Review: A different side of Roman...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2011
I actually read this one back to back with "Above the Dungeon" (book 1 in the series), which made for an interesting contrast. Book 1 is mainly about Roman's seduction of Dare, so I guess I expected book 2 to be more about the relationship between Dare-Jeff-Roman, but it actually ended up having a very different arc, which I found fascinating. Whereas book 1 very much seems to be a growth story for Dare, book 2 was definitely Roman's story in most respects, and showed sides of his character that weren't very visible in book 1, yet definitely felt like believable and realistic character shifts (not out of the blue, what the hell happened? kinds of shifts). It is a tougher book in some ways...more real life stuff happens to the three of them, and at times it has the weight of real life in a way that book 1 didn't. But I read through it just as fast as I had book 1, and felt equally let down at the end, which is generally a sign I was completely wrapped up in the world of the characters and the author. There is a lot of great sex in this one, too, but it's less the focus of the story than book 1, and has more behind it in some ways, especially in some of the scenes with Roman towards the last third of the book, (don't want to give too much away).I'm definitely looking forward to (and hoping there is a) book 3! Roman, in particular, is a character I don't feel like I've quite gotten enough of yet