BOOKED EVERY NIGHT

I'm going to begin this review by saying that I am not generally a fan of serials. No, wait, that's wrong. I am not a fan of waiting to read the next part of serials; tending instead to wait until they're all out before I begin. Another thing I should point out is that I have never read anything by this author before. I know she is well known within the erotica genre, and that is the main reason I read it. Finally, The Affair: Week 1 is short. Super short. And by that I mean I-managed-to-fit-it-in-while-my-husband-walked-the-dog-before-bed kind of short. 

 

In this, the first installment, we meet Emma Shore. Emma is a palliative care worker, hired by Michael Montand to see to the needs of his ailing stepmother. While searching one of the forbidden floors of the mansion, attempting to locate a washer and dryer, Emma is forced to hide when she hears a man and a woman in conversation. Knowing that she cannot be found or she will lose her job, Emma hides herself from view. Oblivious to the stranger in their midst, the couple proceed to engage in what Emma sees to be twisted and kinky sex. Forced to remain in her hiding place, Emma is shocked to find herself aroused by what she hears. Although she knows the names of the couple, and can see the woman, she sees only the strong arms of the man involved.

 

When safe to do so, Emma flees, all the while wondering if the man in question was the elusive Michael Montand. When Emma is summoned to his office the very next day, it sparks a series of events that she never anticipated when she’d taken the job . . .

 

As this is a short read, I won’t delve any deeper for fear of spoiling it for you.

 

Pros and cons?

The pros: if you like your stories with more than a little hint of BDSM, then you’ll enjoy this.

Cons: Even though this is a serial, I did expect more character development than you get. More time was spent describing the mansion than was spent on showing me why I should engage with Emma. I think this is the main reason I didn’t really feel much when she is slighted (SPOILER) and why I failed to picture her in my mind. As for Michael, other than his being hot, I don’t know much of him. His character is a contradiction—something which, when done right, works. However, again, I didn’t feel that connection to him.

 

That being said, I will read the subsequent stories. Who knows, maybe reading them as a novel as opposed to a serial might make the story more captivating.