Review: Nothing Special
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
In the first book of this series Alicia White delivered powerful emotional erotic story. Katie's Mates is well below the talent of this author. Katie's Mates was a run of the mill erotic story with lots of dead ends. I'll keep spoilers vague.Katie goes looking for her sister in Alaska. When she arrives she meets Ryan and he instantly knows she is his and his brothers mate. Instead of taking her to Chole he takes her to his house he shares with his three brothers. Katie gets aroused just riding in the car with him. Nathan,the oldest brother, is also taken with her and knows Katie is their mate. However, the twins Lucas and Ethan, are there with another woman and Katie see's them. The author builds this encounter up then lets it drop without Katie even mentioning this to the twins.Within just a few hours of arrival Katie seeks out Ryan in his bed for "comfort". I typicall like Heroines that do not flop on their backs right out of the gate, especially when she feels she has been "kidnapped" and tried to escape.Next Lucas, one of the twins, rejects her as a mate and says CRUEL things to her making Katie feel cheap,dirty and hurt. Lucas even has a sex scene with her and afterwards talks to her like she is a whore leaving her distraught. Finally, when Lucas is ready for her, Katie receives him with open legs. I was so disappointed that these conflicts were let slide by. This was nothing like the first book.Nathan has limited contact with Katie. It was almost like he was forgotten for a while in the story. Ryan and Ethan are the two that have the most contact.Finally, Katie turns stupid when she is finally taken to see her sister.I haven't seen this kind of head spin since Linda Blair in the Exorcist! WTH happened? All 4 of her mates decide that Katie needs to be punished for the scene she made and embarassing them. Now a good spanking here and there can be HOT and fun for all, but not here. Nathan spanks her like a small child with Katie behaving accordingly. Katies behavior was beyond reproach but this spanking was Not Hot. A grown woman would not have caused that kind of scene and a self respecting woman would have punched Nathan in the suck hole and kick the others in the b**locks!In conclusion, I gave this book 3 stars because of the lack of follow through and this story does not stand up next to the first book. On the sex scale there is more than plenty of hot action. While the first book in this series was something special with a great story, this one fell flat. It had great potential but for me it was a let down. My adivise would be if you just buy books for the sex then get this one and highlight all the sex and avoid the story.No I won't re read this bookNo I won't recommend this bookI will try another book from this author because she is very talented.I seen that in the first book. I've read hundreds of books but this is only my second from this author. I am curious if Katie's Mates is Alicia White's norm or is it fluke.