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A review by stumpfed
Unscrupulous by Avery Aster
4.0
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. Undressed about did me in on every level. It was a scorcher, it was hilarious and it had a great story line. I was so excited to get Taddy's book!
First, the POV and getting to know Warner "Big Daddy" Truman. This is the perfect match for Taddy and the anticipation for these two to finally collide mentally and physically builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds....still with me? That's sort of how I felt about this book. It was a wee bit of a take off from the erotica and ventured into the whole contemporary romance arena. Nothing hot about your horny Manhattanites taking a year off of sex! I get that this is a prequel and there was quite a bit of character building and plot setting with these 4 friends.
To wait until 85% through to finally get these two together....ugh. Then it was actually awkward, hot but awkward nonetheless. I loved that! You never get that in a book. No angels singing, no perfect night...Taddy was busy fighting her feelings and slapping Big Daddy. As much as I was digging that, then the trite immediate declaration of love a few hours after bumping uglies erased all of the bliss I was feeling.
As you can tell, this was a roller coaster for me. But, not enough twists, turns and spins. Nothing that made my stomach dip. This book felt like it existed for the soul purpose of setting the tone. There are big things to come with this group and I know Aster had to provide a solid foundation to build it strong, but as a follow up to Undressed, I was expecting a bit more panty dropping quotes and would have liked to see these two get together half way through the book and really grow together, work some issues out together and spend more time explaining what Big Daddy was doing to His Red.
I'll be first in line for the next book though. Can't wait to see where these cliffhangers drop us.
First, the POV and getting to know Warner "Big Daddy" Truman. This is the perfect match for Taddy and the anticipation for these two to finally collide mentally and physically builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds and builds....still with me? That's sort of how I felt about this book. It was a wee bit of a take off from the erotica and ventured into the whole contemporary romance arena. Nothing hot about your horny Manhattanites taking a year off of sex! I get that this is a prequel and there was quite a bit of character building and plot setting with these 4 friends.
To wait until 85% through to finally get these two together....ugh. Then it was actually awkward, hot but awkward nonetheless. I loved that! You never get that in a book. No angels singing, no perfect night...Taddy was busy fighting her feelings and slapping Big Daddy. As much as I was digging that, then the trite immediate declaration of love a few hours after bumping uglies erased all of the bliss I was feeling.
As you can tell, this was a roller coaster for me. But, not enough twists, turns and spins. Nothing that made my stomach dip. This book felt like it existed for the soul purpose of setting the tone. There are big things to come with this group and I know Aster had to provide a solid foundation to build it strong, but as a follow up to Undressed, I was expecting a bit more panty dropping quotes and would have liked to see these two get together half way through the book and really grow together, work some issues out together and spend more time explaining what Big Daddy was doing to His Red.
I'll be first in line for the next book though. Can't wait to see where these cliffhangers drop us.