furqanjawed

This book had both good and not-so-good parts. The story was interesting or it could have been if the sex didn't overshadow the story. The biggest problem was that the sex made me uncomfortable instead of hot (well most of the time, there were some hot scenes). I really felt like the hero went totally off his rocker for a little while when he kidnapped the heroine and pretty much forced her to do some BDSM things (Safe, sane and consentual it was not - well I guess one out of three ain't bad since it wasn't consentual and Shane was not sane). It was hard to read because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to believe the heroine really wanted it deep down or whether he was forcing her to do something she really didn't want to do - which was kind of disturbing. I would have been okay with the book if Shane would have just seduced her into having wild sex with him for a weekend, which it was pretty obvious that she would have done that. But nope he has to keep her tied up and keeps making her do things that leave her in tears afterwards, which tells me that he was hurting her emotionally. Making love in any way, whether conventionally or with some typing up and spanking, should be about mutual pleasure. So after awhile Shane gets off the crazy train and starts to act normal again. The story gets much better once Shane starts taking his crazy pills and treats Laura with more care. For God's sake the woman was terrorized for 13 years of her life, I think she would have responded better to a comforting touch than a paddle (yeah yeah I know Shane didn't realize she was terrorized). But he does start acting much better, then Laura finally starts to break down her barriers though I think she should have done that MUCH sooner - Shane was in the FBI and could have protected her and her family. The last part of the story was actually decent once we leave the cabin of not-quite-consentual-loving. The ending was sweet, I didn't mind the dominant side of Shane once I actually felt like Lauren was a happily willing participant. The story could have been really good if the cabin scenes would have been sweeter (or consentual?) or if Laura had just told him her secrets sooner. I did enjoy parts of the story when I could actually see Laura and Shane happy together. So three stars is where I am at after that rambling diatrobe :)

2023-01-05 07:20