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Ravish: The Awakening of Sleeping Beauty (Avon Red)

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I REALLY wish there was more character development. Dialogue and reactions are what primarily irked me the most about this tale. Rory, Jacob, and all the secondary characters appeared more 2D than any other book I've read in a while. Not to say that I'm necessarily flaming this book, mind you, but I just find it hard to believe that everyone could live happily ever after when 75% of the book was about sex.

Then again, most of the story was based upon the dream world. Maybe that's why I feel so skeptical about some of the reactions? Rory and Jacob admitting their love for each other just felt the most random... almost as if Yardley was trying to justify all the dream sex the two had, and to strengthen the supposed bond the two shared. I don't know. I enjoy reading sex scenes just as much any other person who reads books by authors, but this book. I don't know. Maybe it was Yardley's writing style. Maybe because other authors add a bit more plot and actually build the relationship a bit more. I can't pin my reasoning for not enjoying this book to one particular aspect.

If you're looking for a steamy read, then this is definitely the book for you. If you want something a little more substantial, I suggest having an open mind when you crack this book open.

I really do love modern day retelling of such stories, but this book was just terrible. There was NO character development they were just names slapped upon a page. And when we actually got into the "story" part it was just sex.. every other page was sex! Honestly sex with a complete strange in a dream world that tells you, you're sleeping and that makes you want to hump him over, and over, and over again is just ridiculous! and the ending with the voodoo ritual That was even worse I just can't believe this book was published! waste of time and money!

After cooling down from reading Crave, the first book in the series, I dove right into Ravish. This a the modern day adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Again, this is another highly erotic book by a talented author. Hot and steamy doesn't even begin to describe this series.

After Aurora's parents make a pact with a voodoo priestess, so they could have a child, they quickly realize the mistake they make. When Aurora decides to have sex for the first time, the voodoo curse takes effect and she falls into a coma. The physicians all label her as Sleeping Beauty because she stays in this coma for six years, with no medical reason. Her parents hire Dr. Jacob White to try and awaken her.

After Jacob dreams of Aurora, he tries to figure out what the dreams mean and if they are real. This is where the hot sex and erotic fantasies come into play. (Yes, pun intended)

He dreams of Aurora whenever he falls asleep. They quickly fall in lust and love and try to figure out how to wake her up so they can have a life together.

The author also included a secondary story in the book featuring Jacob's brother. They all intertwine into one story and flow nicely. Like I said before, this book is highly erotic, and should only be read by adults.

I am looking forward to reading her next book, Enslave: The Taming of the Beast.

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Her parents overly protected Aurora Jacquard, but the twenty-one year old college student goes with her boy friend of four months Oliver to a Caribbean island where she plans to give him her virginity. In the middle of the sexual act, she suddenly falls into a deep coma.

Over the next few years, doctors have tried to awaken "Sleeping Beauty" with no success; none can fathom the cause. Aurora's mom keeps searching while her dad has tuned bitter and angry. The latest expert to arrive is neurologist Dr. Jacob White. However, he is surprised when she enters his dreams; he is stunned when Carrie the night nurse wakes him because Rory's brain monitor displayed new patterns for the first time since the coma began; finally he is shocked when they make love in his dreams. Jacob begins to believe that when he sleeps he enters a place where Rory is somehow locked away. As the cold scientist falls in love with his courageous patient, he knows he is out of his venue. He needs the help of his brother's former girlfriend, an NYU professor who practices voodoo if he is to awaken his Sleeping Beauty.

After modernizing Snow White (see CRAVE), Cathy Yardley does likewise to the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. This time a voodoo queen plays the evil role and Jacob the neurologist plays the part of Prince Charming. Jacob's brother a psychiatrist adds to the sense of RAVISH occurring in New York. Ms. Yardley provides a contemporary adult version of the classic.

Harriet Klausner