Review: SMIBooClub review of Selling Out
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
Selling Out was a different read for me and I welcomed it with open arms!I mean who doesn't want to read about a lady of the night with a kinky side to her?Note: This book is advertised as erotica, IMO (in my opinion) it is not erotica. There are some STEAMY scenes but it's not erotica.Some say call it being an escort but Shelly has no problem calling it like it is, she's a prostitute. Well EX street walker trying to make it out here doing an honorable job like working at a book story (wouldn't that be an awesome job) but when you've been around the block and back it's kind of hard to avoid your past and old clients. It really stinks that when someone genuinely wants to recittify themselvers in society their past gets in the way.Shelly has been through the going through. I feel bad for her but she doesn't want your pity and doesnt feel like she even deserves it. Poor Shell.. I mean in her line of work she did some cut throat things but at the time it was all about survival.At first I didn't know who the love interest was for Shelly because when the crap hits the fan She goes running to Henri.. (her ex boo, kinda Dom, male that she screwed over and he wants to kill her BUT he loves her.) IDK their whole story because I didn't read book 1 Giving It Up. I was told I didn't need to understand the characters but looking back IDK if that was correct. I really liked Henri but i'm told if I read book 1 I would hate him.. I usually love the ones that everyone hates so who knows. LOLThe other male in Shelly's life is Luke. I was trying to play him at first thinking he wasn't man enough for Shelly and her antics but I WAS wrong. He was man enough and just as broken as she was. Their connection is one that is beautiful for the both of them and I don't think two people could need/deserve each other as much as them. Shelly just needs to realize that.I rated this book a 3 because I felt like some of the direction of the story was lost to me while reading. I had a lot of questions.. that could have been again because I missed some points in not reading book 1.SMIBookClub received a ARC of Selling Out  from the author in exchange for a honest review.-Laters, JuewelzSMIBookClub.com