Review: I wish it were a KA knock-off
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2013
People keep saying that Pole Dance is a KA knock-off.  I disagree.  While there are elements in Pole Dance that may be based on KA's books, the differences far outweigh the similarities.  Some of the H's dialogue and, at a superficial level, attitude towards the h is similar.But the deeper elements are completely different.  Where KA spends a long time developing the relationship between the H and h and depicting in detail their interactions to show how the relationship and emotions develop, Pole Dance utilizes more of the "insta-attraction" that is found in so many recent releases.  Likewise the plot itself is more abbreviated in Pole Dance.  Also the supporting characters are mere outlines, not the rich characters that you find in KA's works.  Moreover, in Pole Dance there is much more of the H's POV than in KA's works.  As a result, the H comes off as more, uh, emotional and less alpha.While some elements may be similar to Knight, I have to say that I would NEVER recommend Pole Dance to a KA fan jonesing for a fix just on the basis of those similarities.  In fact, I haven't been able to finish Pole Dance yet.  While Pole Dance might have been written as a homage to KA, most elements seem much more common-place.  I've seen similar works many times over, but not under the authorship of KA.