Review: 4.5 Stars - Hot, steamy and all that good stuff!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
** Reviewed on behalf of Give Me Books **HOT DAMN, Slade is one sexy-as-hell book....I was really, really looking forward to reading this book. The teasers were amazing. The concept interesting - a sex addicted male stripper certainly had me intrigued...and drooling. The drooling didn’t stop once I started reading. I think I might need to, at the very least, polish the screen on my Kindle. Dang.... Slade (the book) had some serious sex and sex talk. I mean, I was practically fanning myself by the end of chapter one. I’m totally fine with that because DIRTY, SMUTTY BOOKS, people. But it was more than that. One of the most enjoyable parts of Slade was seeing the titular character and Aspen reveal themselves. Neither of them are what they seem at first – and honestly, at first Slade seems like a grade-A prick. I was concerned that he would stay that way or make a sudden about-face and I’d be left wondering why. Not the case. Victoria Ashley added just enough depth to the character to make me want to find out more, to interest me in his backstory and hope – really, truly hope – that he wasn’t as irredeemable as he seemed. Aspen was slightly different. I read this book twice and it wasn’t until I was finished the second time that I felt I fully understood her action toward and reaction to Slade. The first time I think I was too distracted by Slade’s larger-than-life personality. And also by the sex (my mind is kind of in the gutter right now...um, actually, always). You have to almost read between the lines to pick up what Aspen is saying with her hatred of Slade and why, when the time comes, she’s not able to let go of her past as easily as he is. That’s a good thing though. Their relationship wasn’t rushed into a traditional happily ever after. There’s definite closure but they both have more growing up and letting go to do. And we will hopefully get to see that as the series progress. Which brings me to another reason to enjoy this book – the secondary characters. Cale, Hemy (both to get their own stories) and Sarah all add to the story and help lighten the mood a little. Hemy, in particular, was a favourite of mine. And there’s one scene where he and Slade....no, never mind. I’m not telling. Go read the book and see for yourself why a cold shower might be needed afterward.