A review by bldownunder
The Juliette Society by Sasha Grey

2.0

I bought the book based on the blurb, thinking it was going to be about a young woman infiltrating a sex society for some bigger purpose. The "society" only appears at the end and is never really explored, the relationship between Catherine and Jack seems unhealthy and the side characters of Bundy and Anna are left underdeveloped. The end of the book is unsatisfying on many levels, to top it off, and the only thing really explored is Catherine's increasingly elaborate sexual fantasies. Sasha Grey has the potential to be a great writer, and if she's given the chance her next book can prove that, if she's given a firmer guiding hand in plot development. Characters can't make a book or film enjoyable if there's not enough plot for them to exist within.