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The Delilah Complex by M.J. Rose
3.0
I applaud M. J. Rose for her knowledge of the English language. She makes the world come alive with impressive and lush descriptions aided by linguistic obscurity. A couple times while reading I just had to stop and read a sentence again because the way it was pieced together sounded like poetry on my lips. I really felt engaged with the world and the characters while reading this book.
The glaring problem that I se with this book will not be a problem for everyone, so take this with a grain of salt. I found the sex to be very explicit and just made me feel dirty while reading. I actually put the book down after the first 50 pages because I was incredibly disturbed by the sexuality. This has its pros and cons. It shows that Rose knows how to draw a reader into her world. As a reader, I was supposed to be disturbed / intrigued by the Scarlet Society when it is first introduced, so my reaction was well founded in the story. I felt what Morgan Snow (the protagonist) was feeling and was engaged with the world... but I didn't like what I was feeling.
This book deserves high praise in its own right. Rose is a great author with a good handle on the English language and how develop real characters, drawing the reader into her world. It is not my preferred style of book and I'm sure this played into me being disturbed by the sex involved. Despite this, I had to pick the book up again after a couple of days because I really wanted to know what happened to Morgan Snow as a character. This proves to me that, despite it not being my preferred style of novel and my general repulsion to some of the mature content, M. J. Rose is a talented artist who deserves much praise. If you like mystery/crime-romance, and are not turned off by *very* mature content, this book is a must.
The glaring problem that I se with this book will not be a problem for everyone, so take this with a grain of salt. I found the sex to be very explicit and just made me feel dirty while reading. I actually put the book down after the first 50 pages because I was incredibly disturbed by the sexuality. This has its pros and cons. It shows that Rose knows how to draw a reader into her world. As a reader, I was supposed to be disturbed / intrigued by the Scarlet Society when it is first introduced, so my reaction was well founded in the story. I felt what Morgan Snow (the protagonist) was feeling and was engaged with the world... but I didn't like what I was feeling.
This book deserves high praise in its own right. Rose is a great author with a good handle on the English language and how develop real characters, drawing the reader into her world. It is not my preferred style of book and I'm sure this played into me being disturbed by the sex involved. Despite this, I had to pick the book up again after a couple of days because I really wanted to know what happened to Morgan Snow as a character. This proves to me that, despite it not being my preferred style of novel and my general repulsion to some of the mature content, M. J. Rose is a talented artist who deserves much praise. If you like mystery/crime-romance, and are not turned off by *very* mature content, this book is a must.