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Summary: Hot and Cold
Comment: I selected this book from Amazon along with about a half dozen other lesbian-themed books to read over the holidays so I could explore some new lesbian authors out there. I wasn't expecting anything deep or literary with a plotline about a stripper hired for a lonely, uptight workaholic on her birthday. Just a fun ride. And that's pretty much the sum of it.
Yes, I gave it only 3 stars because the second half of the book is poorly developed... but the sex scenes overall are so incredibly well done that you will be forgiving... so I do recommend it.
What surprised me is that I was really sucked into the story right from the start as I could really visualize the scene. This author knows how to write some steamy, playful erotica! And you really do develop an interest in her characters. The dialogue is the strongest device here. Unfortunately, this book does not run with these strong points and evolve into a really good story. It reads like a porn flick... sex scene after sex scene and a rather shallow storyline. However, no skanks in sight. Both characters are not at all what they seem upfront and the duality here is just gorgeous... at least during the first half of the book anyway.
The book kind of went downhill once they got out of the elevator. There are glaring implausibilities that distract you from the story and the sex scenes begin to morph into an instructional manual for light BDSM and anal play. While there is something truly appealing about a stripper who turns out to be the brainy girl-next-door (even if there is little support of this as their work lives are so poorly developed)... this relationship turns into a sappy tribute to the perfect long term relationship where people have no issues and never, ever, and I mean EVER fight or have conflict (um... anyone know lezzies like that?!) and of course they get a dog and don't get me started on lesbians and their pets. :P
I struggled to get through the last few chapters... BORING BORING BORING. No real depth or development here. Just seemed to be a rush to show how perfect their lives turned out. Laurel's perfect breasts: awesome. Dana and Laurel's perfect happy ending relationship: BORING. I have never heard two lesbians apologize so much over nothing. The author calls it fantasy... I call it lazy writing.
Ms. O'Brien... you have some real potential and I'll forgive ya 'cause you're like 29, right? (That and your editor at your makeshift publishing co. screwed you.) You're better than this. Or you can be. You know how to bring characters to life... now you need to work on giving them a real life span and a plausible setting. Screw the porn script structure (serves nothing but masturbatory purposes anyway). Be the first in your neighborhood to thread your awesome erotica with a well-developed story. We lezzies want 'em both!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Thirteen Hours
Comment: I absolutely loved "Thirteen Hours". It starts off in a very interesting position, and gets better and better as the story goes along. Dana Watts, a woman who puts all her focus on work, gets a birthday surprise in the form of a gorgeous dancer named Laurel. She is shocked and angry by the intrusion and escorts the woman out personally. Unfortunately---or rather---fortunately, the elevator they ride in loses power and the two woman are stuck together for quite some time.
I won't go any further except to say that this book involves a lot of sex. It's not bad or anything but I would have liked Dana and Laurel's relationship to focus on more than just the great sex they had together. Personally, the first part, when they are trapped in the elevator, was my favorite part of the book.
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Summary: Too Hot to Touch
Comment: Take a student who is working her way through school as a stripper, bring in a conservative, closeted professional, and you have great chemistry. Add a broken-down elevator and lots of free time and you have a fantastic premise.
This is the most intense book I've read in a long time. It is rightfully categorized as an erotic romance and I don't expect any less from this talented author. Don't get me wrong - the story is great all by itself, but the way O'Brien writes physical scenes is unsurpassed by any of her peers. The scenes are relevant, believable, masterfully written, and interjected into just the right places throughout the story.
Always a fan of O'Brien, I anxiously awaited this book and was not disappointed. The characters of Laurel and Dana are well developed likable. Their personal growth and further development is an unexpected bonus for the reader.
Bottom Line - One of O'Brien's best books, I thoroughly enjoyed `Thirteen Hours' and almost wish I could get trapped in an elevator with a beautiful stranger.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I got what I paid for!
Comment: This book is very sexually explicit.
If that bothers you than steer clear of buying it.
I loved it! It was great to read a 'no holds barred'..raunchy and very sexy honest book.
I thought the author created 2 real characters with great dialogue and storyline.
There is no excuse or reason given here for the amazing sex these two women delve into - there shouldn't be.
I'm so glad Bold stroke published this one and didn't hide her in one of their collection books.
Way to go Meghan! Can't wait for your next one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: awful
Comment: This book is great if you don't mind books without character development or plots. I was very disappointed.
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