3.5 stars, rounded down. I liked it as a "straight girl's fantasy" but I thought there was more sex than necessary. The epilogue was completely unnece...more3.5 stars, rounded down. I liked it as a "straight girl's fantasy" but I thought there was more sex than necessary. The epilogue was completely unnecessary except to wrap up the pirating issue, and that could have been done as a more active part of the story. (I kept expecting it to happen and it never did.) The characters were sweet together and I generally liked them. However, I never bought into Carrie's reason for going to her loan shark uncle. She didn't strike me as stupid enough to think that he would hurt her dad but not her, and I don't know of any legitimate creditors that would threaten to break her kneecaps. I'm not even certain that part of the storyline was even necessary to the story. *shrug* I would have been just as happy without it and the story be an erotic short. I guess that's why I'm not rating it higher.(less)
Most of the stories were 3 stars for me. They were nice but nothing spectacular. My favorite was Kim Dare's Trust, Love, Submit, but then I enjoy read...moreMost of the stories were 3 stars for me. They were nice but nothing spectacular. My favorite was Kim Dare's Trust, Love, Submit, but then I enjoy reading BDSM stories. I give that one 4 stars.(less)