Review: Nothing New Here
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2013
I've read the same plot several times (female thief, inevitably caught by alpha male, who magnanimously offers to set her free and/or not press charges if the heroine will consent to whore herself out for an agreed upon number of days). Six times in the last four years. And while I'm a realist who understands there are very few new ideas in regards to both movies and books (and not claiming to have any myself...but I'm also not passing myself off as an author), I do expect new twists on old ideas. Or hell, even old ideas done again VERY well. But this is just more category dreck. Which is a shame, because I've quite liked Ms. Kane's work in the past, especially her erotic romance. And maybe that's my problem. I went in expecting a sexy category romance, and instead just got less-hot erotic romance disguised as category. But the difference, at least for me, is that her erotica ISN'T category, and doesn't read anythgin like it. So maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm having a hard time mixing the two. But I don't think so. Even the sex scenes don't live up to her previous standards. Give me unapologetic category romance, or give me blazing, believable erotica romance. But don't give me lackluster efforts on both counts and expect a good review. (Historical details were excellent though.)