Review: What a disappointment
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2011
The concept of this book was good, but the execution fell so far short.  Reading it was a disappointing experience.A woman from our world is transported to another dimension.  Her favorite romance novel is set in this world and she realizes she is expected to mate with the two main characters of the book.  The exact nature of the world is unclear.  Apparently the world is all male and they practice pair marriage (two men, one woman) with woman who enter their world (via the books?).  There are so many unanswered questions - it felt as if the author felt some sort of artificial pressure to keep the book short.  How do the women "decide" to go there?  What is the relationship of the two men?  Why aren't there any women?  Why aren't the women allowed to do anything but have sex?The atmosphere in her new home causes the woman to lose memories of her past.  She remembers she isn't from there, but begins to forget details of her life.  A masked man inspires her to try to get back home.  We never find out why he does this - does he have some sort of grudge against her two mates?  Is he an enemy of the social order?  Don't bother getting to interested because you aren't ever going to find out.  The details he shares with her about her new world are a bit disturbing (if true - we never get to find out if they are true).  Women must be naked at all times.  They must serve their mate as a "bride" (a slavelike creature).  They are allowed no amusement other than their mate.  They cannot leave the house for the first five years of their marriage.  They have no way to ever return home.  If this is true, it's deeply unappealing.  None of this is explained or resolved by the end of the book.The point of the story - the reason you're presumably reading it - is the erotic value.  The book is a disappointment here also.  The men keep talking about the "claiming."  There are some sex scenes that stop short of intercourse, but the "claiming" never happens (nor do we ever find out exactly what it is, though I can make an educated guess).  Having a book end with the trio deciding to put off the "claiming" indefinitely is - literally! - a frustrating anticlimax.There are so many loose ends, unappealing aspects of the world, and instances of careless storytelling that I cannot recommend this book.  It may be part of a series that clarifies things, but based on my experience with this book, I wouldn't want to spend any of my time determining if it gets better.