A review by gabbeebe
A Fine Imitation by Amber Brock

3.0

Okay so I was not liking this book very much. Vera, the main character of focus, was so puny and wallowing in the miserable life she had allowed to be constructed for her. Then when Emil arrived and was inexplicably drawn to her and falling in love with her, I began to dislike the story because then it felt like the the poorly justified story lines of most erotica novels in which two people meet and instantly connect, even though the woman is usually a bland and basic character and it is difficult to see where the obsession is stemming from. Vera played such a cold individual it was impossible that Emil could have actually found anything interesting in her mind with what little she gave him. But after finally making it to the end of the book a small but significant final twist reveals that Emil knew her from before and there was really something to base this relationship on after all. So glad I stayed with it till the end.