Multi-Erotica Book Review

 

 

 

 

Because I’ve been so crazy lately, I’m going to go ahead and due a multi-review  of 7 books. All ARCS provided by NetGalley.

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Beyond Eden – Kele Moon

This was a very hot, erotic packed tale, and although it was different than most ménage-a-trois tales, I’ve read, I have to say, I am very impressed with how their needs made such a huge difference in their relationship. The relationships differ between the characters, whether it’s Eve & Paul, Eve & Danny, Paul & Danny and/or finally Eve, Danny & Paul. It was fascinating, frustrating,and definitely a roller-coaster and cluster-f*** of emotions but not in a bad/horrible/messed up way–it intrigued me in a way that made me get sucked into the story even more! And although, it was way beyond my comfort zone, it definitely, turned me on as person and as a reader. Each corner of this triangle is intriguing because each character is in love with each character, there is a bond between all three whether it’s as individuals or as a ménage-a-trois. Then throw in the BDSM aspect, the other woman (Paul’s fiancée), and whole lot of emotions, a roller coaster of emotions, and you got yourself a steamy, brilliant story!

Come Alive – Jessica Hawkins

So for this book, I would really, really, really recommend you read the first book: Come Undone, before you throw yourself into this book, I would also caution that if you have not read the first book, stop reading this,..NOW. So here we go, the first book was good, really, really good and amazing, this book was off-the-charts better. David, Olivia and Bill create quite a love triangle, Olivia is married to Bill but wants David and so begins our story. I wanted to scream and rant and yell at Olivia, CHOOSE NOW!!! And at the same time, I felt that Olivia should have kept her vows, but how can you settle for anything less than your happily ever after, but what of consequences? This book really brought out mixed feelings and anxieties, I understood so much about our human nature that wants more than what we have and yet most of us would settle for less. While I am rooting for David and Olivia, I feel for Bill, the loser of this sore triangle, it seems, because he is hurting and how can he not? But at the same time, how can his marriage to Olivia be saved?

Claiming Lauren – Emily Ryan-Davis

This was a very short but steamy, sexy, and sweet read. Lauren Brant is a society wife, classy, polished, elegant and most importantly: lonely. Although she is married to a very successful and handsome man, their marriage is in name only and lacks the emotion she seeks. Divided by continents, they live totally separate and independent lives. Lauren wants out but high-society dictates that she stay in a marriage where love, or even remote like don’t matter. Driven by her loneliness and the desire to assuage her physical needs, Lauren joins a chat group that caters to those in the BDSM lifestyle. This is where she meets Master and carries on a two year virtual relationship with him; as time goes by Lauren feels more and more alone and decides to meet Master face-to-face. When they finally meet Lauren’s life is irrevocably changed and forever fulfilled when Master turns out to be her husband, Jake/Jacob.

One Hot Winter’s Night – Serenity Woods

One Hot Winter’s Night sounds like a great action packed adventure with espionage and romance thrown in. It starts with a chase for a precious artifact through the Swedish wilderness. Cat is close but cannot stop Heath (the silver fox) from reaching the artifact first. She pursues hot on his tail determined to get the necklace and tracks him to a local ice hotel. Heath and Cat have never met so she lies about who she is and flirts with Heath to get him to get the necklace. However. the tables turn when Heath talks Cat into bed instead.

Cat is not used to relationships and is happy to walk away after a single night, however, Heath is not willing to let her go so easily. So, of course, since they work in the same profession they are bound to meet sooner rather than later. They continue their string of one night stands, while Cat prefers this friends with benefits relationship they have built, Heath wants more and pursues her for more. The constant  hotels give Cat and Heath plenty of opportunity to jump into bed and the smex between these two was hot, but I would have liked to have felt more and seen more of their budding relationship and how they fell for eachother. Overall, though I really enjoyed the story even if at times I had a hard time connecting with these two characters.

Soul Stripper – Katana Collins

I enjoy paranormal romance novels and had expected a really good story with this book. This book however, was a little out of my norm, OK, no a lot out of my norm. Monica is a succubus, but she is not only a succubus, she is an angel turned succubus, she collects souls for hell and feeds on them.  She has a normal waitressing job during the day and works as a stripper during the night, therefore, feeding only on “bad” souls. However, her talents give her away and she becomes a target for a serial succubus killer. Her former, angelic side prevents her from feeding of off good souls, however, her need to survive may just be the end of it….The smex was amazing, and the story was in and of itself also amazing, I found my new paranormal series, and this is just book one.

Three Stages of Love: Lust – T.C. Anthony

This book is really hard for me….I really do not like giving bad reviews but this book fell way too far of my expectations. With a title like “Three Stages of Love: Lust” I really expected more. Don’t get me wrong I love erotica and smut as much as the next person, I can  even handle, ménage-a-troises, and straight smut stories filled with sordid depravities and straight out gangbang smex. However, for me an erotic novel requires more than just smex and requires depth and a semblance of a good plot. I felt that this book lacked a good plot and lacked a certain depth for its characters. The story starts with Eve propositioning Alexander at a bar, while this is a plot line that has been used, re-used, and recycled, in  this particular story it falls flat and short of anything. Alexander turns out to be her temporary boss, but both lack adult-like qualities and resort to sipid and high-school like behavior. And surprisingly, they actually do complement each other. And although their relationship continues to baffle me, and lacks the depth I usually crave for in erotica, I did enjoy the smex, the smex was good…REALLY GOOD. The editing is also at times lacking and the story feels rushed and forced at times, there is a lack of wording and punctuation that seems to fast-forward the story even more than it already is. And I’m going to stop now because I just simply can’t continue this line of thought. However, if the story received editing, depth and deeper plot, it could hold a lot of potential.

The things I do for You – M. Malone

You ever loved someone who didn’t know you existed? Someone close but yet so far from you? Love from afar …If you loved something let it go….how much are you willing to love and how much are you willing to risk? The things I do for you tells that story.Ms. Malone does an excellent job of creating a love story gone wrong to a match made in heaven. The sexual chemistry between the hero and heroine was off the charts hot and I applaud Ms. Malone for her ability to tell this story without going overboard in the emotional roller coaster department. In the END, I loved this story and Ms. Malone did an excellent job of combining all the elements of the story.