Book Information
"I, Porn Star"
Written by Zara Cox
Note: this ebook was generously provided to me by RockStarLit PR, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.
A Bit of Background
I got the ARC of this book a month or so ago, and I completely forgot about it because of school commitments and impending midterm examinations. I was supposed to have this review up a few days ago, and it wasn't until I got a reminder email that I even realized that I had to read the book and do a review of it at all. I know that I've been remiss in posting here over the last several months, but this book really was worth coming out of my cave for, and I'm so glad that I read it.
Blurb
My name is Quinn Blackwood: By day, I'm a billionaire CEO. Rich. Entitled.
By night, I'm the exclusive porn star only known as Q.
Why? Because I love women. If I believed in an almighty being, I'd thank him for creating them. They're by far his most perfect creation… especially when I'm fucking one of them.
Oh, did I mention I'm an asshole? Fuck yeah. According to my shrink, I'm one twisted motherfucker. And that's just the way I like it. Until she walks into my life…
My name is Elyse Gilbert, nicknamed ‘Lucky' because according to my dad, I'm the unluckiest person alive, and I'll die the same way I came into the world: naked, screaming, and dirt poor.
Yeah, my life is a twisted, seething mess. But that life changed the day I met HIM.
He made me forget the cameras.
He made me forget I was doing this for the money.
He made me forget my shame.
He made me forget everything. I was consumed by him. Only him.
But now my past has caught up with me.
My Thoughts
This book has a bit of a thriller vibe to it, and that's usually really badly executed when it comes to the adult books that I've read, so the fact that Zara Cox pulls this off so well was both a relief and a revelation.
I really appreciated the character development and the pace of the plot in this. The way you find out tidbits about both Elyse and Quinn's past and how they play into their futures is well planned, and well executed. It moves right along at a fairly steady pace throughout, until reaching its crescendo near the end, and wrapping up all loose ends quite completely.
I like that both of the main characters are interesting in their own way, and have their own complicated back stories, and it's not about some dude that's rich and powerful and extremely messed up, and some poor uncomplicated, unsuspecting little girl... That's been so played out, and doesn't give enough credit to women at all -- this is much more real in a way, because the characters are multi dimensional and interesting enough to get invested in.
Of course, the part that everyone wants to know about when reading adult novels is the sex -- it's hot, heavy, and well written. The only complaint I have with the sex scenes at all (if it can even be considered a complaint?) is that I still don't know why Quinn says "motherfucker" so frequently -- it doesn't seem to tie into anything else, and isn't particularly creative. Other than that, the hot and heavy parts are sexy enough to sear you to your core.
I really appreciated the character development and the pace of the plot in this. The way you find out tidbits about both Elyse and Quinn's past and how they play into their futures is well planned, and well executed. It moves right along at a fairly steady pace throughout, until reaching its crescendo near the end, and wrapping up all loose ends quite completely.
I like that both of the main characters are interesting in their own way, and have their own complicated back stories, and it's not about some dude that's rich and powerful and extremely messed up, and some poor uncomplicated, unsuspecting little girl... That's been so played out, and doesn't give enough credit to women at all -- this is much more real in a way, because the characters are multi dimensional and interesting enough to get invested in.
Of course, the part that everyone wants to know about when reading adult novels is the sex -- it's hot, heavy, and well written. The only complaint I have with the sex scenes at all (if it can even be considered a complaint?) is that I still don't know why Quinn says "motherfucker" so frequently -- it doesn't seem to tie into anything else, and isn't particularly creative. Other than that, the hot and heavy parts are sexy enough to sear you to your core.
About the Author
Zara Cox has been writing since she was thirteen years old, but it wasn't until eight years ago that she decided to share her love of writing sexy, gritty stories with anyone besides her close family (the over 18s anyway!). Her best-selling Indigo Lounge Series is Zara's first step in her erotic romance-writing journey. In 2016she hopes to bring her readers even more sizzling-hot stories featuring panty-melting alpha heroes and the women who rock their world. She's also working on an entirely new super-hot series, so watch this space and keep in touch! She loves to hear from her readers.
Overall Rating
FIVE BIG BRIGHT SHINY STARS!!!
Extremely highly recommended!!!!
Buy Links
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