Laura T. reviewed on
Helpful Score: 6
The only prior book I've read by Ms Day seemed to me to have so little story--just some throw-away plot to use as an excuse to write one graphic sexual interlude after the other. Not this one. In this book, I found the storyline and premise to be interesting enough that I finished the book in a single day of reading--and didn't skim through it like I have some of her others.
I guess my favorite factor was that our hero married our heroine for all the wrong reasons, was out of the picture for more than 4 years, and came back (a vastly more mature and likeable man) to discover a strong attraction to the wife he left behind. I understood why she was intrigued now when she wasn't back then.
There were a couple of tee-hee moments especially toward the end of the story, one involving our heroine's brother and the near-botching of his own romantic future. At that same time, our heroine was running away from a revelation regarding her husband and their future. This seemed out of character for her because she had pretty much stood her ground and demanded his respect prior to that (and lots of sex, of course).
Ms Day is known for writing in a style that is scorchingly erotic and vividly described using modern language that would have been extremely shocking and unacceptable in this time period. Ultimately, I gave this book a 3 because "I Liked It" and because I would read others by Ms Day, but she is far from my favorite author.
I guess my favorite factor was that our hero married our heroine for all the wrong reasons, was out of the picture for more than 4 years, and came back (a vastly more mature and likeable man) to discover a strong attraction to the wife he left behind. I understood why she was intrigued now when she wasn't back then.
There were a couple of tee-hee moments especially toward the end of the story, one involving our heroine's brother and the near-botching of his own romantic future. At that same time, our heroine was running away from a revelation regarding her husband and their future. This seemed out of character for her because she had pretty much stood her ground and demanded his respect prior to that (and lots of sex, of course).
Ms Day is known for writing in a style that is scorchingly erotic and vividly described using modern language that would have been extremely shocking and unacceptable in this time period. Ultimately, I gave this book a 3 because "I Liked It" and because I would read others by Ms Day, but she is far from my favorite author.
