Review: Good sex, and an okay story for me overall
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2012
For the most part, I didn't feel totally invested in these characters or their romance. Both h/H had the potential to be bold and romantic, but they didn't seem that filled in for me. I wanted to see these two interact more together, besides only in sex scenes. I will compliment the author on her sex scene writing; those scenes were sexy, lots of dirty talk, and she set the scenes well. But I think I needed more intimacy overall; I would have liked seeing h/H be more to each other in those scenes. I know they grew to love each other through the sex and in a matter of days, but it was hard for me to feel and believe the romance that way.--- Spoiler in this paragraph -----Another thing that didn't jive well with me is the attempted rape scene where the heroine gets her share of punches. I can understand her motivation in wanting to have sex with her hero, to erase what had just happened like an hour or so beforehand. But to want to lose your anal virginity? I find it hard to believe taking it there is the best way to get over her emotional and physical trauma, but that may be just me. Yes, I can see making love; that does make some sense, although I have to wonder about her beat up body being up for it. She apparently was feeling no pain. I think this sex scene actually might have worked better for me had the hero gone gentle and soft (not that he was particularly rough with the anal sex, but still, it's anal, he's a big guy, and she's never done it before.) I think something more romantic would have played better, maybe some soft kisses to her bruised face and body while making some sweet, slow love. I would have liked that much better than an anal sex scene coming so soon after a somewhat violent fight scene. -----------Also, I didn't like that one paragraph would sometimes lead to the next but the reader is in a different story location/scene or in a different character's mind/POV. It throws me off my reading groove when I have to stop to see where I am and with whom. It disrupts the flow and jars me from the story.Overall, this was an okay romance for me, with some things that felt rushed and other things that felt too drawn out. Good beginning, both h/H are likeable, but their romance/love felt rushed. I feel the romance just a tiny bit, but not really enough. I needed more of connection between me and the main couple. An okay read that didn't completely satisfy me.