This has perhaps one of the best synopsis that we’ve ever
read. The synopsis grabbed us and made us pick the book immediately.
Helen is in a good place in her professional life. Successful
at her work and a boss who looks out for her.In fact, the boss looks out for
Helen so much that she is concerned about Helen’s singlehood and promises her a
wonderful opportunity provided Helen
is no longer single. (Huh?) Good
girl, rule-abiding Helen is a deeply buried secret which she unearthed about
herself on a visit to Cosy Nook – she is a little kinky Roxy is a drifter
bouncing from place to place, person to person. She is dedicated to pursuing
pleasure. She is told about Cosy Nook and goes there only to be escorted out
real soon. Helen follows her with the thought that this girl could be one she
presents as her partner and snags the opportunity and promotion at work.
The premise is fine. (Did we also mention that we loved the
synopsis?) However, we didn’t like Roxy from the start and the concept of
picking up someone literally from the gutter and taking them home made us way
to uncomfortable despite knowing this is just fiction. No matter how awesome Roxy
might turn out, her first interaction with Helen is quite off-putting – the time
Helen takes her to the diner and Roxy shamelessly takes advantage of the kindness.
In fact, after Roxy’s behaviour in the diner, we were even more uncomfortable
with the idea that Helen still took
her home – and we had to abandon this book at that point.
Clearly this flight of fancy and fantasy is not our cuppa
tea.
