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Blindfolded Innocence
by Alessandra Torre
4.25 stars
Let's get all of the "meh" stuff out of the way. Yes, this is a book about a somewhat naive and inexperienced college girl and a rich man. Yes, the rich man is into some kinky things. Yes, the rich man seduces the innocent girl. But, and this is a huge but, this book is so much more than that and so much better than anything like it that I've read.
I tend to overuse the word "seriously" in my reviews, but seriously, I loved every minute of this book. I seriously loved Julia, the pre-law student who, fresh off a broken engagement, starts interning at a prestigious law firm. She's assigned the serious, hard working corporate law partner at the firm and she ends up pulling 14+ hour days, but it's what she wants to be doing so she doesn't complain. Her boring lawyer warns her to stay away from another partner at the firm, Brad De Luca, who's pretty much the Casanova divorce attorney.
I seriously loved Brad. Yeah, at first I was like what's up with this guy? Why is Julia supposed to stay away from him? Why does he work 9-5 and throw parties for his wing? Why is he working so hard at seducing Julia? Why is he so much older than Julia (she's 21 to his 40)? But it all just didn't matter. I seriously just really liked them together. After a chance encounter Brad starts pursuing Julia and he's pretty relentless. But it didn't bother me, I wanted them to get together. I wanted Julia to loosen up and let Brad screw her silly and I wanted to know more about Brad and why everyone was so adamant about Julia staying away from him.
Julia is a firm believer in sex accompanying love. She's had sex with two guys in her life, both of whom she thought she loved at the time. While she enjoys hooking up with and teasing guys (I hated that part, teases seriously drive me nuts), she's not the most experienced person in bed. Brad kind of latches on to this and makes it his mission to make her live up to her sexual potential, so to speak. Julia resists, to an extent, but obviously you know she's going to go along with it. I loved Julia's reasons for being unsure, I loved how she handled herself with Brad, and I loved that she let her curiosity win out in the end without losing any of herself.
Brad whisks Julia off to Vegas for a weekend, something I found insane at the time, but I loved everything that happened in Vegas. Brad, to me, is kind of the ultimate Vegas guy. He gambles, he drinks, he smokes cigars, and he hangs out at strip clubs. None of those are normally appealing things to me, but Brad seriously embodies sex and it all just made him hotter. Some of the stuff that happened in Vegas, the gay cabana boy oiling Julia up or the giant seafood tower or the constant mention of how much things cost, was a little much for me, but it's Vegas and it's supposed to be a little too much.
And then there are the sexytimes. The chemistry between Brad and Julia is off the charts. I seriously loved the scenes where they were just talking because even then the sexual tension was so thick. Brad and Julia don't actually have sex until quite a ways into the story, but the wait is totally worth it. And there's some foreplay happening before so it's not like the story is devoid of sex. Through most of the book it's hinted out that Brad has certain sexual needs, but it's not clear what those are until the end. I'm not going to tell you, but I will say that I loved that they weren't BDSM stuff (so if you're looking for that here you'll be disappointed). Yes, Brad likes a certain amount of control, but it's, at least to me, sexy, hot control and it's control that Julia, who is a strong women who retains that strength throughout the book, wants and needs. And the brilliant way the story is told makes it all seem natural and completely believable. Plus, throughout the entire book, I felt like Brad really respected Julia and admired her personality and liked that she had spunk. In a really genuine way.
Bottom Line: In my opinion this is the perfect erotica book. Seriously, the female character has a personality, has a strength in that personality, and retains her personality and strength throughout the entire book. The male lead is hot, sexy, and the right balance of controlling/respectful/dark. The pacing is spot on, the story is spot on, the sexytimes are spot on, and I seriously cannot wait to read the second book in this series.
I received an electronic review copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley (thank you!!!). All opinions are my own.
Let's get all of the "meh" stuff out of the way. Yes, this is a book about a somewhat naive and inexperienced college girl and a rich man. Yes, the rich man is into some kinky things. Yes, the rich man seduces the innocent girl. But, and this is a huge but, this book is so much more than that and so much better than anything like it that I've read.
I tend to overuse the word "seriously" in my reviews, but seriously, I loved every minute of this book. I seriously loved Julia, the pre-law student who, fresh off a broken engagement, starts interning at a prestigious law firm. She's assigned the serious, hard working corporate law partner at the firm and she ends up pulling 14+ hour days, but it's what she wants to be doing so she doesn't complain. Her boring lawyer warns her to stay away from another partner at the firm, Brad De Luca, who's pretty much the Casanova divorce attorney.
I seriously loved Brad. Yeah, at first I was like what's up with this guy? Why is Julia supposed to stay away from him? Why does he work 9-5 and throw parties for his wing? Why is he working so hard at seducing Julia? Why is he so much older than Julia (she's 21 to his 40)? But it all just didn't matter. I seriously just really liked them together. After a chance encounter Brad starts pursuing Julia and he's pretty relentless. But it didn't bother me, I wanted them to get together. I wanted Julia to loosen up and let Brad screw her silly and I wanted to know more about Brad and why everyone was so adamant about Julia staying away from him.
Julia is a firm believer in sex accompanying love. She's had sex with two guys in her life, both of whom she thought she loved at the time. While she enjoys hooking up with and teasing guys (I hated that part, teases seriously drive me nuts), she's not the most experienced person in bed. Brad kind of latches on to this and makes it his mission to make her live up to her sexual potential, so to speak. Julia resists, to an extent, but obviously you know she's going to go along with it. I loved Julia's reasons for being unsure, I loved how she handled herself with Brad, and I loved that she let her curiosity win out in the end without losing any of herself.
Brad whisks Julia off to Vegas for a weekend, something I found insane at the time, but I loved everything that happened in Vegas. Brad, to me, is kind of the ultimate Vegas guy. He gambles, he drinks, he smokes cigars, and he hangs out at strip clubs. None of those are normally appealing things to me, but Brad seriously embodies sex and it all just made him hotter. Some of the stuff that happened in Vegas, the gay cabana boy oiling Julia up or the giant seafood tower or the constant mention of how much things cost, was a little much for me, but it's Vegas and it's supposed to be a little too much.
And then there are the sexytimes. The chemistry between Brad and Julia is off the charts. I seriously loved the scenes where they were just talking because even then the sexual tension was so thick. Brad and Julia don't actually have sex until quite a ways into the story, but the wait is totally worth it. And there's some foreplay happening before so it's not like the story is devoid of sex. Through most of the book it's hinted out that Brad has certain sexual needs, but it's not clear what those are until the end. I'm not going to tell you, but I will say that I loved that they weren't BDSM stuff (so if you're looking for that here you'll be disappointed). Yes, Brad likes a certain amount of control, but it's, at least to me, sexy, hot control and it's control that Julia, who is a strong women who retains that strength throughout the book, wants and needs. And the brilliant way the story is told makes it all seem natural and completely believable. Plus, throughout the entire book, I felt like Brad really respected Julia and admired her personality and liked that she had spunk. In a really genuine way.
Bottom Line: In my opinion this is the perfect erotica book. Seriously, the female character has a personality, has a strength in that personality, and retains her personality and strength throughout the entire book. The male lead is hot, sexy, and the right balance of controlling/respectful/dark. The pacing is spot on, the story is spot on, the sexytimes are spot on, and I seriously cannot wait to read the second book in this series.
I received an electronic review copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley (thank you!!!). All opinions are my own.