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A Breach of Promise
This book is one of those clear cases of breach of promise, where the blurbs promise you the world, and you wonder if the learned critics have actually read the book.
The author uses a mixture of suspense, drama and revenge as a vehicle for her clinically described rough stuff, and tries to push as much of it as possible into the story, until the repetition has the reader crying out in pain. Maybe this is the objective, because by the end of the book, I felt like I had been soundly whipped by an amateur.
Following the pattern of B grade porn, the weak storyline tells of a woman who emerges from a coma after having been left for dead, and who, despite suffering from amnesia, tracks down the man who she feels tries to kill her fifteen years earlier. The plot twists can be seen from a distance, so the only reason for reading this would be for the sadomasochism, which to be honest, gets boring very quickly.
No erotic novel should have the reader turning the pages just hoping for the end. As far as erotic fiction goes, this one is a cold shower.
Amanda Richards, March 22, 2005
Disappointing
Topping From Below was much more interesting. Panic snap has a slow start and not much to keep the pages turning. Somewhat disappointing.
Rawr!
I enjoyed this book and thought it was a pretty creative bend on the whole domination/submission s&m type thing. All in all, the "mystery" got a little tedious...Laura Reese has sort of a Dean Koontz writing style wherein you want to reach in and smack the main character for being such a knob about things that are completely obvious to the reader. The erotic bits of this book were absolutely haunting, however...stuff that sticks with you for a long time, be it good or bad! Unfortunately, I read this book prior to reading Ms. Reese's first book (Topping from Below) and ended up sorely disappointed in that book. If you've read Topping from Below, don't bother with this one at all. They're nearly the same book, with the exception being that "M" or "Michael" in Topping From Below is easily, incredibly hate-able. There's a finer line with the male lead character in Panic Snap. He's less hate-able...but still not terrifically like-able.For folks who want to make the argument about the portrayal of the s&m lifestyle in Ms. Reese's books, I have this to say: No one said these were MANUALS. They're works of FICTION and last time I checked, FICTION didn't have to follow any rules because it's, well, MADE UP! At any rate, it's an enjoyable read as an erotic novel. As a mystery novel, well, it really leaves a lot to be desired.
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