The Sea Queen by Jovee Winters
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What a naughty story. When I began reading this story I was unaware that it also contained quite a bit of erotica, but I was fascinated by the author’s skill of creating such a compelling main character.
The protagonist was funny, feisty, funky and frisky. She had a great sense of humour that breathed a breath of fresh air into the sometimes very stifling and stiff genre of erotica (anyone remember Fifty Shades of Grey?). Of course her love interest was a perfect specimen of a male; tall, dark, handsome, brooding and very muscular, which would have bored me personally, but he was the perfect counterpart for the feisty female lead.
The plot was a nice mixture of said erotica; although this was kept to a tasteful limit, only coming up when it logically fit into the overall story the author was telling; mythology, murder mystery and comedy. It keeps the reader’s attention and would have them chuckling and giggling at many points throughout the story.
The writing was simple and straightforward with lots of comedic relief and sarcastic comments from the protagonist to keep the mood light and entertaining.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this little, naughty beach read; however, I felt the story was a bit rushed, especially towards the end, and I would have loved for it to be slightly longer. Nevertheless, it was cute and steamy and I would recommend it to anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary.
