Round 4, 5, 6 (Dom Wars, #4-6) par Lucian Bane

Vu combien j’ai aimé Dom Wars : tours 1, 2, 3, ce livre m’a vraiment surpris. Les parties 1 à 3 étaient vraiment chaudes, il y avait beaucoup de bonne chimie entre les personnages et l’intrigue était plutôt bonne. Les parties 4 à 6 sont absolument tombées à plat.

(voir spoiler)[The first thing that absolutely drove me nuts was the plot to #4. Tara isn’t a stupid woman, and really, between her, Lucian and Steve, they couldn’t come up with a way to get a hand on Lucian’s text messages BEFORE the end of the round? If I were Lucian, I’d

Considering how much I loved Dom Wars: Rounds 1, 2, 3, this book really surprised me. Parts 1-3 were really hot, had lots of good chemistry between the characters, and the plot was pretty good. Parts 4-6 absolutely fell flat.

(view spoiler)[The first thing that absolutely drove me nuts was the plot to #4. Tara isn’t a stupid woman, and really, between her, Lucian and Steve, they couldn’t come up with a way to get a hand on Lucian’s text messages BEFORE the end of the round? If I were Lucian, I’d have gotten Steve to convince Tara to look at Lucian’s sexts, problem solved, minimum drama. And the whole thing was just so weird…like trying to throw in obnoxious « 50 Shades » bullshit and rationalizing the abuse as « part of the game ».

And poor Steve. In the first four parts, we see Steve as a competent, former Secret Service agent who can get shit done. Suddenly, in 5 & 6, Steve becomes a bumbling, stuttering Evangelical who can’t even discuss sex without having to pray for his soul. It was so awkward I cringed. Incidentally, nonsensical personality changes in characters are a big pet peeve, and contributed to ruining the book.

Then there was the character of Preacher. Was this supposed to be Christian BDSM fiction or not? If it was, that’s fine, but start the theme in part 1, don’t throw it in half way through part 5. It was added in almost like an afterthought, and not very well planned out. Preacher himself is a fascinating character who might be better off used for his own book instead of a secondary character in « Dom Wars » and as a half-formed plot-device. (hide spoiler)]