Review, The French Encounter by
Cecile,
Where to even begin, I have so much to say. What began as a run-of-the-mill greek god vs feisty woman romance kept me thoroughly engrossed through sound wordplay and a seamless narrative. The book impressed me with its candour - yes, she wanted marriage desperately, she was mortified of her dark underarms (one of his favourite 'black things') and yes, she felt compelled to indulge in the moment and throw caution to the air. Sounds a lot like home!
Let me enumerate the could-have-been-betters first:
1. There were quite a few glaring typos and grammatical inconsistencies.
2. The first 200 pages of erotica read a bit like a typical M&B novel.
3. How did he change his mind in the end? Did I miss something?
4. There were a few subplots which weren't elaborated (like the conceiving of the baby, Rod the character etc). The second half just whizzed by - this is totally fine if it was consistent throughout. I thought there was a lot of attention to detail in the first half than the second.
And the best of the book:
1. The story took shape at an alarming pace towards the end and kept me turning the pages eagerly.
2. The beach side lovemaking at the end was deliciously original - nothing like I've ever read before.
3. There were moments in the book where I wept, there were moments were I felt a physical clamping in my chest. The book spoke to me at so many places.
4. I loved that there was a point where even the outrageously horny and flamboyant Jean decided that enough was enough and walked away. 'No woman, not even Kat, could dictate terms in his life again'. This made him look more reasonable as a person.
5. I enjoyed the flirtatious dialogues between Jean and Kat. So delectable! Jean was such a tease! Who wouldn't want a man who was this good with words!
I have lots more to say and I'd love to pick specific scenes and dialogues and tell you what I felt about each of them but I've already lent the book to a friend so I'm just dependent on my memory right now!
I wish you great success with The French Encounter, Cecile, and everything else that you're going to create!
Where to even begin, I have so much to say. What began as a run-of-the-mill greek god vs feisty woman romance kept me thoroughly engrossed through sound wordplay and a seamless narrative. The book impressed me with its candour - yes, she wanted marriage desperately, she was mortified of her dark underarms (one of his favourite 'black things') and yes, she felt compelled to indulge in the moment and throw caution to the air. Sounds a lot like home!
Let me enumerate the could-have-been-betters first:
1. There were quite a few glaring typos and grammatical inconsistencies.
2. The first 200 pages of erotica read a bit like a typical M&B novel.
3. How did he change his mind in the end? Did I miss something?
4. There were a few subplots which weren't elaborated (like the conceiving of the baby, Rod the character etc). The second half just whizzed by - this is totally fine if it was consistent throughout. I thought there was a lot of attention to detail in the first half than the second.
And the best of the book:
1. The story took shape at an alarming pace towards the end and kept me turning the pages eagerly.
2. The beach side lovemaking at the end was deliciously original - nothing like I've ever read before.
3. There were moments in the book where I wept, there were moments were I felt a physical clamping in my chest. The book spoke to me at so many places.
4. I loved that there was a point where even the outrageously horny and flamboyant Jean decided that enough was enough and walked away. 'No woman, not even Kat, could dictate terms in his life again'. This made him look more reasonable as a person.
5. I enjoyed the flirtatious dialogues between Jean and Kat. So delectable! Jean was such a tease! Who wouldn't want a man who was this good with words!
I have lots more to say and I'd love to pick specific scenes and dialogues and tell you what I felt about each of them but I've already lent the book to a friend so I'm just dependent on my memory right now!
I wish you great success with The French Encounter, Cecile, and everything else that you're going to create!
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