Review: Sylvia Light
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
This author can write some pretty intense, involved books (try the Crossfire series), but "On Fire," a short romance drama, is not one of them.  In order to accomplish a high number of super steamy scenes, the author has the heroine, Darcy, and the hero, Jared, meet early in the book and have an instant pheromonal attraction.  It's sort of formulaic.  The scenes and phrases seem recycled.  The current trend of the hero saying he plans to "know you in every way" is at this point a big overused cliche.  It's like a checklist: do they have an instant attraction?  Check.  Do they know each other in every way?  Check.  Does she decide to take a bath?  Check.  Is there a secret tragedy? Check.  Is there an annoying ex-boyfriend? Check.  Sylvia Day is better than this, but she must be meeting some contractual obligations to be producing books of this quality.  At this point for her, it's not about the money.  Please: Slow down, dial back, then break some new ground.