The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this 3rd in the Sandman graphic novels but I’ve only given it four stars because it just plain ended too soon.
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Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
My review
rating: 1 of 5 stars
I don’t plan on getting another book by this author. This read more like bad adult fan fiction. The second Eidolon and Tayla see each other all they can think about is having sex. I found the language coarse, and the writing was dull.
It was an ambitious sounding plot with a fascinating world inhabited by good and bad demons. However, the plot was thin and there was so much more that the author could have done in allowing the reader to visualize and explore this demon world. Instead, it seemed like the author was too busy throwing her characters into scenes where they could have a go at each other. There was no foreplay for the reader.
A romance needs time to blossom between its characters. It not only rounds out the characters, but draws the reader into their world. To me, Tayla and Eidolon were just flat, 2D characters that didn’t have a chance to develop properly. I quite liked Eidolon, but Tayla was full of mouthy angst and she just plain annoyed me.
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I haven’t read any of these books. But I’m going to check out our library and see if I can find some of them. Thanks for the suggestions. I’m always looking for something new. Right now I’m reading Julie & Julia for our book review group.
Cas