Marly's Choice by Lora Leigh Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Marly's Choice
Book Review: Incestious relationships
Summary: 3 Stars
What is the facination with brothers sharing one woman? It seems to be a popular theme in erotica which I find amusing as I cannot take such affairs seriously and I guess neither do the writers of such inordinate situations. It tends to spoil the reading however, as I can't be swept away as in this case I kept one eyebrow raised in disbelief right through the book. You see the brothers need to share the same woman for purely therapeutic reasons. But let me be more speecific.
Cade, Brock and Sam are brothers who had a very traumatic upbringing by a fiendish father who abused them. Even as grown ups they suffer the consequences of this ill treatment but do not seek conselling or psychoanalysis but find their own strange cure; they need to share the same woman sexually! No, Irvin Yalom does not recommend it as far as I know and I would suspect that such unorthodox methods would 'screw people up' (pardon the pun) even more
Marley is a young woman who has also suffered in the hands of an abusive guardian. Her stepfather was very violent and also looked at his stepdaughter with leer in his eye, so the mother, very wisely(!) leaves her on the ranch with the brothers and disappears never to return. Now don't jump to conclusions. She was really a loving, caring mother who had her daughter's best interest at heart. And I thought that there was welfare in the well to do nations of the world. She grows up in an affluent environment, goes to college but gradually begins to realize that she is attracted to Cade who was a bit of the father figure for her. She ran to him whenever she was in trouble and he was always tender and protective. He comforted her through her recurrent nightmares. He would brush her hair, even at the age of eighteen. (Freud would havea field day with this)
She returns from college during the break determined not to allow Cade to have any doubts as to how she feels about him. Cade however, is a granite block of determination and resolution, not permitting his baser feelings for the girl he practically raised, to get the better of him. Well, that is until jealousy raises its ugly head and he thinks that someone else may get to his little girl first and demonstrate the facts about the birds and the bees. His hesitations are also due to his reluctance to expose innocent, little Marley to the darker aspects of his and his brothers' sexual appetites. Marley, on the other hand , has done some homework and found out what the boys enjoy and is willing to try all the sexual variations. Or so she claims but when faced with reality she changes her tune like a whining little girl.
To add some spice to the story, there is someone stalking Marley who is also a voyeur so the couple stage a rather fascinating show for him. It was also meant to add some suspense, but personally, I am heartily sick of all these women being chased by sickos. Every other book has one of those damsels in distress in need of protection by a strong dominant, no nonesense guy.(Yawn)
What did I enjoy about the book? The sex is intense as Cade tries hard to resist but can't and I am a sucker for heroes who have such internal conficts. As for the sharing part, as I said, I looked at the humorous side of the issue, as I do with all those warewolf|vampire tales,otherwise it would sound like something awfully sick.
Book Review: Intense Emotional and Sensual Suspenseful
Summary: 5 Stars
Marly's Choice is a the first book in one of the most emotional and erotic series of books I have ever read. It features the August Brothers who suffered abhorant abuse as young men and how this effects the brothers and the bond between the woman they love will have to be special - this first books is a fabulous start and a must for those that love a book that will grab you and keep you within its craps from page to page - This is a keeperand from the one of the most talented authors I have ever had the honor to read
This book is a Keeper
Book Review: Its Erotica, not Romance!
Summary: 4 Stars
Lora Leigh is a well known writer of women's erotica, which is just a nice way of saying female porn. So if you plan on reading this book for romance or a detailed storyline -- then don't. But if you are looking for plenty of well-written, hot sex -- than buy the series!
Unlike many other 'erotica' writers, Lora Leigh's writing is actually interesting and the sex scenes are some of the best I've ever read.
As you go through the other reviews and read how some people considered the storyline 'lacking' and the reason behind the threesomes stupid, keep in mind this is not a romance -- its erotica!!!! You should be reading it for the sex and not the validity of the storyline. Who cares why they need threesomes!! I'm just glad they do!!
Book Review: Just not feelin' it
Summary: 1 Stars
This was my very first erotica/Lora Leigh experience. (Yeah. I'm bold. I went for the 3-on-1, kinda incest-y one.) And, I'm more than a little grossed out. The sex doesn't bother me. Even the quasi-kinky stuff. The you're-kinda-my-sister-but-not-really stuff doesn't bother me either. I can get my head around that. It's the circumstances surrounding the sex, the weak plots, and the thinner-than-a-cheese-cloth characterization that make me shift into skim mode. Oh, and let's not forget all the TELLING. My nana could probably write a better novel.
Marley went to live with Cade and his two brothers when she was just a kid to escape her sexually abusive step-father. They basically raised her. On almost the very day she turned 18, Cade developed a voracious appetite for her "sex." (Yeah, eww.) What grosses me out is this: this man who supposedly "loves" her is hell-bent on abusing and humiliating her. I want to know if there are women who really find this romantic? At one point, he calls her a very ugly name just after a less than sanitary moment in the barn. I definitely would have channeled Nicole Kidman a la Far and Away and grabbed the nearest pitch fork.
It's entirely possible that I have a very different picture of romance than most readers. But I can enjoy a good bad boy story. Hell, I married a bad boy. But in my mind, the romantic part is when the bad boy discovers a new part of himself when he meets a certain woman. And maybe she does to (enter kinky sex stuff if that's your cup of tea.) None of these characters are transformed. Marley merely does what she has to do to keep Cade's attention. It would be more interesting if he wanted to be with her no matter what, and then she "chose" to fulfill his bizarre sexual leanings. But that's not the case. So...I'm wondering where the choice part comes in?
Book Review: Liked it but...
Summary: 4 Stars
... It's not for everyone. Marly was raised with these brothers for the last 8 years or so and is like a sister for the most part. The lines of incest are not clearly drawn in this book... But that said - Cade is a great leading man and obviously loves Marly - as she loves him. That he has issues from childhood that makes him need to share with his brothers is a twist that Marly seemed to see as a potential from the begining and loves him anyway - even though he seems to hate himself for it almost. She is a strong character that seems to be a perfect match for him... I also really enjoyed brother Sam and am looking forward to his story.
I don't always enjoy Lora Leigh's stories but when she writes complete books there is always good character development and a decent story. Out of the 4 Books I have read of her's (Menege Magic, Surrender, Feline Breeds: Book 1 and Marly Choice) this and the Feline Breeds book seem to be her best effort.