Cherise E. (CherryDuck) reviewed on 4/10/2013 + 150 more book reviews

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Nora Sutherlin is a famous erotica writer in need of a new publishing house she is writing a different type of book and wants it handled differently. Zachary Easton is the editor assigned to her manuscript. He walks into the deal with severe prejudice about the types of books she writes and the type of writer she is but the more they work together the more he realizes the talent under all the smut.

I have so many thoughts floating around in my head right now, it is hard to organize them all and pick out the highlights. Forgive me if this review is all over the place. 

When Nora first appeared on page, I hated her. I was completely turned off by her personality and found her repugnant. Midway through the book I started to warm up to her, mostly because of the genuine affection she showed for Wesley. By the end of the book I felt sorry for her, liked her and felt that I really didnt know her that well at all. The characters in this book are all so complex I feel like we have barely touched the surface of them.

The one thing that bugged me the most about this book was the way I felt the authors and Noras voice spoke to me. I dont know how to describe it except to say I felt like book quotes, Latin, and French were placed in the book to impress the reader rather than to have a real purpose to the story. The other thing that irked me was the use of the term Vanilla Sex. Like anything outside of BDSM was boring and Vanilla. If you are having boring sex its not Vanilla. Its wrong. LOL

Surprisingly, despite the subject matter, this was probably the least arousing of the erotic literature I have read. First of all there werent that many sex scenes. The sex really does take a backseat to the emotional struggles of each of the characters. The sexiest scene to me was probably one of the tamest a simple hand job. It was intimate and intense, sweet and terribly sexy. I loved it. A second runner up would be a scene between Nora and another female.

This isnt a lighthearted happily ever after kind of story. Its an uphill battle with what we want, whats good for us, what we can never have. It left me feeling bereft. I dont understand the appeal of ending up hospitalized after a beating from the one you love, but I understand the need to be whoever you have to be to be with the one you love.

This book is delightfully disturbing, sinful and sad. It is also beautifully written, hard to put down and impossible to forget.

Cherise Everhard, April 2013
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