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plurabelle's review against another edition
2.0
This was....different.
Lord Valentin Sokorvsky is a wealthy bachelor preparing to marry the timid daughter of the man who rescued him from a 7 year existence as a sex slave in a Turkish brothel. That is until he meets the sister of the girl he is due to marry, and decides he has to have her instead.
First off, this book has a lot of sex. A. Lot. Not that I am complaining, since I do love my kinky erotica after all. And I mean, what can you expect reading a book called Simply Sexual. But, towards the end of this story I was a little bit worn out by it all. Not just the sex scenes (which Pearce does for the most part handle well), but by all the rampaging angst among the three main characters. Because yes, there is another player in this kink-fest. His name is Peter and he was also being held at the brothel and has been in love with Valentin for years.
I have no problem with M/F/M stories. Far from it. It just seemed as though this one was a bit forced. Valentin spends much of the story trying to convince Sara that Peter's love is unrequited, and Sara spends a lot of time trying not to be jealous. Which is part of the reason that the resolution...if that's what you can call it...came off as well...odd. I seem to be in the minority feeling this way, though.
So, this was enjoyable as far as a quick, sex-filled romp goes. But, not so much when you try and make sense of certain aspects of the plot.
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Lord Valentin Sokorvsky is a wealthy bachelor preparing to marry the timid daughter of the man who rescued him from a 7 year existence as a sex slave in a Turkish brothel. That is until he meets the sister of the girl he is due to marry, and decides he has to have her instead.
First off, this book has a lot of sex. A. Lot. Not that I am complaining, since I do love my kinky erotica after all. And I mean, what can you expect reading a book called Simply Sexual. But, towards the end of this story I was a little bit worn out by it all. Not just the sex scenes (which Pearce does for the most part handle well), but by all the rampaging angst among the three main characters. Because yes, there is another player in this kink-fest. His name is Peter and he was also being held at the brothel and has been in love with Valentin for years.
I have no problem with M/F/M stories. Far from it. It just seemed as though this one was a bit forced. Valentin spends much of the story trying to convince Sara that Peter's love is unrequited, and Sara spends a lot of time trying not to be jealous. Which is part of the reason that the resolution...if that's what you can call it...came off as well...odd. I seem to be in the minority feeling this way, though.
So, this was enjoyable as far as a quick, sex-filled romp goes. But, not so much when you try and make sense of certain aspects of the plot.
My YT Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Bookgasmic
My blog: http://ravingbookaddict.blogspot.com/
blushinbluestocking's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
birdloveranne's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. The first 2/3 of the book really didn't do anything to interest me. From about 200 pages til the end, I loved it!
innodavid's review against another edition
2.0
2 STARS
A little toxic in some parts, but overall good story.
A little toxic in some parts, but overall good story.
yanina_amanto's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bookworm_anna's review against another edition
3.0
I can tell this was one of Kate's earlier books, bc it wasn't as tight as her later books i've read. the pacing was weird and the transitions didn't flow well. I did like it, but not as much as her other books i've read. i didn't always understand the motivation of the main characters, and the weird subplot mystery didn't add much. However, i found his secret trauma to be actually a trauma and interesting - usually the trauma is a trauma that's not actually very serious, so it was a change.
maferg01's review against another edition
4.0
I downloaded this up after winning a copy of the fifth book in this series on a Goodreads contest. This is my first book that is a romance and not a Paranormal romance. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It was steamy and at the same time had enough plot and character development to appeal to me. I didn't really find much to be gratuitous, which I would think would be a hazard of writing in this genre. I am downloading the second and third now. Can't wait until I get the forth. It looked like a great story.
honniker's review against another edition
3.0
I just felt like it fell apart a bit at the end. Wasn't a fan of the "healing" scenes.