Release Date: December 12, 2016
Publisher: Carina Press
Pages: 241
Genre: Adult Fiction, Erotica, Romance
*I received this book as a NetGalley ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own. Thanks NetGalley!*
Summary
What would you do if someone offered to fulfill your wildest fantasies?
Seductive.
Charming.
Dominant.
Dean Sova is everything Maya Clery craves. From the first touch, their connection is intense. After leaving her troubled past behind, Maya thought she was happy--she is happy--but meeting Dean forces her to acknowledge dark needs she longs to explore yet has never had the courage to face.
Her perfect match, Dean encourages Maya to set loose the submissive urges inside her in a series of assignments intended to open her mind and test the limits of pleasure...but Maya isn't sure she can fully let go of her inhibitions.
What would you do if someone offered to fulfill your wildest fantasies?
The answer seems obvious. You take the offer and hope the price isn't too high. --Goodreads
The Rundown
Hmmm...this felt like what happens when two people with extreme issues have sex. It didn't make me uncomfortable exactly, but pretty much everything about Dean and Maya's relationship felt off from the very beginning.
They meet through mutual friends at a cookout and are instantly attracted to each to each other. Okay. I'll bite. That happens a lot. They could have gone off on their sexy time adventures and figuring themselves and each other out for the rest of the book and it would have been alright.
Alas, that's not what happened. It all felt less sexy and more awkward/borderline uncomfortable when Dean starts cranking out these sexual assignments for Maya right off the bat. Like before they've even kissed. I get that this is a BDSM novel, but so much with this story felt off to me. I never understood why Maya's best friend was always trying to steer Maya away from Dean when aside from being pretty kinky, he was a pretty sweet and romantic guy. Then there's this mysterious mentor of Dean's, Niko, that it felt like he was mentioned enough that there should have been more to, but I guess not?
I think this would have been a better story if the author had developed more into Maya's recovery from an abusive boyfriend and how that played into her sexuality in a more healthy manor. Even their romance and declaration of love for each other at the end came out of nowhere with not much explanation for why they fell. Other than a few steamy scenes, this book is just a lot of loose ends that never got tied up. Pun intended.
Rating: 2 stars. Meh. Skip it.
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