Review: Not my cup of tea.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2013
1) Does this liken itself to any books you have read, or movies/tv shows you've watched?This book reminds me of the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha" with the Asian theme and base storyline of an Asian prostitute/sex slave.2) Does the short story motivate you to read the next book in the series?This book was not of particular interest to me. Though it was well written, it is not a genre I particularly care for.3) Most of my fans are women. Would this story be suitable for men as well?I don't think that this book would interest men in the way it would women.4) Does the cover catch your interest? Yes, I think the cover design is well thought out and appropriate.5) Is the following a suitable book description? YesThousands of miles and years away from a past she'd rather forget, each day plagues her with a choice: To die for her honor, or live for her revenge.Asuka's Confession is the prelude to Eva Marie Paulliere's upcoming Asuka Series, the story of a Japanese woman who flees a life of prostitution to work for the CIA.Contains violence, and brief passages of sexual content and is intended for mature readers.6) What genre best describes the work? I don't know.Though this short story is well-written, I did not particularly care for it. It contains some violence, which is fine, but I don't care for erotica and there are brief sections of sexual content that I did not care for. The passages were well-thought out, however it is my own personal preference in genre that leads me to not care for the story. This is suppose to be a prelude to an upcoming series, yet I do not feel the author properly conveyed Asuka's backstory. The first part is primarily about Asuka being a sex slave to the King and when she is confessing her sins to the psychiatrist, Asuka is taken into custody by what I think is the CIA. That particular passage is unclear. I think it is the CIA that takes her into custody, but then there is a mention of another government agency so I'm not sure who actually comes and take Asuka. I think the backstory would be more clear if the confessions to the psychiatrist were more focused on the legal/illegal sins than the sexual ones.