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Wilderness
by Lynn Burke
Not for me
Man I had so many problems with this book and almost tossed it about a third of the way thru. Then decided I needed to finish it to see if it got better. It didn't. Trying to think about what to write for my review without putting out spoilers.
I read a ton of "romance" novels whether they be regency or paranormal or thrillers or mysteries. I just like a great story where the hero and heroine also have a happy ending. All kinds of settings and all periods in time. A significant chunk of those have graphic sex scenes, as did this one. There was just nothing romantic about the sex in this story. And the passion felt faked as if the author was so busy talking dirty to us thru our couples mouths and inner voices that we didn't get to feel the real emotion in the scene. And, I didn't want the level of "talking like a sailor" these two did. Took me out of the story too much. Or I'm just too freaking old fashioned. Both characters said too much of the wrong things and thought too much of it. Was like reading a Penthouse mag story instead of a romance. So much so I had to stop and see if the author was male or female. Yeah I know. A woman has just as much a right to write exactly what she wants, I'm conditioned to read that kind of writing as being from a man for a man. So it turned me off. Not only that but I'm used to seeing content warnings on books so readers are aware. There are none on this one so I'm going to add it.
Pedophilia. Animal cruelty. Sexual assault.
Your mileage may vary.
I read a lot of reviews now where the reviewer will add content warnings. I got to tell you this book needs them with a capital CW. Since the author didn't put it out there and it's not in the published reviews I'll provide some. Sexual assault. Animal cruelty. Pedophilia. I'm trying to think what other lines were crossed but still just reeling from the disaster that was this book.
Man I had so many problems with this book and almost tossed it about a third of the way thru. Then decided I needed to finish it to see if it got better. It didn't. Trying to think about what to write for my review without putting out spoilers.
I read a ton of "romance" novels whether they be regency or paranormal or thrillers or mysteries. I just like a great story where the hero and heroine also have a happy ending. All kinds of settings and all periods in time. A significant chunk of those have graphic sex scenes, as did this one. There was just nothing romantic about the sex in this story. And the passion felt faked as if the author was so busy talking dirty to us thru our couples mouths and inner voices that we didn't get to feel the real emotion in the scene. And, I didn't want the level of "talking like a sailor" these two did. Took me out of the story too much. Or I'm just too freaking old fashioned. Both characters said too much of the wrong things and thought too much of it. Was like reading a Penthouse mag story instead of a romance. So much so I had to stop and see if the author was male or female. Yeah I know. A woman has just as much a right to write exactly what she wants, I'm conditioned to read that kind of writing as being from a man for a man. So it turned me off. Not only that but I'm used to seeing content warnings on books so readers are aware. There are none on this one so I'm going to add it.
Pedophilia. Animal cruelty. Sexual assault.
Your mileage may vary.
I read a lot of reviews now where the reviewer will add content warnings. I got to tell you this book needs them with a capital CW. Since the author didn't put it out there and it's not in the published reviews I'll provide some. Sexual assault. Animal cruelty. Pedophilia. I'm trying to think what other lines were crossed but still just reeling from the disaster that was this book.