A bland romantic read
2 Stars
Commitment phobic pilot Amanda Bauer’s terrible track record with men has made her wary of traditional relationships. But when she meets hunky business owner Reese Campbell, it’s not a traditional relationship that she has in mind – it’s just plenty of adventurous sex.
After their first steamy encounter, they arrange to meet up every couple of months for fantasy fuelled sex. But how long will they both be happy with their no strings relationship and what will the pair do when they realise that it’s not just lust that’s driving them towards each other?
I adore Leslie Kelly’s writing and there has never been a book of hers that I wasn’t engrossed in from the first page. Until now. It seems like a betrayal to say that this book fell completely flat for me.
While Reese and Amanda were both good enough characters, neither had much depth or were overly exciting. Amanda especially was a disappointment as, to me, she was completely un-relatable and at times, un-likeable. The pair did have chemistry but it was definitely more one night stand chemistry than of the happily ever after sort.
At times the attempts at sexiness sounded more like the script of a really bad, and predictable porno. There were the required number of sex scenes but with the lack of emotion they came across as bland and perfunctory. A lot of the sex was based on role play fantasies: sex with a stranger, phone sex, cop and prisoner etc. It all still did very little for me, I’m afraid.
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