3.5 AVERAGE

lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated

Someone come fan me because that was hot! The perfect short read that had me captivated! I actually wanted more of this story and to know what will come next for these two!

This story was perfect! It had just the right amount of awkward tension, loads of steamy innuendo and who doesn't love a good step brother story? Especially when said step brother is a hockey goalie? My biggest complaint is that this story wasn't longer. I loved these two and their parents. I definitely had a few good laughs. Jason Clarke's solo narration was extremely engaging the more I listen to books he narrates the more delicious I find his voice. This book is part of a series but can easily be read as a stand alone and at less then 1.25 hours, what are you waiting for?

wordpress

Hot Jocks? I'll say, because this novelette in the Hot Jocks series from author Kendall Ryan pretty much jumps right to the scorching hot stuff. Semi-taboo and off the charts steam, THE BEDROOM EXPERIMENT doesn't waste any time bringing Morgan and Isla together.

I didn't dislike the book, but I do wish that we'd gotten to know more about the characters, and to see them in situations other than in bed with each other. Because the rest of their relationship is developed off the page, so to speak, it's harder to get a read on what they have in common besides an attraction to each other.

I've really enjoyed this series as a whole, and, while this was not my favorite of the books, it's fine as a short and sexy interlude. I would not mind at all getting to know more about Morgan as a part of the team, and am looking forward to rounding out the series with DOWN AND DIRTY, the next and final book.
accidentalrambler's profile picture

accidentalrambler's review

2.0

Nope.

Not my cup of tea. I mean, the characters aren't related and are only step-siblings through the marriage of their parents. They've also not been brought up together in no way whatsoever. So the author did her best to limit the creepy factor.

And maybe I would've been able to even appreciate the "taboo" factor more, if not for one thing - an average bottle of ketchup probably contains more chemistry than what transpired between Morgan and Isla in this story. It was just so lukewarm and...mechanic (?) that I couldn't imagine the characters overcoming the creepy factor for THAT.

Also, the scene with Isla's dad coming into Morgan's bedroom as him and Isla were about to have sex and basically being all like "we know what you've been doing and here's our seal of approval as your parents, just fuck quietly so we can't hear you" - WHAT WAS THAT EVEN?!

So far, this series has been a mix of hit and miss but with the books 3 and 4 being more hit than miss, I'm hoping the next installment continues that trend :)