Review: 4.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
The Pulse was a completely new experience for me.  I’ve never read a post-apocalyptic story, be it romance or otherwise.  May I just say WOW!  If this is what is available in this genre, then I may be looking for more like it in the near future, though I’d be worried about finding any as good as this one.The story concept gripped me quickly.  From the scene settings to character development to plot, everything was in vivid color.  Unlike most movies/tv shows I’ve seen in this genre, there was absolutely no glorification.  Shoshanna Evers is an incredible storyteller and her attention to the tiniest details really puts the reader inside the story.  From start to finish, this was thought provoking, and I could easily imagine the scenarios as the reality if the world really did end up here.  It was sad to think that this is probably what would come of humanity.On to the sexy stuff!  Emily and Christopher are quite the pairing.  Two determined to survive individuals leaning on each other and sparks are flying everywhere.  The primal animalistic nature of their encounters was spot on for what I would expect the desire to mate in a survival setting to be like.  And it was smoking freaking hot too!I do have to say that this was almost too good for the romance/erotica genre.  If the sex scenes were scrubbed, you’d have one hell of a story that even men would love…but I would totally miss the sex so I’m happy it’s in this genre and that the men are missing out.  The second in this trilogy, The Escape is out now too, and is already in my TBR.  There was great lead in regarding the upcoming characters and I can’t wait to see what happens next!Read more reviews at rawbooksonline.com