BOOK REVIEW:
Foreplay (Succubus Diaries #0.5)
Don’t
you love free things?
Since
I read the first 2 books of Jill Myles’ Succubus
Diaries series I couldn’t resist grabbing the free novella prequel to the first
Jackie Brighton adventure.
Foreplay, however, was not what
I imagined. I mean it was definitely a prequel. It tells the events that were
only brushed on through Jackie’s super foggy memory at the start of the first
title. So we get to see Noah and…Zane! That made me very happy.
So
why am I not super satisfied with this short piece?
Ehh…maybe
because it was vague, and it didn’t come with what I’ve come to expect from the
series…
There
weren’t a lot of sexy times (which in the end says more about me I think), and
Jackie was even more whiny than usual. She came off as self-righteous straight
from the get-go. And the worst part is the story is still written in 1st
perspective with Jackie narrating—the melodrama, don’t get me started:
Not that I could breathe anyway – not when
my life was ending. I struggled to find the right words, but all that came out
was a squeaky, “Beg pardon?”
Your
life shouldn’t end because of a lost job promotion.
Reading
about her whine and bitch and moan about being so friggin’ perfect for the job just pissed me off. I understand that we might
think that way…but tbh I didn’t want any part of her venomous thoughts. It didn’t
endear me to hear “plight” any more than it should. Seriously! I forgot how
much of a beyotch this succubus could
be.
As
for the sex, I was expecting more from the first Jackie-Noah encounter.
Especially since it was described in the first book but a little vaguely
because Jackie was still brain-addled and remembering only bits and pieces of
it; oddly those bits and pieces in book 1 were WAY more descriptive than what
this novella (which really was a short story btw!) gave me.
Zane
was fine. All his scenes were okay, except of course there’s the whole mystery
around the guy. A mystery that includes his history with Noah and their dislike
for each other, as well as this whole thing where Jackie apparently reminds him
of another woman…
Of
course that part isn’t a rant. It made me all the more eager to get my hands on
Book 3 to dig into more Zane-y goodness.
Overall
Foreplay (which I now realize is so
aptly titled) was a free book and a quick read.
My
verdict:
✮✮.5
(2.5
stars)
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