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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Salon owner Julie Stanford is tired of waiting for Nathan Tucker to finally realize that she is interested in him. So when after months Nathan still hasn't asked her out on a date or shown his interest she decides that it's time to move on. After one hot massage that leaves Nathan lusting for more she tells him that he had his chance and that now she is not longer interested in him. And what could be better to forget him than a anonymous threesome in Damons (from "Sweet Persuasion) club. But when Nathan finds out about her fantasy he knows that he has to be one of the men pleasuring Julie. He wants her for himself but now has to play after Julies rules. To win her back he has to get over being flustered around Julie and show her that he is just the perfect man for her.
Maya Banks is one of my favourite authors when it comes to erotic romances and "Sweet Seduction" is another great book by her. The book is funny, sexy as hell (if you don't get hot during some scenes something has to be wrong with you) and very entertaining.
I really enjoy heroines like Julie. She is a bit loud and very outspoken but also a great, loyal friend. Like Faith and Serena before she is a bit afraid of her relationship with Nathan because she fears to loose his love some day.
Nathan is all man but around Julie he couldn't be sweeter and more caring. I love the contrasts in him and even if he was a bit slow about going after Julie when he finally does it's so sexy and good.
What I also love about "Sweet Seduction" is that not only are Nathan and Julie a great and very sexy pair but that the reader learns more about the relationships of Gray and Faith (from "Sweet Surrender") and Damon and Serena (from "Sweet Persuasion"). It's wonderful to see how the two pairs are getting even closer and move on to the next step of their relationships. I also enjoyed all the new info about Micah and Connor. Both guys are very interesting and I can't wait to read their stories (Micahs story is next, "Sweet Temptation" is coming April 2010).
Maya Banks is one of my favourite authors when it comes to erotic romances and "Sweet Seduction" is another great book by her. The book is funny, sexy as hell (if you don't get hot during some scenes something has to be wrong with you) and very entertaining.
I really enjoy heroines like Julie. She is a bit loud and very outspoken but also a great, loyal friend. Like Faith and Serena before she is a bit afraid of her relationship with Nathan because she fears to loose his love some day.
Nathan is all man but around Julie he couldn't be sweeter and more caring. I love the contrasts in him and even if he was a bit slow about going after Julie when he finally does it's so sexy and good.
What I also love about "Sweet Seduction" is that not only are Nathan and Julie a great and very sexy pair but that the reader learns more about the relationships of Gray and Faith (from "Sweet Surrender") and Damon and Serena (from "Sweet Persuasion"). It's wonderful to see how the two pairs are getting even closer and move on to the next step of their relationships. I also enjoyed all the new info about Micah and Connor. Both guys are very interesting and I can't wait to read their stories (Micahs story is next, "Sweet Temptation" is coming April 2010).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Ok if you like the sex, but there's hot sex and 'feeling like a piece of meat' as the lead Julie puts it...
29 April 2010
Format:Paperback
I know just what I'm letting myself in for when I read a Maya Banks tale, and I've read the others in this particular series, so I know in advance that there are going to be menage scenes that don't end in a permanent menage relationship and that the female leads are feisty. I'm fine with all of that - if it fits into the context of the tale OR if, like Lora Leigh's books, the tale needs it. This series seems to have fleeting menages that are not truly integral to the tale.
Yes, the sex is very very hot and very descriptive, but what gets me is that all of the characters are friends and it seems to almost be a game of 'share-and-share-alike' as at some point, most of the guys in the group have shared the girls (with permission from their permanent guys) and it does kind of seem a touch like a meat market rather than something erotic and arousing. In this one, Julie, the female lead comments that the guys she is having a menage with made her feel cared for, not like a piece of meat, but reading the book, this is just what she was to the guy that she did not end up with permanently. I know already from reviews of the next book (out this month, Sweet Temptation) that their relationship has moved on, but having gone back and read some of the other tales, it is too much a case of the female leads having to prove to their guys that they love them by being willing to submit to their desires for them to have sex with others.
Me, I like a HEA for all involved and menage is great as long as it's permanent, but when fleeting and without any real need or explanation for it other than A) to fulfil the male lead's desire for his female to 'submit and be controlled to prove her love and trust for him' or B) to fulfil the female lead's fantasy a couple of times, then it's a touch boring and emotionless. Yes, Lora Leigh has many such scenes, but she sets the tales so well, with angsty, tortured Alpha males and females who want to help their lovers, females who want to explore their sexuality, that those tales work. This for me, didn't. It reminded me a touch of Opal Carew's SIX, which IMO was utterly loveless and degrading, but extremely erotic - if you can take unemotional, detached sex.
I think that in future I will pick more carefully with MB books - at least with this one, I only had to pay to reserve it at my library; had I bought it, I'd have been pretty unhappy.
Maya Banks used to be SO good with the emotional side of things, but now she's churning books out purely out of money-making greed IMO, not out of love of writing - which shows in her books.
Yes, the sex is very very hot and very descriptive, but what gets me is that all of the characters are friends and it seems to almost be a game of 'share-and-share-alike' as at some point, most of the guys in the group have shared the girls (with permission from their permanent guys) and it does kind of seem a touch like a meat market rather than something erotic and arousing. In this one, Julie, the female lead comments that the guys she is having a menage with made her feel cared for, not like a piece of meat, but reading the book, this is just what she was to the guy that she did not end up with permanently. I know already from reviews of the next book (out this month, Sweet Temptation) that their relationship has moved on, but having gone back and read some of the other tales, it is too much a case of the female leads having to prove to their guys that they love them by being willing to submit to their desires for them to have sex with others.
Me, I like a HEA for all involved and menage is great as long as it's permanent, but when fleeting and without any real need or explanation for it other than A) to fulfil the male lead's desire for his female to 'submit and be controlled to prove her love and trust for him' or B) to fulfil the female lead's fantasy a couple of times, then it's a touch boring and emotionless. Yes, Lora Leigh has many such scenes, but she sets the tales so well, with angsty, tortured Alpha males and females who want to help their lovers, females who want to explore their sexuality, that those tales work. This for me, didn't. It reminded me a touch of Opal Carew's SIX, which IMO was utterly loveless and degrading, but extremely erotic - if you can take unemotional, detached sex.
I think that in future I will pick more carefully with MB books - at least with this one, I only had to pay to reserve it at my library; had I bought it, I'd have been pretty unhappy.
Maya Banks used to be SO good with the emotional side of things, but now she's churning books out purely out of money-making greed IMO, not out of love of writing - which shows in her books.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Eh . . . If you want alpha male leads, try the others in the Sweet series
26 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you prefer stories that feature alpha males, then this definitely isn't for you. For stronger BDSM themes, try Sweet Temptation (rougher sex, pain play); for lighter S&M/pain play, try Sweet Persuasion (very strong dom/sub) and Sweet Surrender (light bondage, d/s). In the Sweet series, this book definitely stands out (and, in my opinion, not in a good way). That said, it's tough to find erotica authors who are actually skilled writers, and Maya Banks is definitely a member of that elite group. So if you're just looking for a romance with lots of hot sex, you'll probably enjoy this.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
"Ho-Hum Story, But With a Teaser of Things to Come!"
1 Jun 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Plot: The third book in Maya Banks's Sweet series tells Julie's story. A good friend of Faith's and Serena's, Julie is a local salon owner who is infatuated with Faith's colleague Nathan. Nathan is entirely oblivious to Julie's advances until she literally strong-arms him into submission.
Zelda's Take: This might be my least favorite of the Sweet series to date, but there's enough of a teaser in it of things to come that I just couldn't wait to finish it and move on!
Julie is a strong, independent woman that is very sure of herself and her big "tatas" and plump derriere. While I can more than get behind this kind of leading lady in most circumstances, I found myself just not understanding Julie's motives in this book. She says she's done with Nathan, but she's really not. She seems to be a bit more adventurous in her sexual endeavors, but she's really not. And, I gather that she's more dominant, but just don't see it fleshed out enough in her character; she's almost a switch in her actions, or perhaps she just can't make up her mind. Plus, I don't see it as a sign of stable confidence when a female persists after a man that seems to be dumb as rocks and unappreciative. Which brings me to Nathan.
Nathan's ex-military and that's pretty much all we get on him. That, and the fact that Julie has practically been throwing herself at him and he's either been too dense to notice, too meek to act on it or too macho to care. In the end, I think it may be a mixture of the three, which is so not a turn-on for me. Add to this that he seems to like calling females "heifers" as a term of endearment, and it just makes me want to vomit a bit in my mouth. Okay. Didn't like Nathan. Moving on.
What is lovely in this book is that we get to see a bit more into the tragic, tortured life of Micah. In every Sweet book, we seem to get just a little teasing taste of Micah, and he tastes better and better every time. From his threesome with Faith and Gray in book 1 to his lashing of Serena in book 2, book 3 brings us yet another threesome where he "assists" Nathan and Julie. Better yet, we get a true glimpse into Micah's past life and find that there is hope for him yet to truly love and be loved again. In one tender moment Micah submits to his pain (physical and emotional) and it just shocks me that more women aren't falling over themselves to take away the hurt... *raises hand to volunteer* !!!
The next title in the series, Sweet Temptation, is Micah's story, and after all of the teases over the last three books, I just can't wait to submit...
Zelda's Take: This might be my least favorite of the Sweet series to date, but there's enough of a teaser in it of things to come that I just couldn't wait to finish it and move on!
Julie is a strong, independent woman that is very sure of herself and her big "tatas" and plump derriere. While I can more than get behind this kind of leading lady in most circumstances, I found myself just not understanding Julie's motives in this book. She says she's done with Nathan, but she's really not. She seems to be a bit more adventurous in her sexual endeavors, but she's really not. And, I gather that she's more dominant, but just don't see it fleshed out enough in her character; she's almost a switch in her actions, or perhaps she just can't make up her mind. Plus, I don't see it as a sign of stable confidence when a female persists after a man that seems to be dumb as rocks and unappreciative. Which brings me to Nathan.
Nathan's ex-military and that's pretty much all we get on him. That, and the fact that Julie has practically been throwing herself at him and he's either been too dense to notice, too meek to act on it or too macho to care. In the end, I think it may be a mixture of the three, which is so not a turn-on for me. Add to this that he seems to like calling females "heifers" as a term of endearment, and it just makes me want to vomit a bit in my mouth. Okay. Didn't like Nathan. Moving on.
What is lovely in this book is that we get to see a bit more into the tragic, tortured life of Micah. In every Sweet book, we seem to get just a little teasing taste of Micah, and he tastes better and better every time. From his threesome with Faith and Gray in book 1 to his lashing of Serena in book 2, book 3 brings us yet another threesome where he "assists" Nathan and Julie. Better yet, we get a true glimpse into Micah's past life and find that there is hope for him yet to truly love and be loved again. In one tender moment Micah submits to his pain (physical and emotional) and it just shocks me that more women aren't falling over themselves to take away the hurt... *raises hand to volunteer* !!!
The next title in the series, Sweet Temptation, is Micah's story, and after all of the teases over the last three books, I just can't wait to submit...
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Sweet Book
23 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending - until she finished off his final rub-down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie's moving on...
As far as Erotic books go, this is a decent entry. But I've read better one from Ms. Banks. The plot was pretty good, and the erotic scenes definitely deliver. But the problem is with the characters themselves.
Julie and Nathan appear pretty 2 dimensional. There's very little character development aside from being told that this is who Julie and Nathan are. This leaves the latter half of the book wanting. Still overall a good read and if all you're looking for is eroticism, this does deliver. Although I would consider this one a renter then a keeper.
As far as Erotic books go, this is a decent entry. But I've read better one from Ms. Banks. The plot was pretty good, and the erotic scenes definitely deliver. But the problem is with the characters themselves.
Julie and Nathan appear pretty 2 dimensional. There's very little character development aside from being told that this is who Julie and Nathan are. This leaves the latter half of the book wanting. Still overall a good read and if all you're looking for is eroticism, this does deliver. Although I would consider this one a renter then a keeper.
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