I dread writing this review. I mean knots in my stomach dread. So, before I chicken out….here goes.
Sophie is the naughty persona of Tara Brown. Tara is one of my favorite authors now, well really has been for a while. I respect her writing style, her cross-genre mentality and she just writes a good book. *** Take note haters….read my earlier entries for proof*** However, Sophie Starr didn’t deliver for me. I’ve waited patiently along with Tara’s other fans for this book to drop. We saw all the teasers and I bought into the hype. I read it. I was disappointed. I love erotica. I love romances. I love reading about sexual deviance. But, I could not love this book. Sigh…and I really, really wanted to.
The books premise is a naughty, dark erotic revision of the classic Cinderella. I expected pure enchantment. I wanted my cheeks to flush and to have my own naughty thoughts. I got nothing. It was short, poorly worded, one-dimensional and rushed. There was very little character development, character interaction was confusing and well, it was just really bad. Gah…I hate even typing that. I read it this morning and can’t even tell you a thing about Prince Charming or the Dark Knight other than there were two supposedly hot guys, a prince and a king. That’s not good Sophie. I should instantly as a reader be able to make a connection with the characters. I couldn’t even like Ella. I didn’t understand her. I started to get a feel for her, but by the time I even got that far the book is done. I needed more. I needed more sex, more background and a better wicked step-mother.
I wanted to find one good thing about this book, but I’ve got nothing. I’m sorry. Please go check it out, find something good and tell me about it. Tell me how wrong I am-promise if you can find something redeeming about it I will read it again. It’s a buck now on Amazon.
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