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A review by tsukikomew
Desire by Marina Anderson
3.0
This review was posted at Tsuki’s Book Blog on September 22, 2013.
I have this major issue with long serials. Inevitably the first part is all set-up with little story or explanation so I can't justify spending money on a part that does nothing for the story. I would rather see part one and two combined just so there was a little something to bring the reader in. While this serial suffers with this problem, let's summarize it first.
Meet Grace. She's some hot theater manager who has been sleeping with David for six months. David is perfect but she knows he doesn't love her...yet. David invites her to 'the dining club' one weekend and the reader is introduced to sexy-time club through the eyes of David's something. Amber wants David but doesn't view Grace as a threat. Grace doesn't know about Amber so...yeah. David takes Grace to the house and explains the Dining Club is some big sexual test. Each week she'll sit at a table with him and some 'expert' on sex. She'll be tested and if she goes through and comes back the next week then she moves to the next level.
Seems simple enough right? WRONG! I had to read that explanation three times to understand exactly what was happening. David felt the best way to explain would be to get her sexually frustrated, bite her, and then go 'oh yeah this is a test and if you can't hack it then we're done. No pressure though." What a dick! Seriously who does that to a girl. "Oh yeah I'm not satisfied with you as you so I'm going to turn you into something else sexually then we'll be good".
That's a pet peeve of mine in erotic romances. A lot of times the guy is super-dominant or inclined to that effect. The issue is it becomes about molding the woman to being what he wants. The woman may be inclined to submission or even embrace it but so rarely does the man have to do any adapting. I can't speak to this serial since I've only read part 1 of 8. I just hope it has some of David adjusting. She was so surprised and hurt to be told she wasn't enough as she was. Maybe he needs to change in order to deserve Grace.
Also I didn't care for Amber's section. It was short but at the end of the day it was irritating. I was confused by the sudden switch to her and very little was told about her. Is she David's submissive? Lover? Booty Call? Who is she to David? Basically I just found it annoying and the brief sexual scene between them to be tasteless. If he is sleeping with Amber without having come clean to Grace then it is ridiculous for Grace to even attempt the test. She's been lied to for months! Seriously what is up with this?
It's sort of a flat start to a serial but I'm going to see where it goes. At this time I have five of the eight parts. I will be looking for the final three parts. This is a short serial (only 8000 words per section) so it is a quick read. Problematically they are each .99 to 1.99 in price. That would be sixteen dollars for a Harlequin Superromance size (about 300 pages) mass market. The price isn't all that cost-effective for the average buyer. If you have a chance, check it out though.
3 Stars (For an Average start)
Published by Hatchette Digital
August 20, 2013
35 Pages
Provided by--NetGalley
I have this major issue with long serials. Inevitably the first part is all set-up with little story or explanation so I can't justify spending money on a part that does nothing for the story. I would rather see part one and two combined just so there was a little something to bring the reader in. While this serial suffers with this problem, let's summarize it first.
Meet Grace. She's some hot theater manager who has been sleeping with David for six months. David is perfect but she knows he doesn't love her...yet. David invites her to 'the dining club' one weekend and the reader is introduced to sexy-time club through the eyes of David's something. Amber wants David but doesn't view Grace as a threat. Grace doesn't know about Amber so...yeah. David takes Grace to the house and explains the Dining Club is some big sexual test. Each week she'll sit at a table with him and some 'expert' on sex. She'll be tested and if she goes through and comes back the next week then she moves to the next level.
Seems simple enough right? WRONG! I had to read that explanation three times to understand exactly what was happening. David felt the best way to explain would be to get her sexually frustrated, bite her, and then go 'oh yeah this is a test and if you can't hack it then we're done. No pressure though." What a dick! Seriously who does that to a girl. "Oh yeah I'm not satisfied with you as you so I'm going to turn you into something else sexually then we'll be good".
That's a pet peeve of mine in erotic romances. A lot of times the guy is super-dominant or inclined to that effect. The issue is it becomes about molding the woman to being what he wants. The woman may be inclined to submission or even embrace it but so rarely does the man have to do any adapting. I can't speak to this serial since I've only read part 1 of 8. I just hope it has some of David adjusting. She was so surprised and hurt to be told she wasn't enough as she was. Maybe he needs to change in order to deserve Grace.
Also I didn't care for Amber's section. It was short but at the end of the day it was irritating. I was confused by the sudden switch to her and very little was told about her. Is she David's submissive? Lover? Booty Call? Who is she to David? Basically I just found it annoying and the brief sexual scene between them to be tasteless. If he is sleeping with Amber without having come clean to Grace then it is ridiculous for Grace to even attempt the test. She's been lied to for months! Seriously what is up with this?
It's sort of a flat start to a serial but I'm going to see where it goes. At this time I have five of the eight parts. I will be looking for the final three parts. This is a short serial (only 8000 words per section) so it is a quick read. Problematically they are each .99 to 1.99 in price. That would be sixteen dollars for a Harlequin Superromance size (about 300 pages) mass market. The price isn't all that cost-effective for the average buyer. If you have a chance, check it out though.
3 Stars (For an Average start)
Published by Hatchette Digital
August 20, 2013
35 Pages
Provided by--NetGalley