Review: Three stars....but it's more than okay.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
I hate to do this.  I hate to give three stars. But, I felt like i needed more.  It's like trying to judge a cookie baking contest when one of the entrants only gives you a little, tiny smidgen of cookie.  You want more!  It's good, but how can you be really sure if it's mind-blowingly good when there is so little?  This is how I feel. So...three stars. But, I liked it.First off, I wasn't sure about the narrator's age. I didn't want her to be much older.  But I think that now that I've read it and let it stew a little, I like her age.  I think Stratton was trying to make the point that she wasn't the average college freshman, ditzy skank that sometimes appears in these kinds of stories.  I also loved how Stratton worked into it.  Now, if I was reading erotica just to get off - this might not be the right book.  But I like to read - and I don't read erotica to get off....I just enjoy it. So this works for me.  The beginning of the story is setting the scene - through description and dialogue.  This is where the major characterization happens - which I think is what's missing in many erotica stories.  This one had that and I loved it.  I mean, it's hard to fall for a character (which I think is ultimately the goal when writing romance) when the reader can't even figure out who he is.  WHich is not the case here.  I got from the get-go who Professor Stone was.  And he was hot.After the great introduction and setting the scene, I think Stratton made a great transition, not too lengthy or drawn out, into the sex.  I mean, it's an erotic story - so he has to get there and I thought the way in which he did it was a smooth transition.  Like I said, lots of material up front, some necessary character movement, and then "Wham! Bam! Thank you, Stratton" for such a hot sex scene.  It was...intense.  And hot.So if you couldn't tell from my rambling - I super enjoyed this story.  I just needed a little bit more to decide how much.  But I definitely recommend it to others.  I think I'll keep my eye out for more of Stratton's work.