The live-in position is an opportunity for Molly to earn and
escape a problematic family. There’s just one drawback. Her employer is the
most eccentric, aloof and closed off man she's ever encountered. His rules are
bizarre and his needs even more so, and caring for his ramshackle Dickensian
home is far more than she ever bargained for. Only their increasingly intense
conversations stop her heading for the door. Cyrian Harcroft is a man of many
mysteries and secrets, and the more she learns the greedier she is for each and
every one. Especially when she discovers his greatest fear: any kind of
physical contact. Now all she has to do is dig a little deeper, to unearth the
passion she knows he can feel…
There was so much potential in Sweet Agony by Charlotte Stein
and I am convinced, that this story of Molly Parker and Cyrian Harcroft could
have been a tale to talk about for at least... hours after it had ended. However, this
was not the case. It was apparent that the characters provoked a certain level
of intrigue but the small details of their lives were muddled with tons of Molly’s
internal dialogue mixed with Cyrian’s kinky tendencies and their Gilmore Girls
like banter.
There were so many questions that I was left
with when this story ended and so little answer were available to be had, like
why was he so dang gone weird. Sure, his daddy was mean to him, but dang it man,
that just didn’t add up to the way he acted, talked, and even dressed. And what
did he do for a living? I get that he was probably of a certain socio-economic
status, but what did he do besides wonder around a big ole rickety house? And
where did clothes miraculous come from that fit Molly perfectly because there
was no talk of any other characters interacting until the very end.
I digress. Sure, this book was kinky and had the makings of something
great. How-so-and-ever, it fell way short for me. I am not sure how to rate
this one or what I would recommend for anyone to do with it, but if you like to
read your porno-graphies, Sweet Agony by Charlotte Stein is the book for you.
A complimentary copy was provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
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