That could be a bit of a problem since he’s gay. He found out he only gets his grandfather’s inheritance (50 million dollars) if he is married to a woman before he turns 25, which is tomorrow. I guess I shouldn't have tried to re-read this. And the whole Ally is a woman, is a man, is a woman, is a man thing just didn't work for me this time. While I enjoyed the fluffiness before, now I was pretty bored. The story itself also got on my nerves this time. Just like the voice of a female character, Gretchen, who suddenly didn't have a female souding voice anymore when John Solo used his regular speaking voice for the rest of the conversation. And then near the end I guess he caught on and halfway through a sentence he changed it back. He suddenly had the voice John Solo had previously used for Christopher, Harry's boyfriend. He did a fairly good job until halfway he suddenly changed Taylor's friend Harry's voice. I've enjoyed audios by John Solo before, but here it didn't quite work for me. I've never read sex scenes as unsexy as she can write them. I'm going with 3 stars instead of 4 now.Īnd how could I forget that Tara Lain writes the worst sex scenes ever.
I didn't enjoy this as much as I did 3 years ago. I would encourage anyone even remotely interested to look at other reviews before deciding. This didn't suit me but Lain has a unique style all her own and there is an audience for it. I never connected to this story and found myself listening halfheartedly rather than engagingly, but we all have authors and styles that resonate with us.
His delivery is perky, punchy and peppy which, granted, is fitting for this prose but it somehow made the whole thing worse. The dialogue is stilted to begin with, so I hate to blame Solo, but by the same token, I don't think his narration helped with regard to my enjoyment. Both Ally and Taylor's characterizations felt flimsy and one-dimensional. But I do want at least a bit of something substantiative about the characters. It's not that I expect depth in my cracky fluff, I don't. Had I connected to it or the characters this level of reality suspension would likely have been a non-issue. Bottom line: everything was resolved quickly, easily and unrealistically which, honestly, is kind of par for the course with this series. I didn't understand why Ally was on the run from his father nor did I think his henchmen would have a difficult time locating him after he "escaped" on a private plane bound for San Francisco. The plot didn't make a whole lot of sense and what did was cheesy and OTT. It's choppy with odd little asides randomly thrown in that are usually hokey and sometimes borderline offensive.
I've never read anything by Tara Lain before and I find her writing style almost cacophonous. This is a sad sad day indeed, so let's make this short. Cracky fluff with an androgynous and crossdressing character no less! I never thought I'd see the day that I would 1 heart some cracky fluff.
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