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Firebird (2010)

by Annabel Joseph(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Loose Id, LLC

review 1: Really enjoyed this story. I've been meaning to read Mercy or any of the ballet-themed books by this author for quite sometime and I'm glad I started with Firebird. When I think of ballet, I think it's all classical and serious, so I really loved reading where bdsm and ballet go hand in hand. When Jackson was first describing how he wanted a darker version for the Firebird, what popped into mind was Black Swan (and for some reason was thinking of Sonya Tayeh's routines even though there aren't really ballet!). Everything was just very sensual between Jackson and Prosper. I loved seeing how their working relationship and then their D/s relationship developed.
review 2: It's weird: I wavered between giving this a 2 or 4 star rating. At one point, I was about to s... moreay "eff it" and just give it 4 stars since I was wavering so badly, and everyone seemed to rate it high, but as you can see, I gave it 2 stars instead. After some thinking, I thought the writing was good, but the relationship between the Heroine and all other characters fell flat for me. Her only friend in the dance troupe was annoying at best and the secondary love interest (Blake) was too flaky for my tastes. The Hero was also interesting, but I found her too dependent upon his every wish for me to enjoy the read. I understand it's a BDSM book, but the Heroine was so weak in character that it made me dislike her overall. Her family background was silly and I felt like I was watching an episode of "Amish Mafia." Her decision to work a second job at a seedy bar said a lot about her intelligence - like really? Have some self respect. Work someplace where droves of men won't try to fondle you all the time.Overall: read like a daytime soap.(IMO) I found the Heroine's childhood development and family background to play a huge part in leading her into the Hero's arms (or at the least, play a part in her endeavor to "be perfect" and not displease anyone around her). I think she would have been a better heroine if she didn't have such heavy emotional baggage. After all, she needed the Hero in a lot of ways: he took care of her financially (i.e. gave her a place to live) and he controlled her in and out of the bedroom (made her eat, at her job, during sex, etc.) - so I'm hesitant to say she came to love him "normally" (I don't doubt their lust for each other, but I question their love - if he didn't provide her with all the things she felt were missing from her past/current life, would they still be together?) less

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