Review: I SHIP JOELY AND V! :-(
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
I have to do a review on this before I forget my thoughts. That is possible to happen, yet I was so annoyed/pissed/ranty/ragey by the end of this little intro to this massive book collection that I might not forget it.So, a group of authors are doing what is called Invitation to Eden. For the next few months I speculate three short stories will be released at a time and it all takes place on Eden and island in the Bermuda Triangle. Well, this is the story about how it came to be, and who owns it, and why.Well, I didn't hate it, but I also really hated it.You see, I loved the whole concept the author was rolling with here. She was great at the whole Alpha male thing. She also spun the whole 'he's a beast thing.' You feel so bad for him, you want to wrap him in a bear hug and make it all better while allowing him to flog the crap out of you.Enter Joely.This is where the story went horribly wrong for me.They were given great banter, chemistry, even some attraction. Then what does the author do? She has the anti hero hook up with some fantasy submissive that is oh so perfect and like the bestest submissive ever!I was like UM WHAT!Now, I had to read it again. And the author basically tried to tell you with all the subtly of a sledgehammer to not ship this duo. "Oh, your not my type. Oh, we aren't attracted to each other. Oh, I'm not here for your and your not here for me." Those are the exact likes but Joely basically screams at the reader:DO NOT SHIP THIS COUPLE!DO NOT SHIP THIS COUPLE!DO NOT SHIP THIS COUPLE!Well, guess what I SHIPPED JOELY AND V!!!!!!!!The idea of a tiny little spitfire brunette and a man they call a 'beast' and is a huge hulking dominant--ummmmmmmmm you kind of subconsciously created Belle and the Beast and now I want my ship or I will throw a massive tantrum all over this book series!So, that was my adventure last night. I like the idea of a bunch of authors writing one similar verse so I'll be reading all these. It looks like in May, Lauren has another book in this series, with a Blonde on the cover, and why do I get the feeling this magical submissive is going to be his HEA?Sighs....The only hope for this is Joely getting someone. They just... sighs.... nevermind.... I'm prepared for the disappointment.