Review: 2.5 Stars....Good premise, story execution needs work
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2013
Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.I don't like to rehash storylines and plots, so I'll just say what I did and didn't like about these stories. Kaito was portrayed in a very noble and dignified light. I liked how he took time to explain certain Japanese cultural aspects to Chloe, and seemed to genuinely care for her. Although it was a bit hard to believe he wanted to be in a relationship with Chloe the morning after their one-night stand?Chloe, on the other hand, seemed to be a selfish, indecisive twit who aggravated me to no end. She wasn't happy with Ethan (the original boyfriend), so she ends up having a one-night stand. First thing, she didn't want to use protection? Ugh. Then after her walk of shame she has sex with Ethan, without bothering to shower? Skanky much? Although I did like her friend Patricia, at least she kept it real.There were a couple of inconsistencies throughout the series, like her eye color. They're described as one brown, one green, yet later in the same chapter one is blue and the other green. The sex scenes were actually pretty good; but the main thing that annoyed me was that the sex dialogue between Chloe and Kaito while they were getting it in was accurate, but whenever Chloe would describe what was happening, she would refer to her nethers by the medical terms. Nothing can damper steamy reading faster than reading about someone's vulva. And for the love of cheese, please stop referring to Kaito's 3rd leg as "his glory". What the hell, did I suddenly go to church? Enough already!I wish I could have rated higher because the storyline idea was a good one, but for me the overall execution of the stories just didn't do it for me.