The Bride Stripped Bare, (Paperback)

from francescadefreitas

I was disappointed by this book. Although I enjoyed the structure, and the use of the use of the Victorian texts for each section, I thought the ending was contrived and predictable. And the supposed erotic awakening was dull and commonplace. I did so want to love a book with an affair set in par...

from katjhar

The writing style of this book is very different, I'd call it Second Person Singular. I found it off-putting, it reminded me of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, although I personally wouldn't have chosen any of her adventures! The story seemed contrived and unbelievable - I expected that in the ...

from whitreidtan

Ever since the runaway success of 50 Shades of Grey, the (re)discovery of erotica has been foremost in the book world. People ask me all the time if I've read that book and what I might have thought of it. And they seem surprised that someone who reads incessantly wouldn't have read it. But when ...

from herschelian

Given to me for Bookcrossing or I would never have bothered to read this. Following all the media hype I had expected a much more pornographic book, in fact I thought it was really a lamb in wolf's clothing. An up-market, softporn chick-lit book. Don't bother buying it, save your money for someth...

from hockeycrew

This novel finds a new bride suspicious of her husbands activities and bored after having quit her job. She sets out on a dangerous and adulterous path to discover her true sexual identity. I found it to be a strange book. It was truely written like a diary, but some of the sections are simply un...