Yvonne L. reviewed on + 929 more book reviews
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It was good enough for me to want to read the sequels but it didn't really dazzle me. My major complaint was that the writing was disjointed. It really did read like someone who was really new at writing but it did have enough potential where I think she could become really good.
Jasha and Ann didn't do it for me. The sex scenes were very dull. Perhaps it was because Dodd had tried to make it wild but not too dirty so it came off as a bit lame. A few of the sex scene were close to rape but not in a good rape fantasy way. I spend so much time reviewing the sex scenes because there were a lot of them in the book. They weren't full-on monkey sexy wild nor were they romantic. Their dialouge was almost nonexistent and what there was didn't seem to go anywhere.
Also their behavior and motivation behind it didn't match. Jasha especially was very inconsistent. Sometimes he was downright silly and fun while all of a sudden he would be alpha, unreasonable, high-handed, and solemn. Some characters are a little bit of both but Dodd did a poor job with that here. Jasha just seemed like two different men. Ann was supposed to be reserved all her life so how did she get such a smart mouth. The list goes on. I can't tell you how many times I asked myself, "how did we get to this point?"
There were a few scenes that were over-the-top melodramatic, like when Jasha's father disciplined him physically for taking Ann's virginity at dinner. Okay, how mortifying for Ann first to witness the violence and for everyone in the family to find out she was a virgin. Anyway, I thought the scene was dumb.
The cool thing about the book were all the other characters and the interactions Jasha and Ann had with them. The big family and friend scenes (including the cat) kept me reading. They were fun with great dialogue. I also liked Ann's secret and the phone call with Sister Mary Magdeline. It was a great way to reveal Ann's past.
This book is part of a four book series so you don't get much real resolution until book four (I'm assuming). Mostly this book layed the groundwork and background while you get the story of how Jasha got together with Ann.
It was okay. I don't mind reading it when I have nothing else to read. I also will read the other ones out of curiousity but I wouldn't spend real money on them.
Jasha and Ann didn't do it for me. The sex scenes were very dull. Perhaps it was because Dodd had tried to make it wild but not too dirty so it came off as a bit lame. A few of the sex scene were close to rape but not in a good rape fantasy way. I spend so much time reviewing the sex scenes because there were a lot of them in the book. They weren't full-on monkey sexy wild nor were they romantic. Their dialouge was almost nonexistent and what there was didn't seem to go anywhere.
Also their behavior and motivation behind it didn't match. Jasha especially was very inconsistent. Sometimes he was downright silly and fun while all of a sudden he would be alpha, unreasonable, high-handed, and solemn. Some characters are a little bit of both but Dodd did a poor job with that here. Jasha just seemed like two different men. Ann was supposed to be reserved all her life so how did she get such a smart mouth. The list goes on. I can't tell you how many times I asked myself, "how did we get to this point?"
There were a few scenes that were over-the-top melodramatic, like when Jasha's father disciplined him physically for taking Ann's virginity at dinner. Okay, how mortifying for Ann first to witness the violence and for everyone in the family to find out she was a virgin. Anyway, I thought the scene was dumb.
The cool thing about the book were all the other characters and the interactions Jasha and Ann had with them. The big family and friend scenes (including the cat) kept me reading. They were fun with great dialogue. I also liked Ann's secret and the phone call with Sister Mary Magdeline. It was a great way to reveal Ann's past.
This book is part of a four book series so you don't get much real resolution until book four (I'm assuming). Mostly this book layed the groundwork and background while you get the story of how Jasha got together with Ann.
It was okay. I don't mind reading it when I have nothing else to read. I also will read the other ones out of curiousity but I wouldn't spend real money on them.
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