Review: Underwhelming...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
I was excited to see that Nana Malone had come out with the follow up to the funny and sexy "Sexy in Stilettos", but after reading it I am a bit disappointed. "Sultry in Stilettos" picks up right after the previous story, following the relatiionship between Beckett and Ricca. In my opinion, though Beckett was physically described as tall and sexy, and Ricca was short, curvy, and sultry, I did not get a sense of any real heat or chemistry between the two. The heat that existed between Jaya and Alec in the first book simply did not translate for these two. I think the author missed some key opportunities by not fully utilizing the relationship that once existed between Ricca and Beckett's brother Braedon, or the dynamics of their friends with benefits arrangement when they both wanted to be more than that. Additionally, I was put off by the back and forth between the two, and what felt like a constant reset of their relationship. They would hookup then Ricca would find out about something Beckett did or didn't do, then she would be mad at him, then  something would happen to pull them back together...this happened two or three times and by the third time it was exhausting. There were some minor plot themes surrouding their jobs, which was confusing, and didn't add much to the story for me. When the book ended it was almost a relief, and honestly I don't really remember much about it. This was simply an underwhelming offering from an author that I think has the talent to do better, because in my opinion she has done better. I hope that the next offering in this series, which I assume will be Micha and Caleb's story, will be better.