**Spoilers**
I like the very beginning of the book, the author gives the reader a
brief glimpse into of Aurelius's thoughts.
The beginning was rather slow, long-winded, and full of eye rolling Innuendos.
It takes way too long for the main male and female lead to get together.
I had reached chapter eleven and the main leads had barely spent any time together.
I got a little tired of Siri stating how good she was at doing just about everything.
I guess it wouldn't be too bad if Siri wasn't always talking about her butt, her chest,her dancing skills, her.. everything.
*Maybe it would have been better if other characters described her because her constant praise of herself was just too much.
As I went through the chapters, something bothered me and I could not place my finger on it.
Then I realized that I did not like Siri. Her personality was just way out there.
She does not own any socks? Really? Why does the Reader have to know that?
Siri was a little too forward for my tastes and she came across as being conceited.
Over confidence is not sexy and it is almost the same as being insecure.
Is it so hard to find a female lead who has a healthy self esteem?
Most of the books that I have read, the female leads have really low self esteem, this one was the complete opposite which wasn't that attractive either.
This book is more erotica than romance.
I did not see much romance in this story.
The book description also states that this book has romance, mystery, suspense, action, adventure, and I did not see any of those subjects demonstrated either.
What the hell does the swingers party have to do with the beginning of the book?
There was too much going on in this book,
A sick mother who has not been visited or mentioned anymore?
strippers? Aurelius Moore?
And now, a swingers party? WTF?!? Literally and figuratively...
And, why does Siri take out her gun and show it and the bullets to Brad?
Was that really necessary?
The shock value of the swingers party quickly wore off and soon became a boring blow by blow detail of a modern day Flash Dance meets a Burlesque description.
This book read more like a surreal combination of Siri's resume and her diary.
Actually, it read like a "how to" manual.
If Siri eats an omelette, its in detail, if she dances, plays a game, brushes her teeth, takes a shower, rides a horse, anything,
its the same thing for activity.
If Siri is brushing her teeth, I'd much prefer her just stating "she ran to the bathroom to brush".
I don't want to read about the tooth paste, the brush, the water running, the faucet, etc..
You know what I'm talking about, those of you have read or listened to it.
It just went on and on about:
Her dancing skills..
How good she looks in her dress, or "out" of it..
How good her boobs look..
How good her butt looks.. blah, blahh.
I can not believe the author went over every dance move, poll swinging and
EVERY interaction with each person at the party, making the entire experience repetitive.
If there are six people at the party and the author states that Siri had interactions which each one, that should be good enough.
It isn't necessary to go into detail, the directions of each participant especially since the instructions were pretty much the same for each person:
"When the music changes" "Enjoy your.. fantasy"
"When the music changes" "Enjoy your.. fantasy"
"When the music changes" "Enjoy your.. fantasy"
"When the music changes" "Enjoy your.. fantasy"
"When the music changes" "Enjoy your.. fantasy"
Really, was that necessary??
My review is a "short" reflection of the entire story.
How can Siri find romance with Aurelius or anyone else if over half of the book she was in every body else's business but her own?
When she finally has a moment with Aurelius, that is just as tedious as the other scenes.
One reviewer wrote:
" the relationship between Siri and Aurie is a totally equal one".
What relationship?
The book was one sided, all about Siri.
The first book of the series 'should' focus on the interaction between Siri and Aurie .Then the next book could have had the swingers party if she wanted.
What did the swingers party have to do with Siri and Aurie?
Another issue that bothered me with this book was:
There are ALOT of Curse Words that could have been omitted,
too many "F" bombs.
I mean.. if a character is upset, yes, its understandable
but to just toss the word out every paragraph.. is just to distracting, aggravating, and tiresome.
I wanted to rate the book higher but I could not.
The storyline dragged on, to many step by step details, and the cussing really bothered me.
Note:
"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."