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A review by myhandmadehell
Escorted by Claire Kent
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Look, I may bump up my rating to a full five stars after I’ve sat on this book for a couple days. I absolutely bombed this book in less than 24 hours because I could. Not. Stop.
I’ll start with the stuff I didn’t like that much but honestly I wasn’t that bothered by it, but I want to acknowledge it. There are a lot of repetitive phrases in this book. A ton of sex scenes where a lot of the same things happen. They have the same kinds of reactions to things. And it kinda seems to go on a bit (which may be a problem for some but was not a problem at all for me because I loved them together so much). And once or twice, a character will say they’ve “never” done something when we have actually seen them do that thing in the book. And I guess I also found the rather dramatic third act relationship shift a little jarring, but not in a bad way?
Other than those things, which were really quite minor for me in the context of this book, I really really loved this. I had such a great time watching them grow closer, witnessing the changes in Ander’s behaviors and reactions and perceiving them differently from Lori. Watching Ander slowly slowly come out of his shell, and watching Lori grow into her sexual power. For a book that pretty much starts right off the bat with sex, this book was in reality the slowest of burns, so much so that simple eye contact, brushes of skin, and sweet kisses had me *sweating*.
Some of the side plot was a little trite, like Ander’s backstory, and the occasional appearance of Lori’s cousin, who only seemed to exist to give Lori bits of information that moved the story along (and probably so that Anders and Lori weren’t literally the only characters in the book) but I LOVED the focus on the two of them and the fact that almost every scene was them together.
It really did feel like “a year in the life” and all the things that can quietly change during a year. And I was positively *feral* watching Anders lose control around her. This book had me kicking my feet, grinning like an idiot, and also squirming in my seat. Absolutely loved this, will probably read again.
I’ll start with the stuff I didn’t like that much but honestly I wasn’t that bothered by it, but I want to acknowledge it. There are a lot of repetitive phrases in this book. A ton of sex scenes where a lot of the same things happen. They have the same kinds of reactions to things. And it kinda seems to go on a bit (which may be a problem for some but was not a problem at all for me because I loved them together so much). And once or twice, a character will say they’ve “never” done something when we have actually seen them do that thing in the book. And I guess I also found the rather dramatic third act relationship shift a little jarring, but not in a bad way?
Other than those things, which were really quite minor for me in the context of this book, I really really loved this. I had such a great time watching them grow closer, witnessing the changes in Ander’s behaviors and reactions and perceiving them differently from Lori. Watching Ander slowly slowly come out of his shell, and watching Lori grow into her sexual power. For a book that pretty much starts right off the bat with sex, this book was in reality the slowest of burns, so much so that simple eye contact, brushes of skin, and sweet kisses had me *sweating*.
Some of the side plot was a little trite, like Ander’s backstory, and the occasional appearance of Lori’s cousin, who only seemed to exist to give Lori bits of information that moved the story along (and probably so that Anders and Lori weren’t literally the only characters in the book) but I LOVED the focus on the two of them and the fact that almost every scene was them together.
It really did feel like “a year in the life” and all the things that can quietly change during a year. And I was positively *feral* watching Anders lose control around her. This book had me kicking my feet, grinning like an idiot, and also squirming in my seat. Absolutely loved this, will probably read again.