Review: Not quite there.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
**2.5 stars**I went on an interesting journey with this book. I started out hating it. The writing is on the simple side and is just flat out bad at times so when the book began I immediately wanted to put it down. I thought to myself, "okay, just stick with it, I'm sure things will improve." When Bradley and Tony first meet there was a very strange leap out of nowhere into BDSM that just didn't work for me... but I decided to forage ahead. And honestly, I'm glad that I did.The main issue with this book is the make-no-sense plot. It was muddled and unnecessarily confusing. Everyone is pretending to be someone that they aren't, and while a killer author can pull that off, Lori Toland isn't quite there. It was so confusing that I just decided to ignore the plot altogether. Also, another annoying aspect for me was the over the top insta-love. It just veered straight into sappy too fast and too hard for my liking (odd for a BDSM book but still). In the end, I just read this book for the chemistry between the main characters. And that leads me to the highlight of the book: The chemistry. Bradley and Tony were very very hot together and though I am SICK of BDSM books, in this book, I'll admit that it worked. It added to the story rather than detracted from it. The sex was delicious and kinky. I'd like to say that this book benefited from the Abigail Roux effect: The plot is nonsensical at times but the chemistry between the two men pull it off.Why still such a low rating? Well, I can't get over how difficult it was for me to wade through the plot. Frustratingly, the author could have easily simplified it and eliminated so many issues. Also, I honestly didn't altogether enjoy the reading experience. I would give this author another go though because I think she writes a mean sex scene.**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**