Izlinda's review
The Book of Shadows
by James Reese
Izlinda's review
The Book of Shadows by James Reese
Izlinda's review
rating:
bookshelves:
erotica,
fantasy---erotic,
supernatural
** spoiler alert **
The premise of the book seemed very promising and interesting; set in historical France it centers around Herculine at a convent. We get hints of how Herculine is "different" from the other girls, but nothing concrete until midway-ish through the book.
Truthfully I could not finish this book as I found the writing a little too awkward (perhaps suitable for the narrative, first-person style, but suffocating) and too flowery. While there are erotic scenes in the book - I admit to flipping through - right now I cannot stomach the thought of plowing through this to see why there are some fantastic reviews of this book. If the later part of the book is hooking, I think I would find it uneven writing. Perhaps when I'm bored I will try finishing this book. As it is, I am regretful I spent money buying this from a bookstore without any customer reviews to go by and being my usual cautious self.
Truthfully I could not finish this book as I found the writing a little too awkward (perhaps suitable for the narrative, first-person style, but suffocating) and too flowery. While there are erotic scenes in the book - I admit to flipping through - right now I cannot stomach the thought of plowing through this to see why there are some fantastic reviews of this book. If the later part of the book is hooking, I think I would find it uneven writing. Perhaps when I'm bored I will try finishing this book. As it is, I am regretful I spent money buying this from a bookstore without any customer reviews to go by and being my usual cautious self.
