That said, I did enjoy this a lot. I think Dahl’s a very talented, very funny writer, and her sex scenes are so freaking steamy.

Of course, my favorite parts of the book, are the jokes. One of my fav parts from the book was this exchange between Lori and Quinn before their first time:

“Where are we going to do this?”

“Do this? You’ve got a nice way of making a boy feel special, you know that?”

…”I know I’m being rude, but I just need to get through this first time, you know? Oh God,…I’m turning into a monster.”

“I do feel sort of like a harem girl being called up for the sultan’s latest pleasure.”

So freaking funny!

I think I’m going to try some of her historicals now, to tide me over until Lead Me On.

@joanne: Part of my problem, I think, was that I didn’t get a strong sense of who Quinn was beyond a) hunky, b) immersed in his imagination, and c) cultured and educated. There were hints of more but not enough for me, which in turn made it tough for me to see *why* he fell so hard for Lori. I could figure it out, but I didn’t feel it strongly enough in the text.

@may: Oh, I am so looking forward to Jane’s book, too!

The ‘mystery’ wasn’t exciting, and I never got invested in what happened to Lori & Quinn. I enjoyed (as always) V.D.’s sex scenes and moments – but there was just an it factor missing. I almost felt like it was too similar to talk me down (lots of sex, lots of talk about sex, (mystery) someone ‘after’ heroine who is miss independant, and very straight laced hero)

That said, I’m lining up for Jane’s story. I think maybe this one just wasn’t for me, but I’m betting I love her next.

I didn’t have the same reaction since I felt like I got to ’see’ Quinn very well indeed. He had found a best friend and a fantasy lover all rolled up into Lori Love.

There were so many funny moments that I could forgive the mystery that was, for me, the weakest part of the book. I didn’t care. I laughed and was reminded that I shouldn’t “go toward the light”…. so funny!

I look forward to the next installment from Tumble Creek where it seems like an awful lot of wonderful women go to hide.