"The Tempest" ~ Nat's Pros and Cons List

A few weeks ago, I received my copy of "The Tempest~ A Guy of Gisborne Story" from Sarah Pawley, who goes by the pen name Charlotte Hawkins.  (Side note: I asked Sarah why she has a pen name and discovered that it's reserved for her "adult" novels.)  Anyway, I sat down and read "The Tempest" all in one day... partly because I enjoyed the story, and partly because I can never just casually read anything.  (I read and read, ignoring the world around me until I've finished a book.  It's a fun, yet annoying habit.)
My blogging buddy Maria Grazia at Fly High! also recently received and read her copy of "The Tempest" and wrote a review HERE.  Please read it... she has a talent for writing reviews and described the storyline and characters well, without giving too much away.  Instead of repeating what MG has already highlighted so wonderfully, I will just post my own likes/dislikes about the book.  (Sarah asked for my opinion since she enjoys any kind of feedback, saying it helps with future work.  This is basically the list I sent her.)

Pros:
*The love interest is Cassia, rather than Marian, which I found refreshing.
*It is written from the perspectives of both Guy and Cassia, so that the reader knows what each are thinking/feeling.
*Cassia's personality (sweet, with a feisty streak) is fun to read.
*I liked that I couldn't predict what was going to happen around every corner. There were several twists and surprises thrown in.
*Sarah wrote Gisborne so closely to the character Richard Armitage portrayed, smirks and all.  It is impossible not to picture RA's Gisborne as the Gisborne in this book.

Main Con: 
The following "con" will most likely be a "pro" for most of you...
*This book has way more "adult content" than I prefer.  The storyline already had me interested from the beginning and was loaded with sexual tension before any clothes ever hit the floor... so I think the sex scenes could have been scaled back and still left a great story.  I'm not a prude, but an overload of graphic hanky-panky can make me a bit uncomfortable since some things in life are NOT better as a spectator's sport, if ya know what I mean. :)  Having said that, I'm sure most readers will LOVE every single steaming hot scene.  If it wasn't "my thing," why did I keep reading? By the time I arrived at the first love scene, I was invested in the characters and wanted to find out what happened next, so I couldn't cast it aside.  Plus, I'll admit, those particular moments are very intoxicating... I just couldn't peel my eyes away from the pages while blushing and fanning myself, wishing my husband would come home from work early. *wink*  So just so that everyone knows ahead of time, this book is not for the kiddos!  Consider yourself warned so that you can be equipped with a giant fan and bucket of ice cubes in case you get too overheated while reading. :)

If you are interested in winning a free copy of "The Tempest,"

visit Sarah's blog HERE and enter your name and email address
into the drawing before July 6th.  It is also available for
purchase on Amazon HERE.

Sarah is currently working on a sequel to "The Tempest"

and a sneak peak can be read on her blog HERE.