Kenner's sensual, erotic, powerfully emotional and internationally bestselling romance series. Which makes the Stark trilogy unsuccessful in achieving that main goal.For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series comes Complete Me, the third in J. I’m not an expert on romance fiction, but if the author has crafted the characters and the story well, the reader will want the lovers to stay together. I wouldn’t care if it’s been done-to-death, had I actually given a stuff about the characters. Or is there a different term for other women presented as villains? I don’t know.Īnd so we’re left with a creepy-ex-is-stalking thing that’s… I know there are no new stories, only new twists, but there’s not even that here. Nikki has new female friends, but they’re revealed to be antagonists (or at least part of Damien’s secrets), which I find a bit anti-Bechdel. There’s melodrama involving ex-girlfriends.
So with that thread – what I thought would be the main shindig – put to rest, the story goes lame. Then again, I haven’t read any Lisa Scottoline’s books for over a year or so. I thought this circumstantial evidence would help the case against Damien, so I don’t understand why the charges are dropped. That’s not really fair to Munich.Īlas, the trial is called off fairly early because of photos and video. In other words, it could’ve been any city in any country. Kenner would explore this interesting location, but instead she focuses on courtroom, hotel, club, autobahn, and high-end shops. It starts off well: Damien faces a murder/manslaughter (I forget) trial in Munich. And the cycle continues, which is disappointing, especially considering I seriously believed Complete Me would actually have a great story. Nikki doesn’t like that he’s not telling. (Plus a recently announced short-story/novella.) After all, a thin plot can only be repeated and spread so far.Īnd it is repetitive.
Unlike Crossfire, the Stark series is sticking to just the three books. In Nikki Fairchild’s case, she exchanges one addiction (cutting) for another (Damien). Instead of sorting out their problems in therapy, they cope by shagging, and thus never properly deal with their issues.
Sexually abused as a youngster, the hero grows to become a tortured, possessive billionaire who dominates/controls/keeps-secrets-from a dependent, possessive submissive. The comparisons with Sylvia Day’s similar Crossfire series are inevitable, and justified. Then again, I’m not surprised when I actually read the novel to find that the storyline is barely present. Note to publishers: I really dislike this new trend of book summaries in first-person which are so vague that they say nothing about the plot. Random House Bantam (US & CA: 30th July 2013) Hachette Headline (UK: 30th July 2013 AU: September 2013)īuy (US) Buy (UK) Buy (CA) Buy (Worldwide)
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