Review: A Surprisingly Sexy and Intriguing Page-Turner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
I love a book that starts with a decidedly different tone then the way it finishes. When I first began reading, I had no idea what the premise of the story was, nor that this was a paranormal romance novel. In fact, I knew nothing about Rita, nor her long and prestigious history as an author, even having an award named after her. What I did know was that the first 5 pages of the book grabbed me by the throat, and impressed me with its subtle storytelling, delicate exposition, and immediately interesting protagonist. The third-person story of Hope and her musings about love surprisingly engaged me and kept me reading well-past what I expected. The strange romantic entanglements of Armand, Faith, and Hope made for a bizarrely addictive story. It was filled with more romance, lust, and steamy passages than I am used to in my normal fare, but the constantly developing plots and the seeming impossibility of the story line kept pulling me back in. It's a short read, nothing that can't be handled in a few days, and as romance stories go, this one is unique and well-written enough to be worth your time. There are some contrived passages and a few eye-rolling moments, but that is probably more due to my own jaded approach to the majority of romance fiction, rather than any actual failing on the part of Estrada. Well-handled paranormal erotica, which is a sentence I don't usually write, but am happy to include in this review. :)