these authors but the reviews were glowing so I tried this book.  I have to say that a) it was not especially well written,  the sentences didn't sing and the same ideas were presented again and again. But this is an erotic romance,  and the sex was quite hot. But the time line and relationship dynamics were so awful,  that this became a wall banger for me.  I finished it,  so it's an automatic three stars,  but I'm cross with it.Spoilers AheadDylan is an emotionally young 24,  an abused foster child who grew up to become a prostitute.  Jared is a 35 year old man who meets him with the express goal of 'taking Dylan down' because of what he believes Dylan did to his brother Timothy.  They have some BDSM play and then seem to rush into a relationship so fast, but I'm also not sure how much time passed.  (It had to be more than 2 weeks,  but I really wasn't sure how long...)  Dylan comes to care for Jared,  but he also acts out a lot.  Because of Jared's ulterior motives,  he puts up with incredibly erratic behavior,  that would have rung alarm bells in any sensible dom.  And then Jared reveals his relationship with Timothy,  leaving Dylan to feel completely abandoned. Then Dylan punishes Jared but also has panic attacks,  tries to leave him but can't, and both men suffer.  In the last five minutes Dylan goes to a therapist and decides to try and give the relationship a real go again.It just wasn't believable and didn't work for me on so many levels.  It had some germ of a good idea,  but it's execution was so poor that it just became irritating.  An opportunity lost.