I have mixed feelings about this book. I genuinely liked the plot and the characters. The story line is really interesting and dynamic, and all the characters are incredibly entertaining. Kat is the typical hellcat bad ass bartender who everyone is instantly attracted to. I loved seeing her in action, dealing with both friends and lovers. The only thing that bothered me about her was the fact that, towards the end, she completely breaks character without any real build-up to that change; it was too fast to be convincing. The other characters, Lil and Carla, and even David and the two women Kat hooks up with are real and lively, and their roles are meaningful to the overall story. Even though I do think there's a lack of development in Lil's character – probably because she is the only one out of the three women who does not narrate the story – she is truly a great counterpart to Kat. And Carla is just perfect, always funny, loving, and sincere. However, while I liked the plot and, for the most part, loved the characterization, I didn't like the way the story is set up. First off, I believe the story would benefit from a slower place, which would give room for more character and plot development. Next, I was really ticked off to have started the story in Kat's first person narration to suddenly switch to a third-person narration from Carla's point of view. It was jarring and unconvincing that there were situations made available to the reader that Kat, our First-person narrator, wasn't a direct participant of. Add to that, the ending, though enjoyable and fitting, was rather abrupt. Therefore, I loved certain aspects of this book, while others weren't really to my taste. In short, I liked the overall idea, the story's concept, more than I liked the story itself.

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Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Athena
June 24, 2011