Review: Revenge sex
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2012
This stand-out novel is one that evokes its genre completely with the mixture of explicit content and complex storyline combined together to create a most outstanding outcome, being a contemporary erotic romance that will delight many readers. Personally I found myself swept away more so by the complexity of the storyline rather than the sexual details, simply because I loved how `hotwyfing' was incorporated within the emotional drama of the tale. What ultimately made the character of CFO Clay Blackwell so distinctive was how he liked his women to have a `free rein' thus encouraging them to be with other men intimately, so as to emphasize their relationship with himself making it more intense and special. This concept was executed by his live-in girlfriend to a point where it backfired, being the exact moment within this story when everything turns upside down thus creating a catalyst for drastic change. The relationship between the characters that the reader is first introduced to (Clay and Ruby) then becomes more problematical as Bradley and Jessica are entwined more deeply within this saga, who will ultimately decide the outcome and result of all that has happened so far. The main theme within this romantic tale was about rules and rule breaking, which was the element I felt that made it such a powerful and engrossing read. Our lives are designed to be structured around rules, it is how we are able to live fairly with other human beings and harmoniously, and this was the underlying factor that pinned the characters together and connected their relationships together. A lasting relationship is based on trust, honesty, understanding and sticking to certain rules so as to maintain this lasting connection with another human being, and this was what the reader explores when studying Clay Blackwell's life.I absolutely loved the quote "...gorgeous on the outside, rotten on the inside" which related to the character of Ruby, who may be visually deemed as a seductive target for male eyes but who is of superficial and unfeeling character. I also loved the adjacent quote "...girl next door dying to be naughty for the bad boy down the street" which embodied the personality of the character Jessica entirely, emphasizing her need to please others rather than herself making her at times quite a selfless person. This is a novel that sheds light on ones true character and what makes us act and think the way in which we do (whether it is to please ourselves or others), that is utterly thought-provoking and quite truth-drawing when one evaluates your own self. It was graphic and realistic being hot, steamy and sexy hence anyone who loves reading erotica and romantic novels that you are able to envision then I would highly recommend it. However despite the physical side of relationships it also does touch upon the deeper emotions of love and commitment, with the importance of understanding between two individuals as the `key'. Jasmine's accomplished writing style is engaging and highly readable, therefore I cannot praise her work enough and I would encourage readers to be as bold as her and read this book (even if you are not one whom normally would read this genre).