Review: unexpected MC read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
This is a bit of a hard review to really write in that it was not at all what I expected...is that bad? No not necessarily, but it probably jaded my overall opinion!I tend to read MC related material with a certain mindset of "bad boys," bad behaviors, rough language, and hard sex....well, Under Locke was really not any of that. Yes, it was MC related and had the tattoo'd alpha boys, but the normal raw grittiness was amiss. There was the impression of potential shady dealings, the illusion of club skanks, and the same fierce loyalty that most MC books have, but in the end...this was a very long...very slow building love story between a naive/somewhat broken girl and a rough looking, MC ridin' Good Guy!What was great?....Dex Locke...yes' sir! He was tattoo'd, 8 pack showin', broody talkin', sex appeal oozin' perfection. I liked him alot! I like his back story, his success, and his good guy side. He could switch his mood in under 2 seconds, and when he was angry, he was fabulous! I also loved his tattoo shop posse...they characters were all cool as ever !What was wrong?...Oh IRIS....where to start? This chick grew up in the MC culture, you either embrace it or not...but do not be so naive! Alone, broke, and completely devoid of self-esteem she is back into the Widows MC realm and she is struggling....I mean constantly trying not to puke, or constantly internalizing her thoughts with a whole lot of "friggin'" being said. Come on girl...Cuss, jump up and down, but most importantly, please articulate out loud what the hell is going on in your head! (I sort of got a sense that she would have been a perfect fit into a Kristen Ashley book!)My biggest gripe...Bad boy, tattoo's, motorcycles...I want hot SEX! I want a lot of it! over 70% before that Piercing was truly discovered...that's a lot of pages to wait for some Dex Lovin', lol! I really fell in like with this book at this point, so from about 70%until the end I was a fan, it was enough for me. I could have done without the first 50% of the book...or all of Iris's shenanigans!