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Skin Deep
by S.W. Vaughn
2.5
I'll give this a pretty lackluster 3 stars. It's not that there's anything really wrong with it, there's just nothing especially right with it either. It's competently written with a follow-able plot, but it's all pretty shallow. The villains are crazy-pants evil, just for the sake of evil. No discernible motive or even enough control over themselves to be a believable villains. The lust is instant and mutual, and the love comes rushing in right on it's heels with no real feeling of having developed. The paranormal elements are interesting, but not deeply developed, etc.
I did have a problem with the torture porn and sex though. One character is beat unconscious and raped and literally begging for sex by the next day. I think probably both the physical and mental trauma would come into play to prevent that. Plus, Will is just too stupid for words when it came to Lyle.
All in all, I don't regret reading this but I'm in no real hurry to read the next in the series either.
I'll give this a pretty lackluster 3 stars. It's not that there's anything really wrong with it, there's just nothing especially right with it either. It's competently written with a follow-able plot, but it's all pretty shallow. The villains are crazy-pants evil, just for the sake of evil. No discernible motive or even enough control over themselves to be a believable villains. The lust is instant and mutual, and the love comes rushing in right on it's heels with no real feeling of having developed. The paranormal elements are interesting, but not deeply developed, etc.
I did have a problem with the torture porn and sex though. One character is beat unconscious and raped and literally begging for sex by the next day. I think probably both the physical and mental trauma would come into play to prevent that. Plus, Will is just too stupid for words when it came to Lyle.
All in all, I don't regret reading this but I'm in no real hurry to read the next in the series either.