Review: Dawson Kellor is almost too good to be true!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
Stripped was a good one day read. It had its slow moments, especially in the beginning, started to pick up steam once the heroine moved to L.A., then slowed again towards the end. It was easy to put down if one of the kids needed something but had me flipping the pages for my much desired Dawson moments too.Speaking of our Hero... Dawson Kellor is the perfect celebrity boyfriend. In fact, he's almost too good to be true. He did everything humanly possible for Grey. He never gave up in his pursuit of her, he spoiled her, protected her, saved her (literally), supported her and encouraged her in all aspects of her life. The way he handled the press was perfect. Not to mention his devastating good looks, sex appeal and a thru-the-roof stamina. That man is insatiable!Grey Amundsen, well... I didn't dislike her but she wasn't really my favorite heroine as of late. I don't care about her stripping, she needed the money for school and food, I totally understand that. My problem was the constant *said in a super whiney voice* "I can'ts" and "I don'ts". I really hope Grey has extra pairs of running shoes on hand because heaven knows she wore her current pair out by running from Dawson every chance she got. She was questioning their relationship at every turn. They'd get close physically, then she'd flee, leaving a relentless Dawson to chase after her. Every. Single. Time.Towards the end, I didn't really like some of the behavior she exhibited after getting accustomed to Dawson's lifestyle. She said something like she wasn't a greedy person but I felt she got into too many material things. The way she talked about all of her newfound luxuries made her seem a bit snobby.What I did love about her was her work ethic. I loved that she danced for herself. I was so happy when she finally spoke her mind and was able to leave Macon and her father to pursue her dream of working in the film industry. She was a courageous and determined woman.Dawson and Grey together were dynamite. Their chemistry was instantaneous. (I think their love was one of the fastest cases of insta-love I've read about.) They were like rabbits. Their first time together was W.O.W. Grey was ready to do it all... I mean multiple positions all over the place. Talk about a sexual awakening!The story tended to get a bit syrupy at times, as in sickeningly sweet, (like at the Oscars) but I wanted them to have their HEA so for me, it wasn't hard to overlook those parts.