Review: Interesting prequel to Undressed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
Despite Unscrupulous being book 2 in The Manhattanites series, it actually takes place before Undressed which set me back for a moment as I was initially going "What's going on here?".  The story starts off with a prologue which tells us more about the girls' childhood/family life and how they met which wasn't really needed since it was lightly mentioned in Undressed, but appreciated.  I liked the romance more in this one mostly due to the verbal foreplay which gave Taddy and Warner more of a connection than I felt between Lex and Massimo.  Despite this being an erotic romance, the scenes I liked the most were Taddy at work and her scenes with all the other characters besides Warner.  Those scenes were the bulk of the story.What has surprised me about both books in this series so far is that the romance and erotic byplay really seems to take a back seat in the stories.  There's a lot of talk and some stuff mentioned or occurs which might seem exotic or wild to those new to the erotic romance genre, but for those who've read a few (or more than a few)it's pretty tame.  When you sum it all up, I find the erotic aspects aren't abundant or exotic.  As an example, there's mention of both Taddy and Warner having dungeons, but no action that the reader is privy to takes place in them.One quibble I have is that the ending was really rushed.  The story just stopped and didn't feel tied up.So, if you're looking for a read that's filled with erotic scenes and really hot, this might not be the book for you.  If you want more story (which many negative reviews of erotic books mention)this may appeal more to you.