Review: Liked It But Didn't Love It
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Rating: 3.5 starsDon't judge a book by its cover - or rather by its title. Okay so yes, Grey may be a stripper, but there is so much more to this book than that. Instead of just jumping right into Grey, the stripper, Jasinda introduced us to Grey, pre-stripper days. It really gave me a lot of insight as to who she is, what her beliefs are and why she ends up becoming a stripper, which was a welcomed surprise.This book was told from Grey's point of view and I feel like it was honestly a true first person perspective. From the beginning until the end of the book, I knew every single thing that went through Grey's head. It felt like the entire book was one big stream of consciousness of Grey's thoughts. This made the book move fast - flowing from one scene right into the other seamlessly.Now Grey is the quintessential southern belle, right down to her southern accent. She has lead an extremely sheltered life and is fairly nave. However, I will say she's not completely nave to the point where I found myself rolling my eyes. It was understandable given her upbringing. She does have a quiet strength about her that I didn't expect her to have. When everything seemed to be falling apart for her - instead of succumbing to the easy way out - she kept moving forward and never gave up. I think this was my favorite trait about her.The one thing about her that really was hard for me to get used to was her ever-changing attitudes towards Dawson. One minute she wanted him, the next she felt guilty for it, then she wanted him again. Because her emotions were a little all over the place, I had a hard time relating to her and her feelings for Dawson.  This made me lose a bit of interest in her throughout the middle of the book.Dawson on the other hand was very certain about what he wanted from Grey. He knew what he wanted and never waivered from it. He knew that Grey was different - even when he met her while she was wearing her stripper mask. In that moment, everything changed for him. I liked this about him, but I didn't really understand what exactly about Grey that made her different.Don't get me wrong, Jasinda did a wonderful job of having Dawson explain his back story. In fact, I think that part was my favorite part of the book for me. He was so honest and open, that I really felt for him and understood him. What I didn't understand was how he did a complete 180 in his lifestyle and habits in such a short amount of time - it just didn't seem as realistic or believable as I wanted it to feel.The writing in this book is fantastic which is no surprise since all of Jasinda's books that I've read have been written so well. Jasinda has a way with words - she says things that really evoke emotion in you. And I've said this before and I'll say it again, Jasinda writes intimate scenes with such honesty and in a way that is both descriptive and erotic at the same time. Out of all the authors I've read, she writes some of the best sex scenes.To be honest, the synopsis of this book pretty much tells you exactly what you need to know. If the synopsis intrigues you, then you will want to read this book. I didn't love, love, love this book. But I liked it and definitely think it is worth a read.